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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
2
The male stickleback, three to four inches long, builds a cylindrical reed nest with a single opening. He induces a female to lay eggs, then drives her away. After hatching, he destroys the nest and raises the young solo.
Washington reflects on universal military training with UMIT proposals at Fort Knox. Trainees would earn $30 monthly during initial six months, plus possible $50 to $65 dependent allowances and access to civil relief benefits. A flexible program allows returning to school without loss of time, with weekly citizenship and morality lectures and reduced combat focus.
Western powers fail to reconcile on German reparations and postwar order as the London meeting dissolves. Inflation policy faces defeat in Congress amid partisan battles while emergency aid for Europe and China remains under debate. A push for nationwide high school driver training is proposed to cut traffic deaths, with current programs scarce and underfunded.
The U S national guard totaled 201 041 on November 30 1947, a strength greater than any prewar year except 1940, Maj Gen Kenneth F Cramer announced. Projected strength on June 30 1948 is 271 000 with 250 000 in about 4 500 army units and 21 000 in 365 air units.
Economic forecasters warn that April and May may bring a peak in retail and wholesale prices. Meats and foods are expected to rise as winter ends, with wage pressures and Europe’s demand contributing to the inflation bubble. Washington leaders on both sides see a need for action though a nationwide bust this summer seems unlikely.
An Atlanta physician used a magnet to extract a 1.4 inch nail from a four year old boy’s duodenum after six days. The magnet reached the nail in nearly six hours but took only two minutes to draw the magnet and nail back into the stomach and up the esophagus.
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