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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
2
Editor notes Jack Lait presents a collage on a Paris car smuggling scheme routed via duty free entries to French citizens, with premiums over U S prices, a European count and an ex actor as operators. Also mentions Abbey Fischer, Emile Boreo, a street scene vignette, Lt Blanchard and Davis in Hollywood and a Atlantic City beauty contest intrigue.
Analysis finds George Marshall has run the State Department on a civilian footing, but his lack of late experience in diplomacy and reliance on advisers shaped by war. It notes strong results from the Marshall Plan and criticism over Argentina Latin America, plus high turnover among top officials and aging veteran staff.
After swift Senate passage the veterans bills stalled in the House as leadership blocked rules for a vote. Edith Nourse Rogers pressed the measures amid GOP infighting led by Indiana’s Henry Halleck ally, while warning lawmakers not to betray veterans.
Practical tips to coax a reluctant family into breakfast. Emphasizes variety, cheerful dishes, and a positive atmosphere. Recommends early rising, aromas of coffee and bacon, fruit or juice, cereals with fruit, eggs in multiple preparations, and interesting breakfast breads to start the day with vitamins and flavor.
A L Lynn Chambers menu features Creamed Dried Beef on Baked Potato Broiled Tomatoes Garden Salad Health Bread and Chocolate Cream Pie. Recipes include Orange Coffee Cake Oatmeal Griddle Cakes Baked Eggs in Toast Cups Scrapple and Frizzled Eggs with notes on quick sauces and serving tips.
Washington observers foresee a tax cut in January and a continued showdown between Republicans and Democrats over spending. The session will test union reform, military unification, science funding, housing, and social security amid election pressures and shifting fiscal aims.
A Capitol shooting incident at about 3 p.m. drew swift action by Capitol police who rushed to a public rest room after a loud bang. They found a startled visitor fighting a screen before kicking it to the floor. Senator Bricker’s recent gunman encounter is recalled.
Henri J Becquerel accidentally discovered radioactivity while working with uranium and photographic plates. He left a plate under black paper overnight and found fogging the next day, revealing spontaneous ray emissions later named Becquerel rays.
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