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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1948

Page

13

Shakespeare Statue Found To Be Lead Cast

London reports a plaster sculpture of William Shakespeare, on the portico of a London theater, has been revealed as lead after a century. A sculptor John Cheere, who died in 1787, is named as the artist behind the lead work later revealed in repair. The statue will be placed in the theater vestibule.

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Labor productivity rises in Soviet industry report

The State Planning Commission said last year productivity across Soviet labor sectors advanced sharply. In comparing Q2 1948 to Q2 1947, overall labor productivity rose 14 percent, with machine producing industry up 21 percent ferrous metallurgy 27 percent and coal 1 percent.

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