Capehart Amendment Opens Price Increases on Thousands of Items
Capehart amendments allow price increases on clothing meat foods milk butter coal gasoline tobacco and cosmetics with pre Korea prices used to compute new ceilings. Manufacturers may seek higher ceilings but must also apply reductions elsewhere. Food price index rose nearly 1 percent with fruits vegetables and dairy up while meats declined. Korean talks stall with six months elapsed. Truman returns to Washington amid tax scandal probes and defense budget plans.
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Hoosier Dr. A. C. Yoder Wins AMA Family Doctor Award
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Resolutions and the Path to Personal Betterment
The piece argues resolutions are valuable for starting new eras and breaking past habits. It states success comes from repeatedly resolving to improve, noting mental resolutions often drive growth more than words, and urges daily commitment to avoiding repeated mistakes.
Naval Observatory Clocks Stand as World’s Most Exact
The Naval Observatory maintains the most accurate clocks in the world. They keep mean time with astonishing precision, regulating daily loss or gain to an immeasurably small amount. Clocks are synchronized by a sidereal time signal, with beats so quiet microphones are needed to hear them.
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January Named for Janus the Roman Deity
The article explains that January derives its name from Janus, the two faced Roman god who could look to the past and future. It notes Romans celebrated New Year in spring with ten months, and January and February were added before the original ten, making January 1 the new year’s first day.
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Columbus Celebrated New Year in the Western Hemisphere Report
Historians recount a tale that Christopher Columbus allegedly marked New Year in the Western Hemisphere while his ships stood in repair on January 11, 1943. They claim he shared a lavish meal with two savage monarchs on Haiti, where he supposedly tasted tobacco for the first time.
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