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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
2
Analysis notes U S and British fleets fleeing Shanghai amid Communist threats in China. It discusses evacuation plans, Berlin blockade talks ending, and potential Western responses, plus looming auto industry labor tensions and Reuther's anticipated bargaining role.
U S and Britain weigh a four power conference to end the blockade with conditions. Russia faces scrutiny over hidden strings while plans to unify western Germany move ahead by July 15. Stalin Truman direct talks considered. three concrete steps outlined for easing tension. Meanwhile Brannan redefines a farm program as price support for farmers.
President Truman faces broader price control demands as the Federal Reserve Board lowers installment buying safeguards. Down payments on appliances drop to 10 percent while repayment terms for cars extend from 72 to 24 months. Reactions split among pro and anti control factions with merchants cheering relief and critics warning dangers.
Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan resigns over the multi million dollar reprisal linked to the United States aircraft carrier project. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson criticizes the action as a personal mistake amid unification disputes and unauthorized planning. Dairy prices slide 33 percent in seven months prompting a 1.5 million dollar reform push to boost consumption and battle oleomargarine.
Dr. D.1. Albasio of Angels Camp California preserves Lazarus the frog in a frozen state for 1200 years. A physician claims the prehistoric frog was found frozen deep in Dana glacier Yosemite National Park and hopes it can jump in the contest.
In springtime England whimsy runs wild as Denham town council grants cows a kissing license allowing them to nuzzle over fences between pastures, regardless of differing tuberculosis status. A love struck cat causes a fire and a thief steals two dozen love birds while a swan disrupts Thames traffic and a Formosan Mikado pheasant lays six eggs.
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