Huge Profits In Black Markets And Global Tensions
The piece reports four million dollars in delinquent taxes paid by black marketeers since March 15 and an all out DOJ drive led by General Clark. Truman urges South American defense training and cooperation, while labor disputes loom as coal miners strike escalates amid potential government seizure. Alcatraz riot details reveal a bent bar and a gun gallery escape by Bernard Coy. Arab reactions to Jewish refugee admissions spark regional solidarity and tensions. France’s election forces new assembly as Paris negotiates with Italy and Yugoslavia over borders and Trieste.
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Chicago
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Revenue Bureau
Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Rtt
Tom Clark
OPA
FBI
White House Greenery and the Crabgrass Mulch Debate
Washington observer recalls a sultry day at the White House with the President and a lighthearted report on quack grass and crabgrass. Letters from readers discuss mulch strategies, crabgrass as mulch, and a whimsical poem by Robert L. Davis praising crabgrass mulch as a garden aid.
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Potomac
Sturgeon Lake
Minn
White House
Akron
Ohio
Robert L
Pop
Davis
Thorsby
Ala
Flame Cultivator Demonstrated To Weed Cotton
In Covington Tennessee W C Harris demonstrates a flame cultivator to weed 50 acres of cotton with butane fueled burners mounted on a tractor. The two row model skims ground with four burners per pair and can cover 20 acres daily. Observers note cotton height must be 6 to 8 inches to withstand brief exposure. This Tennessee debut follows prior Mississippi delta tests confirming low weed clearing costs.
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Covington, Tenn
TVA
W. C. Harris
Mississippi Delta
Haroldb. Jones
Mr. Jones
Coyington
Tennessee
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