Storms lash Dixie with hail and flood damage
Severe storms across the southern states brought hail wind and heavy rain causing one death and extensive property loss. In Troy Alabama a 65 year old man perished in a fire sparked by a storm. Florida floodwaters swelled the Suwannee River while Arkansas faced baseball sized hail and million dollar damages.
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Troy
Ala
Forida
el Dorado
Ark
Arkansas City
Suwannee
Florida
Weather synopsis shows humidity and precipitation shifts across regions
The bulletin notes humidity around 76 percent and a 0.01 inch precipitation total for the month so far with a 2.08 inch year-to-date amount. It forecasts a rising warmth with temperatures about 26 degrees above normal along with scattered showers in southern areas and drier conditions elsewhere. The extended outlook covers Texas Gulf coast to the Panhandle with a mix of above normal temperatures and limited rain through midweek.
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Eest
Aransas
South Nartion
Texas
Gulf Maging
Panhandle
South Plains
Price Cut Declared By Lee Rubber & Tire Co
CONSHOHOCKEN Pa April 9. The Lee Rubber and Tire Co announces a 15 percent price cut on its popular auto tire line. President A A Garthwaite calls the reduction a stop inflation policy and a first in the auto tire industry.
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Conshohocken, Pa
Lee Rubber & Tire Co
A. A. Garthwaite
Hoffman Named Foreign Aid Chief in Truman Administration
Paul G. Hoffman, head of Studebaker, was sworn in as administrator of economic cooperation with a $20 000 annual salary. He met with President Truman and the cabinet to hear the council on economic advisers call for standby rationing and wage price controls. The briefing noted inflation factors from a $4.4 billion tax cut and $33 billion in defense spending.
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Wassington
Paul G. Hoffman
America
Hoffman
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Studebaker Corp
Fred Vinson
Cabinet
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Economic Council
Nourse
Council
Aleman says communism not a threat in Mexico
President Miguel Aleman stated at a Mexicali news conference that communism is not dangerous in Mexico. He urged reporters who toured with him to assess the scene personally and consider how many Communists they have seen. The prior election saw the Communist party on ballots after government waiver.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Mexicali
Communist Party
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