House Panel Backs Draft Measure Amid Palestine Talk
The House Armed Services Committee approved a selective service bill to raise manpower to 2,005,882 for two years, with 18 to 30 year olds to register and 19 to 25 liable for two years. Veterans mostly exempt, plant seizures possible for war needs. Senate contemplates universal training alongside draft, drawing Republican opposition.
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N. Y
House Armed Service Committee
House approves repeal of 62 year oleomargarine taxes
The House voted 260 to 106 to repeal federal oleomargarine taxes in place for 62 years. Taxes include 10 cents a pound on colored oleo and various per‑unit charges on colored and uncolored products, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. Senate battle looms amid mixed regional interests and ongoing ban on colored oleo in 20 states. In Palestine, Arab and Jewish forces ready for possible conflict as regional tensions rise.
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Jerusalem in peril as 1948 mandate ends
As Britain withdraws on May 15 the Palestine scene grows chaotic with Jewish Arab clashes over Jerusalem. The UN trusteeship council falters in crafting a binding plan while Abdullah of Trans-Jordan looms as a potential kingmaker in the unfolding crisis.
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Holy Land
United Nations Trusteeship Council
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Arab Legion
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Syria
Supreme Court Ends Racial Covenant Enforcements Nationwide
The U S Supreme Court ruled that enforcing restrictive covenants barring minorities from buying or occupying property violates the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice Vinson notes such covenants become mere scraps of paper, though the decision does not declare covenants themselves unconstitutional. Covenants, common in real estate deals, bind buyers to exclusive terms for decades.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Fred Vinson
United States
Supreme Court
Soviet TU-70 planes eyed after May Day display
The Soviet Union sent four engine planes over Moscow for the May Day parade and U. S. observers seek details to assess airborne gear. Experts note the TU-70 resembles the B-29 and may draw on captured wartime features. The TU-70 could carry 72 passengers or be repurposed as a troop carrier.
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Russia
Moscow
U. S
Colombia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Russia
Not long after the April revolt in Bogota, Colombia severed all diplomatic and consular relations with Russia. Foreign Minister Eduardo Angellent the Russian chargé d’affaires that ties were no longer warranted while Colombia redeploys troops and restructures to curb Communist threats.
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Eduardo Angel
Inflation and Fraud Fees Rise in Postwar Era
Postwar inflation hits ordinary households as scams and rackets grow costlier. Charity solicitors skim 50 to 90 percent of donations before passing the rest to the named organization, with benefit dance tickets rising from two dollars to two dollars or more as funds stretch.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insur
Current Events Quiz Answers Snapshot
A reader quiz lists five questions on Middle East independence, lend lease dates, troop numbers, Ohio presidents, and a February grain market event. Answers note Trans-Jordan independence in March 1946, lend lease start 1941 and end 1945, 258 000 troops abroad, seven Ohio born Republicans, and a grain market break in mid February.
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James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Warren G. Harding
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas Demonstrates Postwar Prices
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas buys groceries totaling 17.36 to illustrate inflation after OPA controls expired in 1946. She has introduced a price control resolution in the House.
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Calif
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Glimmer Glimmer Science Details Firefly Light Source
Dr. Robert D. McElroy of Johns Hopkins University announced to the National Academy of Sciences that the lightning bug derives its self luminosity from the same chemical energy humans use to move muscles.
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John Hopkins University
National Academy of Sciences
Ame
Murder trial echoes old city hall era with a volatile verdict
A dramatic tale recalls a murder accusation tied to city hall’s era, where top lawyers Hamilton and Burr allegedly defended the accused under Judge Lansing who urged acquittal. The jury foreman faced a rousing aunt cry of Not guilty, while history notes the three men later met infamous fates.
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Aaron Burr
Lansing
Hamilton
Burr
Judge Crater
District editors fired as obsolescence claim grows
In a sharp shift J Herzberg praises district editors as the artery of the newspaper business but fires seven saying they are obsolete. In Washington a 6 3 high court ruling reverses bans on magazines with risqué titles. NY courts previously blocked such publications by broad margins. The case highlights tensions over press control and aging newsroom roles.
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J. Herzberg
Washington
N. Y
Corrections Stop Press Chaos at Life Magazine
Churchill involvement triggers last minute cable corrections to Life proofs. J Longwell nearly faints as a prank hold up articles followed by political complication cue. Deepest hole is Grand Canyon. next is the State Department pigeon hole where pro-Nazi Grand Mufti record is buried.
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Life
J. Longwell
U. S
Grand Canyon
State Department
Colorado potato beetle a serious potato crop threat
The Colorado potato beetle is a major menace to potatoes and other vegetables across many regions. It is a yellowish beetle with ten wing-stripe marks and a red larva. The pest attacks in June and August, with two generations, and can be controlled by dusting or spraying with paris green, calcium arsenate or cryolite, or by hand picking and crushing eggs.
Insects Launch Early Attack on Vegetables
With warmer days insects invade vegetable crops. Green worm and lice attack cabbage while Colorado beetles and black flea beetles hit potatoes. Cabbage worm is killed by rotenone dusting rather than arsenates. apply 0.75 percent rotenone dust and repeat every ten days after the butterflies first appear.
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Colorado
Sugar Beets Considered Good Crop for Dairymen
The sugar beet is an important cash crop, according to University of Wisconsin. Years of production prove that the crop blends with dairy farming, uses farm manure, and leaves soil loose and friable. Beets resist frosts, leave soil in good condition, and tops provide valuable cattle and sheep feed.
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University of Wisconsin
Evergreen Windbreak Layout for Farmstead Protection
The guide recommends an evergreen windbreak set about 150 feet from buildings. A single row offers basic protection, two rows improve shielding, and three rows provide the strongest effect. Space trees about 18 feet apart.
Quiz Answers About History And Facts
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