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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1948
Page
2
The piece notes a planned 1948 crop surge with corn at 3.506 billion bushels and wheat near 1.284 billion, risking postwar surpluses and potential price supports while grain exports rise and consumer prices may ease later. It also covers the expanding U. S. spy investigations with testimony delays and the Samarin and Kosenkina case as a dramatic sidelight.
Washington sees a nostalgic memory stirred by a stained glass window of Latvia's late diplomat Alfred Bilmanis. The piece recalls Latvia's brief independence, exile leader Carl Ulmanis in Nebraska, and Latvia's continued diplomatic ties amid Soviet control. It notes 4-H links, amber trades, and Baltic resistance to communization, citing a Baltic Review piece on wartime school militarization.
A critique highlights how Soviet school manuals and children's fiction glorify war with many depictions of weapons and military training. It contrasts the aggressive content with the idea of building museums for prize possessions and future dreams of Alfred Bilman for the people who inhabit them.
The Commerce Department reports a historic personal income rate of 211.9 billion dollars in June, up from May by 2.5 billion. The gain is tied to fewer strikes and third round wage boosts in durable goods, with broad earnings rising despite inflation concerns.
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