Germans Win Relief from Double Time
The Allied Control Council’s coordinating committee agreed to abolish double summer time in Germany at the German request, restoring single daylight saving time on June 29. American Zone authorities and Berlin City Council urged cancellation after the British proposal to conserve coal. Miners, farmers, and teachers report sleep loss and disrupted schedules as daylight lingers long into evenings.
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Russian 20 Year State Secret Penalty Decrees Issued
The Moscow presidium announced decrees creating penalties up to 20 years in a labor camp for disclosing or losing state secrets. The rules cover military, economic, non military discoveries and miscellaneous information with broad application to citizens abroad and at home. A death penalty had been abolished in May 1947, and penalties now range from five to twenty years for classified information.
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Refrigerator gift leads to playful confession joke
A lighthearted line jokes that a husband finally bought a refrigerator and the wife kept him guessing by pretending to be captivated by the ice man, turning a domestic purchase into a humorous moment.
U S Urges Cent Milk Price Boost in New York Market
The Agriculture Department urged a one cent per quart rise in class one milk price in the New York City marketing area, effective until Oct 1, with another cent increase through Dec 31. Announcement indicates a policy boost to support dairy prices.
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Washington
Lne Agriculture Department
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Manchurian Front Reversals Stir Chinese War News
Government dispatches from Nanking report fresh setbacks on the Manchurian front as Communist forces surge toward Mukden. The fall of Itung, 38 miles south of Changchun and 443 northeast of Mukden, forced retreat of Chuang Kai shek’s garrison amid overwhelming Communist strength.
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