Order Placed For Two Big Ships by Bethlehem Yard
Washington announces two 29 705 ton passenger ships for American Export Lines at an estimated 25 million dollars each to begin at Bethlehem Steel in Quincy Massachusetts. This marks the first postwar shipbuilding contract and inaugurates a government program. Next, five fast liners for American President Lines may follow. Bids for the commission and United States Lines worth 65 million dollars are under study.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
Quincy
Mass
United States
Maritime Commission
American President Lines
United States Lines
Deaf mute talks his way into Virginia jail
William Henry Jackson 29 of Buckeye Arizona is serving two years on a Virginia road gang after he talked his way through a scam. He claimed to be a war veteran with slit vocal cords and feigned dumbness to obtain money while working as a truck driver.
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William Henry Jackson
Jackson
Buckeye
Ariz
Norfolk County
C. C. Butler
J. J. Kelly
Kelly
East West Battle Over Italian Colonies At UN Session
East West tensions loom as UN observers expect a clash at the Paris General Assembly over Libya Eritrea and Somaliland. With Sept. 15 deadline near no Big Four accord is in sight and France backs UN trusteeship to curb independence movements while Britain seeks Libyan protection or independence linked to a treaty.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Libya
Eritrea
Sami
General Assembly
Prance
Russia
Italy
France
Britain
United States
Patrion
Cyrenaica
Libra
Trans-Jordan
Omaha officer’s ticket pad runs dry in driving violation incident
In Omaha Nebraska Officer Fred Stevens confronted a motorist at a metered violation site. He attempted to issue a ticket but found his pad empty and the motorist drove away smiling.
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Neb
Fred Stevens
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