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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
3
The Capital's famed cherry blossoms, boosted by an inexpensive hormone spray, reach peak today to extend through the cherry blossom festival. Parks superintendent Irving C. Root says thousands opened last Sunday and would normally last five days, with 9 000 gallons sprayed over 600 trees around the tidal basin and 40 un sprayed trees kept as a control.
Madera California wines are promoted as the market’s best selling in Maryland with strong claims of quality beyond the first glass. The ad encourages readers to start a wine pantry at low cost, proposing two bottles of sherry and two of berry wine plus one of another type, easy to expand as needed.
James Marlow admires the United States Senate as a grand show with 96 members, noting live debates and colorful personalities. He names best speaker Claude Pepper and restless newcomer Russell Long while describing Connally and Douglas, plus others, in a lively gallery-like portrait of Senate antics.
President Truman defends a new rent control bill highlighting local authority via decontrol decisions, strengthened enforcement, and protections for tenants. He cites eight key provisions restoring evictions power, curb black market practices, and restoring ceilings on specific housing types while noting Congress did not extend two-year demands or pursue criminal action against violators.
A fragmented crossword grid lists clues across many categories from science to geography. Entries include symbols, numbers, ancient kings, rivers, and common nouns, with scattered hints like colors and metals.
Washington reports that Winston Churchill refuted a claim of having fought against the United States during the Spanish-American War. Senator Langer of North Dakota made the assertion during Senate debate on the foreign aid bill.
President Truman named Stephen Early a former presidential secretary to the board of visitors for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. The appointment was announced in Washington on March 30.
Paris reports the European recovery program is a year old next Sunday. ERP officials said they have handed out 4.5667 billion dollars to participating countries, or 95 percent of the 4.8 billion dollar allotment.
The classic film Sierra Madre returns to the New Colonial in a two day engagement today and tomorrow. It recently won two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, adding to its Best Picture recognition.
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