U.S. Senate votes to curb exports to Russia and satellites
The Senate, without dissent, backs an ERP amendment to embargo most U S exports to the Soviet bloc to aid European recovery. Sen Knowland argues such goods fuel the Soviet war effort, with limited exceptions for chrome and manganese imports.
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Senate
Russia
William F. Knowland
Calif
Arthur H. Vandenberg
U. S
Knowland
Secretary of Commerce
McKellar
Czechoslovakia
Europe
State Department
Congress
Soviet Union
Born in March Wisdom and Jewelers in Idaho
The passage notes March birthstones Bloodstone and Aquamarine and praises wise use of knowledge about precious stones. It directs readers to Old timers in Idaho for expert handling by specialists at longstanding jewelers.
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Idaho
Slaying Of Americans In Saigon Investigated
The State Department urged a full inquiry into the killings of two American women found shot on a back road near Saigon. The victims Mrs. Jeanne Skewes and Miss Lydia Ruth James worked at the American consulate and their bodies showed multiple gunshot wounds.
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Washington
State Department
Saigon
Indo-China
U. S
John Hamlin
Jeanne ®. Skewes
Lydia Ruth James
Skewes
Seattle
James
Hillsdale
Ind
Hamlin
Cowagon
AFP
Four powers open Palestine talks in New York
The United States Russia France and China opened intensive UN Palestine talks in New York inviting Britain and UN Secretary General Trygve Lie to attend. They met informally for an hour and 15 minutes at the Russian delegation mansion and discussed widest possible emergency measures. Britain said it would boycott the talks except to provide reports on request. Russia and the United States aimed to press Britain into sharing responsibility for future decisions on the faltering UN plan to partition the Holy Land.
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Department
Japan
Korea
Ryukus Islands
Trieste
United Nations
New York
Congress
Clarence E. Gauss
China
Lowell Rooks
United States
Russia
France
Great Britain
Trygve Lie
Park Avenue
Britain
Palestine
Holy Land
First Primary Is Set for Today
New Hampshire voters go to the polls in the nation’s first presidential primary a test of Republican contenders Harold E. Stassen and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Eisenhower has three pledged delegates though he is not running. All Democratic candidates are pledged to President Truman.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Leavin
Schuman forced loan bill passes in National Assembly
The National Assembly backed Premier Robert Schuman with a 315 to 255 vote on a forced loan bill. Police dispersed a communist demonstration in the Tuileries gardens without violence as plans leaked yesterday. The measure would require business men and farmers to invest 20 to 70 percent of excess profits in 10 year government bonds. The bill moves to the Council of the Republic for action.
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Paris
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Tuileries Gardens
Schuman
Council of the Republic—for Action
Monkeys Biting Coins Used to Detect Counterfeits in Siam
In Siam, monkeys are trained to bite coins to determine counterfeit currency. The practice involves observing whether the animals reject or accept the coins based on a bite response.
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Siam
Soviet Protest Denounces London Talks Endangering Germany
Moscow accuses United States Britain and France of pressuring for a new German aggression by holding talks on western Germany without Russia. The note rejects the London discussions as violating postwar accords and splitting Europe. General Lucius D. Clay says the U S and Allies will remain in Berlin.
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Moscow
Russia
London
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Europe
Western
Allied Control Council
Berlin
United States
Britain
Notw
Great Britain
Salt Lake City Builds First Electric Trackless Trolleys
In 1928 Salt Lake City Utah installed the United States first electric trackless trolley coaches marking a milestone in local transit.
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United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
Market Trends Show Stocks and Commodities Slacken
United Press reports uneven trading with stocks lower across most sectors except aircrafts. Commodities slide, wheat corn and soybeans drop near cap limits, hogs and cattle mixed, cotton plunges, while potatoes and specific potato varieties show mixed arrivals in Chicago markets. Federal actions influence market weakness.
Ogden and Kansas City Livestock Prices Report
Ogden cattle opened moderately active with a wide range of classes and prices led by 1040 lb slaughter steers at 23.25 while cows and heifers posted lower and mid ranges. Hogs weighed 230 to 350 pounds mostly 21.00 to 24.00 with lighter weights around 25 lower. Kansas City hog market saw 3000 head with under 230 lb hogs down about 25 cents and top at 23.25 for heavier weights. market held steady to firm for heavier consignments.
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Ogden
Kansas City
Coast Guards Rescues 21 From Stranded Norfolk
Coastguardsmen braved towering seas to rescue 21 sailors from the storm battered motorship Norfolk aground on a reef off Morehead City. Huge waves tore a breeches buoy and nearly swamped vessels but all survivors avoided medical care. one crew member was pulled to safety as visibility and seas worsened before rescue efforts ended.
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Morehead City
N. C
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Slow worm contradicts name as legless lizard
The animal called a slow worm or blindworm is neither slow nor blind nor a worm but a legless lizard. It resembles a snake but belongs to the lizard family with movable eyelids and external ear openings.
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