Norwegians Say American Workers Earning Power Surpasses Russians
A Norwegian survey funded by the Marshall Plan compares wages and purchasing power in the United States and Russia. It finds Americans can buy bread, meat, and a woolen suit with far less labor than Russians, and notes democracy faces economic and social challenges.
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Paris
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan
U. S
Russia
Norwegian General Federation of Trade Unions
United States
Catholic Official In Poland Resigns
Poland’s chief of protocol Adam Gabrinowicz, a Roman Catholic, resigns citing Vatican excommunication and his religion blocking service in the Communist government. He sent a cable from Switzerland. Lane says visas may allow migration to the United States. He is the second Polish official to quit within a week, following Dr. J. T. Rakowski in Montreal.
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New York
Poland
Adam Gabrinowicz
Switzerland
Vatican
Arthur Bliss Lane
U.S
Gabrinowicz
Warsaw
Lane
United States
J. T. Rakowski
Montreal
Norwegian Delegations Exchange Tours Highlight 1948 Motives
A Norwegian delegation visited Russia in August and September 1948 while another group toured the United States for three weeks in January. The exchanges underscore cultural and economic shifts during the postwar period.
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Russia
United States
MacFadden Satisfies Parachute Longings
Bernarr Macfadden at age 75 made his first parachute jump in Dansville New York celebrating his own 75th birthday and his wife’s 44th The physical culturist who earned a private pilot license at 74 jumped from a plane and landed in a field a half mile away confirming his anti aging philosophy
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Dansville
N. Y
Bernarr Macfadden
Parachutist Macfadden Makes 2000 Foot Leap
Dansville airport scene as hotel operator Macfadden lands from an 11 mile per hour wind delay. He parachutes from 2000 feet wearing a blue suit and safety gear while Mrs. Macfadden cheers and proclaims the moment wonderful.
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Dansville
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