America Posts Record Trade Balance in Fiscal Year
Washington reports America's fiscal year end June 30 trade balance at 3.985 billion, with exports near 7.074 billion and imports 3.096 billion, a record reflecting high exports to Europe Asia and South America. The report highlights booming ship tonnage, steel output, and postwar merchant activity, urging unified commercial organization.
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United States
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Addo Bush Elephants Threaten Camp During South Africa Campaign
Smithsonian expedition correspondent reports Major Pretorius facing 200 wild elephants in Addo Bush. Night trumpeting and a terrifying roar unsettle Camp at Addo Station, as elephants scent and crush prey with trunk and tusks. Hunters avoid the perilous dense thorn jungle.
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Report Urges Expanded Foreign Trade Service Support
A government audit argues the Department of Commerce needs representation across related agencies to coordinate work and secure funds to retain skilled staff. It cites the commercial attache service as valuable and warns that salaries drive talent to private exporters, urging permanent, better funded support for foreign trade information and personnel. It notes losses at the Bureau of Standards and calls for more vessels for lighthouse service and a government building to consolidate services. Additional appropriations and the 14th census cost are outlined. Whale oil sources noted beyond whales.
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Failroad Bill Near Passage Delayed by Quorum Demand
Senate in Washington faced a delay as Senator LaFollette Republican Wisconsin demanded a quorum halting the railroad return bill’s passage after a Curtis amendment to strike the transportation board was defeated. Cummins defended the measure amid intense debate, with leaders still forecasting eventual approval.
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Senate rejects amendment to expand interstate ecommerce commission
Senator Curtis urged enlarging the commission as part of the pest plan before the interstate ecommerce measure. Senator Cummins warned the amendment would defeat the entire bill, and the Senate rejected it without a record vote.
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Gibson Succeeds Bezdek as Pittsburg Manager
George Gipson, former Pittsburg National League baseball club coach, today accepted an offer to manage the team. He succeeds Hugh Bezdek, who is also noted as a football coach in baseball circles.
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