U S Death Toll From Accidents Reaches 100000
The 1947 National Safety Council report shows about 100,000 accidental deaths nationwide, up 2,000 from 1946. Home accidents led with 34,500 fatalities, followed by 32,300 traffic and 17,000 occupational deaths. Disaster tallies include Texas City, a Texas-Oklahoma tornado, a mine blast, and airplane crashes. Rural and urban traffic deaths numbered 20,900 and 11,400 respectively.
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U.S
National Safety Council
Texas City
Personal income hits historic high in June
Commerce Department reports U.S. personal income rose to 221.9 billion dollars in June, aided by absent major strikes and wage boosts in durable goods. Wage and salary payments increased by 23 billion dollars, while inflation remains a pressure on the economy.
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Commerce Department
Department of Commerce
Youth Month calls for family based delinquency solution
The piece urges nationwide awareness that juvenile delinquency starts at home and promotes Youth Month with a push by Theater Owners of America to publicize the issue. It cites the need for parental guidance and support for the National Conference on Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency. It also notes tense East West relations with Berlin propaganda and Soviet pressure over Berlin.
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America
Mikhail I. Samarin
Oksana Stepanovna Konenkina
U. N
Samarin
Kosenkna
Kosenkina
New York
anti-Commie
U. S
Russia
U.S
Theater Owners
National Conference On Prevention and Control
Washington, DC
Moscow
Molotov
Kremlin
Berlin
Telegraaf
Germany
Bertin
London legend Mrs Blankers-Koen wins four Olympic golds
In London Mrs Fannie Blankers-Koen, famed Dutch track star with four Olympic gold medals, returns home to domestic bliss after her record feats. In Garland California Edwin G Chester pleads guilty to a charge tied to fat cattle. In Chicago Diane Janakos accuses her husband of cruelty in a divorce with a hair pocketbook as proof. Draft questions reveal boards will not ask if a recruit is Communist.
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London
Fannie Blankers-Koen
Aldve
Garland
Calif
Edwin G. Chester
Chicago
Diane Janakos
UJ. S
Golf Seen as Toughest Punishment by Tommy Armour
In a wide talk with Tommy Armour, the golfer compares physical and mental strain across sports. He ranks golf as the harshest test, noting nerves and the yips as decisive factors while recalling competitors like Walter Hagen and Bobby Jones.
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Armour
Bobby Cruickshank
British Isles
Black Watch
Bobby
Cruickshank
Richmond
Joe Louis
Louis
Walter Hagen
Bobby Jones
Dempsey
Bronko Nagurski
Jock Hutchison
H E
Hagen
George Low
Jerry Travers
Baltusrolor
Travers
First Aid for Discolored Bronze Screens and a Leaking Chimney
Ammonia may remove green soap stains from bronze screens but fumes require caution. If that fails, use metal polish or a vinegar salt paste with water, then rinse. For the chimney leak, inspect mortar joints over the fireplace, aging bricks, and roof flashings. A qualified chimney mason should diagnose and may recommend a chimney cap tuckpointing or a cement base waterproof coating.
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Lso
Insect Pests Cut Cottonseed Output and Food Yields
Insect pests cut cottonseed production last year reducing fat supply for millions. Cotton seed meal replaces grain in livestock feed with 100 pounds replacing 250 to 300 pounds of grain. Some authorities estimate corn pests control could add about 100 million bushels to annual yields.
Married Women Earning More For First Time In History
Paul C. Glick of the U S census bureau reports that married women now outnumber single women with paying jobs. Since 1940 the working wives labor force has risen 50 percent, and in three fifths of married couples the husband is the sole provider. Nearly six in ten working wives have no dependent children or only school age children, indicating rising living standards.
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Paul C. Glick
U.S. Bureau of Census
Glick
Tower of Butter Stands in Rouen as Lent Tribute
A 12th century stone tower in Rouen France remains. Peasants funded the priests with butter as a Lent food privilege.
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Rouen
France
Ealing
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