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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1947
Page
5
The army reports budget cuts by Congress will force the dismissal of 12 389 officers and 605 warrant officers in fiscal 1948. Total workforce drops from 1 526 034 to 1 493 761. Enlisted troops are funded at 924 268 with total cash and contracts at 5 926 billion dollars. Universal military training was not passed.
The plan authorizes 225000 dollars for construction chiefly housing on army posts. It calls for a permanent women’s army corps and a revised court martial system. It also approves President Truman’s Latin American military equipment program and boosts peacetime pension rates for disabled veterans with under twenty years of service.
In London during a five day surge of anti Semitic incidents nearly 100 people were arrested for acts from window smashing to attempted murder. The turmoil recalls prewar fascist demonstrations and London’s Jewish business districts saw multiple clashes including a man beating a Jew with a revolver and vowing to kill. authorities linked the violence to anger over the hanging of two British sergeants in Palestine.
A technical note states that a 75 denier yarn used in women’s rayon hose yields 59 527 yards per pound. The figure reflects a standard testing metric for fiber length efficiency in textile production.
In Edinburgh the clans gather with bagpipes as the fiery cross, 2000 years of ritual, is sent toward London to promote Enterprise Scotland 1947 the Scottish exhibition of industrial design opening August 25. Runners and pipers lead the relay from the castle toward the Scottish border and on to Europe and the commonwealth.
The Kaiser-Frazer Corp raised the standard Frazer model price by 99 dollars effective immediately. It is the third auto price hike in a week, following Packard’s 92 to 200 dollar increases. No price change is planned for the Manhattan or Kaiser Special.
New York reports that long ahead plane reservations for overseas travel or return trips are no longer necessary. Business Week says plane travel abroad has become more accessible with immediate reservations and reduced delays.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. and his wife Ethel Dupont Roosevelt were issued speeding summonses in Lake Success New York for driving in excess of the speed limit on Nassau Boulevard. Patrolman Walter Ruckegaber reported both vehicles racing on the road and through Lake Success, headquarters of the United Nations.
The passage notes many flights depart with empty seats, highlighting ongoing pressure on airlines to fill capacity and manage demand.
The Town of West Chester Iowa will convene at 8 PM on August 18 1947 at the Fire Station to hear taxpayers on the proposed expenditures for the year starting April 1 1948. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing. Bp Testroet Town Clerk.
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