German Voters Deliver Blow to Communists in East
In Soviet controlled East Germany, 12,024,221 valid ballots yielded 66.1 percent Yes and 33.9 percent No for a hand-picked 2,000-member People's Congress. Turnout reached 95.2 percent with 13,533,071 eligible voters. Taegliche Rundschau accused splinter parties of a double game. The two day vote ended Monday night.
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Berlin
Germany
People’s Congress
Foreign Ministers Conference
Paris
Taegliche Rundschau
Christian and Liberal Democrats
Congress
Television Is Given Back Seat in Cars Across States
Legislators nationwide ban or restrict in car television viewing. Seven states and the District of Columbia have passed bills requiring sets to be placed out of the driver's line of sight. Three more states have similar measures awaiting governors, with eleven others considering them. Michigan alone would bar installation anywhere in the automobile.
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District of Columbia
Michigan
Death by mistaken resemblance shocks St. Louis restaurant
Mrs. Elva Burrow a 24 year old St Louis restaurant owner was killed after a man Martin W Doersam 60 claimed she looked like his deceased wife He threatened her repeatedly then returned to shoot her and kill himself The case links a mistaken identity to a fatal shooting ending in suicide Succotash note appears as an unrelated line in the article
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ST. Louis
Elva Burrow
Whitewright Want Ads Offer Local Goods And Services
Classified notices list sale items and services from Griffin Dollarhide Jr and others. Listings include house moving, ice boxes, linoleum rugs, tools, flowers, canning supplies, used appliances, and dwellings for sale, plus rentals, farm parts, and automobile equipment. May Abbott extends thanks in a card of thanks.
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Whitewright
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Nobility
Lynn Richardson
Luther Gordon
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
Johnson Jewelry & Appliance
Hardwick
Dawson Butant
Jimmie McSpedden
Lucian Jones
East Whitewright
Clint Jones
Route 3
Orangeville
First Methodist Church
Former NBC Proxy Predicts Television Overwhelms Radio Soon
Merlin H. Aylesworth former NBC president and media executive predicts radio and car radio will be wiped out within three years as giant networks replace sound broadcasts. He cites rapid TV growth in 1949 and argues television becomes a home necessity boosting literacy and supporting other media.
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Look Magazine
Merlin H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Co
RKO Radio Pictures
New York World- Telegram
Aylesworth
Mr. Aylesworth
America
Readers of Good Books Good Magazines and Newspapers
Fragmentary line notes readers of books magazines and newspapers. The snippet hints at a discussion of literacy or periodical culture without clear names, dates, or events. Further context needed to identify people places or actions.
Plan for World Backward Areas Drafted for Aid Rollout
Washington reports the administration drafts a 125 million dollar program to develop under developed regions. The U S would cover about half if Congress approves with the rest from UN members and beneficiary nations. Health projects dominate aims to stamp out malaria and spur prosperity across Latin America Asia Far East Europe and dependencies.
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Washington
United States
Congress
United Nations
Truman
Asia
Far East
Europe
Farm income climbs to threefold 1940 levels
The report notes farm income now exceeds three times 1940. It states that in 1947 and 1948 farmers earned over 30 billion dollars from sales and over 4 billion dollars from other sources. It mentions the first farm bureau in the United States founded in 1911 in Binghamton New York.
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Farmall
John Deere
Allis Chalmers
Babcock Auto Store
W. E. Stanford
Whitewright
Stephens & Bryant
Farm Bureau
United States
Binghamton, N. Y
Wanted Man Haskins Noted for Maroon Eyes in Poster
A post office notice in Indianapolis describes James Haskins as tall with black hair a stocky build and maroon eyes. The poster identifies him as a wanted character in connection with an unspecified case.
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Indianapolis
James Haskins
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SI Sherman
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T. W. Ayres & Son
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