The Marshall Plan and Emergency Relief Debate
The piece argues the aid program comprises two parts, emergency relief and long term reconstruction. It notes $600 million emergency aid to France Italy Austria and a proposed $15-$20 billion over four years for Europe, warning Europe must demand hard work and market reforms. It cautions against relying on billions alone and urges slow careful consideration of the long term plan.
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Congress
France
Italy
Austria
Marshall
Europe
America
England
Winston Churchill
United States
Virginis
South
Bar Harbor Fire Destroys 100000 Mice in Cancer Research Loss
A Bar Harbor Maine laboratory housing 100000 meticulously bred mice used to study cancer was destroyed by a fire. The facility held generations of mice with tracked lineages and health, and about 700000 mice had been distributed to scientists worldwide. Researchers begin anew as fundraising proceeds.
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FFV
Bar Harbor
Maine
Roscoe B. Jacbson
House committee cuts executive aid estimates
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs trimmed the executive estimate of 597 million dollars by 108 million. It lowered Italy's aid citing a bumper olive oil crop and one million tons of grain likely to enter a legalized black market without rationing. France and other cuts followed similar logic. The panel notes such figures may be revised upward with experience.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
State Department
Italy
FIGHTING INFLATION THROUGH SAVINGS BONDS
President Truman urged Congress to intensify efforts to sell United States Savings Bonds as a way to curb inflation. The Treasury Savings Bond Division, much reduced since wartime, seeks volunteers and buyers who will be persuaded by savings, not forced.
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United States Savings Bond
Congress
Truman
Savings Bond Division
The
Treasury
New York
Don’t Fence Me In at the Farmers Market
A briskly moving stout woman in loose slacks strolls past the Birmingham Farmers Market drawing amused remarks from onlookers. One farmer jokes the sight resembles “two little boys a''fightin' under a blanket” as he shares the moment with another spectator.
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Farmers’ Market
Birmingham
Bud
Kabakjian Wins Nation Open Bridge Championship
Ludwig J. Kabakjian of Philadelphia won the nation open individual bridge championship with 375 points over two sessions. Tied for second and third were Mrs. J. E. Foline of Richmond and Dr. H. Russ Storr of Philadelphia.
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Atlantic City
Ludwig J. Kabakjian
Philadelphia
J. E. Foline
Richmond
H. Russ Storr
Yous 1Q Quiz Answers Preview Page 4
Seven questions test readers on 1948 Democratic National Convention city Easter date a WWII general known as Babe the fifth Amphibious Corps man O War races won by Man o War grace period for NSLI premiums and other trivia including Columbia Cornell score and artist RV R initials.
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Abe
5Th Amphibious Corps
Saipan Island
Pacific
TVA
National Service
Columbia-Cornell
Inner-Aid Ad Claims Gas and Headache Relief
An advertisement touts Inner-Aid as freeing a woman from stomach gas bloating headaches and irregular bowel action. It credits twelve herbs for cleansing bowels and aiding liver and kidneys and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
Rainfall Totals and Averages for Winchester Area
Report shows 48 hours ending 7 a m with no new rainfall. December and year-to-date rainfall are listed, plus 1947 total 32.24 inches. Average annual rainfall over 24 years is 36.30 inches with monthly averages from 1913 to 1946.
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Winchester Evening Star
A. P. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Evening Star Publishing Co
Winchester, Va
National Representatives DeLisser, Inc
44Th St
Moon
Notiace
Star
Virginia
West
Seabee
Emey
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Anderson
Winchester Research Laboratory
Blondie
U.S. Patent Office
Lost and Found Department
Chic Young
HENRY
U. S. Patent Office
BY Carl Anderson
Secret Agent X-9
HIG
Phil
Big Sister
Man
Etta Kett
BY Mel Graff
By Les Forgrave
Patent Office
By Paul Robinson
Wanda
Muggs and
Skeeter
Wally Bisho
Glamor Girls
By Don “Lowers
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