Belgian Children Welcome Santa Claus on Saint Nicholas Day
In Belgium December 6 marks Saint Nicholas Day with shops full of Santa displays and a palace of toys. Stores stage elaborate scenes and even robots perform in the Nursery of 2000 A D. Belgian children celebrate with joy while adults fund the festivities and prepare for New Year revels.
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Brussels
Santa Claus
Bt. Nicholas
Belgium
Enchanted Forest
St. Nicholas
Belgian Airways
Airways
Saint Nicholas
Pacon
Santa
Russian Charges In Far East Trigger Sharp U S Retort
Sydney reports a UN ECAFE economic survey sparking fresh clashes among Russia Britain and the United States. Soviet Kirill Novikov criticizes the survey as anti democratic and opportunistic while Myron M. Cowen counters with U S aid figures and a peace driven motive. Britain calls the Russian charges fantastic.
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Far East
U. S
Sydney
Australia
Russia
Britain
United States
United Nations Economic Commission For
Asia
Kirill Novikov
Amercan
Novikov
Myron M. Cowen
Manager Invited To Atlanta Meeting
E. R. Clark, manager of Orkin Exterminating Co., has been invited to Atlanta to attend a December 15 company conference on developments in pest control practices.
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E. R. Clark
Orkin Exterminating Co
Atlanta
New York Taxi Drivers: Rigorously Screened For Safety
New York's taxi fleet of 11,190 cabs relies on strict licensing including age, residency, citizenship, language, and fitness tests. Drivers must have at least three years of prior motor vehicle experience, pass physical exams, and endure rules such as no hats or curtains in cabs. The city handles over a million passengers daily with annual revenue around 115 million dollars.
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New York
New
United States
Taxicab Industry
Children’s Art Classes Planned
City recreation department with AAUW opens registrations for two Saturday morning art classes taught by Miss Marnye Reinhart. She studied at William and Mary, the Art Students League, the New School, and Hans Hofmann school. She has exhibited in New England and the West and holds a Virginia Museum senior fellowship. Each class limited to 20 children.
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City Recreation Department
AAUW
Marnye Reinhart
William and Mary College
Art Students League
New School For Social Research
Hans Hoffman School of Fine Arts
New York
New England
West
Virginia Museum
Trade Restraints With Tito Eased Amid Cold War Calculations
Washington reports the United States is cautiously loosening trade restraints with Yugoslavia to aid Marshal Tito in his struggle against Russian opposition. The move comes via export license controls permitting a limited set of goods previously unavailable to Tito. Officials stress Tito is not seen as pro capitalist and anti communist, but his rift with Moscow is used as leverage against Russia.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
United States
Kremlin
Russia
Housewife Fatigue Explained by A Man Theorist
HAL BOYLE uses a tongue in cheek essay to compare a wife’s daily routines with a tired husband. He recounts observing his wife Francie’s day from bed to chores and concludes men work hard but wives tire from constant tasks at home. He notes his theory falls flat and mirrors the endless office flop.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Francie
Frances
State 20 cent Tax On Bank Deposits Expires This Year
Virginia taxpayers are warned the 20 cent per $100 state tax on bank deposits ends Jan 1. Repealed by the General Assembly after a long fight, the tax remains for 1948 taxes paid in 1949. Capital and public service money retain their rates. merchants’ capital is taxed at 75 cents per $100.
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Virginia
Winchester
General Assembly
Minor Leagues Ban Broadcasts in Home Territory Rule
The National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues approved a broad amendment banning network reports of major and minor league games. Teams may only broadcast home games within 50 miles of their park, with road games similarly restricted and with permission from the opposing club. The All-Star game and World Series are exempt.
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Minneapolis
National Association of Minor Baseball Leagues
Chicago
Camp Horrors Starkly Told In Drawings
Brian Stonehouse former British Army officer told of his Dachau experiences in a set of five charcoal drawings sketched April 30 1945 the day after his liberation. He described corpses stacked high emaciated survivors and 14000 deaths in three months at Dachau. He related his capture after parachuting into unoccupied France with a hidden radio and his time in various camps.
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Washington
Brian Stonehouse
Dachau
Stonehouse
Torquay
Devonshire
England
France
Royal Engineers
Militia
Royal Field Artillery
War Office
Gestapo
Lyon
Saarbrucken
Germany
Nauthausen
Danube Valley
Linz
Largest dog show on the Pacific Coast in 1947
In 1947 the largest dog show on the Pacific Coast was at Long Beach California with 1854 dogs entered. The note recalls an artist’s plan to depict his prison experiences in pictures and his aim to tell the full story someday.
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Pacific Coast
Long Beach
Calif
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