Woodrum Attacks Truman Over Attack on Congress
Roanoke, Oct. 23. Former congressman Clifford A. Woodrum, who resigned to enter business, criticized President Truman for his relentless attack on Congress at the Southern Furniture Manufacturer's Association meeting. He cautioned that if Dewey wins and keeps promises, a day of magic and miracles could dawn for the country. Dr. E. A. Kincaid of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond warned that America's economic future hinges on developments in Berlin, Korea, and other trouble spots, complicating recession forecasts.
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Greece to Buy ERP Goods for Industrial Recovery
Greece plans ERP purchases totaling 31.4 million dollars for five months. Authorized items include 5.2 million in industrial equipment, 21.4 million in industrial materials, and 4.8 million in agricultural supplies to rebuild factories and boost production. Imports total 110 thousand from Belgium and Germany and 375 thousand from the United States.
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How many letters in the ancient Latin alphabet
The classical Latin alphabet had 23 letters with no J U or W. The letter K was once part of it but later disappeared almost entirely.
Girl Poker-faced When Sentenced as Slayer of Brother
In Jersey City on October 23, eighteen year old Peary Silverman was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal hammer slaying of her ten year old brother Albert. Prosecutors and defense labeled her psychotic as she offered no defense and showed no emotion at sentencing by Judge Paul J. Duffy. Police quoted her saying she hated him all her life and killed him because her parents gave him more love. The boy died while in the care of his sister as their parents went to a movie.
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Airliner radio jam report over Aleutian routes by Soviet interference
Alaska based Reeve Aleutian Airways owner R C Reeve told Anchorage reporters that Soviet Russia was jamming radio communications for planes in the Aleutian Islands and North Pacific. He said pilot conversations and ground control instructions were interrupted and that other airlines had been steered off course by false bearings traced to Russia.
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Gangsters Batter Bridge in Siam
Bangkok report says river gang damaged a bridge by releasing log rafts in the river. A Siamese communications ministry official suspects gang activity intended to obstruct the crossing to profit from an alternate ferry route.
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Poles Count Schools Wrecked by Nazis
Warsaw reports from the German occupation ministry of education show 7821 school buildings destroyed during the war. Of these 6842 grammar schools 263 secondary 294 professional 80 teachers' seminaries and 337 nursery schools were lost.
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Rainfall totals and averages from Winchester study
Present and past rainfall data show a 24 hour figure of none for the period, with October rainfall to date at 4.58 inches and 1948 year to date at 34.96 inches. The average annual rainfall over 35 years is 36.20 inches, with monthly averages listed from January to December. Statistics courtesy Winchester Research Laboratory.
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