Show 1 J January an uary 15 Ford 15 Ford Motor company reduces reduces reduces re re- t duces prices on passenger passenger passenger to in effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef ger cars 15 50 fort to to halt Insane spiral of mounting costs and rising prices 23 Potato 23 Potato growers authorized to dump 20 million bushels of low grade potatoes stored under government support price plan r February 4 Largest 4 narcotic seizure in nine years made in New York when federal agents find worth of heroin in possession posses sion of U. U S S. S seaman returning from France 7 Coldest 7 Coldest temperature ever recorded on North American continent 81 degrees below zero registered at Snag airport in Canadian Yukon 12 Navy 12 Navy discloses new rapid fire cannons installed on heavy cruiser Newport News arc are fully automatic inch eight rifles rilles with three times firepower of previous previous pre pre- armament 16 Survey 16 Survey shows average teachers teacher's salary in U U. S S. S is 37 week weekly and teachers teach ers have left schools since 1940 March 16 Margaret IG-Margaret Truman the Presidents President's daughter sings on radio in debut with Detroit symphony April 6 Tuberculosis G death rate In U. U S. S hits lowest level In history at 1 per 12 Two 12 Two die of smallpox in New York City Mayor ODwyer asks all New Yorkers to be vaccinated 15 Reynolds 15 Reynolds Bombshell converted army bomber sets ets unofficial around the world flight record by covering miles in 78 hours 55 minutes May lay 7 Oklahoma 7 State Sen Thomas Anglin shot In hi hip by State Rep James Scott colt in senate senate chamber camber Scott Scott Is adjudged In in- sane 17 Stock 17 Stock market prices slump to lowest point since January 1945 on reports of buyer resistance and slowing business activity June 11 New ll-New New secret weapon called as effective effective tive as atom bomb but cheaper to make announced by Prof T. T D D. D J. J Leech of New Zealand It reputedly Is some kind of electrical death ray ray 24 Freak 4 Freak snowstorm In Wyoming Montana border region plies piles up 15 foot 15 drifts Three a workmen smothered in snow snow- buried truck 28 General 28 General Eisenhower declares U U. U S. S army Is now a 3 poor second to Russia Rus sia sias s July 5 5 Flying 5 discs reported by airlines crew over Emmett Ida leads to frenzy of similar stories of discs over other states Employment ll-Employment 11 in U. U S S. passes CO GO million figure set as Ideal by Henry Wallace 27 27 Gallup Gallup poll reports 51 per pcr cent of voters would vote vole for Truman for President 49 per cent for Dewey August 19 More W-More More than a third 35 per pcr cent of veterans veter veter- Sans ans who entered college under GI bill of rights have dropped out of school V VA A reports 23 New 23 New minor planet discovered oy by University Uni of California It is 10 miles In diameter million miles from sun 30 Radio 30 Radio tube almost as ns small as a grain of rice developed September 9 9 Cyclotron at University of California produces non explosive fission of tantalum tanta lum um thallium platinum lead and bis muth Scientists also discover diamonds are sensitive radiosensitive and make excellent counters of radio 18 Dep 18 Department 18 of agriculture reports that I 70 cents of every consumer dollar doUar spent on meat now goes to farmer compared with 51 cents In 1939 27 Radar 27 rapid digital automatic computation computation com may be basis of defense for rocket weapons reports Presidential entitle Research bon board rd October 5 Beulah 5 and George Bud Collum Gollum Gol Col- lum acquitted on charge charse of murdering Beul Beulahs Beulah's hs h's parents In yacht explosion 30 Plot 30 Plot to obtain atomic bomb secrets revealed revealed re re- re- re vented in senate inquiry into Hollywood communism November 3 Dealers 3 Dealers blame rumors of nylon stockIng stock stock- Ing lag shortage on radio commentators and newspaper columnists 11 Russia ll-Russia Russia reported to have exploded atomic bomb in tests U. U S S. S scientists doubt I possibility 19 19 Decommissioned battleship New Mexico reaches Junkyard in Newark N. N J J. J for I scrapping after week of ludicrous battling bat I Bing with fireboats and writs I |