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...true, that spelled a revolution of another kind for the British-French-Dutch rubber plantations in the Far East. It was significant last week,' that, as Copolymer began full production, the price of natural rubber, which was 25? a Ib. in New York last August, broke ¹¼ to 16¼? a Ib., the lowest in two years...
...Helen Lightbody before 10 p.m. when little Prince Charlie was tucked in for the night. On fine days, two daily outings in his pram varied the routine, while morning and evening bath time was usually brightened by a visit from his mother. Tipping the beam at a solid 16 Ib. 8 oz., he was a happy and healthy baby, as was evident from a new batch of photographs released to his admiring public...
There were even some price cuts. The first postwar dip in the price of zinc (from 17½? to 16? a Ib.) was quickly passed on with lower prices on galvanized steel products. What few premium prices remained were gradually being dropped. Henry Kaiser cut the price of steel from his Fontana, Calif, plant $10 to $39 a ton, thereby wiping out increases made last August...
While the prices of other commodities tumbled (see The Economy), the price of wool kept going up & up. At Australian auctions a fortnight ago, fine wool which had sold in 1946 for around 65? a Ib. brought a record price of $2.42¼. Last week, at the Newcastle auctions, it shot up to $2.76¼, and in Tasmania superfine wool went up to $3.53. Reason: a complete change in the world wool supply...
Born. To Thomas Dudley ("Tommy") Harmon, 29, onetime A.A.F. pilot and All-America halfback (Michigan, 1939-40); and Elyse Knox Harmon, 30; their second child, second daughter; in Burbank, Calif. Name: Kelly Jean. Weight: 7 Ib...