The East Hartford gazette
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85009852/1946-12-27/ed-1/?sp=6
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Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.
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The East Hartford Gazette reviewed major news highlights of late 1946, noting that the Dominican Republic suffered severe losses from a violent earthquake and tidal wave in August. The retrospective also cited international incidents including the desertion of the steamship *American Farmer* and the Yugoslav shootdown of two American airplanes. Additional domestic events covered labor strikes, price controls, and the anniversary of the U.S. Army Air Forces.
El *East Hartford Gazette* presentó una recopilación de los sucesos más descollantes de finales de 1946, destacando que la República Dominicana sufrió desastrosas pérdidas a consecuencia del terremoto y maremoto registrados en agosto. La síntesis informativa rememoró también episodios internacionales como el abandono del vapor *American Farmer* y el derribo por fuerzas yugoslavas de dos aeronaves militares estadounidenses. En el ámbito interno, recapituló jornadas de huelga obrera, controversias por los controles de precios y el aniversario de las Fuerzas Aéreas del Ejército norteamericano.
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AUGUST. August 2nd was the
39th birthday of the United
States Army Air Forces. On
August 4th Protestant leaders
from eight nations, gathered in
England, favored joint action
with the Catholics on world
problems.
Athens, Tennessee, saw ex-Gls
drive the sheriff elect out of
town and seize control of the
government.
The Dominican Republic suf
fered great loss in a tidal wave
and violent earthquake. The
steamship American Farmer
was deserted at sea and became
a problem for international liti
gation.
Channing Pollock, famous
playwright, died August 18.
The Yugoslavs shoot down two
American planes. The State De
partment sent violent protest. Se
vere rioting occurred in Calcut
ta. The Norwalk, Connecticut,
schools teachers go on strike for
wage relief.
President Truman vacationed
in Bermuda. New England scien
tists from M. I. T. studied cosmic
rays at 40,000 feet altitude. Fif
teen German spies were arrest
ed in the American zone of occu
pation. Those were some of the
August headlines and then
SEPTEMBER. Price control
went on a spree on such items
as canned fruits and vegetables
and many other items. The
truck strike was hitting New
York. An Army jet plane did
578 miles per hour at the Cleve
land races.
Marshal Tito apologized to the
United States for the shooting
down of our planes. A musicians’
strike silenced the dining rooms
of the New York hotels.
The Queen Mary arrived on
September 4th with art treas
ures, valued at seven million dol
lars, for exhibition in the U. S.
A. A shipping strike tied up all
ports with 3,000 ships moored at
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The East Hartford gazette. (1946). East Hartford, Conn., 1946-12-27. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85009852/1946-12-27/ed-1/?sp=6
ReferencesReferencias
Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The East Hartford gazette, 1946-12-27.
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