Truman ends wartime powers and sets six month pause
President Truman announced the end of the wartime hostilities period at noon, wiping 18 emergency laws from the books and setting 33 others for automatic expiry in six months. He also trimmed a year from farm price supports while preserving many emergency authorities for Congress to decide.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Mr Truman
Army
Navy
War
Pentagon
War Department
Naval Reserve
Taxes to Fall July 1 Under Truman Proclamation
President Truman signals automatic reductions in the 1947 tax bill totaling about 700 million dollars. Excise levies on liquor liquor products furs jewelry luggage and many consumer items drop on July 1. Notable cuts include liquor from 9 to 6 a proof gallon and various duties reduced to lower percentages or fixed rates across beer telephony and transportation.
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Washington
Truman
Colin F. Stam
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue
Congress
Oklahoman Named Director Of Mexican Library
Gaston Litton of Granite Oklahoma has been named director of the Benjamin Franklin library in Mexico City succeeding Harold Bently who returns to Columbia University. Litton a University of Oklahoma graduate and an authority on North American Indian manuscripts comes from Managua Nicaragua where he directed the U S library since 1945.
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Mexico City
Gaston Litton
Granite
Okla
Benjamin Franklin
Harold Bently
Columbia University
University of Oklahoma School of Library Science
Litton
Nicaragua
U. S
Managua
Oklahoma
Orphaned boy Dee Dee Wong claimed by aunt in Chungking
A four year old orphan, Dee Dee Wong, known as Little Brother, was claimed by his widow aunt who traveled from Chungking after recognizing the child in a newspaper photo. The crash on Christmas night killed his mother, father and sister.
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Shanghai
Dee Dee
Gifts of $1,000 for Kansas State Chapel
Two gifts totaling 1100 for the All Faith Memorial Chapel fund at Kansas State college were announced. One check for 1000 came from Anna Maude Smith, Oklahoma City businesswoman and alumna, and another for 100 from Rabbi Gershon Hadas of Kansas City acting for the Los II and brothers of the board of trade building in Kansas City Cambridge Massachusetts home of Harvard university once was called Newtowne.
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Manhattan
Kas
Kansas State College
Milton E. Eisenhower
Anna Maude Smith
Oklahoma City
Gershon Hadas
Kansas City
Losl and Brothers of the Board of Trade
Best State of 1946: Oklahoma News Highlights
The Associated Press poll ranks ten top Oklahoma stories for 1946 led by the elections upheaval and Republican gains. Bank robberies, especially Walters $33,000 raid, place second with arrests in Electra and Oklahoma City. Ardmore tornado, Tulsa killings and garbage strike follow. Oklahoma Aggies football slump, veterans housing boom, and record college enrollment round out the list.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Walters
Chase
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Oklahoma Aggies
Ree
First National Bank of
Cotton County
Texas
Kiamichi Mountain
Joseph L. Hixon
Electra
James A. Hixon
Antlers
Okla
Tenced
Federal
Leavenworth
Kansas
Hixons
United States
Edgar S. Vaught
City National Bank
Andy Devine
Ray Tucker
FBI
Loy. T. Shields
Shields
AFL
Oklahoma A. & M
St. Mary’s
Bobby Fenimore
Denver
Arkansas
Aggies
Fenimore
Russia Pushes Ban on Atomic Weapons and Rebuffs Veto Waiver
Russia charged atomic energy is used solely for armament production and urged a treaty outlawing atomic weapons and destruction of existing stocks. Andrei Gromyko led the stance as Bernard Baruch urged immediate adoption of the U.S. plan, with support from Hasluck, Alberto, McNaughton, and Khalifa for a detailed discussion and international convention.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
Soviet
Russia
United States
Baruch
U. S
Andrei A. Gromyko
Bernard M. Baruch
Commission
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
Paul Hasluck
Australia
Alvaro Alberto
Brazil
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Mohamed Bey Khalifa
Egypt
Hasluck
Capt
Alberto
General Assembly
Scotch Whisky Shortage Drives High Local Prices
In Campbeltown Scotland residents are paying up to 40 for a bottle as scarcity pushes prices. Despite 2 million gallons in warehouses the whisky remains tied for five years, with most future output slated for the United States.
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Campbelltown
Scotland
United States
Malaria Reaches North in Leningrad Region News
A report notes one malaria type occurs as far north as Leningrad Russia highlighting disease reach.
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Leningrad
Russia
Soldier admits he strangled woman near Illinois campus
Pfc Maurice T Garrett, 21, six foot tall and 200 pounds, confessed to strangling and raping Heen Marie Cler, 20, found beneath a nearly nude body on a porch near the University of Illinois after an evening at a tavern. He told police he felt an overwhelming urge to strangle her.
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Champaign
Heen Marie Cler
University of Illinois
Pfc
Maurice T. Garrett
John Barth
Garrett
Forrest C. Garrett
Akron
FBI Seeks 25 Carat Emerald Ring Hidden Sparkle of Jeritza
Denver jury of subpoenas unfolds as FBI probes disappearance of a 25 carat emerald ring once owned by opera singer Maria Jeritza and now held by Mrs. May Bonfils Berryman. The ring was shipped Nov. 19 from Denver to New York for repairs. a weathered flight forced down near Chicago and New York dealers say it never arrived. Denver attorney Edgar McComb confirms a federal search is active, noting the case involves interstate commerce.
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Denver
Maria Jeritza
May Bonfils Berryman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edgar McComb
Berryman
F. G. Bonfils
The
Denver Post
McComb
New York
Chicago
U S and Britain Move Toward Anglo American Airforce
London papers report Washington dispatches that the United States and Great Britain have taken steps toward an Anglo American airforce. Drafts for joint training of RAF and U S air personnel were submitted for signature to Gen Carl A Spaatz. The plan includes standardized schooling and exchange of pilots.
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London
Daily Mail
Daily Telegraph
Washington
United States
Great Britain
RAF
U. S
Army Airforce
Carl A. Sapatz
U. S. Army Airforce
James Brouzh
Brough
Mail
Foreign Office
Nminister Atlee
House of Commons
Britain
Wiggins Nominated Undersecretary of the Treasury
President Truman selects Archibald Lee Manning Wiggins of Hartsville South Carolina banker and former American Bankers Association president to be undersecretary of the treasury. Wiggins will replace O Max Gardner who becomes ambassador to Britain with Gardner's Senate approval pending.
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Washington
Truman
A. L. M. Wiggins
Hartsville
S. C
Treasury
White House
Wiggins
American Bankers Association
O. Max Gardner
Britain
Charles G. Ross
Senate
Gardner
Archibald Lee Manning
Bank of Hartsville
the Press and Messenger
Snyder
South Carolina Press Association
Atlantic Coastline Railroad
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve
Syste
Durham, N
Holiday grief hits Mrs Meadows with two losses
Mrs R W Meadows of 923 East Sixth mourns after the death of her sister Mrs Flora Butler in Raymondsville Texas the day before Thanksgiving and her brother Ed Branscum in Bryn Mawr California on Christmas morning. She could not attend either funeral.
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R. W. Meadows
East Sixth
Flora Butler
Raymondsville
Tex
Ed Branscum
Bryn Mawr
California
State Senators Form Committee to Name Other Committees
Nine Oklahoma state senators were named to the Senate committee on committees to set standing assignments. Senator James C. Nance announced the group, which will meet before the January 7 legislative session, and listed members from Lawton, El Reno, Shawnee, Madill, Sapulpa, and other towns along with ex officio chair Nance.
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Oklahom City
Senate
James C. Nance
Purcell
Bill Logan
Lawton
Homer Paul
Pauls Valley
J. A. Rinehart
el Reno
Mead Norton
Shawnee
This Year Record In Oil Production
Howard Pew says 1946 saw record crude oil and products output, 24 percent above prewar levels, due to minimal labor disruption and substantial wartime plant investments. He notes many returning veterans rejoining oil firms eased by steady management.
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Philadelphia
Howard Pew
Sun Oil Co
Pew
Complaints Of Firearm Shooting Reported Near Ada
Residents outside Ada report youths with new firearms firing shots near homes and outbuildings. Sheriff Clyde Kaiser warns action will be taken if shooting continues as livestock risk grows.
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Ada
Sheriff's Office
Clyde Kaiser
Doughfeet Swell New York Footwear Figures
New York reports a notable rise in shoe sizes among ex servicemen and active buyers. A. C. Fellman, wartime naval procurement adviser, notes feet and shoes have grown by about a half to a full size since prewar times.
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New York
A. C. Fellman
Navy
Greater returns for amount in vested
Ada News Want Ads reports a classified note noting better value for money invested, highlighting improved returns for readers placing advertisements.
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Ada News
CAA to Announce First Airport Grants for 1947
The Civil Aeronautics Administration plans to reveal a partial list of grant sponsors within a week as part of a seven year airport construction program. A survey of national airport needs will follow, with final guidance for up to 500 million dollars in funds over the period.
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Donald Sanders
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Congress
Commerce Department
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
U S Savings Bond Totals Rise in 1946
Washington report shows Americans invested 7.4 billion in government savings bonds in 1946, about 1 billion more than redeemed. Of this, 4.4 billion went to series E war bonds with cash-ins exceeding new purchases, while overall redemptions eased. Vernon L. Clark notes total E bonds outstanding exceed 30.2 billion and says the sector is out of the woods on redemptions.
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Washington
Treasury
Savings
Vernon L. Clark
Clark
Heavy Snowstorms Grip Texas Cities and Highways
One of the worst snowstorms in recent years hits Texas with seven inches at Denison and one to four inches elsewhere. Highways iced over and accidents were numerous as Dallas Cotton Bowl traffic jams formed. Freezing weather extended to the coast.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Denison
Red River
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