Senate votes to bar meat price ceilings in OPA revival
The Senate 49 to 26 prohibits any future price ceilings on meat poultry eggs and derived foods as part of a revived OPA bill. Democrats and Republicans align against lifting controls. Truman may veto the revived measure as House members oppose lifting meat limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Wherry
Demos
GOP
House
U S and Russia clash over German disarmament plan in Paris
In Paris on July 9, Foreign Minister Molotov and U S Secretary Byrnes argued over a 25 year German disarmament treaty. Byrnes proposed appointing special deputies to study all German problems and report to the next four power meetings. Molotov accused the Allies of breaking Potsdam while Byrnes cited U S spending to maintain the occupation and alleged Russia violated Potsdam.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
James F. Byrnes
America
Byrnes
General Assembly
Trygve Lie
U. N
Molotov
Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
Reich
Germany
Russia
Lightning Kills Two in Field Near Morton
In Bailey County near Morton Texas, 28-year-old James Lowe and his 14-year-old nephew John Wayne Mallar were killed when lightning struck between tractors on a farm. Sheriff Mac Hancock said the strike occurred as the men passed each other, and their bodies were dragged by the Machinery. Investigating officers said no rain was falling at the time of the electrical storm.
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Lubbock
James Lowe
John Wayne Mallar
Morton
Bailey County
Mac Hancock
Cochran
Tin Can Toss at Switch Saves Man Trapped in Conveyor Belt
Malden Massachusetts July 9 engineer George Ross 46 freed himself from a conveyor it trapped him thigh high by grinding rollers. He rolled cans toward a wall switch six feet away to shut off power and stop the rollers after a half hour rescue. Ross listed comfortable with good recovery prospects. wife Laura visited him at Malden Hospital. Police report he was dragged into the machine around 3 am during the plant move to a higher level.
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Malden
Mass
George Ross
Ross
Malden Hospital
Laura
George
William Butler
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Butler
Patterson Acknowledges Attention to Illinois Munitions Makers
Secretary of War Patterson told the Senate War Investigating Committee he gave personal attention to wartime complaints from Illinois munitions makers at Representative May's request but denied any favors. He testified he went to May's office after government payments to Erie Basin Metal Products were frozen to recapture excess profits and met two men whose identities he could not reveal.
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Washington
Patterson
Illinois
Mayof
Kentucky
Senate War Investigating Committee
Industrial Combine
May
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Patterson Seeks to Explain War Board Actions and May Interactions
A record of Patterson describing conversations with May about a War Production Board order that halted Batavia Metal Products work and his July to August actions with the War Manpower Commission to secure extra labor for Batavia. He denies pressuring for a Batavia shell contract and confirms approving an Army-Navy “E” award after production targets were met. Knutson testifies on a Sept 6 1945 price freeze that later allowed $723 000 payout. The testimony mentions a call from May and possible figures linking Henry Garsson to Illinois procurement.
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May
War Production Board
Batavia Metal Products Company
War Manpower Commission
Batavia
Europe
Erie Basin
Patterson
George H. Knutson
War Department Price Adjust
Ment Board
House Military Committee
Henry Garsson
Illinois Combine
Knutson and Associates
Washington
Erie
Plane Buzzes Car: Mutual Damage in Lubbock Incident
Everett McArthur of Spur reported two twin engine bombers buzzed his car near Lubbock while he watched one plane force a vehicle off the road. The trailing plane struck his trailer, severing iron piping and damage to the top plank, as investigators opened an inquiry into the encounter.
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Lubbock
Everett McArthur
Spur
McArthur
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Amarillo and vicinity expect a clear morning with partly cloudy skies and late day thundershowers. West Texas shows scattered storms Wednesday with cooler temperatures Wednesday night and mild changes in the Panhandle. New Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley see afternoon and evening showers and thunder showers with little temperature change.
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Amarillo
West Texas
the. R
Grande
Panhandle
New Mexico
Cayes i & A.M
Bam
Ois
Vets to Receive Terminal Pay in Cash and Bonds Plan
A Senate approved plan proposes about 3 billion dollars in delayed terminal pay to roughly 15 million veterans. En listed personnel would receive cash under 50 dollars, while larger sums would be issued as five year Treasury bonds at 2 percent interest. The measure, backed by President Truman, aims to replace immediate cash outlay with a mixed payment method and covers those discharged up to July 1, 1947, with retroactive bonds for officers.
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Washington
Senate
Military Committee
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Treasury
House
Eben Ayers
White House
Budget Bureau
Treasury, War and Navy Departments
Armed Services
Off Limit Rule Is Continued At Amarillo Army Field
Amarillo will maintain off limits to all military personnel at Amarillo Army Air Field from 7 p m to 7 a m as a cooling off period. Col Joel O Neal announced the order after consulting city manager A P Hancock to curb disturbances in Ellwood Park. Police will bolster efforts to prevent vandalism and hoodlum activity following local complaints and recent fights between soldiers and civilians. Four youths were arrested and convicted yesterday in corporation court on charges of disturbing the peace and damaging property.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Joel O’neal
A. P. Hancock
Army
Ellwood Park
Corporation Court
Amarillo Field Commander Transferred to Spokane
Colonel O'Neal, veteran of two world wars and former commanding officer of Amarillo Field since Jan. 6, is being transferred to Geiger Field in Spokane Washington. Formal orders are expected within a week.
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Amarillo Field
Spokane
O'Neal
Geiger Field
Wash
O’neal
Amarilo Field
Egypt Binds Jerusalem Mufti to Limited Political Role
Cairo discloses that Hai Amin El Hussein, the Mufti of Jerusalem, will be restrained from political activity after Egypt gave a qualified assurance. The move aims to curb his public political involvement while confirming his religious authority remains.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
Hai Amin el Hussein
Foreign Office
Congressmen Tour Tokyo Diet Building Sparks Comparisons
American congressmen in Tokyo tour the Diet building and offer sharp reactions. Sen. Hugh Butler says it puts Washington Capitol to shame, Rep. George P. Miller notes sleepinducing seats, Sen. Allen J. Ellender calls it luxurious, while Rep. Eugene Worley rates it favorably against the Texas Legislature.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Washington
George P. Miller
California
Allen J. Ellender
Louisiana
Eugene Worley
Texas
UNRRA Halts Flow Of Goods to China
UNRRA Director General Fiorello H. LaGuardia announced the stoppage of all relief shipments to China except vital foods. He cited China's inland transport failure for the action, and a Shanghai dispatch reported concerns about waste theft and deterioration of supplies while need persisted. Cheng Pao Nan of the Chinese National Relief agency said the move curtails about 600 million dollars of UNRRA aid, denying port storage claims.
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Washington
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
China
Shanghai
LaGuardia
Cheng Pao Nan
Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Cheng
Higher Building Costs Predicted If Price Controls End
Wilson W Wyatt of the National Housing Agency warned 300 Southwest builders that without price controls costs could rise about 20 percent. He said an $8,000 home could reach $9,200, citing potential strikes and a need to boost materials production. Wyatt noted 95 camp buildings will go to public housing for emergencies, while the rest fund home construction. He urged community action to address housing shortages and doubling up among veterans.
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Dallas
Wilson W. Wyatt
National Housing Agency
Wyatt
OPA
Southwest
Washington
Public Housing Authority
Camp Res. Sseeman
Necessa Wyatt
Ove
Smith Centers Fire On Rainey and Unions
John Lee Smith a gubernatorial candidate denounced Dr Homer P Rainey labor unions and the novel U S A in a courthouse lawn address He offered charity donations for every Rainey reading delivery and warned of labor racketeers Reds and anti religious forces if Rainey wins He urged boosts in teachers pay open shop job preference for veterans and fully paid old age pensions.
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John Lee Smith
Homer P. Rainey
Rainey
University of Texas
Smith
E & HY
University Board of Regents
John Dos Passos
Texas
Beauford Jester
Grover Sellers
Hughes Risked Life for Plane on Maiden Test Flight
From a hospital bed in Los Angeles, Howard Hughes told unnamed associates he knew he was in trouble half an hour before his experimental reconnaissance plane crashed on its maiden test flight. He reportedly chose to go down with the ship to save the project after $8,000,000 in costs and months of research were at stake.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Red and Norah Tie War Bride Romance on Friendship Ave
Former Staff Sgt. William Thompson Jr and English girl Norah Carpenter wed in a quiet Pittsburgh civil ceremony after quads born out of wedlock. The couple, with three surviving quadruplets at Red's mother's home on Friendship Avenue, plan temporary residence in two rooms. The wedding followed waiving of a three day waiting period and was attended by a small group of friends including Red's former attorney and best man.
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Pittsburgh
William
Red) Thompson
Thompson
Norah Carpenter
Red
Samuel R. Keller
Norah
Frank T. Halloran
Keller
Edward Weill
Monessen
Orphans Court
Thomas P. Trimble
Pennsylvania
Norah Norah
Heanor
England
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Eastland
Mississippi
Barkley
O'Daniel
FEPC
U.S
Sponse
United Nations
New York
World Peace Plans
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
West
Lubbock Army Air Field
Enid, Okla
Army Air Field
Hubert Cole
Pol
Eugene
Russell Stationery Co
Recesy
Red and
Mrs. Now
Friendship Avenue
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