Rankin Attacks Civilian Control on Atomic Energy
Rep. John E. Rankin argues against civilian control of atomic energy in the House. He warns there are spies at Oak Ridge and that the bill could leak the atom bomb to Communists. He advocates killing the bill and keeping the bomb under military charge.
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Mississippi Solon
Washington
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
House Today
Oak Ridge, Tenn., Atomic Plant
House Committee On Un-American Affairs
Rankin
Teane ¢Lin Lael
House
House Military Committee
Senate
May
Kentucky
Peace plan seeks a 1 million strong Regular Army
In Washington a Senate Military Committee session examined plans for a permanent Regular Army of 1,000,000 with 400,000 Air Forces, 300,000 ground forces, 175,000 service forces, and 125,000 in training. Lt. Gen. J Lawton Collins and Maj. Gen. Lauris Norstad represented the armed services as senators debated the need for 50,000 to 100,000 officers and an organized reserve of 200,000 plus National Guard units of 680,000.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
J. Lawton Collins
Lauris Norstad
War Department
Senate House conference on OPA bill stalls amid absences
Washington July 17 The Senate House conference on the OPA bill marked time as Barkley and other senators were absent. House conferees stood firm against specific ceiling exemptions while taft and tobey clashed over delays. White House urged renewal of price controls for a year with simplification, and Taft refused to yield on meat and milk exemptions. Coleman floor furnaces Olver Wiggin Lumber Co. 1200 W. 6th. Ph. 4222.
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Senate House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Taft
Ohio
Tobey
New Hampshire
Conference Committee
Truman
White House
War Reconversion Advisory Board
Congress
Pat House
Coleman
Olver & Wiggins Lbr. Co
Georgia Chief Claims Victory in Georgia Governor Primary
Eugene Talmadge declared victory in Georgia's governor primary despite trailing in the popular vote. He led in 83 of 159 counties with an electoral estimate of 206 votes, while James V. Carmichael had 84,741 votes to 72,584 and won 40 counties. The race centered on white supremacy and newly enfranchised black voters, with calls to restore the white primary.
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Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Ellis Arnall
Talmadge-Carmichael
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
E. D. Rivers
Hoke O’kelley
United States Supreme Court
Stalin Calls Agents Home From Canada
Ottawa reports that 17 Soviet embassy officials and employees named in a Canadian espionage commission will leave Canada immediately at the Soviet government request. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said eleven had already departed. two top officials were seen packing as the report appeared.
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Ottawa
Canadia
W. Mackenzie King
Twokman Royal Commission
King
Vitali G. Pavlov
NKVD
Ivan I. Krotov
Mine Foremen Win Test Case
Vice Admiral Ben C. Moreell announced a government union agreement covering pay and working conditions for 136 supervisory workers at four western Pennsylvania Jones and Laughlin steel mines. The deal marks a historic test case on unionizing mine foremen in the soft coal industry and challenges the long-standing view that supervisors are part of management.
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Washington
Ben C. Moreell
Federal Coal Mines
Western Pennsylvania
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Texas Senate Session Ruled Invalid by Court
The Texas Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the Senate cannot convene at will to confirm or reject the governor's nominations. The January solo session led by Sen. Weaver Moore was invalid, foreclosing future self convocations. Dissents argued the constitution permits Senate meetings to pass on recess appointments.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Senate of Texas
Sen
Weaver Moore
Stevenson
Texas
Senate
Alexander
Few Brewster
James P. Alexander
John H. Sharp
Gordon Simpson
W. M. Taylor
Brewster
Graham B. Smedley
J. E. Hickman
C. S. Slatton
A. J. Folley
Harry B. Crozier
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Crozier
Senate Journal
N. J. Walker
State Comptroller and Board of Control
Resignations Open Path to Federal Judgeships
Two Democrats, Representative Murphy of Pennsylvania and Luther Johnson of Texas, resigned from Congress to accept federal judgeships before the House votes on a judicial salary bill. Murphy will join the Pennsylvania Middle District Federal Court and Johnson the U S Tax Court in Washington. The resignations allow eligibility for a proposed $5,000 annual pay raise.
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Washington
Congress
House
Murphy
Pennsylvania
Luther Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Russians drop hooliganism charge against U.S. embassy clerk
Waldo Ruess a 36 year old clerk at the American Embassy in Moscow is allowed to leave the Soviet Union after Russia dropped charges of hooliganism. He flew to the United States today following representations by the American ambassador and a claim of diplomatic immunity. The alleged incident involved an unnamed Soviet actress and the case was resolved after her withdrawal.
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Washington
Russia
Waldo Ruess
Moscow
State Department
Ruess
United States
Walter Bedell Smith
Stock accounting forms and modern record systems
Russell Staty Co. highlights advances in stock accounting forms and modern record systems, noting improvements in tracking inventory, financial reporting, and data management for corporate operations.
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Russell Staty Co
Ike Slings Mush For 4 Brothers
Ike Eisenhower on a North Woods vacation day ends with a corn meal mush breakfast. He jokes he served as chef for his four brothers as he emerged with the family meal. He says the dish was passable but not as good as his mother’s cooking.
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Minocqua
Wis
Eisenhower
North Woods
Ike
Associated Press
Reds in Dark on Vanishing Yanks
In Berlin the two American officers Capt Harold Cobin and Second Lt George Wyatt who disappeared July 4 near the Russian zone are not located by Russians and U S authorities doubt they are being held there. Russians say they cannot locate them and are not holding them in the Russian zone. Meanwhile three Russians arrested in the U S zone on espionage charges are being released to Russian authorities at Hof near the border. Cobin from New York and Wyatt from Oklahoma City disappeared after boarding a train toward Oranienburg. A Berlin security chief warned the Russians may seek a quid pro quo before any release.
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Germany
Berlin
Army
Harold Cobin
George Wyatt
George S. Eyster
U. S
Hof
Cobin
Wyatt
Frank A. Keating
Alexander Kotikov
Eyster
New York
Oklahoma City
Oranienburg
M. Drauvin
Keating
May Kentucky lawmaker questioned over three thousand dollars
Senate investigators heard that Representative May of Kentucky asked about a three thousand dollar sum and was told it would arrive soon. A former secretary described hush money discussions and visits by May to the munitions firm office, plus notes about a thousand dollars for Yankel. The witness quoted officials discussing payouts and warned against taped calls as the panel prepared to hear May again.
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Pagott Hor May
Washington
Senate
May
Kentucky
Midwest
Senate War Investigating Committee
Yankel
Eleanor Hall
Joseph Freeman
Combine
Murray Garsson
Mead
Jack
Freeman
E. M. Glazier
Per
Glazier
Savelas
Hill
Woman escorted from Senate hearing during War Profits probe
Capitol police forcibly removed a struggling woman from the Senate War Profits investigation as she shouted at testimony. She identified herself as Vanetha Sarelas Doakes sister of Louis Sarelas, manager of the Midwest munition office, and insisted on making a statement.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
War Profits
Eleanor Hall
Midwest Munitions Combine
Hall
Vanetha Sarelas Doakes
Louis Sarelas
Combine
Heirens Faces Questioned Confession and Reported Deals
Reports from Chicago papers describe William Heirens subjected to a truth serum test after arrest. Dr. William Haines cited a remark about the serum while Heirens allegedly confessed to murder, but attorneys disputed the details and any deal to spare the death penalty.
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Chicago
William Haines
Cook County Behavior Clinic
University of Chicago
Chicago Sun
Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Daily News
Tuohy
Herald-American
The
John Coglan
Weather Forecast For Amarillo And West Texas
Fall Thursday morning partly cloudy with a cooler Thursday night. High tomorrow near 98 degrees. West Texas partly cloudy Thursday and Friday. May record high temperatures yesterday with readings around 97 to 91 in various spots. Sunrise 5 46 A M Sunset 8 00 P M.
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Weather Bureau
Imarillo
West Texas
Baion
Water Shortage Recurs. Amarillo Bids for Conservation
City Manager A P Hancock urged Amarillo residents to skip watering today and Friday due to a 30 inch main shutdown for a new well valve and heavy demand from hot dry weather. Officials reported irrigation may resume Saturday and Sunday if conservation holds, with park golf course and Llano Cemetery irrigation suspended.
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Eighth
Bonham
Mr. Hancock
Mark Miles
Ross Rogers Municipal
Llano Cemetery
Moss
Greeley
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