OPA Fate Up To Truman
OPA price lids spark fear of wage demands and production slowdowns after a news conference by Civilian Protection Administrator John D. Small. He warned a danger of a fresh wave of strikes if employers respond to planned price adjustments and urged swift action to avert withheld goods and market disruption.
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Youth Held in Degnan Case Links to Note Fingerprints Found
Chicago police tied 17-year-old William Heirens to the Suzanne Degnan kidnapping and ransom note after fingerprints matched seven points on the note and Heirens was questioned in an assault case. Heirens, held after a struggle with officers, had a suitcase of bonds and items linked to burglaries. The Degnan girl was kidnapped from her North Side home Jan 7 and found dismembered with the note demanding $20,000.
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Atomic Crossroads prep and Baruch urging UN action
Airmen prepared for an atomic test drop at Bikini lagoon as Operation Crossroads staff weighed possible timing from July first to earlier. Bernard Baruch urged the UN Atomic Energy Commission to act swiftly, saying time presses and Truman pledged full support. the committee prepared to focus on three major sticking points including individual responsibility, veto rights, and disarmament safeguards.
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Byrnes Presses Call for European Peace Conference
Paris June 2041 Secretary of State James F Byrnes warned of a showdown with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to decide tomorrow whether to convene a 21 nation peace conference. Informants say Byrnes pressed for a firm decision while Molotov allowed debate, as talks on Italian and Italo Yugoslav frontiers and colonial administration stalled.
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De Gasperi blasts France amid Franco-Italian ties row
Rome reports Big Four criticism of Italy's policy as Toscanini cancels a Paris concert fuses with protests over Franco-Italian friendship. De Gasperi defends democracy and cites Tunisia concessions and worker shipments to France to show goodwill, while noting France leans toward the past.
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Manhattan Project Fractures Under Military Control
Senator McMahon argues the Manhattan Project is collapsing under Army rigid control. He says scientists cannot work effectively within the military system and urges domestic civilian control through a proposed commission. The House Military Committee's actions aim to place a military representative on the board, with a civilian member and oversight from the proposed civilian-aligned body.
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Rocket V-2 Reaches 75 Miles Over White Sands
White Sands New Mexico June 28 officials estimate a German V-2 rocket climbed more than 75 miles in a test flight. Army and Navy technicians launched the projectile and will verify final altitude after recovering instruments. whether 100 miles or more was reached will take one to three days to confirm.
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Tyler Knifing Suspect Held
Tyler attorney Craven Beard said a suspect wanted for the fatal stabbing of Tyler policeman M. J. Buie was captured near Corsicana Barri Texas after a gunfight with officers. The suspect was shot three times, hospitalized, then released. About 75 officers participated in the manhunt.
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Marines Stay On China Job
Acting Secretary of State Dean Acheson said the United States Marines will remain on guard duty in China until order is assured. He noted about 70,000 Marines are guarding supply lines while Japanese troops have been evacuated, with over 100,000 still in the country. Acheson denied U.S. support for any faction.
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Weather Summary From Amarillo And London
The report notes partly cloudy weather in Texas with Saturday and Sunday conditions and a breezy pattern in other regions. London weather includes a bitter notice on Cheapside and mentions of sleet conditions and discussions about soap rationing, with references to sunrise and sunset times.
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Inflationary Warning May Hint at Truman Veto
Washington June 28 AP Congress sent the compromise OPA bill to Truman and the White House released a report branding it inflationary. The National Wage Stabilization Board warned it would cause controlled inflation, urging a balanced approach with industry labor and agriculture. debate over the veto raged as Senate and House actions moved to extend price controls for another year.
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Bill at a Glance wallington price control package overview
Major features extend the Office of Price Administration life to June 11 1997 remove repeals of meat dairy tobacco and petroleum price controls set up a presidentially appointed decontrol board overrule OPA and Agriculture authority prohibit cutting prewar margins on reconversion items base ceilings on Oct 1 1841 averages limit subsidies to 1.1 billion end extensive clothing controls transfer farm commodity pricing authority to Agriculture prohibit ceilings on previously untargeted goods and relax cotton trading margins assure cotton and woolen manufacturers a reasonable profit based on 1939 41 costs and inputs
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Bowles Resigns Over OPA Inflation Fear
Washington reports Stabilization Director Chester Bowles resigns urging President Truman to veto the OPA bill. He warns passage would legalize inflation and cautions that a compromise price control plan would fail to curb rising costs and risk a black market surge. Bowles says his action precedes a Senate vote and hopes Congress acts after a veto.
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Cream of Officers Named by President
President Truman nominated 9,800 World War II veterans as permanent Regular Army officers to reach 25,000, with six hundred named overall and ranks from second lieutenant to major. The nominations cover all states, including Amarillo where 11 men were listed for permanent commissions across infantry, pharmacy, ordnance, and air corps.
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