Government approves 10 percent pay hike amid price controls
Washington feb 26 the government approved wage raises for 57 million workers and price increases for retailers supplying homes and clothing. Wage freeze lifted with a 10 percent rise over the jan 15 1950 level. Price boosts to start march 28. some items may dip others rise. DiSalle moves to curb retail margins, ordering markups on 230000 stores to align with pre Korean war levels by march 29, posting ceiling prices from july 1.
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Airliner crash near airport after engine failure
Passengers recount a takeoff from Municipal Airport toward Houston when a motor quit and caught fire. Captain Walters struggled for altitude near the Douglas bomber plant at the field’s edge. The crash followed but no panic set in as Miss Littrell opened an emergency door and the crew and passengers escaped. Walters carried an 18 month old baby.
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New Commander For Ninth Corps
Maj. Gen. William M. Hoge will become commander of the Ninth Corps on arrival in Korea. He is due in Tokyo Saturday to succeed Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore, who died in a helicopter crash near the front lines last week. Marine Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith is temporary commander. Hoge has led US troops at Trieste. Colombian merchants complain of buyers resisting high prices.
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