Fight on illegal food sales escalates with meat focus
Washington reports a government push to curb the black meat market as part of a broader crackdown on famine relief diversions. Justice Department vows vigorous action against tax evaders profiting from illicit trade while OPA plans 850 enforcement agents. concerns mount over Europe’s postwar food recovery, rising farm prices, and ongoing shortages into 1948. President Truman seeks aid from aides and clerics to bolster food conservation.
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Washington
Justice Department
OPA
Anderson
Paul Porter
Porter
Agriculture Department
Truman
Four-Power Pact Drafted to Guard German Peace
Secretary of State James Byrnes proposed a four-power mutual assistance pact uniting the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and France to secure permanent disarmament of Germany. The long term policy aims to pledge American arms in a lasting European peace.
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Byrnes
Paris
United States
Germany
U. S
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Britain
France
Reds Publish Franco-Hitler Secret Pact
Moscow’s Soviet Press claims photostatic copies prove a secret military alliance between Hitler and Franco signed in Madrid on February 12, 1943. Tass says documents were found by Red Army intelligence in the German foreign ministry archives during the Berlin battle. The broadcast says Franco pledged to oppose the Allied forces and that the alliance existed long before a formal protocol.
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Moscow
Hitler
Franco
Spain
Madrid
Tass
Red Army
Foreign Ministry
Berlin
Francisco Franco
Germany
Russia
Council
Jose Giral
Paris
Beer black market in Ohio warned by liquor board
Toledo report says tavern keepers buy supplies outside the state and Charles Schnurr of the state liquor board calls for suspension as the sole penalty for untaxed beer purchases. He spoke at a Buckeye Liquor Dealers Association meeting last night.
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Toledo
Charles Schnurr
State Liquor Board
Buckeye Liquor Dealers Association
Final Attempt Expected For GK on Ohio Canal
A new attempt to win final congressional approval of a $38.5 million canal project in eastern Ohio is anticipated in the Senate. Proponents say the plan will be raised when the Senate Commerce Committee reviews a general navigation authorization likely to be acted upon by the House within the year.
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Washington
Ohio
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
House
Ees
Army Cooking Held Sub Par in Report
Washington 4 The Army received a poor evaluation for many KP detachments. Secretary of War Patterson was informed that the Army overstocked food wasted it and cooked and served meals in a manner below accepted practices of commercial hotels and restaurants.
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Washington
Army
Patterson
End to federal price control sparks business split at C of C
Atlantic City Eric Johnston, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, warned that immediate elimination of OPA would plunge business back into a national doghouse within a week. He favored a firm sunset date next year for price controls as the National Association of Manufacturers pushes for removal after June 30. House Republicans, returning from a pre-campaign swing, found no broad voter anger over the price-control extension bill.
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Atlantic City
Eric Johnston
United States
Chamber of Commerce
National Doghouse
Re[porter
U.S. Chamber
Johnston
National Association of Manufacturers
OPA
Tte
National Chamber of Commerce
Washington
House
GOP
Roots
Telephone Workers Strike Hits Ohio Towns
New Philadelphia and Dover join a regional strike as about 47 CIO union members from the Ohio Associated Telephone Co. walk out at 8 a.m. Today. The action spans roughly 12 small towns including Warsaw Cooperdale and Stoney Creek with 6500 phones potentially affected if dial service breaks down.
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Philadelphia
Dover
Joe Kres
Cio-United Electrical Land Machine Workers
Ohio Asociated Telephone Co
iKres
Extinction of Britain Feared by Churchill Rally Speech
Winston Churchill warned at a Scottish Unionist rally that the Labor government's policy would bring the final extinction of Britain. He said the program would dissipate the means by which more than half the population lives and could abridge one third to one half of the population.
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Edinburgh
Winston Churchill
Britain
Official Sees Future Curbs On Farm Crops
Atlantic City UP Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P Anderson said a restricted output may be needed to protect prices unless there is nationwide high productivity and full employment. He urged shaping farm production to domestic and import market demands and noted the need for credit facilities technical aid and training.
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Atlantic City
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
United States Chamber of Commerce
State Assured Fletcher Use by Ohio at Cambridge Hospital
The State of Ohio was assured use of Fletcher General Hospital Cambridge as WAA authorized a temporary lease and immediate right of entry. The 2000 bed hospital sits on 256 acres and cost the government 4 462 998 plus 19 752 for the land, marking the end of Ohio's long effort to secure the institution for its mentally ill.
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Washington
Ohio
Fletcher General Hospital
Cambridge
War Assets Administration
WAA
War Department
Weather governs atom tests amid capricious July skies
By Don Whitehead on Kwajalein Atoll the July atomic tests hinge on rare weather. Observers chase a single perfect day in July's first 20 days with easterly winds to 60,000 feet and sparse cloud cover. Odds favor only a 1 in 20 chance of ideal conditions and up to 3 in 20 for operational weather. The joint Army Navy task force fears weather may force postponement, risking months of prep.
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Don Whitehead Kawajalein
Marshall Islands
Pacific
Mission Work Co-Operation Held Effective
Interdenominational cooperation in foreign missionary work grows more effective Dr Wynn Fairfield of New York told the National Assembly of Methodist Women today The simplest form is comity where churches or missions divide cities or fields and each takes responsibility while avoiding areas handled by others Mrs J D Bragg of St Louis urged Christian women to play a vital role in a changing world and leaders to renew right spirits and create clean hearts
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Columbus
Wynn Fairfield
New York
National Assembly of Methodist
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
jOthers
J. D. Bragg
St. Louis
Methodist Woman's Division of Christian Service
High Court to Rule On Eviction Actions
The Supreme Court will define how far federal courts can halt evictions during appeals under OPA rules. The Justice Department seeks clarity for cases involving eviction defenses and the necessity of delaying actions as appeals proceed, citing the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Department
Sixth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Gauge House at Dam To Cost Twice Estimate
Col. W. E. Lorence announced that Fleetwood and Maue of Pittsburgh bid 94,657 for a stilling weir and gauge house at the Ber Tin flood control dam near Deer field Ohio. The government estimate was 49,122.
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Pittsburgh
W. E. Lorence
U.S. Army
Fleetwood and Maue
Ber- Tin
Deerfield
Fight to Approve German Disarmament Pact Pledged
Senator Arthur Vandenberg said he would fight to pass the four power treaty on Germany if Britain Russia and France accept Byrnes proposal. The pact would disarm Germany demobilize eliminate Storm Troopers and Gestapo outlaw fissionable material and keep Allied forces on alert with quadripartite inspection for 25 years after occupation.
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Byrnes
United States
Japan
Stalin
Germany
Moscow
Vyacheslav Molotov
France
Britain
Russia
Sen
Connally
D. Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Vandenberg
R. Mich
Reich
Storm Troopers
Gestapo
War Hero Takes View Of Capital From Plane
Columbus report says Melvin Mayfield of Nashport Ohio, 24th Ohioan to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, viewed the capital from an army bomber for 30 minutes with his wife. The flight capped a four day celebration ending tonight with an informal club dinner. the Masfields return to Nashport tomorrow.
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Columbus
Melvin Mayfield
Nashport
Masfields
Heavy frost damage hits Mahoning fruit crops in Ohio
Youngstown report cites J C Hedge predicting residents will eat canned fruit next winter due to heavy frost damage on apple pear sour cherry and strawberry crops. Agricultural agents and growers in Trumbull Seneca Sandusky Ashtabula Columbiana and other Northern Ohio counties also reported severe frost damage. Red Army leaves Tehran according to Tabriz radio.
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Youngstown
J. C. Hedge
Mahoning County
Trumbull
Seneca
Sandusky
Ashtabula
Columbiana
Ohio
Ship Blast At Earle Naval Depot After Ammunition Explosion
A ship loaded with ammunition exploded at Leonardo on the Earle Naval Depot, igniting a barge pier fire. A naval spokesman warned many may be dead or wounded. Ambulances rushed to the scene. the blast was heard for miles and shattered windows across Monmouth County. Emergency calls summoned doctors in the area.
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Earle
N. J
Leonardo
Earle Naval Depot
Monmouth County
Streicher Abus Lurid Claims Expunged From Nuremberg Record
Julius Streicher’s charges that U S troops abused him were struck from the international military tribunal records after U S prosecutor Robert H Jackson argued they were irrelevant. Streicher’s defense attorney agreed the testimony had nothing to do with the defendant’s case and the tribunal ordered deletion.
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Hialmar Horace Greeley Schacht
Reichs-Bank
Naz Finance
Bread price boost seen by OPA officials
Washington announced an immediate two cent rise in most rye bread prices to 11 or 12 cents per one pound loaf. An agency official privately indicated white bread and other varieties may rise soon with bakers seeking an additional cent per loaf. The increases run at least until June 30 pending a cost re check.
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Washington
OPA
Colleges Face Short Facilities for 15,000 to 20,000 Students
Gov. Frank Lausche said private universities and colleges in Ohio will lack facilities for an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 students next fall. The warning came from a special university committee chaired by Ohio State University President Howard L. Bevis.
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Columbus
Omo
Frank J. Lausche
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University
Plot to assassinate General MacArthur shocks Tokyo
A May Day assassination plot against General MacArthur near his Tokyo headquarters was revealed by Brig. Gen. Frayne Baker. An informant, identified as Hideo Takayama, handled grenades and pistols and had 140,000 yen saved for the effort. Japanese officials apologized as authorities pursued suspects and warned of possible reprisals impacting occupation policy.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Hideo Takayama
Frayne Baker
Kyuchi Tokuda
Communist Party
Takayama
Kempertal (Police
Bake Jer
Baker
Tokayama
Harry L.T. Creswell
MaceArthur
Allied Powers
America
Lewis, Owners Renew Efforts To End Strike
The Associated Press reports John L. Lewis and bituminous operators pushed renewed talks to settle a month long soft coal miners strike amid additional plant walkouts at Allis-Chalmers boosting idled workers to 27,000 across Milwaukee Boston La Crosse and other plants. Government seized meat packers plants earlier but released them to private owners as labor disputes persist nationwide.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Boston
la Crosse
Wis
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Norwood
Laporte
Ind
AFL
CIO Packinghouse
Munich Clash in Theater as Monarchists Clash in Public Meeting
In Munich a clash broke out between Bavarian monarchists and unknown opponents at the first public meeting of the Bavaria King and Homeland party. American military police intervened to quell fighting that spread from the theater aisles to the corridors after the free vote was restored. The event centered on supporting Prince Rupprecht for head of the Bavarian government.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Munich
Dana
Bavaria King and Homeland” Party
Pring Rupprecht
Two Brothers Die as Fire Destroys Williamstown Garage
Williamstown Kentucky fire destroys a garage between Williamstown and Georgetown. Two brothers perished in the blaze while a third member was critically injured. Investigators labeled the incident a fatal garage fire with significant damage to the structure.
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Williamstown
Corinth
Georgetown
UN opens inquiry into Franco Spain secrecy marked probe
A UN Security Council subcommittee begins gathering evidence to judge if Franco Spain threatens peace. It will keep some documents confidential while soliciting data from UN members and exiled Spanish Republicans in Paris.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Spain
Poland
United Nations
Paris
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