Aluminum Resales Study Sparks ECA Action
The ECA reported aluminum bought in Canada with Marshall Plan funds at 16 cents a pound was resold here for 27 to 30 cents, while Britain cited a 24 cent world price. Bruce asked officials to press Belgium, Netherlands and Britain to curb programs, and Senate inquiries noted the issue. ECA data show 87,016 tons of Canadian aluminum scrap paid to Britain, Belgium and Holland, with 15,853 tons rerouted to the United States. Lead purchases totaling 12,027 tons for Belgium and Holland, with 5,847 tons resold to U.S. firms.
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Europe
Britain
Wilcox
Great Britain
Belgium
Holland
United States
Hoover Urges U.S. Pay Increase
President Hoover calls for a pay hike for federal workers with estimates between 1 million and 1.5 million dollars. He says current salaries waste talent and hinder training, leaving dead wood. John Stevenson, head of the Hoover Commission personnel task force, argues the nation can afford higher echelon pay.
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Hoover
John Stevenson
Hoover Commission
Red spy case deepens as hearings reveal secrets and leads
The committee said it will release secret documents it has obtained beginning Wednesday. Marion Bachrach, a New York writer for the Communist Party, refused to answer many questions while the panel pursued a 1930s spy ring tied to microfilms from the State Department and Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Mundt said new leads on a typewriter used by Mrs Hiss emerged as other officials weighed abolishing the Un American Activities Committee in favor of a civil rights panel.
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Marion Bachrach
New York City
Communist Party
Whittaker Chambers
Bureau of Standards
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
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un-American Activities Committee
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Rep
Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin
Woodstock
Bulletin
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New York Grand Jury
House Committee
Adolph A. Berle Jr
Berle
Washington
Truman Maintains 15 Billion Defense Budget Plan
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse said President Truman still plans a 15 billion dollar defense spending ceiling for the next fiscal year. He noted military chiefs proposed higher totals of 17 and 23 billion but the President rejected them and warned surpassing 15 billion could force tax increases and renewed economic controls.
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Washington
Edwin G. Nourse
Truman
Nourse
White House
Body of Private First Class Lee Roy Walker Returned
The body of PFC Lee Roy Walker arrives in Austin at 3 15 p m Thursday and funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the North Side Church of Christ with Rev Jess H Hall officiating. Survived by mother Mrs M E Walker three brothers and a sister, he enlisted Sept 23 1942 at Fort Sam Houston, trained at Camp Gruber and went overseas December 1943. He was wounded in Italy February 1944 and killed near Bologna. Decorations include the Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge Good Conduct Medal and a campaign medal with two battle stars.
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Lee Roy Walker
Arive
Austin
Hylton Funeral Home
North Side Church of Christ
Jess H. Hall
Walker
M. E. Walker
East First Street
Eldridge
Prentis
Odis Walker
Floy Shafer
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Italy
Bologna
$81,000 in Bad Checks Ties Bank Merger
Franklin bank president Crane reveals that $69 000 in checks were bad and another later check raised the total to $81 000. Deposits at First State Bank are safe as mergers with First National Bank of Franklin proceed. FBI and state officials monitor jurisdiction while Franklin area investigations continue. Franklin is in Robertson county near Waco.
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Crane
McMillan
Austin
McAllen
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Baxter
First State Bank
First National Bank of
Franklin
C. E. Weeks
FBI
San Antonio
J. M. Falkner
Robertson County
Waco
Two Bottles of Beer Foil Houston Burglar
Police report a Houston burglar left fingerprints after stealing small change cartons of cigarettes cigars and candy from a grocery. After drinking two bottles of beer the culprit tailed a clue that may lead to identification and arrest.
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Houston
Citizens Debate Electric Rate and City Pay Hike
Citizens discuss funding a proposed 200000 needed if electric rate increase is five percent raising 135000. Mayor cites telephone revenue and other funds for balance and urges council to decide before January 1. He notes past raises for city employees and asks for clear action.
Baltic Partisans Reported Fighting Soviet Besatzung Forces
Neuf Zeitung cites underground Baltic resistance in Latvia Lithuania and Estonia fighting Soviet forces. Partisans strike supply lines police HQs and rail junctions with deserters and Russian officials fleeing west. Three Baltic divisions reportedly train to hunt partisans amid broader calls for Western defense unity.
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Neuf Zeitung
Latvia
Lithuania
Esthenia
Neue Eitung
Red Army
MVD
Soviet Union
Thier
Die Welt
West
Germany
Increase in Bus Fare Expected in Amarillo
Amarillo bus riders faced a fare rise after the company proposed selling three tokens for a quarter rather than four. The wage increase for drivers raises monthly pay from 235 to 315 dollars after a week of negotiation, prompting the request to city commissioners.
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Amarillo
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