Graders Don't Know Good Steak from Bad Packers
Meat packers Leonard Meyer and James J. McSweeney testified before a Senate Agriculture Committee, showing roasts and cuts to illustrate how government meat rules under the OPA have collapsed. They argued 90 percent of meat is from the black market and that even honest packers suffer under uncertainty about tender versus tough beef.
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Washington
Leonard Meyer
Meyer
Packer
Richmond
James J. McSweeney
Agriculture Committee
McSweeney
OPA
Roast Stealers Escape With Crown Roast During Meat Racket
In a heated discussion about government meat grading, Meyer condemns conflicting stamps A and B on the same piece, accusing graders of confusion. He argues OPA policies mislead packers about true quality, suggesting a black market thrives. Meyer and McSweeney rewrap their roasts then steal away with steaks.
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OPA
Meyer
Louisiana
Thomas
McSweeney
U S naval visits to Scandinavia planned
Admiral H Kent Hewitt, commander of United States naval forces in Europe, announced the navy will send warships to Scandinavian ports this spring or summer for courtesy calls. He said later flotillas would visit ports worldwide as a goodwill gesture to foreign nations.
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U.S.S Missouri
Mediterranean
H. Kent Hewitt
United States Naval Forces
Europe
Hewitt
MacArthur Urges holding Japan Election On Schedule
General Douglas MacArthur told the Far Eastern Commission that delaying the April 10 Japanese elections would mislead the public and harm occupation goals. He said most parties except the Communists favored the proposed constitution and that a new diet would be chosen under strict vetting after a purge that removed about 90 percent of current diet members.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
FarEastern Commission
Japan
Communist Party
State Department
Russia
New Zealand
MacArthur
Tojo
Stokowski and Gloria Robbed Loot Regained
Maestro Leopold Stokowski and Gloria Vanderbilt were robbed of $10,000 in luggage after returning from a trip in New York. Police arrested a 27 year old man carrying two handbags with jewelry as the theft occurred near the couple’s limousine.
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New York
Leopold Stokowski
Gloria Vanderbilt
Gloria
Stokowski
Eighteen Injured In Merchandise Mart Train Crash
Eighteen people were hospitalized with injuries after a rear end collision between two elevated trains at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart station. Police and transit officials investigated cause and conditions of the crash.
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Chicago
INS
Merchandise Mart
Atomic secrecy blamed in triple tragedy
Washington AP report: attorney Paul P. Stoutenburgh and his wife Anna were found shot dead in their home. their 12 year old daughter Mary was gravely wounded. Police say Stoutenburgh killed his wife and daughter before shooting himself amid fears over atomic bomb secrets. Relatives cite his phobia after his protection recommendations to war and navy departments were ignored.
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Paul P. Stoutenburgh
Anna
Mary
Robert Barrett
Jerome Flaherty
Stoutenburgh
James J. Greeves
War
Navy Departments
War Department
Fragmentary claim of secrecy in patent project dialogue
A fragment suggests a patent lawyer states indirect involvement and denies knowledge of secret work phases. The passage hints at caution about disclosure and emphasizes lack of direct participation in confidential aspects.
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