World Court Sway Voted By Senators
The Senate voted 60 to 2 to submit the United States to the World Court with a domestic jurisdiction rider. The measure, lifting U S sovereignty on treaty interpretation and international law, backs up earlier rejection of the League’s court, and limits scope to domestic questions as defined by the Connally amendment. The vote followed defeat of the Pepper bloc’s bid for full participation. only Langer and Shipstead dissented on ratifying the UN Charter last year. The resolution directs Truman to seek UN Secretary General agreement on U S jurisdiction in four specified areas.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
United States
New World Court
United States Senate
International Court
League of Nations
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Tom Connally
Dtexas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
World Court
Panama Canal
Eugene D. Millikin
Coro
Pepper and
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Wayne L. Morse
Ore
William Langer
Congress
Truman
Bretton’ Woods
Great
Britai
United Nations
Threat to Life of Truman Reported by Secret Service
Secret Service reports during the fiscal year ended June 30 an alleged self proclaimed executioner was held for grand jury action on charges of threatening the life of President Truman. Names, places or dates were not disclosed in the service's report.
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Washington
Secret Service
Truman
Index Ledentes and Deaths Feature Marien Theme
A compact index page highlights deaths and features tied to Marien with brief notices. The column surveys notable obituaries and related tributes, pairing concise bios with community remembrances and dates where available.
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Ledentes
Aig
Marien
OPA raises ceilings on bread flour and cereals nationwide
The Office of Price Administration raised retail ceilings on bread bakery products flour breakfast cereals macaroni noodles corn meal and hominy grits effective immediately. Increases include one cent on small bread loaves one cent per dozen on rolls biscuits crackers and cookies two cents on eight ounce boxes of macaroni and noodles and one to three cents per cereal package. OPA also said hash stews tamales and chili con carne are free of price controls for now while mills receive a $1.10 per 100 pounds rise in ceilings for corn meal and related products.
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Washington
OPA
Postal Telegraph Tieup Shuts Large Part of France
A wildcat strike by postal, telephone and telegraph workers disrupted about half of France. Government employees in 40 of 89 departments halted service, Paris mail deliveries ceased, seven Paris telephone exchanges closed, with most suburbs affected. International lines stayed up to protect the peace conference. The strike seeks higher pay and better security benefits, despite union calls for discipline and return to work.
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Paris
France
Sas
Atomic tests spark warning on naval threat and security
Washington reports show Truman atomic test evaluators warn Bikini underwater blast with overhead detonation could devastate fleets for months and that distance is key defense. A White House joint chiefs board urges rapid research into radiologic risks and ship protection as both explosions sank several vessels.
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Truman
Bikini
Evaluation Commission
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff Pevaluation Board
Bikini Lagoon
79th Congress Adjourns and Election Hopes Rise
The 79th Congress adjourned with lawmakers planning to focus on the November election and political campaigns. Senate leaders noted the session’s mixed record, praising international cooperation while indicting domestic policy limits, as many members return home to campaign and await the start of the 80th Congress.
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South
Senate
79Th
Congress
Truman
Barkley
Wilson Employes Vote To Return To Work Today
Cedar Rapids workers at Wilson and Company returned to their posts Saturday after a three day walkout sparked by grievances raised during a single union management session with the United Packinghouse Workers of America CIO. A union official said not all issues were settled and a follow up session will be held next week in Chicago with company and union representatives to process remaining grievances.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Wilson
Z.C.B
Chicago
M. R. Swanson
LeRoy Johnson
Johnson
Harold J. Smith
United Packinghouse Workers
Sunday Forecast: Fair and Cooler in Cedar Rapids
The weather note recounts a reporter and Leo Miner at the Municipal Airport discussing model airplane contests. The forecast aims for fair and cooler conditions Sunday, with climactic details noting Saturday temperatures around 70s and 80s, and a focus on avoiding cumulus-nimbus thunderheads.
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Cedar Rapids
Cumulus
Weatherboy
Leo Miner
Miner
British Troop Shift to Basra Sparks Diplomatic Pleas
British Indian troops sailed from Bombay to Basra Iraq to relieve units, while New Delhi called the move precautionary and ready to defend lives and interests in south Persia. London said it is relief not reinforcement and potential withdrawal is possible. The dispute traces to recent Iran unrest and oil protests near Abadan.
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London
Basra
Iraq
Persian Gulf
British Foreign Office
New Delhi
Persia
Iran
Foreign Office
India
Bombay
Indian Office
Anglo-American
Restaurant Price Fluctuation Seen
Washington report states price of meat dairy and other raw foods varies daily and restaurant dish prices may similarly vary. OPA allows removal of posted ceiling prices on individual dishes. CIO President Philip Murray plans Aug 15 aides meeting and Anita Murray proposes a nationwide demonstration to stress maintaining ceilings on food prices before the new decontrol board.
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Washington
OPA
CIO
Philip ] Murray
Anita- Murray
Big Powers Win an issue of Chairman
Paris reports that small nations failed to block a Big Four plan to rotate the conference chairmanship among the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, France and China. The rules committee voted 12 to 8 with Ethiopia abstaining, defeating a Dutch plan to open the chair to any of 21 nations.
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Russia
Britain
France
China
Ethiopia
Byrnes
Molotov
Holland
Herbert Evatt
Australia
Canada
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Poland
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
India
New Zealand
Netherlands
South Africa
Big Four
Mr. Molotov
Council of Foreign Ministers
Heavy First Day Sale of Iowa Stamps
Iowa City post office opened early for Iowa statehood stamp first day sales drawing crowds of collectors. Joseph Lawler said demand rivaled historic events, with over 300000 stamps sold by noon and 50000000 more ordered. Ceremony featured Gov. Blue, Admiral Leahy, and Iowa officials. stamps to be sold statewide Monday.
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Iowa City
Iowa Statehood
Post Office Department
Joseph Lawler
Iowa
Lawler
Robert D. Blue
Truman
William D. Leahy
President and Mrs Truman Return Home for Missouri Primary
The Sacred Cow plane carrying President Truman and Mrs. Truman landed at Grandview airport in Missouri at 12 04 p m Saturday to vote in the state primary.
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Grandview
Truman
Missouri
Supplemental Funds Passed for Furlough Pay and G I Auto Aid
The Senate sent to the White House a 2.636 billion dollar supplemental appropriations bill funding enlisted furlough pay and purchase of specially fitted automobiles for about 20 000 ex G I s who lost legs in the war. Action followed non debated acceptance of joint committee recommendations.
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Washington
Senate
White House
G.I
Congressional
House
U S Faces Second Largest July Deficit in Peacetime
The government closed July with a deficit of about 1.105 billion dollars as expenditures reached 3.643 billion despite tax receipts of 2.538 billion. It marked the second greatest peacetime July shortfall, the only larger July deficit being 1.185 billion in 1941 amid the defense buildup.
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Washington
Treasury
Early Price Increase Sought on Newsprint
New York UPI reports Cranston Williams general manager of the American Newspaper Publishers Association urged early OPA action to grant a news print price increase. He warned that each day of delay raises hazards affecting the steady flow of newspapers.
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New York
Cranston Williams
American Newspaper Publishers Association
OPA
Ito Newspapers
War Probers Taking Time Out Big Plans Ahead
The Senate war investigating committee, taking a breather from wartime work, will continue probing fraud in wartime spending and public official dishonesty. It plans public hearings on defective mortar shells and may send a subcommittee to Los Angeles and Hawaii to study the Pan American Highway while reviewing defense of Pearl Harbor. The group will address war procurement in aviation, automotive, aluminum, and shipbuilding sectors, with focus on contracts, profits, and cost controls.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Congress
Pfblic
May
Garsson Combine
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Mead
D-N.y
Secret Data Obtained by 2 Russians
In Berlin two of three Russian soldiers arrested as spies for engaging in clandestine activities in the US sector and forcing German US Army employees to reveal secret documents were handed to Soviet authorities. The third, Kuznetzov, aided them. The Russians claimed harsh interrogation by Americans.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Berlin
Edwin L. Sibert
Europe
Sedov
Shulkin
United States
Bern
Pvt. Kuznetzov
Red Army
Samuel L. Harrison
San Antonio
Texas
Soviet Zone
Berliner Zeitung
Harold Cobin
New York
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Three Navy Landing Craft Missing Since July Reached Kingston
NEW ORLEANS (UP) Three small navy craft with 115 men aboard, unreported since July 24, were in port at Kingston Jamaica, the Eighth naval district said. Navy spokesmen added the ships had changed course to Kingston at the State Department request. The three landing craft were LSM 484 with 59 men, LCI 883 with 28, and LC FF 656 with 28.
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New Orleans
Ware
Kingston
Jamaica
Eighth Naval District
Navy
United States State Department
Panama
Navy Landing Craft Detour for Repairs in Kingston
Three United States Navy landing craft traveling from Panama to New Orleans developed engine trouble about 200 miles southeast of Jamaica. The vessels went to Kingston for repairs, arriving Sunday. Officials said they expected to resume their voyage in a day or two.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United ‘States Navy
Panama
New ‘Orleans
Six Die in Army Plane Crash Near Long Beach California
An Army B-25 medium bomber crashed three miles southeast of the Long Beach Army Airfield in overcast conditions Saturday. All six aboard were killed, including two Chinese air cadets. The bomber was en route from Enid, Oklahoma to Riverside, California, when it went down in flames.
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Riverside
Enid
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