War Surplus Disposal To Be Studied
Two house committees will probe War Assets Administration practices and wartime surplus disposal. Rep. Slaughter leads WAA hearings with witness Benjamin Fields amid questions over wire screening allocations. Kefauver subcommittee to study small business protection as Congress adjourns. Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia.
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Hugh Wise
WAA
Philadelphia
Committed
Atlanta
Memphis
Small Business Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Fugitive Nichols Surrenders After Swamp Hideout
Lester Nichols 41 charged with assault with intent to kill after shooting his estranged wife Nora 43 in Akron Indiana. He emerged from nearly three days in swampland dodging 85 officers and civilians, surrendering to farmers and be taken to Fulton county jail. He admitted wanting to know his wife's condition and claimed her as "the finest little woman." Police recovered no weapon. a buried $1200 cash stash was found in the swamp.
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Rochester
Ind
Lester Nichols
Nichols
Akron
Nora
Melvin
Ernest Roberts
Roberts
Foster Huffman
Fulton County
Frank Summers
H&d
U S Senator Says Russia Slows FAO Information Flow
Sen. Thomas reports Russia has provided no FAO production data since Hot Springs and hampers U N food work. He notes Britain's and Russia's multiple delegation plans, while the United States contemplates adding delegates from Hawaii Alaska and Puerto Rico. He heads to Copenhagen for an FAO meeting after two weeks at home.
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Atlanta
Sen. Thomas
D-Okla
Russia
U.N
Agricultural and Food Organization
U. S
FAO
Copenhagen
Denmark
Hot Springs
Quebec
Great Britain
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Glass shop window damaged in Springfield crash
A motorist missed a turn and smashed into the plate glass storefront operated by Paul I Zintek. Zintek rushed out, assessed the damage, and resumed work in his shop that specializes in stall plate glass windows.
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Springfield
Pauli Zintek
Zintek
TWA Sets Pilot Wage Rates Under Emergency Board
New York AP Transcontinental and Western Air will implement Aug 8 wage scales and rules from the presidential emergency board for four engine pilots. The union sought a top annual pay of 20341.08 while the board recommended a maximum of 12598.56. The airlines committee proposed individual conferences to negotiate similar terms, with unions yet to state their position. The board increases include up to 36 percent for co pilots in international service, a 750 dollar annual rise for base pay of first pilots abroad, raised hourly and mileage pay, and two weeks vacation for domestic pilots and a month abroad.
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New York
Airlines
White House
Airline Pilots Association
AFL
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Presidential Emergency Board
Pilots Association
Emergency Board
Pilot Union
Airlines Committee
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
University of Virginia
Fleer
Killian
Kone
Dean
Posse
TWA
C. A. Hodgins
R. S. Damon
Killian Company
Koret
California
Killien’ S
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