Government Refuses Round of Reconversion Pay Boosts
Washington AP reports that the War Inflation Program stiffened wage controls by denying a second reconversion pay raise for west coast lumber workers. The ruling, by Reconversion Director John R. Steelman, limits future wage costs unless approved before price ceilings. The decision affects over 45,000 workers who had 15 cents hourly raise plus a negotiated 5 cent rise.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
OPA
Steelman
CIO
AFL
National Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Central California Pine Companies
San Francisco
Food Bill Rise Above U.S. Average
Washington reports a record 13.8 percent jump in retail food prices from June 15 to July 15, the steepest one month rise in U.S. history. Meat led gains with 30 percent, dairy up 21 percent, cereals up 3 percent, and eggs 9 percent, with regional leaders Chicago Boston and Minneapolis posting the largest increases.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States
Bureau
Chicago
Boston
Minneapolis
Mobile
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
CPA
Five-Man Crew Free Woman From Bathtub After 17 Hours
In New York Mrs. Bertha Singer a 62 year old weighing 280 pounds wedged in a tub after her legs buckled while bathing. Her son Harry 35 called police and a five man emergency squad freed her after 17 hours with water removed and oil applied. She was hospitalized for contusions and shock.
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New York
INS
Bertha Singer
Singer
Cumberland Hospital
Weather Reporter Notes Cooler Cedar Rapids Week
A lighthearted diary of Cedar Rapids temperature checks by a weatherboy and a Chambers Inskeep contact. Benchmarked highs show 90 on Thursday dropping to 80 by Friday with overnight readings from 82 at 7 pm to 74 at 7 am and 78 at 9 am.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep
Weatherboy
Defective World War II shells used in training after V-E day
Washington reports recount several eyewitness accounts to the war profits committee describing defective 4.2 inch and mortar shells used in training in Weimar Germany and elsewhere. Veterans allege unheeded precautions, improper impounding, and fear of repercussions for raising concerns.
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Washington
INS
Senate War Profits Committee
Syracuse
N. Y
Weimar
Germany
First Army
Paris
Waterbury
War Department
Woman 62 Charged with Poisoning in Dupont Death Probe
MADISON Ind AP State Police Detective Tevis says investigation continues into five deaths in Dupont the hometown of Lottie Lockman 62 a housekeeper charged with attempted murder by poison after illness of Forrest McConnell 63 who is recovering Tests show poison in her body fluids Lockman who stood 5 feet 9 inches wears a bobbed gray hairstyle has been free on 2500 bond She denies harming anyone and locals describe her as a parson who liked everybody The dead include Minnie McConnell 75 Frank Lockman 65 Wally Lockman his brother Fred Giddings 89 and Hattie Calhoun 70.
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of Forrest
Frank Lockman
800 Stranded on Gambling Ship as Cops Crack Down
About 800 patrons remained aboard the Bunker Hill gambling ship as officers halted most water taxi service. A coast guard cutter responded to an appendicitis case while patrons faced uncertainly. some gambled on, others waited for home transport as tension rose and Admiral Cornero’s name stirred chants.
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Los Angeles
Chance
Bunker Hill
Tony Cornero
Coast Guard
Yankton
Admiral Cornero
Cornero
Bond
Quakes Waves Kill Fifty Two in Caribbean Island
CIUDAD TRUJILLO Domini can Republic AP Fifty two persons have been killed or drowned in the quake and tidal waves sweeping the island republic. Two fresh temblors were recorded Thursday night and Friday morning, at 3 20 am and 8 05 am, both mild. All deaths occurred in the northern coastal area where waves hit seaside villages and inland areas. No deaths in the capital city. transmission was indistinct.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Republic
Miami
Fla
Truman signs measures tightening veterans training standards
President Truman signed a package of measures affecting veterans including tighter on the job training standards, inspections, and pay ceilings. Other provisions authorize VA canteens, restore benefits to certain WWII residents of enemy countries, grant peacetime disability pensions, reemployment rights for merchant marines, and federal supports for training facilities with a $75 million funding. The on the job cap is $175 monthly for singles and $200 for married trainees with government subsidies up to $65 and $90 respectively.
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Washington
Truman
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Veterans Administration
United States
Merchant Marine
Federal Works Administrator
Girls Don’t Show Up Oglers Freed in Detroit
In Detroit four ousted complaints were dismissed by Traffic Judge George T Murphy after police noted am orous glances from cars at several girls. The judge said a written statement from complainants was required and that both sides must appear in court, since he cannot convict on hearsay. The youths had been ticketed under an old ogling ordinance.
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Detroit
George T.murphy
British Navy hunts for Jewish refugee ships near Palestine
In peacetime strength the British navy and air force swept the eastern Mediterranean to stop Jewish refugee ships bound for Palestine. Troop movements in Palestine sparked questions as at least three destroyers patrolled coastal waters while Cyprus prepared camps for about 2000 refugees.
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Jerusalem
Mediterranean
Palestine
Adriatic
Royal Air Force
Guy Gillette
Haifa
London
Great Britain
Russia
France
Italy
Foreign Office
Cyprus
Romania
Black Sea
Constanta
U S General Rejects Refugee Route Through Germany
General Joseph T. McNarney, U S commander in Europe, said he would halt all organized movements of refugee Jews into the American zones in Germany and Austria. He described the movement as world organized but stated the United States has no policy to make its zones a waypoint to Palestine or elsewhere.
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Frankfurt
Joseph T. McNarney
United States
Europe
Germany
Austria
World Organization
McNarney
Palestine
Byrnes
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
Terminal Pay Signed by Truman for Veterans Aid
Washington AP Four steps to claim terminal leave pay were outlined by the treasury war and navy departments after President Truman signed the legislation authorizing a 2.7 billion dollar outlay. The steps include obtaining a form titled claim for settlement from any post office.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury, War and Navy Departments
Cedar Rapids Post Office Seeks Terminal Pay Forms
Postmaster Frank Baldwin said the Cedar Rapids office has not received forms or instruction sheets for terminal pay for veterans. He stated the office cannot answer questions about applications until the materials arrive and the public will be notified when they are received.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Baldwin
U S Leaves Pension Leave Reform Details in Focus
The article outlines a major postwar leave policy overhaul for veterans, detailing forms, centers, and officers involved in claiming cash or bonds for accumulated leave. It notes the plan's scope, a $2.7 billion total, and a 60 day cap for active service personnel, with provisions for 61 to 120 days reimbursed.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Corn outlook shows record crops in August estimates
Agriculture department reports August 1 corn at 3,496,820,000 bushels and wheat at 1,160,366,000. Corn is up from July 15’s 3,487,976,000, above last year’s 3,018,410,000, and far above the 1935-44 average of 2,608,499,000. The previous corn record was 3,203,310,000 in 1944.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa corn crop holds 1946 record at Aug 1
Des Moines reports Iowa's 1946 corn crop judged at 673,318,000 bushels as of August 1, matching the earlier July 15 forecast and tying the record. The estimate reflects conditions across the state on that date and aligns with prior projections.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Safety Expert Urges Cedar Rapids Traffic Reforms
City council hears Harry Forter of the National Safety Council outline steps to improve Cedar Rapids traffic Safety measures include hiring a full time traffic safety engineer boosting police traffic staff adding high school driving instruction modernizing traffic lights and signs and studying street parking. Porter's praise covers accident records systems personnel training court setup and plans for a permanent auto testing lane.
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Carl Kane
Cedar Rapids
Harry Forter
National Safety Council
Porter
Olffstreet
Montgomery Ward Sales Break Record in 1946 Half Year
Montgomery Ward announced that six months ending July 31 1946 sales set a record, rising 44 percent from 1945. Total were 446,917,306 versus 310,279,919 for the same period last year.
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Chicago
SNS
Montgomery Ward
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