Curbs Seen As Military Necessity By Johnson
Senator Lyndon Johnson calls for immediate price control as a military necessity amid sharp rises in defense item costs. He warns price hikes threaten defense purchasing power and that 10 billion dollars in armed services funding may buy only 5 billion in equipment, urging thorough investigation if prices keep climbing.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Sparkman
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
Harlingen Family Receives Early Christmas Surprise
Mrs. Frank Wally and her two daughters Patricia Ann and Mary Frances arrive home in Harlingen after a June departure for Minneapolis. Husband Frank staged a Christmas surprise by buying a four foot tree and gifts, sparking calls of merry wishes all day from friends and neighbors.
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Harlingen
Texas
Frank Wally
Wally
Frank
Rio Grande Valley
Santa Claus
Patricia Ann
Mary Frances
Minneapolis
Papa Wally
Patricia
Santa
Mrs. Wally
Meat Prices Said To Be Declining
The American Meat Institute reported that retail meat prices are falling with wholesale price declines already visible in butcher shop pricing. In Chicago, a typical market, retail prices dropped two to twelve percent from July peaks while wholesale cuts showed four to six percent for hogs, seven percent for spring lambs, and three to four percent for steers.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Institute
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wildcat Bus Strike Ends in New York City
A two day wildcat strike by bus drivers serving 350000 daily riders ended as service resumed on 16 lines. James O Shea local 100 shop steward CIO Transport Workers union said workers returned to work pending further negotiation on grievances.
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New York
Limes
James O'Shea
CIO Transport Workers Union
China aids Ho Chi Minh guerrillas in Indo China pact report
A Paris Echo du Vietnam communique published in Saigon alleges a Sino Vietminh pact with China supplying arms, a 300 member Chinese mission, rice shipments, and joint training camps in Yunnan Kwangtung Kwangsi. Authorities cite 2000 to 3000 Vietminh followers crossing into China for training.
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Saigon
China
Ho Chi Minh
Echo du Vietnam
Vietnam
Bao Dai
Yunnan
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Indo-China
Caobang
Weather Forecast Delays Formosa Invasion Plan
A Formosa report notes Chinese forces missed the best invasion window from a meteorologist view. If not attempted by mid October they must wait until spring, says American forecaster John Kain Fogg.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
John Kain Fogg
Bomb Hurled at Brussels Communist HQ
A small bomb was hurled at the Belgian Communist party headquarters in Brussels early Saturday. The front of the building was damaged and several windows were smashed.
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Brussels
Belgian Communist Party
Iowa Reservists Ordered Back to Active Duty
About 350 Iowa enlisted reservists were mailed orders to return to active duty by Sept. 15 and report for physicals in Des Moines starting Wednesday and Thursday. The 1,400 to be tested will fill Iowa’s September reserve quota of 700, with excess potentially aiding October needs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
5Th Army
Chicago
Midwest
T. W. McMahan
McMahan
Senators Call Johnson To Tell of Preparedness
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged Secretary of Defense Johnson to review next week the status of U S military readiness at home and overseas.
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Johnson
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of Defense
Publication of Atomic Weapons Effects Book Charged to AEC
Dr. Joseph O. Hirschfelder former UW chemist and Naval Research Laboratory director says the Atomic Energy Commission hampered the new book on The Effects of Atomic Weapons due to political pressure and top level administrative missteps. He called for streamlined organization to handle future energy challenges.
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Madison, Wis
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Joseph O. Hirschfelder
University of Wisconsin
Washington
Hirschfelder
Los Alamos Atomic Laboratory
U.S Naval Research Laboratory
Norway Ships 10000-Ton Aid Vessel For UN Korea Drive
Oslo reports Norway will place a 10,000 ton ship at the disposal of the United Nations joint command in Korea after surveying UN shipping needs. The decision aims to bolster supply capacity for UN operations.
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Oslo
Norway
United Nations Joint Command
Korea
U. N
State Seizes Transit Firm as 3200 Strikers Are Locked Out
In St Louis, Missouri, Gov. Forrest Smith ordered the seizure of Public Service Company and 3200 workers removed from payroll after a wildcat strike shut down transit. Wildcatters from AFL groups roved to block buses and streetcars while regular talks stalled over a 7 cent hourly raise. Residents whiled away by hitchhiking and walking as traffic and deliveries slowed.
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ST. Louis
Forrest Smith
Public Service
AFL
Wildcatters
Vance Julian
Julian
Smith
Woman Injured in Two Car Collision Near Marion
Mrs. Mary Wojceichowski of Chicago suffered scalp and knee cuts when the car she rode in rear ended another at the junction of highways 15 and 13 east of Marion. She was treated at St. Luke's hospital in good condition. The other driver was Frances R. Glascock of Iowa City, an ROTC instructor. The parties were returning from Delhi.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Wojceichowski
Chicago
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Harry Cloud
Wojceichowski
Esther Wojceichowski
Frances R. Glascock
Iowa City
R.O.T.C
University of Iowa
Wojceichowskis
Delhi
Sole Command Favored for West Europe
Washington reports strong sentiment among NATO members for a supreme military command over Western European defenses. French officials say the commander should be American, with Britain and others broadly agreeing, citing the United States as having final responsibility due to its resources. Past military caution feared US leadership could curb European defense efforts amid rising Cold War pressures.
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Washington
Europe
Britain
United States
West
Atlantic
Two Vinton Men Killed as Electric Freight Hits Car
Two young men from Vinton died when a Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern electric freight train struck their car at a grade crossing west of Urbana Iowa near 9 30 p m Saturday The victims were Jackie Lee Merchant 24 and Ted Fowler about 22 both of Vinton Coroner John R Burrows said more bodies might be in the tangled wreckage as searchers feared gasoline hazards delayed probing The crash occurred at the intersection of interurban tracks and Iowa 101 The 17 car freight bound north and the auto east toward Urbana derailed the locomotive was damaged and the car so mangled its make could not be identified Investigators included Water loo officials Highway Patrolmen and Benton County Sheriff Mozena
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Urbana
Vinton
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern Electric
Benton County
John R. Burrows
Merchant
Fowler
Cloyd Lytle
Fred Kohn
Burrows
Lloyd Patterson
Johnny Wilson
Herbert Good
Robert Grossnickle
Nile E. Mozena
North Korean Offense Moves Toward Taegu Front
AP reported six North Korean divisions moved to the Naktong front near Waegwan and Taegu for a heavy offensive. Crossings 600 to 800 troops each opened the river line, threatening Taegu’s supply routes and a major UN center as U.S. forces rush to stabilize the western Naktong front.
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Tokyo
Naktong River
Waegwan
U. S
Taegu
Naktong
United Nations
Pohang
U. S. First Cavalry
Meader Quits Senate Post to Seek Congress Seat
George Meader resigned as counsel for the Senate banking subcommittee probing RFC operations to run for Congress in Michigan’s Second District. Rep. Earl Michener also announced his plans to vacate his seat after nearly 30 years in Congress.
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Washington
George Meader
Senate Banking Subcommittee
RFC
Congress
Michigan
Earl Michener
R-Mich
Senator Vandenberg Enters Hospital for Checkup
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan has entered Georgetown University Hospital for a precautionary checkup. A staff member said there is nothing to be alarmed about and noted the visit is purely routine.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Georgetown University Hospital
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