Chiang Commands Drastic Measures to Curb Black Market
In Shanghai and Nanking a high government official said Chiang Kai-shek ordered drastic economic principles to curb a runaway black market and inflation that has devalued the Chinese dollar. The measures, prepared with Premier Soong, aim to restore civil service livelihoods and halt the panic within three months, with possible nationalization of gold and outlawing of foreign currency.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Nanking
T. V. Soong
United Press
Chiang
Quotas Clash as American Correspondents Seek Soviet Visas
The Standing Committee of Correspondents in Congress and allied press groups urge the State Department to expand the Soviet visa quota amid a 73-applicant pool. A blistering denunciation of the Soviet limit accompanies a list of 52 American news organizations to receive visas as quotas potentially rise.
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Marshall
Washington
State Department
Standing Committee
Congress
State Department Correspondents Association
Periordeal Correspondents Association
Michael J McDermott
Soviet Union
McDermott
William Theis
The
International News Service
Standing Committee of Correspondents In Congress
Thomas F. Reynolds
Chicago Sun
Wil
Chiang Kai-shek tightens grip on wartime economy amid inflation queues
Reports say Chiang Kai-shek and his government aim to sever the link between gold and other prices while civil servant pay remains unchanged. Authorities plan to run daily necessities through cooperatives as people rush to jewelers to protect savings. Expected gains include U S surplus goods, Japanese reparations, and renewed U S aid, while Kuomintang critics accuse the policy of ignoring CE resolutions from Chungking.
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China
Germany
Chiang
U. S
United States
Kuomintang Central Executive Preparatory Committee
Inlanking
Central Executive Committee
Chungking
Wyoming Lawmaker Proposes Flags and Bells for California Traffic
In Cheyenne Wyoming Rep C W Jeffrey introduced a bill to retaliate against California border rules by requiring California registered cars entering Wyoming to display two red flags three feet square and two six inch bells to warn of their approach. The measure targets California traffic regulations and penalties described by the legislator as excessive.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
California
Rep. C. W. Jeffrey
Newsmen Protest Soviet Press Restriction At Moscow Conference
Washington deputies urge Marshall to secure at least 52 Soviet visas for U S correspondents. Four associations sign protest charging 20 visas as inadequate. They provide a ranking plan for issuing visas and await further steps after studying the list.
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Washington
Marshall
Russia
United States
Moscow
Walter Bedell Smith
State Department
New York
State Byrnes
Radio correspondents groups meet on fur seal value
Liam R McAndrew of the National Broadcasting Corporation representing the Radio Correspondents Association and Frank McNaughton of Time Inc representing the Periodical Correspondents Association discuss the Alaska fur seal herd estimated to be worth about 100 million dollars.
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Liam R. McAndrew
National Broadcasting Corporation
Radio Correspondents Association
Frank McNaughton
Time, Inc
Periodical Correspondents Association
Alaska
Thief Steals Radios In Three Consecutive Days
Police in Henryetta Oklahoma hunted a radio thief after three days of portable radio thefts. The culprit visited a different store each day in nearby Okmulgee and the pattern suggested a single perpetrator. A separate note mentions helium being injected into oil sands to map underground movements of oil and gas.
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Okmulgee
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