Measure To Renew OPA Is Whittled
The Senate votes 51 to 27 to prohibit price control of milk and dairy products as part of a one year extension of OPA. Earlier votes exempted cottonseed and soybeans, with meat poultry and eggs de controlled 49 to 26. Senate moves widen de control trend, risking future clashes with the House.
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Senate
OPA
Barkley
Sen
Wherry
Neb
Wilson
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Riowa
Thomas
Okla
House
la Follette
P.wis
O’daniel
Texas
25 Die When Army Bomber Hits Mountain
An army B 17 bomber from Goose Bay to Westover field crashed into Mt Tom near Holyoke Massachusetts in light rain killing 25 people including 4 crew and 21 passengers from army navy and coast guard. Rescue teams worked through night to recover bodies as witnesses described a gruesome scene.
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Holyoke
Mass
Goose Bay
Labrador
Westover Field
Chicopee
Mt. Tom
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Westover
Kelly Quits Cook County Democratic Organization
Chicago mayor Ed ward J. Kelly resigns as Cook County Democratic Committee chairman, hailed as the nation’s powerful party machine. He is succeeded by Jacob M. Arvey, longtime Chicago alderman from the 24th ward. Kelly seeks to devote time to making Chicago the greatest city in the world.
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Chicagss Saap
Edward J. Kelly
Rhesday
Cook County
Democratic
Andat Eee Hei
Jacob M.arvey
Chicago
Kelly
Nash-Kelly
Patrick A. Nash
Restaurant man sentenced for tax fraud in New York
Henry Lustig, 55, owner of Longchamps restaurant in New York City, was sentenced to four years in federal prison and fined 115000 for income tax fraud. The government said Lustig earned 2872766 dollars in unreported income and used schemes to evade taxes.
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New York
Henry Lustig
Record Corn Crop Forecast Tops Previous High
The agriculture department forecast 1946 corn production at a record 3,341,646,000 bushels and wheat at 1,090,092,000 bushels. The corn figure surpasses last year’s 3,018,410,000 and the prior 1944 record. Wheat is projected higher than last year’s 1,123,143,000 and above the 10-year average of 843,692,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Iowa Forecasts Record Corn Crop for 1951
Des Moines report: Iowa crop and livestock service predicts a record 651,242,000 bushels of corn for the year based on July 1 conditions. The average yield is forecast at 59 bushels per acre on 11,038,000 acres planted.
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DES Moines
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Iowa
Grave Thief Ringleader Seized In Mussolini Body Theft
Italian police arrested Mauro Rana, named ringleader of the gang that stole Benito Mussolini's body from Milan Musocco cemetery last April. Rana confessed, saying the body was buried near Milan after being found in sawdust in a bare coffin and later reburied. He was nabbed at Milan station while boarding a train and did not disclose exact burial site.
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Rome
Mauro Rana
Benito Mussolini
Rana
Milan
Musocco
Detroit engineer O'Dell dies at 70 an early Ford Edison associate
Benjamin L. O'Dell aged 70, an engineer and early associate of Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison, died Tuesday night in Detroit AP reports.
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Detroit
Benjamin L. O'Dell
Henry Ford
Thomas A.edison
Weatherboy rides elephant as Cedar Rapids hits near record heat
The Cedar Rapids weather story centers on a circus weatherboy arriving by elephant to forecast conditions. Temperatures peaked near 97 degrees by afternoon, just shy of the state high of 99, with 92 at 7 PM and 78 overnight into Wednesday. The tale blends local whimsy with a scorching day.
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Cedar Rapids
Weatherboy
Cole Brothers Circus
The
Gazette
Cedar’ Rapids
Ot‘tumwa
Still Too Warm for Hog Killers
Workers at Wilsons and Company quit at noon for the third straight day as heat raises a nine hour shift demand. Harold Smith of United Packinghouse Workers says five weeks of short hours before the OPA death left men unable to endure nine hours, though willing to work eight. The company insists on nine, so the men go home at lunch and do not return.
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Cedar Rapids News
Wilsons and Company
Harold Smith
United Packinghouse Workers
OPA
Smith
Food Prices Hit 26 Year High Across Markets
Wholesale food prices rise to the highest level since June 1920 as Dun and Bradstreet reports the weekly index at 4.88, with dairy prices up in several cities and livestock costs climbing in Chicago. The National Livestock Producers association accuses black market operators of pushing prices to spur demand for OPA relief, while Rochester ends meatless Wednesdays amid ongoing price controls debates.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
St. Louis
Georgia
Chicago
National Livestock Producers Association
Food Advisory Committee
Rochester
N. Y
Washington, D. C
The
American Veterans Committee
Congress
Russia Uses Veto to Block Canada’s UN Seat Offer
In New York the Soviet Union invoked its veto for the sixth time in UN Security Council history over a proposal by Australia’s Dr Herbert Evatt to allow Canada, a member of the atomic energy commission, to attend council discussions on atomic energy. Gromyko blocked the bid, arguing it was substantive, while the chair ruled it procedural and Canada’s Gen. A G L McNaughton was invited to sit. Poland abstained.
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New York
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Herbert Evatt
Australia
Canada
Atomic ‘4 Energy Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Poland
Gromyko
Francisco Castillo Najera
Mexico
Gen
A. G. L. McNaughton
Atomic Energy Commission
U S Not Considering Any Loans to Russians
Washington official confirms no United States loan to Russia is under consideration. Treasury Secretary Snyder stated the government is not evaluating any loan package to Russia at this time.
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U.S
Washington
INL
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
United States
Russia
United States backs 40 year German disarmament pact
Paris AP reports the United States would extend the proposed German disarmament treaty from 25 to 40 years in response to Soviet claims it is inadequate. Byrnes and Molotov exchanged texts amid four power talks, while Washington also proposed four power deputies to guide policy and prep a draft settlement for Germany as ministers near weekend adjournment.
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Paris
United States
Germany
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Ministers’ Council
Molotov
Byrnes
Council
Cole Brothers Circus Delayed Arrival at Marion
Cole Brothers Circus arrived hours behind schedule in Marion delaying matinee start to 2 30 p m and forcing rushed unloading to meet Cemar Acres performances. From Rock Island the train reached Marion after 10 30 a m with an 8 p m show planned, officials citing a 25 mph rail rule and hard ahead unloading effort. The crowd gathered amid parked cars and busy streets while the steam calliope, late by hours, failed to reach Greene Square on time.
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Cole Brothers
Marion
Cemar Acres
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Karl Knudson
P the
Milwaukee Trailload
Rock
Cemar
Calliope
Greene Square
Official Says U S Overpaid Firm a Million
Undersecretary of War Kenneth Royall said the government may have paid Batavia Metal Products $1 million too much for war contracts. He noted advance payments of $4.5 million and a tentative settlement offer of $959,855.69, not yet accepted, and questioned the firm’s ability to repay. Royall also sought inquiries into Erie Basin Metal Products, Batavia’s affiliate, as part of the Illinois munitions probe. A June 18 Caudle letter warned acceptance could hinder possible prosecutions. Royall spoke after Rep May cited him in the Kentucky congressman’s ties to Erie.
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Washington
Kenneth Royall
Justice Department
Batavia Metal Products Company
Royall
Batavia
Senate War Investigating Committee
Clark
Erie Basin Metal Products Company
Theron L. Caudle
Caudle
Rep. May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Kentucky
Erie
May
High War Department
Benjamin Franklin Fields
Los Angeles
Fields
FBI
Mitchell
D-Wash
Power in Politics and Labor Leader Sidney Hillman
Sidney Hillman a 59 year old Lithuanian immigrant who rose to power in American labor and politics died at his summer home of a heart attack. He led the Amalgamated Clothing Workers union and chaired the CIO PAC, shaping labor political action since his Chicago start in 1910 with a garment workers strike. He helped form the PAC in 1943 and backed the New Deal while opposing a separate labor party, wielding influence in Roosevelt’s campaigns and Democratic leadership.
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Point Lookout
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Congress of Indosstrial
PAC
CIO
Chicago
Hart, Schaff
United Garment Workers
Americary Federation of Labor
AFL
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Roosevelt
Iste
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Robert Hannesman
National Democratic
Chaira
Sidney
Dee Ea. Hillman
Labor
Rocket Sets New Altitude Record at White Sands
A German V 2 rocket reached 83.5 miles altitude at White Sands proving ground, remaining aloft 400.5 seconds before landing 63 miles north of the launch site. Col. Harold R. Turner called the test particularly spectacular, with observers from the Army Air Forces, commercial firms, and three representatives from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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White Sands
Proving‘ Ground
Harold RB. Turner
Army
Arate
Royal Canadian Air Orce
CPA Scraps Clothing Price Controls Under War Powers Edict
Washington AP reports the Civilian Production Administration scrapped remaining price controls on clothing after a congressional edict. It will continue set asides for fabrics suitable for low and moderately priced garments, but requires manufacturers to sell clothing from those materials at or below wholesale prices. Officials privately cited war powers and Moore amendment concerns for the change.
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Civilian Production Administration
CPA
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