U S Hits at Eye Doctor Price Setup
The federal government filed two civil suits under the Sherman Act charging optical wholesalers and eye doctors with fixing eyeglass prices via rebates. The suits name Bausch and Lomb, American Optical and others, claiming doctors received up to 40,000 dollars yearly in rebates. Fifty one doctors are named, with detailed methods of rebate payments and patient pricing described.
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Chicago
Tom C. Clark
Washington
Clark
Bausch and Lamb
Rochester
N. Y
Riggs, Optical Company Consolidated
Riggs Optical Company, Inc
San Francisco
McIntire, Magee and Brown Company
Philadelphia
Southeastern Optical Company, Inc
Richmond
American Optical Company
Southbridge
Mass
American Optical SoManYs Southbridge
Wendell Berge
Justice Department Anti-Trust Division
Bausch and Lomb
Cedar Rapids
Wayne J. Foster
Seven Sentenced to Death in Salonika for NOF Ties
In Salonika on Tuesday seven persons including one woman were condemned to die for membership in NOF, the outlawed Macedonian autonomist group.
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Athens
Salonika
NOF
Many Nabbed As Palestine Blast Sequel
British police rounded up hundreds of suspects after the King David hotel bombing in Jerusalem. The blast killed 54, left 52 missing, and wounded 53 while injuring about 150 others. Authorities linked arrests to underground Jewish groups, noting suspects found near a bullet-riddled body.
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Jerusalem
King David Hotel
Old City of Jerusalem
London
Palestine
Attlee condemns King David Hotel bombing in Palestine remarks
London reports Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament the King David Hotel bombing was the worst of many horrible outrages in Palestine yet he said the government would not divert from pursuing a just final solution to the Palestine problem.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
King David
Palestine
Doolittle Accuses Navy of Planning Duplicate Force
Lt Gen James H Doolittle accuses the Navy of plotting a duplicate strategic air force using land based heavy bombers to protect its primacy and warns of taxpayer waste. He defends merger plans and cites cost, naval propaganda, and delays in integrating the armed services.
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Doolittle
Navy
New York
INS
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
The
Air Force Association
Army Air Forces
Threearm
Rock Island Arsenal Fires 477 Workers After Cutbacks
Rock Island New Jersey AP report says 477 employees in the artillery vehicle department at Rock Island arsenal were discharged after a three week vacation. Col. Carlo Waldmann cited drastic curtailment of overhaul and long storage projects for 1947 as the cause affecting small arms, artillery, fire control and automotive equipment programs.
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Rock Island
Artillery Vehicle Department
Rock Island Arsenal
Carlo As Waldmann
Lightning Bolt Strikes Benesh Home in Cedar Rapids Mystery
A lightning bolt struck the Milo Benesh residence at 128 Thirty-third Street NE during a brief 5 am thunderstorm. The hole caused roof and window damage, a two inch glass dish hole, burned curtain rod, and a glowing gable trail, yet no one was hurt. clocks and electricity failed briefly as the family assessed scattered pictures and frightened pets.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Benesh
Thirty-third Street
Paraguayans Report Army Coup Recalls Morinigo Rule
Buenos Aires dispatch from UP says unofficial word from Asuncion claims President Higinio Morinigo and his cabinet were ousted. Gen Vicente Machuca, army commander, purportedly assumed power as Morinigo sought exile in Brazil. Formosa reports confirm resignations and military takeover.
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Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Paraguay
Higinio Morinigo
Vicente Machuca
Formosa
Morinigo
Brazil
Cooler Weather Promises Showers Ahead
It was 94 degrees at 2 30 p m Tuesday as the weatherboy forecast cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday aided by partly cloudy skies. The forecast noted pleasant growing weather for corn and comfort for residents, with temperatures ranging from 82 to 68 through the night and a trace of rain with heavy thunder around 5 a m Tuesday per Chambers-Inskeep.
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Cedar Rapids
Weatherboy
Chambers-Inskeep
French Transfer District Moves 11 Rhineland Communes to Saar
Paris AP reports Gen Pierre Koenig the French occupation commander ordered 11 rural Rhineland communes transferred to the Saar. The move affects about 600 square miles across 79 districts, doubling the Saar area to align administration with economic reality and placing many inhabitants in the Saar coal economy.
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Paris
Pierre Koenig
Rhineland
Saar
France
Coblenz
Koenig
Commissariat
OPA to Re establish Former Rents If Law Passes
Washington AP reports the OPA plans to restore prewar rent ceilings on June 30 if revival legislation becomes law. Officials say refunds may be required for increases collected after controls lapsed, with eviction notices dated from issue if issued before July 1. Evictions under local law during lapse may not be recognized unless court judgments precede revival.
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Washington
OPA
Army Cuts Butter and Meat Purchases in 1946
Washington The army announced it will curb butter and fresh meat buys until prices stabilize. The quartermaster corps said stocks are below normal and will only buy what is absolutely necessary. Normally butter is purchased in May and June, but only about 17.9 million pounds were bought in those months of 1946 versus a 32 million pound requirement.
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Washington
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Garsson munitions case links officers to New York wedding trip
Maj. Gen. Alden Waitt acknowledged traveling on government funds to a wedding party for the daughter of a munitions maker amid wartime. Senator Mead demanded discipline for officers tied to travel orders allowing attendance at Natalie Garsson’s wedding. Records show hotel and per diem details, including an erased May hotel bill.
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Washington (Ap
Alden Waitt
Washington
Mead
D-N.y
Senate War Investigating Committee
War Department
Garsson
New York
Natalie Garsson
Garsson Brothers
Henry and
Murray
Jean Bates
Henry Garsson
Joseph Freeman
Garssons
Army
Paul X. English
Chemical Warfare Service
Alden H. Waitt
English
Pierre
Murray Garsson
Natalie
Bates
Freeman
Albert Jacobson
Combine
Jacobson
Pacific Vet Denied Pistol Permit for Guard Job
In Boston AP dispatch a 20 year old marine veteran Henry J. Donigan denied a revolver permit needed for armored car guard work. Police said he is one year under 21 and thus ineligible under the law. Donigan fought on Guadalcanal Guam Peleliu and Saipan.
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Boston
Pacific
Campaigns
Henry J. Donigan
Guadalcanal
Guam
Peleliu
Saipan
Lang
Army planes may run on atomic power project
Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay disclosed that the Army Air Forces have contracted with Fairchild Engine and Airplane to explore atomic energy propulsion for aircraft. Work will largely occur at Oak Ridge with cooperation from engine firms and RAF, though no completion date is set. Radiation risks require heavy shielding, possibly concrete walls, for pilot protection.
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Washington
INS
Curtis E. LeMay
Army Air Forces
LeMay
Air Staff For Research and Development
AAF
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Manhattan
Atomic Energy Project
Fairchild
RAF
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Veterans Sue Over Illinois War Bonus Plan Challenge to 385 Million program
A group of war veterans and a former WAC filed in Chicago circuit court seeking to block a November referendum on Illinois war veterans bonuses. They argue the plan is inflationary and wastes public funds, and seek declaratory judgments against state and county officials. The suit asks for an injunction set for next Monday.
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Chicago
Wac
Board of Election Commissioners
General Assembly
Illinois
Crops May Spell Less Restrictions
Washington AP crops forecast for corn and wheat raised the possibility of easing domestic grain limits if harvests meet expectations. Current rules cap flour mill output for domestic demand at 85 percent of 1945 levels and require 80 percent wheat extraction, while bread loaves are cut 10 percent and grain use for alcoholic beverages is restricted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bid To Kill All but Rent Curb Vetoed
Washington report on the House vote to revive OPA until June 30 1947 and to assign a three member price de control board to decide which commodities remain under controls. The bill seeks rent controls and wide price controls with potential reimposition on meat dairy and grain. President Truman expected to sign promptly.
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Washington
House
Lea D-Calit
Senate
White House
Truman
Paul Porter
Porter
OPA
Commerce Department
intrUps
Veterans Administration
United Nations’ Relief and Rabe Plipation Administration
UNRRA
Tote
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U.S
Frank F. Rueling
Henry A. Bender
Waterloo
Mark E. Nesbit
Madison
Wis
Steve A. O'Brien
Mason City
Loran M. Martin
Herman C. Kluever
Charles W. Coughlin
Fort Dodge
J. W. Shaw
Alan Cunningham
Evelyn Barker
Reneh
Otel
Benesh
Mickey
Cocker
Trip
Garsson Fete
King
John W. Henderson
Atom Power
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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