Congress battles to remove price controls on meat and dairy
In a heated session Rep Rizley and allies failed 221 to 150 in an attempt to strip price controls from livestock meat and dairy products. Senate leaders planned to demand a firm stance and urge the conference committee to restart negotiations. Critics warn the move would authorize a black market and draw reaction from Bowles and Forten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rizley
D.-Okla
Senate
Sen. Wherry
Rnop
Wherry
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
Paul Forter
Truman price control bill seen as workable compromise
June 26 1946 reports say Bowles and aides view the conference measure as workable despite curtailing some price controls. Congress deleted meat pricing changes but kept rent controls. officials expect a possible emergency extension while a broader policy moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowles
OPA
Office of Economic Stabilization
Truman
White House
Porter
Congress
Jefferson Junior Band to Play at Tiskelwah Playground
The Jefferson Band directed by John W. Newton will perform at Tiskelwah playground at 7 p.m. tomorrow as the summertime program for Jefferson junior high students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Jefferson Junior High School
John W. Newton
Tiskelwah
57 Doctors Donate To Hospital Fund
Cash and pledge card contributions from 57 doctors of the Kanawha Medical Society were delivered to Memorial Hospital building fund headquarters. Donations include $1,000 from Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Thomas and $1,500 from Dr. A. P. Hudgins memorializing his father, Dr. John G. Hudgins, with others supporting the hospital’s urgent need for modern facilities in the Kanawha valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Medical Society
Memorial Hospital Building Fund
Thomas G. Reed
Medical Society
Reed
Kanawha Valley
G. E. Thomas
Virginia St
A. P. Hudgins
John G. Hudgins
W. Frank Work
3. A. Work
Blue Creek
Fusd
Julius L. Boiarsky
Coach Declines Job Salary Cut Ordered
A Wayne county high school coach declined to coach baseball while teaching classes and coaching football and basketball. The attorney general's office says since he abandoned a key duty his salary may be reduced to that of a regular teacher while his contract remains in force.
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J. T. Lambert
Wayne County
Lambert
Asst. Atty
Bryan Spillers
Saart
Eacker
Food shortages hit coal regions as miners strike actions rise
Lt Omar and John G Fay warn shortages of meat bread and lard in coal camps across parts of West Virginia Kentucky and Virginia. District Office of Price Administration and food distributors are urged to route supplies to miners while rail service and mine operations face interruptions.
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Omar
John G. Fay
Ashland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
District Office of Price Administration
Fairmont
C. Premont Davis
UMW District 21
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Williamson District
Harlan. Ky
Stolen 1940 Ford From Local Residence Reported
The theft of a 1940 Ford sedan from Fred Robertson of 1944 Main St was reported yesterday to city police. Dr W R Rich of Charleston General Hospital said a thief broke into a car in a downtown parking lot.
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Fred #. Robertson
Main St
W. R. Rich
Charleston General Hospital
Nations discuss atomic control plans and votes
Delegates from the United States France the Netherlands Egypt and other nations debated plans for atomic control with U S proposals calling for immediate stock destruction and Russia urging a veto. France proposed a working committee to study methods while Egypt endorsed the U S approach and others weighed principles and inspections.
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Constranen
United States
Russia
Lange
France
Alexandre Paroli
Parodi
Commission
Eeleo van Kleffens
Netherlands
Mohamed Bay Khalifa
Egypt
Dr. Fratt
Baruch
Indian leaders clash as Congress rejects interim plan
The Dawn accuses Gandhi of blocking government talks while Viceroy Wavell and the British cabinet mission press on. Nehru, elected Congress president, plans to return to Kashmir after arrest threats and clashes erupt in several cities. A burglary at Smith Grocery in Carolina Street reports 200 pounds of sugar stolen.
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Azad
Congress Party
Viseroy Lord Wavell
Congress
Ganda Accaye
New Delhi
London
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Kashmir
Gnehry
Smith
Carolina Si
Ragen Foes Fear Capone Mobster Takeover Amid Shootout
Chicago crime reports recount gang conflict as Ragen fights Capone loyalists who allegedly sought control of legitimate information services used by 600 local handbooks on the near North Side. Ragen survived a shotgun ambush after resisting syndicate pressure while notes of a pension offer from Frank Nitti surface.
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Imeenwes
Chicago
Near North Side
Capone
Ragen J
Ragen
Edgar Hoover
Washington
Alf Gapane
Oa Ragen
Atte
Caponites
Regen
Frank
Nitti
Loud Mouth Levin Heads Capone Gang In Chicago
Crippled by paralysis, Levin uses a wheel chair and a custom auto but police cannot locate him. He is named by the underworld as the new head of the Capone gang or as a front for a mysterious figure seeking control of Chicago gambling. The ex-Caponites have returned to gambling after wartime black market declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levin
Chicago
Gold Coast
Capone
Pangdom
Sand vice case shifts from gambling to black markets
The report notes a path from small time gambling to black market activity amid wartime conditions. Authorities track changes in operations as unrest escalates and illicit trade expands.
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