President Truman to Seek Voluntary Food Rationing
President Truman conferred with Agriculture Secretary Anderson to prepare a program to ease the world food crisis. Sources say he will appeal to Americans to tighten belts and adopt voluntary rationing in a nationwide plan. The cabinet report calls for 15.81 billion dollars in U.S. aid to Europe, with eight sub-committees examining different aspects of the crisis.
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Prices Slightly Dip as Costs Hover Near Peak
The high cost of living remains near record levels with mixed signals on whether prices are weakening or rising. Wheat led gains, up from Monday, while corn oats sugar and livestock edged lower. The Associated Press wholesale price index of 35 commodities slipped in New York. lawmakers urged action to curb commodity speculation. Consumers faced steady to slightly higher prices for meat butter and eggs as some shops cut select meat prices.
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Taft Visit Receives Disputed Car Attack Remark
A reception committee member described an incident when something was thrown at Taft’s car as a tomato or egg. The senator and Mrs Taft had arrived from Reno and were to speak that night, with reports noting a torn band and damage to the vehicle as the event continued.
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Eisenhower Declares War Unlikely as He Receives Honor
General Dwight D Eisenhower spoke at West Virginia University to accept an honorary degree and warned that a third world war could end civilization. He said another global conflict is unlikely but if a fourth occurs, only sticks and stones would remain. He urged Americans to maintain Minute Men readiness and, at a press briefing, distanced himself from critics and politics.
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Milk Price Hike Talk Sparks Dairy Debate
A state dairy price statement hints at higher retail milk costs to stabilize markets. Charleston pasteurized milk is 21 cents a quart, up from 16 cents during the war era. Dairy farmers report feed costs up about 43 to 50 percent since 1941 43 percent higher, with corn notably pricier.
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Jurors Return 217 True Bills in Kennedy Indictments
217 true bills were returned by the Kanawha County grand jury including seven murder and three manslaughter counts. John Marrello 36 of 1025 Lee Duncan Kenneay 15 and Mary Amy Diaz were among those indicted in a West Virginia coal industry case. D. C. Kennedy dies in the South after a long career with the coal operators and union in West Virginia.
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Schoolman Killed in Lincoln Wreck at West Hamlin
Garcia D. Pauley 44 superintendent of Lincoln County schools died in a collision between his car and a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train at a crossing near West Hamlin. Two others, Otis Bias 52 and Homer Bird 33, were seriously injured. Bird lost a leg but expected to recover. Bias remained in critical condition. Pauley, a Lincoln County native with a Marshall College master’s degree, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Freedom Train Visit Plans For West Virginia Stops
Delf Norona, president of the West Virginia Historical Society, says the Freedom Train will likely stop in four West Virginia cities Charleston EleetubGrd Parkersburg and Blue Norona says he was named by the American Association for State and Local History to add West Virginia items to the train exhibit. The WV stops are expected toward the end of the national tour with a special week of activities and plans to add more cities.
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Storm moves northward toward Atlantic coast
A second tropical disturbance moved across Florida from the Gulf entering the mainland near Tampa and tracking northeast toward Savannah and Charleston. At 10:15 p m it was about 30 miles west of Jacksonville with winds near 60 miles per hour sweeping the west coast. Storm warnings lowered south of South Florida as warnings shift to the Atlantic future path remains toward the Carolinas with winds expected to rise then ease.
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Untitled World War II Mining Find Off Florida Coast
Japanese anti-boat mines in "fully armed" condition washed ashore near Vera Beach Florida as a turbulence from a hurricane churned Atlantic waters. Coast Guard reported the mines were turned over to Navy disposal officers in Jacksonville for handling.
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Propane Gas Plants Planned to Guard Winter Fuel Supply
United Fuel Gas Co seeks to avert shortages by building two propane plants in Kenova and Charleston at $300,000 each, ready by December 1. French Davis says weather rarely strains supply by then, with Kenova housing 37 tanks of 30,000 gallons each and production around 20 million cubic feet daily.
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Veto Free Agency and Major Powers In Peace Talks
A fragmented report notes an assembly debating revisions to the Italian peace treaty with proposals from Russia Yugoslavia Poland Soviet White Russia and Soviet Ukraine. The discussion touched on Greek Balkan tensions and rapid treaty revision debates.
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Automatic Airplane Heads Home on Azores Route
The Skymaster automatic flight controller guided a 2400 mile Atlantic flight with no pilot input. Capt. Roman J. Whiting and Col. James Gillespie described the system as the future for all weather landings. The craft will demonstrate for RAF crews while awaiting Washington’s instruction on further trials.
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World Bank Seeks U S Funds for Latin Aid Plan
The World Bank said any new financing for a 16 nation plan to aid Western Europe must come from American investors. Only about 500 million dollars in current lending funds exist, and further money would require bond sales to U.S. buyers. Canada and Latin America are expected to contribute little due to their gold and dollar holdings.
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Actions Filed Against Two Unions As Strikes Paused
Washington dispatch reports two unusual government actions under Taft Hartley law accusing labor unions of striking and refusing to engage in collective bargaining. The International Typographical Union local in Baltimore and the Graphic Arts League face injunctions over negotiated wages hours and conditions. The Chattanooga case marks a first since injunctions banning restitution of labor disputes and enforcement under the act. Argentina moves to limit net profits of clothing and household goods merchants to curb living costs as interior minister Borlenghi says tax inspectors study income returns to set fair profits.
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US stance urged for UN unity amid attacks say senators
A ranking Senate Foreign Relations member warned that assaults on the United Nations threaten world peace and urged the United States to maintain full support for UN principles. She noted the Rio de Janeiro talks and stressed allied backing in the hemisphere amid Soviet criticisms.
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Tingling the News Chante Reimark Sparks Smith Realty Claim
A fragmented Washington gossip item notes Gerald L. K. Smith connected to ten John W. Bricker realty ventures. The peculiar text hints at a skeptical view of Bricker's chances and references a copyright tag and unrelated entities.
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