Truman Choice No 2 in Missouri race margins tighten
Returns from AAR across 4676 precincts show Thomas C. Hennings Jr leading Emery W. Allison for the Missouri Democratic U S Senate nomination with 4 676 precincts reported. With 365 uncounted and later 4311 of 4676 tabulated the lead narrowed to Hennings 175115 over Allison 166297. Republican Forrest C Donnell won renomination as did other incumbents. Nearby Kansas Republicans nominated Gov Frank Carlson and Edward F Amfer for U S senator and governor respectively. Aiken led Landon in the Daily update, signaling a setback for Alf Landon in Missouri.
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Louis
Missouri
Thomas CG. Hennings, Jr
Emery W. Allison
Associated Press
Truman
Rova
U. S
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
St. Louis
Hennings
Henmings
Allison
Forrest C. Donnell
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Edward F. Am
London
Paul Aiken
Carl V. Rice
Arn
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Willard
Mayberry
Anl
Ann
Aiken
Rock Island Seeks Reroute of Main Line
The Rock Island railroad asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to reroute its main line between Atlantic and Weston, sending about 39 miles of new track through Hancock to replace 12 miles abandoned between Atlantic and Walnut and 21 miles between Shelby and Weston. The move aims to remove sharp grades and curves on the Rock Island road.
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Rock Islami Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic
Weston
Associated Press
Washington
Hancock
Rock Island
Walnut
Shelby
Rock I Sland Road
Excess Profits Tax Proposal Rejected in Renegotiation Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected an excess profits tax rider as part of a defense contract renegotiation bill. The panel voted 15 to (incomplete in source) to table the proposal, with members noting it could be revisited later. Rep. Vinson said the levy has no place in the renegotiation bill and could be considered separately.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Bluffs Man Hurt in Crash at Missouri Valley
Cecil Turner, 23, of 1907 South Seventh Street, was reported in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after a Wednesday morning crash in Missouri Valley. He suffered a possible fractured skull and a lacerated right eye when the car he rode in jumped a curb on highway 7 on the city’s north edge, according to Police Chief Don Conaway.
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Cecil, Turner
South Seventh
Mercy Hospital
Missouri Valley
Don Conaway
Turner
Highway 7
Pipeline Break In Omaha Driver Faces Charge After Sleepy Run
Fred L. Perry, 23, of Omaha, was involved in a gas pipeline incident on highway 75 near Leeds. He reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing a spray of gasoline over a portion of the highway. He was booked on a careless driving charge, released on $10 bond, and no injuries were reported. Residents turned off lights to avoid further danger during the hourlong disruption.
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Fred L. Perry
Omaha
Sioux City
Leeds
Conaway
Coldest August 2 On Record With 34 Degrees
The reading at 5 am reached 34 degrees, cracking the 1907 55 degree record by one degree. Expect chilly mornings to persist with sunny, pleasant afternoons. Thursday forecast calls for lows in the mid 30s and highs around 84, with no rain anticipated and clear nights ahead.
Acheson Opposes Spanish Loan Rider in Congress
Secretary of State Acheson spoke at a news conference opposing the Senate’s 100 million dollar Spanish loan rider attached to an ECA export recovery bill. He argued funds exist in the Export-Import Bank for justified Spanish loans and noted no progress toward a democratic shift in Spain.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
State Department
Spain
I Export-Import Bank
McCarran
D-New
Congress
Tax Collections Average $359 for Every U.S. Citizen
The 1949 census bureau report shows federal, state, and local tax collections averaged $359 per person nationwide. Federal share was 71 percent at $253. state and local levies rose while federal total fell. Individual income taxes supplied 29 percent of $16.103 billion, averaging $408 per person.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cohen Seeks Five and Half Foot Fence in Brentwood
Los Angeles headlines report gambler Mickey Cohen asking zoning officials to permit a five and a half foot steel wire fence around his bus and home in Brentwood, where permits are limited to three and a half feet. He has faced bomb threats and pranksters, including a blast that damaged his house last year.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Brentwood
Cohen
Mickey
Forced to Abandon Three Gold Bricks
TIMMINS Ont Two hooded bandits were forced to abandon three gold bricks worth $100000 and their getaway car Wednesday when it burst in flames. They had stolen the gold from the offices of the Coniaurm mines Ltd.
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Timmins, Ont
Coniaurm Mines Ltd
Businessmen Opposed Eight-Spot Ban on Vine Street Parking
City Manager Oliver Comstock urged the council to pass a proposed ordinance banning parking on the south side of Vine Street from Bryant to North First, after businessmen protested. Police surveyed July 26 and 27, recording license numbers to check ownership. Residents and officials support the ban to boost use of the Vine lot, while workers may have to park farther away.
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Oliver D. Comstock
Vine Street
Bryant
North First Streets
Parkers
Comstock
City Traffic Commission
Malik to Try Again in U N Security Council
Malik, again president of the U N Security Council, faces China's ouster fight after a 8 to 3 defeat. He stayed to clash with U S and Chinese delegates, accusing the U S of naked aggression in Korea Indochina and the Philippines. Soon he will chair another meeting to continue the agenda wrangle.
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Security Council
China
Jakob ‘A. Malik
U. S
Korea
Indochina
Philippines
Russia
U. N
Malik
Su Benegal N. Rau
India
May Reverse Policy of Arms Aid to Chinese Nationalists
The Truman administration weighs reversing its no arms aid policy to Chinese nationalists on Formosa to bolster defenses. A final decision awaits guidance from Gen. Douglas MacArthur after his talks with Chiang Kai-shek in Taipeh. An earlier order allows purchase of weapons through the defense department. Chiang reportedly has basic arms but needs spare parts and ammunition.
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Washington
Truman
Formosa
State and Defense Departments
White House
Douglas MacArthur
Issima Chiang Kai-shek
Taupeh
Formosan
Defense Department
Wedensday
Chiang
Camp Fire Girls launch anti hoarding drive in Iowa
Camp Fire Girls in central and southwest Iowa begin a national anti hoarding campaign Monday. About 7,000 members will ring doorbells asking housewives to sign cards pledging to purchase only what is necessary for normal daily needs.
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Des Mulnas
Camp Fire Girls
Iowa
Million Dollar Gift to Episcopal Church in Detroit
Mrs Henry Ford widow of the automotive pioneer announced a fund of about a million dollars to the Episcopal diocese of Michigan for a Detroit church. The church will rise on an eight and a half acre site around the private cemetery where Henry Ford is buried. Food Price Index Up as Dun Brads cash wholesale index climbs to 6.53 1 2 percent, the highest since Sept 28, 1948.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
New York
Dun & Bradsweet
May Ask Rent Control Powers
President Truman weighed asking Congress for blanket rent control powers when conditions justify. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods reportedly sent recommendations proposing new defense areas fall under ceilings and a general freeze of all federal program areas, overruling local waivers.
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Washington
President Truman
Congress
Tighe Woods
White House
UN Forces Plan Drive to Manchuria
South Korea Foreign Minister Ben C Limb said the allied campaign against North Korean troops will advance beyond the 38th parallel and push toward the Manchurian border. He asserted forces will reach the Tumen and Yalu rivers, framing the move as a decisive widening of the war.
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Korea
Ben C. Limb
South Korea
38Th Parallel
North
Limb
United Nations
Guan Trea
Tumen
Yalu
200000 Tons U S Weapons to Allies Reported
Washington officials said nearly 200000 tons of American weapons and military supplies have been delivered to friendly governments in five months. The total may double or triple in coming months as Congress has allocated 131.9 million in 1949 and orders have been placed against a foreign arms program of 1.225 billion approved last week.
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U. S
Washington
Congress
Senate votes prison terms and fines for hoarders
Senate Banking Committee backed penalties of up to ten thousand dollars and one year in prison for hoarding and black market activities as Congress moves toward broad economic controls. A House vote on administration powers and standby wage and price controls was expected but uncertain. The bill would empower the president to order rationing and set ceilings on wages and prices, with Republican opposition over the last minute measure. These moves target hoarding and real estate lending, under a broader credit control system administered by the Federal Reserve.
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House
Mr. Truman
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Fntegral Reserve
Truman taps John M. Redding for assistant postmaster general
Washington John M Jack Redding publicity director for the Democratic National Committee was nominated by President Truman as assistant postmaster general. He will be one of four officials earning fifteen thousand dollars yearly and will also serve as public relations advisor to Postmaster General Donaldson at the White House disclosure states.
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Washington
John M
Jack) Redding
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Redding
Paul Aiken
Kansas
Donaldson
White House
Beardsley Names Ralph Young Acting Iowa Industrial Commissioner
Governor Beardsley designated Ralph Young of Des Moines as acting industrial commissioner for Iowa after the death of F. P. Corwin. Young, 57, has served as chief deputy for several years and succeeds Corwin who died Saturday.
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Des Moines
Gov
William
Beardsley
Ralph Young
Iowa
Young
F. P. Corwin
Pendergast's Kansas City Machine Back in the Saddle
In Kansas City, the Pendergast democratic machine resurges after the Binaggio era. The group swept major county offices and seized 41 of 56 county committee seats, boosting Emery W. Allison for the senate. The Sermon and Shannon factions, longtime rivals, gained several seats while Pendergast widened its control.
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Kansas City
Pendergast
Charles Binaggio
Binaggio
Emery W. Allison
Senate
Military Deferment Policies to Be Set
The Defense Department will soon announce an interim deferment policy for reservists including National Guardsmen called to federal duty. The policy will not apply to selective service draftees. Commerce will release a list of essential industries to guide exemptions and Labor will issue a short list of critical occupations. The military aims to use men at their highest skills in either military or essential civilian roles to prevent manpower drain on vital industries.
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Washington
Defense Department
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Dupont to Build Hydrogen Bomb
The government selected DuPont to design construct and operate new facilities to produce materials for atomic weapons or fuels for power. AEC cited advanced design knowledge and progress but avoided direct mention of the hydrogen bomb. Site location and area of about 200000 acres under study.
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Washington
Dupont Company
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Wilmington
United States
Artilles
Commission
Truman
Dupont
Korean Reds Start a Post Exchange With U S Supplies
A prisoner from Kochang front says North Koreans began a post exchange by seizing American gear. He wore 61 socks and a GI undershirt issued by an officer. Interrogated by interpreters, the POWs claimed a stockade of American prisoners in Seoul.
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U. S
Korea
Kochang
Wood
Seoul
Company Grade Officers Wanted
Col Granger Anderson announced that company grade reserve and national guard officers may volunteer for recall to active duty for one two or three year periods. Age limits: lieutenants 34 combat, 40 noncombat. captains 40 combat, 44 noncombat. Calls for majors and lieutenant colonels in dental and medical corps. Applications go to the state military district chief or adjutant general through proper channels.
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Des Moles
Granger Anderson
Iowa
Medical Corps
National Guard
Grim uphill battle near Chinju and Pusan frontlines
U S troops and North Korea's sixth division clashed east of Chinju near Pusan with no enemy gains in 12 hours. US 24th division fought to hold key heights as Marines arrive with heavy armor and new weapons to reinforce the front south and east of Chinju.
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MacArthur
U. S
Chinju
Pusan
Kamchon
The
S. First Cavalry Division
Yongdok
Almont
U.S. 24Th Division
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Boyle
Kumchon
Greta Kamehon
Chunju
Sangmun
Wonbung
Chun Am
O. H. P. King
King
John Church
Church
U.S
United States
House committee acts to cut government stockpile of perishables
Washington The house agriculture committee approved a bill by Rep Granger to let the government pay transport and repacking costs for surplus butter cheese eggs and dried milk sent to relief agencies. Brannan supported the measure but warned it won’t fully solve disposal of perishable stock. He cited under 25 million dollars needed. Brannan also told 36 Republican members that no new import restrictions on foreign dairy and food products are planned.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Committee
Rev
Granger
Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Republican House
Guard Divisions Called Up for Active Duty Identified
Four national guard divisions and two regimental combat teams were identified for active duty by the army. The 28th from Pennsylvania, 40th from California, 44th from Connecticut Vermont Rhode Island, and 45th from Oklahoma will train at camps in Indiana, California, Virginia, and Louisiana. The 196th combat team from South Dakota sails to Colorado Springs, and the 278th from Tennessee goes to Fort Devens near Ayer Massachusetts.
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Washington
National Guard
Army
Pennsylvania
Camp Atterbury
Edinburg
Ind
California
Camp Cook
Calif
Connecticut
Vermont
Rhode Island
Camp. Pickett
Oklahoma
Camp Polk
South Dakota
Camp Carson
Colorado Springs
Col
Tennessee
Fort Devens
Ayer
Mass
Korean Reds Turn Down Chinese Aid
Peiping radio quotes Chinese offer of military and naval help to North Korea but North Korea declines assistance saying it is unnecessary at this time. Tokyo monitors report the Chinese offer and the DPRK response.
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Tokyo
Peiping
China
Baal
Tadio
Store owner chases would-be holdup men with pitchfork
Des Moines report says a 62-year-old east side shop operator, Joe Shane, confronted two youths who entered as he closed. One threatened him with a knife and the other struck him with an ax handle. He grabbed a pitchfork, yelled for help, and chased the pair from the store.
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Des Moines
East Side
Joe Shane
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