Capehart Amendment Triggers Potential Price Increases Nationwide
The Capehart amendment to price controls takes effect immediately enabling price adjustments on thousands of items from clothing and food to fuel and cosmetics. Manufacturers may use pre Korea prices plus changes through July 26 to compute new ceilings, with optional application for adjustments. Consumers face possible rises as some firms may seek higher prices for specific lines while others can avoid seeking ceilings, but must apply reductions to other goods if raising prices.
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Capehart
Michael V. di Salle
Congress
Mixed Economic and Political News From 1951 Era
The report highlights a near 1 percent rise in the food price index to 231.2, with fruits dairy leading gains while meats fats and oils fall. It notes stalled Korean peace talks at six months, Truman’s Florida return amid tax scandal concerns, Eleanor Roosevelt under archbishop attack, Lovett plans to raise Air Force wings, and a graft probe into tax fixes tied to Teitelbaum Naster and Nathan as the 1952 election looms.
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Truman
Florida
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Revenue Department
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Teitelbaum
Chicago
Capone
Bert K. Naster
Hollywood
Fla
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Naster
Nathan
Howard McGrath
Internal Revenue Bureau
Theron Caudle
Navy Denies Help From Jets in Korea Air War
Drew Pearson reports the Navy rebuffed a request from Gen Otto Weyland for carrier based jets to aid the Air Force against MIGs in Korea. Navy says carriers are outside fighting range. The piece notes tensions over aircraft supremacy and questions about leadership choices in postwar military unification.
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Otto Weyland
Far East
Weyland
Navy
Air Force
Hoosier Doctor Wins AMA Family Doctor of 1951
Dr. A. C. Yoder of Goshen Indiana, 84, receives the American Medical Association honor for his devoted service to his community. He previously was named Indiana family doctor of the year at the Indiana Medical Association convention. He credits his grass roots approach and county medical society work. The award was presented at the AMA clinical session in Los Angeles.
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Goshen
Ind
American Medical Association
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Yoder
Los Angeles
France
Germany
Rule
Texas
Government price ceilings hit farm equipment and parts sales
Main Street merchants face new OPS ceilings on new and used farm machinery and repair parts based on manufacturer lists plus 5 percent handling and transport costs. Used equipment ceilings vary by purchase date and resale status. The Farm Products Show shows a 0.2 percent weekly price rise with gains in wheat and livestock, while eggs and cotton fall. The NPA struggles to allocate scarce materials, hinting at broader decontrol debates pending Congress.
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Main Street
F.o.b
Grace fuels Louisiana politics as McGrath backs Williams ally
Lucille May Grace surprises observers by rising in Louisiana politics while Attorney General Howard McGrath cooperates with the Delaware Senator Williams income tax probe. McGrath even seeks a position for a Williams associate, J. George Stewart.
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Lucille May Grace
Louisiana
Howard McGrath
Kings Income Tax Committee
Senator Williams
Delaware
McGrath
Williams
J. George Stewart
Army opens volunteer path to infantry service in Korea
The Army announced a policy allowing qualified enlisted men to volunteer for infantry training and duty and to serve in Korea if desired. Qualified infantrymen may also transfer, with a year left on their current term. A new Office of Civil Affairs and Military Government will advise on civil affairs and maintain interagency liaison.
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Korea
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Training Camps to Be Reconstructed for War Emergency
WW II era plan to partially rebuild seven training camps Camp Blanding Florida Camp Bowie Texas Camp Gruber Oklahoma Camp Robinson Arkansas Camp Shelby Mississippi Camp Swift Texas and Camp White Oregon to house troops and run administrative facilities on about 2200 acres each with utilities and road work. Also up to 30 WAC enlisted women may enroll for a one year Army Language School course at Monterey California if assigned to foreign language duties.
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Florida
Bowie
Texas
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Oklahoma
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Arkansas
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WAC
Army Language School
Monterey
California
Parrot Becomes Unreliable Alarm Clock Jest
A store manager remarks on punctuality as a worker reveals he keeps a parrot to wake him. He originally used an alarm clock but grew accustomed to it and slept through it, so now the bird is the wakeup mechanism merely by its shouting.
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Casper
Wyoming
Boy Scout Camp Scouter Finds Umbrella Hidden in Bedroll
During a Hazleton Pennsylvania camp inspection the director discovers a large umbrella tucked into a tenderfoot scout’s bedroll. The lad’s reply turns the moment into a poignant exchange asking the director if he has ever had a mother.
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Haircut Confusion Delays Barber Visit
A professor enters a barber shop and sits beside a woman getting a bob. He asks for a haircut and removes his hat only after realizing a lady is present, apologizing for the oversight. The barber obliges and proceeds with the haircut.
Traveling Man Father and Prayer Guard
A mother recalls a girl’s nightly prayer that asks Heaven to watch over papa and then adds a playful warning to watch over mamma. The line reveals a touching mix of affection and humor from a child toward her parents.
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Papa
Mamma
Johnny Brown’s bold pinch leads to avocado cache
Mrs Brown sends eight year old Johnny to fetch avocados, instructing him to pinch them first. He returns in five minutes with a triumphant grin declaring he pinched a whole bag full.
Fashion shrug: women’s clothes hardly change, men’s do
The remark notes that women’s attire evolves slowly while men’s fashion shifts more frequently. It suggests a view on gendered style cycles.
Gino’s Citizenship Question About the Flag
A man named Gino tests his citizenship knowledge when asked what flies over the courthouse. He confidently answers Peejins, causing a humorous courtroom moment during the proceedings.
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Gino
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