Bevin And Cripps Clash Over Eve Washington Talks
London August 27 AP Foreign Secretary Bevin and economics chief Cripps clash over a plan to fully integrate the dollar and pound systems. Attlee calls cabinet to all day talks Monday to approve a policy formed in weeks of backroom work. Bevin hints at economic union a common currency if feasible.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Stafford Cripps
Washington
Bevin
Attlee
Bevin-Cripps
Acheson
Cripps
Canada Joins U S Britain Negotiations On Economic Crisis
Washington August 27 Canada Britain and the United States began talks aimed at easing Britain's gold and dollar drain and preventing bankruptcy. The immediate goal is to restore reserves above one billion dollars by January 1 with long term aim for Britain to increase sales to the United States amid uncertain prospects.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Canada
Heifer Snoopy Freed From Corn Silo Rescue
In Osceola Wisconsin Snoopy a 650 pound heifer spent 79 hours in a 12 foot silo pit after sliding into a corn silage cellar. Everett Lampman directed 15 workers to create an elevator of chopped corn to lift the animal out. Snoopy was kept slim by a muzzle and had only water as sustenance, while Duane Lampman helped level the silage during the rescue.
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Osceola
Wis
Snoopy
Everett Lampman
Chereine Lampman
Lampman
Duane Lampman
Peekskill
N. Y
Picnic Grove
Paul Roberson
Veterans
Robeson
Grove
Cortland
U S Ambassador Douglas Eyes Get Better After Injury
Good news from Southampton reports U S ambassador Lewis Douglas regaining sight in his injured left eye after Dr E C Zora removed a bandage before he boarded the Queen Mary for talks in Washington.
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Southampton
Eng
U. S
Senate OKs 10000 alien soldiers enlistment bill
The Senate approved a bill to enlist 10,000 noncitizen volunteers into the U S Army for five years with path to citizenship after service. Eligibility limits apply to single men 18 to 35 without dependents. the measure now goes to the House, which is on vacation until Sept 21.
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Washington
Senate
United States Army
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
House
Lodge
Senate Chamber
Ramsay Defends Path After Scott Conflict Over Program
Raleigh Aug 27 The Salisbury speaker Kerr Craige Ramsay said he supported the broad goals of Governor Scott s program until the Governor changed it He wrote a letter to Scott denying that he was pressured to back the go forward plan and insisting the general assembly remains a coordinate branch Ramsay denied that he rode Scott s coattails to the speakership and said he followed the Governor s recommendations on committee appointments and did not ask for votes He asserted he would not rubber stamp executive policy.
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Raleigh
House
Kerr Craige Ramsay
Scott
Ramsay
Salisbury
General Assembly
Bolivian Revolts Hit Tin District Cities Across Four Towns
An armed rebellion erupted before dawn in Cochabamba Oruro Potosi and Santa Cruz Bolivia. Nationalists led clashes with casualties reported as airborne troops moved to Cochabamba after rebels were crushed in three other cities. The government blamed the MNR for instigating the riots. The note mentions a 1946 revolution that toppled President Villarroel.
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Associated Press
Bolivia
Cochabamba
Oruro
Potos
Santa Cruz
National Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Gualberto Villarroel
Consultative Assembly
Council of Europe
Strasbourg
Council
Kwantung Province
Canton
Lucas Warns of Danger in Broad Economy Powers Plan
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas warns the Truman opponents that the proposed power to slash up to 3 billion in appropriations hazards purse strings. He doubts the 63 votes will hold and notes the rules fight may force a two thirds vote for passage. McClellan backs the measure saying the president and Congress must share fiscal responsibility.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Truman
Illinois
Semete
Congress
McClellan
Expansion Of Air Force To Await Funds
The Senate approved a plan for a 70 group air force with authority to build to that level once funding is provided. The action does not restore an $800 million cut, and the pace depends on future annual appropriations. House and Senate must reconcile changes before final passage.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Congressional Air Power
Spy Hunters Seek Perjury Charge Against Mysterious Scientist
Three former federal agents may file perjury charges against a Berkeley area scientist tied to atomic secrets for Nelson a Yugoslav communist organizer. Witnesses claim they saw the pair during wartime meetings at Nelsons home, while the committee claims a Berkeley radiation lab cell existed.
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Douglas B. Carnell
Washington
House
Unamerican Activities Committee
Steve Nelson
Nelson
University of California At Berkeley
U. S
Rep
Velde
R-1il
Tpid Velde
Scientiai X
Communist Party
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Alameda County
Calif
Berkeley
Radiation Laboratory
Norwegian praise for U S Navy after Arctic rescue
In Hammerfest the rescue of 84 Cochino crewmen by the submarine Tusk is hailed as a masterful maneuver. Cmdr Worthington steered close to the crippled submarine to allow leaping transfers amid icy seas. Seven drowned. one civilian technician died on Cochino.
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Oslo
Norway
Hammerfest
Robert L. R. Worthington
Oakmont
Robert W. Philco
18Th St
Newark
N. J
Hlammerfest
Esso Raises Home Heating Oil Prices
Esso Standard Oil Co announced an increase in home heating oil for Gulf of Mexico cargo shipments to 7 cents a gallon from 6.5 cents effective Monday. This marks Esso's second rise after nine months of easing prices, following an Aug. 15 bump to 6.5 cents from 6.3 cents. Local distributors typically pass such increases to consumers in the Eastern area served from the Gulf.
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New York
Esso Standard Oil Co
Gulf of Mexico
Esso
Gulf
Increased Sales Forecast for Men’s Shirts and Pajamas
The New York association of cotton textile merchants reports a survey forecasting higher unit sales for men's shirts shorts and pajamas from August to January versus 1948. Dollar value may be lower. shirts and pajamas volumes drop about 5 percent while shorts stay near 1948. Prices fall about 15 percent for shirts and shorts and 20 percent for pajamas. Dun & Bradstreet conducted the survey for the association’s Men’s furnishings section.
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New York
Association of Cotton Textile Merchants of
Dun & Bradstreet
Hunt Denies Asking For Any Favors in Senate Inquiry
James V. Hunt testified he never asked Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan for influence beyond football tickets and denied saying he had "influence" to sell. He said no bribery or improper influence occurred and that Vaughan testified he first met Hunt in 1945. Vaughan is set to testify next, with scrutiny over Hunt’s role in government contracts and White House access.
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Washington
James V. Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Hunt
Senate
Justice Department
White House
Vaughan
Truman
Army
Quartermaster General
War Assets Administration
Ambassador Pauley
William D. Pawley
Feud Deepens Between Governor Scott and Speaker Ramsay
Governor Scott named Kerr Craige Ramsay as an example of failed promises at press briefings and said about 90 percent of his program passed into law despite opposition. He cited other lawmakers similarly but would not identify them. Ramsay planned a formal reply from Salisbury.
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Scott
General Assembly
Kerr Craige Ramsay
Ramsay
Truman
U. S. Senate
Fred Royster
Senate
Rettern
Salisbury
Storm Hits Florida Gulf Coast With Devastating Power
The monster hurricane battered Florida then Georgia, with winds exceeding 125 mph and gusts to 162 mph. One drowned, nearly 60 injured, and property losses estimated in the millions, as flights were disrupted and planes hurled from hangars.
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Fila
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South Georgia
Pine Flats
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George Clark
Atlantic
Playground
Suwannee River
Miami Herald
Jupiter
West Palm Beach
Coast Guard
Carrabelle
Fla
Cedar Keys
Fort Myers
Panama City
Storm Piles 16 Big Planes In Scrap Heap
A South Florida hurricane wrecked 16 large transport planes and 24 private aircraft at International Airport in West Palm Beach. Hangar destruction and debris filled a 40 foot junk heap as C 47s were hurled from moorings. No deaths reported and extensive area damage tallied.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
International Airport
South Florida
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Stuart
Lake Okeechobee
Pa Beach
Delray Beach Lake Worth
Palm Beach
Gold Coast
Charlotte Man Wins Job Truck Contest
Charlotte man Robert D. Wallace won the job-truck division cone test in the state truck roader event. Gastonia’s Charles B. Lynn took first in the trailer-tractor division. Both will represent North Carolina in the national contest next month. Wallace scored 327.8 of 400 points. Lynn posted 371.8 points.
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Robert D. Wallace
Charles B. Lynn
Gastonia
North Carolina
Wallace
Johnson Motor Lines
Lynn
Akers Motor Lines
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