Twenty-Two Plead Guilty In Auto Case
Detroit report states 22 of 31 defendants pleaded guilty to a three million dollar conspiracy to buy used autos above ceiling prices. The scheme moved cars from Detroit to Murray Kentucky and Cairo Illinois then sold in southern states. The judge set no sentencing date and kept bonds at 1000 dollars pending probation review.
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Detroit
Koscinski
OPA
Murray
Cairo
Kentucky
Koscinsky
Daylight Time Throws Bellefonte Into Dither
Bellefonte councilmen face a daytime uproar as 5,304 residents and local business and dairy interests clash over daylight saving time. Two months after clocks were moved forward, dairymen warned of disrupted milking schedules, prompting a reversal and renewed protests at the town hall.
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Bellefonte
Town Hall
Weather outlook for North Carolina and Carolinas
Clear to partly cloudy with slight warmth today and tonight. Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thunder showers expected in the mountains. Wednesday June 26, 1946 forecasts show sun rise and set times with mild temperature changes through Thursday and Friday. Little or no precipitation anticipated.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Baturdes
Retail Beer Price Hike Approved By OPA
The OPA approved a one cent per bottle increase for beer to cover rising costs from grains and malts as part of famine emergency measures. Draught beer stays unchanged. brewers receive a $1.27 per barrel interim rise to offset reduced brewing volume from malt beverage cuts. The agency surveys 15 major breweries to determine final pricing.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Cotton Soars As Stock Mart Has Thin Day
New York market session slow with thin trading. Parke Davis rose on a quarterly payment while resistance appeared in Bethlehem Goodrich J J Case International Harvester Texas Co Allied Chemical American Can and others. Cotton futures rose to a 23 year high amid narrow bond activity. Senate house conference amendments seen as favorable to the industry.
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New York
Parke Davis
Bethlehem
Goodrich
J. J. Case
International Harvester
Texas Co
Allied Chemical
American Can
Air Reduction
Public Service of N. J
Western Union
Santa Fe
Baltimore and Ohio
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
Boeing
American Telephone
International Nickel
General Electric
Westinghouse
America Water Works
Senate-House
Bilbo Defies Government in Mississippi Primary Challenge
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi challenged the federal government over voting rights in the upcoming Democratic primary. He asserted that federal authorities should not intervene in Mississippi white primaries and defied the attorney general department of justice and the FBI during a rally in Tishomingo City.
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Tishomingo City
Miss
United States
Bilbo
D-Miss
Mississippi
United States Attorney General
Department of Justice
FBI
Non-Home Building Mark High Non Home Building Mark High
Washington reports that over 1.37 billion dollars of non home building approvals were issued in the first 11 weeks under a March order to free materials for new homes. The Civilian Production Administration notes 31 457 approvals and 14 971 rejections, with later cuts ordered May 29 as materials ran short.
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Washington
Oka
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
John D. Small
Wilson W. Wyatt
Small
All-India Congress Accepts Long-Range British Plan
The All-India Congress accepted a long-range British plan for an independent federated union of India while rejecting interim government proposals. Maulana Azad announced the decision after a two-hour working committee session to Viceroy Wavell, signaling a potential constitutional statement soon. The plan envisioned a 14-member cabinet with Congress and Moslem League each holding five seats.
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New Delhi
All-India Congress Party
Union of India
Congress Working Committee
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Lord Wavell
Congress Party
India
Moslem League
League
House Sends Compromise To Senate
The House approved a compromise on draft policy and sent it to the Senate after a 259 to 110 roll call. The measure curbs age groups, extends service length, and limits inductions while raising pay for service members. A War Department notice said no July draft calls are planned.
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Washington
House
War Department
Senate
Rep
Thomason
Patterson
Browder Leaves London for New York After Security Delay
Earl Browder former head of the US Communist Party departed London for New York by air after two days in British security custody. He was escorted to the plane by security officers and confined to his detainment area until departure, with restrictions on interviews or contacts until he reached La Guardia.
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London
Earl Browder
Communist Party
United States
New York
Air Today
la Guardia Field
Browder
Moscow
C. T. Robertson
U. S
Home Office
Paris
Erin Te
Heathrow
Ministers Meet With Empty Agenda In Paris Talks
An American informant says the foreign ministers council in Paris had no items on its agenda. Russia and the United States reportedly left space to revisit Trieste, seen as delaying the Italian peace treaty. Deputies prepared a list of issues tied to the Italian treaty.
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Paris
Foreign Ministers Council
United States
Russia
France
United Kingdom
Trieste
Tobacco Meeting Set For Raleigh to Plan 1946 Sales
The Tobacco Association of the United States meets in Raleigh for two days to set opening dates for market belts and establish regulations for the 1946 sales season. The Tobacco Exporters association opens with its annual convention. James S. Ficklen of Greenville serves as TAUS president. The board of governors will hear recommendations on market openings Thursday morning and vote on them Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.
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Raleigh
Tobacco Association of the
United States
Tobacco Exporters Association
James S. Ficklen
Greenville
TAUS
Board of Governors
Sally Rand jailed in Frisco for indecent exposure
In San Francisco on June 5 Sally Rand was jailed under the alias Helen Beck after a police detachment charged her with indecent exposure and displaying indecent pictures during a fan and bubble dance routine. She posted $300 bail to await court and has long been known for her act at the Century of Progress.
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R. J. Reynolds
Elizabeth Dillard Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Dade County
Miami, Fla
Richard Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds
San Francisco
Sally Rand
City Prison
Helen Beck
Chicago
L. &. Belling
Miss Rand
O Conor and Radcliffe wage battle in Maryland
Governor Herbert R. OConor led in popular vote for U S Senate nomination while incumbent George L. Radcliffe trailed in convention support. The Democratic nominating convention in two weeks will decide the nomination as local votes by county or district determine delegates. National Committeeman William Preston Lane Jr led the governor’s race in the primary.
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Baltimore
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
U. S
George L. Radcliffe
William Preston Lane, Jr
Seven Baseball Players Die In Bus Crash Near Noqualmie Pass
A Spokane Western International league team bus plunged off Noqualmie Pass west of the Cascades killing seven players and injuring nine others. Victims include Vic Picetto from San Francisco and infielder George Risk of Hillsboro Oregon. the driver and four others remained unidentified amid a 300 to 500 foot drop and a burning wreck.
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Seattle
Spokane
Western International League Baseball Club
Noqualmie Pass
Cascade Mountains
Vic Picetto
San Francisco
Oakland
Pacific Coast
George ©. Risk
Hillsboro
Ore
Frederick T. Martinez
San Diego
Martinez
Landis
Americus
Ellenburg
None for Russia threatens UNRRA aid limit
Washington reports that a none-for-Russia provision looms as US funds for UNRRA near 465 million. President Truman says Moscow blocks American reporters access to UNRRA activities in two Soviet bloc nations prompting House leaders to push for stricter controls. Rep. Clarence Brown says US aid could be cut in countries denying press access.
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Washington
UNRRA
Truman
Moscow
House
United States
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Brown
Fishing Will Not Suffer From Dams
A federal report to a Senate committee says upper Yadkin river flood control via four dams will not harm fish. The Norwood dam blocks migration at the river mouth, but no additional migratory impact is expected. past dams after the Civil War already halted shad and striped bass movement.
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Washington
Yadkin River
North Carolina
Senate Committee
U. S. Department of Interior
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Norwood
Yadkin
Salisbury
Bean Shoals
Wilkesboro
Spence Supports OPA Bill Amid Senate House Clash
Kentucky Democrat Spence told reporters the OPA bill is workable and expected the House to approve the rise. The measure trims OPA powers but keeps key price controls, with final votes anticipated midafternoon after last minute changes. Conferees from both chambers met behind locked doors in the Capitol.
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Washington
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Dent Truman
Senate House
House
OPA
Senate
Truman
Chester
Capitol
Ator Barkley
Labor Leader Drives to Oust Communists from CIO
George Bucher president of 37, credits 000 members of the Furniture Workers with backing a move to sever ties with communist elements. He says locals were invited to a Washington conference to discuss affiliating with another group under CIO jurisdiction and claims Pic Murray could call a national meeting to bar communists from the utility workers organizing committee. Bucher notes Detroit convention produced only discord and no action.
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Philadelphia
Ciou Furniture Workers of Union
George Bucher
Bucher
Washington
CIO
Pic Murray
Murray
Nati Cio
UFWA
Offcce
Utility Worker Organizing Committee
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Shorty) Sprouse
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Memphis
Meridian
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