Soap Prices To Be Raised In Major Companies
In Cincinnati on November 12 officials from Procter & Gamble and M Work Co announced about a 50 percent rise in soap prices. They cited higher ingredient costs up to 100 percent since price ceilings were removed and a 50 percent jump in labor costs since the last increase five years ago. They warned the shortage would persist. P G & Co said small size toilet soap will cost dealers three cents more and laundries soaps 12 to 14 cents more for an eight ounce package, with retail rising accordingly.
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Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble Co
M. Work Co
Procter & Gamble
Molotov and Byrnes Hint At Possible Disarmament Steps
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov signaled potential harmonization of Soviet and American arms reduction plans including atomic disarmament while urging prompt action. Secretary Byrnes promised more on disarmament at the proper time as debate over inspections continues.
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New York
Russia
Molotov
Critical Hour For World
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the Truman administration's foreign policy as a critical moment after the elections. He warns of dangerous standoffs in Europe and the Pacific, including plans on Japanese islands trusteeship and Moscow’s likely opposition. The piece frames peace as a national, not partisan, effort.
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Truman
Europe
Pacific
Far East
United Nations
United States
Moscow
Russia
Tass
Korea
Weather Outlook For Carolinas Turns Warmer By Friday
Map shows cooler today in North Carolina with fair skies then a slight warmup into Friday. Precipitation expected late Friday into Saturday as light to moderate showers, with temperatures dipping below normal through Wednesday and rising slightly by Friday.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Forty Five Cows to Italy From Lebanon Tennessee
Forty five cows were sent from Lebanon Tennessee to Arturo Bobeo and neighbors in Carrito Italy. The gesture traces to Captain Frank Mullinax who survived being shot down in Tunisia in 1942 and later hidden by locals before escaping with a British patrol. The donors shipped the cattle by rail yesterday.
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Tenn
Arturo Bobeo
Carrito
Italy
Middle Tennessee
Frank Mullinax
Watertown
Tunspia
Bobo
Mullinax
Boleo
Rehearsed Pearl Harbor Attack Claims Upheld at War Crimes Court
Tokyo reports state that claims of a five month premeditation for Pearl Harbor and three innocent defendants among 27 were brought to the international war crimes court. An affidavit by Joseph C Grew suggested three officials opposed to war. The tribunal reserved ruling until December.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
Joseph C. Grew
International War Crimes Court
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William Webb
David F Smith
New York
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Kiko Hirota
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Ten Communists Slain After Greek Mountain Clash
Greek press reports that ten members of a strong communist band were slain in a clash with a Karditsa mountain brigade, costing three government soldiers their lives. Leftist bands reportedly attacked Thesally villages and wrecked four highway bridges. a band raiding Gardiki near Lamia is said to have executed two villagers.
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Athens
Karditsa
Thessaly
Ministry of Public Order
Gardiki
Lamia
Worries Beset Leaders in Race for House Floor Leader
Washington report notes leadership anxieties among Republicans and Democrats as three candidates emerge for the GOP floor leader post. Charles A. Halleck and Thomas Jenkins announced their bids, with Clarence Brown expected to join soon. Party leaders meet to seek a compromise path amid a three way contest.
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Washington
House
GOP
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
Clarence Brown
Halleck
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Thirty Die in Peru Earthquake Hits Sihuas
An interior ministry report says at least 30 people were killed when a strong earthquake leveled the town of Sihuas 250 miles north of Lima yesterday shortly after noon. The quake caused extensive damage and set off rescue efforts.
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Lima
Peru
Sihuas
Interior Ministry
Republicans demand middle course for Truman program
Senate Republicans led by William Knowland and C Wayland Brooks insist Truman must propose a centrist, non PAC drafted agenda to win GOP cooperation in the new congress. Brooks questions whether Truman’s truce appeal will outlast past attempts, noting early push for socialistic measures followed voters’ reaction.
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Truman
Congress
William F. Knowland
Calif
C. Wayland Brooks
Ill
Knowland
Brooks
French Train Wreck Kills 35 Near Revigny Sur Ornain
In Revigny Sur Ornain France foggy conditions led to a head on collision when an east bound local train struck a standing train at the station. At least 35 people died and 70 were injured many were students and workers en route to Chalon Sur Marne and other destinations.
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France
Paris
Paul Robert
Revigny-Sur-Ornain
Chalon- Sur-Marne
New Surgical Breakthrough Aims to Help Blue Babies
Northwestern University physicians announce a new operation to save lives of blue babies by opening the body's main artery the great abdominal aorta. The method, first applied to a 21 month old girl, mirrors Blalock Taussig work and could help many patients though not all.
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Northwestern University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Willis J. Potts
Sidney Smith
Stanley Gibson
Children’s Memorial Hospital
University’s Medical School
Alfred Blalock
Helen B. Taussig
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Violence Flareups at Hollywood Studio Strike
Tense labor clashes erupt in AFL jurisdictional dispute with mass picketing and arrests after a two month shutdown. A hand grenade damaged Norman Pot tle's Van Nuys home as police report no injuries.
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Hollywood
Washington
Secreta
J. A. Krug
John L. Lewis
Norman Pottle
Nee Arenes
van Nuys
Metro-Gold
Truman Seeks Housing Policy Shift In White House Meeting
President Truman summoned Housing Administrator Wilson Wyatt to a White House conference on housing problems after price and wage controls are lifted. Joining Wyatt were Reconstruction Director John R. Steelman and George F. Allen of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The session signals a change in housing strategy as materials price ceilings are removed and home prices may rise, with Wyatt pushing a major rental housing drive.
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President Truman
Wilson Wyatt
White House
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George F. Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Ross
National Housing Agency
Congress
Republican Party
Daniels Will See President
President Truman, nearly recovered from a cold, schedules official conferences. Josephus Daniels of Raleigh on his calling list as the White House notes a generally good response to his statement on future cooperation with the Republican Congress.
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Truman
Missouri
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
White House
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Annapolis
Naval Academy Midshipmen
Navy
Probe Into Cotton Futures Trade Under Way
Undersecretary N. E. Dodd told Rep. Wicker that an inquiry is underway to determine full details of all trading in cotton futures during the October 16 to 18 market breaks. The inquiry follows recommendations from Secretary of Agriculture Anderson on speculative activity.
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Washington
Navy
N. E. Dodd
Rep. Wickersham
D-Okla
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Specula
King George VI Urges Conscription and Nationalized Utilities
In London King George VI presented his message to Parliament urging continuation of conscription for the armed forces and the nationalization of inland transport and electric utilities. The monarch spoke after opening parliament and outlining his government’s views.
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London
George VI
S H
John J. Pelley Dies at 68 in Capital
John J. Pelley president of the Association of American Railroads died at Doctors Hospital. He was 68. Born May 1, 1878 in Anna Illinois he began as a station clerk for Illinois Central in 1899 and rose to superintendent of the Memphis division in 1905 later serving as general manager and vice president in charge of operations through 1926.
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Washington
John J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Doctors Hospital
Pelley
Association
Anna, Ill
University of Illinois
The
Illinois Central
Anna
Memphis
Employment Insurance Fund Seen as Economic Brake
Social Security Commissioner Arthur Altmeyer said the unemployment fund of nearly 7 billion dollars will act as a brake on postwar downturns. He notes reserves should prevent deep depressions and support purchasing power, with payroll taxes up to three percent and state administered benefits averaging 19 dollars weekly for up to 20 weeks, while the Truman plan seeks 25 dollars for 76 weeks.
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Washington
Arthur
Altmeyer
Truman
Rogge Attacks Ex-Boss Over Dismissal Remarks
John Rogge, dismissed aide to the attorney general, accuses Attorney General Tom Clark of misstatements and claims the administration gagged critics of fascism. He cites a notice of dismissal and a confidential report quoted in a wartime sedition case leading to a mistrial.
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John Rogge
Rogge
Tom Clark
Clark
Justice Departsment
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