Order Lowering Meat Ceiling Expected
Washington report notes a government move to lower meat price ceilings likely Monday with broad demand for dropping all price and wage controls as Congress convenes. OPS experts say savings of 4 to 5 cents a pound on cheap cuts could follow, while many staples remain near ceilings and markets show high inventories and soft demand across several sectors.
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Washington
Congress
Office of
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Truman
Wall Street
Peruvian Bean Writing Analyzed By Science
Provo Utah UP reports Dr M Wells Jakeman of Brigham Young University presents the first extended English study of Peruvians writing on beans. The system uses ideographs painted on the elevabean with the bean holding the message index on its opposite side, carried by messengers in bags.
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M. Wells Jakeman
Brigham Young University
Jakeman
Obscene Literature Under Fire in House Probes
The House committee led by Gathings opens hearings December 1 on obscene pocket books and comic magazines flooding stores. Witnesses from religious groups, publishers, parents’ groups, and the Post Office Department expected as the panel weighs possible legal changes and a voluntary ethics code to curb distribution.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Gathings
D-Ark
Ciitizens
Congress
Postoffice Department
New Mexico
No More Chiang Statues on Formosa
President Chiang Kai-shek faces a shift as funds intended for statues of him are redirected to welfare. The move follows the unveiling of a 66th birthday statue and plans for additional monuments on Formosa and nationalist-held islands.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Et Islands
Labor May Have To Back To Now In Self-Defense
The AFL and CIO may defend the Taft Hartley labor law in the next Congress as unions fear tougher restrictions. They prefer targeted amendments, especially ending strike voting limits and redefining foreman. Both unions plan to push changes while wary of broader repeal and await AFL council actions next year.
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CIO
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Congress
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Robert A. Taft
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Taft
National Labor Relations Board
Unon
AFL Executive Council
Lightning strikes umbrella car endangers Halifax walkers
In Halifax Nova Scotia two Durban women narrowly escaped injury when a lightning bolt hit the umbrella car they were under. A blue flash and sizzling sound accompanied the strike near Purchase Street as the pair walked with another woman.
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Halifax
Canada
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Purchase
Officials Hope To Get Bases In Spain
Washington officials voiced guarded optimism over progress in Madrid on U S use of Spanish bases and the $125 million in military economic aid. Talks edge toward completion but three months may pass before signing with Eisenhower possibly needing final say on terms. Most aid for economic development focusing transportation and communications. Spain seeks stand by access to air and naval bases.
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Washington
U. S
Madrid
Spain
Eisenhower
Truman
State Department
U.S
United States
Bishop Dibelius appeals to Stalin over police state in Russian zone
Berlin reports that Bishop Otto Dibelius published a letter to Prime Minister Stalin asking him to abolish police state methods in the Soviet controlled German zone. He cites arrests without warrants, secret trials, and harsh sentences. Dibelius warns such practices risk unrest and endangering peace unless Stalin responds.
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Otto Dibelius
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Germany
Dibelius
Stalin
East Zone
East Germany
Cartwheels Pay Traffic Fine in Denver Court
A man convicted of four traffic violations sought time to raise a $250 fine. He returned with two paper sacks full of silver dollars claiming he earned the money from selling “cartwheels” during trips to Wyoming.
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Denver
Wyoming
Hanoi Frontline Calm Masks Turmoil as Troops March
Hanoi, Indo China, Nov 22. The city sits under siege pressure with enemy forces surrounding three sides yet daily life continues. Soldiers fill dance halls and shops prosper while locals fear communism and rely on French troops for stability and income.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Gulf of Tonkin
Viet Nam
Bleaching Process for Jute Discovered in Britain
British scientists report a new jute bleaching method that yields a white fabric resembling linen. The process promises greater crispness and durability for clothing and home furnishings, with potential fashion impact.
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New York
Bbritish
British Information Service
Man Blames Wolf for Hit and Run Cashes Bounty
Hayden F. Fleury struck a wolf on the road to Gabriels and, after placing the animal in his car, drove to the county courthouse where he collected a $35 bounty for the killed wolf.
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Malone WN. Y
Hayden F. Fleury
Gabriels
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Claims Fast Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound as a treatment for rheumatic and arthritis pain. It instructs mixing a two week supply with a quart of water and four lemons to drink two tablespoons twice daily, promising pain relief within 48 hours and offering a money back guarantee.
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