Meatless Days Prompt Mixed Meat Demand Signals
A March survey shows demand for meats poultry and eggs slumping in Denver St Louis Kansas City and Philadelphia while New York and Seattle report dull sales. Chicago notes Monday meatday weakness but Wednesday sales rose as some residents shift to meatless days. President Truman asks mayors to back voluntary food saving for Europe and governors for proclamations supporting meatless days.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Philadelphia
New York
Seattle
Food Conservation Ae ci
Washington
Detroit
Minneapolis
Boston
Atlanta
Chicago
George Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Truman
Citizens Food Committee
Europe
Charles Luckman
Storm leaves uprooted trees with no casualties reported
At Dry Tortugas Fort Jefferson Lighthouse Keeper Andrew Albury described winds tearing pine trees like match sticks. The Red Cross planned evacuations for thousands in the Lake Okeechobee flood area west of Palm Beach as rains intensified. Between 800 and 1,000 Davie residents near Fort Lauderdale faced evacuation as floodwaters rose from the north.
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Fort Jefferson
Andrew Albury
Red Cross
Lake Okeechobee
Palm Beach
Davie
Fort Lauderdale
Lake
Economists See Credit End Softening Prices and Loans
Economists expect ending controls in three weeks will ease credit terms but not trigger rapid price drops. They warn price wrapping could raise losses for dealers if installment buyers default and repossessions rise, with effects on the overall economy. The automotive sector may see used car prices soften as new car supply grows, while installment terms may stay relaxed for older autos. Total installment credit rose to $5.195 billion, up $2.03 billion in a year.
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SNY
House group tours New England and beyond to study farming needs
A House group travels by train to Boston then Exter New Hampshire to study agricultural projects. They hold formal hearings in Durham New Hampshire and Lancaster Pennsylvania. The trip continues by chartered bus through the south midwest and on to the west coast to learn farmer needs as foreign food shipments normalize and the U.S. agricultural plant adjusts to the domestic market.
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Boston
Exter
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Durham
N. M
Lancaster
Penna
South
Midwest
West Coast
America
Trusted Friend Robs Woman Of 8000 Dollars In Raleigh
A crippled war veteran claiming TB and seeking "one more good time" was charged in Raleigh with robbing a friend's wife of $8,000 at pistol point. Magistrate M J Carlton issued the warrant on Brian Carroll's complaint.
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Raleigh
N. C
Pistol Point
M. J. Carlton
Brian Carroll
Ralph Dean
Wake Forest Road
Durham
Frontier Asthma Medicine Free Trial Ad
Free trial offer for Frontier Asthma Medicine claiming temporary relief from bronchial asthma paroxysms. Includes caution to use as directed and directs readers to send to Frontier Asthma Co Buffalo New York. No cost to participate and claims accessibility regardless of location or prior medicine beliefs.
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Frontier Asthma Company
Frontier
Frontier Asthma CO
Niagara St
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British Labor split feared over election move amid crisis
Britain weighs a possible new election within six months as Labour factions debate socialist goals versus crisis measures. The government hints at delaying steel nationalization and trimming housing, while the left risks a split if reforms trigger protests.
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Laborites
Labor Party
House of Commons
Commons
Britain
Eisenhower Movement Forms in Ohio Ahead of 1952
Ex newspaperman Mumford, 41, leads a new Eisenhower movement in Ohio with Haar as league president and Spalding as chairman. Mumford plans to run the operation from Washington with donations from supporters and local branches. members fund the effort. Haar will reenter the army Oct 30.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Mumford
United States Supply Company
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War Production Board
Haar
China
Burma
Spalding
Friends
League
Earle Building
Washington
Soviet letter proposes Korea self rule with troop withdrawals
The Soviet government briefs the joint commission in Seoul on a plan for Koreans to form a government without U S or Soviet participation, with both occupying forces to withdraw at the start of 1948. The USSR cites Moscow decision adherence and criticizes the U S stance delaying a democratic Korean government, sending copies to Britain and China.
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Korea
U.S.S.R
U.S.A
Moscow
Committee of Struggle
U. S
Joint Commission
Seoul
Kore
Great Britain
China
Woman in Orient Deemed Cursed for Infertility
In the Orient a woman unable to bear children is viewed as cursed. The view reflects traditional beliefs assigning misfortune to infertility and social stigma attached to childlessness.
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