Picking Of Hops Recomes Unpopular On West Coast
Salem Oregon reports harvest fatigue as hop picking declines nationwide. Workers, once drawn by good wages and social events, stayed away. wages rose to four cents per pound while imports from Europe threaten supply. Growers lured few pickers, relying on ads and tours to recruit, but turnout remained low.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
United States
Sinatra
Williamette
Europe
Mount Angel
Portland
Hopman
Naval Reserve Units Approved For 7 Cities In NC
Raleigh dispatch notes six teen of 37 divisions of the naval reserve are to be located in North Carolina to form a regional reservoir of trained officers and enlisted personnel. Units exist in Charlotte Winston Salem Greensboro Durham Raleigh Wilmington with future activations planned.
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Raleigh
Navy Reserve
Direcor Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Durham
Winston-Salem
Radleigh
Wilmington
Clyde A. Shaw
Usnr
Winston- Salem
H. M. Kennickell
John Wyatt
Wm. H. Cham- Dice
Godfrey Cheshire
John H. Wilson
North Carolina
Daniel
South Carolina
Georgia
Sixth Naval District
United States Plans Credit Support for Turkey Loans
The United States to back Turkish purchases with an Export-Import Bank guarantee of up to 25 million dollars. American manufacturers would extend equal credit to Turkey to share the risk. A Turkish official says credit will fund equipment and machinery for rehabilitation, with at least 20 percent for locomotives and repairs. repayment is five years at about four percent interest. six other nations seek shares of the remaining 500 million in the bank’s treasury.
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Turkey
Eeme
United States
Bank
Veterans seize New York capitol in sit-down protest
About 900 World War II veterans marching from New York City occupied the New York State Capitol chamber in Albany demanding immediate housing action. The sit-down, bolted chamber and heavy police guard followed as veterans urged the governor and legislature to pass laws for construction of homes for veterans.
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Dewey
Capitol
Searle
Veterans Senate
New York
Senate
State of
New York City
Greater
Albany
CIO Teachers Union
Trees Cut in Early Century Protests Across Cities
A widespread crusade against trees in business districts led to the removal of hundreds of large maples elms and oaks in many American cities. Today many of those cities are carrying out tree planting projects to restore the urban canopy.
Government radar and beacon costs for airport landing aids
The report outlines costs for three marker beacon systems at about 70 000 dollars each, plus five radar auxiliaries at 176 000 dollars and 24 000 dollars installation each. It notes that CAA suggests no special operators are needed and that radio specialists can maintain them. Navy mobile radars cost over 100 000 dollars each with a 22 person crew for 24 hour operation.
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CAA
Navy
U. S
GGA
federal agencies trim wartime construction program
Steelman outlined that 400 million of 600 million in federal construction funding would target non military projects. Agencies had planned 1.5 billion for the year, with 600 million committed by August 6 1946 when a moratorium was ordered. Some essential projects may receive limited additional funds to protect national health and safety.
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Ments
Veterans Administration
Federal Works Agency
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maritime Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Panama Canal
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
War Department
Steelman
Truman
Corps of Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
Budget Bureau
Meat surges as cattle on range create beef market surge
Anderson notes beef cattle on farms and ranches at dangerous levels and says lifting meat controls aided his diet. He recalls moving from tuna to beef steak and highlights a growing market for grass fed cattle as marketing intensifies.
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Anderson
Missouri
Casein plastics used for buttons and early natural gas well
Plastics from casein a milk protein and a substance in milk are used to make coat and suit buttons. America's first natural gas well opened in 1821 marking an early energy milestone.
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America
Reed urges up to 30 percent tax cut and spending slashes
Rep. Reed of New York states people are entitled to cut taxes perhaps 30 percent as long range planning begins. He says self appointed tax spokesmen in the administration will not be consulted when tax writing starts. He backs a 20 to 30 percent cut and calls for reducing government spending from 40 to 32 billion and cutting 5 billion from the national debt. Reed credits the 80th congress as the likely era for tax policy.
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Washington
Reed
House
Congress
Republican National Committee
GOP
Britain faces forming defense ministry and mid east aims
The labor government plans a defense ministry as an early priority. A military briefing to Prime Minister Attlee outlined four core functions in the Middle East defense strategy: defend the Gibraltar–Suez–Indian Ocean lifeline, protect key airfields, safeguard Iran and Iraq oil interests, and maintain ties with Arab states while expanding friendship with Turkey.
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Defense Ministry
Britain
Egypt
India
Attlee
Middle East
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Suez
Indian Ocean
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Slow Descent From High Altitude Parachute Flight
A 40 000 foot bail out with immediate parachute deployment would yield a descent of about 25 minutes to reach the earth. The statement emphasizes the long time required to descend from extreme altitude with standard parachute opening.
Navy era coal output sets new records in 1946
Washington report shows soft coal production since May 21 reached 218 715 000 tons, beating prior totals as June to September output marked the greatest for those months in mining history. Officials credited operator and miner cooperation while critics doubted navy influence.
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Washington
Navy
N. H. Collisson
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Collisson
Bid drives to secure UN permanent home in two cities
The campaign to host the United Nations permanent headquarters focused on New York City and San Francisco. California officials led by Attorney General Robert Kenny initiated talks in San Francisco while New York presented an official bid to locate at Flushing Meadows. Governor Earl Warren and Mayor Roger Lapham were expected to join the effort.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Paul Henri Spaak
General Assembly
Philip J. Noel- Baker
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
New York City
San Francisco
U. S
Jewel thieves target duchess jewels in England raid
Police pursue a royal jewel theft tied to a duchess and a million-dollar collection. Scotland Yard links a cat burglar to the crime while fearing the culprits may have headed toward France. A reward of 8000 pounds and an $80,000 insurance claim are noted.
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Scotland Yard
Dudley
England
France
Paris
Surete
Duke
Lloyd’s Insurance
Henderson and Co
London
Burdened by clothing ban eased but skirts stay long
The end of sweeping fabric limits brings three piece outfits and dresses with longer skirts to sale. Manufacturers had preproduced items in expectation of repeal and retailers faced stock that could not be easily trimmed to legal lengths without waste. The CPA says changes should not alter fall or winter wardrobes and manufacturers may still push old style lines.
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CPA
Fortune Hidden in Apartment Mystery of Mrs Weigle Estate
Healy and Raymond pursued an estate search uncovering 11 barrels of trash and a hidden fortune within Mrs Weigle's home. They found large cash sums and uncashed checks, plus a 1937 will allocating shares to relatives. Cremains were kept after cremation per a 1937 note.
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Healy
Raymond
Louis J. Weigle
Weigle
Georgia Rosser Erdwurm
Chickasha
Oklo
Clyde Rosser
Fort Worth
Tex
Walter Rosser
Maywood
Calif
Meat prices ease from peak as ceilings end week
In Chicago and New York markets consumers stayed above prior CPA limits while overall meat prices softened. Steers finished the week up to 23 dollars per hundred pounds with top loads at 36 to 37.50, hogs gaining 6 to 7.50 and eggs and butter slipping as ceilings were removed and margarine supplies loosed.
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CPA
Chicago
New York
Agriculture Department
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Yda Baker Michael 74
Funeral services for Mrs Yda Baker Michael 74 who died at 209 Venable Street after a three week illness were held at her home then at Floral Garden Cemetery. Reverends J P Hill John Cagle and M C Connor led the rites with a trio and quartet performing hymns and a solo. Granddaughters nieces and friends served as floral escorts. The service drew a large crowd.
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Yda Baker Michael
Venable Street
J. Paul Hill
Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
John Cagle
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
M. C. Connor
Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Floral Garden
G. G
W. L
J. O. Witcher
J. D. Alfred
McCauley Lamb
Charles Wiley
Eula Garner
Byrnes Rally Upheld by Connally Aboard Queen Elizabeth
Senator Connally of Texas praised Byrnes speech aboard the Queen Elizabeth en route to New York. He cited substantial results from the peace conference and affirmed a bipartisan policy of peace not war. Vandenberg urged continued bipartisan support to avoid domestic scuttling.
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Byrnes
Acheson
Austin
New York
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Atlantic
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Vandenburg
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