Hoover Reform Bills Are Being Rewritten
A Citizens Committee for Economy in Government formed by about 600 leaders presses to rewrite Hoover Commission bills for tighter federal spending and streamlined organization. They report six major bills passed, 15 pending, 55 Hoover recommendations adopted, and potential savings around $1.25 billion yearly, with 20 percent of the plan in effect or authorized.
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Citizens Committee For Economy
Renwrene
Robert L. Johnson
Temple University
Hoover
Truman
Johnson
Foover Commission
Toto
Friends of Reorganization
Citizens Committee
Tydings
Armed Services
General Services Administration
Allen Venable Named U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia
The former assistant secretary of State and Iran ambassador Allen George Venable, now USS ambassador to Yugoslavia, replaces Cavendish Cannon. He drove radio propaganda against Russia, expanding Voice of America reach with British help and congressional funding.
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George Venable Allen
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Yugoslavia
Iran
Cavendish Cannon
Allen
Russia
U.S
United Nations marks fourth anniversary with cornerstone ceremony
The United Nations celebrated its fourth anniversary in New York with the dedication of its permanent headquarters a 39 story building. Trygve Lie called the UN unfinished and Truman urged faith in its success while backing atomic weapon controls.
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New York
World Peace Organization
Trygve Lie
U.N
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
General Assembly
America
Truman
Washington
U. N. Assembly
Russia
Vishinsky
Assembly
Romulo Beams
Pentagon uneasy truce shadows looming admiral reshuffle
After tense hearings on policy unity among services, a quiet clock ticks near the Potomac as Admiral Louis E. Denfeld's tenure as chief of Naval Operations faces an uncertain future. Rumors of attrition among top admirals rise if Denfeld departs, while Congress cautions against a purge. Britain may receive about 150 of 1000 stored B-29s, easing aid plans amid pride in RAF builders.
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Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Denfeld
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Rep
Dewey Short
R-Mo
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Britain
Royal Air Force
England
Disparaging Elopements and VIP Charm Across Cities
Superior Judge Henry M. Willis condemns modern elopements calling them disgraceful while recalling romantic past. Indianapolis businessman Edward Dowling recounts VIP status in Moscow claiming to be an American taxpayer as a lighthearted anecdote.
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Los Angeles
Yuma
Las Vegas
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Indianapolis
Moscow
Tam
Spandau prison costs under fire by four powers
At Spandau Prison in Berlin the four occupying powers debate trimming costs for seven high Nazi inmates led by Rudolf Hess. Current annual maintenance totals about 107000 dollars plus 452 staff while mayor Ernest Reuter urges savings proposing a single cell block and using 8000 marks annually for confinement. Other inmates include Funk Raeder Speer von Schirach Neurath and Doenitz.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hess
U.S. Treasury
Britain
France
Soviet Russia
West Berlin
Ernest Reuter
Hess
Walter Funk
Reichsban
Arms Aid For Pact Faces Integrated Defense Plan
North Atlantic Pact ministers plan to present President with a unified defense program in Washington on December 1. The blueprint, built by experts from multiple nations, aims to halt the Communist threat in Europe and guides the $1,314,010,000 arms aid program now awaiting presidential approval before shipment abroad.
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Europe
Congress
U.S
Britain
Narvik
Siciliy
Power firms see winter supply strong but coal strike looms
Private electric companies expect a comfortable power and heat supply this winter as new generating capacity expands. The Pacific Northwest remains a constraint due to water fluctuations affecting aluminum demand. As of October capacity stood at 61 million kilowatts with a projected 63.5 million by January 1, while electric production fell year over year this month for the first time since August 1946.
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Pacific Northwest
Britain tightens austerity cuts to eight percent
Britain announces new austerity measures to reduce government expenses by eight percent, about 784 million dollars annually. The FCC refuses to allow New York City station WNYC to operate after 8 PM on Election Day to air final ballot returns.
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Federal Communications Commission
New York
WNYC
Calendar of Events and Observances Listed for November
A dated list outlines key dates and events from late October to early November. Highlights include Hallowe en on October 31 with Chiang Kai-shek noted, CIO convention in Cleveland, Navy maneuvers in the North Atlantic, Alger Hiss trial in New York, Panama Independence Day on November 3, Laymen's conference in Atlanta, Syrian elections for a constituent assembly, and American Education Week beginning November 6.
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Chiang Kai-shek
CIO
Cleveland
North Atlantic
All Saints
Alger Hiss
New York
Panama
Presbyterian Church of the U
Constituent Assembly
Alaska Gold Rush Draws Planes to Yukon River Tent Town
Alaska enters a rapid gold rush as Fishwheel on the Yukon River becomes a temporary town. Prospector Clifton Carroll found pea sized nuggets on a sandbar between Fort Yukon and Circle. Booming interest draws pilots and workers from Fairbanks, with flight prices soaring and claims staked for spring mining.
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Fairbanks
Yukon River
Arctic Circle
Clifton Carroll
Yukon
Fort Yukon
Circle
Carroll
Paroled Burglar Millard F. Wright Receives Prefrontal Lobotomy
Pittsburg man Millard F Wright 40 has been paroled after a delicate prefrontal lobotomy intended to curb his criminal tendencies. Began crime at 14 he sought court permission in April 1947 for the operation. court allowed a test to see if surgery could cure what incarceration could not. After recovery he was not freed immediately and remained under debt to society with a 2 to 12 year sentence. Wright was later granted some outside freedom and works as a hospital cook.
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Millard F. 40
Pittsburgh
Wright
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