Truman veto stalls postwar economic plan debate
The article reviews President Truman’s veto of the OPA extension and its political implications. It contrasts executive and congressional handling, notes labor management tensions, and argues the veto shifts responsibility to the people. It also discusses bidault on Trieste and themes of equality of dissatisfaction amid Big Four diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
OPA
Jagan
Congress
Executive Department
Fourth of July Races at Pate Park with $40 Prizes
Joe Dildy calls Hope contestants to Pate Park for a July Fourth bicycle meet in front of First Baptist Church at 9:30. Four boys races and one girls race target fourth to twelfth graders with prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars. Sponsors include Haynes Bros, Hefner Nash, Hope Hardware, and others supporting the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Pate Park
Thursay
Joe Dildy
Hope Public Recreation
First Baptist Church
Fairpark
Sive
City Bakery
Hope Furniture Company
Talbot's
Scott
Imid Roy Anderson & Co
Nations designate six to study atomic control plan
Dr Herbert A Evatt named a six nation subcommittee to draft a framework for global atomic control. United States and Russia preferred rival plans with three points of veto still unresolved. Australia chairs the commission while the full Atomic Energy Commission meets again midweek in open session.
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Francis W. Carpenter
New York
Herbert A. Evatt
United Nations Atomic Energy, ‘Commission
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Mexico
Australia
Evatt
Vnision
Atralia
Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
Unitedstates
United Nations Security Council
Atomic Bomb Show Proves to Be Disappointing, Big Thing
Aboard the USS Punaimint off Bikini on July 1 observers and lawmakers found the steam blast less spectacular than hoped. Yet many hailed the detonation as history making, with Rep Dean Gillespie calling it a “heck of a big thing” and others like Rep Jack Anderson praising the weapon’s significance for future world peace debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph L. Myler
Wikini Atoll
America
Bikini Lagoon
Gots
Pennsylvania
Thorvald A. Solberg
Bikini Atoll
Cpy
Adiral
Whlf
Blandy
Bikini
la- Hoon
Deas Ag
Plandy
Baxscore
Gilliam
Carlisle
Samson
Allerton
Skate
Nagato
Sakawa
Arkansas
Independence
Pensacola
New York
Nervaca
Saratoga
Salt Lake City
Wilson
Briscoe
Niagara
Bladen
Banner
Butte
Ralely
Alunite Bumlas
Maan
Murray Moler
United Nations
Dean Gillespie
Colu
Jack Anderson
Calif
Anderson
Cangr
House, Naval Affairs Committee
Hig
Waa
Army Ordnance
Orlando Rangel
Brazil
Price Rise Looms as OPA Goes Out
Nationwide reports show rents, food and clothing edging higher as the price control bill expires. Landlords and retailers urge restraint while consumers mobilize for reinstated controls. critics warn of inflation and higher meat costs, with varied state actions and bids to preserve rent caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
OPA Situation at a Glance
Legislative leaders expect House passage of the OPA extension while the Senate delays after a White House conference. Milk prices rise two cents a quart in some places. food and other merchandise show OPA levy effects. Rents rise 15 to 33 percent widely, with Florida resort rents up to 300 percent. Cotton futures jump $3 a bale in New York and New Orleans. Chicago industrial shares rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
House
Senate
White House
Opa Levale
Massachusets
New York
Washington, D.C
Florida
New Orleans
Umit al Chia Industrial
Plumbers Strike in Little Rock Halts Union Jobs
In Little Rock during July 1944 plumbers and stenographers union Local 154 halted work on all union construction sites after contract expiration. About 86 plumbers joined the strike, roughly 40 projects affected, as talks with contractors for a renewal continued. Old contract paid 0.68 12 per hour, while the counteroffer was 31.62 0.62. The note ends with an unrelated line about Tibetan tea.
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Rock
Late Rock
Plumbers and Stenamaflters Union
Laoeal
Ie Oe Buns
Gor Hung Mien
Ile
Livestock Prices Jump in Chicago Market Lift
On July 1 Chicago, early livestock prices surged from 2.00 to 3.50 per hundredweight as thin receipts fueled higher bids. Hogs rose about 2.00, with ceiling near 14.85 and bids to 17.35. cattle and sheep also advanced, while receipts ran below expectations. Salable hogs 2,500, cattle 4,000, sheep 500. week-ago figures 1,445 hogs, 10,302 cattle, 1,900 sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bilbo Seeks Third Term in Mississippi Senate Race
Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi presses a third term bid in the Democratic primary. A Senate inquiry into his anti Negro campaign sparks calls for federal policing of Mississippi polls. Bilbo claims thousands of illegal Negro registrations amid expected high voter turnout. Opponents include Frank Harper Nelson Leving etc.
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Jackson
Miss
Bsen
Theodore G. Bilbo
Senate
Washington
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Edgar G .Brown
Nationa Negro Council
Truman
Mississippi
Bilbo
Ilegally
Frank Harpear
Peachtree
Nelson T. Levings
U. S
Ross Davns
Supreme Court
Tom Q. Ellis
Catlins
Hillis
Hilbo
Lamorray
Goering Denies German Katyn Claim Blames Russians
wartime tribunal hears Goering contend Russians caused the Katyn forest massacre of 11,000 Polish figures and men Ahrens testified a Nazi inquiry found diaries ending in spring 1940 under Russian occupation a fox unearthed bodies before.
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Wuerpberg
War Crimes Tribunal
Hermann Goering
Dealghed
Kalyn Forest
Fredrith Ahrens
Katyn Forest
Smolensk
Nasi
Lelers
Yeus
Germiais
Ahrens
OPA Revival Splits Capitol: House Favors, Senate Balks
Little Rock on July 1 marks the first day without legal price controls in four years. Retail leaders say prices may rise only slightly, if at all, with meat costs possibly edging up a few cents. Congress debates extending price controls while OPA officials warn buyers to beware of higher costs if ceilings return.
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United Press
Office of Price Administration
Indianapolis
New York
Dewey
OPA
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
National Association of Retail Wrocers
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Western Union
Washington
Chiugoan
Chicago
the American Veterans Committee
Congress
Institute
P Grain
Chicago Board of Trade
Faera
Owl
Barlel
Oregon
Des Moines
Dallas
Detroit
Michigan State Tw
Little Rock
Arkansas
Smany
Chris Finkbeiner
Kert
Vaughan Winston
Arkansas Restaurant Association
Harry W. Pfeifer Jr
Greater
Spearser Rayburn
White House
House
Senate
Barkley
Truman
Rayburn
New York Stock Exchange
McKellar
D-Tenn
McCormack
Mass
Heirens Prints Match Degnan Kidnap Note
Chicago July 1 William Heirens whose fingerprints match those on the Suzanne Degnan ransom note sought habeas corpus release from custody. A petition filed with Cook County criminal court asked Chief Justice Harold Ward to hear the matter. Heirens, held since last week after a house prowl arrest, denied any crimes beyond the capture incident. He provided handwriting samples for expert comparison with the ransom note.
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Chicago
William Heirens
William. J.dooley
Suzanne Degnan
University of Chicago
Cook County
Tuohy
Heirens
Bridewell ‘Hospital
Degnan
University of Chicago Iampus
Fooi
Fooi From Many Burglaries, Was Linked Uo
FBI
Turhy
Degnan Rane Somole
County Gives $1,146 to Food Drive
Hope and Hempstead county raised 1146 dollars for the Emergency Food Collection lettered by chairman Guy E Basys in his final accounting. He thanked citizens for cash contributions totaling 1146 and noted hopes to compare with Arkansas state totals soon while listing week contributions from various donors.
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Hope and Hempstead County
Guy E. Basys
Arkansas
Guy E. Basye
Hempshag County Emergency Food Collection
Joe Coleman Dies and Funeral Set for Monday
Joe C. Coleman, 44, died at Royal Hospital Sunday evening after a brief illness. He is survived by his widow, two daughters Nancy Jo and Betty Ruth, three brothers John and Robert of Mineral Springs and Tom of Little Rock, and two sisters Mrs. W. F. Whitten and Mrs. Tom Stome of Mineral Springs. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev. B. A. Whittow officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. Local obituary notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe C. Coleman
R Royal Hospital
Nancy Jo
Betty
Ruth Coleman
John
Robert Coleman
Mineral Springs
Tom Coleman
Little Rock
Bve
Tom Stome
First Baptist Church
A. Whittow
Rose Hill Cemetery
Jack Bell
Ledford Bell, Jr
Clifford Franks
Charles Benson
George Warren
Carral Hyatt
Jerome Duffie
Berlin Rumors Run Wild as Beer Fails to Soothe Worries
Berlin reporter Hal Boyle notes rumor mill outpaces truth in the aftermath of defeat. German fears mix with nationalist sentiment as residents distrust Allied occupation and worry over potential withdrawals, war, and mass displacements amid Berlin’s crowded newspapers and fragile news credibility.
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Hal Boyle
Berlin
Germany
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Ion
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Herschel ¥. Johnson
UN Security Council
Capitol
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O'Daniel
Barkley Saing
Capitol Hill
Spence D-Kyl
House Banking Committee
O’daniel
D-Tex
Barkly Kyl
Paul Porter
Taft
Ohio
Darrell Reece
Republican Nar Committee
Tramay
Reese
Tom Brewster
Joe Coleman
China
Boyle
Ryimor
Joseph T. McNarney
Son Ees Rade-Anne
Britain
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