Porter Calls Truman Economic Plan a Waste of Time
Porter, anti price inflation chief, told the Senate Banking Committee that Congress wastes precious time on Truman’s economic program. He said executive branch efforts to inform committees about inflation have been met with abstract debate and partisan politics. Capehart noted no Democratic members present as Congress debated price controls in an extraordinary session.
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Washington
Paul Porter
Consaréss
Truman
Congress
Portar
Senate Banking Committee
Price Administration
Sala
Government
Committees of
Senate
Porter
Capehart
Cain
Dewey
Taft
Robertson
R-Wyo
Ohioan
James Hagerty
Dewey Uses Brownell As Grapevine To Congress
GOP leaders report Thomas Dewey relies on Herbert Brownell Jr as an informal channel to Capitol Hill. Brownell has set up Washington headquarters and coordinates with the campaign, while Dewey stays hands off. House Speaker Martin and Senate leaders say Dewey’s election is the GOP goal, with cautious input from the campaign.
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Washington
Thomas B. Dewey
Congress
Herbert Brownell, Jr
New York
Herb
Brownell
Dewey
Capitol Bill
House
Martin
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Germans Get More Food In Bizonia Rations Rise
The AMG reports 40 million Germans in the British American zones now receive the highest rations since occupation began. Improved crops currency reform and aid from the European Recovery Program drive the increase. July basic ration reached 1990 calories per day, up from 1550 at year start. Ruhr coal and industrial output rise to postwar highs. Also notes distribution gaps in some cities. Jaffa Shrine Club Blue Lodge Night set for Altoona August 19 with families invited. reservations due by August 17.
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Berlin
AMG
Ruhr
Bizonia
Germany
Vended Cigarettes To Cost 23 Cents Across Region
Pittsburgh area vending machines will charge 23 cents per pack for cigarettes after a meeting of Western Pennsylvania vending operators and the Charrett Merchandising Association. An industry spokesman cited recent price hikes by cigarette and match manufacturers as the reason for the 3 cent increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Charett Merchandiang Association
UN Tackles Arab Jewish Refugee Problem
LAKE SUCCESS Aug 2 The Security Council opens an urgent Arab Jewish refugee session at 1 30 P M EST. Britain asks council to meet amid concerns for about 200000 Arab refugees who fled Palestine. Count Bernadotte says Arabs should be allowed home during the truce. Jewish refugees are few. Britain protests detention of 10000 Jewish refugees in Cyprus, while other Jews go to Palestine.
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Lake Success
Security Council
Council
Palestine
Amman
Trangs Jordan
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Bernadotte
Britain
Cyprus
Crisis In Berlin To Be Aired In Diplomats Meet
Envoys Bedell Smith Frank Roberts and Yves Chataigneau met Molotov in Moscow to discuss ending the Soviet blockade of Berlin. Western allies expected no major moves until early next week with talk of a possible four power conference in Paris next month. In Berlin the Soviet press threatened to extend the blockade into winter and left Western businesses’ bank funds in the Russian sector frozen unless the city government bow to Communist economic control.
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Molotov
Marshal Stalin
U.S
Walter Bedell ‘Smith
Frank Roberts
London
Berlin
Moscow
Yves Chataigneau
Germany
Europe
Russia
Paris
Economic Commission
Blind Man Heads Association for the Blind in Indiana
The new director Mr. Kelley plans a program starting late September at the Community Center Building. It includes Braille teaching typing handcrafts and a twofold home industry service and placement program. The group aims to prevent blindness conserve vision and run a recreation program with Winnie the seeing eye dog. He seeks a room or apartment and hopes his mother will join him in Indiangalgo as the association earns support from the Department of Public Assistance.
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Kelley
Winnie
Indiang Algo
Association For the Blind In
Indiang
Department of Public Assistance
Congress Looms Over Anti-Inflation Fight In Senate
Washington reports a stalled special session as anti inflation legislation remains uncertain and civil rights filibusters persist. Senator McCarthy urged GOP leaders toward a housing compromise while Taft and Taft-Ellender-Wagner bill supporters push for limited building programs amid inflation fears. Republicans plan moves against a southern Democratic poll tax filibuster and may delay action until next January, risking extension of the session.
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Washington
Congress
Trion
McCarthy
R-Wis
GOP
Truman
Taft
Ohio
House
Martin
Maas
Senate
Veterans’ Cooperative
Atret
FIA
Veterans
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Paul Porter
CFA
T’mas B Cabe
Federal Resse Board
House Committee
County Hero To Be Buried Tomorrow In Beverly
The body of Pfc. John W. Dutko of Delanco New Jersey and formerly of Homer City R D near Strongstown will be laid to rest tomorrow in the U S National Cemetery at Beverly New Jersey Dutko was killed on May 23 1944 after singlehandedly wiping out German machine gun nests and an 84 mm cannon crew on the Fifth Army front in Italy He received the Medal of Honor posthumously in honor of his deed His widow Mrs Jeal Dutko of Riverside New Jersey will attend as a Guard of Honor from Fort Dix participates in the funeral services tomorrow morning
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John W. Dutko
Pfo
Delanco
New Jersey
Homer City
R. D
Strongs
U. S. National Cemetery
Bevarly
N. J
Dutko
Italy
Jeal Dutko
Riverside
Cleo A. Toothman
Tomorow
National Cemetery
Beverly
Guard of Honor
Fort Dix
Chinaman Sells Wife For 6 50
Shanghai report describes Chow Man-Fu selling his wife to Ma Feng wen for 55,000,000 Chinese dollars about 7.50 U.S. dollars. Mrs Chow complained to police. Ma was arrested, Chow at large. Also notes first state unemployment compensation act in the United States began in Wisconsin on July 1, 1934.
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Shanghai
Chow Man-Fu
Kiangsu
Ma Fengwen
Chow
United States
Wisconsin
Steel firms seek 40 percent freight cut to New York Detroit
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp and American Bridge Co ask U S Steel subsidiaries urge a 40 percent reduction in railroad freight rates from Pittsburgh to New York City and Detroit. President Benjamin F. Fairless says rail cuts would counter shifts to other transport and keep Pittsburgh mills linked to consuming markets postwar. The move aims to boost distribution of Pittsburgh steel, which represents about two-fifths of U S steel output.
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Pittsburgh
New York City
Detroit
U. S. Steel Corp
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
American Bridge Co
U. 5
Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless
U. S
Vivien Kellems Boosts Tax Fight With Uncle Sam
Westport Connecticut August 2 Vivien Kellems escalated her withholding tax dispute. She wrote to President Truman and Secretary Snyder seeking indictment to test the constitutionality of withholding taxes. She notes workers paid taxes directly while she did not collect them and asks if she'll be indicted or have property seized again.
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Westport
Conn
Vivien Kellems
Truman
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyde
Miss Kellems
Supreme Court
Kellems
Snyder
Kelems
Internal Revenue
Connecticut
Inter
United States
Obituary notices summarize life in Tunfelton and Adrian
Several obituaries recount the deaths of Deliah Hullenbaugh Clawson in Tunfelton Aig born August 15 1979 in Bow Station Conemaugh Township Indiana County and William Roy Johns who died at age 139 and lived in New Kensington and Adrian. Also noted are Joseph Pebe Ricupero of Squirrel Hill Pittsburgh and Pvt Michael Gresock long noted as killed in action in Belgium with burial plans in Ernest and surroundings. Services set for Wednesday and Tuesday at Robinsons Saltsburg and in Ernest, with interment in Edgewood Newrytown St Bernards and local cemeteries and military rites planned.
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Deliah Houllenbaugh Clawson
Tunfelton
Aig
Bow Station
Conemaugh Township
Indiana County
John B
Susan
Patergon) Hullenbaugh
Turnelton Presbyterian Church
Wallace E. Clawson
Norman
Lloyd
Livermore
R. D
Russell
Center Hall
Archie
Turnelton
Mae Sherrard
Coshocton
Ohio
Mary McKeever
Salisbury R. D
Mra
Cora Hill
Salina
Virginia Horrell
Latrobe
Edgewood Cemetery
William Roy Johns
Lewis Johns
Adrian
Newextown
Rubin Francis
Ann Elizabeth (Fink) Johns
New Kensington
Harry F
Lewis H. Adrian
Eva Zeigler
Margret Pavrick Johns
Robinson’s
Salisburg
H. L. Henthorne
Newrytown Cemetery
Joseph
Pebe) Ricupero
Ridgeville Street
Squirrel Hill
Pittsburgh
Ricupero
Philip Ricupero
Indiana
Bell Funeral Home
Wayne Avenue
Wilber Emmert Attends National Audio-Visual Workshop
Wilber Emmert former Indiana State Teachers College visual education leader left for a three week trip, visiting Paw Paw Michigan Chicago and Ohio. He will attend an August 6 to 11 Audio-Visual Workshop at Hotel Sherman in Chicago, an event sponsored by EFLA MFAVA FCA and NAVED.
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Wilbert Emmert
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana Film Library
Paw Paw
Michigan
Chicago
Ohio
Hotel Sherman
Educational Film Library Association
EFLA
Midwest Forum On Audio. Visual Aids
MFAVA
NAVED
Former Editor Bates Filmland’s Part
The former Community editor William Weiner heads the finance committee. He cites Lemuel Harris and the late Charles Crumble as members of the party finance panel, while Golos Clarence Derba and possibly Alexander Biddleman sit on the control commission. He claims the commission holds sexed details on Communist Party members to blackmail quitters. Renney divides the party into three groups, naming Gerhart Eisler as a representative of the underground branch linked to Moscow, and William Z. Foster as a leading open official in the trunk group.
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William Weiner
Lemuel Harris
Wall Street
Charles Crumbine
Golos
Clarence Derba
Alexander Biddleman
Control Commission
Communist Party
Verson
Hisler
House ‘Committee
America
William Z. Foster
Weather Report 4 The Communists in Government Testimony
Senate subcommittee hearings reveal Budenz testimony that a large share of the Communist Party’s activity runs through private meetings with open party and non party members. He claims Moscow subsidies financed leaders and that many leaders trained in Moscow. Also noted are Bentley and Remington testimony and ongoing investigations into subversive influence in government. Winter car care advice later mentions replacing oil filter cartridges.
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Mosan
Onen Party
Communist Party
Seret
Budenz
Russia
Kramlin
Moscow
Francis Biddle
Moncow
Fordham University
New York
Senate
Ferguson
R-Mich
Elizabeth T. Bentley
William W. Remington
Department of Commerce
Bentley
Remington
Indianapolis
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Condrick) Gresock
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Cleveland
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
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Stella
Salina) Gresock
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