Price Control Voted Down Hits Most Consumer Goods
The House voted 146 to 88 to end price controls on virtually all consumer goods not rationed or allocated. The move would remove most controls or force rationing in areas kept under ceilings, with implications for steel, defense needs, and ongoing war materials production as Eisenhower and Hoffman discuss strategy and delegates prepare for the GOP national convention.
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Robert A. Taft
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Denison
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Arthur Vandenberg Jr
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U S Considers Buying Planes From NATO Allies
Washington reports the United States may purchase aircraft from European NATO members using Mutual Security funds. Ambassador Draper said NATO councils should recommend European production to meet alliance needs, with U S funds supporting procurement in Europe. The move comes as U S defense budgets slow American aircraft purchases.
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Paris
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Taft Attacks Eisenhower On Domestic Foreign Policy
Senator Robert A Taft blasted General Dwight D Eisenhower on domestic and foreign issues in a televised reply program. He accused Eisenhower of shifting views and criticized a New Deal style Republicanism while urging cuts and balanced budgets. Taft claimed delegates favor him and rejected me too politics during the Answer to Abilene broadcast.
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Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen
Eisenhower
Taft
Ame Aumar
Belles For Bob
Stee Strike Could Halt Defense Weapon Production
Washington reports industry and the military warn a steel strike could virtually halt arms output within weeks. Jet engines, atom bombs, and submarines may stall as shortages ripple through tool steel and hard steel supplies, delaying defense manufacturing into August.
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Washington
Government scraps plan to relax building rules July 1
The government today scrapped its plan to ease building restrictions as the steel strike tightens. Military and civilian leaders could call their own shots with votes backing them up. President Truman’s lieutenants admitted they lack power to compel use of the Taft–Hartley Law or a wage stabilization amendment, per a House report.
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Truman
HOUSE
Truman Signs Foreign Aid Bill With Reduced Total
President Truman signed a 6.4477 billion foreign aid authorization setting a ceiling for fiscal year military and economic assistance. Congress approved a smaller total than requested, with 4.5984 billion for military aid and 1.8053 billion for economic aid. The measure leaves actual appropriations to be voted later.
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Washington
Truman
Rails Under ICC Not OPS suit dismissed
U S District Judge Thomas Clary dismissed a $385 245 damage suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad by the Office of Price Stabilization. The Inter state Commerce Commission held control of the railroads, not OPS. The case alleged PRR overcharged for private restrooms. General Eisenhower speech broadcast details included.
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U. S
Thomas Clary
Pennsylvania
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
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PRR
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dallas
Tex
Will Bellows
WDAD
Indiana
Eisenhower
Speedway accident injures Blairsville man at Latrobe track
Blairsville resident Russell Short, 28, sustained a small scalp laceration when his car overturned at a Latrobe speedway. He was treated at Westmoreland Hospital at 7:25 p.m., as the incident was reported from the Blairsville area. The rest of the text mixes local ads and political convention chatter with scattered notices and is not part of the injury report.
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Russell Short
Blairsville RD 3
Latrobe Speedway
Westmoreland Hospital
Wilkinsburg man wounded by bullet at summer home
State Police from Greensburg identified Clark Scherger as the injured man who suffered a bullet wound off the wrist while target practicing at his summer home near Saltsburg. He was hospitalized in Pittsburgh. Bananas, 2 lbs. 25¢. Shorty’s Fruit Market Wayne Ave Ext 261% mentioned.
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Wilkinsburg
Here
Greensburg
Clark Scherger
Pittsburgh
Coal Queen Selection Lights Up Barnesboro Parade Night
The Central Pennsylvania Bituminous Safety Association sponsors a district coal queen event in Barnesboro tonight. A large parade follows a 7 30 start as eighty two entrants compete for the title in a community celebration highlighting area coal industry heritage.
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Central Pennsylvania Bituminous Safety Association
Gambling Probe In Area Targets Slots And Consoles
Federal grand jury will investigate gambling operations in Cambria County including one armed bandit style slot machines and consoles. The old slots have been removed and replaced by consoles in Cambria and Indiana Counties, with console owners and operators under scrutiny.
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Cambria County
Indiana
Cambria
Steel Strike Drains Bank Balances and Stockpiles
Pittsburgh reports show striking steel workers facing shrinking bank accounts while steel-using fabricators confront dwindling stockpiles. Both sides wonder when the labor action will end.
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Pittsburgh
McGranery cleans House with Quiet Stance
A new Justice Department cleanup proceeds as Atty Gen McGranery dismisses Kansas federal prosecutor Lester Luther at the President’s request over a $2,000 kickback in a tax dispute. a grand jury will review further misconduct while steel plant layoffs and defense production shifts unfold amid a nationwide strike.
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Taft
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Leon
Sues McGranery
Wee Ee
Yopeka
Kan
Luther
Hasjorher Federal
Nicholas
Lopes
Dolite
CIO United
Two Car Collision on Wayne Avenue in Indiana
A morning crash at 8:05 on Wayne Avenue near Maple Street in Indiana involved two vehicles. One person sustained a minor leg injury while both cars suffered front and side damage.
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Wayne Avenue
Indiana
Indiana Council of the Joseph
Charles V. Lantszy
A. Holmes Safety Association
Indiana R. D
Rochester & Pitts
Burgh Coal Company
Charles Metcalfe
Greg Butterbaugh
Clymer
Ie A. Butterbaugh
Kefauver Attacks Eisenhower Taft Tax Cut Promises
Senator Estes Kefauver campaigned in Detroit attacking tax cutting pledges by Eisenhower and Taft as mere day dream rhetoric. He spoke at an AFL labor meeting with Governor Williams in attendance, aiming to win Michigan's 40 delegates for the Democratic National Convention. Kefauver cited a $40 billion budget cut claim and a 15 percent tax cut promise, urging clarity on federal finance.
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Estes Kefauver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
AFL
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Taft
Tennessee
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
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Sen Martin Urges Borough Pride And Local Govt Defense
Pittsburgh report shows Sen Edward Martin urged borough delegates at the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs convention to defend local government as a citizen duty. He warned federal taxation could erode local subdivisions while the Burgesses Association reelected James K. Smith as president along with Griffith and Porter in top posts as over 1,000 delegates conclude meetings.
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Edward Martin
Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs
Ifes
Pennsylvania Burgesses Association
Boroughs
James K. K. Smith
Dormont
William A. Griffith
Pottstown
James H. Porter
Pitbairn
Returns To States After Eight Month German Tour
Harald C Tyger of Rochester Mills returns to the states after an eight month tour of duty in Germany, son of Mrs Hazel Tyger.
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Hazel Tyger
Rochester Mills
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Germany
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