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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1946
Page
1
Washington reports the price recontrol board will restore meat ceilings near June 30 levels while dairy items stay uncapped for now. The decision draws mixed reactions with industry warning of potential black markets and enforcement challenges as prices may move.
Washington bulletin reports the Decontrol Board plans to reestablish meat retail ceilings around Sept 3, pending Agricultural Department approval. The tentative timing shifts retail ceilings 12 days later than previously planned, reflecting an OPA directive.
The CIO cost of living committee warned that keeping dairy products free of controls would push inflation higher. The board rejected ceilings on most grains, authorized reactivating subsidies for livestock and meat at June 29 rates, and ordered price controls again for soybeans and cotton seed products including oils.
Washington Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul and Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey clashed over draft projections. Paul predicted voluntary enlistments will offset the gap to 185,000 requested by selective service, while Hershey said the draft cannot reach 185,000 by March 31, 1947 and may require new legislation unless two thirds of needed men are found first. He noted the act expires then.
Budget Director James E Webb directs a three month reduction of federal executive department workers totaling 104,400. The action targets savings and streamlined agencies amid budget constraints.
San Francisco, U.P. Dr. H. Edward Morrison, noted marriage relations expert and director of the marriage clinic, asked for a continuance of his divorce case against his wife Mary so he could speak at a Lions Club luncheon on how to be happy though married.
Kenosha continues to bear the heaviest polio outbreak in the state as five new cases are reported in 24 hours. The new patients include four children aged four to ten and two adult women. One expectant mother is among the adult victims, bringing the total to 62 cases and prompting hospital convalescence expansions and nurse recruitment efforts.
Industry leaders and union officials criticized the decontrol board action on meat pricing while some opposed the return of ceilings. CIO official calls talk of a black market phoney, while others warn of chaos. lawmakers fear disorder in livestock states.
Nanking reports Chinese government forces advancing westward along the Lunghai railway battled a Communist army of 200000 and forced a retreat. Observers here foresee a widening civil war with up to six million regular and irregular troops potentially involved.
Fort Lewis Washington report details 75 year old recluse John Parsons living in a log cabin in an artillery range. Soldiers found no sign of him or two horses after the army planned removal and then left. The area has shell craters and mine debris and had been government property since 1943.
Belgrade reports Marshal Tito defended Yugoslavia against foreign pressure over recent air incidents. He said two American planes were brought down in ten days and insisted on sovereignty while pursuing peace not at any price. He claimed one transport was forced to land after being damaged.
General McNarney announced the cancellation of all American Army transport flights between Italy and Germany and Austria. The move, effective yesterday pending Yugoslav air passage clearance, follows efforts to arrange safe passage with Allied Mediterranean commander Sir William Morgan. Air travel from Germany and Austria to Italy will resume once an agreement on safe passage is reached.
Tito spoke at Jesenice near Bled accusing foreign aircraft of daily incursions while peace talks continue. Yugoslav note confirms a C 47 was shot down near Bled, with heavy casualties, after Yugoslav fighters attacked the transport.
War Assets Administration announced Kenosha Brass will be offered for sale by Sept 30 after a year of closure. The plant, built for World War II munitions, peaked at 1450 workers and is one of 22 facilities costing over 400 million dollars to construct. American Brass may not bid. negotiations for sale were previously discussed and are not active.
Egypt urged the Paris peace conference to grant full independence to Libya with a special Arab mandate interim and to restore Egypt’s sovereignty over the Giarabub oasis. Ghali pressed for a western Libya border shift to cover the Sollum plateau while Albania Cuba and Australia pressed broader rights and governance in the postwar settlement.
The Kenosha public schools face a continuing teacher shortage with only two vacancies remaining two weeks before the 1946-47 academic year opens on September 3. After 301 teachers were employed in 1945-46, 25 summer vacancies arose, leaving two posts to fill in junior high math and primary teaching. The shortage stems from few Wisconsin normal school graduates in recent years, and nationwide salary gains with a $30 per month cost-of-living bonus for employees in place.
Turkish circles in London welcomed the American note to the Soviet Union on future administration of the Dardanelles. A spokesman said the U S position is satisfactory from a Turkish point of view and should be welcomed by Ankara.
Jefferson county authorities report Leonard Norbohm 65 of Rome was electrocuted while using an electric drill to repair a gristmill. Officials cited a defective cord and the mill race as the cause of death.
The United States rejects Russia and Turkey sharing control of the Dardanelles, urges UN involvement and warns it will participate in negotiations. The note, a firm stand from President Truman’s administration, stresses the straits’ global peace relevance and opposition to Moscow’s bid to dominate the area.
Mrs. D. Leigh Colvin, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, argues men drive women to drink. She supports Dr. Robert V. Seliger, Johns Hopkins psychiatrist, who says female alcoholism is rising daily. She laments saloon modernizations and liquor campaigns that make drinking seem romantic and respectable.
A chartered trans luxury air lines plane crashed a mile south of Moline airport during an emergency landing attempt. Pilot Captain James Steen and co pilot Marvin Pox died. Ten passengers were injured, two babies unharmed. The craft split in half on impact. the flight was from New York to San Francisco for Hotel Lincoln. The accident occurred about 1 45 a m.
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