Higher Beef Ceilings Lift Planned Price Drops
Beef price ceilings may rise by a cent or two per pound on many cuts as the Office of Price Stabilization signals a general boost to preserve industry profits under the defense production act. Hamburger ceilings likely unchanged, with some loin and rib cuts rising while hides and tallow ceilings fall later.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
Congress
American Girl Linked To Pre-War Spy Ring
Washington reports identify an American girl named Miss Red Bennett as a member of Russia's pre-war Far East spy ring. Described as about 25 and "beautiful despite a large nose" in a document quoting the ring's alleged radio operator, the details were introduced as evidence in testimony by Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby, who gathered them while Tokyo intelligence chief under Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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Washington
Red Bennett
House
American Activities Committee
Russia
Far East
Charles A. Willoughby
Army
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Fire Routs 100 In Chicago Hotel
A blaze in an eight story Grace hotel at Jackson and Clark Streets routed more than 100 guests during the morning rush hour. Fire officials estimate about $10,000 in damage, with no injuries reported. Fire started on a rear wooden stairway, then spread up and down before discovery. About 80 to 90 escaped via other stairways or escapes, with firefighters aiding around 20 down ladders.
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Chicago
U.P
Grace Hotel
Tom Powers
Jackson and
Clark Sts
Five Cadets Apply At Notre Dame After Dismissal
Five of the 91 West Point cadets dismissed for cheating on exams have applied for admission to the University of Notre Dame under a millionaire's offer to cover their expenses. Governor Kohler says the state will test the 1951 pension law's constitutionality for retired teachers amid funding disputes. Governor Youngdahl orders a thorough probe of alleged guards aiding inmates at the St. Cloud reformatory in Minnesota.
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South Bend
Ind
U.P
West Point
University of Notre Dame
Madison
Wis
Walter Kohler
E. C. Giessel
St. Paul, Minn
Luther W. Youngdahl
St. Cloud Reformatory
Senate oks White House control of foreign aid plan
Senators voted to give the White House general control of a 7.499 billion dollar foreign aid program. Committees rejected a house plan to create a separate mutual security agency and chose to divide authority among the Pentagon state department and the economic cooperation administration in a 19 to 1 vote.
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Washington
White House
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Pentagon
State Department
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Britain Offers Iran Fresh Talks On Oil Crisis
Britain signals a new bid to re open talks with Iran over the Abadan refinery dispute amid nationalization tensions. Richard Stokes heads home to brief the cabinet after 19 days of negotiations with Mossadegh who insists on Iranian control and British involvement under contract terms. Harriman urged a workable 50 50 plan while Iran pressed for a trusted administration with safeguards.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Iran
Abadan
Europe
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Truman
Richard Stokes
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Stokes
Mossadegh
Iiran
County Gains 76 in Final Census Tally
Kenosha county population stands at 75 238 with a 76 person gain from preliminary counts The city adds 5 603 since 1940 and totals 54 368 Rural areas show gains led by Pleasant Prairie Somers and Silver Lake The Wisconsin statewide figure reaches 3 434 575 with Milwaukee Madison and Racine posting sizeable increases
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Kenosha County
Ray V. Peel
Bureau of Census
Kenosha
Silver Lake
Twin Lakes
Brighton
Bristol Press
Paris
Pleasant Prairie
Somers
Milwaukee County
Racine
Burlington
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Wisconsin
Truman Seeks Stronger Price Controls and repeals
President Truman urged Congress to remove the Capehart amendment and oppose Herlong and Butler Hope changes in the price control law. He called the Capehart provision a economic booby trap that raises costs, warns of growth in shortages and black markets, and stresses prompt action to protect the economy. The message notes he signed the act on July 31 to avoid disruption of mobilization and possible expiration of controls.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Capehart
Rind
Herlong
Butler-Hope
Rep
D-Fla
Senator Butler
R-Neb
Hope
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Draftees Get New Mental Test In January
The army announced new tests for draftees who flunk pre induction mental exams starting in January. Through July 249,684 draft registrants had failed the armed forces qualification tests, the written exam given before service. It is distinct from the deferment test for college students.
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Washington
Army
Armed Forces
South Koreans Win Battle for Hills
The five day battle for hills in east central Korea ends with South Korean troops in firm control of all objectives, as Gen. James A. Van Fleet notes the positions will be strategically important if cease-fire talks fail. He praises the commanding terrain captured and its impact on security and observation to the north.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Korean
van Fleet
Wisconsin records 1,273,042 registered vehicles
State motor vehicle commissioner Ben Marcus announced that Wisconsin now has 1,273,042 registered motor vehicles, an increase of 101,917 from 1949 50. He cited growth in registrations across the state.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin
Ben Marcus
FPC Says It Is Helpless On Gas Prices
The Federal Power Commission told natural gas consumers to seek relief from Congress as it has no authority to regulate the price independent producers charge. The formal decision states the FPC cannot act against Phillips Petroleum Co., an independent gas producer from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, under present law.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Commission
FPC
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips
Phillips Gas
Milwaukee
Detroit
Thomas C. Buchanan
Five killed in Elkhorn highway crash in Wisconsin
A spectacular crash on Highway 12 near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, killed five people including four family members and a baby. Two others were injured as a semi-trailer plowed into three cars, demolishing the tractor. Victims identified include Paul E. Pyle, his wife Elsie, Helen Jane Pyle, the infant Paula, and Leonard Barncard. The injured drivers were Claire Wright and Adolph Brown.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Highway 12
Walworth County
Route 5
Milwaukee
Adolph Brown
Route 1
Sheriff's Office
Barncard Auto
Fire Destroys Four Fort Wayne Stores
A downtown Fort Wayne furniture store was destroyed by fire and four other businesses were damaged before flames were controlled. Fire Chief Edward Uebelhoer called it the worst blaze in four years with estimated damages near 500000 dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Edward Uebelhoer
Buck Damages Car In Green Lake Wisconsin
A 200 pound buck leaped onto Charles Sommers car near Green Lake Wisconsin today causing about 400 dollars in damage. Sommers age 23 from Princeton was driving to work when the eight point deer sprang from the roadside. The deer was killed instantly.
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Green Lake
Wis
U.P
Charles Sommers
Sommers
Princeton
Wisconsin Temperature Rises After Cool Spell
Temperatures edged upward in Wisconsin after a stretch of clear, snappy weather. Overnight readings were mostly in the 40s following a cool Wednesday when Blair and Prairie du Chien recorded 76 degrees. Superior and Park Falls saw 42 degrees, and downtown Kenosha was 69 at noon.
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Wisconsin
Blair
Prairie du Chien
Superior
Park Falls
Kenosha
Resort Owner Fined in Vilas County Court
Ervin Kugler, a Phelps resort owner, paid a $100 fine and costs after pleading guilty to possessing two slot machines in his establishment. The raid was conducted Wednesday by state and local authorities in Eagle River Vilas County.
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Eagle River
Wis
Ervin Kugler
Vilas County Court
Hospital Waiting Room Office of Dope Peddler
Police say Mariano Rubino used Bellevue Hospital waiting room as a narcotics sales office earning about 500000 dollars annually. Investigators, after three months, arrested Rubino at the hospital grounds while passing heroin to Arthur Ricardi. Both men face illegal possession and sale charges. small quantities found in their apartments.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Arthur Ricardi
Manhattan
Rubine
Rubino
Ricardi
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