Truman Critics Trigger Senate Bid to Repeal Price Controls
President Truman blasted three provisions of the new price controls law stirring GOP moves in Congress. Senators Ferguson Nixon and Welker quickly proposed repeal while Moody Sparkman and McFarland weighed action as hearings set and adjournment looms. The Capehart Herlong and Butler Hope amendments are cited as the worst, risking higher consumer prices and a revival of black market meat trading.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ferguson
Mich
Nixon
Calif
Welker
Idaho
Senate Banking Committee
Moody
D-Mich
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
McFarland
D-Ariz
White House
Maybank
D-S.c
Capehart
R-Ind
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Hope
Herlong
D-Fla
Korea
America
Senator Jenner Attacks Japanese Peace Treaty as Fraud
Senator Jenner of Indiana denounced the proposed Japanese peace treaty as a fraud and booby-trap claiming it could yield permanent Russian possession of the Kurile Islands and break the U S defenses in the Pacific. He warned it would allow Russia to contribute troops to United Nations forces in Japan and feared the self determination pledge would empower subversive elements in Japan.
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Washington
Jenner
R-Ind
Asia
Senate
Russia
Kurile Islands
Japan
U. S
Pacific
United Nations
Cost of Living at New High Impacts Auto Pay Raises
The cost of living rose to an all time high on July 15 driven by food price increases and rents. The old index reached 185.8, triggering a one cent per hour escalator raise for about 1 million auto workers starting Sept. 1, with General Motors and Ford announcing the wage bumps for hourly workers and later lump sums for salaried staff. The new index also rose, while clothing costs fell slightly. Washington debate raged over a $1.045 billion spending bill tied to Voice of America funding with lawmakers weighing adjustments and potential overnight votes.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Korea
McFarland
Aziz
Voice of America
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
State Department
Voice
Truman
Senate Committee
Bureau
General Motors
Ford
Ford’s
Wisconsin Gov Kohler Proclaims Labor Day for Madison
Gov. Kohler issues proclamation designating Monday September 3 as the Wisconsin observance of Labor Day in Madison. Public officials urge statewide recognition and participation in labor celebration events.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Kohler
Currie and Welles to be Called as Witnesses in Probe
Senator Ferguson said Currie and Welles must be called as witnesses in a Senate investigation into Communist influence on U S foreign policy. He noted the internal security subcommittee may first hear from Louis Budenz before proceeding with both former officials in the probe.
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Washington
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Lauchlin Currie
Sumner Welles
Senate
U. S
Internal Security Subcommittee
Currie
Roosevelt
Welles
Louis Budenz
Small Dog Triggers Stampede of Circus Elephants
A parade at a circus spooked seven elephants, turning one into a bog in a marsh. Trainers used logs and chains to pull the herd free as farmers watched in disbelief. A trained trainer from Mysore credited for saving rider Margaret Quinn as the elephants calmed with stakes and restraint.
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James Reed
Tommy Phelps
Phelps
Virginia
Frank Frizelle
Margaret Quinn
Pyroe
Mysore
India
Miss Quinn
Weather Update Kenosha Thirty Hour Temps Near Normal
Noon reading in downtown Kenosha was 71 as temperatures trended toward normal. Expect partly cloudy and warmer conditions tonight with cloudy skies statewide and scattered showers or thunderstorms in the west. Yesterday’s daytime highs were mostly in the 70s, peaking at 79 in Prairie du Chien, while the national high reached 109 in Gila Bend, Arizona. Overnight, temperatures slipped to the 40s, with Green Bay around 43 and Grand Marais in northern Michigan down to 35.
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Kenosha
Prairie du Chien
Gila Bend
Ariz
Green Bay
Grand Marais
Michigan
State to Appeal FPC Natural Gas Jurisdiction Ruling
Gov. Kohler announced Wisconsin will exhaust its best legal talent to challenge the Federal Power Commission ruling on natural gas jurisdiction. He said the fight will go to the U S Supreme Court to reverse the decision, which he calls a serious blow to Wisconsin gas consumers. The state aims to prevent millions in future costs and undermine confidence in national administration.
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Madison
Wis
Kohler
Wisconsin
Federal Power Commission
U. S. Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum Co
FPC
Phillips
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Million Dollar Blaze at Tacoma Navy Boatyard
Five explosions sparked a fire at Tacoma Boatbuilding Company in Tacoma Washington destroying the yard including building, equipment and supplies. Damage estimated at one million dollars. Night WAtchman Harry Pentland described hearing five distinct explosions as the plant went up, with one $400,000 ship on the ways saved. The firm held navy contracts and was planning additional construction.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Navy
Charles Eisenbacher
Harry Pentland
90 Die at Oakland In Airliner Crash
A news item reports ninety deaths in an Oakland airliner crash with limited details. The piece notes a faint signal of possible truce talks resuming in Korea and mentions UN and Communist messages discussing armistice negotiations.
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Oakland
Yanks Down Two Reds in Jet Battle
The report details a jet battle where U S forces claimed victory over two enemy Red aircraft. Allied negotiations and reactions from Tokyo are noted as officials assess possible UN responses under Ridgway and Van Fleet.
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Tokyo
Kim
Peng
Ridgway
van Fleet
United Lines Plane Left Chicago Flight Report
A distorted OCR note references a United Airlines plane that had departed Chicago. The fragment mentions United Lines and Chicago with unclear trailing text, indicating a partial boarding or departure detail.
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United Lines
Chicago
Eight Die in Flying Boat Crash Near Atlanta
A navy Catalina flying boat carrying eight reservists on two weeks active duty crashed from a 60 foot cliff at the end of a 4000 foot runway. Four officers and four enlisted men died. Pilot reportedly retracted landing gear trying to take off at the end of the runway. Lt Com Thomas R Rentz said all the dead lived within 50 miles of Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Naval Air Station
Thomas R. Rentz
Baby Daughter Drowns After Tumble Into Lake
In Tomahawk Wisconsin Mikki dee Malas a 21 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Malas of Portage drowned when she fell into Lake Nokomis while playing along the beach with other children.
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Tomahawk, Wis
Mikkidee Malas
James Malas
Portage
Lake Nokomis
Florida Supreme Court tosses gambling charges
The Florida Supreme Court threw out gambling charges against 22 Miami operators, ruling the private records seized under search warrants violated the defendants’ protection against self incrimination. The decision centers on constitutional limits of compelled testimony.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Miami
Florida Supreme Court
Agriculture Department Official Fired
Washington U P The agriculture department announced Jack Cowart assistant production and marketing administrator has been fired for irregularities involving personal conduct no loss of government money. GIRL TESTIFIES TO WILD MIDNIGHT PARTIES South Bend Ind A 19 year old girl testified a sex drug and theft ring operates with a wooded rendezvous base for wild midnight parties implicating over 100 youths from Niles Michigan South Bend Mishawaka Goshen Elkhart and Argos Ind TRUMAN PUSHES NARCOTICS PENALTY BILL Washington U P President Truman urged the senate to speed a bill imposing severe mandatory prison terms on narcotics peddlers due to rising youth addiction.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
U.P
Jack Cowart
Department
South Bend
Ind
Niles
Mich
Mishawaka
Goshen
Elkhart
Argos
Truman
Senate
China Nationalists Bombed Reds Port Swatow
Unconfirmed reports say Chinese Nationalists conducted two air raids on the Communist Port of Swatow in three days in defiance of President Truman’s request not to attack the mainland. Four planes reportedly struck warehouses with goods and materials. one report claims about 400 killed or wounded.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Swatow
Truman
Red China
Delay Seen In Starting Tax Increase Action
A report notes timing questions as officials consider a personal tax hike. George told reporters a definite action date was hoped for, with a three percent rate on the first two thousand dollars of income. Committee members stayed overnight reviewing tables and awaiting a plan.
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George
Air Combat Reservists Face Screening Callup
The air force announced screening callups for combat crew reserve officers for four days of active duty to assess eligibility for extended service. An undisclosed number of pilots navigators bombardiers radar observers and flight engineers will be called in about three weeks. Reserves on non pay status not attached to organized units will be screened under Continental Air Command at Mitchell and selfridge bases with the First Fourth and Tenth Air Forces coordinating from Mitchell Mineola Hamilton San Rafael Clemens. The aim is to have 95 active duty personnel as part of the program.
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Washington
Air Force
Continental Air Command
Mitchell Air Base
Mineola
First Air Force
Mitchell
Fourth Air Force
Hamilton Air Base
San Rafael
Calif
Tenth Air Force
Selfridge Air Base
Clemens
Mich
St Robins Air Base
Macon
Unclear fragment cites pilots and locations in flight context
Fragmentary report mentions Marie Berus Fier, 1 100 and 1 500 feet, Mario A. of Sausalito, Arthur W. Kessler, 42, Redwood City, Marilyn Nateo, La Verne Shores of Palo, and a UAL veteran with a trip back to Redwood City home.
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Ene
Mario A
Sausalito
Arthur W. Kessler
Redwood City
Marilyn Nateo
la Verne Shores
Palo Jewett
UAL
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