Truman to renew moral price pressure campaign
President Truman plans a renewed nationwide push to lower prices through voluntary cuts by business alongside a intensified anti trust drive. The effort begins with a real estate sector probe and expands to housing, gas, steel, autos, and construction materials while advisers study impact of Britain's dollar crisis on exports.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
White House
Justice Department
Los Angeles
President's Council of Economic Advisers
America
Britain
U. S
Latin American
Man's Body Sighting Triggers FiveHour Drag of Cross Lake
Four Kenosha County deputies dragged Cross Lake near the Illinois line for nearly five hours seeking a man seen briefly by Helen Schade of Chicago who reported a body in black trunks surface briefly before sinking. No missing person was found as a storm moved in.
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Cross Lake
Illinois State Line
Kenosha County
Milton LaViolette
James Marshall
Robert Eating
Harry Schmalfeld
Ernest Oberhofer
Helen Schade
Chicago
Cross Lake District
Situation Still Serious In Strife-Torn Punjab
Reported communal rioting in Lahore and Amritsar subsided today but widespread strife remained in Punjab with Sikhs Hindus and Muslims in a bloody cycle of reprisals.
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Punjab
New Delhi
Lahore
Amritsar
House Chairman Warns Greece a Powder Keg of War
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eaton warned Greece could spark World War III if Soviet forces prevail. He urged strong U S support to prevent a Soviet conquest that could threaten Turkey and Mediterranean neighbors, stressing bedrock stakes and the danger of Russia’s philosophy. The Georgia? No, New Jersey politician framed the crisis amid debates on aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Washington
Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
United States
Russia
Turkey
Mediterranean
Greek government crisis stalls as Sophoulis demands premiership
Athens reports failed mediation in the Greek deadlock as Themistokles Sophoulis, 86, insists on becoming premier while Constantin Tsaldaris, premier designate, works to assemble a new government. U S Ambassador Lincoln MacVeagh met with Sophoulis in the morning. Tsaldaris commented after leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Liberal Party
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophoulis
Maf
U. S
Lincoln MacVeagh
Tsaldaris
Janesville Industrialist Blodgett Found Dead at Home
The body of Frank C. P. Blodgett, 50, a prominent Janesville industrialist, was found seated before his gas stove. Coroner E. J. Overton ruled the death a suicide, citing nervous exhaustion from heat and wedding preparations of his daughter as the likely cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Frank C. P. Blodgett
E. J. Overton
Blodgett
New Use Found For Discarded Wedding Rings
Police reported a motorist inserted a discarded wedding ring into a city parking meter coin slot and gained 50 minutes of parking time in Waukesha Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
U.P
Beheading and Beatings Reported in Istria Uprising
Yugoslav press says 33 people arrested in Istria over the weekend amid attacks on priests. Father Miro Buselich was severely harmed and Father Kristian found dead nearby after a disappearance. Bishop Santin accuses Communist forces of waging war on church activities.
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Trieste
U.P
Istria
Msgr
Antonio Santin
ATI
Peoples’ Court
Father Kristian
Golazzo
Mune
Father Miro Buselich
Kenosha Public Schools Set to Open September 7
Kenosha public schools open on September 7 with kindergarten enrollment expected to rise by 150 to 200 students as war baby cohorts reach school age. Last year’s totals included 7,314 for the district, 1,977 at Kenosha High, 1,728 across three junior highs, and 2,543 in elementary classes.
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Kenosha
Kenosha High School
Grant
Jefferson
Lincoln Junior High School
Deming School
Lincoln Junior High
Washington and
McKinley
Deming and Orthopedic
Ford Raises Prices On Mercury Lincoln And Ford Luxury Models
Ford Motor Co raised list prices on Mercury and Lincoln models and its Ford luxury line. Mercury increases range 86 to 226 dollars. Lincoln 148 to 200. Ford luxury 199 to 299. Company cites higher manufacturing materials costs.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Pants Styles To Stay Steady For Men Next Spring
Style column notes men’s trousers will remain similar to last year with no big size changes. A D Glaser of Associated Pants Manufacturers of America laments material costs rising about ten percent, blaming milling interests for higher prices passed to retailers and consumers. The piece also mentions calf length skirts forcing women to buy new outfits to match accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Glaser
St. Louis
Associated Pants Manufacturers of America
O'Learys
Security Council urges cease fire in East Indies case
The United Nations Security Council voted 10 to 0 with Britain abstaining to press the Dutch and Indonesians to honor the Aug 1 cease-fire order. Indonesia accepted council good offices and consul reports. the Dutch offered no reply. A Belgian proposal to seek ICJ ruling and a Polish call for compliance dominated today’s session.
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Lake Success
Security Council
East Indies
Britain
United Nations
France
Belgium
Eelco N. van Kleffens
International Court of Justice
United States
Poland
Russia
China
Colombia
Brazil
Syria
Australia
Council
Batavia
Plan Outlined At Brazil Parley Backed by United States
A hemisphere security zone proposal backed by the United States would defend the Western Hemisphere from Arctic to Antarctica with armed defense by American states. A five nation sub committee drafted twelve key clauses on aggression including collective measures and the security zone.
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Brazil
U. S
Quitandinha
United States
Arctic
Antarctica
Alaska
Greenland
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
Panama
Argentina
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Hemisphere
Study Aims At Grade Separation On Kenosha Thirty Fourth
Representatives from Consoer Townsend & Associates, Chicago, surveyed Kenosha to justify a grade separation at Thirty-fourth Avenue costing about 800000. The CIO Council requested the separation, with a public service commission hearing to follow. Chicago & Northwestern Railway opposes paying, prompting Axtell to arrange an outside cost estimate. Officials surveyed the area between 26th and 39th Aves, Roosevelt Rd, and 60th St to assess school traffic and area population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consoer, Townsend & Associates
Chicago
Kenosha
Thirty-fourth Avenue
CIO
Nash
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
A. E. Axtell
Public Service Commission
Axtell
Twenty-sixth
Thirty-ninth Avenues
Roosevelt Road
Sixtieth Street
Chicago & Northwestern
Wedemeyer Arrives in Korea for Survey Mission
Gen Albert C Wedemeyer arrives in Korea for a weeklong survey mission for President Truman. He says the group will maintain complete objectivity with no commitments and no prejudgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Wedemeyer
Korea
Seoul
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Naval Reserve Administrator Appointed Here
Lt. Elroy A. Ruebel reported to active duty as temporary organization and field administrator in Kenosha. He notes Division 9-210 has about 60 seaman ratings open and V-6 applicants welcome. A local naval reserve armory on Simmons Island is under construction and may be ready by early next year. Enlistments and info available at the Naval Reserve office, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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Elroy A. Ruebel
United States Naval Reserve
Kenosha
Harold E. Long, Jr
United States Naval Reserve Division
Ruebel
Great Lakes
Naval Reserve Armory
Simmons Island
Organized Reserve
Naval Reserve
Clifford Tappa
Huntley Halvorson
U. S. Naval Reserve Office
Post Office
War Brides Must Pay Their Way to U S Army
The army announced that overseas war brides must cover their own travel expenses to join husbands in the United States. Only brides who have already signified intent will be brought here via army facilities, with about 1,260 brides and children remaining in Great Britain slowly progressing.
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Washington
United States
War Department
Army
Great Britain
Sells Old Cars Buys New Ones Net 28 Cents in City Deal
Council Bluffs police replace four prowl cars with four new vehicles at 5248.72 dollar cost, selling the old cars for 5249 dollars. City Purchasing Agent K W Gardiner reported a net profit of 28 cents.
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Council Bluffs, In
U.P
Council Bluffs
K. W. Gardiner
Gardiner
Navy Skystreak Sets New World Speed Record
At Muroc California the Coulgas jet propelled Skystreak driven by Maj Marion E Carl achieved a 650.6 mph average over four runs on a three kilometer course. He surpassed the prior record by Turner Caldwell Jr who had a 6534 mph one pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muroc
Calif
Navy
Mojave
Maj
Marion E. Carl
Major Carl
Hubbard
Ore
Patuxent River
Comdr
Turner F. Caldwell, Jr
Arlington
Caldwell
Maj. Carl
Coal Prices Planned Rise by Four Shillings per Ton
The National Coal Board, operators of Britain’s government mines, announced a coal price increase of four shillings per ton. This represents an 80 cent rise and affects consumers and industry nationwide.
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London
National Coal Board
Britain
Police Chief Poses as Girl To Catch Cemetery Bandits
Wood River Illinois police chief Frank Starkey 62 and Sheriff Dallas Harrell used a disguise in a cemetery stakeout to apprehend two armed bandits. Jack Rye 15 surrendered after a hip wound and Paul Trotter 22 was captured later. Starkey called it the toughest assignment of his six year tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood River
U.P
Frank Starkey
Bandits
Madison County
Dallas Harrell
Starkey
Pettit
Jack Rye
Paul Trotter
Rye
First Aid Helps Boy Survive Severe Arm Cut
Leon Travanty, 1, cut his forearm badly when his hand went through a window at a playhouse in Kenosha. Two passersby on a city collection truck, George Hayward and Stanley Krosky, improvised a tourniquet and called for help. Police and ambulance crews arrived. blood plasma was given at Kenosha Hospital and the child’s condition improved to “pretty good.”
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Leon Travanty
Fifty-sixth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Leon
George Hayward
Forty First Avenue
Stanley Krosky
Thirty-fifth Avenue
City of
Hayward
Krosky
King Dowell
Frank Metalski
Dowell
Kenosha Hospital
Auto Injuries Fatal To 14 Year Old Boy
Norman Will a 14 year old of Ringle died in a Wausau hospital from injuries from a highway wreck Sunday night He suffered a fractured back and internal injuries His brother Arnold 19 drove the car which failed to make a curve on Highway 29 Marathon county near Ringle An autopsy was not mentioned in the report
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Wausau
Wis
Norman Will
Theodore Will
Ringle
Arnold
Highway 29
Marathon County
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Tom C. Clark
U. S. District Court
Stan
George Marshall
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Teresa Justi
Maria
NEA Telephoto
U.S
Hfort
Jacob Akmar
Miro Buselich
Buselich
The
Giornale Trieste
Yugoslavia
Tito
Glaser
Indies
Schuyler Colfax
Honolulu
Brand
International Aeronautical Federation
Skystreak
Harrell
Hugh Pettit
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