OPA on Capitol Hill Faces Fourth Price Fight
Congress stalemates as House refuses to accept Senate bans on further price ceilings for basics. OPA revival looms if conferees fail, with President Truman threatening a veto and a looming House floor clash over Senate terms for pricing rules. Barkley signals cautious optimism amid wrangling and potential OPA reopening.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
OPA
Truman
Senate Il
Pearl Harbor Report To Be Released By Committee
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee prepares to present its detailed report on the December 7 1941 disaster. Eight of ten members favor primary blame on Hawaii based army and navy commanders while two Republican minority members argue officials in Washington share responsibility. The report is expected to be released to Congress and the public today.
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Washington
U.P
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Army
Navy
Hawaii
Boy Swimmer Drowns in Fox River at Burlington
Kenneth Chesick a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Chesick drowned yesterday while swimming in the Fox river at Burlington Wisconsin The body was recovered shortly after he went down but efforts to revive him were futile
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Burlington
Wis
U.P
Kenneth Chesick
Herbert Chesick
Fox River
Judge Orders Him to Stay Out Of Dog House
Detroit reporter records that Grover Bainter, 34, received a probation order from Judge O Z Ide after his estranged wife Helen said he kicked her dog from its kennel so he could sleep there. The ruling bans him from the residence and related dog house incidents.
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Judge
Dog House
Detroit
Grover Bainter
O. Z. Ide
Bainter
Helen
House approves FBI loyalty check amendment on atomic energy bill
The House backed an amendment requiring FBI loyalty checks for all connected with atomic energy development, proposed by Rep. Dondero. The bill could be sent back to the military committee for further study as opponents push changes including military representation on the control commission and the death penalty for security violations.
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Washington
House
FBI
Dondero
R.mich
Military
Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Control Commission
War Department
Rankin
Congress
Senate House
Rep. Short
R.mo
Control Commission
United States
Senate
U S and Russian officers seek release of two captured U S men
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney and Marshal Wassily Sokolovsky are reported to be conferring on the disappearance of Capt. Harold Cobin and Lt. George Wyatt in Germany. The CID says NKVD held the two after removing them from a Berlin train at Birkenwerder, not reaching Oranienburg, amid ongoing negotiations.
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Berlin
WUP
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Wassily D. Sokolovsky
Harold Cobin
Newark
N. J
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Cobin
Wyatt
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
NKVD
CID
Oranienburg
Birkenwerder
Rev John J Cavanaugh Named Notre Dame President
The Congregation of Holy Cross announced Rev John J Cavanaugh C S C was elected president of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend for a three year term.
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Rev. Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
John J. Cavanaugh
C.S.C
University of Notre Dame
Congregation of Holy Cross
Dollar Bet Pays Off Invitation From General Eisenhower
Manitowoc Wisconsin 18 year old Jacqueline Halverson won a $1 bet by receiving an invitation from Army Chief of Staff General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Halverson who just graduated from Manitowoc High School will visit Eisenhower at his Lakelands vacation home in Minocqua Wisconsin. The bet was placed by her uncle Roland Nelson while Eisenhower was in Europe in 1945. She previously received a thank you note and a Christmas greeting from the general.
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Manitowoc
Wis
U.P
Jacqueline Halverson
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Halverson
Manitowoc High School
Eisenhower
Minocqua
Frank Halverson
Lakelands
Miss Halverson
Gen
Europe
Roland Nelson
Manitowoc Rapids
Germany
Rebellious Students in New Bolivia Outbreak
In La Paz a disturbance near the government palace wounded a cabinet minister and nearly hit President Villarroel as crowds gathered for speeches. Reports claim 100 killed in an uprising aiming to topple Villarroel, with Alfredo Mendizabal named as a Communist-influenced leader amid a continuing general strike.
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Buenos Aires
Gualberto Villarroel
la Paz
Chile
Villarroel
Associated Press
Arica
Alfredo Mendizabal
University of la Paz
Arequipa
Peru
Bolivia
la Plata
Sucre
County Group Seeks Action on Wages and Layoffs
After a three and a half hour closed meeting Local No. 70 of the Municipal and County Employes Union joined with the Kenosha Trades and Labor Council and county highway officials to negotiate. The unions demand no layoffs before the county board acts on August 1 and press for an eight hour day five day week and time and a half over 40 hours. A wage starting rate of 1.30 an hour with upward progression is requested, while the board meeting will decide hours and pay pending supervisors action.
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A. F. of L
Kenosha Trades and Labor Council
Kenosha County Highway Committee
Hartwick Dahl
Kenosha
Trades and Labor Council
Highway Committee
Board of Supervisors
Dahl
Dalton Johnson
Joseph Greenwald
George Schuch
Erwin L. Goyke
Orland Molinaro
Newton Meredith
Howard Ellis
Charles
Contracts Set For Moving of Housing Units
The Federal Public Housing Authority let a contract for moving and erecting 84 four room and bath housing units on the Bonnie Home site north end. Gebhardt Berghammer of Milwaukee won the bid, with work to start July 1 and finish in 60 days. Open to tenants by mid fall, units rent about 40 dollars monthly including utilities, for World War II veterans or families of service members.
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Felix Olkives
Special Housing Committee
Kenosha
Federal Public Housing Authority
Chicago
Bonnie Home
Truax Field
Madison
Gebhardt-Berghammer, Inc., Construction Company
Milwaukee
County Service
Evan Pfanmiller
Tech Housing Authority
Peasant Leader Taruc Seeks Peace Talks With Roxas
Sporadic fighting between Hukbalahap peasants and military police spans central Luzon. Luis Taruc meets President Roxas after four hours with Interior Secretary Zulueta and says his peace offer was accepted. Taruc to lead a mission with an Interior aide and MPs escort to plead for end to bloodshed.
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Manila
Luzon
Luis Taruc
Manuel Roxas
Taruc
Jose Zulueta
Interior Department
Philippine Army Military Police
Roxas
Zulueta
Pampanga
Neuva Ecija
Butter black market operators take losses this week
The market news service of the Department of Agriculture reported that operators in the butter black market were forced to take losses this week. The report notes downward pressure in pricing and disrupted trading channels within the informal market.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Waukesha Man Rules Out Ghosts for Haunting Home
Rus sell De Long declares any ghosts must relocate from the haunted old asylum now used as family housing amid a housing shortage in Waukesha Wisconsin. He asserts the De Long family has taken over the eerie residence.
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Waukesha
Wis
U.P
Russell de Long
de Long
Building permits rise in Kenosha for June 1946
City building inspector reports June permits valued at 426,502 for 384 permits, up from May’s 265,716 for 313 permits. Residential work dominates with seven brick residences valued at 55,000 and 24 frame homes at 167,100 plus a 6,000 concrete block home. Through June, 1,784 permits issued in 1946 versus 921 at the same date in 1945.
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Kenosha
Treasury Post Office Appropriation Bill Ready for Signature
President Truman is expected to sign a 1.604 billion dollar treasury post office appropriation bill sent by Congress late yesterday. The measure would authorize back pay and ongoing salaries for postal employees and treasury workers who have worked without pay during the delay.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Treasury-Post Office
Congress
Submarines to be Used in Bikini Test Death Squadron
Three of the Navy’s newest submarines join eight undersea craft in a planned atomic blast test near Bikini Atoll. Cmdr. Lawrence D. Julian said crews will abandon ship, rescue vessels will attach ballast to target boats, and blocks will drag them to the lagoon bottom before possible resurfacing. Target subs include Tuna Skate Sea Raven Pilotfish Parche Dentuda Apogon Skipjack and are built at Mare Island Portsmouth and Groton.
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U.S.S. Appalachian
Bikini Atoll
U.P
Uncle Sam
Bikini Lagoon
Cmdr
Lawrence D. Julian
Washington, D. C
Julian
Shad
Mare Island
Portsmouth
N. H
Groton
Conn
Subpoena Watch Focuses On Mays Reply In War Probe
Washington reports the War Investigating Committee weighs how Rep. May of Kentucky will respond to a subpoena to explain ties with an Illinois munitions firm. The probe centers on a $2,500 payment to a congressman’s secretary and letters linked to campaign contributions.
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A Garsson
A. May
Andrew May
Kentucky
Senate War Profits Investigating Committee
May
Tacoma Coffee
Eivind Anderson
Tacoma
Paul A. Olson
Coffee
Four Die on Eve of Turkish Election
Istanbul reports four people shot dead on the eve of Turkey’s general election to decide Ismet Inonu’s government. Three men were killed in Izmir coffee house. one opposition restoration party member died near Istanbul. Tension rose as voters prepared for democracy. authorities warned against disorder while opposition claims police beatings and intimidation.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ismet Inanu
Izmir
Jelal Bayar
Democrat Party
Restoration Party
Democratic Party
Illinois Governor Calls Special Session on Rent Crisis
Gov. Green announced a special Illinois legislature session for Tuesday, July 23, to confront the critical rent situation affecting residents and housing policy.
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Chicago
Green
Illinois
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Farmer
Sutton
Broha
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Senate War Investigating Committee
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