Profits Group to Hear of More Irregularities
Senate investigators will quiz Comptroller General Warren on loopholes and irregularities found in wartime profits cases. The War Investigating Committee aims to map how to recapture excess gains from renegotiations and contract terminations.
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Washington
Senate
Lindsay Warren
Mead
D.-N.y
War Investigating Committee
Warren
General Accounting Office
Garsson Munitions
Hungary Hikes Currency Controls Amid Inflation Crisis
A Swiss radio broadcast says Hungary has seized all foreign currencies to stop hyperinflation and allow the National Bank to issue a new currency on August 1 to replace the pengo. The pengo reportedly rises in value only as waste paper as a new florint is issued and foreign money sales are banned. The government ordered delivery of all gold objects to bolster reserves.
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London
U.P
Budapest
Washington
OPA
Congress
White House
Price Decontrol Board
May Slightly Improves, Physician Reports
Dr Henry M Lowden reports at noon that Rep May of Kentucky who was ill and unable to testify before the Mead war investigating committee "seems to be slightly improved." May had a more restful night, according to the physician.
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Washington
Henry M. Lowden
Rep
May
D.ky
Vestere
Mead War Investigating Committee
Andrew J. May
James M. Mead
D-Ny
War Investigating Committee
Washington, D. C
Warren McGee
Hugh Mitchell
D-Wash
Mead
Homer Ferguson
Rmich
McGee
Reparations Clash Looms Over Hungary With Molotov
Washington reports a sharp clash shaping at the Paris peace conference between Secretary Byrnes and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov over Hungary reparation demands. The United States seeks a new Hungarian economic deal to secure a firm European peace while protests over Soviet seizures and factory removals fuel tensions ahead of the 21 nation talks.
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Paris
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Molotov
Hungary
United States
Europe
Balkan
State Department
Italy
Bulgaria
Romania
Finland
Will Clayton
Ben Cohen
Secetary
Cassie Connor
Shortages Slow Completion of Home Building
Richard Hansen of the Building Industry Association of Kenosha notes severe shortages in residential construction supplies. Materials such as finish, brick, lumber, hardwood flooring, nails, plaster lath, clay sewer pipe, interior doors, moldings, and exterior siding are scarce, delaying projects to nine months or more.
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Richard Hansen
Building Industry Association of
Kenosha
Hansen
Attlee to Go to Paris as Bevin Named to Rest
The Foreign Office announced Bevin required a week of rest by doctors while Prime Minister Attlee will attend the Paris peace conference in his stead.
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Attlee
Paris
Bevin
London
British Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
Lantern in Broad Daylight Proclaims Independent Candidate
Eugene R. Princeton of St. Croix Falls carries a lit kerosene lantern along Tower avenue in Superior to announce his candidacy for the Tenth Congressional District. He has 30 days to gather 3,000 signatures to appear on the November 5 ballot, asking voters to write his name in the Independent column at the August primary. He calls himself a progressive Republican and cites wartime government travel as reason for leaving public service.
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Superior
Wis
Eugene R. Princeton
St. Croix Falls
Tower Avenue
Princeton
Tenth
Congress
Kansas City
Washington
Chicago
Attorney Confirms Heirens' Offer To Confess
The attorney for William Heirens confirmed his client offered to confess to three Chicago killings. The disclosure came as the case surged through pretrial motions and public interest remained high amid ongoing court proceedings.
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Heirens
Chicago
New House Bill Aids In College Expansion
The House approved a bill to authorize 75 million dollars to expand veteran education facilities at American colleges and universities. It aims to accommodate 2,080,000 students next year, up from the current 1,600,000. The measure moves back to the Senate for action.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
City Idea Contest Entries Show Wide Variety
The Kenosha city idea contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce lists diverse proposals from park and street improvements to a city wide recreational center and year round bus service. Winners include First Sgt Anthony Schall Detroit who won a $100 war savings bond and Mrs C A Erickson who took $50, Ruth Palmer $25, and Emil W Jensen $5. Jensen also proposed railroad underpasses to ease rush hour congestion. John P Ballantyne urged youth leadership groups while R A Ray suggested tree planting for later boulevard transplantation. Leslie J Hoertsch won $10 for a plan to create a municipally owned improvement program.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Kenosha
Tenth Avenue
Washington Road
Forty-fourth Street
Anthony Schall
Detroit
C. A. Erickson
Twenty-second Avenue
Ruth B. Palmer
Emil W. Jensen
Thirtythird Avenue
Northwestern
Thirtieth Avenue
Thirty-fifth
Jensen
John P. Ballantyne
Seventh Avenue
R. A. Ray
Fifth Avenue
Leslie J. Hoertsch
Twenty Eighth Avenue
Atomic Energy Plan For Truman Approved By Congress
President Truman is ready to sign the atomic energy bill creating a five member civilian commission with sweeping control over uranium235 plutonium and all atomic materials. The bill licenses development and permits the president to order bomb manufacture while a military liaison and special division oversee defense related work.
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Washington
A.P
Truman
Congress
Charles Ross
Ross
Senate
House
Commission
Special
Armed Forces
Providen M
Slot Machine Raid Nets Seizure of Thirteen in City
Beverage Tax Commission agents seized thirteen slot machines during a raid at 2320 Sixty third street. Edson Ogden and Don Finn were arrested. Ogden fined 35 dollars plus costs, Finn 150 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty.
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Beverage Tax Commission
State Treasury Department
Sixty-third Street
Edson Ogden
Thirtysixth Avenue
Don Finn
Thirtieth Avenue
Edward J. Ruetz
Ogden
Finn
John W. Roach
Treasury
Disabled American Veterans’ Club
Auto manufacturers reach new high for 1946
Detroit AP reports American and Canadian auto producers turned out 87 260 units this week a new high for 1946 and only a few thousand short of the 105 635 units in the same week of 1941 Ward s Automotive Reports said today
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Detroit
Ward
Barbecue Fire Destroys Albert & Yola Barbeque Co
A large barbecue fire in Los Angeles destroyed the Albert and Yola Barbeque Company building and damaged adjacent structures, with total losses estimated at eighty thousand dollars.
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Los Angeles
Albert & Yola Barbeque Co
Milwaukee Gas Strike Drags Into Third Day Amid Talks
Milwaukee and 33 nearby communities face cold breakfasts as gas workers strike persists. Negotiations between Milwaukee Gas Light Co and Local 18 CIO continue in Mayor Bohn's office with progress on six issues. union to vote on company proposal. Office workers threaten to strike Monday if no deal, while households improvise cooking methods and conserve gas amid cuts. hospitals remain affected.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Gas Light Company
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
CIO
John Bohn
Chester Walczak
B. H. Feinberg
United Association of Office, Sales and Technical
Independent
Feinberg
Kenosha Day At Milwaukee Centurama
Kenosha participates in Milwaukee Centurama hundredth anniversary events with an hour program titled The Magic of Kenosha featuring the Specialty Brass Four Al Carlson Tom Honore Gordon Nielsen and Fred Beckman. Felix Olkives leads the Kenosha delegation welcomed by Milwaukee Mayor John Bohn.
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Milwaukee
Lake Front
Kenosha
Brass Four
al Carlson
Tom Honore
Gordon Nielsen
Fred Beckman
Felix Olkives
Centurama
John Bohn
Olkives
American Legion Band of
American Legion Band of Kenosha
Velos
Yolanda
Defense to Tell Its Position to State's Attorney
Chicago report says William Heirens will offer confessions to State's Attorney William Tuohy for the Degnan kidnapping and Brown and Ross slayings. Attorneys say Heirens may sign statements and seek a mental examination to support mitigating evidence.
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Chicago
Malaony Coghlan
William Heirens
William J. Tuohy
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Heirens
Coghlan
Degnan
Miss Brown
Coghland
University of Chicago
Tuohy
Ross
George Subgranski
Brown
Cook County
M Heirens
GI Pay Method in Doubt as Cash Payroll Debated
Washington U P conferees stand by a $3 billion terminal leave payout for about 11 million former service members. They reject the Senate bond plan backed by President Truman and set Tuesday for more talks with Budget Bureau officials. Representative Rogers urges Truman to sign, preferring cash payments rather than bonds.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Truman
House Conference Committee
Budget Bureau
Wright L. Rogers
Fla
Congress
Rogers
Governor Offers Rewards for Walton County Killings
Governor Ellis Arnold offers rewards totaling over $10,000 to solve the mob killings in Walton county involving two Black farmhands and their wives. The sensational case draws national attention as investigators pursue leads and seek justice for the victims.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Ellis Arnald
Walton County
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