Truman Sets Two Part Attack On Congress Over Budget And Inflation
President Truman to unveil mid year budget review tomorrow and again Monday as he targets Republicans over budget deficits and anti inflation measures. He aims to curb consumer credit and impose stricter down payments on autos radios and furniture with 15 month terms. Commerce Secretary Sawyer urges tighter grain ship ments to Europe amid intra government debate on inflation and the Marshall Plan.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Sawyer
Dennis A. FitzGerald
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
Aumannin
Funeral services for Pvt Shelton Revels held in town
Funeral services for the late Pvt. Shelton J. Revels were held after his body was returned from overseas for reburial. The wake and Mass took place at Hellwig Morris Funeral and Joseph Catholic Church with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Revels died in Italy February 7, 1944 after enlisting in 1942 and serving on four fronts including North Africa Malta Sicily and Italy. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Max Revels of 121 Pearl Street and survived by several siblings.
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Pvt
Shelton J. Revels
Hellwig-Morris
Joseph's Catholic Church
Msgr
Peter Pape
Revels
Italy
North Africa
Malta
Sicily
Max Reveis
Pearl Street
John Lisick
Paseo
Sade
Blast Rips Mine in Lonaconing Maryland Fatalities Reported
An explosion at Waynesburg mine No. 5 near Lonaconing Maryland killed one man identified as Robert Dodds and left two others missing. Police and rescuers fear survivors are unlikely amid ongoing search efforts.
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Lonaconing
Waynesburg
Maryland
Robert Dodds
Local Weather Forecast Seems Mistyped
Generally fair tonight with low around 65 behind a warm day. Expect a high near 84 degrees and light winds as a late summer snapshot moves through the region.
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Ygey
Iwean
Council Moves to Secure City Parking Lots
The Council orders the Board of Public Works to draft plans and specs for off street parking sites using parking meter funds. It authorizes options on blocks near Vocational school Second and State streets and a site by the Masonic Hall, with City Hall area options being pursued and McKenzie Chevrolet property near King Street examined.
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Board of Public Works
Vocational School
Second
State Streets
Masonic Hall Association
Masonic Temple
C. A. Beranek
McKenzie Chevrolet Company
King
Library
Jefferson School
Northern States Power Company
Schultz
Board of Education
Third Street
Cass
Division
Rose Street
Gillette Street
Archibald Downey
Division Street
Fifth
Sixth
Teachers College
Losey’s
Fairfax
Dixie revolt fades in South as Truman eyes Dixie votes
Washington dispatch notes Dixiecrat revolt easing with hopeful Texas ballot access and South Carolina Alabama Mississippi placement. Truman supporters see gains as McGrath predicts possible capture of Dixie electoral votes while Dewey and Warren may campaign south of the border. Barkley signals readiness to enter southern campaigning effort.
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Washington
Truman
Texas
Dixie
J. Howard McGrath
Exas
Beauford
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Alabama
South
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dixie States
Earl Warren
California
McGrath
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Bat Brigade Moves City Hall Blitz Against Bats
City hall reports recent bat incidents prompt Mayor Batty to seek health officer guidance. A bold bat entered the common council chambers on Friday night and a bat lodged in the mayor's hat spurred a counter blitz planned against the bold brazen bats.
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Common Council
Two Engineers Killed in Bruceton Lab Blast
A gas cylinder explosion at the U S Bureau of Mines Bruceton experimental laboratories killed two chemical engineers and injured four others. The facility, valued at 3 500 000 dollars, lies 13 miles south of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Bruceton
Here
Wisconsin Milestone Celebrated With Air Armada Over Milwaukee Fair
A flying armada will honor Wisconsin’s 100th birthday by spelling out 100 in flight above the State Fair grounds at 3 p.m. during the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. Ground events include a large twirling contest parade with 57 bands, plus a cattle show and antique autos. Attendance neared 516,000 with Dale E. Buckner of Chicago among those welcomed at the turnstiles.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dale E. Buckner
Chicago
Manitowoc
Herbert Schipper
George Weidman
Cedarburg
Eleanor Gramling
Dousman
Ronald Schneider
Merrill
Guernsey
Helen
Britain Struck Hard by Storms Across Europe
Storms and floods sweeping Britain and continental Europe cause widespread damage. English Scottish floods wash away five mainline bridges and four highway spans while marooning people on roofs. Property losses exceed 4 million dollars with crops spared by officials’ optimism.
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London
Britain
Europe
Council Votes For Reopening Market Square
The common council approved an ordinance to reopen the market square for limited sale of fresh produce eggs poultry in winter and other foods as allowed by the health department. Aldermen 14 to 5 backed the measure despite health board concerns and opposition led by Alderman Walter Ro.
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Market Square
Common Council
Emil Schultz
City Board of Health
Buchman
Beg
Kempter
Roth
Stokke
Walter Ro
Schultz
Fred Steele
A. R. Kempter
Health Department
Find Girl's Body Near Lakeside Home in New Hampshire
The decomposed body of Anne Straw, a 20 year old heiress from Manchester New Hampshire, missing for 13 months, was discovered yesterday near her parents home by the lake shore. Her family is named Mr and Mrs Ellis Straw. Straw was connected to the Amoskeag firm.
Soviet Admit Food Shortage in Their Zone
The Soviet press acknowledges serious food shortages in the eastern zone of Germany under Moscow control. Neues Deutschland notes below average 1948 harvests and a promised 10 800 tons of fat could only bridge the gap for a period. ADN says the Moscow reply aimed to ensure eastern German food supplies amid hoarding crackdowns.
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Berlin
Moscow
Neues Deutschland
Soviet- Socialist Unity Party
ADN
Germany
Britain Tops ERP Aid in Early European Recovery Program use
Britain received the largest ERP allotment from April 3, totaling 246.6 million dollars, with France at 240.6 million and Italy at 117.2 million. The total disclosed for the period was 882.4 million. Britain led in wheat and petroleum products while France funded wheat flour and a large coal cotton and petroleum mix.
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Paris
Britain
France
Italy
Europe
Fur Farmers May Get U S Loans
Bona fide fur farmers facing financial distress due to overall economic conditions may apply through the regional agricultural credit corporation for loans. The loans would finance breeding feeding marketing and pelts operations to support fur farming activities. Senator Murray of Wisconsin sponsored the measure in Washington.
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Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington, D. C
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
dea_ of agriculture
Eas Murray
Wisconsin
R. Odesburg
Chinese Parents Murder Girl as Paid Mourners Look On
Chungking correspondent reports in the Peoples Daily that a 19 year old girl was killed by her parents after eloping. The parents allegedly beat her for six hours while paid mourners and pallbearers stood by urging them to finish the grim task.
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Nanking
Chungking
Today
Road Workers End Strike In Brown County
Green Bay Wisconsin Brown County highway workers resume work Monday after a week long strike. AFL Truck Drivers union members about 100 receive wage raises seven to 15 cents per hour plus 10 gallons of gasoline weekly and three paid holidays annually. A six day 48 hour week is guaranteed under the new contract.
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Wis
Brown County
Highway Committee
F. J. Lurquin
Lurquin
AFL
Highway 141
Bellevue
Denmark
Condition Of Youth Is Reported Critical
Garry Bilet four year old son of Mr and Mrs Martin Bilet Hillsboro fell into a tank of raw sewage at the Hillsboro sewage disposal plant Monday. He underwent an operation and was found to have a ruptured spleen. Leo Staley plant superintendent rescued him. by Tuesday his condition was reported as good.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Garry Bilet
Martin Bilet
Leo Staley
Garry
Korea Proclaims Its Independence After Long Struggle
An unfamiliar text fragment from Seoul proclaims Korea's independence after decades of struggle. The wording is garbled and references celebrate a national milestone, with limited readable facts about dates or organizations.
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Korea
Back To Russia Movement Gathers Steam in New York Area
The New York Mirror reports a back-to-Russia movement among Soviet citizens in the New York area, noting numbers returning are so high it resembles an evacuation. The trend, said to be two months old, underscores a steady exodus to Russia.
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New York
Russia
Immell Promises concerted conservation effort in Wisconsin
Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Maxwell Immell told Wisconsin and upper Michigan foresters that conservation will be a central campaign weapon. He urged a broad, nationwide army of conservation supporters, education alignment, and coordinated action across state lines to foster lasting reform in forestry and highway policy.
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Ralph Maxwell Immell
Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Society of American Foresters
VFW Hall
Immell
State Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Midwest
Europe
Widow Seeks Widower Mate Picks Six-Child Household
A 30 year old Camden divorcee Mrs Newman seeks a widower with children to share a six or seven room home after wedding plans. She began the hunt by asking a newspaper to advertise for a husband and says she found what she sought, hoping a beer free partner with kids.
Red Envoy Meets With Lovett Leaves Grimly
Soviet Ambassador S. Panyushkin held a lengthy talk with Undersecretary Lovett at the State Department and then left quickly without comment. The dispute centers on two Russian teachers including Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina who leaped from the Soviet consulate in New York to escape "rescued" Russians amid an ongoing custody dispute.
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State Department
Panyushkin
Lovett
Kosenkina
Boris M. Krotov
Secretary of State
Marshall
William J. McWilliams
New York
Washington
S. Panyushkin
Russia
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
U S Rejects Soviet Demand Over Mrs Kosenkina Control
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin delivered a protest note to Undersecretary Lovett demanding control over Mrs Oksanna Stepanovna Kosenkina. Lovett responded that the United States cannot compel her to be under anyone's control against her will after a one hour forty minute discussion.
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Russia
Oksanna Stepanovna Kosenkina
United States
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Kosenkina
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
Panyushkin
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