Retail Trade Experiences Summer Lull
New York reports a mid summer lull in retail trade as the week ending Wednesday showed slightly lower overall purchases than the prior week. Lower price items led, promotions lagged for summer apparel though women's swimwear remained in demand. furniture and household goods promotions continued with steady demand for heavy case goods and appliances. Food purchases dipped with weaker meat demand while poultry dairy and frozen juice buying stayed solid or above year ago levels.
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New York
Bradstreet
Daseesant’ Gepantaum
Queen Tells Of Aquatennial Diary Entry
Carol Amundson, Coon Valley centennial queen, describes a busy Aquatennial week in Minneapolis. She notes a luncheon hosted by the Minneapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce, tours of a newspaper plant, an antique car show, music festival appearances, and the Dorothy Lewis ice show. The coronation ball remains the final highlight.
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Queen
Carol Amundson
Coon Valley
Minneapolis
Queens
Rks
Dorothy Lewis
Berlin Airlift Cut Agreed By Allied Powers
American and British authorities announced a staged reduction of the Berlin airlift starting next Monday. The plan lowers airlift volume from a peak of about 13,000 tons per day to about 5,000 tons while road rail and barge routes carry roughly 20,000 tons daily. The framework remains to revive airlift if new blockade tactics emerge.
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Berlin
West
No Financial Trouble Seen by Wisconsin Economists
Madison Wisconsin farm economists report no signs of widespread financial trouble that would spur a drop in economic activity. They caution against a loss of confidence and emphasize maintaining current conditions to prevent a downturn, with emphasis on keeping producers productive.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
United States
Wisconsin Governor Signs Measures on Education and Finance
The governor signed bills creating a six year state building plan commission and increasing state aid to counties for tuberculosis sanatoriums from 10 to 15 dollars per patient weekly. Additional laws set school board sizes after district consolidation, require county superintendents to hold master degrees, raise superintendent salaries, fund mineral resource surveys, support the livestock breeders association, and aid the state historical society for microfilm.
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Rennebohm
All County Intendents
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association
State Historical Society
French Parliament Ratifies Atlantic Pact in Narrow Vote
The French Parliament approved the Atlantic pact by a 284 to 20 vote early Friday, ratifying the alliance as part of the postwar alignment. The measure reflects strong support in Parliament for joining the bloc.
Britain’s 54 Millionaires Remain as Incomes Drop
Inland Revenue reports for year ending March 31 show Britain reduced its millionaire count from 56 to 54 amid tax changes. Only 70 individuals exceed 6000 pounds net after tax while 18,375,000 of 21,000,000 income tax payers earn under 500 pounds pre tax. The 45 percent income tax rate is in effect.
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London
Inland Revenue Commissioners
Britain
Superior Curbs Recreation Over Polio Surge
Health authorities in Superior ordered closing of municipal swimming pools and beaches as polio cases rise. The city reported three new cases, including two four-year-olds, raising its total to five for the year. Milwaukee and Sparta also reported cases, with Milwaukee totaling 34 for the year. The state tally reached 107 with new cases in multiple counties. A autopsy on a 20-year-old girl linked polio to her death.
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Associated Press
Superior
Milwaukee
Sparta
Ward C Stack
State Board of Health
Madison
Ladysmith
Rusk County
Portage
Columbia County
Mondovi
Buffalo County
Bloomington
Grant County
E. R. Krumbiegel
Waukesha
West Allis
Monroe County
Superior Health Department
Investigation probes contract influence and Maragon’s ties
The house subcommittee seeks evidence of any commission men trying to sway officials in awarding contracts. Reporter questions Maragon about his affiliations with Gen Vaughan and his past as a bootblack who rose to prominence, noting his long Washington connections and early work for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
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Maragon
Gen. Vaughan
Gen
Vaughn
Vaughan
Washington
Kansas City
Malta
Truman
Arms for Atlantic pact members outlined
The plan urges supplying excess U S stocks or withdrawn reserve arms to NATO allies. It states kits will bridge the gap until member nations start their own production in coming years and includes raw materials and tools to help Western Europe factories expand output.
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Gram
Atlantic Pact
United States
Pact
Europe
Netherlands to levy potato export fee for advertising fund
The Netherlands will collect a fee of about 29 cents per ton on exported potatoes to raise a fund for international promotion. The charge aims to bolster overseas demand for Dutch potatoes and strengthen export marketing.
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Netherlands
Exploratory Talks On Atomic Security Aimed At U.S. Britain Canada
President Truman described exploratory conversations with Britain and Canada on atomic information and uranium sharing as limited in scope and not commitments. He stressed congressional consent is required before any step toward sharing secrets, noting talks precede formal action and must be debated in Congress.
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Weis
Ries
United States
Britain
Truman
Canada
Necow Lea
Belgian Congo
Congo
Blair House
Congress
Acheson
Foreign Office
Lon
Benches Sandpapered In Preparation For Nudist Convention
Denver reports early arrivals for a nudist convention near Deer Creek canyon plan to prepare for 400 members. Nudists found splintered benches and sought extra sandpaper. Volleyball courts and a throne for the king and queen were built as workers string power lines into the camp.
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Denver
Radio Sunbathing Association
Deer Creek Canyon
Rural Electrification Administration
Canada and Britain Prepare for Exploratory Talks
Don said the British will be ready to take part in exploratory discussions. At Ottawa, a spokesman said Canada also will be prepared for such talks.
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Don
Ottawa
Canada
Radio executive Bratton named WKTY general manager
Bratton rises from radio singer to news editor program director and now general manager at WKTY succeeding Marvin L Rosene who leaves to join Ralph L Atlass Chicago radio interests Rosene had guidedWKTY since Feb 1948 overseeing construction of the new station and its May opening Bratton and Esther Kuhn married in 1934 both from Lawrence Kansas they have no children Bratton authored Microphone Technique for the Speaker recently released by The Allen Press and used by over 200 university speech departments
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WREN
Bratton
Esther Kuhn
Lawrence, Kans
Allen Press
Order of Elks
Rotary Organization
Lawrence
Topeka
Marvin L. Rosene
WKTY
Rosene
Ralph L. Atlass Radio
Chicago
Atlass
la Crosse
New York Moves to Purge Subversives From Schools
Albany reports New York state acts to remove subversives from public schools while claiming most teachers will remain loyal. Education Commissioner Spaulding orders local boards to investigate all staff under a 1950s law aimed at banning subversive groups. Local boards must file annual reports by Oct 31 this year and Sept 30 in following years.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Francis T. Spaulding
Benjamin F. Feinberg
Senate Gop
Thomas E. Dewey
Board of Regents
New York
Communist Party
U. S
Regents
Revives Gold Mines in Raichur District India
Hyderabad reports that Revives Gold Mines plans to revive mining in Raichur district with 1.5 million dollars for new machinery. The project aims to restart operations and boost local mining activity.
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Hyderabad
India
Raichur
Hutto
McGregor Waives Preliminary Exam in 1st Degree Murder Case
McGregor a 17 year old school parolee waived preliminary examination on a first degree murder charge in Crystal Falls justice court. He was ordered held for circuit court arraignment Aug. 22. Sheriff King said Nordbeck, an West Allis accountant, was slain after giving McGregor a ride. A sanity commission at Newberry state hospital will examine him before the circuit judge's arraignment.
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Crystal Falls
Mich
Robert McGregor
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Willard Trombley
Iron County
Emery J. King
McGregor
Marinette
Wis
Emil Nordbeck
Nordbeck
West Allis
Glenn W. Jackson
Newberry State Hospital
Rail line abandonment sought in Wisconsin and Michigan
The Chicago and North Western Railway Co. asked the commission to abandon about miles of secondary trackage in Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Washington
Chicago and North Western Railway Co
Rmission
Wisconsin
Michigan
Capt Durant Granted Parole
Federal parole board granted parole to former WAC Captain Kathleen Nash Durant of Hudson Wisconsin who was convicted in the 1946 theft of the Hesse crown jewels. Durant now 45 served one third of a five year term and was confined at the Addison Women's Reformatory in 1947.
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Washington
Federal Parole Board
WAC
Kathleen Nash Durant
Hudson
Wis
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