FAO Plans World Food Reserve To Fight Hunger
In Rome FAO outlines an international plan to create ERFUs emergency reserve food units. Each ERFU would store 7,000 metric tons of grains plus beans flour milk fats oil and sugar to feed one million people for a month at a cost of about 1.655 million dollars. Nations would fund and stock the units to provide 1 200 calories daily per person during disasters.
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Rome
FAO
Bengal
United Ations’ Food and Agriculture Organizations
ERFU
Food Organization
Joseph
Iron Curtain
Veterans pension increases take effect July 1 across wars
MAJ. THOMAS M. NAL explains pension boosts for World War I and II veterans and those with Korean War service, plus widows and children. Increases cover ordinary disability, age 65, aid and attendance, and death pensions for Civil War, Spanish American, Indian War, and later cases, with specific monthly amounts and dependent allowances.
Harriman Attacks GOP On Security Tradeoffs
W Averell Harriman, mutual security director and Democratic hopeful, accused leading Republican candidates of bartering with U S security for votes. He told a Helena dinner crowd the GOP pushes tax cuts while denying measures to conserve soil harness rivers and stabilize farmers income, and urged action for survival and national welfare.
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Helena
Mont
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
West
Harriman
America
GOP
Summer Christmas Welcomes G Home
Oklahoma City report recalls last Christmas when the R E O Connor family stored gifts and skipped a tree dinner waiting for son Donald. He returned from Korea with the 45th Division to Ft Sill Oklahoma amid 90 degree heat. A Guthrie dealer supplied a tree and an ice cold watermelon cooled the family celebration.
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Oklahoma City
R. E. O’connor
O’connors
Donald
Korea
O’connor
Ft. Sill
Okla
Guthrie, Okla
Deadly Political Fight Reported Near Mexico City
One man was killed and five wounded after a political clash between Mexico City and Pachuca, 56 miles northeast, with casualties too serious to share details.
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Mexico City
Pachuca
Here
Bears invade Alps as herders report sheep losses in Brescia
Two shepherds tell police of a brown bear intrusion in the northern Italian Alps near Brescia. They report an unusual bear presence attacking flocks and killing 11 sheep and two goats.
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Brescia
Italy
Alps
Europe
Eichelberger backs Eisenhower for Republican nomination
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger retired 1948 says extensive talks with farmers electricians and technicians convinced him Ike should be GOP nominee. He criticizes MacArthur's political role and notes MacArthur favored Eisenhower earlier while Taft backed by MacArthur. He recalls MacArthur's hopes of presidential selection and potential 1952 shift.
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Asheville
N. C
Robert L. Eichelberger
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eichelberger
MacArthur
Eisenhower
New York City
Robert A. Taft
Eighth Army
Pacific
Eichhelberger
GOP
Allied Powers
Removal of Liquor Price Ceilings Reported
Washington reports ceilings removed from package and bulk whiskey and wine with no expected price impact. OSS also lifts ceilings on cotton dry goods hides leather burlap and bags. Cotton goods decontrol affects sheets pillow cases towels and more. leather covers wholesale prices.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
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Joe) Bartolome Romero
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Ike
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Ist Prize
Knapp
Crosley Radio
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Old Wisconsin
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Laundry & Cleaning CO
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Tomah
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