Change in Price Policy in Truman Administration
Washington sources report President Truman weighs a revision to national price controls as critical June 30 expiry looms. The plan may allow targeted price rises to match wage gains in key industries like steel, or a general uplift with new ceilings, aiming to curb inflation while supporting reconversion. The White House sees the decision as pivotal to living costs and economic normalcy.
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U.S. Steel Corporation
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Messige
Twins Born in Different Years In Buena Vista GA
Warne and Judy Isom are twins whose birthdays fall in different years. Judy arrived at 11:30 a.m. last December 30, and Jimmy came with a second birth at 1:30 a.m. January 1. The father is a farmer and the Tzoma have eight other children, seven living at home.
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Liner Yukon Wreck Near Seward Alaska Sparks Rescue
Rescue vessels race to free passengers and crew from the damaged liner Yukon ar a rugged rock coast of Johnstone Bay near Seward Alaska as crews work amid perilous seas following the wreck.
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Johnstone Bay
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New Practice in Japan and Important Passengers
Tokyo reports on consumer coercion in shops as a man buys vitamin pills for his wife and leaves with extra items. In another note, 24 lab pigs arrived in Tokyo for U S typhus control work, deemed high priority due to limited sea voyage viability. Also mentions an American lawyer Arn serving aboard an aircraft carrier in World War II with task forces 33 and others, affiliated with multiple bar associations, and holding veteran and fraternal memberships.
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Kansas Rider Shines at Houston Stock Show
Alberta Kan rider Kirk led a field at the Houston stock show and livestock exposition held after the last rights rodeo. The event featured riders staying to regulation time in the back brake riding contest amid the fairground action.
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Brooks seeks renomination as Kansas state superintendent
Topeka Feb 6 1949 Dr L W Brooks Kansas state superintendent of public instruction announced his bid for re election on the Republican ticket He has served since 1944 and plans further work for good schools for Kansas boys and girls Born in Wisconsin he holds degrees from Lawrence College taught in Wisconsin before moving to Kansas He has led an aviation program expanded the education department and pushed curriculum development He is married with three children
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L. W. Brooks
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Brooks
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Appleton
Wis
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Kan
Taucht 5 - Deversity
Universial
Severy Saifornia
Prices in Canton China Skyrocketing in Economic Chaos
Canton Feb 4 Prices in Canton rise sharply as rice sells for about 15 dollars per 122 pounds and other essentials surge. Gen Chang Fah Kwei cites wartime conditions, shipping shortages, and imports limits as drivers. Free food dispensaries and strict policing accompany attempts to curb banditry while residents face severe housing and fuel shortages.
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South ‘Ching
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Hong Kong
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Kwantung Province
Indo-China
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Burma
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Cafeton Emergency Relief Committee
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Epilepsy B What Causes It booklet offer
A booklet titled Epilepsy B What Causes It presents opinions of famous actors on the subject. It will be mailed free and postpaid to readers who write to the Educational Division at 525 Fitch Ave New York NY Dept 1-555.
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Fitch Ave
New York
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Edward Arn Enters Kansas Attorney General Race
Wichita lawyer and World War II veteran Edward F. Arn, age 39, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Kansas attorney general. Arn, born in Wyandotte County, has spent a century in private practice.
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Wyandotte County
Arm
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