Costs Rise in U S As Prices Either Soar Or Stabilize
US price outlook stays unsettled on Independence Day with talk of fresh price controls. BLS reports 28 basic commodities up eight percent since stabilization ended. Meat remains pricey, butter jumps, milk up, cattle prices steady at record highs, hog prices below peak. Senate Banking Committee debates new OPA bill while House approves 20 day extension.
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NEW YORK
United States
Office of Price Administration
bureau of labor statistics
Washington
congress
Wall Street
Anderson
O.P.A
Chicago
United States senate banking committee
Jeader
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
senate
Fria y
house of representatives
senate banking committee
New York City
Boston
OPA
Jet Fighter Last Seen at Ruel Ontario
Ottawa reports the Gloster meteor aircraft missing since leaving Kapuskasing. Forestry officials fix last sighting at Ruel Ontario, about 60 miles north of Sudbury on the CN main line. A search plan covers a 130 mile radius centered at Ruel with Lt. W. H. McKenzie noted as pilot.
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OTTAWA
RCAF
Ontario forestry department
Ruel
Ont
Sudbury
Canadian National Railways
Kapuskasing
Flt
W. H. McKenzie
Vital. Man
air force headquarters
Swiss Will Ends With Century Long Pondering
Swiss banker Jean Joseph Marcel Berger left about 180000 and a will directing 6000 to be paid, 600 in his will, 210 set aside to compound for a national bank, and 45000 to grow for 230 years to fund hospitals and education. The Fribourg government faces a puzzling delay.
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London Spectator
Jean Joseph Marcel Berger
Berset
Fribourg
Atom Bomb Detonated Three Seconds Early
A radio broadcast from Kwajalein recorded in San Francisco by NBC reports that an atomic bomb tested at Bikini detonated about three seconds ahead of schedule. The blast rose roughly a table and a half higher than planned, directing its greatest force skyward rather than downward, and estimating the yield as about four times that of the Nagasaki bomb.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Kwajalein
NBC
Bikini
Nagasaki
Debating Paris Peace Conference Plans
Paris July 4. State Secretary Byrnes seeks an immediate decision to convene a 21 power peace conference in Paris before month end. Molotov opposes fixing a date until Italian reparations are settled, leaving ministers deadlocked over agenda and timing. Byrnes argued against tying reparations to a veto threat while aims to internationalize Trieste advance.
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PARIS
Byrnes
United States
foreign ministers council
M. Molotov
Arthur Vandenburg
Rep
Mich
council
Trieste
Italy
MOLOTOV
BAYNES
Georges Bidault
Duino
Cittanova
Red CrossChairman predicts another war says plan accordingly
Basil O'Connor chairman of the American Red Cross told reporters in New York he frankly expects another war. He said everyone must plan on that basis after leaving La Guardia Field by plane Wednesday for London to attend a League of Red Cross Societies meeting at Oxford.
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NEW YORK
Basil O'Connor
American Red Cross
O'Connor
La Guardia Field
London
League of Red Cross Societies
Oxford
Stone Cairn Dedicated Amid Wilds of Laurentians
In the Laurentians atop Black Mountain near St Donat Quebec a stone cairn and 24 markers mark the crash site of an RCAF Liberator bomber. A memorial service was read for the 24 air force personnel killed October 20, 1943. Padres and chaplains included Protestant Catholic and Jewish leaders.
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ST. DONAT
Que
the
Laurentians
Black Mountain
R.C.AF
air force
B.C
Robert M. Frayne
Winnipeg
Air force headquarters
Churchill
Duke of Kent
Abraham Lincoln
Frayne
Ottawa
Bread Becomes Main Course Under British Rationing
London July 4 Bread would be a main course under proposed rationing rules the food ministry estimates reducing the daily calorie allowance from 2850 to 2800 per person Calorie totals in France Belgium Norway Greece Yugoslavia and Italy are given as 2300 to 2500 and 1800 to 2200 respectively British restaurants limit meals to three courses with bread possibly consuming one of them if the plan passes in the house of commons Food Minister Strachey also proposes exemption of herrings from this classification and a maximum charge of 2s 6d for private dining rooms.
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LONDON
France
Belgium
Halland
Norway
Greece
Yugoslavia
Italy
house of commons
John Strachey
Mystery fire hits Quanah wheat elevator in July blaze
A fire destroyed the Quanah wheat elevator and 25,000 bushels of wheat after Santa Fe Railway warned grain dealers of an alleged organized effort to damage wheat in storage. Fire origin was unknown, with guards posted at key Kansas mills and elevators amid FBI inquiries.
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QUANAH
Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
southwest
sumoly
Homer McCreary
Satta Fe
special service
Amarillo
Tex
Pacific coast
Hutchinson
Kansas
Jarre
Red Star criticizes U S Bikini atom bomb test
Moscow July 4 The Soviet army newspaper Red Star denounced the Bikini atom bomb test as an aggressive gesture against all peoples of the world. It said the United States has exposed hypocrisy by military maneuvers with atomic weapons while preaching peaceful use of atomic energy. Pravda echoed the same view yesterday.
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MOSCOW
Red Star
United States
Pravda
Atomic tests show fleet would be crippled by single bomb
A Bikini based atomic bomb would have left 73 ships helpless if fully manned. Capt. George Lyon warned the blast and lingering radiation would incapacitate crew members, with many dying or failing in duty. Tests showed damaged boilers on Nevara and widespread underwater harm. Radiation from X rays lingered on Nevada, forcing roped off areas. Repairs could take two to five months. second test to be underwater.
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U.S.S. APPALACHIAN
Bikini
George Lyon
Associated Press
Howard W. Blakesiee
Nevara
H P Blandy
Blakeslee
Nevada
Heirens Innocent Claim Noted in Chicago Note
Chicago on July 4 notes regarding William Heirens innocence. Report mentions an unsigned note warning of further attacks if Heirens is not released. Note references Susanne Degnan case and Heirens held on grand jury charges.
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CHICAGO
William Heirens
Susanne Degnan
Heirens
Heirens j
grand
UK Combine Act changes teeth for Measure
Ottawa July 4 17 measures passed amid debate on the Combines Investigation Act strengthening anti cartels and monopolies. Government accepted amendments expanding rights to institute proceedings against illegal combines and preventing cartels from evading charges by hiding behind individuals. Attorney general gains power to file charges and push cases to conclusion.
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OTTAWA
commots
MecGregor
senate
house
firet
commons
John Diefenbaker
P.C . Lake Centre
Dominion
Justice
St. Laurent
England Where Is Your Honor Chief Rabbi Says
Three thousand British Jews gathered at St. Pancras town hall and overflowed outside to hear Dr Isaac Herzog chief rabbi of Palestine. He questioned where Britain’s honor and great men of vision were and what happened to British justice amid protests by the Zionist Federation over government actions against Jewish settlements in Palestine.
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LONDON
Reuters
St. Pancras
Isaac Herzog
Palestine
England
Zionist Federation of
Jews Released From Palestine Prison Camps Report
Jerusalem July 4 The British army disclosed that 50 of 2,718 Jews arrested during the week have been released from Rafa prison camp in southern Palestine and others will be freed later Most released are Tel Aviv residents swept up with those suspected of underground resistance None have yet been freed from Latrun where six members of the Jewish agency executive are held Irgun Zvai Leumi promised to release three kidnapped British officers as soon as possible in exchange for commuting the death sentences of two Jewish youths The underground radio broadcast the promise after the order issued yesterday By Lt General Sir Alan Cunningham Palestine commissioner the death sentences were confirmed the day before by Major General Sir Evelyn Barker The officers were kidnapped by the Irgun while demanding commutation of death sentences A separate British military announcement reported discovery of munitions caches in Mesheg Yagur including 4 000 grenades 2 200 mortar bombs 385 rifles 46 pistols and 800 pounds of explosives
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JERUSALEM
Rafa
Palestine
Tel Aviv
posible
Latrun
Jewish agency
Irgun 2vai Leumi
Jewish radio
Alan Cunningham
Veterans Day Parade and Rodeo Thrill Lethbridge Crowds
South Alberta observes Veterans Day as about 20 000 residents line streets for a morning parade through downtown Lethbridge organized by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The three day Victory Rally and Boden continues with rodeo acts by Herman Linder and Gene Autry, free Crescent Shows, nightly dancing, and a grand cowboy ball on Saturday. Final rodeo bouts prize giving occur Saturday evening under Guy Weadick.
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Herald Eng
Jon
Lethbridge
Gene Autry
Alberia
Autry
Weatherman
Southern Alberta
South Alberta
Lethbridge Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herman Linder
paints
United States
Canada
exhibition grounds
Tornado relief fund reaches two hundred thousand dollars
The Windsor Star reports the tornado relief fund has surpassed 160000 with steady cash and cheque flow. The fund, administered by Col. D. M. Brodie and a Red Cross board, assists Sandwich East and West tornado victims. Donations come from many Canadian papers and Ford of Canada staff, with U.S. support from The Detroit News.
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WINDSOR
Ont
Windsor Star
Sandwich East
Sandwich West
Col
D. M Brodie
Canadian Red Cross
Essex county
W F Herman
the
Star
Canada
Detroit News
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Toronto Fears Famine If Beef Famine Returns
Toronto officials and meat traders debated Ottawa plans to raise wholesale ceiling prices on top quality beef by one to two cents per pound. Some feared renewed scarcity while others saw relief from retailer squeeze as prices move toward margins, with optimism that buyers and sellers could reach a workable ceiling.
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TORONTO
Ottawa
packing house
F. C. Fletcher
Ontario
basia
John King
Retail Butchers’ Association
Governor General Alexander of Tunis Visits West
In Winnipeg the war risk kept his children Rose Bran and Shane nearby as Alexander of Tunis spoke about nearly sending them to safety abroad. He recalled how friends offered a home, but he and his wife chose that the young Britons should endure the dangers alongside their country.
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WINNIPEG
Viscount Alexander of
Tunis
northern Ireland
Rose
Bran
Shane
Conference date fixed for peace talks in Paris
The Foreign Ministers Council set July 29 as the arrival date for the 11 Nation European Peace Conference, per British informants. Other dispatches note potential corporate taxation in British Columbia, the release of three British officers by Irgun Leumi in Jerusalem, Henry Cotton leading by one stroke at the British Open, and curling results at Nelson Bonspiel with several players advancing to semi finals.
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PARIS
Foreign Ministers Council
HENRY COTTON
ST, ANDREWS
Scotland
shay
Sam Snead
NELSON BONSPIEL NELSON
B.C
C.P.i
anetytr
ritich Cotwen
Canadien
Ht. J. Garrett
Winniper
Er. C. Hewie
Simposm
Bask
W. G. Stockton
Maryfieh
feck
F. McCallum
Oshawa
Ont
W. M. Harris
Crembreek
ELC
Queen City
FL. W. Greenway
Lethortage
BR. G. Habkieh
J. Lamer
Warner
W. B. Marshall
J. EB. Meleod
Onde
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Eddie Bevin and
John Winant
Boy Scout's
V.C
Wandering Willie
FAMILY CIRCLE
JARI
R.GAF
Britain
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.K
LUMO
colonial office
Lucky Lott
prives
Guy Weadick
tory
mt of
D.C
KELOWNS
C.P
Herbert Anscomb
British Columbia
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