Paraguay Rebels May Seek Mediation at Hemisphere Talk
Justo Prieto, ex Paraguay foreign minister and rebel observer, signaled the Inter American conference could be asked to mediate the civil war in Paraguay. He urged Brazil and Argentina to consider mediation as a duty, though mediation was not on the agenda. diplomats noted possible economic cooperation moves, while U S cash for Europe and Asia loomed in discussions.
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Argentina
Brazil
Latin America
U. S
Western Europe
Asia
Truman
U.S
Marshall
Washington
Norman Armour
William Dawson
Pan-American Union Governing Board
Stanley Woodward
State Department
Michael McDermott
Armour
William D. Pawley
Ruhr Rail Snarl Noted Halting Ruhr Coal Transport Delays
Washington reports a Western Germany coal transport crisis shaping Anglo American talks. Delegates seek solutions to move coal from Ruhr pits as car and locomotive shortages strangle deliveries, with 1.6 million tons stranded near mines. Efforts include repairing damaged cars and replacing worn ones.
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Washington
Germany
Ruhr
Ruhrpita
Thut
Four Die as Planes Collide Near Grenier Airfield
In Manchester New Hampshire a bomber and an advanced trainer collided in the air within a mile of Grenier Army Airfield. The trainer pilot Maj. Cullie B. Harris of Oklahoma MIT was killed along with three other Army personnel. The bomber crashed three miles away, its passengers unnamed pending next of kin notices.
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Manchester
N. H
William P. Gdom
Grenier Army Airfield
Army
Cullie B. Harris
Oklahoma
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wreck Divides New York Rail Freight Delays
Elizabeth New Jersey August 13 Thousands of New York bound commuters faced delays as a 52 car Pennsylvania Railroad freight derailed 29 cars across four tracks at South Elizabeth station. No injuries reported. Auxiliary buses moved passengers while two tracks were cleared later in the day. Rail service rerouted via Lehigh Valley and Reading lines to West Philadelphia. Debris stretched 800 feet with a car landing on the station platform.
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Elizabeth
N. J
New York
Pennsylvania‘ Railroad
Philadelphia
Washington
Lehigh Valley
Reading
West Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Jersey City
Strife Closes Two Car Plants As Walkout Spreads
Strikebound Murray Corp of America halts 51 000 workers as Ford and Studebaker production stalls. Ford says only limited output possible while Mor ay union pushes for contract taft hartley exemptions. UAW and Murray reps dispute management accusations amid wildcat actions and union protections.
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Weblite “Manufacurers
Murray Corp. of America
C, I Oo
United’ Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Murray
Studebaker
Cory ‘P
Murro
Ford
Wee. I
Moray
Taft-Hartley
C. W. Avery
Outdoor Lunch for Witnesses at Wrigley Field
In Los Angeles on Aug 13 volunteers manned a large tent cafe in the Wrigley Field parking lot to feed delegates at Jehovah's Witnesses national assembly. Cooks use 55 and 75 gallon steamers. Two dining tents are ready to serve up to 6000 per hour. The field can host 30,000 over the five day meeting. Camping ground set up in east Los Angeles and registration HQs at the field.
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Los Angeles
Wrigley Field
National Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses
Universal Training Plan to Be Carried to People
Washington August 13 Congress backs universal military training and plans a statewide campaign via 48 governors. A national organization will send letters urging governors to promote UMT. Governors endorsed the plan at their July Salt Lake City meeting. Some lawmakers fear campaign action could invite criticism during an election year.
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Ashington
Salt Lake City
House Armed Services Committee
Sailor May Appeal Case Heads to Federal Court
Harold E. Hirshberg a 29 year old chief signalman convicted yesterday by a Navy court martial may challenge the board's jurisdiction. Commander John J. O'Neil said a civilian attorney might file a habeas corpus action in Brooklyn Federal District Court to contest the discharge date and defense of the case. Hirshberg awaits the sentence announcement by Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, with possible further review by Rear Admiral Archibald Colelough.
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New York
Harold E. Hirshberg
the. Board
John J. O'Neil
Brooklyn
Navy
Hirshberg
Monroe Kelly
Third “Naval District
Archibald Colelough
Scrap price declines signal steel market shift
In a fragmented report from The Iron Age, heavy melting steel scrap prices in Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Chicago show only small declines. The period from mid March to late May marked the first sustained downturn since the end of OPA, signaling a tentative downward trend in scrap pricing.
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New , York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
OPA
Old Compound Said 10 Times as Deadly as DDT
New York reports a chemical compound from 19th century labs now used as a deadly insect killer. Benzene hexachloride or BHC is claimed to be ten times more toxic than DDT to house flies and more effective against agricultural pests and soil insects. It acts as a stomach poison, contact poison, and fumigant.
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New
York
Michael Faraday
Kenneth E. Maxwell
Chemurgic * Corporation
Richmond
Calif
Chemurgic Digest
Maxwell
Army Lines Up 27 Units Ready for Emergencies
The Army announced 27 units ready to step from civilian to military duty in emergencies. Rail units are being organized by major railroads including New York Central and Union Pacific. Graves registration companies are organized by embalming institutes in New York and Boston. A highway transport division forms via the Central Motor Freight Association with laundries in Denver Cheyenne Wyo Hagerstown Md organizing hospital laundry detachments.
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Army
War Department
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Southern, Railway
Union Pacific
Quartermaster Corps
American Academy of Embalming and Mortuary Research
New York
New England Institute ‘of
Boston
Central Motor Freight Association, Inc
Chicago
Laundries
Denver
Cheyanne
Wye
Hagerstown
Water Pipe Shortage Targeted By Senate Committee Plan
Washington reports an official of the Senate steel committee pledges action to relieve a water pipe shortage blamed for reducing western state food production. George F. Meredith, executive director of the committee staff, expects the War Assets Administration to set aside about 250000 feet of piping within a week.
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Washington
Senate Steel Committee
George F. Meredith
War Assets Administration
Peach crop outlook lowers forecast for Pacific states
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics predicts smaller peach, year and prune crops across the three Pacific Coast states this year, while the apple harvest is expected to exceed 1946.
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San’ Francisco
Pacific Coast States
Bureau, of Agricultural Economics
New Lenses End Bifocal Troubles in Long Beach
Dr. J. M. Soss, optometrist, reports three new tri focal lenses offering clearer vision 30 to 36 inches from the eyes. The SOSS practice in Long Beach, at 37 Pine Ave, invites inquiries and Friday evening hours by phone 638-315.
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Victom
J. M. Soss
Long Beach
Soss
Pine Ave
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