India defies US on San Francisco conference note
New Delhi India defended its refusal to attend the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco and pledged not to sign a separate pact conflicting with the American sponsored treaty. Prime Minister Nehru said India supports a treaty that reaffirms Formosa to China and questions Okinawa Ryukus terms. The U S note criticized Indias stance on Ryukus and Kuriles.
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New Delhi
India
United States
San Francisco
Jawaharlal Nehru
Japan
U. S. State Department
Formosa
U. S
Kuriles
U.S
Siewepattaia
Bread poison ergot blamed for deaths in French town
In Pont Saint Esprit a fungus parasite on cereals spread through bread is blamed for four deaths and hundreds of illnesses. Autopsies confirm ergot poisoning from flour, with 37 people still hospitalized as police probe how the tainted flour reached a local bakery.
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Pont-Saint-Esprit
France
Olivier
Marseille
Ays
Briand
Byrnes Orders Klan Meetings Policed After Rally
In Columbia, SC, Gov. James F. Byrnes says future Ku Klux Klan rallies in the state will be policed. He criticizes Anderson County and state police for inefficiency at a Klan rally near Williamson last Saturday. Two men, J. H. Kimbo and J. T. Smith, were reportedly beaten. two Anderson newsmen were threatened while attempting to photograph. No charges have been filed. Carolina's Grand Dragon Hamilton says Klansmen had nothing to do with the beatings.
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Columbia
D. C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Anderson County
Williamson
S. C
Clint McLair
J. H. Kimbo
J. T. Smith
Anderson
Carolina
Grand Dragon
Thomas
Hamilton
Aid Spending Battle Starts in Senate and House
Washington August 30 AP senators argued over who should direct foreign aid funds totaling 7.54 billion with proposals for a single administrator. The House backed a smaller 37 million cut while the Senate kept a larger figure. Agencies would retain authority: Defense over military aid, ECA over most economic aid, State over point four aid. An overall coordinator or board was proposed to resolve interagency disputes. Majority Leader McFarland urged sessions to fast track the foreign aid bill.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
R.jay. J
Senate
McMahon
D.-Conn
Connally
Texas
Sparkman
Alabama
House
State Acheson
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Secretary of Defense
Economic Co-operation Administration
State Department
McFarland
R-Atiz
Byrd Sees Leap in U S Payroll
Washington August 20 Sen Byrd D Va predicted the civilian payroll in the executive branch will approach if not exceed 10 billion dollars this year. He noted July employment rose to 2 500 589 and payroll totaled 7 719 078 000 for the year ending June 20 up 1 114 106 000 or 17 percent from 1950. Civilian employment peaked at 3 700 000 during World War II.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House Committee
Governent
Pilots Weigh New UAL Tie Up Amid Strike Talks
In Chicago on August 30 ALPA leaders plan stand by duties at 6 p.m. with one pilot in nine cities ready to strike if needed. Earlier talk of renewing June’s ALPA walkout persists, though federal mediation must be notified 72 hours prior. Clarence Sayen cites a new Eastern Air Lines pact boosting pilots pay about 12 percent.
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Chicago
AFL Air Line Pilots’ Association
United Air Lines
Robert A. Stone
ALPA
Stone
United
New York
Newark
Denver
St. Louis
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Clarence N. Sayen
Eastern Air Lines
Reward: Day Off For Finding Money In Yarn
Opal Holmes a 17 year old salesgirl at a Florida store found 250 dollars hidden in a ball of yarn and gave it back. A receipt linked the money to Mrs Bessie Morton of Tampa who said she put the funds in the yarn for safekeeping and later refunded it. Store officials awarded the girl a day off as a reward.
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Lakeland
Fla
Gime
Opal Holmes
Bessie M. Morton
Tampa
Morton
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