Hughes Aircraft Aide Testifies Over Publicity Costs
Charles W. Perelle former Hughes Aircraft manager told a Senate subcommittee he fired publicity chief John W. Meyer for lack of control and insubordination. Perelle described production delays at Culver City and said a “Hughes Country Club” atmosphere hindered management while Meyer billed Hughes for entertaining government officials.
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Wayne, Mich
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Chicago Rent Increase Plea Loses
Acting Housing Expeditor Tighe E. Woods rejected the proposed 15 percent rent increase for the Chicago metropolitan area. He said the Chicago rent advisory board failed to provide substantiating evidence under the housing and rent act. The measure would have raised ceilings on 500000 to 600000 dwelling units across Cook DuPage Kane and Lake Counties.
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Chicago Rent Advisory Board
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Lake Counties
Chicago Board
John J. Ryan
Housing and Rent Act
Poultry Crisis Sparks Charity Shuffle in Washington
Crates of chickens arrive for Charles Luckman's Citizens' Food Committee to aid the hungry but face a lack of market. Salvation Army volunteers pick up the birds at Union Station while poultry prices sag and cold storage stocks grow, prompting a push to end the poultry program.
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Charles Luckman
Citizens’ Food Committee
Upstate
New York
Salvation Army
Union Station
State Department
Luckman
Agriculture’ Department
Citizens’ Food Conservation Committee
Poultryiese
Tregram
Vishinsky Vows USSR Will Resist U.N. Expulsion
Lake Success November 6 1946 Andrei Vishinsky asserted the Soviet Union would resist any attempt to oust it from the United Nations after Molotov claimed atomic secrets had long ceased to exist. He attacked Argentine delegate Jose Arce and dismissed British calls for compromise on a year round sitting for the 57 nations.
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Vishinsky
Typhoon Near Manila Reaches 143 MPH Winds
Navy reconnaissance plane reports a typhoon centered 290 miles east of Manila with winds up to 143 miles per hour. The storm previously caused extensive damage on Yap Island in the western Caroline Islands.
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A&u
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Yap Island
Carolina
CAA Orders Quick Changes to All DC-6 Planes
The Civil Aeronautics Administration requires immediate removal of spun glass insulation from the bottom of DC-6 baggage compartments and a general equipment inspection after a Utah crash that killed 52. Insulation soaked with oil or fuel must be removed at once, else at next stop within 48 hours. The Honolulu reported incident involved United Air Lines DC-6 with Gov. Stainback aboard.
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Charles Dycer
Aircraft and Components Service
Utah
Honolulu
United Air Lines
Gov. Ingram Stainback
Hawaii
Talmadge Backer Beats Up Tainter in Georgia Court
In Augusta, William Morris chairing Gov. M. J. Thompson's Georgia Democratic faction was knocked down and pummeled by a Herman Talmadge ally in Richmond County Superior Court before a hearing on faction control. The altercation occurred as Morris confronted Roy Harris, former speaker, in the courtroom.
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William
Morris
M. J.thompson
Democratic Party
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Richmond County Superior Court
Talmadge
James S. Peters
Augusta Chronicle
Roy Hatrig
State House’ of Representatives
Harris
Truman Seeks Emergency Aid and European Recovery
President Truman instructed Congress to act on emergency aid for Europe and anti inflation controls while outlining a timetable for the long run Marshall Plan. He described future messages and hinted at a January session, noting no firm stance on a tax cut veto or on department resignations, and discussed wheat price ceilings with Tom Campbell.
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Congress
Europe
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Agriculture Department
America
Tom ‘Campbell
Montana
Senate
Howard Hughes
House un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood
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Midwest Freeze Drives Record Snow Across Plains
A severe Arctic outbreak blankets the northern and central Rockies and plains. Temperatures dip to around zero in Montana and Idaho as heavy snowfall from Salt Lake City to central South Dakota piles up from one to eight inches. Frigid air expands eastward into the upper Mississippi Valley with readings near the 32 degree mark in parts of the region.
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Plains States
Montana
Idaho
Midwest
Salt Lake
Dakota
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Tlinola
Socialite Pair Shot to Death in Trust Beckley
Beckley observers report a Beckley businessman E. Ray Bailey and Nel He Mae Rand wife of a dentist were found shot to death after their cars were located on a lonely mountain road near the Black Knight Country Club. Police found three spent bullets and bloodstains but no weapon. Rand left home to attend a party with women friends the night before.
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E. Ray Bailey
Beckley
Nel- He Mae Rand
Sealise
Rand
Bailey
K. Band
15 Year-Old Convicted in Atlanta Tax Driver Slaying
A 15 year old, Berry J. Glenn, was convicted of murder in the slaying of Paul Herron, a 36 year old tax driver in Atlanta. The verdict follows a case that drew local attention and reflects ongoing juvenile crime concerns in the city.
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Yury
Berry J. Glenn
Paul Herron
Atlanta
Counsels Urges Tax Action Delayed at Special Session
Speaker Martin opposes tax cuts during the upcoming special session, stating taxes should be debated only at the regular January session. He notes President Truman plans tax-revision ideas for next year and distances his stance from Knutson who seeks a quick tax reduction. He emphasizes this view is his own.
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Martin
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Truman
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Molotov says A bomb secret a false illusion
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov, in a Moscow address on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, defended peace aims and cast doubt on the existence of a secret atom bomb. He urged possible collaboration with capitalist nations and accused the United States and Britain of trying to hamper disarmament efforts.
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Molotov
United States
Olish
United Nations General Assembly
Lake Success
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Sochi
Black Sea
Nikolai’ Bulganin
Military Revolutionary Committee of
Petrograd
Cheers
Harrisburg Precinct Sets 109 Percent turnout in Mayor Election
Unofficial returns from Harrisburg Seventh Ward fifth precinct show 976 ballots cast from 844 registered voters, a 109 percent turnout. Election officials will investigate where the extra 82 votes came from.
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Harrisburg
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