Truman May Ask New Credit Curb
President Truman may ask Congress next month to revive time payment curbs and grant power to ration scarce materials including grain. Officials say an additional request to raise down payments for speculative grain buying is possible, with a later option to reimpose the wartime excess profits tax.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Edwin G. Nourse
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Two Women Held on Arson Charges
In Los Angeles two sisters aged 21 and 19 were held for Superior Court trial on arson and burglary after allegedly trying to burn down their eviction unit. Police testified at a Municipal Court hearing that Laveria Lujan and Charlotte Garcia returned Oct 11 to set fire to curtains mattresses and debris in the apartment housing 155 residents.
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Los Angeles
Laveria Lujan
Charlotte Garcia
Sea Trout Invasion Draws Neighbors To Shore
Thousands of sea trout appeared along the shore at Rehobeth Beach as residents including housewives merchants and school children waded into the surf in warm weather to harvest the unexpected catch before they swam on toward southern waters.
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Rehobeth Beach
Del
Mayor Burton W Chace Receives Lifetime Humane Society Membership
Mayor Burton W. Chace became a life member of the Southern California Humane Society and an honorary member of its board in a brief ceremony at his office. President H. W. McLean announced a citywide membership drive as the society took over the Seabright Ave animal shelter.
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Southern California Humane Society
H. W. McLean
McLean
Seabright Ave
Long Beach Humane Society
Pocket assault meter detects deadly gamma rays
CHICAGO October 24 a pocket size assault meter was unveiled to detect deadly gamma rays and could be carried by a soldier into future atomic combat for field use.
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