Break in High Living Costs Believed Near
A report by Associated Press notes a third straight drop in wheat corn and cotton on the Chicago Board of Trade amid a broad decline in grain and wholesale prices. Labor Department data show living costs rising to about 158 percent of the 1935-39 average by mid July with estimates likely higher now. Officials, including Secretary Anderson, discuss actions to curb soaring food prices, favoring voluntary rationing over federal controls.
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New York
Chicago
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
Anderson
Truman
Weightlifter Attacked After Meeting Stranger in California
Santa Monica police report Scott Farnsworth, 34, invited a fellow weightlifter to his Pacific Palisades home for stunts. The man reportedly covered Farnsworth with weights, struck him with a 12 pound barbell, then stole Farnsworth's sports sedan, leaving lacerations to his scalp.
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La Guardia Dies in Sleep at 64 After Declining Re‑Election
Fiorello H La Guardia 64 former mayor congressman UNRRA director general and reform leader dies in his sleep after a coma since Tuesday. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at St John the Divine Episcopal Church. He known as The Little Flower The Hat and attended fires in his signature fireman’s hat.
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U. S
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George Baehr
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Lower East Side
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Guardia
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Marshall to Get 16 Nations Plan
Paris Sept. 20 news reports that Secretary of State George C Marshall proposed a European recovery program via self-help plus U S aid. He would receive a plan from 16 nations next week calling for about 18 to 19 billion dollars in U S assistance over four years to buy essential imports, with Russia and eight eastern European nations boycotting the conference.
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United States
U.S
Russia
Army Sends Water to Dust-dry Town in West Liberty
WEST LIBERTY W V A Sept 20 Two Army tank tracks rolled into dust dry West Liberty to save 1500 residents and students at the college town from a waterless weekend A creek feeding the college system ran thin due to drought prompting West Liberty College President Paul Ettin to request Army aid Second Army at Meade Md dispatched the two trucks last night
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Paul N. Ettin
West Jalberty College
Army
Second Army
Meade
Overell Case May Extend Another Week At Least
Santa Ana reports the Overell yacht blast murder case extends into a seventh week as Judge Morrison signals potential delays. Prosecutor Walley aims to complete rebuttal testimony by Tuesday morning and allow jurors a visit to the Newport Harbor craft. If testimony ends soon and arguments begin midweek, a verdict could still be weeks away.
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el. Morrison
Eugene
Slamy
Mary
Walter E.overell
Newport
Harbor
Beulah Louise Overell
George R
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Morrison
Hope Held for Fliers in Luzon
Manila reports an aerial search for a two engine Army transport plane with 28 passengers and crew that disappeared over northern Luzon. The wreckage was located about 1 160 miles northeast of Manila and search pilots radioed a possible sighting of personnel 60 miles farther north near Tuguegarao.
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Cagayan Province
Diplomat Sees Hopeless US Russia Rift at UN
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault told the UN General Assembly the US Soviet crisis is hopeless to reconcile and France will stand on the question. He cited the Marshall and Vishinsky speeches as making compromise futile and warned against risks of prolonging the deadlock. Meanwhile Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko defended the veto system and opposed limiting it as the United States pressed for reform.
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Georges Bidault
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Russia
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Vishinsky
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Truman Marshall to Confer Monday in Washington
President Truman plans a Monday meeting in Washington with Secretary of State Marshall who arrives tomorrow to press the American program in the United Nations Assembly. The White House says an appointment is not definite but likely. other cabinet members may join as concerns like cost of living and Europe’s needs loom.
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Floods Leave Tokyo in Turmoil After Typhoon
Flood waters up to 15 feet deep swept 20 square miles in three northeast Tokyo wards. About 10 died, 50 hurt, and 18 missing as American troops helped rescue trapped residents. Police evacuated refugees from a chemical factory amid flood fears. Death toll reported by Kyodo News varied, with thousands homeless and tens of thousands displaced in Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.
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Union Promoter Slain in Mexico
Bill Bates, organizer for the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union CIO, was shot and killed early today in Agua Prieta Sonora Mexico. Douglas police said details were not immediately available and that officers had crossed the border to investigate. A first report said the shelling came from another man and a woman was wounded but not fatally. Bates held his headquarters in Douglas.
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Legion Convention Opens Sunday in Los Angeles
The California American Legion department prepares to open its 28th annual convention in Los Angeles with about 491 delegates expected. Department Commander Richard H. Chamberlain of Oakland leads the event as officials plan a caucus to discuss individual problems and foreign policy issues, including housing and hospitalization in Europe and the Near East.
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Gulf Coast Devastation After Hurricane Strikes Places
Hurricane winds of up to 80 miles an hour wreck Gulfport Biloxi Pass Christian and surrounding towns. Homes docks and a yacht club are destroyed while hundreds seek shelter as roads flood and rail service stalls. Casualties feared as crews aid evacuees and restore order.
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Twelve Deaths Reported From Gulfport Area
Gulfport and Biloxi area tor nado aftermath reported twelve deaths with more feared across Bay Saint Louis and surrounding Mississippi communities. Guardsmen moved in as rescue and debris warnings spread. Weather warnings and tropical storm activity followed as New Orleans and coastlines faced widespread damage and uncounted casualties.
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Oklahoma
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Truck Upset Injures Mexican Nationals in Queens
The body of a tall woman with a wide gash was found after a truck overturned in Queens. Four Mexican nationals were critically injured, with 22 others hurt as flames and smoke erupted near the scene. Vera Kenlightney, 35, of Brooklyn was named on a leather handbag found beside the body.
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