State department defends Russian visitors tour as not spying
Fred Warren Neal, head of the cultural division, calls Ilya Ehrenburg's charge of State department shadowing grossly unfair. He cites three Russians, Ehrenburg, Siminov, and Galaktionov, toured the United States for nine and a half weeks, with minimal official accompaniment and full freedom to travel.
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Daniel M. Kidney
Washington
Ilya Ehrenburg
U. S. State Department
Ehrenburg
State Department
U. S
Russia
Fred Warren Neal
Neal
Konstantin Siminov
Mikail Galaktionov
Pravada
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Mr. Neal
New York
Mr. Ehrenburg
William Nelson
Amerika
OWI
Time Lost Due To Strikes Drops to Postwar Low
The Labor Department reports June time lost to strikes at 3.8 million man days, 0.65% of available work time, across 350 stoppages involving 150,000 workers. Since June 7 miners returned to work, ending major strikes in basic industries. Six-month idleness reached 85.5 million man days, 2.39% of available time, amid 2,145 strikes involving 2,945,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Man Questioned in Mysterious Slayings
Phoenix investigators probed Richard R. Thomas 42 who had alleged a confession in Suzanne Degnan case and is now suspected in the torture slayings of Hazel Frome and Nancy Frome near Van Horn Texas. Texas rangers sought to verify his tale of a Springfield Missouri hospital stay. Thomas is serving time for a morals offense against his daughter.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Richard R. Thomas
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Hazel Frome
Nancy
Texas Rangers
Thomas
Springfield
Berkeley
van Horn
Tex
Pig Becomes Family Pet With Six Puppies
A pig on the D. F. Eubanks farm near Shawneetown has joined a litter of six puppies. The runt now eats and sleeps with the dogs, effectively becoming a family member and living as a pet.
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Shawneetown
N. U.P
Peewee
D. F. Eubanks
Minnie
Methodist Revival Begins at Slaton First Church
A two week open air revival starts Sunday at Slaton First Methodist with Dr. L. N. Lipscomb of Lubbock preaching all meetings. Rev Luther Kirk says the revival will feature old fashioned Gospel preaching and singing. W M Culwell of Pampa directs singing. Services at 10 50 a m and 8 p m Sunday and 10 a m and 8 p m weekdays except Saturday.
Strike of UT Students Declared Successful
The University of Texas student strike against five campus barber shops was called successful by student price committee chairman Edwin Cohen. A one day check found only 18 patrons across the five shops after prices rose from 65 to 75 cents, ending the dispute.
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Austin
University of Texas
University Campus
Edwin Cohen
Cohen
Named Superintendent Hillsboro
Eugene Spencer, formerly with the state highway department in Hillsboro, has been named street and bridge superintendent at Texas City.
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Hillsboro
Eugene Spencer
State Highway Department
Texas City
Plain Language Remark Flabbergasts Court In Long Beach
Jurors and judges react to a municipal court transcript in which a doctor explains death as edema of the brain from cerebral thrombosis possibly embolism linked to arteriosclerosis and gangrenous cholecystitis. A juror exclaims disbelief while the court jokes about fining him.
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Long Beach
Calif
Underwear Shortage Stuns Canada Despite Higher Output
An acute shortage of children's underwear grips Canada even as production nears twice the prewar level. The paradox highlights ongoing supply chain pressures and distribution gaps affecting families and retailers nationwide.
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Canada
Censorship Imposed on Swedish Missile Sightings
In Stockholm on July 27 authorities imposed limited censorship on reports of unidentified missiles seen over Swedish territory. Newspapers must not name localities and should use the dateline somewhere in Sweden when writing about the sightings.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Farming in the United States Employs 990000
A historical notice notes that farming in the United States provides employment to 990000 people across ages. The brief mentions men women and children in agricultural work within the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Government Aid Plan Approved For Welfare Funding
The Senate finance committee approved a plan to give poorer states a larger federal share for old age assistance, the blind, and dependent children, with a 2 to 1 ratio in extreme cases. The bill also freezes social security payroll taxes at 1 percent for another year and expands funds for maternal health and child welfare programs to 30 million dollars, plus allows certain states to use unemployment funds for sickness benefits, per California’s request.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Department of Commerce
Senate
Maternal and Child Health Services
Crippled Children and Child Welfare Service
California
Lozovsky Rises to Chief of Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow July 27 The Soviet Council of Ministers announced that S A Lozovsky was released as deputy foreign minister and appointed chief of the Soviet information bureau. The move signals a reshuffle at the top of Soviet information and foreign affairs.
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Moscow
Soviet Council of Ministers
S. A. Lozovsky
Soviet Information Bureau
Two South Plains Men In Anti Aircraft Training
Two South Plains soldiers Pvt Don R Brinegar of Idalou and Pvt William T Mitchell of Lubbock completed basic training at Fort Bliss Anti Aircraft Replacement Training Center. Mitchell qualified as a sharpshooter. Brinegar assigned to the airborne shock at Fort Benning Georgia. Texarkana Ark July 27 U P sheriff's officers investigate a fatal accident that killed 15 year old Eline Orr and injured several others when a car rammed a truck two miles south of Texarkana.
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South Plains
Don R. Brinegar
Idalou
William T. Mitchell
Lubbock
Fort Bliss
Pvt
Mitchell
Brinegar
Airborne
Scbhock
Fort Benning
Texarkana
Ark
U.P
Eline Orr
Here
Barbara Jean
Miller County Sheriff's
James Fate
Elrae
Oklahoma and Utah Cowboys Neck in Cheyenne Steer Bulldogging
In Cheyenne Wyoming Dick Truitt of Stonewall Oklahoma pinned his steer in 10.3 seconds to reach 32.1 for two steers. Dave Campbell of Ogden Utah posted 21.2 on his second steer after 10.9 on the first, tying at 32.1 total. Campbell won the first go round while Truitt led the second. The title hinges on the final day.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Oklahoma
Utah
Dick Truitt
Stonewall
Okla
Dave Campbell
Ogden
Campbell
Truitt
Poland backs anti German moves at Paris peace talks
In WARSAW July 27 a foreign ministry spokesman announced Poland would support major powers at the Paris peace conference aimed at weakening Germany. He said Poland had no further territorial claims but urged safeguards to prevent a new German militarism and aggression.
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Warsaw
Foreign Ministry
Poland
Paris
Germany
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