New Wonder Drug Cures Typhus in Malaya Field Trials
In Malaya, five American Army doctors and a Malayan research unit tested chloromycetin, a newly developed drug, against scrub typhus. Within hours temperatures dropped to normal, with no deaths and no complications across about 40 cases on plantations near Kuala Lumpur. The drug also showed potential against typhoid and other diseases in early studies.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Japan
Australia
Philippines
India
Pacific
Asiatic
Big Guns of
Bolivia
Mexico
Joseph E. Smadel
Smadel
Royal Air Force
Luthwaite
Malayan Institute For Medical Reserch
Eighteen Steel Firms Facing Price Fixing Charges
Eighteen major steel companies to be prosecuted in federal court this fall on price fixing and anti trust violations. Samuel Flatow says thousands of documents will be presented as proof. Firms named include Allegheny Ludlum, Carnegie-Illinois, Republic Steel, Crucible, Armco, Bethlehem, Sharon, and others.
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Trenton M. J
Samuel Flatow
Flatow
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Carpenter Steel Company of America
Republic Steel Company of America
Republic Steel Corporation
Crucible Steel Company of America
Rustless Iron and Steel Corporation
Armco
Bethlehem Steel Company
Eastern Stainless Steel Corportation
Sharon Steel Corportation
Firth Sterling Steel Company
Jessup Steel Company
Superior Steel Corporation
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Universal Cyclops Steel Corporation
Pay Of Factory Workers Goes To Record High
Washington AP says third round wage boosts raised the average weekly earnings of factory workers to 52.81 on June 15 4 and union building trades hourly wages to 2.10 on July 1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported new record highs in the cost of living and wholesale price indexes, fueling debate ahead of President Truman’s inflation program presentation to Congress.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman
Congress
BLS
Couple Found Dead In Loveland Home
In Cincinnati an AP report says Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Bauer were found dead in their Loveland home. Police Chief John W. Fritz notes murder and suicide likely. Mrs. Bauer had a bullet wound to the temple and a pistol in her hand. notes signed by her were found in the bedroom.
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Cincinnati
Henry W. Bauer
Loveland
John W. Fritz
Bauer
Fritz
Pushcart Peddler Had Wrong Product
In Atlanta two detectives said they found an ice cream pushcart peddler selling whisky. They arrested J. H. Johnson for disorderly conduct after locating eight half pints of whisky among popsicles. He posted a $200 bond when he failed to appear in court.
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Atlanta
W. E. Petty
R. F. Lawson
J. H. Johnson
Chicago State Street gap to close by next fall
A bridge over the Chicago River, part of a $1,125,000 project, is slated for completion by next fall to close the continuous stretch on State Street. Construction began before the war after the old bridge was condemned. The note adds a historical fact: the first newspaper in the American colonies appeared in 1690 with Boston Public Occurrences.
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Chicago
State Street
Chicago River
American Colonies
Boston “Public Occurrences
Truman discusses cost of living plan and civil rights push
President Truman defends an eight point cost of living program while urging Congress to act on civil rights and displaced persons. He signs orders on fair employment and armed services non-discrimination, seeks education funding, UN HQ loan, and wheat export guarantees, with added tax and labor measures and health and anti trust goals. The weather forecaster predicts light showers and mild warming ahead as temperatures rise from a 70s to low 80s range.
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Truman
Russia
Congress
Capitol Hil
White House
Europe
United Nations
New York City
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
New
Johnsonville
Tenn
National Science Foundation
Legislation On Project Is Criticized
Washington AP Representative McGregor of Ohio criticized a 600000 dollar appropriation for the Big Walnut Creek Hoover dam near Columbus. He argued the project was approved without proper public works review while Army hearings in Columbus on August 17 will test its necessity.
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Washington
McGregor
Ohio
Big Walnut Creek
Hoover
Columbus
Congress
Truman
Scioto- Sandusky
Senate Appropriations Group
House
Senate
Bricker
Taft
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Dave Fuller
Davenport & Chair
Advance Upholstering CO
Montgomery
Ala
Eastern Air Lines
J. B. Whitted
Clarence Chiles
Mercury
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James Charles Yannella
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Butler County
A. R. Leiser
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Gail Liesenhoff
Middletown
Oscar R. Leiser
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G. W. A. Wilmer
Bell and Howell
Lee R. Chamberlain
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Streifthau
Public Works Committees
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Scranton
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