Senate Votes On Controls After House Action
Congress sent to the White House a bill giving President Truman broad powers to control prices wages credit and strategic materials The House approved compromise legislation to curb war born inflation and mobilize the home front for defense production The measure would authorize wage and price controls rationing penalties for hoarding and controls on real estate and consumer credit It also provides for allocation of scarce materials defense order priorities government loans and plant requisitioning The conference committee forged the final bill six weeks after Truman asked Congress for power to curb inflation and expand military production and Republicans and Democrats expected to move it to the President for signature today
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New High Jobs Peak Reaches 62.367 Million
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Sawyer announced August employment rose 1.153 million to a record 62.367 million. Nonfarm jobs climbed 1.433 million to 54.207 million while farm workers fell 280,000 to 8.16 million. Unemployment dropped 713,000 to 2.5 million, the lowest since 1949.
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Plan hearings on O Dwyer ambassador appointment
Washington AP Chairman Connally says the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings next week on Truman's choice of Mayor William O Dwyer of New York City as ambassador to Mexico. Protest letters reported include one from Rep. Marcantonio and requests for inquiry urged by Norman Thomas. Connally calls most protests general opposition to the President's pick.
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Truman to address nation on Korea and peace
President Truman will speak from the White House at 9 p.m. to explain that U.S. troop involvement in Korea was necessary for world peace. The address aims to counter Soviet and UN propaganda and reach audiences worldwide via radio and television.
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First Date by Gordon Martin
Junior nears his first big grown up date driving the car at eight o clock. He frets over clothes shoes and hair while a wary parent recalls their own nerves and nights of cautious preparation. A touch of sympathy and a pocket extra buck offer support for the rite of passage.
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Jebb Plans to End UN Security Council Deadlock
Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb takes over as UN Security Council president and aims to resume work on Korea by seating a South Korean representative and denying a North Korean envoy. The plan includes considering a U.S. resolution naming North Korea the aggressor and addressing Soviet backed charges from China on Formosa and Manchuria. U.S. delegate Warren Austin proposed a full UN investigation into alleged Manchurian air raids, signaling potential diplomatic shifts amid likely Soviet vetoes. The council also rejected a Soviet bid to place Greece terrorism charges on the agenda.
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Greece
Five Years Ago Today Men Prayed For Peace
In Tokyo on a sunlit admiral's deck, Gen Douglas MacArthur led a brief ceremony aboard the battleship Missouri marking Japan's formal surrender five years earlier. Allied and Japanese officers joined in prayer for world peace as guns were silenced and the war’s cost recalled.
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Barkley Plans Fall Campaign Swing for Truman
Vice President Barkley will spend October stumping for Democratic Senate and House candidates in at least a dozen states where control of Congress is likely to shift in November. He will appear in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Utah, Washington and California. The schedule, to be set by the Democratic National Committee, follows President Truman canceling broad whistle stop tours after the Korean crisis.
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Plans To Move Capital May Be Pigeon Holed
Washington plans to relocate federal agencies 10 to 50 miles from the capital as a wartime precaution face congressional pushback. The $500 million cost and strategy are debated by lawmakers while defense versus relocation proposals split committee views.
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Congress seeks rapid treaty with Japan over Formosa split
Lawmakers pressed for an early peace pact with Japan to settle Formosa after Korea ends. Senators Magnuson, Chapman and Gurney urged immediate drafting while criticizing Truman’s Formosa policy and MacArthur message cancellation.
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Congress May Raise Draft Age to 35 and Expand to Veterans
Rep. Vinson says House Armed Services Committee will study raising the draft top age from 25 to 35 and may extend conscription to veterans, especially single ones. He adds fathers up to age 26 could be drafted as family allowances bill passes, with Selective Service to comment on married-draft plans. The House and Senate approved the family allowances measure, sending it to President Truman for signature. it provides monthly sums for enlisted families, with GIs contributing portions.
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Law Pleading For Return Of Kidnap Child
Springfield AP report says state attorney offered immunity to the abductor if two year old Earnest Cagle Jr. is returned unharmed within 24 hours. The diabetic boy vanished from a car outside a Buckhart saloon. Father is a farmer near Nipolis. Identity of those involved not disclosed.
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Gls Take Haman But Fall Back 8 Miles At Yongsan
Tokyo AP reports North Korean forces renewed heavy pressure on the western front yet a U S counterattack with tanks and infantry recaptured Haman and halted the Reds. The 25th Infantry Division swung into Hamm and ridges west of the city, 35 miles from Pusan, under strong air and artillery support.
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East Germany Purges 10 High Red Officials
Berlin AP reports Communists purge top officials in East Germany. Six party members including a former Politburo member ousted from the Socialist Unity party for associating with American spies and anti Russian sentiment. Four more lose state jobs in the Russian backed government. Purge highlights party infighting and obedience to Moscow.
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Profit Levy Sidetracked
The Senate voted 42 to 3 to delay action on an excess profits tax until next January. The vote upheld an earlier voice decision and adopted an amendment by Chairman George of the Senate Finance Committee. The levy would be retroactive to October 1 or July 1, 1950, and would be considered within the Administration tax bill.
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D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
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House Takes Vacation for 10 Day Labor Day Break
The House today voted to take a 10 day informal Labor Day vacation and will return for work on Monday September 11.
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What’s What Sunday Adds Engraving Section Lead Story
The Journal’s Editorial Department will add a new engraving section Monday, detailing its impact on nearly 17,000 subscribers and its operation. Nearby Communities highlights focus on Germantown’s Charter Oak Grange Hall’s 198 year history, remodeling, and current use as church and warehouse. The University Club at Middletown gears up for its season with announced speakers and a full year's program. Society items cover new Girl Scout staff member, the Country Store plan for next Saturday, and a piece on being American by a new U.S. resident.
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