Battle over price control grows in Congress in July drive
Washington July 28 considerable support built up in congress today for a drive to put the country under rationing and wage and price control. The house banking committee approved the plan 20 to 1 after failing to adopt Baruch’s all-out plan. Leaders predict a heated floor fight as senators weigh piecemeal curbs versus full controls.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House Banking Committee
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Demooe
Ki ‘Kel
R.-Pa
House
Vinson
D.-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Agriculture Department
Department
U. S
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Walcott
Michigan
Kunkel
Taft
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Posture of Ex-Communist Critics
Westbrook Pegler denounces American ex communists who renounce their past ties to Stalin but refuse to confess. He blasts Washington Post and Look magazine for sympathetic depictions of Soviet Russia and argues Roosevelt era policies kept the United States strong despite alleged treachery.
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New York
Stalin
United States
Committee On un-American Activities
Roosevelt
Washington Post
Look
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Harvard
Alger Hiss
Nathan Witt
Lee Pressman
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Hiss
Schlesinger
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Russia
Louisiana Jobs Rise Amid Postwar Decline in Unemployment
Louisiana's job market improves rapidly from a postwar peak of 71,000 unemployed to under 45,000 by July. State figures put the labor force at 1,090,000 with unemployment near 45,000 while unemployment insurance claims fall from 36,000 in March to 21,000 in July. War Manpower Commission may be revived if wartime production returns, with plans to embed the agency in the Labor Department if needed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Marvin Thames
State Division of Employment Security
Thames
Edwin I. Soule
War Manpower Commission
Fegional
al Martin
Dallas
Labor Department
Store Looters Run Rampant On DeSiard Street
Burglars raided DeSiard street for the third straight night taking whiskey valued at 69 dollars and 75 pennies from Fred Cook’s Negro cafe. Cook’s Sandwich Shop at 2407 DeSiard street was entered by window theft.
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DeSiard Street
Cook
Fred Cook
Powell's
de- Siard Street
New York
Remnants of JU. S. Division Reach Outpost in Korea
Remnants of a U S first cavalry division company isolated south of Yongdong arrived at an American outpost today. Several men were carried on stretchers by Koreans. Air observers earlier sighted two American forces and dropped provisions, maps, and recovery instructions into the canyon. The group was led to American lines by Captain Field after engaging North Korean troops.
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First Cavalry Division
Yongdong
U. S
Korea
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Government Racing To Win In Korea Arm For Russia
Washington efforts race to win the Korean conflict and prepare for possible war with Russia. Officials warn Moscow watches U S tactics in Korea as manpower grows with a plan to draft 100000 inductees in September and October. The administration asks 10500000000 in supplemental military funding to sustain broader armaments and economic aid.
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Korea
Russia
Elton C. Fay
Washington
U. S
Kremlin
Louisiana Soldier Wounded and Missing in Korea
Defense Department lists one Louisiana soldier wounded and another missing in action in the latest casualty tally. Wounded: Sgt. 1st Class James M. Cruse of Winnsboro, La. Missing: Cpl. Joseph Guidry of Marrero, La.
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Washington
Louisiana
Defense Department
James M. Cruse
Jaimie G. Cruse
Winnsboro
Joseph Guidry
Edna Guidry
Avenue B
Marrero
Firm Told 10 Pay $115 234 42 in Excess Taxes
The E. T. Renfro Drug Co. of Fort Worth Texas must pay the government 115234 42 in excess profits taxes for 1942 and 1943 the U S fifth circuit court of appeals ruled yesterday The court upheld a lower court decision that credits for prior years were not due due to partial ownership changes and a partner withdrawal not terminating the partnership.
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New Orleans
E. T. Renfro Drug Co
Fort Worth
Tex
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Missing flyer Parker returns home after forced landing
Yates Parker, reported missing after a forced plane landing near Union, Mississippi, arrives at his home airport in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Civil air patrol teams and an Army helicopter from Maxwell Field had joined the coordinated search across Jackson and Meridian before his safe landing.
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Jackson
Miss
Civil Air Patrol
Philadelphia
Yates Parker
Union
Parker
Meridian
Maxwell Field
Ala
Bus Ticket 232 Feet Long Sells in Houston
A Texas sized bus ticket 232 feet long with 305 stops was sold in Houston. J L Roserants plans to visit 252 of Texas 254 counties over six months. He says he will expand coverage to Oklahoma and Louisiana next year.
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Houston
J. L. Roserants
Texas
C. D. Gaylor
Greyhound
Roscrants
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Election watching ordered for Tennessee primary
A special house committee ordered investigators to Tennessee to observe the August 3 Republican congressional primary voting and ballot counting in some counties. The panel found evidence of irregularities affecting fair representation at polls and named Chelf as leader of the hearings held in Knoxville last week.
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Washington
House
Tennessee
Chelf
D.-Ky
Knoxville
Jennings
R.tenn
Phillips
Republican Executive Committee
Howard Baker
B. Carroll Reece
Mansfield
D.mont
Rayburn
Fellows
R.-Me
Deane
D.W
Oil Strikers Return Under 60 Day Truce in Texas Plants
In Port Arthur and Port Neches Texas Company plants, striking C I O oil workers resume work under a 60 day truce approved by two Oil Workers International Union locals. About 5000 workers affected since the April 4 strike. Restart followed five weeks of halted production with supervisory help. Negotiations on wages health benefits and pension changes continue during the truce.
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Port Arthur
Tex
C. I. O. Oil
Texas Company
Port Neches
Oil Workers International Union
Rhee Predicts All Out Offensive Against Enemy
South Korean President Syngman Rhee announced that an all out offensive would soon be launched. He said troops and matériel would be moved from America, praising allied aid and the U S 24th division for Korean gratitude.
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Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Armed Forces Radio
America
Rhee
U. S
Russia Ends U N Boycott Ends In Uncertain Return
United Nations diplomats debated whether Russia’s decision to end the U N boycott signals a new cold war tactic or a candid miss with the Korean crisis. Analysts voiced five possible motives from challenge to oust Nationalist China to propaganda ploy and new moves in the Balkans or Formosa.
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U. N
Russia
Security Council
China
Balkans
Formosa
Council
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Manila
Carlos P. Romulo
General Assembly
Greenville
S. C
James F. Byrnes
U. N. Security Council
Korea
London
Britain
Jakob A. Malik
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
Malik
Red China
MacArthur
Soviet Union
North Koreans Attack Savagely In Decisive Front Battle
Relentless Red assault across the Korean front tests U S forces in a major clash near Yongdong Ichon and Taegu as General MacArthur warns of a maximum enemy pressure and the critical need for a swift decision. Eight to nine divisions supported by heavy artillery drive at the west central front.
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Ichon Village
MacArthur
First Cavalry Division
Taegu
Yongdong
Pusan
MacArthur Headquarters
O. H. P. King
King
Normandy
Reds Fired in Japan Papers purge linked to MacArthur
Tokyo reports say Japanese newspaper publishers fired workers identified as Communists or fellow travelers. Major Daniel Imboden denied dictating the purge, while BCJ barred over 100 suspected Communists from facilities on Tidwell’s orders.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Daniel Imboden
Radio Moscow
Broadcasting Corporation of Japan
BCJ
Edgar L. Tidwell
U. S. Eighth Army
Armed Forces Radio
U. S. Army
Tidwell
Fuguraki
Congress Penalizes False Aircraft Markings
Washington July 28 Congress has completed action on a bill making it a criminal offense to display false markings on aircraft. The legislation passed by the House after Senate approval aims to aid federal officials in stopping clandestine air transport operations tied to illegal immigration and smuggling, the House Commerce Committee said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
House Commerce Committee
Army to Draft 50 000 Men in Sept and Oct
The United States plans a new draft wave of 50 000 men in September and another 50 000 in October as part of a quest to reach an 800 000 strong ground force. The army already expects 100 000 draftees by October 30, with total military manpower near 1 927 000 as the air force and navy fill their quotas.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
United States
Truman
Armed Services
Pacific Theater
Far East
Germany
Europe
U. S
Senate
Philippines Ready to Join in War
President Quirino announced in Manila that the Philippines stands ready for direct participation in the Korean conflict. He told about 10 000 loyalty demonstrators that Manila has advised the U S government of readiness to deploy forces abroad and has allowed able bodied men to enlist. He would seek Congress funding to equip more troops for internal defense and for service in the United forces of the democracies.
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Manila
Quirino
Philippines
United States
Korea
U. S
Congress
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Westbrook
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First Cavalry
JU. S. Division
Max Harrelson
North Koreans
Relman Morin
Hwanggen
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