Prices and rationing talk dominates Congress debate in House
Congress debates price and wage controls amid Truman administration plans for defense output powers. A discretionary plan passes House committee with limited curbs and a trigger-free approach. Senate action pending with similar measures, cut-off dates differ, and penalties for evasion loom. Hog market report notes prices up to 2710 per hundredweight at Woodsboro sale. The Russia name etymology note closes the item.
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Tarent
Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Tran
Capitol
House Committee
Batory Rescues Seaplane Pilot Off Atlantic Course
The Polish liner Batory picked up a seaplane pilot named William Jesse Newton of New York about 100 miles off the Atlantic coast. Officials questioned the landing as the ship heads to Southampton and Poland. The plane carried enough fuel for 285 miles and Newton claimed he mistook the liner for New York. Immigration and coast guard authorities investigated the incident amid prior scrutiny of the Batory following a 1949 bail-skipped escape.
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Batory
Europe
Atlantic
Justice and State Department
William Jesse Newton
Jan Cwiklinski
Newton
George Lambros
Lambros
Ridgefield Park
Lambros Snd
Lreense
Immigration Service
Estate of George W Smith Appraisal and Final Account
Sarah E. Pearl administratrix reports the estate of George W. Smith has an appraisal of 1.8 million dollars and in her first and final account lists 194,992 dollars with no distributions made.
Tornado Season Tied to Air Mass Collisions
Spring and early summer emerge as peak tornado risk due to frequent clashes between cold polar air from the north and warm gulf air from the south, creating unstable atmospheric conditions. This clash drives thunderstorm development and tornado potential across risk zones.
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Gulf
Alleged Speeder Is Held As Bank Robber
Joseph W. Nolen 25 of Kentucky was arrested for speeding at 73 mph on a Maryland highway and charged with a $35,000 Cincinnati bank robbery. He remains held on $100,000 bail awaiting removal to Ohio. FBI reports tie him to a July 26 heist at Fifty-Third Union Trust in Cincinnati, where $35,358 was stolen. Nolen and his two brothers were suspected in the case, with Nolen’s travels and family accompanying him through Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Joseph W. Nolen
Maryla
Cincinnati
Ernest Volkart
Ohio
FBI
Nolen
Maryland
Fifty-Third Union, Trust Company
Dayton, O
Philadelphia
John Milton
Nolen and Noles Sought in Coin Holdup
Police seek Nolen aged 22 and Ballerd Noles in connection with a coin holdup. Officers describe a pair involved in the crime and request public tips to locate them.
Fire On Cruiser Fatal To Two Men
Pearl Harbor August 9 The Navy reported two enlisted men killed and four injured in a flash fire aboard the cruiser Manchester last Thursday. The blaze occurred in the afterroom 500 miles off Hawaii as the light cruiser steamed from the West Coast to Pearl Harbor. The dead were Roger E Pelland boilerman first class son of Mrs Alcide Pelland Williansett Massachusetts and Albert F P Corbett Areman brother of Florence Neild Roxborough Pennsylvania. A Navy spokesman said four other crew members were injured in the incident.
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Pearl Harbor
Navy
Manchester
Hawaii
Roger E Pelland
Alcide Pelland
Williansett
Mass
Albert FP Corbett
Areman
Florence Neild
Roxborough
Navy yard repairs follow harbor fire and secret accident
General Hospital reports minor to moderate injuries from the incident. Names not released by Washington. The Manchester is in port at Pearl Harbor Naval Yard undergoing repairs, expected to finish soon. Rear Admiral C H McMorris orders investigation into the secret classification and delayed disclosure.
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Pier General Hospital
Washington
Manchester
Pearl Harbor Naval Yard
C. H. McMorris
14Th Naval Disa
Hospital Chief Quits for Wilmington Post
Benjamin W. Wright, Memorial Hospital superintendent in Cumberland, resigns to become superintendent of Oral Hospital in Wilmington Delaware. The hospital board announced the resignation today and has not named a successor.
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Cumberland
Benjamin W. Wright
Memorial Hospital
Oral Hospital
Wilmington
Del
Wright
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