Congress Extends Meat and Dairy Price Controls
Congressional conferees agreed on a full year's extension of price controls for meat dairy products and related items after deleting Senate plans to end controls on meat poultry dairy petroleum and tobacco. The bill heads to the House for ratification with possible Senate action later. Individuals including Senator Taylor and Representative Cadagan Douglas urged consumers to resist high prices and pressed for maintaining OPA controls.
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OPA
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Taylor
Idaho
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Orson Wells
Glen Taylor
Helen Cadagan Douglas
Calif
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National Association of Manufacturers
GOP
Fatal injuries after fall and exposure in Lovettsville
Mrs Sallie Belle Virts 86 widow of William A Virts died Sunday night after a Saturday night yard fall near Lovettsville. She fractured a leg, was not found until Sunday morning, and suffered exposure. Survived by sisters Mrs Alice Brown and Mrs Amanda Corner of Lovettsville. Funeral Wednesday at 10 am at Lovettsville funeral home with final rites at New Jerusalem Lutheran Church.
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New Jerusalem
American Newsman Is Expelled From Romania
Christian Science Monitor correspondent Markham is expelled from Romania by a Russian order. He left for Greece after the expulsion, which followed a month of delay pending a decision from a high authority. State Department sought aid, but the Soviet military commander cited reasons rooted in his attitude toward Romania.
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Atomic control debate shapes Cold War rhetoric
The piece, by J. M. Roberts Jr, cites Pravda’s critique of U S atomic control plans and argues that true control requires broader peace aims. It notes Baruch’s role, the reluctance of allies to share secrets, and the need for a comprehensive approach beyond pure weapons limits.
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Pravda
America
United States
Russia
Bernard Baruch
Baruch
Gi Joe Terrier Alerts to Night Theft and Bread Riots Spread
A Boston bull terrier named Gi Joe barked at night warning his owner Earl Goodwin in a downtown district. Earlier, Goodwin reported thieves stealing two mattresses and two small rugs. a similar incident occurred again as a rug vanished. In Italy, crowds swarmed city hall in Bitonto beating the mayor over bread quality amid broader food unrest with demonstrations by veterans and farm workers demanding bread and work. Markham denied political speeches about a Russia U.S. war moving forward.
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Workers’ Issues At Ship Yard Unsettled Baltimore
Labor dispute at Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard in Baltimore involving Local 33 CIO and 20 other unions, four hour talks fail to resolve issues. Production slowed as 80 percent of production workers refuse to cross picket lines, with another meeting planned for 10 a.m. tomorrow. A ship launch by 5. Bay Yaque is postponed due to conditions beyond control.
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point
Two Of 19 Cases Heard In Police Court On Monday
In a Monday night session of Police Court, two of nineteen scheduled cases were tried resulting in guilty verdicts while the remaining seventeen forfeited collateral. Magistrate Sherman FP Bowers presided with Henry Genius of Frederick pleas guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct and received 20 days in lieu of a $25 fine. Multiple defendants faced fines for drunkenness, peace disturbance, speed, parking, no registration, and other violations with officers named in the arrests.
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Henry Genius
Frederick
James Newman
John Blackston
Frank Mansfield
Oliver Disney
Sally Rice
Charles Klipp
James Murphy
William Cromwell
Spencer Wolf
Frank Grove
Dorsey
Six
Ben Phebus Jr
Rentzell
Carty
Kanade
Burras
Meat Dealers Sentenced in Baltimore Price Violation Case
United States District Judge William C. Coleman sentenced Jacob Spevak, a Baltimore wholesale meat dealer, and plant manager George Leman to 620 days in prison after their conviction on 31 counts of selling meat to retailers above ceiling prices. The men profited from side payments averaging five to ten thousand dollars weekly, with Spevak reportedly a major operator in the city.
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Wiliam C. Coleman
Jacob Spevak
George Leman
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Thomas Kenney
U. S
Kenney
Enraged case prompts call for severe sentence
A federal prosecutor stated the entire meat industry is watching the case and urged the court to impose a severe sentence. The remark underscores high stakes in a prominent criminal matter that has drawn industry attention and public scrutiny.
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