Meat shortage grips nation amid price controls and strikes
The meat shortage tightens nationwide with low livestock receipts and demand while AFL CIO and retail groups blame OPA price controls. Chicago and other markets see sharply reduced slaughter. Calls to remove controls rise as enforcement tightens. Also notes teaching positions filled in Carroll County and apple picker shortages in Martinsburg with USES help.
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Associated Press
OPA
AFL
CIO
Meat Trust
Denver
Louisville
Boise
Ida
George Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Pealers
Chicago
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Hackensack
N. J
Westminster
Carroll County
Board of Edication
One Man Control of Racing Proposed in Maryland
Republican candidate for Attorney General B nore Cochran Dowd argues for a single full time Maryland Racing Commissioner to replace the current trio of part time officials. He criticizes the three member setup as ineffective and urges the next Legislature to reform the commission to concentrate responsibility.
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B Nore
Goorer Cochran Dowd
Maryland
State Racing Commission
George H. Mahoney
Doub
Commission
Not To Stop UNRRA Aid To Yugoslavia
Washington reports Acting Secretary William L. Clayton announced the United States will not halt UNRRA relief shipments to Yugoslavia. He argued stopping aid would violate international obligations and show disregard for treaties. The statement notes calls to end aid amid the downing of two US transport planes. Nehru invites Russia and 31 Asiatic nations to an inter Asian relations conference in New Delhi from February 15 to March 31, 1947 to discuss regional cooperation and development.
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Washington
William L. Clayton
United States
UNRRA
Yugoslavia
Clayton
U. S
Woale Lorses
Conee Tor Catt
New Delhi
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Russia
Dick reports fascinating movie short to Old Judge
Dick tells the Old Judge he saw one of the most interesting movie shorts last night. The judge asks for details, prompting a brief exchange about the film.
Police Charge Into Squatters in West End Clash
London police in riot gear charged a crowd of 2200 squatters and sympathizers outside a vacant luxury property, breaking up a demonstration over blankets deliveries. No injuries reported as protesters dispersed after barriers around Abbey Lodge were breached. The event occurred amid housing relief measures ruled by the cabinet despite accusations of labor bias.
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London
d—-Mounted
Jane
Herat
Abbey Lodge
West End
Cummings Yevels
Demonstration Breaks Up at Tayatwe Hotel Amid Housing Tensions
Mounted and foot police intervened to clear a milder protest near the Tayatwe Hotel where squatters and activists disrupted traffic. Communist leader Marty Pollitt urged British workers to resist eviction of tenants from luxury properties, accusing the government of causing a housing shortage. The crowd clashed as buses were blocked and traffic lanes opened, with squatters displaying appeals for blankets and food from the windows. The building was reoccupied after last Sunday's shift to luxury buildings, with police guarding entrances to control access.
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Tayatwe Hotel
Marty Pollitt
Oquacters
Susie Lae Tudee
Freckle Lightening Cream Reported by Scientist
D J Nevaher of National Telleg Compar Paris Tenn announced to the American chemical society that a cream lightens freckles and tanned skin including black skin. He stated there is no complete color change.
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American Chemical Society Today
D. J. Nevaher
National Telleg Compar
Paris
Tenn
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