Government to crackdown on hoarding and war-material profiteers
The government moves to curb hoarding with an anti-hoarding industry order due next week under the National Production Authority. It will create a scarcity list for vital war materials and restrict purchases beyond normal operating supplies, with penalties of up to one year in prison or a $1000 fine. President Truman ordered boosted production of synthetic rubber and appointed Symington to oversee the program, including government plants increasing output by 80,000 tons to 760,000 tons annually.
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Way Cleared For Marshall To Take Oath
Congress overrode protests to permit General George C Marshall to assume civilian post of Secretary of Defense. Senate consent clears path to White House, with confirmation still needed. debate spotlighted Marshall’s past roles and fears of military influence in civil defense.
Truman era battle over defense secretary appointment
The House backed a White House drafted act amid party splits. Twenty seven Republican Howe members and 193 Democrats supported the measure, while five Democrats and 100 Republicans opposed. The body rejected Rep Short's amendment to limit Marshall to a one year term. President Truman’s pick of Marshall, aged nearly 70, required special congressional action due to a 1947 law restricting recently active military officers from serving as Secretary of Defense.
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Kitzmiller School Strike Grows Amid Controversy
Kitzmiller Maryland September 15 six men posted bonds in Oakland on charges tied to the ongoing school strike. Only 18 pupils attended as parents oppose a consolidation plan that would close the local high school and force students to ride 37 miles to Oakland. Indicted by the Garrett County grand jury the defendants include Ralph Calendrella and Earl Shank who seek Republican nominations. Court term begins September 25 with costs expected.
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Soft Peace For Japan Likely
Washington reports the United States is ready to urge wartime Pacific allies toward a soft peace with Japan, without reparations or trade limits, and to retain Okinawa as a U S base under a United Nations trusteeship. Officials say Tokyo's consent to keep American troops post-occupation is possible, with consultations to follow at the U N General Assembly. The plan contrasts with Italy and Eastern Europe, proposing Japan be stripped of Formosa and gradually rearmed within the U N system. In a separate note, Baltimore engineer W G Wantland escaped injury when a switch engine hit a tractor trailer, the truck cut in two but the driver and engineer unharmed.
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Super-Liner To Be Made Troop Transport
The government will convert a 48,000-ton super passenger liner into a troop transport. Three 13,000-ton passenger cargo ships under construction will also be converted along with the luxury liner, per the Federal Maritime Board and Maritime Administration. The change follows a Defense Department request on Joint Chiefs of Staff guidance. Vice Admiral Edward L. Cochran cited economy and early initiation as reasons for selecting these vessels.
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Ocean liner plans and warship conversions described
The report notes conversion will carry upwards largest and most luxurious Vestel of 12 000 troops while three smaller ships to carry 2500 to 3000 troops each. The 48 000 ton superliner, under construction at Newport News Virginia, was to have been the
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Disease germs cannot live in the Antarctic region
A report asserts the Antarctic region is possibly the healthiest area on Earth, noting that disease germs struggle to survive there due to extreme cold and isolation.
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