Truman asks Congress for extra 1 billion for stockpiles
President Truman asked Congress to vote an additional 1 billion dollars for stockpiling strategic and critical raw materials for national defense. The request covers fiscal year starting July 1 and includes 842.778 million for the General Services Administration plus allocations to Commerce Interior Justice Treasury and the judiciary.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
General Services Administration
Commerce, Interior, Justice and Treasury Departments
Judiciary
GSA
White House
MacArthur Concluded From Page One Bases for Air Strikes
General Bradley testifies before Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees stating that MacArthur’s dismissal was approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff due to lack of alignment with administration strategy. He notes ongoing global tension with Russia and asserts no military insubordination by MacArthur while emphasizing civilian control. Secretary Marshall confirms similar views.
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Page One
Russia
Moscow
Bradley
Senate
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
MacArthur
Radley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Secretary of
Defense Marshall
Slightly Cooler Weather Forecast For Phoenix Area
The United States Weather Bureau predicts cooler conditions in Phoenix with widely scattered light showers or thunderstorms in northern mountains today and spreading to southeastern mountains tomorrow. Temperatures are expected around 94 to 64 degrees in the current 24 hours, compared with 97 to 67 downtown and 98 to 62 at the airport.
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Phoenix
United States Weather Bureau
Fragmented odds and ends of trivia from a bygone era
A jumble of disconnected facts on traffic deaths by time of day water use and per capita consumption theater and nature notes. The passage cites statistics on automobile fatalities, hospital admissions, water and energy use, and a miscellany of curious details about Coca Cola plants dogs zebras and an Algonquin tribe name linked to a New York hotel.
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Central America
New York
Second Division Holds Line After Major Korean Offensive
General Almond reported U N artillery air and ground fire thwarted a large Chinese attack along the Hongchon sector. He cited 125000 Reds massing, heavy casualties, and a successful United Nations response. The Second Division stretched 20 miles across the front and remained in good shape amid renewed pressure.
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Hongchon
Pungam
Almond
United Nations
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Seoul
Munsan
38Th Parallel
Uijongbu
U. S
Long Drouth Delays Plantings Across the South
The nation eyed a $100,000,000 relief rain as drought restrained planting and growth. Forecasts promised scattered showers, with some relief possible today. Nebraska reported a good rain with a flood in Big Springs, isolating the town after washed-out bridges.
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Mississippi
Nebraska
Big Springs
Chappell
Neb
Julesburg
Colo
Atlantic
North Carolina
Eye Do's for Factory Workers Lavoptik Ad
A vintage advertisement urging workers to protect eyes with Lavoptik. It warns against unnecessary eye use and reading in poor light, promotes soothing relief for inflamed or irritated eyelids, and claims money refunds with decades of success. Available at drug stores.
Troopship Munemori Collides With Oil Tanker in Fog
In Seattle, a troopship carrying 5,000 soldiers collided with the Union Oil Tanker St. Clair in fog off the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Both ships sustained hull damage but no injuries were reported. The Munemori returned to Seattle while the oil tanker remained seaworthy.
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Seattle
Wash
Sadao Munemori
Far East
St. Clair
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Navy
Robert E
Miller Tydings Act and price fixing debate detailed
Fair Trade Douglas is identified with the Miller Tydings Act of 1937 which allows states to permit manufacturers and merchants to agree on nationally advertised prices. The Supreme Court recently ruled minimum price fixing illegal under anti trust laws, though that ruling did not involve the act. The act aimed to curb cut throat competition, with DOJ and FTC urging repeal for several years.
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Douglas
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Arizona Fair Trade Act Faces Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruling on Arizona's Fair Trade Act creates uncertainty about a provision that forbids advertising or selling below contract prices by nonparticipants. Attorney General Wilson notes enforcement is civil between manufacturers and sellers, with the act dating to 1936. The state court previously struck down price fixing methods in 1941, but the current ruling may nullify that portion.
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Supreme Court
Arizona
Fred O. Wilson
High Court
Arizona Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Earthquake Hits Teramo Italy Damaging Some Buildings
An east central Italian town of Teramo woke to a ten second quake before dawn. Several buildings sustained light damage while panic spread through streets. No causalities were reported as residents assessed the tremor.
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Teramo
Italy
Downey Lineup Identifies Musician in Buena Park Case
Police picked McCracken from a four man lineup and positively identified him as the man seen with Patricia at a Buena Park theater Saturday afternoon. Blood tests on his clothing showed his own blood, while Patricia described as friendly by her father, attended the matinee in blue jeans and red sweater.
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of Downey
McCracken
Buena Park
Patricia
Leonard Dale Hull
Irma Shaw
Orange County
Plymouth
Mich
Donuts Popular With Most American Families
A survey finds 76 percent of American households eat donuts at least once a week. The data suggests donuts are a common weekly treat across diverse demographics.
Little Loans Corp Offers Small Quick Loans in Phoenix
Dick Steinman of The Money Store promotes Little Loans Corp with tiny monthly payments and short terms. He advertises loans of 50 to 100 dollars over weeks or months, touting low costs and a personal service approach. Ed Vetter handles Mesa branch on S Macdonald with a local contact.
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Mesa
Ed Vetter
A S. Macdonald
US and Russia Split On Jop Peace Treaty
Washington reports a rift between the United States and Russia over Japan peace treaty work. The US accuses Moscow of conniving at aggression by seeking post treaty defense for Japan and rejects a four nation ministerial meeting. The note stresses US plans to use American forces to back Japan against Communist threats and dismisses Chinese guidance.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Asia
Alexander S. Panyushkin
China
Britain
U. S
Soviet Union
Grand Central Station cost over seventy five million dollars
Grand Central Station in New York required more than 75 million dollars to construct, reflecting the scale of the project and the era. The effort involved major funding and urban development impacting transportation infrastructure and city growth.
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Grand Central Station
New York
Miami Schoolboy Drowns At Picnic
Miami AP report details the drowning of 15 year old Robert Starkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. E L Starkey, at a pool near the Salt River bridge on U S Highway 60 during a school picnic. Ubaldo Perez attempted rescue. Funeral set for 5 p m at Miles Chapel.
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Miami
Robert Starkey
Robert
E.L. Starkey
Salt River Bridge
U. S. ‘Highway 60
Here
Ubaldo Perez
Miles Chapel
Fire Destroys Over a Thousand Charleston Buildings
A blaze on April 27, 1838 devastated 1158 structures in Charleston South Carolina, causing extensive property loss and highlighting urban fire risk in the era.
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Charleston
S. C
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