Unemployment rises in July as employment also climbs
The census bureau reports unemployment climbed to 4,095,000 in July while employed persons rose to 59,720,000, the July high for 1949. The rise in job seekers plus hiring pushes the labor force up 417,000. one in four new job seekers found work. A bankers’ spokesman said no real depression, citing $75 billion in savings and a fine readjustment period.
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WASHINGTON
census bureau
American Bankers’ association
Earl R. Muir
Louisville, Ky
Muir
banking and currency
Business Loans Rise After 27 Week Decline
Washington reports business loans increased by 16 million dollars in the week ended July 27, ending a 27 week drop that had cut loans to 2.757 billion below the prior all time high. Officials attribute the upturn partly to seasonal inventory needs for fall and Christmas.
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WASHINGTON
Federal Reserve board
Note hints at man taking his life at Golden Gate Bridge
In San Francisco on August 3, J B Nathan a 49 year old local machine shop operator is suspected by the California highway patrol to be the bridge's 115th suicide. His car was left on the span with a note to his wife reading Goodbye Nathan Bessie.
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SAN FRANCISCO
J.B. Nathan
Golden Gate bridge
California highway patrol
Bessie
Nathan
Polio Claims Mother and Premature Baby in San Antonio
In San Antonio a mother died of polio after doctors delivered her baby by Caesarean section. The premature infant died last night, ending a tragic sequence for the family and city health officials.
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SAN ANTONIO
Tex
Baseball score recap with scattered league results
American League action shows Bt. Louis 37 in a stuttering line and Boston at 5 5 with runs noted as 000 004. Ox- 915 0 Os Kennedy Winegarner Papal Tebbetts Lollar Tebbetts. HHRS: 8. L Sievers Bos RHE Detroit rotation and New York in a muddled box score at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington night games listed.
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Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Byrd Machine Candidate Wins Virginia Governor Primary
Quiet conservative John Stewart Battle, a 20-year veteran state senator, won the dense four-way Democratic primary for governor in Virginia. He secured about 23,000 votes more than rivals, sweeping seven of the nine congressional districts and defeating anti-organization candidate Francis Pickens Miller. Horace H. Edwards and Remmie L. Arnold trailed. Unofficial AP returns from 1636 precincts show Battle 127,549, Miller 104,178, Edwards 44,601, Arnold 21,022.
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John Stewart Battle
Virginia
Harry Byrd
Charlottesville
Francis Pickens Miller
Miller
Horace H. Edwards
Richmond mayer
exchairman
Remmie L. Arnold
Petersburg
Associated Press
Battle
Edwards
Arnold
Aid Bill Action Blocks Transfer of Occupation
The state department protested to senate leaders that the foreign aid bill would block transferring German occupation duties from the army to civilian control. Senate debates over a $5.65 billion aid package stalled as leaders warned amendments could be restored to restore the transfer plan.
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WASHINGTON
state department
senate
Reorganization Plans Approved
Washington Aug 3 A Senate committee tacitly approved four presidential plans to reorganize government agencies. Plans become effective Aug 20 unless Congress dissents. Changes cover post office operation civil service programs presidential oversight maritime administration and National Security Council and National Security Resources Board transfer to the executive office.
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congress
house
senate expenditures committee
national security council
national security resources board
civil service commissions
commission
maritime commission
Congress Coddles Tung Nut Bees Spurns Angora Rabbitt
In Washington the Senate eyed the tung nut honeybee and Angora rabbit issue. The House backed tung nuts and honey price supports while allowing Angora rabbits to stand on their own. The agriculture committee stressed tung oil as essential defense material and noted honeybees’ main role is pollination.
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WASHINGTON
senate
house
house agriculture committee
Major Overhaul Of Arms Aid Seen In House Committee
Washington Aug 3 The administration's 1.45 billion arms for Europe program faces a major overhaul in Congress with a Republican warning the bill will be heavily changed. Testimony before the foreign affairs committee included Maj. Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer and Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner of the State Department who reportedly know all the answers. Committee members pressed for more questions as the hearing continued. The panel also probed alleged influence in government contracts, focusing on army uniform manufacture with testimony from Stanley J. Cummings of the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers behind closed doors. William Thomas Fariey, a Chicago attorney and railroad official, was named head of the civilian reserve policy board under defense secretary Johnson. Legislation giving the defense secretary expanded powers to consolidate the armed forces was sent to the White House. In farm policy, Senate support grew for a House-passed farm bill, while Sangster Anderson pressed for bipartisan backing of his compromise. The House bill would maintain price supports at 90 percent of parity for a year, with Anderson proposing flexible supports for some crops and a production-payment plan for others. In education, four new House labor Democrats urged another session on federal aid, but Speaker Lesinski signaled uncertain action. Government pay measures to raise salaries for 900,000+ workers were endorsed by the Senate Civil Service Committee, including raising cabinet and top official ceilings to 25,000 and increasing classified service ceilings to 15,000.
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house
house foreign affairs committee
Lyman Lemnitzer
Lloyd V. Berkner
state department
lishment
civilian reserve policy board
Fariey
Secretary of
Defense
Johnson
defense secretary
White House
senate
Sangter’Andérson
DNM
Anderson
Brannan
civil service committee
civil service
Union Concludes Pay Hike Case
In New York on August 3 the CIO steelworkers wrapped up direct testimony before a presidential fact finding board. Murray Latimer, pension and insurance expert for the union, urged that steel companies bear all costs of employe insurance and benefit programs. Latimer, the fifth and final union witness, said workers would not be satisfied without pensions and protection against disability and sickness. Chairman Carroll R. Daugherty announced a one week recess to resume August 11.
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NEW YORK
CIO
Murray Latimer
Latimer
Carroll R. Daugherty
Bold Newsmen Get Big Story
A Denver Post reporter and photographer were ordered to disrobe to cover a nudists conference near Denver. They complied, keeping their shoes and socks, tucking matches in socks, then reemerged with camera and notebook. The report describes the surreal, dreamlike moment of stripping in the dormitory.
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DENVER
Denver Post
here
Dave Mathias
Blaine Littell
Littell
Mathias
Mayor and Official Quits in Putnam
Putnam Connecticut scene as four jobs prove one too many. W Perry Barber resigns as mayor to the town council meeting noting the need to step away after nearly six years in office. State Senator Barber a Democrat, and City Court Judge Barber also share the same name and role in local government. The council, which accepted the mayor’s resignation, will meet next Monday to name a successor.
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PUTNAM, Conn
UPW
Perry Barber
Barber
Education Board
Mexican Jailbreak Crackdown Ends as Siege Concludes
Morelia Mexico August 3 Most of the 72 prisoners who fought police in a mass jail break surrendered early today after an all night siege. Six inmates were killed in the afternoon raid when the breakout began from the state penitentiary yesterday. A policeman was reported killed and two others wounded in the clashes.
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MORELIA
Mexico
state penitentiary
Chinese Admit Loss of City
Canton, Aug. 3. Nationalist Chinese today admitted the loss of Pingliang to communist troops who invaded Kansun province in northwest China. Pingliang lies about 900 miles northwest of Canton. The city fell after a thrust through open country ill suited for defense.
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Pingliang
Kansun
China
Tito Beckons Balkan Allies to Quit Moscow Bloc
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia urged neighboring Balkan nations to break from the Moscow led bloc in a defiant Skopje speech. He predicted Bulgaria and Albania would quit Cominform and offered Yugoslavia's help in a revolt, signaling a rare call for regional alliance against the Kremlin.
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Bulgaria
Albania
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Dutch Ratify Atlantic Pact in Parliament Vote
The Hague August 31 the upper house of the Dutch parliament ratified the North Atlantic treaty by a 29 vote completing Netherlands action and bringing the alliance near entry into force. All original partners the United States Britain France Canada Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg now ratify the accord and it will become effective when instruments of ratification are deposited in Washington.
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Netherlands
United States
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United Western Defense Effort May Be Ready This Year
London reports a joint chiefs of staff statement that a defense organization under the Atlantic pact could be ready before year’s end. Adm Denfeld, Gen Bradley, and Gen Vandenberg met British chiefs to discuss unifying Western European forces and defense resources under a common pact framework.
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Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
joint chiefs of staff
Denfeld
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
U. S. joint chiefs of staff
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U. S
Air Forces
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Germany
Paris
Admiral Denfeld
western European union
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Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Viscount Montgomery
Gunboat Amethyst Sinking Blamed on Reds
Official British sources say the Amethyst was hit by artillery while navigating the Yangtze gauntlet. A Communist shell struck a Chinese river gunboat, and the Amethyst reportedly sank after being set afire, with several hundred believed drowned.
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NANKING
Yangtze
ping
Britain Chips Away at Soviet Labor Allegations at UN
In Geneva on August 3 Britain accused Russia of maintaining 106 million slave laborers in a mass production system. The United States urged a UN commission to probe forced labor worldwide, while Britain and Russia traded denials over labor camps and humane reeducation policies.
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Switzerland
Britain
Russia
United Nations economic and social council
United States
U. N. commission
U. S
Corley Smith
Soviet Union
RSFSR
Moscow
Island Senate Votes on Bill
Hawaii senate may vote a territorial government into place today while peace talks in the 95 day dock strike stall. The bill, passed by the house, would empower stevedoring without seizing seven firms struck by CIO longshoremen, and ban hiring strikers or use of the firms’ equipment and supervisors. An amendment to seize and hire strikers failed 8 to 7. ILWU talks with C Brewer and Co president Spalding appear broken off with no meetings since last week.
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HONOLULU
Hawaii
senate
house
CIO
International Longshoremen’s and
ILWU
Jack Hall
Philip Spalding
C. Brewer and co
Japan Program Said Completed
Tokyo August 3 Allied occupation commander General MacArthur announced the program to break up Japan's economic concentration was accomplished effectively. A five man Washington board recommending divestment on nine of 325 listed firms and reconcentrating eleven large corporations.
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MacArthur
Japan
Washington
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