House Postpones Economy Control Action Again
Washington August 8 The house postponed further debate on an economic controls bill until tomorrow as the banking committee works on a compromise. Speaker Rayburn said resume consideration tomorrow after nearly a week with no progress. Senate allies expect passage before the house. The bill links wage and price controls to the cost of living with discretionary powers for the president.
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Rayburn
Spence
D-Ky
banking
senate
senate banking committee
house committee
Truman
senate committee
Rep. McKinnon
D-Calif
McKinnon
labor department
Denham and NLRB Battle Rages Over Powers Return
The National Labor Relations Board reduced further powers granted to General Counsel Robert N. Denham and reclaimed oversight of 219 employees in a continuing clash between the five-member board and its chief prosecuting officer. Denham quickly withdrew two staffers he had lent to the board three years ago saying the board asked for the action.
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Denham
chack
Denhamn
Armed Forces Dig Into Reserve Pool
Washington August 8 AP the Marines plan to call up all 80 000 volunteer reserves to reach an active strength of 200 000 and expect a January request for 500 million dollars to raise Marine strength Mansfield urges 300 000 minimum and 50 000 of the reserves to be activated between August 15 and October 31. Coast Guard to re enlist former guardsmen and reservists 17 to 45. Navy freezes naval reserve commissions and suspends resignations for officers with less than 30 years service. army shifts policy to call reservists regardless of dependents to fill units and key roles for expansion.
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Vinson
D-Ga
house
armed service committee
defense department
marine corps
Mansfield
D-Mont
marine volunteer
coast guard
navy
army
Posse Closely Trails Killer of Three in Missouri Hills
In Eminence Missouri a gunman William Harris 39 killed three people and wounded two last night then fled into the Ozark hills. A five word note from George Sitterley AP said convicts surrounded 20 miles south as deputies hunted him near Fremont with Lola Jean Fansier and Joyce Thomas taken by the suspect.
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George Sitterley
Associated Press
Ozark
Fremont
Kansas City Associated Press
J. A. Tandy
state highway patrol
William Harris
R. N. Fansier
Homer L. Fansier
Barbara Harris
Harris
Fansler
Lola Jean
Joyce Thomas
Miss Thomas
Alaska housing strike threats U S security says Truman
President Truman and Secretary Johnson denounce the AFL steam fitters and plumbers Alaska defense housing strike as jeopardizing the security of the United States. Johnson, after a White House talk, affirmed he made the statement with the president.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Defense Johnson
Alaska
United States
Johnson
White House
AFL
HYeg
Sweethearts Reunite For 60th Anniversary Marriage
LOS ANGELES Aug 8 Homer C. Banta and Mrs Anna Ross both age 78 will marry tonight guided by a quirk of fate. They were sweethearts in Fresno in 1890 as teens but Banta’s injury sent him to Indiana where both married others. Their spouses died years apart, and two months ago they were reunited.
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Homer C. Banta
Anna Ross
Fresno
Calif
Banta
Indiana
Ross
Security Council Members Expect Russian Veto
UPI indicates Russia faces a UN rebuff on Korea and since a veto is anticipated delegates prepared for a second week of Korean diplomacy. The Soviet proposal seeks talks with Red China and Red Korea and a halt to hostilities while the U S plan condemns North Korea and urges all nations to influence an end to the fighting.
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UPI
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United Nations
Korea
l-nation security council
United States
U. S
Red
China
Red Korea
U. N
North Korea
South Korea
counci
Forein
Jakob Maute
38th parallel
iThen
Bridges Appeals Bid for Freedom in San Francisco
San Francisco Aug 8 Harry Bridges seeks freedom again as his appeal to the U S circuit court of appeals follows a prior loss before a federal district judge Bridges previously jailed after a government request and a judge labeled him loyal to the Communists Roughly 4000 CIO longshore workers walked off Hawaii sugar plantations to protest his jailing while his perjury conviction awaits review Bridges had been convicted in federal court in April for denying Communist ties at his 1945 naturalization hearing.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Harry Bridges
U. S. bircuit court of appeals
Bridges’ CIO longshore union
Hawaii
Bridges
George B. Harris
court of appeal
MacArthur Doubts Japanese Volunteer Aid Feasibility
Gen. Douglas MacArthur said in a cable to Senator Magnuson that it is doubtful U S armed forces could accept Japanese volunteers. He argued the priority is securing Japan through an early peace treaty.
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WASHINGTON
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Senator Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
MacArthur
Japan
North Koreans Cross Naktong River On Two Fronts
Across the Naktong River defenses in Korea, about 9,000 North Korean troops reportedly crossed at two bridgeheads. U S Eighth Army and Marine units launched counterattacks, with severe fighting near Changnyong and Waegwan as Allied ships and air power bombard Inchon and Tanchon.
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South Korea
Chinju
U. S. 1st cavalry
Kumchon-Taego
Pusan
Yechon
TOKYO
Naktong river
Korea
Aan
MacArthur
annary
U.S. Eighth army
Waegwan
Taegu
Changnyong
U. S. 24th infantry division
John E. Church
Associated Press
C. H. P. King
u Ss
General Pershing
Korean peninsula
Tanthon
38th parallel
Inchon
Seoul
President Truman drafts sabotage message to Congress
President Truman completed a message to Congress urging legislation to combat sabotage and Communists while protecting civil liberties. White House officials said the 8500 word document warns against hysteria and proposes tightening security laws with safeguards for free speech.
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Truman
congress
White House
United States
Truman May Ask Levy on Profits
Washington Aug. 8 report says President Truman plans to urge Congress to levy an excess profits tax on corporations imposing a multibillion dollar levy. The move comes as some party members push for an anti profiteering charge and broader economic powers over prices and wages.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
congress
capitol
France to Receive Two U S Warships From United States
Washington Aug 8 France will receive its first two U S warships under foreign military aid on Aug 12 in Philadelphia. The 1240 ton destroyer escorts Samuel F Mills and Riddle, both from World War II service, will be renamed Rahe and Kabyle as Henri Bonet accepts them from Rear Admiral R E B Schuirmann.
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WASHINGTON
France
U. S
Philadelphia
Samuel F. Mills
Riddle
Henri Bonyet
R. EB. Schuirmann
fourth naval district
tojay
defense department
AEC Manager Resigns Post Blasts Dean
Carroll L. Wilson resigns as general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission effective next Tuesday. He criticizes AEC Chairman Gordon Dean and cites loss of confidence as the reason, warning a shift toward direct management could slow progress in atomic policy. President Truman accepts the resignation.
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Carroll L. Wilson
atomic energy commission
AEC
Gordon Dean
Truman
Wilson
Dean
commission
Burglars Change Theft Motive In War Time Detroit Report
In Detroit burglars broke into Roy W. Meir s home not content with $50 they took 50 pounds of steak a pound of coffee a quart of whiskey and five packages of cigarettes The note suggests thieves adjusted their scale of values to reflect wartime conditions.
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DETROIT
Roy W. Meir
Soviets Claim North Korean Breakthrough In Korea War
The Literary Gazette reported North Korea broke through American lines and advanced in key sectors while accusing General MacArthur of minimizing American losses. It cited Drew Pearson’s claim of faked casualty figures and alleged Koreans murdered thousands of civilians defending Taejon.
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Literary Gazette
Washington
Drew Pearson
MacArthur
Pearson
army
L'Humanite
Taejon
France Negotiating 225 Million Dollar Loan
Paris reports finance ministry sources say France is negotiating a 225 million dollar loan with a group of American banks. The move signals deeper finance ties as Paris seeks funding options amid economic pressures.
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