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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1950
Page
2
Senate support grows for President Truman to wield standby controls over speculative commodity trading. Maybank signals possible amendment next week as debate continues amid calls to curb inflation and maintain home-front mobilization.
The piece lists steps to bolster defense including promised family allowance payments for enlisted personnel led by Sen Tydings of Maryland, a call to halt World War II surplus sales, and a doubling of recruitment quotas for women in the air force. Subcommittee head Lyndon Johnson urged caution in declaring plants and materials surplus.
More than 500 men battled a wild blaze in Six Rivers National Forest as of today. Supervisor William Fischer said the fire had already blackened about 600 acres of timber and the chance of quick control remained slim.
Gas stations reopen across New Jersey as a two week price war ends. Prices return to 249 cents per gallon after a truce reached last night, ending a shutdown of about 4000 service stations in protest against falling prices.
Washington August. The House cited Philip Bart managing editor of the Communist Daily Worker for contempt of Congress and moved to prosecute for refusal to answer questions from the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. It also cited James J. Mattes national organizational director of the United Electrical Workers union and three UE officials in Pittsburgh. The action targets 39 witnesses who defied the committee during its anti communism probes, increasing total citations to eight. Ralph Tokunaga was the first cited from Hawaii.
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