Shostakovich Heads for New York for Peace Conference
Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and six Soviet cultural leaders were reported en route to the United States to attend the world conference of peace opening Friday in New York. The dispatch notes their travel plans amid ongoing cultural exchange efforts and mentions a brief item about placement of light want ads on page 2231.
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London
Dmitri Shostakovich
United States
New York
Pan American Trade Gains After Reciprocal Pact
Douglas S. Coel, Canadian embassy commercial counselor, reported strong Pan American trade growth since the reciprocal agreement. He noted trade rising from 25 million to 280 million pesos since 1939, praised Mexican officials, and cited two Canadian steamship lines offering better sailings between Montreal and Tampico and Vera Cruz.
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Mexico
Canada
San Antonio
Douglas S. Coel
Douglas
St. Anthony Hotel
Cole
Montreal
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Truman Denies Congress Rift and Rallies Housing Plan
President Truman denounced “trouble makers” predicting a congressionally driven rift while vowing United effort. He blasted the real estate lobby opposing housing and rent controls, forecast passage of public housing and slum clearance, and said the president and Congress will work together despite occasional differences.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Cot Rtess
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Tany
Whites House
Statler Hotel
Treman
White House
House
Rayburn
Texas
Sén. Lucas
Senate
Howe Seades
Burn
Health Dept Fund Talked in City Budget Shift
Mayor Callaghan mapped a shift in city funds on Monday 29 proposing an $11,000 increase for the health department. He conferred with Health Director Dr. Austin Ellis and Commissioner Henry Hein, who agreed to relinquish $12,000 from a $100,000 share to fund new equipment. The move requires approval by the other commissioners and would finance DOT togging and tuberculosis control staff.
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Callaghan
Health Department
Austin Ellis
Henry Hein
Hein
Stoners
Hill
Archiel
Pact Called War Step by Anna Louise Strong
Miss Anna Louise Strong, just expelled from Russia on espionage charges, calls the North Atlantic pact a step toward war in her first U.S. public speech since returning. She proposes drafting a pact with disarmament and abolition of atomic bombs and says Russia deported her for journalism. She declares she would defend the country if attacked by the Soviet Union.
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Boston
Anna Louise Strong
Russia
Strong
Soviet Union
Disease Control Increase Sought by City Health Office
Health director Dr. Austin E. Hill and business administrator Stuart C. Fisher traveled to Austin to confer with state officials on boosting the city allotment for communicable disease control. The prior year’s tech funds were only slightly higher, prompting the request.
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Austin E. Hill
Stuart C. Fisher
Aus
State Health Department
Gambling syndicate smashed swindle exposed in weekly read
A feature in The American Weekly exposes a gambling syndicate’s swindle. The magazine, distributed with Sun day’s Light, documents the mirrors and ruses used to cheat players and the crackdown details.
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the Great
Camel Ads Challenge Smokers With Mildness Claim
A promotional piece touts Camel cigarettes as milder and tastier, urging readers to try Camels exclusively for 300 days to judge flavor and throat comfort. It cites alleged tests with hundreds of participants and weekly exams, claiming no throat irritation from Camels.
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