Congress Defies Truman on Passing Bills and Quitting
Washington Aug 6 Congress moves to pass its own inflation and housing measures before adjourning. Senate backs a Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill while McCarthy's substitute gains ground. battles over slum clearance low rent and rural aids unfold amid anti inflation actions.
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G.O.P
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House
Taft
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Hitchman Discusses Germany Economy at Rotary Meeting
Thomas Hitchman described postwar Germanys currency reform and export drive to the Somerset Rotary Club at the Ferner hotel. He explained the new mark’s impact on trade, the role of banks in settlements, and the ongoing black market driven by cigarette scarcity.
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Mr. Hitchman
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Europe
Shipping Lines Charged in Atlantic Trade Anti trust Case
The government accuses 25 shipping lines of conspiring to monopolize cargo trade from Atlantic and Gulf coast ports to the Far East, alleging anti trust violations.
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Washington
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Far East
Globe Fliers Back B 29s for England
B 29 Superfortresses return to base at Tucson after dawn landings at Davis Monthan. Lt Col Richard W Kline says round the world flights are routine as 34 crews complete long journeys toward England with further takeoffs planned for training. An emergency landing near Salina follows fuel shortages for two other flights.
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Lions Club Meets in Roxbury
The Somerset Lions club gathered Friday at the Roxbury Reformed Church with 80 members and 17 guests. Arthur Gall of Manufacturers Light and Heat Co. presented an educational film The Eternal Flame about natural gas. President Rev. I. F. Woodrow shared news of a Boy Scout encampment at Deep Creek Maryland with 27 boys. Four Berlin Lions attended to help with their attendance contest.
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Mercury Drops to 41 at Roof Garden As Cold Snap Hits
The article notes a rare cool snap with temperatures falling to 41 degrees, the lowest of the summer, causing residents at the Roof Garden to light furnaces or keep gas lamps on. It contrasts 41 low with 70 high and cites last year’s 52 low. No damage from the cold is reported as temperatures rise slowly Friday afternoon.
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David Grove
Peterson Held For Court On Desertion And Non Support
Floyd Peterson 26 of Kantner was ordered held for court on desertion and non support charges after a hearing before Squire H S Whipper man. The case was brought by his wife Mrs Virginia Peterson.
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Squire H. S. Whipperman
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Crump Falls In Tennessee Primary Landslide
In Nashville on August 6 the E H Crump Democratic regime faced a stunning defeat as Estes Kefauver and Gordon Browning won high offices. Violence marked election day with two dead and five wounded in Polk County as guards were deployed to restore order.
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Tenn
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Crump
Tennessee
Polk County
Jim McCord
Polk
U. S
Shelby County
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John A. Mitchell
Middle Tennessee
Estes Kefeauver
Congress
Gordon Browning
Kefauver
Senate
Tom Stewart
Browning
McCord
Stewart
Memphis Politico
Roy Acuff
Carroll Reece
GOP
National Guardsmen With Bayonets Rule Tenn Town
Nat'l guardsmen with bayonets rolled into Benton Tennessee to quell election strife leaving two dead and five wounded. Governor McCord directed troops as tension rose in a county general election dispute. A second ambush shooting occurred within 24 hours.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Jim McCord
Copperhill
Polk County Good Government League
Burch EH. Biggs
Biggs
H. E. Barclay
GGL
Justice-Of-Peace
Hilton Butler
Nashville
Lynn Bomar
State Safety
Milk Board Pushes Split Price Boost Plan
In Harrisburg a milk control panel backed a plan to raise retail milk by 2.5 cents a quart, with a 0.5 cent second rise in October. Chairman H Cobb urged a larger 2.75 cent increase by mid August, citing hearings and producer costs. Debates grew heated as Erie dairy leaders attacked the plan as communistic while others warned of court challenges and consumer impact.
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Erie
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Northampton County
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Pennsylvania
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Susquehanna
Dairy Men's League Cooperative
New York
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Congressional push to force disclosure of loyalty data
Sen. Len Ferguson said he will seek full Congress action to compel disclosure of loyalty information President Truman ordered withheld from a Senate inquiry into William W. Remington. He will press for confidential Justice Department files while continuing secret sessions to probe Remington’s federal positions.
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Elizabeth Bentley
Clark
Justice Department
Big Three Meet Molotov In Peace Talks
Western envoys led by US diplomat Walter Bedell Smith French ambassador Yves Chataigneau and British envoy Frank Roberts hold follow up talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow. They aim to bridge east west differences with possible Sunday conference and new four power meeting on Berlin Europe. No final agreement yet and announcements may come this weekend.
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U. S
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Berlin
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Reds Charge Allied Break Flight Rules
The official Russian news agency ANB said British and American planes violated flight regulations 62 times from July 31 to Aug 4 during the Allied airlift to Berlin. Russia hinted planes could be forced to land and discussed possible closure of air corridors.
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Westmark
Congress Told Russia Received 1945 Uranium Shipments
Rep. McDowell charged that purified uranium metal and 2,720 pounds of uranium oxide and uranium nitrate were sent from the United States to Russia in 1943 and 1945 to appease the Russians. He named Col. A. N. Kotikov of Moscow as recipient and outlined four shipments as documented.
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House
Washington
INS
Congress
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Russia
R-Pa
House un-American Activities Committee
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Russian Purchasing Commission
Moscow
Manhattan Project
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Colo
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Great Falls
Montana
Port Hope
Ontario
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Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily weather figures for 24 hours ending 5:30 p.m. Friday show incomplete maximum and minimum temperatures. Observer notes garbled readings and missing values for the Spiementelinieihnlgtahistelbon and related metrics.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S
Weather Outlook for Maryland Eastern Shore and Mid Atlantic
The forecast calls for sunny skies and a bit warmer conditions in Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, with Sunday remaining fair and pleasant. Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia expect mostly sunny skies and warmth on Saturday, then increasing clouds Sunday with little temperature change, plus a modest chance of showers by Monday and about a quarter inch of rain overall.
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West Virginia
Weather Elsewhere August Six Temperatures From U S Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau released Friday temperatures for various cities. Readings include high and low figures such as Philadelphia 60 50, Denver 85 58, Chicago 63 50, and Seattle 62 52, with Washington 57 and others showing mixed warmth and cool spells.
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