Cripps Seeks Five Percent Cut in British Budget
Sir Stafford Cripps directed Labor government heads to prepare at least a five per cent reduction in next year’s national budget, a move aimed at saving about 150 million pounds. The plan precedes Washington talks on Britain’s dollar crisis and may curb social services and the health program if talks fail.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
U.S
Washington
National Health Service
Paul G. Hoffman
European Cooperation Administration
Treasury
Many Drivers Forget License Now Cost One Dollar
Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett reports Illinois licenses now cost one dollar, up from fifty cents. He says many motorists mail 59 cents, delaying processing as applications are returned for the correct fee.
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Springfinld
Illinois
Edward J. Barrett
Barrett
Four Die After Antwerp TNT Blast On Schelde River
A massive explosion of 30 tons of TNT and dynamite aboard a barge near Antwerp on the Schelde river killed four crew members yesterday. Local authorities reported the incident in Belgium with investigators assessing the cause and potential hazards to nearby areas.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Schelde
1950 Illinois license plates adopt ivy green on off white
Springfield August 25 Illinois secretary of state Edward J Barrett announced the 1950 license plates will use ivy green numerals on an off white base for passenger cars. The plates will be rust resistant aluminum instead of steel, while track and miscellaneous tags stay steel. Dealers and semi trailer plates reverse the color scheme with off white numbers on ivy green.
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Springfield
Illinois
Edward J. Barrett
Truman Invites Southern Bolters Back to Ford Democrats
President Truman welcomed Southern States Rights bolters while demanding adherence to the 1948 platform. The Democratic committee purged five States Rights members, but exempted some anti Truman Democrats in Congress. The party also opened Washington headquarters as Civil rights debate fuels rifts.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic National Committee
High Command
Congress
New York
Party of the People
National Committee
William M
Bill )Boyle, Jr
Kansas City
Weather Summary for Wed Temperatures and Readings
Fair and warm with low 59 and high 88 degrees. Today 7 am 66 noon 89 6 pm 84. 8 am 81 percent. Precipitation 7 am yesterday to 7 am today zero. Sun rose 5 19 am and sets 6 44 pm. Crab Orchard Lake three inches below spillway Sunday. Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway Sunday. No Mississippi River reading at Grand Tower.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Local News Roundup Across National Page 1
The edition outlines sections including Local news page 3 Editorials page 6 Society news page 9 Sports pages 12 and 13 Comics page 13 Classified ads pages 14 and 15 Births deaths Marriage licenses page 15 Markets page 15 war.
Rita Hayworth's Baby Expected in February
London reports Rita Hayworth's baby is due in February. Aly Khan, her husband, disclosed the news as he arrived in Croydon from Deauville. Rita and Aly wed May 27 in Vallauris commune on the French Riviera. both have children from prior marriages, Rita with Rebecca and Aly with two sons.
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Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Croydon
Deauville
France
Rita
Aly
Vallauris
French Riviera
Rebecca
Orson Welles
Housing Bill Approval Reverses Civil Rights Amendment
The House reversed a civil rights amendment added to a housing bill and approved a substitute that dropped any race reference. The measure would provide roughly 3.75 billion dollars in mortgage insurance to assist modest-income individuals in building homes. The earlier 77 to 37 vote mandated nonsegregation provisions for housing aided by the legislation, introduced by Rep. Vito Marcantonio.
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Washington
House
Vito Marcantonio
Am-Labor-Ny
Illinois polio levels show first leveling off this week
Illinois health officials report polio cases this week totaling about 200, behind last week's 348. Statewide outbreaks reach 1,429 for the year with Cook county at 306 cases and 11 new cases in the latest 24 hour period. Dr. Roland R. Cross urges reopening schools on schedule, noting past closures did not alter outbreak patterns.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Health Department
Cook County
Roland R. Cross
Cross
Little David Walker Finishes London Revival
Indianapolis Aug 24 Little David Walker the boy evangelist who says he rode five hours to heaven and spoke with God completed a very successful revival series in London his manager reported today
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Indianapolis
David Walker
Heaven
London
Military Cuts Spark Mixed Reactions Across Congress
Congress voices mixed praise and objections as Defense Secretary Louis Johnson announces 135 000 civilian firings and 12 073 reserve officer retirements to trim the budget. Proponents tout 200 million yearly savings, while critics warn of long term costs and vulnerable submarine programs amid global tensions.
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Washington
Congress
Western House
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
Armed Forces
Churchill Colds After Mediterranean Swim at Nice
Winston Churchill 74, suffering a cold caught during a Mediterranean swim in Nice. Secretary said today that his personal physician Lord Moran flew in to treat him, staying at the villa of Lord Beaverbrook near Nice.
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Nice
France
Winston Churchill
Mediterranean
Lord Moran
Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Britlish
Centralia Laborers Return to Work After Wage Pact
In Centralia Illinois on August 25 union laborers resumed construction work after signing a new contract. The agreement reportedly raises wages by six to eleven percent with common laborers paid 1.40 to 1.55 and mason tenders 1.65 to 1.75 per hour.
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Centralia
Ill
Centralia Construction Companies
AFL Hodcarriers Union
Judge Denies Mistrial Plea in Communist Conspiracy Trial
New York Aug 25 AP Judge Harold R Medina denied the defense motion for a mistrial in the Communist conspiracy trial and rejected a bid to disqualify juror Russell Janney or open inquiries into his influence. Defense had claimed Janney, author of Miracle of the Bells, bias via private talks with actress Carol Nathanson.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Russell Janey
Janney
Carol E. Nathanson
Forest Fires Make Gains as Rain Aids Effort
The battle against North American forest fires shows progress as rain and lower winds help firefighters. Fires have destroyed timber in the western United States New England and Canada with severe damage in Stanislaus National Forest California where one person died and four were injured. Payette National Forest Idaho burned about 6000 acres while Black Hills South Dakota saw winds shift to drive flames back. Scattered showers hit New England as Yellowstone receives heavy rain and officials expect most fires to be controlled within a day or two.
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Associated Press
North American
United Staes
New England
Canada
California
Stanislaus National Forest
Payette National Forest
Idaho
Black Hills
South Dakota
Yellowstone Park
Eight Killed and Ten Injured in Takao Ship Blast
Canton reports from the official Chinese agency say the ammunition ship explosion at Takao port killed eight and left ten critically wounded while 189 suffered minor injuries. Earlier estimates suggested fatalities and injuries might exceed five hundred.
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Canton
China
Formosan
Takao
Prober Questions Over Maragon Europe Trip Memo
Navy official Cedric Worth acknowledged he put confidential data in an anonymous memo that sparked the B 36 probe. He also said he gave a copy to Glenn Martin without clear proof of entitlement and faced questions about performance figures for the six engine bomber.
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Washington
Navy
Cedric Worth
House
Armed Services Committee
Glenn Martin
Martin
Joseph B. Keenan
Tey
Worth
House Armed Services Committee
Dan Kimball
Kimball
Carl Vinson
Vinson
Indictment for Cruelty at Arkansas Girls Training School
Saline County grand jury indicted Mrs. Fanny Goodman superintendent and Mrs. Carrie Toland former head matron on assault and battery with whips and a yardstick and cruel and unusual punishment. Inmates reportedly whipped nude and placed in solitary confinement at the Arkansas Girls Training School near Benton on August 25.
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Benton
Ark
Here
Saline County
Fanny Goodman
Arkansas Girls Training School
Carrie Toland
Little Rock
Two Hurricanes Head Into Open Atlantic
Two hurricanes moved northward in the open Atlantic off the U S coast. One brushed Cape Hatteras about 20 miles offshore and headed into open waters. The other curved northward to bypass the Bahamas. An older storm nicknamed Harry's hurricane caused high seas and a drowning of a North Carolina boatman who tried to recover a skiff.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Bahamas
Truman
North Carolina
Coca Cola truck overturns injuring two near New Hill
Two Coca Cola company employees Millard Rye and Charles Foss were hurt when their light pickup left Route 127 and rolled down an eight foot embankment four miles south of New Hill. Both were taken to St. Andrew's hospital in Murphysboro. Rye was released after head wound treatment while Foss was unconscious on arrival with no condition known that afternoon.
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Coca Cola Bottling Company
New Hill
Millard Rye
Cairo
Charles Foss
Mounds City
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Rye
Foss
Coca Cola Company
Harlem Children Observe Christmas At Summer Camp
In Port Jervis New York 260 kids at Camp Minisink celebrate Christmas in August with a rowboat Santa to ensure a midnight arrival. The camp held a Christmas tree lighting and carols sung by the Negro children ages 6 to 16 as part of the summer tradition.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Santa Claus
New York
Harlem
Minisink
Milwaukee transit crash injures nineteen aboard two interurban coaches
Nineteen people, fifteen passengers and four crewmen, were hospitalized after a rear collision in a deep railway cut. Motorman Leroy Equitz suffered critical injuries with compound leg fractures and internal damage as the second car, possibly at 65 mph, slammed into the first. The Milwaukee Waukesha electrified line witnessed cars lifting into the air while passengers were trapped.
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Leroy Equitz
Ralph Janus
Equitz
George Lederer
Kenosha Motor Coach Lines
Milwaukee
Waukesha
European Recovery Slackens as ECC Reports
The Economic Cooperation Administration says Europe’s recovery rate slowed in year one with exports covering only about one fifth of Western Hemisphere imports. The goal of a healthy economy independent of outside aid remains difficult but attainable, amid progress in production currency stabilization and trade.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration Today
Europe
Congress
E.C.A
Illinois to start GI insurance refund applications
Springfield August 25 AP Distribution to war veterans of GI insurance refund applications will begin next Monday in 67 service offices of the Illinois Veterans commission announced by Administrator A. R. Kays.
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Springfield
G. I
Illinois Veterans Commission
A. R. Kays
Memo Reveals President's Interest in Maragon Europe Trip
Senate investigators released a Vaughan memo claiming President Truman was personally interested in John Maragon’s August 1945 Europe trip. The documents show Maragon and perfume executive guests flew on military transports, with claims of a $1500 settlement over perfume oils and customs.
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Washington
Senate
Harry H. Vaughan
State Department
Truman
John Maragon
Vaughan
Maragon
Italy
Albert H. Werley Perfume Co
Chicago
Col. Vaughan
Europe
J. Vaughan
Albert Bennett
Albert Verley Perfume Co
John F. Maragon
White House
A.T.C
Maragee
Francis D. Flanagan
Flanagan
JFS
Scanlon
Shipley
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Mundt
Trans-American Traders, Inc
Chadwick
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Perji Y
Vaughan's Appearance Delayed Until Tuesday
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan told Senate investigators he needs more time to locate records for the five percenters hearings. Chairman Clyde Hoey said Vaughan will accompany President Truman to Philadelphia on Monday, setting his testimony for Tuesday.
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Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Clyde Hoey
D-Nc
Vaughan
Hoey
Truman
Philadelphia
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Hogar Miller
United Kingdom
Henrik de Kauffman
Denmark
W. D. Matthews
Louis Johnson
Wilhelm Munthe de Moegenstierne
Norway
Henri Bonnet
Baron Silver Or Silvercruys
Pedro Pereira
Portugal
Dean Acheson
Netherlands
Jonkeer O. Reuchlin
Mario Lu Ciolli
Ford
Little David
Johnson
John Taber
R-Ny
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
Air Force
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
H. Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Robert Sikes
D-Fla
Russia
Red
Probers
Milwaukee, Wis
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