Truman backs standby wage price controls plan
President Truman voiced no objection to enacting standby powers to control wages prices and consumer goods. He sent a letter to Senator Maybank and Representative Spence outlining his position as Congress debates controls legislation and calls for mobilization.
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West Republicans To Hear Hoover At Salt Lake City
Former President Herbert Hoover was slated to speak at a Western Republicans regional conference in Salt Lake City. The luncheon for Republican chairmen national committeemen and leaders from 11 Western states was described as the conference’s principal opening day event. The meeting targeted criticism of the Truman administration while pledging full support to Truman as commander in chief.
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Seventeenth Child Born To Woman In Pottsville
POTTSVILLE Pa 17th child born to Mrs Thomas Shaw of Mount Carbon at Warne Hospital. The Shaw family includes seven daughters and nine sons. Father is a night fireman at a Mount Carbon brewery.
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Sheriffs Alerted To Sabotage Peril
FBI agent warns New York State sheriffs and staffs to guard against sabotage and espionage at the annual State Sheriffs Association meeting in Schenectady. About 140 attendees including sheriffs deputies and undersheriffs attend the three day gathering.
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Y Group Sets Geneva Meeting for WWII Relief
World Alliance of the YMCA plans a August 15 to 25 gathering at Nybord Strand in Denmark to discuss action and relief work if a war breaks out. In Washington the Labor Department moves the Utica Rome area from the critical unemployment list, citing a 12 percent threshold and the Korean crisis as a contributing factor.
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Buffalo Harbor Tightens Security Rules Amid Korean War
The U S district engineer in Buffalo issued a restatement of special restrictions for vessels moving through the Black Rock ship canal and lock. A spokesman cited wartime security measures as ongoing and applicable indefinitely.
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Truman Seeks Rapid Arm Aid and UN Support in Korea Fight
President Truman urges fast congressional approval of a 34.765 billion package including 3.5 billion for NATO areas and billions for Greece Turkey the Philippines and Asia aid. He says production delays are unacceptable and calls for international arms sourcing while Senators consider a 100 million loan earmark to Spain.
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Pact Nations in Session
The 12 Atlantic Pact nations meet for special talks in London as American French and British military experts fly in from Washington. Deputies enter their second week planning to speed West rearmament against aggression with the standing group led by Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger Lord Tedder and Lt. Gen. Paul Ely.
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Syrian Air Chief Mohammad Nasser Shot to Death
Lt Col Mohammad Nasser commander of Syria's Air Force was shot last night and died from wounds this morning. He was hit in the head and abdomen by bullets from a machinegun while driving home from the airport. A friend riding with him was killed. Nasser helped negotiate Syria's armistice with Israel last year.
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Boeing plans large hiring to meet Air Force orders
Boeing Airplane Company plans to hire several thousand workers to fulfill Air Force orders. The Seattle plant employs 18,000 and the Wichita plant 10,500, with new positions anticipated across locations.
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National Guard Conference in Houston Cancelled
The 72d General Conference of the National Guard Association planned for September 27 to 30 in Houston Texas was canceled due to the Korean situation.
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Houston
Texas
Struck World-Telegram and Sun Closes Plant
The World-Telegram and Sun closed its New York plant pending settlement of the eighth week CIO New York Newspaper Guild strike. Executive editor Lee B. Woods said the plant shut at end of business yesterday and will not reopen until a settlement is reached. Staff reporters assigned elsewhere continue to be paid.
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Battle-weary American forces arrive as Korea war aid swells
An American regimental combat team rushed from Hawaii arrived in Korea and moved toward the front as the last U S occupation troops left the peninsula. Reinforcements nearly doubled the American strength, with three divisions en route at a critical juncture of the war.
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Bomber Raid Hits North Korean Munitions Plant
U S B-29 Superforts attacked the Konan area near North Korea delivering over 400 tons of bombs in what officials call the war’s most successful raid to date. About 40 aircraft participated in the operation targeting an important munitions facility.
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Retreat Redoubles Pressure as U N Forces Fall Back in Korea
U S and South Korean troops withdraw from key towns around Taegu and Pusan as Chinese and North Korean forces push along the northwest supply line. The 25th Division pulls from Hanchang and Sangju to shield flanks while refugees surge south and east. American casualties run high but command says Communist losses also mount as UN forces trade ground for time.
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New York Police Seek Integrated Labor Union Move
Representatives of about 19 000 New York City police officers plan a historic meeting to join the CIO United union. Martin T. Lacey of the Central Trades and Labor Council will attend alongside CIO Transport Workers head Michel J. Quill as co chairmen of the United Labor Committee in a deal to place police under Quill while firemen stay with the AFL.
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Repeal Sought To Inspire Labor In Defense Drive
President William Green urged repeal of the Taft Hartley Act as the top item in national defense. He said removing the act would spur American labor to “give whatever it takes” to curb Communist aggression and support the war effort.
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Hoarders Slacken Demand for Groceries in Cleveland
In Cleveland, grocers report a waning hoard. Surveyed merchants say demand for sugar soap soap powders and paper products has slackened last week with sugar sales near normal and reserves on hand.
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U S Planes to Stay in Britain Indefinitely
British Air Secretary Arthur Henderson announced that American fighters and B 29 bombers would remain in Britain indefinitely. About 190 B 29 bombers and 75 F 84 jet fighters are based at four bases in East Anglia and Kent as part of the mutual defense effort.
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Rainmaking Resumes in Catskills Reservoir Area
Rainmaking operations led by Dr. Wallace E. Howell, New York City consultant meteorologist, were set to begin today in the Catskills reservoir region. The water department noted July consumption fell by 7.38 billion gallons as rainfall in watershed areas reached 5.12 inches versus a 4.5 inch normal.
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UN Agenda Clash Over Soviet Objections At UN
The United Nations Security Council rejected a Soviet bid to revise the agenda and noted Russia’s boycott after last January. The U S proposal urged pressure on North Korea to end defiance of the UN and avoid widening the Korean conflict. The council gave MacArthur's HQ authority to administer relief to up to one million Korean war refugees. Yugoslavia and Russia were absent.
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Navy Air Giants on Hawaiian Run
The Navy deploys its two largest land planes on a run between San Francisco and Hawaii. The 92 ton Constitution aircraft carry about 180 passengers and heavy cargo for hauling priority materials and personnel.
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Plane wreckage found near Mt Crillon in Alaska search
Searchers moved toward 15 900 foot Mt Crillon where a B 17 spotted wreckage of a missing U S Air Force C 54. There was no sign at the crash scene of the six crewmen. The C 54 disappeared Saturday.
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Lisbon Shuffle Keeps Salazar in Power
The Portuguese cabinet was reshuffled today with Antonio de Oliveira Salazar remaining as premier. Six new ministers joined the government in what is viewed as a response to the present world crisis.
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