21 Aug 1946
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1946
Page
1
The Price Decontrol Board ordered meat price ceilings back to June 30 levels starting Friday, backed by $684 million in 1946 subsidies. Dairy and most grains stay unrestricted. OPA suspended new controls for two days to finalize regulations as it weighs farmer cost and parity impacts.
Reaction to price ceilings revival split among industry spokesmen and officials. Some fear a black market return, while a CIO official calls such talk phoney. The American Meat Institute urges stern enforcement to prevent maldistribution and waste, while Ralph Selstein of the United Packinghouse Workers denounces the notion as unfounded.
The Mercury notes a mild rise in temperatures through tonight and Thursday with highs near 70 and lows around 60. A subsequent high pressure system will bring cooler readings by Friday, ending the brief warm spell.
A moderately sharp quake struck downtown Manila for about two seconds this afternoon. No damage reports were available immediately.
Partly cloudy today and tonight with moderate temperatures. High Tuesday around 70 and low 58 with sunset at 7 59 PM. Record highs and lows noted. humidity near 80 percent at 8 30 AM. trend toward increasing clouds and scattered showers by tomorrow night.
OPA outlines June 30 ceilings for meats including Grade AA porterhouse at 64 to 68 cents per pound and T bone at the same price. Sirloin 45 to 47 cents, pork loin chops 37 to 40 cents, bacon 42 to 45 cents, hams 37 to 39 cents, veal cuts 48 to 54 cents, lamb cuts 44 to 64 cents. Decontrol Board cites likely livestock price shifts and ongoing shortages in meat and dairy supplies.
Chinese Communists announced the establishment of a government in Manchuria and said they would not join any coalition government until all fighting ends. Some observers call the move the mediators last hope for a permanent peace.
Washington reports that the United States publicly rejected Soviet demands on the Dardanelles and vowed no escalation toward a Munich like settlement. President Truman and top officials affirmed firm policy to prevent Soviet bases from the Dardanelles to India, warning that force would bring grave world trouble.
Prime Minister Enver Hoxha of Albania demanded equal representation at the peace conference and rejected any changes to Albania's sacred frontiers. He accused Greece and its leader Tsaldaris, criticized Italy’s role, and asserted Albania would seek a friendly stance with the Greek people while denouncing Italian aggression and war damages. The remarks drew applause from Hoxha and Mexico’s Diaz.
The Associated Press reports three developments from the Yugoslav crisis. Marshal Tito defends Yugoslavia in Belgrade remarks, Byrnes in Paris discusses the situation with Edward Kardelj, and Berlin announces cancellation of American air transport flights between Vienna and Udine until further notice.
Budget Director James EB Webb orders a three month federal workforce reduction of 104 400 positions by November 16 bringing active payroll to 2 362 000, with most cuts from white collar peacetime jobs including stenographers executives scientists clerks and inspectors.
The Italian military police used tear gas and smoke bombs in a large roundup of Allied deserters and escaped prisoners said to be living with Italians in a pine grove near Pisa.
Moscow reports the Russian government signed a new trade treaty with Denmark covering all commerce questions and including a most favored nation clause.
In Albany, the C.1LO PAC faced a severe defeat as it failed to win congressional nominations in both parties. Only candidates with official endorsements survived, led by Vito Marcantonio and Joseph C. Baldwin, who secured Democratic races amid Tammany Hall influence.
Sweden Iceland and Afghanistan passed a screening report to the Security Council for admission to the United Nations. The document hints at wrangles over the fate of six other applicants including Albania Outer Mongolia Siam and Portugal Ireland and Transjordan with varied national support and opposition from major powers.
Marquis Childs argues in an editorial column that Russia’s current psychological operations against America resemble Nazi propaganda tactics seen in 1980s attacks, portraying a coordinated campaign to sow doubt and fear.
Two men accused of holding up the Mountain Creek post office at gunpoint and declaring they were taking over were jailed in Clanton county jail. Ivy Lunsford Lackey of Gallatin Tennessee and Garland Odom of Birmingham faced unlawful firearms charges as postmaster George Culver recounted the incident. The suspects claimed they were leaders of a veterans organization and asserted government administration had ended at 12 10.
The London Daily Telegraph reports Soviet troops with guns tanks and flame throwers massing near the Russo Turkish frontier. A dispatch says the display aims to create alarm and political pressure by signaling military strength.
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney accused UNRRA Director General Fiorello LaGuardia of making completely useless allegations that American occupation forces opposed UNRRA humanitarian aims. LaGuardia left for Warsaw to inspect UNRRA's European activities.
Reports in Chinese newspapers claim government troop trains are streaming through Mukden and advancing deeper into Manchuria, pressing westward toward North Jehol within a day or two, amid Communist stronghold tensions.
Pan American Airways will reroute Vienna to Istanbul flights via Naples avoiding Budapest and Bucharest as landing rights are denied to U.S. airlines. The change lengthens the route by several hundred miles, while Tito claims Yugoslavia sought peace but not at any price after an unarmed American transport plane was downed.
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