Spread in Price Of Food Hit in Senate Report
A Senate report on food prices finds wide gaps between farmer earnings and grocery costs, with midmen taking large cuts. Senator Aiken urges a full Chicago investigation into milk pricing as consumer prices exceed producer returns. The delay in release is blamed on committee differences while meat pricing centers on charging what traffic will bear.
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Senate
Washington
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Chicago
I’yve
Aiken
Subcommittee
Justice Department
Agriculture Committee
Bad Year for Bad Peas and Teen Thieves in England
Two teen girls employed at a pea canning plant earned six cents per pound from bad peas. They bought black dye to overspread peas and paint them black, hoping to save for holidays. The forewoman caught them. they were fired.
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England
Six Added to Memorial Dedication Committee
Six members have been added to the committee preparing for the rededication of the McKinley Memorial on the 50th anniversary of President McKinley’s death. New appointees include Neva Lane Miss Lottie Miller Eugene Carr Mayor Thomas H Nichols Carl Weis and Irwin Zepp. The panel will meet Friday at 8 p.m. in Paul Belden’s office.
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McKinley Memorial
McKinley
Neva Lane
Ladies of the
G.A.R
Lottie Miller
The
Daughters of Union, Veterans
Eugene Carr
Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc
Thomas H. Nichols
Carl O. Weis
Canton City
Irwin C. Zepp
Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society
Paul B. Belden
Defense Materials Procurement Agency Created to Merge Stockpiling
President Truman announced a new Defense Materials Procurement Agency to unify the government defense stockpiling programs. Jess Larson, currently head of the General Services Administration, is named to head the agency and will face Senate confirmation. The merger brings together programs from Interior Defense Administration GSA and the Economic Cooperation Administration.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Materials Procurement Agency
Jess Larson
General Services Administration
Larson
Senate
Interior Department
Defense Administration
GSA
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Trainmen and Russia Dispute Ends in Partial Victory
Arbitrator George Cheney ruled for carriers on the air hose coupling rule and for the union on a broader work classification issue affecting more than one job. Trainmen to be paid 95 cents daily for outside work. higher of multiple jobs applies. The deal includes wage increases for yardmen and roadmen with an escalator clause. Russia dispute note: U.S. refuses to hand over 13 small German vessels claimed by Soviet Union. plan for Nazi fleet split not binding.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
George Cheney
Cheney
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
U.S
Britain
Arm in Tank Trucker Rescued After Barons Garage Incident
Carl Pyers 24 of Killbuck stuck an arm into a semitrailer gasoline tank at Baron's garage Route 62 near Canton to check a leak. Nine Pleasant View firefighters plus deputies and another driver freed him after an hour while curious children watched. Pyers emerged with only skin irritation from the gasoline bath.
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Carl Pyers
Killbuck
Pyers
Baron
Route 62
Canton
Pleasant View
Chinese official killed by Tibetan guard near Ya tung
In Ya-tung near the former Dalai Lama capital, a Chinese accredited official was shot by a Tibetan border guard after failing to present a border pass. The guard fired back, killing the official instantly.
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New Dehli
India
Yatung
Dalai Lama
Peiping
Lhasa
Tibet
Fifteenth polio case reported in Canton girl
Dr. W. A. Scott Canton health commissioner announced the fifteenth polio case. A 17 year old girl in the northwest section was taken to Aulfman Hospital on Wednesday, according to the doctor.
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Canton
W. A. Scott
Aulfman Hospital
Scott
British Hostess and Akron Flier Marry After Brief Courtship
An American air force sergeant and a British airline hostess wed today in Paso, following a four hour courtship during which they fell in love. Winifred Spears and Sgt. William Griggs met when he ferried a bomber to England, spoke of cooking and sewing, and agreed to marry after a quick engagement as her daughter Antoinette watched.
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BK Paso
Tex
British Airlines
Winifred F. Spears
Hartfordshire
England
Stagg
William Griggs
Akron
United States
Griggs
London
$50,000 Damages Sought In Bicycle Injury Case
A lawsuit filed in Common Pleas Court seeks 50 000 in damages for personal injuries to 13 year old David Mc Laughlin son of Mrs Betty Mc Laughlin of 318 Mill Rd SW. The petition states he rode a bicycle onto Milled from a side street on Oct 25 1950 when struck by a car driven by Harry H Oiler of 418 33rd St SE.
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David McLaughlin
Betty McLaughlin
Mill Rd
Common Pleas Court
McLaughlin
Harry H. Oiler
33Rd St
Truman Plans San Francisco Speech at Jap Treaty Conference
President Truman announced he will fly to San Francisco to address the opening session of the Japanese peace treaty conference on September 4. He noted he might depart and return in a day and said a cross country campaign this fall is not possible at this time.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Nehru Invited Again To Talks On Pakistan Truce
Premier Liaquat Ali Khan urged Nehru to visit Karachi for talks to end rising tensions over Kashmir. He repeated demands that India withdraw troops near the border before peace discussions, saying war would ruin both nations. Nehru offered to meet in Karachi or New Delhi with no preconditions.
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Karaghi
Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan
India
Nehru
Liaquat Ali
Karachi
New Delhi
Sam Mason Denounced as Fraud in Senators Report
A Senate subcommittee called Sam Mason a complete fraud for running a confidence racket that allegedly swindled about a quarter million dollars with promises of cheap government property leases. The panel announced a federal grand jury inquiry and outlined Mason’s claims, including that he once planned a vast underground construction program and that his aliases and finances were murky.
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Ashington
Senate
Pudgy
Sam Mason
Hoey
North Carolina
Subcommittee
Mason
Samuel D. Mossman
Vince Eungart
Washington
Eungart
Australia
Senate Expenditures Committee
Philadelphia
Sergeant Praises 937th Battalion in Korea
S/Sgt. James Butler, just back from 11 months in Korea, lauds the 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion as a hot outfit. He notes Canton area men show high efficiency and are respected by peers. Butler enlisted 1948, has 11 months to discharge, and returns to Ft. Ord Aug 22 after a 21 day furlough.
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Rea
James Butler
Sutter
Canton National Guard
Jim
Canton Area
Butler
Ft. Ord
Calif
Korea
Ft. Dix
N. J
Japan
Ray Butler
Hursh
Juvenile vandalism and theft reports in city area
Reports to police cite damage to a car of Helen and Mildred Hudson at 308 Valleyview NW after juveniles threw stones breaking two windows and chipping paint. Alexander Perry at 1904 Penn Pl NE reports two garage doors valued at 30 dollars broken at rear of 1933 Penn Pl NE. A radio valued at 50 dollars and four hubcaps worth 20 dollars were stolen from vehicles at Kramer Motors lot 1716 Tuscaranas St W and at 9th St and Schroyer Ave SW involving Rome Tersigni 1252 Court Ave SW.
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Helen and Mildred Hudson
Valleyview
Alexander Perry
Penn Pl
Kramer Motors
Tuscaranas St
Rome Tersigni
Court Are
9Th St
Schroyer Ave
Britain Ends Ban on Strikes and Lockouts Aug 14
The British government will lift its wartime ban on strikes and lockouts effective August 14. Voluntary bargaining between unions and employer federations continues with a new industrial disputes tribunal to settle unresolved issues. Conservatives supported the move after unrest from prosecutions under the old order.
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London
Seaman, 82, Sets Out With Wife on Third Global Yawl Trip
AN PEDRO Aug 2 AP Harry Pidgeon the "Lindbergh of the sea" plans a third global yawl voyage at age 82 launching from San Pedro with his wife aboard. His first two trips began in 1921 and 1935, each about three years, and a 1947 voyage ended when his boat was lost in a typhoon. The Pidgeons aim to sail to Honolulu on this voyage i nvolving his wife in the voyage.
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AN Pedro
Harry Pidgeon
San Pedro
Pidgeon
New Hebrides
Pidgeons
Honolulu
Otis Asks Dismissal of Suit in Cleveland
Otis & Co. seeks dismissal of a Cleveland federal suit that would enforce a New York judgment against Kaiser-Fraser Corp. The brief argues the case was premature and not aligned with new federal procedures. Kaiser-Fraser won 3,120,743 dollars in New York. Otis contends confirmation is inappropriate while the New York judgment is on appeal.
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Otis
Cleveland
Otis & Co
New York
Kaiser-Fraser Corp
Miller
K.-F
Florist Leader Attends National Rally Graduation
Lew Kull of Don Johnston's flowers returned from Flint Michigan with a graduation certificate from the first national sales and management rally for retail florists held at Michigan State College.
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Lew Kull
Don Johnston
Flint
Mich
Michigan State College
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