Senate Pushes Final Passage of $32 Billion Money Bill
Washington Aug. 3 Senate moves to speed passage of the $32 billion omnibus package, limiting debate to five minutes per amendment. Bridges seeks an $800 million across the board cut with 35 supporters, while plans to exempt Marshall Plan and Point IV face opposition. Administration sources warn the final vote will be close as lawmakers aim to conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
Novelist Brown Promotes Film Stars in My Crown
Canton report details author Joe David Brown arriving with wife for a preview of Stars in My Crown. He discusses finances during writing, radio interviews, book-signings at local stores, and a stage interview after the Loew's Theater screening. Brown, a former police reporter and paratrooper, reflects on his career and literary approach.
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Joe D. Brown
Loew’s
Joe David Browns
Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
This Week
Canton
Literary Guild
Brown
Canton Stark Ministers Association
Y.M.C.A
Sertoman
St. Francis
Birmingham, Ala
Birmingham Post
The
B-29s Strike Red Factories In Third Raid
North Korean industrial targets saw a major assault as B 29 bombers hit Bogun chemical plant at Hungnam in a third five day raid. Four hundred tons of bombs, many radar controlled, plus fighter support aided ground troops. tanks near Kumchon and Hamchang were hit, with several burning. Night B 26 strikes followed, targeting supply lines and convoys.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Bogun Chemical
Hungnam
38Th Parallel
Bogum
Red
John A. Duggane
Eau Claire
Wis
Kumchon
Martins Ferry
Hamchang
Millard A. Hodges
Tulsa
Okla
Howard R. Auten
11 000 Ohioans To Get Test for October Draft
Columbus report details an August start for pre induction physicals as Ohio boards prepare for October inductees. Col. Carl Wahl notes the state will examine about 11 000 more men in August and another 11 000 in September for 2 850 and 2 860 inductees respectively. He cites historical rejection rates and warns against premature percentages.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Ohio Selective Service Boards
Ohio
Col. Wahl
Canton Area Weather Forecast and Almanac Details
Weather report from the Weather Bureau Akron Canton Airport notes fair cool and less humid today. Tonight fair and cool with low around 50. Friday mostly sunny with little temperature change. Almanac data include tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times, moonrise, and barometer reading with regional temperature highs in the 70s and lows around 50s.
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Canton
T. Weather Bureau
Akron-Canton
OHTO
International News Service
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Atata
Associated Press
Akron
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Clay Columbus
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Miami
St. P
New Orleans
New York
Pittsburgh
Hoover union case: NLRB orders reinstatement and back pay
The NLRB ruled Hoover must reinstate twelve discharged UAW executive board members to former or equivalent jobs with back pay. It ordered 60 day postings, cease and desist from coercion, and access to payroll records. Three other fired members were not charged with unfair labor practices. Hoover argued boycott was the issue and earnings post-discharge may be deducted.
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NLRB
Hoover
Lynn J. Plastow
Marvin A. Climes
Alvin B. Day
Vincent Renner
Albert DeMuesy
John Connelly
Edward Watson
Charles Bucher
Virgil Anderson
Kay Elliott
Orin Brick
Hoover Company
U.A.W
Herschel Kriger
Kriger
George Kile
Ivan Brumbaugh
Preskett Butler
Hektoen
Washington
Donald Merwin
Richard McCuskey
Black
Masan highway bottleneck and Naktong river defense analysis
Experts assess Masan as a key bottleneck on the western approaches to the port, with a wide tidal plain and water barriers potentially impeding Red tank advances. North Korean armor could pivot toward Kumhae or cross the Naktong toward Samnangjin, while river barriers and bridges influence offensive options. Popcorn may be grown on any soil that will grow good field corn.
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Masan
Pusan
Kumhae
Naktong
Samnangjin
Controlling Economic Mobilization Faces House Split
Debate over two bills outlines stand by authority for price and wage rollbacks, rationing and defense priorities. Administration bill favors optional consumer controls and broad credit limits while Kunkel bill imposes mandatory wage freezes and tightens real estate rules. Base periods set June dates. rent and excess profits taxes discussed as possible future actions.
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Kunkels Institute
Geiger Counter Used in Cold Virus Study
Dr Thomas G Ward of Johns Hopkins developed using a Geiger counter and radioactive phosphorus to track the progress of the cold virus in chicken embryos. He works with Oak Ridge scientists to refine the method, noting it may speed research without promising an immediate cure.
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Baltimore
Thomas G. Ward
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Ward
Atomic Plant
Oak Ridge
Tenn
American Journal of Hygiene
Ohio liquor sales hit yearly peak in July week
Ohio liquor sales reached the highest weekly total of the year for the seven day period ended July 22, with reported sales of 3,550,360 dollars. Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner said inventories are adequate and in the best condition in years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Department of Liquor Control
Oscar L. Fleckner
Wellesley College Posts Humorous Lawn Signs
In Wellesley Massachusetts a college guards campus grass with witty signs. One sign reworks Greta Garbo’s famous line to read I want to be a lawn reflecting campus humor and protection of green space.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Greta Garbo
Son Reported For Active Duty In National Guard
Casualties other sons in the last war. None were injured. Byron Speicher, a National Guard member, has received word he must report for active duty. Pvt. Brunner is a truck driver with headquarters battery, 52nd Field Artillery Battalion. He enlisted for three years in September 1948 and had 18 months of prior service after World War II. His mother says he went to Japan soon after enlisting, last writing home in April. Before service, he worked for Sampson General Tire Co.
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Byron Speicher
National Guard
Pvt
Brunner
52Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Japan
Sampson General Tire Co
Stark Bond Drive Surpasses Goal by 83000
Stark County surpassed its independence bond drive goal by 83000, with total E bond sales reaching 1373492. County chairman C A Laiblin announced, noting 319500 earned in the final period July 9 to 17. Stark ranked sixth among eight major counties and 3rd of 88 counties with 106.4 percent of quota. Ohio statewide hit 113.8 percent. national rank 13. A third of lightning deaths occur when seeking shelter under trees.
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Stark County
C. A. Laiblin
Stark
Laiblin
Ohio
Marines in Fight To Show Value Of Corps To Congress
Marines of the 1st Division moved to front lines in Korea within hours of arrival from California. They aim to prove the Marine Corps worth to Congress and the nation, boasting upgraded tanks, training, and readiness to counter North Korean armor.
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Robert C. Miller
United Press
1St Marine Division
Korea
California
Korean
Marine Corps
Armed Forces Unification
1St Division
Congress
New Translation Redefines Key Terms for Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society unveiled a revised New Testament in New York on August 3. Nathan H. Knorr announced a three year effort by an international scholar commission, replacing terms such as Father Son and Holy Ghost with Spirit Water and Blood and Jehovah in many places, and using hades for hell while stake replaces cross.
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New York
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Nathan H. Knorr
Jehovah's Witnesses
Knorr
Earth
Christendom
God
Hades
Hell
Pauley Warns Korea War Could Spark World War
Pauley tells Senate committee that Korea is a symptom of a global malignancy threatening democracy. He recalls Soviet tilting to control North Korea, 1946 letters to Truman, and warns US must act now to prevent a wider war as red propaganda grows.
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Korea
U. N
Russia
North Korea
Pauley
Tydings
Truman
Tokyo
Asia
India Backs U N in Korea Aid Move and Supports 38th Parallel
The Kremlin approved a plan to end the Korean war, the United States rejected it. India supported Malik’s bid to expel Chinese Nationalists but backed the Security Council majority on North Korea as aggressor and retreat to the 38th parallel. Nehru said India would aid peace, sending ambulance and surgical units though not troops.
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Kremlin
United States
India
Malik
Security Council
United Nations
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Nehru
U. N
Korea
Ohio Patrol Warns 400 to Die on Rural Highways
Columbus, Aug 3. The state highway patrol estimated with mathematical certainty that about 400 Ohioans will be killed on rural highways in the next six months. Col. George Mingle said 7,500 to 8,000 more will be injured. he urged drivers to act as if their lives depend on safety.
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Olumbus
INS
State
Col. Mingle
Guy Hiner First Independent To File For Ballot
Guy C. Hiner of AD 2 became the first independent to file petitions for a November ballot entry. A current House member elected as a Republican, he submitted petitions to the elections board on Wednesday. The deadline for independent petitions for any November office is August 9. Hiner lost the May Republican primary for the state senatorial nomination.
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Guy C. Hiner
AD 2
Board of Elections
House of Representatives
Hiner
Drowning at Stonelick Lake Near Milford
Willard Davis a 28 year old of Norwood drowned in 30 feet of water at Stonelick Lake Batavia Ohio He had gone to swim with two companions when the incident occurred authorities reported the drowning occurred about 12 miles east of Milford and the lake location is noted.
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Batavia, O
Willard Davis
Norwood
Stonelick Lake
Milford
Davis
Britain Plans Arms Program With U S Aid
A British informant said London plans a vast rearmament drive with American help to be announced within 24 hours. Attlee reportedly showed an outline to US Ambassador Douglas after Washington asked for Britain’s share of Western allies’ military buildup. Officials estimate an additional 280 million dollars yearly, with the rest to come from American support, while economy constraints loom over full war readiness.
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London
Britain
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Attlee
Douglas
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Korean War Tide Shifts With Allied Retreats and Reinforcements
United States and South Korean forces executed orderly withdrawals from Yongdok and northern areas while Donglas MacArthur’s briefing notes heavy Allied reinforcements. Marines prepare Pershing tanks and flame throwers as Naktong River offers a defensive barrier. Allied air and naval actions target Reds at Chinju Mokpo and along the western front with bridges and rail assets hit. British destroyers raid Mokpo oil storage and facilities.
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Naktong
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
United States
MacArthur
Pusan
Taegu
Chinju
Far East Air Force
Seoul
Yongdok
Mokpo
Korea
Massillon Girl Wins 4-H Safety Talk Prize
Doris Kraft of Massillon won the girls division in the nine county Northern Ohio 4-H Safety Talk contest held in Wooster. A 1950 Washington High School graduate and Massillon Public Library employee, Kraft will advance to the state finals in Columbus along with boys’ winner John Bertter of Medina.
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Wooster
Doris Kraft
RD 1
Massillon
Ohio
Miss Kraft
Washington High School
Myers Modern
Massillon Public Library
John Bertter
Medina
Bertter
Columbus
Stark
Wayne
Richland
Huron
Holmes
Ashland
Cuyahoga
Lorain
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