Food Prices Rise Nearly One Percent in June
The government reported a 0.9 percent rise in food prices between mid May and mid June as part of the cost of living survey. Meat prices jumped 5 percent and eggs 3.7 percent, while fresh produce fell with cabbage and lettuce dropping about 20 percent.
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Washington
INS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Truman
C.so. Steel Workers Union
Manchester
N. H
Portland
Maine
Peoria
Springfield
Ill
Memphis
Los Angeles
Seattle
Puddington Treated for Scalp Wound at Homecoming Celebration
John D. Puddington aged 26 of 1335 23rd street NE was treated at Mercy Hospital for a scalp laceration after striking his forehead on a steel beam during the Louisville homecoming celebration. Deputies reported the incident occurred Thursday night.
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John D. Puddington
23Rd St NE
Mercy Hospital
Louisville
Cardinal Spellman denounces Mrs Roosevelt on school aid
Francis Cardinal Spellman lashes Mrs Roosevelt in a public letter over her opposition to federal funds for parochial and private schools. He cites her June 23 column in My Day and argues Catholics and other faiths deserve honest discussion of the Barden bill amid ongoing congressional debate on federal aid to education.
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Cardinal Spellman
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
House
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
Roosevelt
America
Ashes of 22 Air Dead Will Be Flown to Holland
Royal Dutch Airlines announced the ashes of 22 victims from the July 12 crash near Bombay will be flown to The Hague early next week. Upon arrival, urns including 13 American journalists will be placed on a bier in a candle lit chapel as the Dutch Federation of Journalists provides a guard of honour and a brief ceremony.
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Holland
the Hague
The
Netherlands
Royal Dutch Airlines
K.L.M
Bombay
Hague
Dutch Federation of Journalists
Chinese Reds Drive to South Canton
About 150000 Communist troops from Shanghai shift southwest toward the Canton region where fate of the city is to be decided. The Communist radio accuses the United States of blockading ports, organizing an international volunteer air force, and backing the Kuomintang emergency council. Hengyang, 275 miles northwest of Canton, is seen as the likely first battle site in South China.
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Canton
China
Shanghai
South
United States
Kuomintang Supreme Emergency Council
Claire Chennault
Washington
U. S
Chennault
Hengyang
South China
Crusade in Europe TV previews dramatic wartime saga
New ABC documentary previews its forthcoming Crusade in Europe episodes and highlights dramatic Normandy coverage. Gen Eisenhower appears prominently, guiding troops and officers while camera work follows paratroopers, ships, bombardment, and beach landings, with fresh footage from war archives.
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New York
INS
ABC
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
England
Navy
Gen. Eisenhower
U S Steel Film Shows Stainless Steel Uses
United States Steel Corp releases a technicolor motion picture titled An Orchid to Mr Jordan illustrating current stainless steel applications. Otto Kruger and Helen Sping star in the 25 minute film, offered in 16 and 35 mm sound versions at Cleveland film distribution center.
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United States Steel Corp
Mr. Jordan
Otto Kruger
Helen Sping
Cleveland
First White Men Build Home on Cape Melville Island
The Australian Federal Works Department is constructing a new light house on South Barrow Island in Queensland 20 miles south of Cape Melville. The workers are the first white men to reside on the island, marking a historic settlement.
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Cape Melville
Aus
Australian Federal Works Department
Libia: ancient Greek name for Africa
A concise note identifies Libia as the ancient Greek designation for the continent of Africa, highlighting historical naming conventions and geographic reference. The statement points to classical terminology used by Greek writers in antiquity.
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Libia
Africa
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