Truman Calls for Wider Housing Output and Price Stabilization
The Truman administration seeks competition and higher housing production amid a saturated luxury market. The council argues for a stable equilibrium requiring price adjustments, reduced profits, wage realignments, and boosted consumption across lower and middle ranks to sustain prosperity. The council, created by the 1946 Employment Act, includes Edwin G. Nourse as chairman, with Leon H. Keyserling and John D. Clark. A year end report and a confidential economic memo for President Truman will guide his post election address to Congress.
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Cowneil
Edwin G. Nourse
Leon H. Keyseling
John D. Clark
Mr. Truman
Congress
Jewish Refugee Ship Is Seized In Haifa Waters
An official statement said the ship Al Tafchiduni carrying Jewish refugees was intercepted about one mile northwest of Haifa as it entered Palestine waters under a special children's quota. The vessel flew the Zionist flag. About 200 Jews aboard the Transylvania were refused permission to land at Haifa to visit relatives.
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Cyprus
Palestine
Haifa
Transylvania
Romania
France
Cuba
Civil War Veteran To Get Medal Today
Sandpoint Idaho December Civil War veteran Israel A Broadsword Idaho's only surviving veteran receives a long overdue Civil War Service Medal at a ceremony led by Major F W Smith University of Idaho ROTC unit Rep Abe Goff arranged the award after learning Broadsword had not received it for decades officials later confirmed eligibility for 82 years by the War Department adjutant general's office
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Israel A. Groadsword
U Sam
Broadsword
F. W. Smith
University of Idaho Rotc
War Department
Abe Goff
Goff
Iadjutant General's Office
Lamarre Posts Bond For His Appearance
Dayton December 23. Bleriot H. Lamarre a central figure in a Senate committee probe appeared in District Federal Court to post 31000 bond for his January 7 Washington appearance on a perjury indictment. A grand jury indicted Lamarre and Meyers December 19 over aviation electric Corp of Vandalia Ohio affairs. Lamarre was president of the firm.
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Dayton
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Senate Committee
Bennett BE. Meyers
Washington
Meyers
Lamarre
Aviation Electric Corp of Vandalia
Frm
Big Speculators Facing Probe in Food Profiteering
Anderson testified that profiteering in food involved big traders and potentially government officials, with names from October 21, 1946 and October 31, 1947 lists made public. Ike Paley indicated he has liquidated holdings and that other major traders active since January 1, 1946 may be revealed later.
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Anderson
Laver. Pauley
Spec
Aged Grocer Dies Noted Baltimore Robbery Victim
George Lehr a 77 year old Baltimore grocer who has not regained consciousness since last Wednesday was described as weaker and in very grave condition at West Baltimore General Hospital after an operation on Friday. Howard Andrew Fram, 31 of Kensington Md pled guilty at a preliminary hearing to robbery and hatchet assault and was ordered held without bail for a January 19 hearing.
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Baltimore
George Lehr
West Haitimars General Hospital
Howard Andrew Fram
Kensington
Train crash in Germany kills 37 and injures 360
Frankfurt dispatch reports a head on collision near Fahr-Irlich in the French occupation zone killed 37 people and wounded over 360 as two crowded express trains collided during holiday travel. Officials say 98 seriously hurt were moved to Neuweid hospitals and traffic on the line halted.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Fahr-Irlich
Neuweid
Cologne
Fahr Iruich
Japs Reluctant To Pay Taxes Tokyo
An allied HQ official says Japanese have paid only a quarter of this fiscal year’s taxes. Fines or prison await nonpayers by the end of next month. Henry Shavell cites tax maladministration and low compliance. only 32 of 133 billion yen budgeted tax revenue collected. Delinquencies mainly in income taxes. informers aid the government. Ancestors of present goldfish were green.
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Tokyo
Henry Shavell
Washington, D.C
Shavell
Japan
Popular Spuds Fare Badly In Test Plot
County Agent Mark Miller reports potato yields from a Ken neth Herbst farm test plot in Chewsville show a new seedling BIs-18 far outproducing 20 existing types. Irish Cobblers and Katahdins ranked lower, while the B73-18 yielded 424 bushels per acre U S Number One and 17 bushels per acre Number Two with culls. The field, planted April 24 and harvested September 9, used five 1 348th acre replicas. Garrett county seed supplied planting stock.
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Kenneth Herbst
Chewsville
Mark Miller
U. S
G. S
Bliss Triumph
Maine
U.S
Pontiac
Trish Cabhier
Teton
Garrett County
Farm Bureau Plans For Annual Meet In Baltimore
More than 6 000 Maryland farmers and families are expected in Baltimore January 69 for the annual Farm Bureau convention. Executive secretary C H E Wise Jr announced today. Simultaneous meetings of the state poultry council and the Maryland Crop Improvement Association will be held with the Bureau convention. The program will feature cattle feeding dairying poultry raising livestock growing and tobacco raising exhibits and discussions.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Farm Bureau
C. H E. Wise, Jr
State Poultry Council
Maryland Crop Improvement Association
Holiday Liquor Sales Dip Warned By Retailers
The piece reports fluctuating whiskey demand ahead of Christmas with smaller purchases per client, higher prices on straight whiskeys, stronger Canadian whiskey demand, and some dealers seeing sales below last year though overall dollar volumes stay near year-ago levels due to aggressive advertising. A Wall Street Journal note cites up to 30 percent wider pre holiday liquor sales elsewhere, while stores refrain from hiring extra help as prior war volume changes fade.
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South End
Wall Street Journal
Nine-year-old seeks a brother or sister for Christmas
In Los Angeles a nine year old, Bobby Potter, writes to Superior Judge Georgia Bullock asking for a sibling after seeing stories of adoptions. He pleads for a brother or sister and praises his parents, saying the best daddy and swell mama await. The judge referred the request to the boy's parents. Santa may have another chance next year.
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Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Bobb Potter
Georgia Bullock
Bobby
Band Plays At Chinaman’s Funeral In St Louis
Joe Lin official head of St Louis Chinatown is buried with a 30 piece band playing graveside. The funeral procession stretched six blocks with 46 limousines and blocked downtown traffic. Chinese leaders from 25 cities attended the service which cost 5090 dollars. Lin died December 18 at age 64 and led the Eastern United States Chinese merchants and labor association for seven years.
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St. Louis
Joe Lin
Chinatown
On Leong
Chinese Merchants and Labor Association
United States
Middies to Give Dolls to Washington Girls
The Midshipmen brigade at the Naval Academy plans a Christmas gift drive for over 400 Washington girls. They contributed 965 dollars to buy about 2 dollar dolls and personally supervised the purchases. Delia dolls were delivered to Washington by a Naval Academy truck and will be distributed by local charity groups.
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Annapolis
Washington
Midshipmen
Naval Academy
Delia
Jap Crown Prince Akihito Reaches Fourteen
Tokyo reports Crown Prince Akihito, aged fourteen, began his birthday with calisthenics. The boy prince is described as developing magnificently both physically and spiritually as he trains for the throne.
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Tokyo
Akihito
Japan
Lubitsch Will Leaves Daughter Heir To Fortune
The Lubitsch will admits to probate. film director Ernst Lubitsch dies at 55 with about one million estate. His daughter Nicola inherits most, while 15 percent goes to Nicola's mother Sanya Lubitsch. A sister-in-law, a niece, and two employees receive £10 000 each. the remainder goes to a trust for Nicola.
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Los Angeles
Ernst Lubitsch
Nicila
Lubitsch
Nicola
Sanya Lubitsch
New York
Court Martial Sought Over Captain Kelly Disappearance
Lt Col Texley at Camp Lee recommends general court martial for Captain Edward P. Kelly who vanished from the camp December 1 along with pay checks for 37 officers. Labor turnover in iron and steel 1939 to 1946 ran below manufacturing average. Polar bears sighted swimming 200 miles offshore.
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Camp Lee
Alfred G._Texley
Edward P. Kelly
Library Decorated For Holiday Season
The Washington County Library brightens for the holidays with bulletin board displays featuring stockings of colorful book titles, snow men hats made from book jackets, and trees in the children's department. The festive decorations blend Christmas spirit with the library’s educational mission, showcasing clever designs without compromising learning.
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Washington County Library
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