Wool market and woolen industry face postwar shifts
A postwar analysis reports the United States has 28 million stock sheep and lambs on farms, with wool prices rising globally while domestic stocks decline. Experts warn higher clothing costs may occur next fall due to competition with durable goods, employment shifts, and reduced wool production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantington
Jane
U. B
Iteek
Cora
U. S
Department of Agriculture
United States
Slaby Faces Contempt Hearing After Grand Jury Refusal
Frank Slaby a longshoreman union leader faces a contempt hearing in San Francisco for refusing to be sworn before a grand jury. He was recently indicted on charges of perjury and conspiracy to defraud the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bridges
CIO Longshoreman
Frank Slaby
Shore
San Francisco
Prison escape roils Moundsville with gunmen on the run
About 14 inmates escaped Moundsville Penitentiary after cutting bars hidden by black soup and breaching a heavy mesh. Fugitives include Otto Neff and Holly Starcher, both serving long terms for kidnapping or armed robbery. Police set roadblocks across the region and chased reports of stolen vehicles and a missing skiff along the Ohio River.
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Otto Neff
Ohio County
Wheeling
Otto Noff
Oho County
Holly Starcher
Charles P. Ross
Jack Heeney
Ife
Donald Wurster
Mike Ables
Gilmer County
Dennis P. Taylor
Kanawha County
Everett Leroy Ruble
Wood County
Elmer Tichoell
Stanley Sheftie
Hancock County
John Walker
Grooke
Denver Vannest
Jackson County
Eddie Starcher
Roane County
Gerald Noland
Moundsville
Ohio River
Glendale
Witness Arrives to Testify in Hiss Perjury Trial
Whittaker Chambers arrives at federal court in New York City to testify against former State Department official Alger Hiss. Chambers identifies Hiss as the man he first met in 1954 and says he saw him regularly from 1954 onward.
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Whittaker Chambers
Federal Court
New York City
Alger Miss
State Department
Chambers
Hiss
Parallel Twin Span Sought for San Francisco Bay Bridge
Traffic over the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge has saturated capacity with estimates of 77.6 million dollars spent and 150 to 210 million total costs. The Navy supports a southern crossing to protect wartime installations, while the Toll Bridge Authority and Governor Warren back a parallel span to relieve congestion.
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San Francisco- Oakland Bay
Fred J. Walker
Central Press
Ban Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
California
Big Bay
Navy
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
State Toll Bridge Authority
Earl Warren
Bay Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
the Gate Bridge
Bath Bridges
Toll Bridge Authority
Hunters Point
Alameda
Carl Vinson D. Georgia
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Bay
Gov. Warren
Bay Area
Bridge and Highway District
Lilienthal Faces Hickenlooper Over Security Clearances
The Iowa Senator pressed for Lilienthal’s firing and demanded tighter rules on emergency security clearances. The two leaders clashed during a recent face-to-face session as they debated how many U.S. employees hold clearance to support the atomic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Commission
Survey on Rent Decontrol Sparks Nationwide Debate
The survey shows decontrol moves triggering rent increases in several states led by Texas and Florida while several states including Iowa and North Carolina reject decontrol bills. Cities weigh hearings and governors decide on broader area decontrol.
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Amarillo
Globe-News
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Tennessee
North Carolina
Oklahoma
New England
Pacific Northwest
Ocean View
Washington
Woods
Akron
Salt Lake
Slot Machines Approved by Prince Georges County Voters
Unofficial returns show Prince Georges County voters approving slot machine legalization 6 325 to 5 409. Greenbelt and Hyattsville led opposition with about five to one against, while countywide results never favored opponents.
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Upper Marlboro
Prince Georges County
Greenbelt
Hyattsville
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Milly
Fearnow & Cline
First
Federal Trade Commission
Better Business Bureaus
The
Food & Drug Administration
Hagerstown
E. H. Zimmerman
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Professional Arts Building
Potomac Street
R. D. McKee
City
Hall
Wetafrill
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