Truman Calls for Renewal of Economic Control Law
President Truman urged the public to pressure Congress to extend the current power to regulate prices wages and related controls as the law expires in 20 days. He avoided direct blame on lawmakers and targeted the National Association of Manufacturers while warning of possible inflation if Congress does not act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Mr. Truman
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Tolman
Democrats
Truman asks Congress to extend controls and push aid bills
President Truman speaks in ABC style urging Congress to extend the wartime controls law and pass defense foreign aid and budget bills. He notes Congress risks inaction as June 30 nears and suggests a possible one year extension or a short stopgap if no decision is made.
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Congress
Truman
Coconut Crabs Break Coconuts With Strong Claws
Rohver crabs native to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean climb palm trees and hammer the ends of coconut shells with their powerful claws to crack open fruit.
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Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
Bitter River opens three day engagement at Colonial Theatre
Review notes a lusty Malian girl Silvana Mangan in Bitter River opening Sunday at the Colonial Theatre. Describes melodrama with strong physical allure and references to a Civil War cannon ball in a Lexington county courthouse column. Mentions X ray and radium effects on cancer cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvana Mangan
Colonial Theatre
Pisa
Lexington
Mad
Coyotes Overtake War on Mice Threat in Alberta Farmland
A vicious cycle unfolds in Red Deer Alberta as farmers who once battled coyotes now face a new pest wave. Millions of field mice surge after years of coyote control. Farmers acknowledge the coyote remains the mouse’s chief predator, urging cautious measures to protect poultry and crops while coyote numbers rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Deer
Alta
Dune la
Fayette
Tollett Captured After California Gunfight
The FBI announces the capture of Henry Clay Tallett, once among the ten most wanted. He was wounded in a gun battle with highway officers near Ledding California and is in critical condition. He had escaped from McNeil 1st Washington Federal Penitentiary on November 11, 1949 and was felled by a bullet fired by patrolman James Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Tallett
FBI
Ledding
Calif
Tollett
McNeil
Wash
Federal Penitentiary
James Lane
Student Nurses Urgency Emphasized At Kiwanis Meeting
Miss Julian R. Lizer outlined a national nursing shortage with projected gaps through 1954. Nursing students from Washington County Hospital shared duties from first to senior year, highlighting cost barriers and scholarships, the impact of marriage on retention, and the rising need for graduate nurses across industries and the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwani Qlub
Hotel Alexander
Walter M. Daniels
George W. Undegraff
Washington County Hospital
Julian R. Lizer
School of Nursing
Nursing Service
Miss Buchanan
Miss Ford
Kuhn
LaRot Pearce
Paris Shoemaker
Joan Funk
Misa Liner
Airla
Jenpa
Kounda
Lizer
Pirle
Het
Scouts Honor National Court of Honor Awards
Twenty Boy Scouts in New York were named today by the National Court of Honor to receive awards for saving the lives of others. Milas Liver stated that without nursing schools nursing will die a noted remark amid the report.
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Milas Liver
New York
National Court of Honor
Othera
Lengthy Journey and Riches Span Distant Lands
A report notes a long voyage from Juba on the Nile to Capetown spanning eight weeks. The story highlights distant trade links and mentions diamonds discovered in Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jongual
Juba
Niln River
Capetown
Brazil
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Hcl
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Rowte
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Lieyd Nolan
Jane Wyatt
Anson
Mike Bes
Ben Brett
Nanny Valentine
Ciro’s
Philadelphia
Corky Corcoran
Tenor Saxophone
Beck's Restaurant
Cartoons
Savage Horde
Schenley Dist., Inc
N.Y.C
War
Marine
Marine Pee
William Harvey Holoeker
de A. Delandwright
Pat McDononaugh
Seattle
Binefied
W. Va
Lair
Jacek Brackett
Hnatepe
Rinefeld Daily Telegraph
Pacific Island
Forasi
Kiwanis
Need For Nurses
Howard's Paint Store
E. Washington Street
Hays, Inc
Washington St
Braddock
Wi Weel
Frederick
Cade
Tex Ritter
Pine Grove Drive-In
Martinsburg, W. VA
Bo Miles
Martinshurs
Ronle W
Peagram
Dakota
Jehan Wayne
Vera Ralstin
Jaurel
Tardy
Community Finance Service, Inc
Room
Earle Bldg
Dorothy Gray
W Brothers
Sell — Hire
Leiter Drothers
Helena Rubinstein
Harkal
SL Citer Brothers
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