UN Committees Begin Work on Arms Reduction Policy
At the United Nations conference the American and British positions on trusteeship of Pacific islands and strategic bases are aired as leaders seek a unified stance. The assembly closes its general debate after 39 of 52 delegations speak, with 12 absent and a move toward a historic arms reduction framework.
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Pacific
Japan
U.N
War
Navy Departments
Okinawa
State Department
United Nations
Truman
Byrnes
Patterson
Forrestal
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Danube
United States
Britain
Greece
France
Meat price chaos and flood stretch across region
Prices for beef pork and other meats remained volatile as ceilings were lifted with quoted ranges across stores. A Daily Mall reporter noted lists showing Crade AA steaks at 70 cents, roasts from 0 to 45 cents, veal up to 69 cents, and ham at 76 to 98 cents per pound. The text also recalls the 1927 Mississippi flood extending over 1,000 miles from Cairo to the Gulf.
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Focal
Card of Thanks for Garlock Family
We thank friends and neighbors for help and kindnesses shown after the death of our husband and father, and the employer The Porter Chemical Co. for their thoughtfulness. Mrs. Leola Garlock and Children.
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Porter Chemical Co
Leola Garlock
Ration Office Closes in War Time Panel Reduction
The Office of Price Administration and War Production Board reduced wartime ration control as the war eased. The Washington County No 2222.1 board downsized from about 25 paid staff plus volunteers to a single Price Control Panel with four employees remaining.
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War Production Board
OPA
Washington County Board
Hoffman Chevrolet
North Locust Street
S. S. Etridge
Hagerstown
George Tullis
Reno Stouffer
Violet van Sant
Wartime price controls ease with OPA staff cuts and item decontrol
The bureau reports a 3.2 percent weekly drop in ceilings for over 100 items as buyers resist meat, butter, and lard prices. OPA prices remain 49.8 percent above June 20 levels and 60.2 percent above last year. Decontrol halves staff from 125,000 volunteers to about 24,000 amid ongoing reductions. New decontrol items include textile notions such as collars cuffs pockets and button tabs.
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OPA
60 000 Jews Protest Strike Amid Tense Curfew
In Haifa a mass protest by 60 000 Jews denounces underground groups including Irgun Zvai Leumi. A vessel named San Dimitrios, called Lairun in Hebrew, shows extensive keel damage as Haifa endures a strict curfew with officials barred from offices. Question remains on prohibition policy.
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Irgun Zvai Leumi
Haifa
San Dimitrios
Lairun
Palestine Flutention
Customs, Health and Immigration
O Conor backs Molotov disarmament plan in Towson
Democratic U S senator candidate O Conor endorsed Molotov s general arms cut proposal at a Towson rally calling it a heartening aspect of international relations He said Americans will support disarmament and the disclosure of military forces both abroad and at home as proposed by Russia and the U N General Assembly delegation.
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Towson
O’conor
U. S
V. M. Molotov
America
United Nation
General Assembly
Russia
Four More From Here Discharged By Army
Four additional local and county GIs were honorably discharged at Fort Meade separation center between October 30 and November 1. Names include Wilbur C. Stuller of Smithsburg, Roland R. Palmer of Boonsboro, Ira B. Gossard of Roesaner Avenue, and Joseph A. Horst of Hagerstown.
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Army
Fort Meade
Wilbur C. Stuller
Smithsburg
Roland R. Palmer
Boonsboro
Ira B. Gossard
Roesaner
Avenue Extended
Joseph A. Horst
Hagerstown
Budapest Arrests End Dollar Speculation
Budapest reports a police sweep ending dollar speculation as 300 to 400 merchants were arrested for profiteering and withholding foods pending price increases. authorities credit the arrests with easing urgent demand and stabilizing shortages amid a tense market.
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Budapest
Sconomiec
U. S. Dolars
VA Office Here Moving Today to New City Hall Site
The Veterans Administration office in City Hall moves today to the seventh floor of the Earle building and will open at the new headquarters Monday morning November 4. Army Recruiting plans to move from the Harle building to City Hall to share space. The VA began in Hagerstown a year ago and expanded from second floor City Hall offices to first and third floor spaces before vacating. Mayor Sweeney offers City Hall space for the Army Recruiting service as it seeks other facilities.
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Veterans Administration
City Hall
Earle Building
William W. Baker
Army Recruiting Station
Harle
Hagerstown
Sweeney
Army Recruiting Service
Cumberland Wild Hallowe'en Rumblings Leave City in Turmoil
Cumberland youths staged an unorganized Halloween celebration described by a veteran officer as the worst he has seen. Sand was thrown into motorists faces and a barrier of 50 to 60 concrete blocks blocked a street. Oil drums were rolled off a service station embankment, fences broken, bird baths upturned, tomatoes hurled at houses, and lawns damaged.
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Hagerstown
Cumberland
Bomb Blast Leaves Four Cuban Migrants Dead
Police traced a bomb blast at a Bethlehem plant to a homemade incendiary device made of two varnish cans. Four men identified at Johns Hopkins Hospital—Manuel Balbero Marco Espinoza Ramon Romero and Paul Satanas—were Cuban nationals, with Espinoza noted as Honduran. Authorities link the violence to maritime strike tensions over foreign shipping. A patrolman reported seeing a man flee the scene at dawn.
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Bethlehem
Thomas Heagerty
Fire Department
Ciie
Atkinson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Manuel Balbero
Marco Tilio Espinoza
Paul Satanas
Ramon Romero
Espinoza
Admits He Carried Prank Too Far at Halloween Night
Edward Hillyard 21 of 300 block South Locust Street admitted he carried a Halloween prank too far when he broke a front door glass of C. W. Durboran at 327 South Locust Street. He received a 30 day suspended jail sentence and must pay damages. prior to arraignment he faced drunk and disorderly charges. A separate report notes 12 drunks arrested last night with fines and costs totaling 353.05, while the Mummers parade crowd was unusually orderly per Chief Max W. Rickard.
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Edward Hillyard
South Locust Street
Hallowe'en
M. W. B. Bostetter
Hillyerd
C. W. Durboran
Max W. Rickard
Hanged for Slaying King's Housekeeper in London
Arthur Robert Boyce, 43, painter, was hanged at Pentonville Prison for killing Elizabeth McLindon, 41, the housekeeper for King George II of Greece. McLindon was found shot June 14 in a Belgravia residence prepared for the Greek king, then in London.
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London
Arthur Robrt Boyce
Pentonville
Elizabeth McLindon
George II
Greece
Miss McLindon
Belgravia
Enlist in Marines Lieutenants Listed This Week
James Lange of the YMCA and Harry W. Jones of Kuhn Avenue were enlisted this week in the United States Marine Corps, as announced by the Marine Recruiting Office in the post office today.
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James Lange
YMCA
Harry W. Jones
Kuhn Avenue
Marine Corps
Marine Recruiting Office
Woodcock Declares Markey Unqualified for Senate
Amos W. W. Woodcock, lifelong Republican and former St. John's College president, urges Maryland to elect Governor O'Conor, calling Col. D. John Markey a "professional veteran" with no qualifications for the U S Senate. He notes Markey’s lack of business, legal, or economic knowledge and says he will vote for O'Conor.
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Amos W. W. Woodcock
GOP
D. John Markey
Markey
O’conor
Woodcock
St. John’s College
National Prohibition
United States
Maryland
United States Senate
Frederick
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