Democratic split blocks meat price control revival
In Washington on July 6, Democrats clash with Republicans over reviving meat price controls in an OPA renewal bill. Wherry and several Democratic senators push to decontrol meat and poultry, risking a recorded Senate vote while Barkley signals potential passage to the White House.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Neb
Office of Price Administration
Murdock
Utah
Congress
George
Georgia
McCarran
Nevada
Radcliffe
Maryland
Barkley
Truman
Senate House
OPA
White House
Taft
Ohio
Veterans To Receive Pay For Unused Furlough Time
About 9 000 veterans in Silver Bow county may get pay for unused furlough time if a terminal leave bill becomes law. Estimated nationwide payments exceed three billion dollars for roughly 15 000 000 ex service members. The plan pays for 30 days per year of service with a cap of 120 days and uses the discharge grade for payment.
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Silver Bow County
Senate
Congress
Army
Lawlessness Wave Facing Nation
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned of a vast army of 6,000,000 criminals and an ever rising wave of lawlessness threatening homes and lives. He cited crime rates, blamed parental laxity and moral decline, and urged root causes be tackled, noting ongoing discussion continues on page 2.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Cour
Hoover
America
Butte Weather Forecast Clear to partly cloudy and warm
Clear to partly cloudy and warmer Sunday with highs near 80 to 85 across the area. In Butte, School of Mines sees a high around 82 and the airport around 80, with trace precipitation and mild temperatures overnight.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Mosley Denies Royal Funds Link to Fascists
Sir Oswald Mosley called a rumor that the British royal family contributed to his dissolved British Union of Fascists utterly fantastic and absolutely nonsense. He said the royal family never involves itself in controversy and no member has contributed or been asked to contribute.
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London
U.P
Oswald Mosley
H. G. Wells
Mosley
British Union of Fascists
Cabrini to be named saint in Vatican canonization
At St Peter's Basilica, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini is to be canonized, the first United States citizen declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. About 40,000 worshippers from around the world are expected, with Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart among attendees. The ceremony begins 8 15 a m and lasts over five hours, with Vatican short wave broadcasts.
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Vatican City
Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Peter's Basilica
United States
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Mother Cabrini
Chicago
St. Peter’s
Vatican
Russian Lt Redin Defends Against Espionage Charge
Russian Lt Nico lai G Redin testified in Seattle denying receiving any documents from Herbert Kennedy and calling Kennedy's account of radar and fire control information false. Redin faces five counts including espionage with potential death penalty upon conviction.
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Seattle
U.P
Nicolai G. Redin
Herbert Kennedy
Redin
United States
Yellowstone
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Irvin Goodman
Kennedy
Goodman
Herbert
Uranium Ore Found at Krupp Factory Ruins
British occupation authorities said three-quarters of a ton of uranium ore used for atomic bomb ingredients was found beneath Krupp factory rubble in Bad Oeynhausen Germany and shipped to England. Potsdam rules ban ore stockpiling in the Reich and Krupp scientists used uranium oxide in steel hardening experiments.
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Bad Ovenhausen
Germany
U.P
Krupp
England
Reich
Uncertainty Over OPA Keeps Items Off Market
Uncertainty over the future of the OPA kept many consumer items off the market. Packers, distributors, and retailers said a week without price ceilings would raise meat availability in some areas and push prices up by about five to fourteen cents per pound.
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Chicago
OPA
Packinghouse
George Dressler
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Harrisburg
Pierre
S. C
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Atlanta
Army Major Jurika Family Disappears After Toronto Departure
An Army major Thomas Walker Jurika his wife Virginia and stepson Billie vanished after leaving Toronto 26 days ago. A later call claimed they were “in trouble near Chicago” while authorities note Jurika wired for 2000 dollars and the San Francisco bank had cash on hand. Family fears kidnapping.
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Oakland
Calif
Toronto
Chicago
Thomas Walker Jurika
Virginia
Billie
San Francisco
Western Union
Detroit
Soviets Seize Austrian Industry as Reparations
Vienna reports the Soviet Union claimed 75 percent of Austria’s industrial capacity plus $422 million worth of eastern Austrian assets as German reparations under Potsdam rules. United States and Austrian officials protest, while Gen. Mark Clark urges careful handling and Austrian cabinet calls an extraordinary session.
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Vienna
Austria
Republic
United States
Mark Clark
L. V. Kurrasov
Leopold Figl
Allied Council For
Red Army
Kurrasov
Demonstration in Trieste as 10,000 Italians protest
In Trieste, 10,000 Italians staged a large demonstration against the decision to internationalize Trieste. Allied troops used tear gas to disperse the crowd after an hour of clashes in the main square. Twelve people were injured as police and jeeps moved in.
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Trieste
U.P
Professional Screwball Becomes Father of Tiny Rooster Ostrich
Hollywood report says Jim Moran, nicknamed Professional Screwball, hatched a one pound nine ounce ostrich chick from an egg in a quirky scene. Moran, in a feathered hatching suit, hosted a quartet that crooned the song Let Me Out of Here as the chick emerged, then kept the bird in a brooder for 48 hours.
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Hollywood
Jim Moran
Moran
San Francisco Bay
Lou Bush
Frank de Vol
Alvino Rey
Jack Elliott
Los Angeles
Bert
Harry Truman Moran
Ossip
Papa
Junior
Mama
Bevin Says Russia Trying to Back Out of Peace Talks
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin accused Russia of seeking to back out of plans for a European peace conference set for July 29. The Big Four ministers remained deadlocked over how to convoke the 21 nation meeting and on inviting participants. Bevin and U S Secretary Byrnes oppose Molotov's push for rules of procedure to govern the conference.
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Bevin
Russia
Big Four
Paris
Ernest Bevin
United States
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Britain
France
China
U. S
Byrnes
Tsien Tai
Priday
Moscow
Flight of Jews Increases From Kielce To Poland's Border
Reports from Warsaw describe a rising Jewish exodus after the Kielce pogrom. Frightened Jews crowd the Hotel Polonia seeking military permits to transit through Germany to France or America while others seek Czech visas for exit via Czechoslovakia. Authorities encourage legal emigration but fear and attacks persist.
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Warsaw
Poland
Kielce
Czechoslovakia
Baltic
Polonia
Germany
France
America
Palestine
Rezecpolita
Wladyslaw Anders
Italy
NSZ
Four Hurt In Gasoline Barge Explosion At Marcus Hook
Four men sustained burn injuries from a Saturday explosion and fire aboard a loaded gasoline barge tied to the Sun Oil dock on the Delaware River near Marcus Hook Pennsylvania. Delays, crews responded, no immediate cause given.
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Marcus Hook
Sun Oil Company
Delaware River
Germany to be treated as a whole economically but decentralized politically
Netherlands foreign minister J H Van Royen argues in an interview that Germany must be integrated economically with a central German center, while political power should stay decentralized. He supports a 25 year occupation plan and warns against revenge while acknowledging German fault.
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Germany
Netherlands
United Press
Virgil Pinkley
J. H. van Royen
Hague
U.P
van Royen
Russia
Britain
France
America
Middle
Europe
James F. Byrnes
Holland
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Holiday Death Toll Increases
Fourth of July holiday deaths rose to 306 with 157 traffic fatalities since Wednesday 6 p m. M ost deaths came from traffic and drowning as safety officials warned the real test would be Sunday when returning motorists fill roads.
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National Safety Council
Debate on Loan for Britain Opens in House Fight
Washington July 6 sharp lines formed over the pending House debate on the Senate approved 3.75 billion dollar British loan. Speaker Rayburn predicted administration victory while Rep Buffett urged opposition saying we think we can beat it. Some administrationists privately unsure how the vote will go.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rayburn
D-Tex
Buffett
House Banking Committee
England
UNRRA Council to Meet in Geneva August Fifth
Director General Fiorello H. La Guardia announced that the fifth UNRRA council session will convene in Geneva Switzerland beginning August 5. The session follows the agency's ongoing relief and rehabilitation work.
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Washington
U.P
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
U. N. R. R. A. Council
Geneva
Switzerland
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