Big Goods Demand In Future
Washington reports Leon Keyserling, advisor to President Truman, says national output must rise 3 to 4 percent annually to keep a growing population fed and employed. He cites a second quarter GNP drop to 256 billion and projects a 80 to 100 billion rise in ten years while Truman envisions well over 300 billion soon. Federal Reserve data shows business loans up 80 million in the week ending Aug 10.
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Washington
Leon Keyserling
Truman
Council of Economic Advisors
United States
Commerce Department
Keyserling
Federal Reserve Boards
McCarthy Committee Eyes Action Over Maragon Testimony
Wisconsin references to potential indictments against Maragon arise as the McCarthy inquiry continues. Hoey pledges proper action at the proper time and Campbell vows vigorous prosecution of committee referrals. The panel will question Vaughan Maragon Feldman and Hunt at the next session after a North Carolina speaking engagement.
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Wis
Justice Department
Maragon
Hoey
McCarthy
Alex M. Campbell
Vaughan
North Carolina
Herman Feldman
Army
James V. Hunt
Small steel firms seek exclusion from wage dispute report
Seven small steel companies asked President Truman's fact finding board to treat their cases separately, saying they cannot afford wage increases. The panel will advise on the larger dispute between 58 steel firms and the United Steelworkers of America, in a case prompting a 30 cent hourly wage demand. Hearings may end August 26, leaving four days to file the report.
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New York
Truman
Factfinding Board
United Steelworkers of America
CSO
Woman Attacked in Brady Park Beaten. Suspect Descended
Mrs Hoffine fought off an attacker as he gripped her throat and punched her face at Brady Park. He warned her to stop screaming before fleeing southwest. She was treated at General Hospital for a hairline forehead cut, a lip cut, and facial bruising. The suspect, 25 to 30, 5'9", 185–190 pounds with blond hair, spoke with a Southern accent and appeared intoxicated. Detectives reported he had been seen around Pocatello but leads were inconclusive.
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Brady Park
Bus Crash Injures Fourteen in Haven Area
A continental bus veered into a ditch near Haven Kansas injuring at least 14 people none seriously hurt. The Sumner County sheriff said the incident happened late Wednesday with passengers evacuated and hospitalized as a precaution.
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Wellington
Kan
Haven
Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
Yugoslavia closes border to Greek guerrillas
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia has closed its frontier to Greek guerrillas and refugees fleeing toward Albania. Internment of those crossing into Yugoslavia is reported as of Wednesday.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Woman leaps from George Washington Bridge into Hudson
An unidentified woman jumped 210 feet from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River Wednesday night. She was plucked alive from the water blocks below the bridge linking New York City and New Jersey. In Longmeadow Mass a four inch grasshopper named Gigantic Jean performs stunts in a fish bowl under Thomas Cordis care. The pet laid 25 eggs after being renamed from Jim.
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New York
George Washington
Hudson River
New York City
New Jersey
Longmeadow
Mass
Jean
Thomas Cordis
Jim
Senate Ratifies Five International Treaties
The U S Senate approved five treaties without roll calls. They cover international air rights recognition signed in Geneva in 1948. They also authorize the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Commission formed at the Washington conference in 1949. Additional pacts deal with tuna scientific investigation with Mexico, the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission with Costa Rica, and a Costa Rica government treaty signed in San Jose in 1948.
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Geneva
Washington
United States of America
Mexico
Mexico City
Costa Rica
San Jose
Labor Press Denied Gallery Membership by Standings Vote
The standing committee of correspondents announced an 8 to 2 rejection of Labor Press Associates for gallery membership. AFL CIO and independent unions sponsor the labor press group to serve union publications. The Alaska Highway cost during World War II was $138.
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Washington
Standing Committee of Correspondents
Congressional
Labor Press Associates
AFL
CIO
Independent
Press Association of Union
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Senate
Hollywood
Lynn Watson
Sunkist
California
Arizona
Idaho
the Post
Pocatello
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