Senate Committee Urges Prompt Treaty Ratification
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously urged quick ratification of the North Atlantic defense pact to deter Soviet aggression. The report called Russia a obstacle to world peace while noting Britain and Canada had already ratified, and described a joint presidential and congressional role in any future troop deployment.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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United States
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Soviet Union
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Scott W. Lucas
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State Department
Canada
Germany
Paris
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National Junior Chamber Holds Meet In Colorado Springs
Jaycees from all states and several countries gathered in Colorado Springs for the annual convention. About 5,000 delegates and wives were expected, with Texas sending 500 and eight steers for a barbecue snack. Former Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall was to keynote. current president Paul Bagwell plans not to run. Top contenders for the presidency included Cliff Cooper Beverly Burbage and John Hamrick.
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Colo
Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Central and South America
Texas
Jaycees
Wyoming
Nebraska
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Paul Bagwell
East Lansing
Mich
Cliff Cooper
Alhambra, Cal
Beverly Burbage
Knoxville, Tenn
John Hamrick
Gaffney, S. C
Minister Sues for Divorced Custody in Joe Louis Case
Rev. Matthew C. Faulkner, 33, of Chicago, files divorce against his wife Mattie Carrie Faulkner and names Joe Louis as co-respondent. Faulkner alleges adultery in New York Chicago Detroit and elsewhere in late 1947 and early 1948 and seeks custody of two children. Louis and Mrs Faulkner deny the alienation charges. Louis was reportedly divorced by his wife Marva in Mexico in February.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
New York
Matthew C. Faulkner
Atlanta, Ga
Louis
Mattie Carrie Faulkner
Carrolle Drake
Faulkner
Matthew, Jr
Orrin
Marva
Mexico
Market Dips Then Tepid Gains in Afternoon Trading
Wall Street closed irregularly higher after a morning decline to a two year low. Gains were modest with most advances fractional as investors labeled the rebound technical amid a wider decline and wary earnings outlook. Cotton led the rally while oil and railroad stocks posted notebook gains and few others advanced.
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Richfield Oil
Texas Company
Standard Oil Company
N. J
Shelley Oil
Steels
U. S. Steel New
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Republic Steel
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver Rio Grande and Western
Merrill Lynch Opens Wire Service Office in Pocatello
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Beane announced the installation of a private financial news wire in Pocatello. The service covers 45 000 miles of wire eight hours daily, with local rep H S Howell expressing pride in the new office. He noted such service is typically for larger cities.
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Pocatello
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
H. S. Howell
May Draft Men Again
Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist warned the possibility of restarting conscription if Congress does not approve a military pay raise. He testified on a bill to add 314 million dollars yearly, noting the current pay system based on family size as unfair and citing enlistee shortages.
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Washington
John E. Dahlquist
Congress
Dahlquist
House
Armed Services
Charles H. Elston
Unemployment Rises to Postwar High in May
The Commerce Department reports 3,289,000 jobless in May, up 270,000 from April. Employment rose to 58,694,000 while openings failed to keep pace, with the civilian labor force at 61,983,000. May 1949 figures show a rebound from 1948 levels in a uneven jobs picture.
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Wall Street
Commerce Department
Washington
United States
United Nations press group bets on wide discretion
The UN subcommission on freedom of information and of the press approved a proposal that leaves it broad discretion to choose information organizations it may contact. It allows the 12 member panel to decide, as issues arise, whether to hear particular information enterprises or professional organizations on press problems, despite Soviet and Yugoslav objections.
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Lake Success
United Nations
of the
Thomas Ordered To Trial Nov. 7
Rep J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey was ordered to stand trial November 7 on charges of fraud and accepting salary kickbacks from his staff. Federal Judge Henry A Schweinhaut set the date after learning Thomas had been released temporarily from Walter Reed hospital where he has been treated for a stomach ulcer with two major operations.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Thomas
Walter Reed Hospital
House un-American Activities
Parking Meter Installations Reach Over 1500 U S Cities
Report notes more than a thousand five hundred U S cities have parking meter systems in place. Officials cite revenue collection and traffic management benefits while noting ongoing expansions and modernization efforts.
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United States
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