AFL Warns Against Political Strikes Causing Price Rises
The AFL reports price increases tied to a February 14 government wage price formula and a steel strike. It argues unions' political actions breached ceilings, lifting wholesale prices four percent and living costs by three percent before OPA expired, while Communist influence grows in some CIO unions.
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War Trials Held Legal Says Harvard Scholar
Prof. Sheldon Glueck argues the Nuremberg trials are legal and grounded in international law. He cites precedents from 18th century cases to the 1942 German saboteurs decision and Kellogg Briand pact support for prosecuting aggressive war.
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XB-36 World's Largest Bomber Flew for First Time at Ft Worth
The U S Army Air Forces announced the XB-36, a six engined giant with a 10 000 mile range, had its first flight at Fort Worth Army Air Field. The ship dwarfs the B 29, carries 15 crew, and can even carry a B 29 under its wing. Full details are being withheld pending September previews.
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Ship Farmer Reaches Port
The battered freighter American Farmer arrived at Falmouth under her own power with a small salvage crew aboard from sister ship American Ranger. A New Yorker on board called the voyage fun while holds were water filled and decks three to six feet above water after last Wednesday’s collision.
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Trieste Rule Upsets Group
Paris August 8 A bitter struggle at the Paris peace conference over the Trieste international zone statute emerged as a four members of the Big Four commission prepared four drafts for submission tomorrow to 21 nations. A senior source said the rift centers on the governor’s nationality and broad powers with Yugoslav demand clashing with American British and French preference for a governor not from Yugoslavia Italy or the free zone and varying rights for a directly elected legislative assembly.
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Shrimp Cooking Plant Planned for Guaymas Sonora
Plans are made to install a shrimp cooking plant in Guaymas Sonora. Robert A. Brooke former OPA official and now manager of KP Sales Co said the Nogales freez ing plant will begin operations Monday.
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Paul Wright Leaves Tucson For Sister's Rites
Paul Wright, an employee of the U S veterans hospital, left Tucson today to attend the funeral of his sister Mrs Ruby Cochran 62 in New York. Mrs Cochran died in Montreal Canada and services will be Sunday afternoon Wright will return here Tuesday.
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Unionized Coal Foremen Win Opening Rout in Mine Pact
Washington August 8 government approves a contract covering 136 supervisory workers at four Jones & Laughlin captive mines in western Pennsylvania. The pact, tied to the Krug/Lewis settlement, gives foremen and clerical staff an 18 cent hourly boost plus prior production worker gains.
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China Keeps Mongolian Bid On Hold In UN Debate
In a tense UN Security Council session China urges shelving Mongolia's application for a year citing sovereignty and Russian influence in Outer Mongolia. Russia and Poland backed the bid while the council awaits an accredited Mongolian envoy amid broader China Russia Western power tensions.
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Punsters Observe China Father's Day
In Shanghai on August 8, observers note the date 8 8 as Pa Pa Day because the Chinese word for eight sounds like papa, turning the day into a bilingual Father's Day celebration.
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Great Powers Block Suit to Admit New Nations
The text notes a likely strong objection to at least four of eight applicants for UNESCO style admission. Approval requires a two thirds general assembly vote after passing the security council where veto power of five major powers dominates. China Britain Greece Russia France Bosnia Albania Siam Transjordan Ireland Iceland Portugal Afghanistan and others are in play with varying opposition.
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Caribbean quake rattles Dominican capital
In Ciudad Trujillo on August 8 a strong earthquake struck at 8:30 a m causing people to flee into the streets. Panic spread but no serious damage was reported beyond new cracks in some buildings.
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Seismograph Records Large Earthquake Far Away
Chicago report notes a major distant earthquake recorded on the Lycka university seismograph about 1,950 miles away. Seismologist Rev. Alphonse Schmitt says it was one third as intense as the West Indies temblor and lasted 90 minutes, though direction could not be determined.
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