Vandenberg Urges Quick Ratification of Inter-American Pact
The Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, signed at Rio and drafted at Chapultepec, aims to defend any American nation against armed attack and permits coordinated measures with no mandatory use of force. Senate approval faces a two thirds vote. only Mexico and the Dominican Republic had ratified by press time.
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Michigan
Vandenberg
United Nations
Senate
House
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Mexico City
Rio
Sen
Conally
D-Tex
Court policy case on life expectancy payments in 1941
The government faced a dispute over veterans benefits with Mrs. Zazove seeking monthly installments of 48.08 for 120 months plus continued payments, arguing full face value and interest. The circuit court favored life expectancy as part of calculations. additional cases involved race, labor law, polygamy, rent controls, taxes on carriers, and deportation.
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Pfe
Adolph G. Schwartz
Veterans’ Administration
Justice Department
Supreme Court
National Service Life Insurance Act
Charles Stone
Mooresville
Ind
New Jersey
Traffic Telephone Workers’ Federation of New Jersey
Black and
Reed
Justice Rutledge
Montana
Health Concern
Douglas
Los Angeles
al Williams Health System of
Uebersee
Romance and Protests Strain U S Romanian Ties
Reports claim protests in Romania presaged a possible break with the United States amid a claimed propaganda drive against Americans. The cable cites disturbances after Sept 20 and notes complaints arose before the envoy’s arrival as officials sought clarity on the evolving stance toward Washington.
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Romania
United States
Knowland
State Department
Legation
Nist
Gen. Marshall
Madame Sun
Tannebaum
China
Sun Yat-Sen
Chingking
U. S
Shanghai
Susie
Kuomintang
Mme. Sun
XMHA
County tackles indigent care and road bond plans
County supervisors vow to fund indigent sick care as hospital funds run short. County engineer George Grove discusses a bond issue to finance road improvements with tentative plans, while a trial approves abandoning a Rillito townsite street and a Country Club road alley relocation. Four subdivision plats, Regency Manor El Toronto Farrison Little Rocky approved.
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Boyd
George Grove
Grove
Rillito
France Faces Limited Strike Action Across Provinces
Across Paris and provinces workers largely abstained from a general strike. Unions in Le Mans and Brest shifted stance with independents urging restraint. Sabotage reports dropped under new antisabotage laws. a Lyon-Paris express derailment caused no injuries.
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General Confederation of Labor
Workers of
le Mans
Brest
Wives
Romanian Diplomatic Incident Involving US Legation
Reports say Romanian secret police repeatedly searched a visiting American party and cars with the American flag were stopped. Knowland noted no protests were made as Romanians claimed the legation secretary’s car was halted over a currency operations complaint. Ferguson denied the claim. Ferguson is the second secretary and vice consul in Bucharest, appointed July 11, 1946, and a Harvard Business School graduate.
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Romania
Knowland
Legation Secretary
Ferguson
Legation
State Department
C. Vaughan Ferguson
Schenectady
Bucharest
Harvard Business School
Atomic union set to strike over contract deadline
President Clyde L. Terry of local 288 says union voted unanimously to walk out at midnight Tuesday if no new contract is signed. A spokesman for the atomic energy commission indicated positive prospects for a settlement before the strike deadline.
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Page One
Clyde L. Terry
Local 288
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Beefsteaks Abound in Venezuela Yet Price Controls Persist
The report notes ample beef supplies for households in Venezuela while the government maintains price controls on meat. Officials say measures aim to curb inflation and ensure affordability despite plentiful stock.
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Venezuela
Railroads gain ICC approval for passenger fare increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized five day notices for fare hikes on Western railroads, raising basic one way passenger rates in standard sleeping and parlor cars from 3.3 to about 3.5 cents per mile and tourist sleeping car fares from 2.75 to three cents. Increases apply across interstate travel and several midwestern states including Illinois Iowa Michigan Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Texas Wisconsin. The railroads expect about 7 million dollars in extra annual revenue from the 6.06 percent rise.
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ICC
Western Railroads
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Federal Commission
Marshall Meets Bevin and Bidault Ahead of Molotov Talk
The article describes a high level moment where General Marshall met British foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault at the American embassy. It notes rumors of behind the scenes western three party coordination before a planned Molotov discussion.
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Germany
Europe
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
France
Georges Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Bevin
Bidault
Coal car shortage cuts mine output in the United States
Oscar L. Chapman testified that fuel hauls suffer from a coal car shortage. He said sufficient coal could meet U.S. and European needs if more cars were available, but the lack of storage and hauling cars limits mining.
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Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
Congress
United States
Europe
Coal shortages and oil trade shifts across regions
Officials warn of a temporary shortage of West Virginia and anthracite coal in the Midwest, Southeast, and New England while noting a 25 year high in oil imports surpassing exports. They report only three percent of oil production goes to Europe and mention a mang chewing tea product in Siam.
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West Virginia
Midwestern
Southeastern
New England
Congress
Europe
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Buster) Patton
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