War's Cost In Dollars Hits America Hard
Washington reports the government will spend about 43.5 billion dollars in the current fiscal year. Of this, 11.8 billion will cover home needs, while roughly 21.7 billion goes to war related purposes. Key figures include 13 billion for armed forces and 6.1 billion for international affairs including the Marshall Plan. Paul Hoffman warns that failure to act could force 25 to 30 billion defense costs, urging continued unity and strength to resist communism.
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Washington
Europe
Committee For Economic Development
Paul Hoffman
Marshall Plan
Economic Co-Operation Administration
Kremlin
Compromise Seen As Sole Solution On Jerusalem
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie argues compromise may resolve the Jerusalem dispute as the U N debates internationalization. He notes Israel and Jordan remain at war, with each side controlling parts of the city, and warns against strong-arm UN action.
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Jerusalem
Raver
Rockefeller Center
United Nations Assembly
America
Britain
Israel
Jordan
British Foreign Office
U.N
Omar
Bethsemane
Mount of Olives
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Cana
Galillee
Christ
The
U. N
Tel Aviv
Lake Success
David Ben-Gurion
General Assembly
Ben-Gurion
Attorney Fights Perjury Charge in California Case
H Ward Dawson Jr wealthy San Francisco attorney seeks to quash a perjury indictment in Riverside after his marriage annulment was set aside. His witness wife Miss Micheline de Sanz challenged his claim they never lived together. A motion to dismiss is under submission. a separate maintenance suit and fees request are noted.
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Riverside
H. Ward Dawson Jr
San Francisco
Riverside County Grand Jury
Micheline de Sanz
Dawson
Miss de Sanz
Petrillo Faces Taft-Hartley Charge In NLRB Probe
The Boom Electric & Amplifier Co. accuses James C. Petrillo and the AFL Musicians' Union of violating the Taft-Hartley law. The NLRB regional office in Chicago is investigating and may issue a formal complaint after review. Two aspects of the charge were ruled out by NLRB regional director Ross M. Maddern.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
AFL Musicians’ Union
National Labor Relations Board
Boom Electric & Amplifier Co
Ross M. Maddern
NLRB
AFL Electrical Workers Union
American Federation of Musicians
Madden
Petrillo
Hirohito Says Japan Will Rise and Seek Peace
Emperor Hirohito told the Diet at its opening session that Japan can hope to join the international community soon. He urged lawmakers to establish a democratic and peaceful country as the seventh regular session since the war begins.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Diet
Japan
International Community of Nations
AFL seeks halt to importing foreign farm workers
The AFL urged the United States to end foreign farm labor imports, arguing it lowers living standards for American workers and costs jobs. They proposed sending current foreign workers home when contracts end and sought withdrawals of pending foreign labor certifications. The claim targeted California, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Connecticut.
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Washington
AFL
United States
U.S
California
Arkansas
Mississippi
Connecticut
Bureau of Employment Security
Bureau
H. L. Mitchell
Farm Labor Union
U.S. Employment Service
Eighth grader critiques Gromyko in school paper
An eighth grade pupil at Happy Jack logging camp rural school wrote about Edward Gromyko in the school paper Happy Jack Happenings. The article notes he avoids friends and social life, preferring to be alone to illustrate differences between Russia and America in youths.
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Flagstaff
Gromyko
Happy Jack
Russia
America
Young mother convicted of murdering six day old daughter
Chicago reports Dorothy Skeech, 22, found guilty of fatally choking her infant Susan Elizabeth with a plastic diaper on August 19. The jury sentenced her to 14 years in prison. Judge Julius Miner criticized Skeechs parents for their treatment of their daughter. Defense argued temporary insanity.
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Dorothy Skeech
Julius Miner
Chester Lamont
Astoria
Ore
Lamont
Miner
Cou
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