Truman accepts resignation of top economic adviser Nourse
President Truman will accept Edwin G. Nourse's resignation from the Council of Economic Advisers effective November 1. Nourse warned that excessive spending risks the nation's economy while criticizing government finance and labor and farm groups for pressuring prices, drawing rumblings of a possible dollar devaluation with no solid evidence. The White House confirmed the resignation but offered no successor.
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New York
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Russia battles Yugoslavia bid for UN Security Council
Lake Success Oct 19 Russia lines up new strategy to block Yugoslavia from the United Nations Security Council as Andrei Vishinsky hints at floor debate before balloting. He cites 1947 A bomb claims and reignites Kremlin feud with Tito regime amid looming assembly session.
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Vandenberg Defends B 36 Build Against Navy Critics
Gen Hoyt S Vandenberg told the House Armed Services Committee that cutting strategic bombing strength would let Russia focus on defense and weaken deterrence. He warned that reducing B 36 forces would cede atomic deterrence and force the Soviet Union to divert resources to defensive measures. He argued the air force must retain a strong bomber fleet to choke off enemy warmaking power.
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Atomic Plant Expansion Is Given Approval
President Truman and Congress back a $300 million program to expand atomic bomb facilities. The plan directs spending of $30 million from the Atomic Energy Commission reserve on Hanford Washington and Oak Ridge Tennessee sites. The measure seeks faster approval rules, allowing construction with budget bureau permission, shortening timelines by months.
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Bribery Denied In Oil Leases
Governor Garvey says the attorney general report contains no bribery charge or fraud finding. The series will summarize the 15 page document kept secret, featuring Williams and Garvey statements and references to exhibits. Williams resigned conditionally amid allegations of misfeasance and nonfeasance in office.
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Public Bath Is Rated High In List Of Needs
Trikkala Greece where UNRRA led DDT spraying for four years has cut malaria to negligible levels but Mayor Retos doubts a permanent cure. He notes 64 years in town and says spraying must continue despite poor drainage and unsafe drinking water from artesian wells and public pumps.
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Farm Subsidy Plan Ready For Adoption
Congress nears adjournment with three key items left: the farm price support bill, Wallgren’s federal power commission appointment, and a 1.62 billion dollar foreign military aid appropriations bill. Nominations approved include Wallgren and Mead. measures on wage, civil service pay, rural telephones, and wheat price stabilization move ahead.
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R-Wash
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Sen
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New York
United States
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S
Gilbert Will Stay In Post
Governor Garvey said the attorney general found insufficient evidence to remove Industrial Ray Gilbert from office. The delay follows the February disbarment of Col. Charles H. Rutherford. Garvey plans to replace Gilbert when his term ends but would not name a successor, though he said he has a man in mind.
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Ray Gilbert
Fred O. Wilson
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Gilbert
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Garvey
Air Line Debt May Be Reduced in Merger Talks
President H O Nelson of Arizona Airways told a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing that creditors may cut amounts owed if Monarch Air Lines merger proceeds. Liabilities of 178000 could drop to about 150000, with possible forgiveness of some bank interest.
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Light frost in Tucson predicted as northern Arizona snow falls
Falling temperatures in the Tucson area bring a forecast of light frost with a low near 38 degrees tonight. Snow covers Flagstaff and other northern Arizona spots with heavy regional snowfall and multiple ship delays noted along the Atlantic.
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