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Work to Help End WarBy The Associated PressAmericans observed another war-time Independence day today by remaining on the job for the most part, to help*‘defeat a tenacious enemy.War bond rallies, entertainmentsScandal LoomsWASHINGTON, July 4 lt;AP) — Rep, Keefe (R.-Wis.) predicted today that several Washington officials, including some congressmen, would be implicated in what he terms “a national scandal in market manipulation.1’:. “It is common talk on Capitol hill that certain influential' members have benefited from inside knowledge of operations of the rye market on the Chicago' board of trade,” Keefe' told a reporter.His statement was an elaboration of remarks he made in the house yesterday, when Reps. Sabath (D.-I1I.) and Stefan (R.-Neb.) rose to support his remarks and join in a demand for a full investigation.In his house address Keefe asserted that a “certain group of manipulators * * * has obtained a corner on the rye market * * * and as a result ‘short-sellers' lost millions of dollars * • * * and the manipulators made a handsome profit” • . _ .“We should know, it' any, what tieup there has been between WFA (war foo'd administration), the’ commodity credit corporation and the FEA (foreign economic administration) with this group,”'he added. “We should know .and expose, any member of congress who. has enriched himself as a result of his power to influence • decisions' of these agencies.”for wounded veterans, parades and flag raisings were held in scattered cities and towns. But a majority of working men and women fol-'iowed the leadership of President Truman who devoted this July Fourth strictly.to tasks at his desk.The president issued an Independence day statement asking Americans to “honor our nation’s creed of liberty and the fighting men and women who are carrying it with them throughout the world.“In Combined Might”' “We have pride in the combined might of this nation which has contributed signally to the defeat of the enemy in Europe.” he said. “We _ have -confidence that, under providence, we soon may crush the enemy in the Pacific.”.Chairman J. A. Krug of the war production board earlier appealed to war workers throughout the country to mark the anniversary of the birth of their country, by staying on the job. The U. S. bureau of labor statistics estimated the response would offset time lost _by strikes since Pearl Harbor.With the danger of subs ‘ along the east coast ended. New England communities ushered in the Fourth with traditional midnight bonfires set for the - first time since -the start -of the war. .In the south, Da dp county. Ga.. with a pageant and speeclimakmg made known to everybody it bad ended a legend that it jdtt-11 stood seceded from, thn rest' of the country.70,000 Attend ShowkRail Income MountsWASHINGTON, July 4 (AP) — The -net income of class one railroads in U. S. during May was estimated by the Association of American Railroads at $64,700,000 after interest and rentals compared with' $59,019^923 in the same month last year.Chicago expected more than 70,-Q00 to attend a show at Soldier Field put oti by the Cook county council of the American Legion. Patients from army hospitals will be guests. .. *The weather bureau forecast fair weather for‘many' states^ but called for increasing cloudiness in others, with probable showers or thunderstorms.Railroad officials .at Detroit re-^Continued on Page Two(Column Sight)
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Ogden Standard Examiner
Ogden, Utah, US
Wed, Jul 04, 1945
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