Attlee Unveils Go It Alone Plan for Britain Crisis
Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament Britain would cut overseas troops by 133000 this year and 200000 by March with further reductions in food imports and luxury goods. He warned against relying on US aid, aiming to curb consumption and boost coal output while preserving key defenses.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Britain
America
Attlee
Congree
Europe
United States
United Kingdom
U. S
Commons
President Truman to Visit Rio de Janeiro in August
President Truman plans a three day trip to Rio during late August or early September to attend the Inter American defense conference. White House secretary Charles G. Ross said details including departure date and whether he will address the conference are not yet set. He will return aboard the battleship USS Missouri.
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Washington
Truman
Rio
White House
Charles G. Ross
inter-American Defense Conference
Ross
Missouri
Eighteen States Ratify Two Term President Limit
New York reports eighteen states have ratified the constitutional amendment restricting presidents to two terms. Business Week says reaching 36 is unlikely before 1945, noting no chance of completing the required threshold.
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New York
Business Week
Britain must lift itself by its own bootstraps says analysts
U S officials study Britain’s crisis and believe Prime Minister Attlee must raise output and cut living standards, with no new American loan likely. Analysts outline three points: 1947 balance of payments deficit around 2.2 billion pounds, need for exportImport balance improvement, and options of higher production, lower imports, or reallocation of supplies to boost exports.
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Britain
Clement Attlee
Funeral services for Mrs. J. O. Matthews held
Funeral services were conducted yesterday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. Karl Megdelsen of Ainsworth officiating. A vocal solo was performed by Merle Simpson. Pallbearers were Edward Blatter, A. E. Sands, Mac Wallace and H. C. Finney. Burial followed in the Ainsworth cemetery.
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J. O. Matthews
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Karl Megdelsen
Ainsworth
Merle Simpson
Edward Blatter
A. E. Sands
Mac Wallace
H. C. Finney
Ainsworth Cemetery
Funeral for Mrs Jones Held at Local Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jones were held yesterday at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev Walter Smith officiating. A solo by Mrs Milo Sorden accompanied by Edna Klein followed. Pallbearers Clayton Bear Orva Scott Merle Brinning Cate Woodburn Charles Ashby Albert Stransky assisted at burial at Kecota Cemetery.
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Mary Jones
L. A. Jones
Walter Smith
Milo Sorden
Edna Klein
Keota
Clayton Bear
Orva Scott
Merle Brinning
Cate Woodburn
Charles Ashby
Albert Stransky
Kecota
Veterans Drive Toward Iowa Patrol Expansion at Camp Dodge
Fifty six prospective Iowa highway patrolmen, all veterans, near the end of a four week Camp Dodge training. By week’s end 25 will join patrol duty raising authorized strength to 263. 15 to the driver’s license division. rest to reserve. Names of the 25 will be announced Saturday. All ex GI’s, average age about 25, height 6 ft 3 in to 6 ft 4 in, high school educated. Training covered motor vehicle law, firearms, radio use, accident investigation and courtesy on the highway.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Camp Dodge
S. N. Jespersen
The
Highway Patrol
Claude Shearer
C. B. Day
North Henry County Dairy Herd Picnic Plans August 7
The North Henry County Dairy Herd Improvement association hosts its annual picnic on August 7 with Floyd Johnston of Iowa State College judging and speaking in the afternoon. Participants meet at the Byron Cory home near Swedesburg at 9 15 a m for morning cattle judging at Russell Sheckler and Lester McGahan. A basket picnic follows at noon in the Swedesburg Parish hall with ice cream and iced tea provided.
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North Henry County
Swedesburg
Poland asks allotment in U S relief program
Polish ambassador Jozef Winiewicz urged Secretary of State George C. Marshall to restore Poland to the American foreign relief plan. Washington noted Poland was removed from the 582 million program after a report of improved food conditions. Poland also seeks grain allocations to buy grain on the open market, with a 40 minute meeting with Marshall.
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Britain
Congress
U. S
Romterling
Washington
Jozef Winiewicz
George C. Marshall
Poland
United States
Hungary
Winiewcz
Marshall
Detasseling Work Going Right Along
Temperatures above 100 degrees have not halted detasseling of hybrid corn in about 900 acres of Pioneer fields. Hundreds of boys work full time, transported by bus from Washington and nearby towns, with roads laid to detassling sites. Work will continue about two weeks. rain could speed growth and require more workers.
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Sey
Washington
Hughes
Brewster
Francis D. Flanagan
Hughes Enterprises
Elon Roosevelt
Flanagan
Ferguson
Harsh Heat Marking Dry Ice Work in Chicago Plant
John Musinski, 27, a dry ice packer for Liquid Carbonie Corp in Chicago, describes his job as intense heat despite handling extremely cold material. He works in pits with carbon dioxide fumes, temperatures around 110 degrees below, and notes no air conditioning in the plant while furnace heat and beer on a hot night cap his day.
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Chicago
John Musinski
Liquid Carbonie Corp
Musinski
Lero
Women drivers in Iowa traffic crashes total 3180 in 1946
The record shows 3180 women motorists involved in traffic accidents across Iowa during 1946. This figure highlights women's participation as drivers within the state's public safety records for that year.
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Iowa
Train Wreck Injures Twenty Near Winston Tower
The Illinois Central Green Diamond passenger train collided with a Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight south of Winston Tower. Twenty passengers were injured, one seriously, as two passenger cars and both diesel engines derailed and overturned. Traffic on three rail lines was halted for the day. Witnesses said the northbound passenger train struck the freight two cars behind the engine, tearing through the train.
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Litchfield, Hl
Ilinois Central
Chicago, Burgton and Quincy
Winston Tower
Illinois Central
Cb&q
Wabash
St. Louis
Chicago
U S Rejects Romanian Claim As Interference
The United States rejected Romania’s contention that U S involvement in Romania’s civil liberties and political arrests amounted to internal interference. Washington released the text of its protest from June 24 noting treaty obligations to protect fundamental freedoms and denounced arbitrary arrests of opposition members.
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Washington
United States
Romania
State Department
U. S
Romanian Parliament Ousts 83 Opponents Over Ban
In Bucharest on August 6 1946 the Romanian parliament expelled 83 opposition deputies for backing the banned National Peasant Party whose leaders were arrested. The 83 had continued as independents after dissolution.
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Bucharest
Pariament
Hight
National Peasant Party
Corn futures hit new high on hot dry weather in corn belt
Chicago trading opened with September corn rising to 2.24 3/4 a bushel as hot dry weather persisted in the corn belt. TheSeptember contract marked an all time high, adding 5 1/4 to 5 1/2 cents from Tuesday's close amid continued supply concerns.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Legion Post Meets in Regular Session With New Commander
Legion Post in town held a regular meeting Tuesday night at the Legion rooms led by new commander Charles Hotle. Adjutant Howard Miller reported 20 members paid 1948 dues and urged prompt payment. Washington post aims to meet its quota by Armistice Day. Miller also taking orders for Legion caps at 2.40 each. Harry Whittaker to investigate costs and availability of Legion uniforms for next meeting.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Legion Rooms
Charles Hotle
Howard Miller
Washington Post
Miller
Legion Post
Harry Whittaker
Legion
Relief From Heat Wave Dims Across Midwest
A faint cool air mass moved across Iowa promising relief from a lengthy heat spell. Forecasters said most of the nation would still endure high temperatures as cooler air advances from western Iowa into Nebraska and Wisconsin, with Chicago not feeling the change until tomorrow.
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United Press
Iowa
Middle West
U. S
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Indiana
Chicago
Illinois
Dakotas
Lower
Middlewest
East
Sugar prices to rise slightly as control end dates loom
In Washington in August, grocers may raise sugar prices by one cent per five pound bag after depleting current stock. The move follows a government price increase to Cuba linked to an escalator clause in the Cuban sugar purchase contract. Authorities say control ends October 31.
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Washington
U. S
Cuba
Spectacle Rehearsal Schedule Set for Washington County Event
The talent committee for the historical spectacle met in Washington County Exposition offices to plan a large cast of 600 local volunteers. Rehearsals begin August 11 at Washington High School gym, with performances during the county celebration from September 8 to 12. Robert Choate chairs the event. committee members include Clarice Meek Ruth Foster Mrs. Theodore Bailey and others.
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Washington County
Creation Ballet
Redmen Council
Valley Forge
Gen. le
General Grant
Washington High School
Robert Choate
Clarice Meek
Theodore B. Bailey
Ruth Foster
Paul Korak
Charles Hotle
D. P. Livingston
Earl A. Loveless
Fred E. Miller
Ruth Miner
Herbert C. Osineup
R. E. Shannon
Roger Sherman
William C. Sitler
Hungary Cotton Credit Cancelled by Export-Import Bank
Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced the export-import bank canceled a 7 million dollar Hungary cotton credit after former Hungarian officials tied to the accord were exiled by the communist coup. The step, taken July 1, followed negotiations on April 30 and reflects concern over the new regime.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Hungary
Marshall
United States
Hughes accuses Brewster of pressuring airline merger
Howard Hughes testified under oath that Senator Owen Brewster offered to drop the senate probe of Hughes war plane contracts if Hughes would back an airline merger. The Maine Republican faced Hughes across the War Investigating Subcommittee table as the testimony began in the Senate chamber.
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Senate War Investigating
Howard Hughes
John W. Meyer
Faye Emerson
Hughes
Miss Emerson
Elliott Roosevelt
International
Washington
Owen Brewster
Senate
Maine
Republican
Brewster
Senator
Mayflower
Brester
Trippe
Davenport Man Collapses In Heat While Dressed For Winter
George Sensen, 57, a Davenport resident known for wearing heavy winter clothing in summer, collapsed at a downtown intersection. He was hospitalized in non serious condition after overheating. Sensen often wore overshoes and several sweaters even in hot weather.
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Davenport
Iowa
George Sensen
Senjen
Hungarian Economic Shifts After Communist Coup
Post coup notes indicate two Hungarian banks receiving credit now face nationalization threats. The Hungarian cotton shortage and outlook have improved due to the negotiated credit terms, signaling a stabilizing economic shift.
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Hungary
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