European Nations Draft Trade Plan Seeks Shared Marshall Aid
A five nation committee named by the European Economic Cooperation Council will draft a plan for nations receiving Marshall Plan aid to trade together. Britain Belgium France Norway and Greece will serve on the panel which will report expected credit balances among 17 participants. OEEC requires a working European trade plan by September 21. The article notes an unrelated line about a male emu hatching eggs.
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European Economic Cooperation Council
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Belgium
France
Norway
Greece
OEEC
Local Time Notice on Relay Schedules and Changes
A station bulletin explains time zone adjustments with Eastern Local Time details and guidance for subtracting hours for Central and Mountain zones. It notes some stations may shift relay times to fit local schedules and that last minute program changes cannot be included.
Silent Hour and Dances Fill Evening Radio Schedule
A dense broadcast log lists daytime to midnight programming across multiple networks. Highlights include Silent Hour blocks on abc east and west, Kiddies Hour repeats, and a mix of news, music, drama, and variety shows from 6:30 pm to midnight across abc cbs mbs and abe networks.
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Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Abc Frontiers of Science
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Cbs-East
Abe Lowell Thomas
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Ae Club
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Abe
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Harkness
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Carmen Cavallaro
Mrs. North
Billy Rose
Jane Pickens
We the People
Gabriel Heatter
Police
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Corliss Archer
Cbs Public Defender
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News
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Jewish Attack Repulsed at Deir Abu Tor
In Amman officials said Jewish forces launched a heavy assault with tanks armored cars and automatic weapons on Arab Legion positions at Deir Abu Tor south of Jerusalem. The Legion repulsed the attack killing several hundred Jews and capturing armored cars and ammunition.
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Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Deir Abu Tor
Jerusalem
Tooday
Lodge Consults Lodge Dewey and Warren on Strategy
Republican standard bearers in the November election met with foreign policy expert Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge to shape campaign strategy. Gov. Dewey of New York and Gov. Earl Warren of California joined the discussions with a group of advisers on the second day of pre campaign planning sessions.
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Alabama Votes Murky In Truman Ballot Fight
Alabama Senate News notes ongoing bid by pro Truman electors to appear on the ballot as labor groups support a slate against Dewey Thurmond. Attorney general weighs options while South Carolina and Mississippi moves falter amid Dixie opposition.
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Paper Mill Road Low Bid Wins Project Contract
C Moyer of Staunton submitted the low bid of 77696 dollars for a 3.537 mile section of Paper Mill Road between Winchester limits and U S 522. The project under Federal Aid requires U S Public Roads Admin and state highway commission approval before work starts, with a completion time of five months.
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Winchester
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State Highway Commission
Date of Federal law enforcement establishment
Federal law enforcement traces to September 24, 1879, when the Office of the Attorney General was created by Act of Congress and Edmund Randolph named the first Attorney General. The Department of Justice itself was established earlier on June 22, 1870.
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Milk Consumer Members Urged For Commission
Norfolk August 17 The Norfolk Food Dealers Association urged dissolving the Virginia Milk Commission or adding two consumer members. They opposed a milk price rise authorized by the commission and praised Newport News groups for appealing to Governor Tuck. Melvin Wine, the association president, said the original 1934 three member panel has power over prices. He argued the secrecy of votes at hearings suggests a pro price increase bias and called for consumer representation or end of the emergency.
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Virginia Milk Commission
Norfolk Food Dealers Assn
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Newport News
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Virginia
Richmond
Milk Commission
Uranium Ore Strike Reported Near Beaumont California
San Bernardino chemist Fred B. Greusel reports discovery of uranium in Marshall Canyon north of Beaumont in a lode described as hopeful quantities. The ore found by cattleman Albert D. Marshall tested hot in preliminary analysis from three sample locations and registered an activity score of 58, near government requirements for atomic bomb material.
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Calif
Fred B. Greusel
Albert D. Marshall
Marshall Canyon
Beaumont
Greusel
San Bernardino Army Air Depot
Marshall
Spy Ring Witness Harry White Dies at New Hampshire Home
Harry Dexter White, 56, former Treasury official tied to congressional probes of communist spy rings, died at his summer home in Fitzwilliam New Hampshire after a Saturday heart attack. He had testified before the House Un American Activities Committee in Washington denying any secret information sharing or disloyal acts.
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Harry Dexter White
Treasury
White
Washington
House UN- American Activities Committee
Montgomery warns of sudden attack and calls for force
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery warned Britain to be ready for a sudden attack and urged 150 000 volunteers to join the territorial army. He said no breathing space is likely as in 1939 and noted a tense world peace climate. The Blackpool speech highlighted wartime readiness amid global threat.
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Eng
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Montgomery
Western Envoys Confer at U. S. Moscow Embassy
Western envoys from Britain France and the United States held talks at the American embassy in Moscow as a reliable informant noted no meeting with the Soviet Foreign Office. The dispatch summarizes ongoing diplomatic discussions amid strained East-West relations.
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U. S. Moscow
Moscow
Britain
France
United States
Conferees Near Concrete Issues In Four-Power Talks
Observers note the long session suggests progress on concrete problems. The piece mentions the Tsetse fly as carrier of sleeping sickness and its breeding needs, including shade and brush clearing.
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