Truman seeks stronger price controls from Congress
President Truman plans to ask Congress for tougher price control powers and aims to send a message to lawmakers by the weekend. Senators Maybank and Capehart voiced concern, urging a full debate on any new legislation while Truman argues the current law is inadequate to curb inflation amid rising defense spending.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Joseph Short
Senate
Maybank
D-Sc
Capehart
R-Ind
United States
Senate Banking Committee
Communist Party Membership Falls
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reported to senators that U S Communist Party membership dropped from 54174 to 43217 in a year. He noted each member has about seven to eight fellow travelers now, down from ten earlier, and warned the remaining core is dedicated to sabotage and revolt if triggered. Hoover said 96.4 percent of members are American citizens.
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Washington
U. S. Communist Party
Fime
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Senate Appropriations
All of Richmond Placed Under Dog Cat Quarantine
Richmond is under a city wide dog and cat quarantine after a tables outbreak that has required treatment for more than 50 people. Health director Dr E M Homes ordered the quarantine stating the outbreak reached a critical stage. Under the ban stray dogs and cats will be exterminated if caught by the health patrols. The earlier quarantine covered the north and east sections of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
E. M. Homes
Yard Party Fundraiser At Congregational Church
The Ladies Aid of Congregational Christian Church sponsors a Friday night yard party starting at 5:00 at the church. Food includes soup ham sandwiches plate lunch ice cream pie and cake. Special call meeting for Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 on Thursday August 23 at 8 PM urged for all members to attend, George H. Eagle Captain.
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Ladies Aid of Congregational Christian Church
The
Friendship Fire Co. No
IPR Little Red School House Spying Labeled in U S by Willoughby
Major General Charles A. Willoughby testified before the House committee that the same kind of Communist spying and intrigue disclosed in Japan is alleged to be active in the United States. Louis Budenz testified to the Senate Internal Security subcommittee about the Institute of Pacific Relations and its alleged ties to the Communist Party. He named Owen Lattimore and Frederick Vanderbilt Field as figures in a broader conspiracy.
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Washington
Charles A. Willoughby
Far East
Japan
United States
Willoughby
House
UN American Activities Committee
Senate
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Institute of Pacific Relations
Little Red School House
Daily Worker
Fordhan University
Senate Internal Security
Owen Lattimore
IPR Publicaions
New York
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
IPR
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Field
Death in Winchester area from Stephens City traffic crash
Elmer Willis Clevenger 74 of Stephens City died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car while crossing in Stephens City Monday night August 13. Maynard E. Edmondson of near Strasburg drove the vehicle. Funeral set for Stephens City Methodist Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Clevenger is survived by wife Bessie Venable Clevenger two sons a daughter and numerous grandchildren and siblings. He was the seventh Frederick County highway fatality this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Willis Clevenger
Stephens City
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clevenger
Maynard E. Edmondson
Strasburg
Frederick County
Winchester
Lee Grant
Bessie Venable Clevenger
Grant
C. W. Clevenger
Joseph C. Clevenger
Ernest Swanson
George Crowser
Benjamin
Lee
Grover
James Clevenger
Stephens City Methodist Church
C. A. York
A. Hayne Boozer
Green Hill Cemetery
Stover
Water Stores Lost in Quake on Kona Coast
A major quake on Hawaii's Mauna Loa region damaged over 200 water storage tanks along the Kona coast, with 20 tanks on a single cattle ranch. Police report aftershocks, while Honolulu felt tremors, and crews haul emergency water daily as the dry region faces two months of drought.
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Honolulu
Volcano Island
Hawaii
Kona Coast
Hawaiian Islands
Kona
Mauna Loa
Emery Kunitomo
Kailua
Mona
Fire Department
Hawaii County
Ilo
Tampico Braces For Hurricane
Tampico with 100000 residents readies for a dangerous hurricane offshore. Authorities and residents stockpile food and reinforce homes while officials await the storm’s path. About 600 seek refuge in city school centers as outlying areas shelter on high ground.
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Tampico
Mexico
Newsaper el Mundo
U. S. Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Jamaica
Fires Still Chew Into Timber Stands on West Coast
The West Coast faces unprecedented fire danger as 101 days without rain persist. British Columbia reports new large fires while Oregon and Washington ban logging amid multiple blazes. Northern California lightning adds to 300 fires since last Saturday. In Nelson Forest District 1,606 workers fight 32 fires, one covering 8,000 acres. Foresters warn the fire potential is the highest in 30 years.
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Associated Press
West Coast
British Columbia
Oregon
Washington
California
Nelson Forest
ROKs Capture Dominating Hill in Eastern Korea
U S Army headquarters reports South Korean infantry, backed by heavy artillery and air power, captured a key hill north of Yanggu after fierce fighting with Communist forces. Two other eastern ridges were seized or retaken as UN forces bombarded supply lines and rail routes along the front.
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U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
Yanggu
Associated Press
George A. McArthur
Republic of Korea
U S
Toledo
Wedderburn
Navy
Mustang
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Senator Capehart Hurt in Capitol Fall
Senator Capehart of Indiana slipped while walking to a Senate quorum call and fell in the Capitol. He was placed in a wheelchair and taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital for examination. the extent of the back injury was not immediately known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capehart
R-Inda
Capitol
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
Cattle rustling gang nabbed at Virginia market
A man and a woman named Victor Baldwin III and Bertha Smith were arrested at the Virginia Livestock Market after three registered Holstein cows were stolen from Filberts Farm in Montgomery County Maryland. Detectives Griggs and Day traced the cattle to the market, where the pair were seized while collecting payment.
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Montgomery County
Virginia
Victor E. Baldwin, III
Chapin Street
Washington, DC
Bertha E. Smith
Boyd Avenue
Takoma Park
Frank Griggs
J. B. Day
Griggs
Day
Baltimore
Baldwin
Maryland
Washington
Robert Hambleton
John Dupont
Filberts
Old Germantown
A. Harding
Paul Sergt
MacArthur Rejects Invite to Address Japan Conference
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reportedly refused a U S government invitation to speak at the San Francisco opening of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. A Washington official said President Truman approved inviting him, but MacArthur declined. Col Lawrence Bunker confirmed no invitation was received.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman Administration
New York
MacArthur
San Francisco
Conerence
Truman
U. S
Col
Lawrence Bunker
John Foster Dulles
State Department
States Department
Japan
Far East
Elks elect Roanoke attorney Virginia head
Charles D. Fox Jr a Roanoke attorney was yesterday elected president of the Virginia State Elks Association at the final session of its annual Portsmouth meeting.
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Roanoke
Charles D. Fox, Jr
Virginia State Elks Association
Portsmouth
Senate Tax Writers Toss Out House Revenue Boost Plan
The Senate Finance Committee tentatively cuts the House revenue boost for individuals by about 412 million and adopts a defense tax formula that lowers the impact on high earners. The panel continues rewriting the House bill and may still act on corporate taxes and other excises as President Truman sought a 10 billion total.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Truman
Finance Committee
Battleship Wisconsin Freed After Hudson Grounding
The 45 000 ton battleship Wisconsin drifted aground in the Hudson opposite Manhattan and was freed by 13 towboats after about two hours. The ship, coming from Halifax on a training cruise, suffered no damage and was to proceed to Gravesend Bay for an underwater inspection. Capt. Thomas Burrowes directed operations as thousands watched from New York and New Jersey shorelines.
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New York
Wisconsin
Hudson River
Manhattan
New Jersey
Edgewater
New York Harbor
Halifax
N. S
Naval District
Jersey
Navy
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Palisades Park
Jersey Side
Thomas Burrowes
Washington, D. C
New York Central
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Mesick Lines, Inc
Remington Conviction Reversed By U S Court of Appeals
The U S Court of Appeals reversed the perjury conviction of William W. Remington, former government economist, finding the jury instruction defining Communist Party membership too vague. The case is sent to the district court for a new trial. Remington had faced a seven woman five man jury and a prison term.
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New York
UV. S. Court of Appeals
William W. Remington
Communist Party
Thomas W. Swan
District Court
Remington
Dartmouth
Gregory F. Noonan
Swan
Learned Hand
Augustus N. Hand
Department of Commerce
Russia
Knoxville
Tenn
Noonan
Premier Mossadegh Wins Confidence Vote Amid Oil Talks
In Tehran the Majlis backed Premier Mohammed Mossadegh 72 to 0 in a confidence vote over his rejection of British oil settlement proposals, with the Senate approving his nationalist policies 33 to 0. Parliament urged continued negotiations to avert a breakdown in talks.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Senate
Britain
Richard Stokes
London
Mossadegh
Majlis
Macy Ie Sale
le More
Loudoun St
Contract Awarded For Atomic Sub
The Navy awarded a contract to Electric Boat Company of Groton Conn for the first atomic powered submarine a project described as having immense military implications. The 2,500 ton vessel would have a vast underwater range with speed estimates up to 50 to 60 knots and signals a major propulsion advance using atomic reactors.
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Washington
Navy
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
McMahon
Dconn
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Charles A. Lockwood
U.S
Pacific
Russia
First Girl Born in 52 Years Shocks Arkansas Family
In Little Rock an eight pound five ounce daughter named Juliana was born to Mr. and Mrs. Julian Smith. The baby is the first girl in the Smith family in 52 years, with grandmother Mrs. J O Smith noting the last girl was Mrs. Claud Edwards of Benton. The Edwards connection is through the baby’s father.
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Little Rock Ark
Julian Smith
Smith
J O. Smith
Juliana
Claud Edwards
Benton, Ark
James Wood High School Announces Registration Schedule
Principal Paul D. Beable announced a registration timetable for James Wood High School pupils in grades 8 through 12. August 27 covers A through C, August 28 D through J, August 29 K through O, August 30 P through 8, and August 31 T through Z. Those entering the fall must register, with below eighth graders registering on the first day of school.
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Paul D. Beable
James Wood High School
Beable
Allies Charge Reds Making Bad Faith Symbol of Kaesong
The Allies accused the Communists of using Kaesong as a universal symbol of bad faith amid stalled armistice talks. A U N command broadcast from Tokyo dismissed the charges as ridiculous and warned the negotiators face deadlock over where to draw the buffer zone along the battle lines.
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Munsan
Korea
Kaesong
United Nations
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Neutral
UNC
U. N
Reds
Macy Loses GOP Control in N Y
In Suffolk County the 25 year reign of W Kingsland Macy ends after a decisive primary. Macy, foe of Gov Dewey and ally of Sen Taft, loses to R Ford Hughes who vows to back Taft for president. De Sapio holds Tammany Hall against Impellitteri.
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New York
W. Kingsland Macy
Suffolk County
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Carmine de Sapto
New York County
Tammany Hall
Vincent R. Impellitteri
de Sapio
Robert B. Blaikie
Macy
Suffolk
Dewey
Taft
R. Ford Hughes
Would Be Surprised Washington Public Says Many Employed Disloyal
Vice President Barkley cites public shock at the number of government workers dismissed or suspected of Communist leanings. Community yard sale and benefit notices, local employment ads, and entertainment promotions appear in this compilation of notices from Winchester area.
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Washington
Barkley
Greenwood Chapel
Senseny Road
Round Hill Community Building
Round Hill Community Center
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George H. Eagle
N. Loudoun
Gen
McCarran
D-Nev
Pacific Area
Earl Browder
E. W. Clevenger
Linda Darnell
International
Roks
U.N
Senator Capehart
M’arthur
Hudson
U.S. Court of Appeals
James Wood
N.Y
Riteway Cleaners
Braddock St
Walt Disney
Capitol Theatre
Pabst Brewing Co
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