Clamp Drastic Restrictions On Industrial Construct
The Civilian Production Administration imposed wide scale limits on new commercial or industrial construction to free materials for 2.7 million homes targeted over two years. Existing work may proceed if materials are in place, but most new builds require specific authorization. Cost allowances vary by project type, with categories from 400 to 15000 dollars per job and a prohibition on subdividing projects to dodge limits.
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Marvin L. Arowsmith
Washington
Civilian Production Administration
National Housing
Wilson W. Wyatt
CPA
John D. Small
Ribbentrop Denies War Crimes Charges
Joachim von Ribbentrop told the International Military Tribunal he accepted responsibility for his actions as foreign minister but pleaded innocent on all counts. He followed Goering and Hess in opening his personal defense.
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Mernberg
Joachim von Ribbentrop
International Military Tribunal
Germany
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Welcome Home Discharge List Seeks Public Help
The Star asks readers to supply names of men who have received their discharges. Each day the list will be supplemented with new names to honor those service members and update the public record.
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Star
Headley’s Auctions Antiques Sale Listed for March 28
Headley’s Auctions announces an antique sale on Thursday March 28 1946 at 10 a m. located on the second floor 7 South Braddock Street with items consigned for auction.
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South Braddock St
Headley’s
Town Meeting Speakers Discuss Loan to Great Britain
Coal Miners in Winchest er announce a town meeting at Zane Hall on Friday at 8 pm to discuss a proposed loan to Great Britain. Rep. A Willis Robertson will speak for the loan, while Frank C Waldrop will oppose it, with Lt. Thomas G Scul dy announcing the event.
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Sarah Zane
Zane Hall
Thomas G. Sculdy
Great Britain
A. Willis Robertson
Congress
Frank C. Waldrop
Washington Times- Herald
Robertson
Winchester
Congress of the United States
State Guard Alerts Virginia Unit Amid Labor Tensions
A 3 PM statement from Capt. W A Baker of Company 115 Virginia State Guard warned all members to be ready for a rapid emergency. The alert followed a 9 PM notification from the 11th Battalion and came as officials tied guard orders to a looming strike by Virginia Electric and Power Company workers.
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Virginia State Guard
Co. 115
Baker
11Th Battalion
Richmond
Virginia Adjutant General’s Office
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Sheppard Crump
State Guard
Alexandria
Everett A. Hellmuth
WINC
Shenandoah Valley
AFL Asks Price Control Extension
Washington March 26 The American Federation of Labor and housewife witnesses urge Congress to extend price and rent controls. AFL President William Green tells the House banking committee that abandoning controls would cause chaos while criticizing the administration’s patchwork program. Green warns profiteers target price controls and fears a feverish price boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
AFT
William Green
House Banking Committee
Scientists Find Way to Make Plutonium Useless for Bombs
Scientists report a denaturing process to render plutonium useless for explosive use while preserving atomic energy in power production. A senator notes that controlling fissionable material and making it nonexplosive could ease fears of secret A-bomb manufacture, though work remains extensive.
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Jack Bell
Washington
UAW Convention Debates GM Strike Support and Leadership
The CIO United Auto Workers debated a proposal to assess member support for continuing the General Motors strike as 2,000 delegates prepare to vote on R. J. Thomas versus Walter Reuther for president. Tensions rose after yesterday’s clash between Reuther backers and Thomas supporters over strategy and leadership.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
United Auto Workers Convention
General Motors
United
Os Itarbeele
R. J. Thomas
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Thomas
UAW
Woman Admits Throwing Infant Into Furnace
In Gary Indiana police report a 23 year old woman allegedly told Sgt T V Curley she threw her six months old nephew into a furnace. The child's mother and another sister removed the body from the furnace and explained the sister took the child to the basement then returned with the admission. Investigators had not located the father.
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Gary
Ind
T. V. Curley
Curley
Delegates Clash On UNRRA Plan In Atlanta Meeting
United States delegate C Tyler Wood denounced a Ukrainian Russian move to sidetrack UNRRA talks as cowardly and urged production of food. Baranovsky warned acceptance would force UNRRA into political talks and set a bad precedent. Pajarsky claimed the issue exceeds UNRRA authority as it touches allied control over ex-enemy territories. Sources said UNRRA would not push universal wartime food rationing return.
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Atlanta City
N. J
United States
C. Tyler Wood
UNRRA
Wood
S. V. Pajarsky
Russia
Allied Control Council
Unrra Council
Music Publisher Accepts Poem by Miss Pauline Dick
Miss Pauline M. Dick of 43 West Boscawen told the Evening Star a telegram from Nordyke Publishing Co of Hollywood California said her song If You're Not Sure has been accepted for redistribution. She wrote the poem about two years ago and sent a stanza and chorus after an urge. She does not read music or take lessons, and lives with her mother Mrs E L Dick.
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Nordyke Publishing Co
Hollywood
Cal
Evening Star
Pauline M. Dick
E. L. Dick
West Boscawen
Leaves Start Showing On Apple Trees
Entomologist Dr Hough reports early growth on apple trees in the district as tiny leaves appear and buds form. Prepink stage nears as green growth separates. weather above normal suggests an early season though not as soon as last year. Forecast for March 27 to March 31 calls for rain in districts four and five with warmer days and a cooler end to the period.
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Pew
Hough
Witichoetesester Research Laboratory
House panel approves 16 million for tax evasion tips
Washington March 26. A 16 135 000 fund to aid the Internal Revenue Bureau run down about 40 000 tips on tax evasions won approval of the House appropriations committee. The money is in a 233 179 153 deficiency bill for miscellaneous agencies sent to the House. Revenue officials cited a 172 587 000 surge in assessments in six months as evidence of gains from crackdowns and said the bureau would recover hundreds of millions in unreported taxes with added staff.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
House
William T. Sherwood
Bureau
Sherwood
Mounted State Police Clear Pittsburgh Street
Mounted state police cleared Braddock Avenue in front of Westinghouse Electric Corporation’s East Pittsburgh works after a noisy crowd balked workers entering the plant. About 200 state police plus foot officers separated pickets, with no injuries reported amid a 72 day strike.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Solidarity
Braddock Avenue
Jacob C. Mauk
Allegheny County
Walter C. Monaghan
Monaghan
Cable Avenue
Senate Military Panel Deadlocked Over Draft Extension
The Senate military committee split eight to eight on whether to extend the draft for six weeks or one year. Two members were not recorded as the panel planned to reconvene later. Senator Revercomb noted the deadlock as additional members record their views. Republicans proposed a 12 month extension with Senator Austin outlining an 18 month plan tied to veterans reemployment rights.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Revercomb
R.W. Va
Selective Service
Austin
R.-Vt
Edwin C. Johnson
D.-Colo
Johnson
Veterans Administration
Firemen Announce Prizes Route For Festival Torchlight Parade
Winchester firemen meet at South End Fire Company to set prizes for the torchlight parade and announce the route and a committee. They offer cash awards for the largest and best display, and a small prize for a side prize. Volunteers urged to contact their local fire company emergency driver to sign up for the Mummers and Bicycle divisions.
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Ralph G. Hengeveld
Hengelevich
Virginia
Hengeveld
Winchester
J. S. Becker Company
Hagerstown
South End
Argenbright
Muriners
Big Three clash over Iran Russia veto blocks UN council action
In New York on March 26 the United States Britain and allies demanded the UN Security Council address the Soviet Iranian dispute. Russia with Polish support objected and signaled likely defeat as Byrnes and Cadogan pressed for Iran and Russia to report on troop withdrawal while Gromyko questioned the council’s role and agenda.
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New York
United Nations Security Council
Russia
United States
Britain
United Na Security Council
Andrei Myko
Byrnes
Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Iran
Stalin
Gromyko
Security Council
Alexander
Antes
Tuck Calls Parley on National Guard
Virginia National Guard officers meet with Adjutant General Gardner Waller to discuss reorganizing the guard. The plan outlines a squadron style streamlining and seeks input from former National Guard leaders on proposed structural changes.
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Tuck
Parley
National Guard
Virginia Nav
Virginia
S. Gardner Waller
For Sale Wood Stove Length Oates Lumber Yard
Classified note offers wood for sale in stove length from Oates Lumber Yard. Includes a price or size code 64le and a date 1-4-Ip-t.
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Oates
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