Show NEWS RE REVIEW VIEW corn estimate lowered aid europe now plea REPEAT less corn the 1847 1947 corn crop estimates of 0 which have been shrinking like a c 10 suit ever since august was re ducett by another 33 million bushels bushel in the department of 0 agricultures agri cultures september report total estimate cuts since august 1 idere were million bushels and the th expected out outturn turri this year now has been placed at bushels there was more potential bad news said the department in case MEAT SUPPLY adleat production can be maintained at a high level in the next year despite the curtailed corn crop animal feeding authorities declare extensive and efficient use of vegetable oil meat meal and other products will enable farmers to produce pork freely at less cost thin than it if corn were used exclusively in feeding an early trost frost should blanket the corn belt another reduction would be likely crop reporting board said that it now seems likely that at least 75 per cent ol of all corn in the 12 corn belt states will have matured by the average date of the first killing frost but warned that it II it were a week early it would catch about 40 per cent ot of all corn at an immature stage it if frost came a week later only a 15 per cent loss would be registered latest estimates also foretold a sharp reduction in the record wheat crop output was set at bushels as compared with the august I 1 prediction ol of bushels headliners HEAD LINERS ts LN IN NEW YORK margaret truman coloratura soprano was wa s unanimously approved by the board of governors for membership in the american guild of musical artists as a junior vocalist in good standing IN TOKYO chidekel tojo former japanese premier now on trial for his life as a war criminal peered into the future chose an epitaph tor for his tombstone by budihas Budd has grace all sins committed while living are absolved IN LONDON Elli esiodor odor M libonati visiting legionnaire from chi tojo cago paused in front of no 10 downing street the prime ministers residence wickedly waved a handful of dollar bills in the air attracted no takers IN tallahassee sen claude pepper dem fla opened his mouth to say that if the democratic party should feel that he could render greater service in some other way I 1 would be greatly influenced by that feeling turned around to find that his bis friends were booming him for or vice presidential nomination IN MILWAUKEE mrs lucy nostrand stepped from a bus at a busy intersection was knocked to the pavement by a hit and run cow a refugee from a meat company shipment URGENT stopgap stop gap aid george marshall U S secretary of state was trying his best to pile up pressure tor for a special session of congress this autumn to finance immediate interim aid to keep europe on its feet until marshalls marchalls Mar 20 billion dollar long range rehabilitation plan begins functioning stymied by republican leaders who were either downright opposed or indifferent to an emergency session before january marshall was taking his case to the people attempting to rally public opinion behind him intolerable cold and hunger are the immediate threats facing europe he said the crisis calls for urgent consideration what would it cost this time marshall said that there was as yet no estimate of stopgap stop gap needs but he deny reports that william L clayton undersecretary of state had cabled from europe a request for a special session of congress to vote 25 billion dollars for aid now the special session was tar far from assured it if it came to a showdown GOP leaders probably would oppose it openly and they could if they wished stifle any economic aid legislation GOP VICTORY strata in alvind jubilant republicans were making much of franklin H lichten walters resounding victory over labor supported phil H democratic candidate in a special specia i election to fill pennsylvanian Pennsyl eighth district seat in congress the issue naturally was the taft hartley labor law and the outcome was a two to one acceptance by the voters of the law and what it signifies if pennsylvania is as much a political weathervane weather vane as it is claimed to be the Lichten walter victory forecasts a cold bleak wind from the north for democrats in 1948 republican hoop hoopla la called the vote a smashing rebuke to the radical labor bosses who chose to make the tatt taft hartley labor management act the paramount issue of the election army shrinking alarmed war department officials have estimated that the ardys postwar strength has sunk to a new low of officers and men below its authorized quota the army lost officers and men during july and august and gained back only through its recruiting campaign thus suffering a net loss of since july 1 when strength was below the authorized level |