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Show Briefs: Very Brief Steelman orders fifty-six-day delay on public construction. GI candidates are declared elected in Athens, Tenn. United Airlines orders seven strato-planes at $11,000,000. Great Britain's bonus-for-ba-bies payments begin. Iceland formally 'asks for membership in the United Nations. Na-tions. Major parties plan to spend mililon each in the fall campaigns. cam-paigns. Welles urges a hemispheric conference to protect free press. Connecticut joins fight against alcoholism among citizens. U.S. officials scoff at tales we "loot" plants in our Reich zone. Notion Bikini blasts were "duds" is decried by an observer. obser-ver. NHA lifts the rent ceiling on new housing to speed building. OPA head predicts stabilizing ;of prices "before too long." Secretary Walace warns boom and bust economic ride is on. More than ten billion voted by Congress for veteran welfare. 999 war veterans in every 1,-000, 1,-000, with rights, get their jobs back. Polio wave called worst in 12 years; extra precautions urged. Britain accepts both ' U. S., Soviet plans on atom. OPA increases bread prices 1 cent for two-pound loaf. Grain whiskey output halted by U. S. pending distribution plan. Italians see loss of $13,000,000,-000 $13,000,000,-000 under peace treaty. ""Bikini atomic radio-activity is called unbridled killer. Army falls short of meeting July 1 discharge goal. Sales of surplus so far have brought 38 per cent of cost. Superfortress sets new East-West East-West record of 7.28 hours. ruman . signs bill increasing price of silver to 90.5 cents an ounce. Russians bar UNRRA inspection inspec-tion in Austria, La Guardia says. Senate votes to freeze payroll tax at 1 per cent. Truman says Jews are only part of displaced - persons problem prob-lem Traffic deaths rise 40 per cent for six months, but let-up is seen. United States moves to finance 50,000 railroad box cars. The truth is a great enemy to conversation. There would be no black markets mark-ets if there were no black buyers. Japan's middle class disappearing disappea-ring due. to high taxes. |