Fire devastates Michigan state office building in Lansing
A multi million dollar blaze guts the state office building in Lansing amid sub zero cold as 12 firefighters and one officer are overcome. Over 25 million gallons of water flood the structure while five ladder crews and additional teams search for the blaze core. Police and neighboring cities assist as the high cost damage is pegged at least four million dollars with the building left roofless and ice coated. Governor Williams convenes an emergency cabinet to keep government functioning and orders a full investigation into the fire.
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G. Mennen Williams
State Department
Williams
Lansing Fire Department
Arnold Renner
Big Idea Could Be Your Wife's Fattening Plan
A British dietary expert in the British Medical Journal says some married men grow fat because wives overfeed them on purpose. Dr. A H Douthwaite notes a comfortably obese man is easier to live with and less likely to stray, but the extra weight strains the heart and may shorten life expectancy.
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London
A. H. Douthwaite
Olver and Wiggins Lor at 1200 W Sixth
A brief item notes Olver and Wiggins Lor at 1200 West 6th with a seven dollar fifty five cent value mentioned. The fragment mentions AE EE TE and a ver Hd but lacks clear context or actions.
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Olver & Wiggins
Truman Tax Plan Faces GOP Clash in Congress
President Truman faces heated pushback as Rep. Richard M. Simpson and Senate figures advocate a one package tax bill. Simpson challenges Truman to present the full 16.5 billion proposal, while Sen George of Georgia signals support for a single package and possible 5 billion in spending cuts. The plan outlines 4 billion more personal taxes, 3 billion from corporations, and 3 billion from excise levies with a second bill later to fund preparedness.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Richard M. Simpson
Pennsylvania
Congress
Senate
George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
House Committee
Ways and Mens Committee
Treasury
Snyder
Trumancarta
Weather Summary Amarillo Area Cooler Tonight and Saturday
Weather Bureau forecast shows cooler conditions this afternoon and tonight with continued cool spell into Saturday. Highs around 57 today, 59 tomorrow, 68 recordable 24 hour total. lows near 26 tonight and 28 tomorrow. Panhandle agricultural outlook expects clear skies and no precipitation with outdoor activities favored. New Mexico fair today tonight and Saturday with cooler conditions in the valley and northeast portions.
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Panhandle
el Paso
Big Bend
New Mexico
Fa Valley
Physician's Story Is Hard To Swallow
London reports a 24 year old Irish workman underwent peritonitis surgery. Inside his stomach were a bicycle axle six inches wrench five inches a steel spring three inches and a twist drill 3 4 5 inches long. A 31 inch hacksaw blade was later found. The patient recovered mentally and physically.
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London
J. C. McMullin
Cavan
Eire
Last Rites Saturday for Miss Sweeney
Miss Inez D Sweeney a 77 year old recluse dies Wednesday night while cleaning her living room rubble at 304 Ken. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Bucklin Kan with burial beside her mother in Sterling. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Amarillo and the Order of the Eastern Star handle arrangements.
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Inez D. Sweeney
Miss Sweeney
Sterling
Kan
Bucklin
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home
Amarillo
Order of the Eastern Star
Military Sales Require Order
Rex B. Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce warned retailers and wholesalers that they must require a completed Defense Order No. 22 when selling critical materials to military establishments and defense industries. Without the order, a merchant could not replace depleted inventory once materials are shipped to military or defense purchasers.
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Rex B. Baxter
Amarillo
Warm Chinook Winds Hit Texas Panhandle Skies
Lubbock reached 83 degrees while Amarillo posted 68 as chinook winds from the west warmed the South Plains. Weatherman H C Winburn noted the downslope warming pattern, with tomorrow's forecast calling for a high near 59 and a low around 26. The five day outlook predicts temperatures about 3 degrees above normal and little precipitation.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Amarillo
H. C. Winburn
Amarillo Air Terminal
Winburn
US Tanks and Men Rout Reds Near Seoul
American forces tighten their grip along the Han River south of Seoul, with about 20 000 Communist troops fleeing as the 8th Army advances. Task force Myers reaches the Han at Sokchon after rapid tank progress, while US 25th Division pushes north from mountain terrain toward Yongdongpo and Inchon area. UN artillery shells Seoul as Reds mount counterattacks north of Ichon and above Hoengsong, yet allied lines hold. East coast Korean units advance at Kangnung with little resistance.
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Eighth Army
Myers
The
Han
Sokchon
Seoul
Arthur W. Myers
Lander
Wis
Yongdongpo
United Nations
Ichon
Hoengsong
Korea
Kangnung
38Th Parallel
Ultimatum Ends Strike Forces Railroads Back On Track
Railroad switchmen ended their strike and began clearing jammed freight cars as the Railway Express Agency lifted all embargoes and Post Office restrictions on mail. Workers criticized the Army work order while restoring the nation’s transportation system to normal amid lingering delays and tensions.
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Railway Express Agency
Jesse M. Donaldson
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Woman-Chaser Held at Dallas in Police Action
Police arrested an unruly man described as an old goat for chasing women in downtown Dallas today. The incident prompted police action and additional details are reported on page 6.
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Dallas
Slaughterhouse Controls Tighten Meat Markets
Washington AP reports the government imposed strict slaughter quotas to curb black markets for meat. OPS director Michael V. DiSalle says the move preserves fair prices and meat availability, limiting slaughterers to their 1950 output share and barring new operations unless public need is proven.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
Slaughterers to Register With OPS by March 15
The text states that slaughterers of cattle calves sheep and lambs or swine must register with the OPS by March 15 unless they are farm slaughterers. No non farm slaughterers may legally slaughter livestock after April 1 without registration. Beginning April 1 the volume of
Slaughterer quotas tied to 1950 experience and defense needs
Slaughterer regulation hinges on quotas based on 1950 experience. New registrations require shown necessity to meet civilian meat needs not met by others and show operation would advance national defense by aiding orderly meat production and distribution.
DiSalle Holds Parity Stand Amid Food Price Rise Pressure
DiSalle prepared to address a congressional committee on parity rules and price controls as retail food prices hit a January peak about 8 percent above pre-Korea levels. OPS moves to license slaughtering firms to curb a meat black market while officials consider parity adjustments before June 30.
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Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
DiSalle
Congressional Committee
Agriculture Department
Truman
Congress
Late Sleeper Warned In Globe-News Want Ad
If you sleep late you better change habits or skip Globe-News Want Ads to rent an apartment. Mr A Triplett, 1920 Fillmore, was woken the morning the ad ran and his 3 room furnished apartment with bills paid rented on the first day after 45 extra calls. A 70 cent ad can cause big trouble. Dial 262 for quick results.
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Globe-News
A. Triplett
Fillmore
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