Ford urged 55 percent auto price rise, Bowles says
Price Chief Chester Bowles testified that Ford Motor Co asked OPA for a 55 percent price increase last summer as hearings on extending price controls continued. He said Ford sought removal of controls and defended the reaction to Ford's stance, noting high wages and low prices as part of Ford's past approach. Rep. Crawford pressed for Ford's exact requested rise and Bowles defended OPA's responses amid partisan questioning.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Ford Motor Co
OPA
Bowles
House Banking Committee
Ford
Fred L. Crawford
Michigan
Crawford
Brent Spence
Kentucky
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
Henry Ford III
Howard H. Buffett
Nebraska
Congress
Pope Pius XII to address world via new cardinals event
Vatican observers expect a major pronouncement from Pope Pius XII as 32 new cardinals are announced in Rome. Four Americans among the elevatees receive insignia tomorrow amid greeting from diplomats and church leaders. Mindszenty misses ceremony due to travel delays and illness.
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Pius XII
Birettas
Vatican
College of Cardinals
Holy See
St. Louis
John Cardinal Glennon
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Detroit
Cardinal Glennon
Cardinal Mooney
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Rome
Spain
Portugal
Britain
France
Poland
Cuba
Chile
Augustin Cardinal Parrado Y Garcia
Granada
Jose Cardinal Caro Rodriguez
Santiago
Grippe
Josef Cardinal
Mindszenty
Johannes Cardinal de Jong
Utrecht
Holland
Jules-Geraud
Saliege
Toulouse
Budapest
Cardinal Mindszenty
Phone Tieup Threat Tops Nation's Labor Troubles
The Associated Press reports ongoing labor tensions as threats and uncertainties dominate the strike landscape even after a steel walkout settlement. Other sectors face potential tieups as unions press for gains and officials weigh responses.
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Associated Press
Pauley Men See New Hope
Senate Naval Committee cuts off Tobey from reading a telegram on Democratic campaign fund solicitations. In Memphis unions debate a nationwide telephone strike as 1 000 workers in Philadelphia settle locally. CIO steel moves back to work as 427,000 strike workers return under new contracts. Texas CIO drives to organize North Texas railroad shop workers in Waco and Fort Worth amid wage stabilization actions in Washington.
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Senate Naval Committee
Senator Tobey
New Hampshire
An Airlines
Walsh
Massachusetts
W. A. Patterson
United Airlines
Tobey
Memphis
Tenn
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Joseph A. Beirne
Edwin R. Hackett
Commercial Telephone Workers Union of Chicago
Chicago
Hackett
Philadelphia
U. S
Peter J. Manno
General Motors
Detroit
James Dewey
National Labor Relations Board
CIO Steel
Texas
CIO
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
U. S. Steel
Sheffield
Waco
Cleburne
Marshall
Denison
Fort Worth
AFL Machinists
International Association of Machinists
A. R. Hardesty
North
Wage Stabilization Board
Shipbuilding Stabilization Conference
CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
AFL Metal Trades Department
International Harvester Company
Truman
Senate hearing tests ethics in wartime fundraising
Witnesses discuss Patterson and telegrams as Senator Tobey seeks new evidence to block Edwin W. Pauley’s Undersecretary of the Navy appointment. George Killion claims discussions with Pauley about Patterson occurred during the 1944 campaign while George E. Allen gains RFC director approval. The Senate remains divided as Truman delays Ickes successor choice.
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Tobey
Brewster
Maine
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Pauley
George Killion
National Democratic
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Hannegan
Navy
Senate
George E. Allen
RFC
Allen
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National Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ickes
Color Films Of Wild Life At Panhandle Club Meeting
Color films on nesting, concentration and flight of ducks and geese will be shown in Amarillo at a Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club meeting in the Amarillo Hotel. Col. Ed Russenholt of Winnipeg Canada will speak as part of a Ducks Unlimited program to boost waterfowl numbers. Ed Kral says the films made last fall and summer are extraordinary and the event is open to the public.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Ducks Unlimited
Ed Kral
Sportsmen's Association
Davies Defends Russia on Atomic Secrets Hunt
Havana dispatch quotes former U S ambassador Joseph E Davies arguing Russia has moral right to seek atomic bomb secrets in self defense if denied such information by former allies. He adds that the United States would do the same if in Russia’s position amid a hostile world.
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Havana
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
U. S
U.S.S.R
United States
Davies
Wind Roars Through Vienna Killing Four
A 90 mile per hour wind struck Vienna causing collapse of weakened buildings and toppled trees. At least four people died and about 200 were injured in the blast of gusts. The city faced extensive damage as rescue teams searched for survivors.
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Vienna
Two Hurt In Fire At Borger
A downtown Borger fire leveled a theater and damaged two adjoining buildings after a strong wind, injuring projectionist Jake Blessing and volunteer firefighter J W Mason. About a hundred theater patrons escaped as Borger, Pampa, Buena Vista and Phillips fire crews battled the blaze for over three hours. The furniture store gutted on the first floor and a hotel corner was damaged while Borger Phillips lines were repaired.
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Borger
Jake Blessing
J. W. Mason
Pampa
Buena Vista
Phillips
Markets Closed in Observance of Washington's Birthday
New York stocks and curb exchanges will be closed on Friday February 22 and Saturday February 23 in observance of Washington's Birthday. The shortened week affects trading and related market activities.
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New York
Washington
Redding Granted Out-of-State Pardon for 1944 Murder
O M Redding former Amarillo grocer convicted of murdering his wife Gertrude at a drive-in stand in 1944. five year sentence. He received an out-of-state conditional pardon allowing him to live on a ranch near Silver City New Mexico and report to the parole board until the five year term ends. The pardon signed November 8 1945 requires regular reports and compliance with parole terms.
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O. M. Redding
Amarillo
Redding
Silver City
N. M
Parole Board
Gertrude Redding
Bountiful Wheat Crop to Feed World
Kansas City report says the Kansas-Oklahoma winter wheat belt will yield a sixth straight bountiful crop after a two day soaking rain. Moisture revived dry topsoil, with a two inch rain boosting prospects. Garden City notes the rain may prove worth over 50 million dollars.
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Kansas-Oklahoma
Garden City
News Tip Prize Winner in Plainview Reunion Story
The Plainview News Tip Contest awarded first prize to Mrs. M. C. Pittman for a reunion tale of two brothers John and David Flovin after over 20 years apart. John Weatherford won second prize for a balloon found story. Earl Green took third for reporting a farm fire. Other contributors are listed with addresses. book department ads noted.
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Plainview
John
David Flovin
M. C. Pittman
West Fifteenth
John Weatherford
Ong
West Virginia
Earl Green
West
Sweden seeks UN membership approval in parliament
Foreign Minister Osten Unden announced Sweden will ask parliament within two or three weeks for consent to join the United Nations. The government move follows Stockholm's recent policy aims and aligns with wartime diplomacy efforts in Stockholm.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Oseten Unden
United Nations
New Clue In Degnan Murder
In Chicago on February 19, arms believed to belong to Suzanne Degnan six were found in a conduit near her Northside home. Police said the arms match the abducted child who vanished January 7. The arms will go to the morgue for coroner\'s examination.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
James E. Degnan
Commonwealth Edison Company
Suzanne
Degnan
Murdered In Haste by retreating Nazis reported at tribunal
Russian Prosecutor Col. L. N. Smirnov described to the International Military Tribunal the frenzy with which retreating Nazis killed Russian civilians and POWs in 1943. Victims were forced to carry wood to a cremation pyre, lie on it, and be shot, then the process repeated before the pyre was lit. He cited German documents showing some Wehrmacht commanders opposed the brutality.
Weather Report Amarillo and Vicinity
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Much warmer this afternoon but colder tonight and Wednesday. West Texas fair with little temperature change this afternoon. Tonight and Wednesday. New Mexico fair this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, warmer in north and west tonight and east of divide Wednesday. Low tonight 20 to 25 in northwest, 30 to 40 elsewhere, highs Wednesday 40 to 45 northwest and 65 to 70 southeast. High in the past 24 hours 39, low 29, noon 44.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
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