GOP Leaders Set Taft Vandenberg and White for Senate Roles
Senate Republicans resolved leadership lines after Browns withdrawal from the House race. Taft of Ohio named steering committee chairman, Vandenberg of Michigan president pro tempore, and White of Maine majority floor leader. Brown declined to run and urged a friendly caucus, while Jenkins and Dirksen stayed out. Halleck appeared to have solid caucus support, but Brown did not endorse him.
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GOP
Congress
Senate
Brown
Taft
Ohio
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Senator White
Maine
Thomas Jenkins
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Halleck
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Brown Declines Bid for Majority Leader Citing Harmony
The speaker urges colleagues to refrain from supporting his bid citing the need for harmony and other reasons to be explained later. He declines to submit his name and asks supporters not to vote for him amid a brewing intra party fight.
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Brown
Freight Rates Up Across Railroads Nationwide
Washington report states freight rates rise an average 17.6 percent starting today, yielding about one billion dollars in extra revenue for carriers this year. ICC authorized the hike on December 6 to cover higher operating costs and lower revenues, while also permanentizing a 1942 passenger fare increase. Regular coach fare set at 2.2 cents per mile, with 20 percent general freight and 15 percent for agricultural goods and livestock.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Shakeup Sought in Army Court Martial System
Washington January 1 The War Department plans a broad shakeup in the Army court martial system to the new Congress. Proposals include enlisting men on trial panels, removing court control from commanding officers, extending articles of war to field grade and warrant officers, allowing trials of officers by both general and special courts, and creating an unfitness discharge category. Recommendations follow American Bar Association input and aim to raise the judge advocate general office’s role and authority. Undersecretary Royall to submit proposals. House committee already backed most changes.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Salatove
Army
American Bar Association Committee
Judge Advocate General's Office
Judge Advocate’s Office
Kenneth C. Royall
House Military Affairs Committee
Bar Association Group
Arkansas Chief Terms Tragedy Murder in Little Rock
Two top detectives O N Martin and Jack Deubler were found shot to death near their squad car in Lakewood. Acting Chief J J Steed labeled it murder and a death by own action, with Steed noting no motive. Deubler, an attorney, led the identification bureau. Martin faced a potential promotion. The scene drew multiple agencies to the lake four miles north of North Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. J. Steed
O. N. Martin
Jack Deubler
Steed
Martin
Deubler
Lakewood
North Little Rock
Grady Ratcliff
Pulaski County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Police Academy
O. W. Lechner
Fort Wayne
Ind
New Year Traffic Toll Tops Twenty Six Across Nation
U S traffic deaths reach 26 over New Year period amid hazardous highways. National Safety Council had forecast 130 toll. Separate plane crash in South Carolina killed five. 17 more died in various incidents or cold exposure. In San Francisco a juggernaut struck revelers injuring ten, four trapped under debris.
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United Press
National Safety Council
South Carolina
San Francisco
Truman Returns to White House After New Year Quiet Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman travels back to the White House from a New Year’s Eve aboard the Presidential Yacht Williamsburg with close friends and advisers in attendance.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Williamsburg
New Year Enters Amarillo With Mischief and Fires
Amarillo marked New Year with minor incidents. A 1937 Ford sedan stolen from 900 block North East Eighth belonged to J. A. Anthony of 807 North Harrison. A .38 revolver was taken from Sportsman at 115 West Seventh. A trash fire at 1404 West Sixth was controlled around 8:30 this morning. Nine people jailed for drunkenness, all repeat offenders. Two last night traffic crashes reported with no injuries.
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J. A. Anthony
North Harrison
North East Eighth
Sportsman
West Seventh
West Sixth
Three Firemen Injured in Kansas City Theater Fire
A early January blaze in the Brookside Theater district injured three firemen and caused about 100000 in damage to adjacent brick business buildings. Fourteen fire companies responded, the flames controlled by 10 am despite 12 degree cold, with the theater itself spared.
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Kansas City Theater
Kansas City
U.P
Brookside Theater
Weather outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast shows party cloudy to cloudy skies with milder temperatures. Light snow or sleet possible in the Panhandle and South Plains tonight ending soon, with temperatures from 22 to 32 degrees depending on region.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Panhanda
New Mexico
Border
E. A. Regai Co
Neely -Greenhill- Lowndes
Philadelphia Story
City Auditorium
Jaycee
Pilot Dies of Injuries In TWA Crash in Ireland
Dudley Hill 34, radio officer on the Trans-World Airlines Constellation Star of Cairo, dies bringing death toll to 13 from last Saturday's Shannon Airport crash. Captain Herbert Tans of Falls Church remains in critical condition as William T. Hill arrives from Alexandria to learn of his son's death.
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Dudley Hill
Trans-World Airlines
Constellation
Star of Cairo
Shannon
Hall
William T. Hill
Alexandria
Herbert Tans
Falls Church
Les Eire
Sigler Sworn In as Michigan's 34th Governor
Ans ing Mich Jan 1 P Sigler who swept last month's gubernatorial election on his pledge to rid the state of graft was sworn in as Michigan's 34th governor today, succeeding Harry F. Kelly.
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Ansing
Mich
P . Sigler
Michigan
Harry F. Kelly
Fensits
Republicans Plot Bilbo Ouster Tactics in Senate
Washington dispatch says policy making Republicans plan to bar Bilbo of Mississippi from the Senate after a unanimous committee vote. Taft pledges strategy with the GOP Senate Steering Committee as Justice Department probes Bilbo, War Committee releases its report, and Democrats push a majority finding while Republicans contemplate a party neutral move.
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Washington
Senate
Bilbo
Mississippi
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Justice Department
Senate War Investigating Committee
Senate Campaign
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Bomb injures eight at Madrid bar and Ritz fence
A small bomb exploded at a bar door in central Madrid injuring eight people. Another blast occurred near the fence of the Hotel Ritz with minor damage.
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Madrid
Ritz
Laborite Seat Not Contested in New Congress
Rep. Vito Marcantonio of New York appeared set to win his seat unless challenged on the floor. The House campaign investigating committee postponed ruling on his fitness, citing time and witnesses. It noted witnesses were tied up by a New York grand jury probe into the fatal election day slugging of Republican election captain Joseph Scottoriggio.
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Washington
Vito Marcantonio
New York
Congress
House
Marcantonio
Joseph Scottoriggio
Conductor Shoots Passenger On Katy Train
In Muskogee Oklahoma at 3 A M a Katy train conductor W C Prunkard shot and killed Oscar Gill 24 of Durant after Gill allegedly went berserk and tried to push other passengers off the train The train halted briefly at 3 30 A M en route from St Louis to Dallas and Prunkard reported the incident to officers
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Muskogee
Okla
Katy
Oscar Gill
Durant
W. C. Prunkard
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Dallas
Three Portales Family Mourned in Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Triple funeral services were held in Portales New Mexico for Mrs A E Ellison and her son-in-law and daughter Harold and Mrs Jones who died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The latest victim died in a Portales hospital the day before.
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Portales
N. M
A. E. Ellison
Harold Jones
Monkey chase ends with alligator shot in Savannah
Mrs. W. Mackey of Richmond Hill chased an escaped monkey and unexpectedly encountered an eight foot alligator that bit her arm. She dragged the reptile into the house, retrieved a pistol, and shot the alligator between the eyes, yielding material for a suitcase.
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Savannah
W. Mackey
Richmond Hill
See Page Eight For the Passing Parade of 1946
Short notice directs readers to Page Eight for the Passing Parade coverage of 1946 events. It emphasizes memorials and notable obituaries in a compact roundup style.
Frigid Weather Rides Into 1947 Across Wide Region
The Associated Press reports a brutal New Year start with temperatures plunging below zero in the Midwest and Northeast. Snow and sleet stretch from the Atlantic coasts into Texas while many southern cities see freezing rain and icy conditions. Forecasters expect a gradual warmup later today with rising temperatures and a 44 degree high anticipated in many areas.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Brownsville
Tex
Midwest
Wisconsin
New York State
Texas
New Orleans
Florida
Pasadena
Cal
Minnesota
Ohis
del Rio
Big Spring
Abilene
Corpus Christi
Houston
South Plains
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kerrville- San Antonio
20 Firemen Hurt Fighting Blaze
The last of 13 firemen trapped in a loft building collapse was rescued early today. Fireman Michael Bennet was recovered with injuries undetermined as 20 firemen were hurt in the four alarm blaze on lower Broadway, which collapsed seven floors and left the interior burned out.
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New York
Lower Broadway
Michael Bennet
Frisco Yellow Cab Drivers Start Year With Strike
San Francisco 2,000 yellow taxicab drivers began the new year with a strike at 12:01 A M leaving celebrants to find alternatives as the city faced reduced cabs. The revolt disrupted service during the New Year Eve celebrations with taxi ranks thinning and whistles and sirens signaling action.
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Frisco
San Francisco
U.P
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