Steel Rejection Hurdles Truman Steel Plan
United States Steel rejected President Truman's compromise on the steel wage dispute, despite union acceptance. The move likely triggers a nationwide strike by 700,000 workers at midnight Sunday, undermining government efforts to set a standard for future labor settlements.
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Associated Press
America
United States Steel Corporation
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Big
CIO
United States Steel
Washington
AFL
Edwin E. Witte
Packinghouse
Filibuster Armature Looms Over FEPC Fight
Senate plunges into a major battle over the FEPC bill as Southern senators pledge to filibuster. Ellender Eastland McClellan Bilbo vow long opposition, aiming to derail cloture and stall other business. President Truman backs the measure seeking to end racial and religious employment discrimination.
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Washington
Huey Long
Capitol Hill
Senate
FEPC
Long
Louisiana
Senator Ellender
Eastland
Mississippi
Senator McClellan
Arkansas
Bilbo
Truman
Amarillo taxi dispute draws varied calls and plan for ordinance
Operators, the public, and city officials weighed in on snowstorm taxi service in Amarillo. W A Mays urged a taxicab ordinance while Punchy Blackwell defended cab firms as railroads faced delays. City manager Hancock said a new regulation is being drafted with inspections.
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Amarillo
W. A. Mays
VHD Y Ss
Mays
Addi
Punchy Blackwell
Safe- Way Cab Company
Safe-Way
Yellow Cab Company
A. P. Hancock
Hancock
Coffin Shortage Threat Looms After Wage Dispute I New York
Metropolitan New York faces a potential coffin shortage as AFL Carpenters Union fails to settle with the Metropolitan Casket Manufacturers Association over a wage dispute. The stalled talks raise fears of supply gaps for funeral services and related industries.
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New York
Metropolitan
AFL Carpenters Union
Metropolitan Casket Manufacturers Association
Debacle at Rapido crosses divides Texas 36th Division blamed
Fort Worth report credits Walter R. Humphrey with detailing how Fifth Army high command under Lt Gen Mark Clark ordered a costly Rapido River crossing in January 1944 despite Maj Gen Fred L. Walker's warnings. The piece notes heavy losses in the 141st and 14th Infantry, the deceitful crossing conditions, and links to Walker's later Velletri breakthrough.
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Sorth
Spen
Texas
Mth
Rapido River
Italy
Rapido
Brownwood
Walter R. Humphrey
Fort Worth
Humphrey
Fifth Army
Salerno
Altavilla
San Pietro
Fred L. Walker
36Th
Mark Clark
Godfrey Keyes
Im41st
Keyes
Walker
Velletri
Anzio
Rome
36Th Division
16 Die in Air Crash Near Cheshire Reformatory
An Eastern Airlines plane from New York to Boston crashed in a wooded patch near the Cheshire reformatory, killing 13 passengers and 3 crew with no survivors. Three women were among the victims. a Pan American Airways ID disc bearing F W Bassett was found at the wreckage.
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Cheshire
Conn
U.P
Eastern Airlines
State Reformatory
New York
Boston
F. W. Bassett
Pan-American Airways
Seven German War Criminals Hanged in Russian Square
London dispatch reports seven German war criminals hanged in Nikolayev Market Square four hours after conviction. The radio Moscow account names one officer Lt. Gen. Herman Winkler, with two others sentenced to 20 years of labor.
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London
Nikolayev Market Square
Radio Moscow
Herman Winkler
Earthquake Triggers Stampede at Lae Movie
Dispatches from Lae New Guinea report a violent quake last night that shook the area and caused a stampede during a movie shown to American troops.
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Sydney
Lae
New Guinea
Stocks Soar to Near 1929 Levels on Cash Trading Move
New York January 18 The government orders 100 percent margin requirements on security transactions to curb speculation as brokers react. The Federal Reserve Board rule raises margins from 75 to 100 percent effective next Monday. Emil Schram NYSE president says the move aims to curb unwise speculation while noting the market operates largely on a cash basis.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Kimmel Calls Churchill Witnesses Protest in Pearl Harbor Probe
Adm. Husband Kimmel denounces assertions as misrepresentations and lies as Pearl Harbor investigators reject a Republican bid to call Winston Churchill as a witness. Kimmel recounts White House talks with Roosevelt over warship transfers and defends his 1941 fleet command appointment amid questions about radar warnings and senior officials.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Pearl Harbor
Wmerr Roosevelt
Kimmel
Roosevelt
White House
Pacific
Atlantic
Clark
North Carolina
Army
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Lucas
Illinois
Roberts Investigating Commission
Lucas
Weather Report for Amarillo and West Texas Areas
The forecast notes cloudy skies with light rain this afternoon and tonight in Amarillo and vicinity. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies with little temperature change, followed by a cooler Sunday. West Texas and Pecos Valley regions show continued cloudiness and light rain, with modest temperature shifts. New Mexico expects cloudy conditions with scattered rain or snow, then partly cloudy on Saturday. temperatures tonight range from 20s to 30s in the north and 30s to 40s in the south, with Saturday highs 40s to 50s. Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance reports top prices paid for used cars. Jack SoRelle, 10th and Fillmore.
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Amarillo
Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Hershey cites volunteers delaying draft calls for 50k monthly quota
Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey told a Senate subcommittee that the 50,000 monthly draft quota is lagging because many 18 to 75 year olds are volunteering. He urged extending the draft law beyond May 15 and proposed lower physical standards and a defined service period.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Hershey
Special
Senate Military Subcommittee
Army
Japan
Navy
Johnson
Colorado
War Department
Army to recruit 50,000 monthly from 18 to 25
General Hershey states the War Department plans 50,000 monthly recruits aged 18 to 25 despite doubts from the War Department and a later volunteer enlistment law by Congress. He notes Secretary Patterson approved the 50,000 monthly figure and no high school students under 20 will be drafted, per congressional rules.
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Hershey
Congress
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Russell Stationery Co
Taylor
Russell
A. Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
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Wilbur
Judith Payne
Los Angeles
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Adm
FE. Kimmel
Presisa Cain
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U S Weather Bureau
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