Mediation advances in GM UAW strike amid talks in Detroit
A federal mediator met separately with General Motors officials and United Automobile Workers as prospects for ending the 70 day walkout grow. James F. Dewey and executives discussed resuming negotiations with plans for a joint session among Dewey Wilson and Reuther.
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United Press
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
James F. Dewey
Detroit
Dewey
Charles E. Wilson
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Wilson
UAW
Reuther
Philip Murray
CIO Steel Workers
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel Corporation
Washington
White House
Labor Department
CTO
APL
CIO
Armour & Co
Ford
Portl
Chrysler
Steel
Realistic demand sparks OPA price policy debate
A government official urges flexible price controls to boost production while OPA sticks to firm price lines. Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small backs realism and flexibility, saying goods must be available at approved prices, as Barkley hints at easing controls to extend OPA. House hearings set next Tuesday as debate continues.
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OPA
Washington
John D. Small
Small
Truman
Anderson
Barkley
House
Kentucky
Civilian production steadies with gradual gains
Washington reports John D. Small outlines civilian output progress for consumer goods. Automobiles 1945 output at 83,702, refrigerators up 30 percent in December to 150,000, radios 100,000 in November, electric irons 92 percent of prewar rate, vacuum cleaners 90,000 in December, electric stoves two thirds of 1941 rate, alarm clocks 900,000 last month, sewing machines 5,000 in December with potential to reach 1941 levels by midyear.
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CVA
CPA
Security Clause Only 28 Words
Detroit report notes a 28 word security clause in the contract between CIO Units Automobile Workers and Chrysler. The clause forbids opposition to discipline for anyone who induces an employee to join an unauthorized strike.
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Detroit
CIO
Automobile Workers
Chrysler Corporation
Harry Hopkins Dies After Long Illness at 56
New York, Jan. 29. Harry Hopkins died in Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A trusted adviser to Roosevelt and Truman, Hopkins directed vast federal relief programs in the 1930s and served as a key mediator between Allied powers in World War II. Funeral arrangements pending.
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New York
U.P
Harry Hopkins
Memorial Hospital
Hopkins
Cornelius
R. Knoads
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Rhoads
Iowa
Roosevelt
Moscow
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
London
Stalin
San Francisco
You Now Can Take Any Amount Of Dough Into Old Mexico
Hidalgo Texas January 29. All restrictions on currency denomination entering Mexico have been lifted. C W Williamson chief of the U S Customs Service announced that travelers may carry any amount in any denomination previously limited to twenty dollars.
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Old Mexico
Hidalgo
Tex
Mexico
C. W. Wiliamson
U. S. Customs Service
U. S
American find uncovers fifty five tons silver in Sendai warehouse
In Sendai, counter intelligence agents report discovery of fifty five tons of silver stored with bolts nails and barbed wire in a Sendai railroad warehouse. The silver reportedly belonged to the railway.
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Yokohama
Sendai
Potter County Poll Tax Receipts Rise With Weaker 1943 Figure
Potter County voters have 9 500 voting strength as 6 097 poll tax receipts and nearly 3 000 exemptions issued. About 500 service members may vote on discharge papers. Deadline is Thursday with office open until midnight to accommodate workers.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
GI Overseas Support Draft as Must Say Patterson
Secretary Patterson reported that GIs overseas favor continuing the draft to ensure replacements arrive so they can be relieved and return home. He defended maintaining the Army at no less than 1.5 million after midyear and pledged to honor Eisenhower’s pledge to discharge or process two-year men by June 30.
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Washington
Patterson
Europe
Asia
Pacific
War Department
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Winds Forecast Cooler Weather Tomorrow
The Weather Bureau expects a shift from southwest to north winds tonight bringing much colder conditions tomorrow. Tonight’s low around 28, high near 33 with north or northeast winds 20 to 30 mph continuing through tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
Top prices paid for used cars Jack SoRelie 19h and Fillmore
A brief item notes high prices for used cars with reference to Jack SoRelie and Fillmore. No detailed figures are provided. The note suggests strong demand in the local market and highlights dealer activity.
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Jack SoRelie
Fillmore
Trygve Lie Voted First Secretary General of Peace Organization
The United Nations Security Council unanimously nominated Trygve Lie, Norwegian foreign minister, as the first secretary general of the world peace organization. He would lead the new UN body as it begins operations in the postwar era.
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Trygve Lie
Peace Organization
London
United Nations Security Council
World Peace Organization
Sugar shortage alarm raised against Agriculture officials
Rep. Bartel J. Jonkman of Michigan accused Agriculture Department officials of gross negligence in sugar program administration. He warned the shortage would worsen, citing a 1946 law blocking subsidy payments and urging Congress to grant authority to permit Hawaii and Puerto Rico sugar purchases. He pressed for prompt House action to clear up the administration mess.
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Washington
U.P
Bartel J. Jonkman
Michigan
Agriculture Department
Jonkman
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
House
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hutson
Rayburn
United States
Pauper Dies in Burning Hut Amid Hidden Wealth
In Houston a 68 year old recluse named John F. Becker died when his junkyard shelter in a truck burned. A nurse found 220 dollars on him and receipts totaling over 185000 in his possession. Police probe whether the hut housed a pauper or concealed money from an oil payments stash. City officials had just filed an eviction suit against Becker for occupying a public thoroughfare.
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Houston
John F. Becker
Becker
Geologist backs Governor in Texas gas control dispute
Dal las geologist Dr FE DeGolyer testified at a Federal Power Commission hearing backing Gov Coke Stevenson in keeping federal control out of Texas natural gas. He estimated Texas gas reserves at over 8.2 trillion cubic feet and urged private industry led by its own capital to handle oil and gas with state conservation limits.
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Houston
Dallas
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
FE. DeGolyer
Federal Power Commission
DeGolyer
DeGolyver
Officials Silent on Petition for Milk Price Hike
Amarillo milk strike threat looms as Washington OPA officials remain mum on a producers petition for a price increase. Meetings with Amarillo milk shed representatives planned, with a possible telephone briefing to Washington. Dallas OPA had suggested a 26 cent per hundredweight rise for the area, part of a prior 26 cent increase, while producers seek 60 cents more.
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Hanes
Amarillo
Washington
OPA
Dallas
Two Men Named by Campbell in Degnan Kidnap Claim
Chicago January 29 UP A former reformatory inmate Theodore Campbell 22 named two men as the abductors of six year old Suzanne Degnan. Police skeptical but reviewing the tip. One man Vincent Costello 18 in custody denied the claim.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Theodore Campbell
John Prendergast
Campbell
Vincent Costello
Costello
Weather Overview for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy and warm today with SW winds 25 to 35 mph shifting to north tonight. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and much colder with N to NE winds 20 to 30 mph. West Texas along with Del Rio and Eagle Pass sees fair conditions then partial cloudiness and cold. New Mexico expects partly cloudy skies with scattered snow flurries in the north and some Sprinkles in the south, colder northeast.
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Amarillo
West Texas
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Gouin Outlines Tripartite Accord Plan With Russia and England
Paris January 29 President Felix Gouin told the Constituent Assembly his foreign policy envisions a grand tripartite accord among Russia, England and France. He also proposed a broader program of rationalization covering business banks merchant navy mines insurance utilities and electricity.
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Paris
Felix Gouin
Constituent Assembly
Russia
England
France
Eas
Millions of Shirts Shelved by OPA Price Rules
New York January 29 More than 3 million men’s shirts priced eight dollars and up sit unsold on factory shelves due to OPA sales regulations. The National Association of Shirt and Pajama Manufacturers cites fabric shortages and a 1943 production balance as key obstacles.
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New York
OPA
National Association of Shirt and
Phone toll cuts trim long distance costs nationwide
Southwestern Bell says interstate long distance calls will drop about 10 percent starting next Friday. The change, approved by the Federal Communications Commission, excludes Amarillo Texas to other Texas cities and varies by distance with examples from Kansas City and Los Angeles showing reductions from $1.30 to $1.25 and $1.95 to $1.70 respectively.
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A. O. Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Oruvrread Py
Reageral Communications Commission
Amarillo
Texas
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Cal
County Commission Grants 10 Percent Salary Hike
County commissioners approved a roughly ten percent raise for county employees not covered in prior increases. The boost applies to the sheriff's office, county clerk, tax assessor, and collector, among many staff members, within a larger legislative cap of twenty five percent. A new subdivision plat for Pleasant Valley, named Charley Hinsey, was also approved, bounded by Central Angelus Withers and Hinsey streets.
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Pleasant Valley
Charley Hinsey
Central
Angelus, Withers and
Hinsey
Scream-Called Kidnapping Sparks Multi-State Search
Police in six states searched for Betty Reader after she telephoned her husband from an apparent hijacking. The 25 year old mother of three said three men were taking her out of state and begged for police help. Husband Arthur Reader reports the call came around 9 39 P M from near Boston area.
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Betty Reader
Boston
Arthur Reader
Reader
Quincy
U.S. Merchant Marine
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Thomas
Tom McGrath
Washington, D. C
CIO United Mine Workers
DeGolver
Grover Sellers
R. Spurrier
Maston Nixon
Southern Mineral Corporation
Corpus Christi
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
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Max Lovell
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