437 Missing Believed Dead in Greek Steamer Sinking
The Greek steamer Chimarra sank after hitting a mine off Rafina near Athens. 198 survivors confirmed. 437 missing or dead, with many women and children among the casualties. Five ships and planes aided rescue, while deportees were among passengers.
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Athens
Merchant Marine Ministry
Chimarra
Aristides Mytakis
Mytakis
Salonika
Rafina
The
Gulf
Marine Ministry
Herbert Address Highlights Tax and Veteran Bonus Debates
Columbus AP reporting on Governor Thomas J. Herbert’s first message to the new General Assembly. He backs a program aligned with the state Republican platform, urging immediate tax cuts and a voter vote on WWII veteran bonuses. Lawmakers doubt large sales tax cuts, citing Bricker-era votes and a small business plea to keep taxes.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
General Assembly
Senate
Ohio
Herbert
John W. Bricker
Small Business Commission
Marshall’s oath postponed by bad weather delay
General George C. Marshall’s swearing in as Secretary of State was indefinitely delayed as his plane diverted to Chicago from the west coast due to foul weather. White House aims to reschedule with Truman present and Marshall preparing for major duties ahead in foreign policy challenges.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Chicago
West Coast
Marshall
White House
Truman
Fred N. Vinson
Byrnes
Spartaneburg
S. C
Moscow
Poland
China
Chiang Kaie Shek
Naneking
Snow Drifts Isolate Town in Montana
Men with bulldozers and rotary plows worked along a 40 mile snow packed road to reach 300 marooned residents of Babb Montana. Glacier National Park officials said no starvation or exposure reported but fuel and supplies were becoming very low.
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Browning
Mont
Montana
Babb
Glacier National Park Mountains
Elmer Fladmark
Glacier Park
Democrats Solicited for Auto for Rayburn
House Democrats were solicited for 25 contributions Saturday to purchase an automobile costing between 4000 and 5000 dollars as a reward for Minority Leader Sam Rayburn of Texas for putting up with them for years.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
War Assets Sale Offers Fostoria Chemical Plant
The War Assets Administration offered for sale or lease a chemical plant at Fostoria Ohio operated by National Carbon Co during the war.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Fostoria
Ohio
National Carbon Co
Former OU Dean Dies in Columbus
Albert A. Atkinson, longtime Ohio University professor and dean of the College of Applied Science, died at St. Francis Hospital Columbus after an operation. He would have turned 80 on March 7 and retired in 1937 after 44 years of service. He authored three books and was a member of multiple scientific societies.
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Albert A. Atkinson
College of Applied Science
Ohio University
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Atkinson
Athens
Morris Ave
Who
Society For the Promotion of Engineering
Oberlin College Flag Prank Spurs Removal Plan
A red flag of Communism flew from a 45 foot pole in front of Oberlin College's administration building as workers prepared to cut it down. The rope-cutting hoist hindered descent after Saturday night, with building superintendent Lester S. Pies estimating steeplejack removal at 50 to 60 dollars. President William E. Stevenson called the stunt a "silly, childish prank" noting it recurs each spring.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Lester S. Pies
William E. Stevenson
Byrnes Signs World War II Peace Treaties
Secretary of State Byrnes signed the peacetime treaties with Italy Hungary R oman ia and Bulgaria at a State Department ceremony. Senate figures Vandenberg Connally supported the talks. a Paris signing is planned February 10 with Allied representatives. The event also marked Byrnes stepping aside for Gen. Marshall.
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Washington
State Byrnes
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Brynes
State Department
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
United States
Byrnes
George C. Marshall
Wage Increase Halts Planned Teacher Strike
Springfield Township teachers in five schools planned to strike over pay but will keep schools open after a majority of the board agreed by telephone to make a $25 monthly increase permanent. Teachers had sought $200 to $300 yearly raises.
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Akron
Springfield Township
Escaping Gas Blamed In Knickerbocker Fire
The Fire Prevention Bureau blamed escaping gas for the Knickerbocker Manor fire in Cleveland that killed one person. Captains Henry Herczog and Willis L. McClure said the gas source is not yet determined.
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Cleveland
Fire Prevention Bureau
Knickerbocker Manor
Henry Herczog
Willis L. McClure
Bureau
Shooting Pilot Tester Wins Cheney Award
Sgt. Lawrence Lambert of Dayton received the Cheney award for volunteering to test equipment that allows shooting pilots from a crippled high speed plane. The Army Air Forces announced the honor, given for valor or self sacrifice in humanitarian service.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
AAF
Cheney
Lawrence Lambert
Dayton
German Coal Miners To Receive Schnapps
The American Military Government announced a program in the U S zone to spur coal production by issuing about 12 000 bottles of schnapps monthly to miners. Heaviest workers will receive one bottle per month as part of the incentive.
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Berlin
U. S
Polish opposition leader hints at Supreme Court bid after vote
Vice Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the PSL suggested he may seek Supreme Court nullification of Poland's parliamentary election amid violence that left eight dead. He alleged a violation of secret ballot guarantees and forecast PSL gains if votes are counted fairly, while government bloc claimed victory. Unofficial Warsaw results showed the bloc leading four to one in 18 of 183 precincts.
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Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
PSL
Supreme Court
Antigovernment
Mikolajczyk
Poland
Bloc
House committee probes REA funding drive
Chairman Hoffman of Michigan says the House committee on executive expenditures will question REA officials to gauge the extent of rural electrification loans and how the money is spent. He accuses rural electric cooperatives of propagandizing for more appropriations.
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Washington
House Committee On Executive
Hoffman
R-Mich
Congress
REA
Flying Jeep airplane unveiled for Army use
The Army announced a new light liaison aircraft nicknamed the Flying Jeep. It can be towed as a glider and released after starting its engine, allowing transport by a bigger plane with full fuel supply for operations at the field.
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Washington
Foxes bounty ends after one week in Tuscarawas County
New Philadelphia report states Tuscarawas County’s $2.50 bounty on foxes expired Saturday exactly one week after the $1,000 appropriation was approved by the county commission.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
Tuscarawas County
Talmadge Holds Out Against Thompson in Georgia Governor Battle
In a tense Capitol clash Herman Talmadge refuses to yield the Georgia governorship to Lt. Gov M E Thompson who proclaims himself acting governor Thompson vows to serve as Senate president until courts adjudicate the case Thompson says the troops issue is to be settled by the courts and accuses the opposing faction of anti white supremacy efforts The two pursue legal resolution as Thompson moves to the Senate president office while Talmadge asserts Supreme Court backing for his elected position
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
M. E. Thompson
Thompson
Senate
State Capitol
Courts of Georgia
Talmadge
General Assembly of Georgia
Bers
Bill Landrum
Supreme Court
Congress War Veterans Push For Housing And Vets Bonus
A survey of House members with war service shows strong demand for housing for veterans and opposition to a soldiers bonus. They advocate cashing terminal leave bonds now, lifting education and work study ceilings, more hospital care, extended tax payment time, and aggressive support for disabled veterans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Jenkins Assures Prompt Payment for State Public Works
Attorney General Hugh S. Jenkins assures future payroll payments for the State Department of Public Works. He designates Republican Frank L. Raschig as de facto officer pending the outcome of a dispute with Democrat J. L. McCormick of Ravenna. Jenkins directs Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson to accept Raschig's signature until the State Supreme Court resolves the director dispute.
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Columbus
Hugh S. Jenkins
State Department of Public Works
Frank L. Raschig
J. L. McCormick
Ravenna
Jenkins
Joseph T. Ferguson
Raschig
State Supreme Court
Bumps Slow Armed Force Merger Plan
President Truman faces resistance as he seeks to unify the armed forces with bills stalled on Capitol Hill. Senators discuss routing the merger bill through rival committees including Gurney and Taft signaling potential reshuffling under the Congressional Reorganization Act.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
War and Navy Departments
Gurney
R-Sd
Armed Services Committee
Taft
Ohio
Committee On Executive Expenditures
Aiken
R-Vi
Kansas City Paper Strike Parley Fails
A four day strike by contract carriers against the Kansas City Star ends without agreement after a three hour Sunday meeting. The publishers, owning the citys only daily morning and afternoon papers, have not printed since Friday.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
AFL
Job Insurance Coverage Hike Urged by SSA
The Social Security Administration urged states to expand unemployment insurance in 1947. The plan aims to cover more than 11,000,000 additional workers and raise benefit maximums and payment duration.
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SSA
Washington
Social Security Administration
Ike's Toughest War Decision Was Utah Beach Paratroopers
The Chicago Daily News reports General Eisenhower named ordering two airborne divisions to Cherbourg the hardest wartime choice. He faced 75 to 90 percent casualty fears but chose the mission, ultimately landing paratroopers with about 8 percent losses.
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Ike
Utah Beach
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cherbourg
Chicago Daily News
Eisenhower
Keen
The
Daily News
General Eisenhower
France
U S Moves To Postpone Arms Talks
U S proposed two week delay in UN arms reduction talks at Lake Success as Russia opposed. Warren R Austin urged postponement to Feb 4 after Byrnes resignation to study preliminary proposals from Russia France Colombia and Australia. The move seeks time to avoid immediate creation of an 11 nation disarmament commission sub committee.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Security Council
Russia
Pedro Leno Velloso
Warren R. Austin
United States
James F. Byrnes
France
Colombia
Australia
McCormick Heir Dies At California Home
Stanley R. McCormick 72, heir to Cyrus McCormick’s estate valued over 50 million, died yesterday at a Montecito estate in Santa Barbara County. He had long been housed with a retinue of physicians and attendants after being adjudged incompetent in 1906. His 1941 income was about 2.5 million.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Stanley R. McCormick
Montecito
Cyrus
Reformatory Fugitives Captured by Patrolmen
Two Mansfield Reformatory escapees were arrested in Madison by a State Highway patrolman. Norman Clark age 25 and Lester Wagers age 21 were taken into custody at a neighbor’s home. Clark is convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and Wagers is serving a 15 year burglary term. Clark’s parents reside in the area.
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Madison, CO
Mansfield Reformatory
Norman Clark
Lester Wagers
Hamilton
Clark
Wage hike sought by Toledo textile union
The CIO Textile Workers of America will seek an 18 cent per hour general wage increase for about 12 000 members in coated fabric mills, announced by President Emil Rieve last night.
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Toledo
CIO Textile Workers of America
Emil Rieve
Byrd Urges Budget Slash in Senate Hearings
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged substantial government spending cuts, telling reporters the next fiscal year could require as little as 32 billion dollars. His estimate, $5.5 billion below Truman’s proposed budget, was presented as four tax and appropriations committees reviewed prospective income and outgo. Byrd, a finance committee member and economy advocate, said studies could drive the year starting July 1 below his 32 billion target.
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Washington
Byrd
Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Compromise and Labor Rights in American History
SAM SIMMONS argues compromise delays reform but may not cure, citing Henry Clay. He condemns forced union dues and the closed shop, decrying favoritism and lack of due process, and urging just laws that protect all citizens including labor.
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The
Republic
Masonic Order
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