Revolt Debate Moves to House Floor Over Civil Rights Rider
The clash over an anti-discrimination rider to the Labor Department funding bill heads to the House floor. Republican leaders weigh aiding Southern Democrats to block the rider, while Rep. Keefe plans to offer it for a vote. Byrd notes the political stakes ahead of the Democratic convention.
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Washington
Truman
Labor Department-Federal Security
Appropriations
Rep
Keefe
R-Wis
GOP
House
High Command
De Valera Arrives In New York For St Patrick's Day Visit
Eamon De Valera, the former prime minister of Eire, arrived by plane in New York for his first U S visit in 18 years. He will tour major American cities through April 6 and declined any future political engagements. He spoke briefly at La Guardia after 3,000 well wishers saw him off in Shannon.
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New York
Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Valera
Shannon
la Guardia
New England
Suspect Says Mother Too Good To Live In Hatchet Killing
Police chief in Kingston Pennsylvania reports William Davis a 26 year old Navy veteran killed his mother with a hatchet claiming she was too good to live. Davis is held without charge while authorities decide how to proceed in this strange case with the suspect described as having a sick mind.
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Kingston, Pa
David Francis
William Davis
Francis
Davis
Foreign Affairs Reorganization Under Study
Washington report says a plan aims to tighten the State Department by shifting day to day foreign policy to four assistant secretaries covering Europe Latin America the Far East and the Middle East and Africa. Additional assistants would handle public relations economic affairs UN affairs and occupation administrations such as Germany and Japan. The plan’s adoption depends on Secretary Marshall and President Truman.
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Washington
State Department
Marshall
Truman
United States
Europe
Latin America
Far East
Middle East
Africa
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Senate Debates ERP Vote Ahead Amid unrest
Senate enters second week of Marshall Plan debate with promises to begin voting on amendments to the 5.3 billion European Recovery Program. Senator Wherry of Nebraska, acting floor leader, weighs rapid progress against a possible final vote and oversees a Republican revisionist push. European turmoil from a Czech coup to Italy elections colors the urgency.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Boston Records Quake In Sea of Japan Area
A moderately strong earthquake about 5200 miles from Boston near the Sea of Japan was recorded yesterday at the Boston College Seismograph Station. Fr. Daniel Linehan reported the quake began at 2 01 p m EST and lasted about an hour and a half.
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Weston
Mass
Boston
Sea of Japan
Boston College
Daniel Linehan
S. J
Linehan
Miami Band Chosen For Louisville Derby Day
Miami University's 90 member band will represent Ohio colleges in the Louisville Derby Day event on May 1.
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Miami
Oxford
Miami University
Ohio
Law School Dean Dies at Western Reserve University
Dean Clarence Millard Finfrock of Western Reserve University Law School died in Cleveland yesterday at age 67.
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LAW School
Cleveland
Clarence Millard Finfrock
Western Reserve University Law School
Oleo Tax Debate Triggers Capitol Hill Protest
Treasury backs repeal of federal taxes on oleomargarine while dairy state lawmakers threaten action in the House to protest an exhibit praising oleo. The hearings focus on 18 bills to end the tax, with AFL president William Green and Rep. Reed Murray weighing in on the dairy industry and price concerns.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Reed Murray
R-Wis
Old Pal Pats Fugitive Back Behind Bars
A 33 year old ex-contractor living in Los Angeles was identified in Cleveland by an old pal as a Mansfield Reformatory fugitive. He fled the honor camp near Sandusky in 1936 after four years for burglary and now faces return to the reform school. his wife and four children live in Los Angeles.
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Cleveland
Mansfield Reformatory
Los Angeles
Sandusky
Reformatory
Ruse Works In $8,000 Haul
Cleveland police report a pair of men in a dark sedan tricked Pocahontas Oil collector Thomas F. Conroy into stopping on Clark Ave bridge and robbed him of about $8,000 in cash and checks. Conroy, 49, said one robber feigned a tire problem and, after stopping, produced a gun and seized the bag. A bank messenger was robbed similarly last week of $20,000. the suspects are at large.
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Cleveland
Pocahontas Oil Corp
Clark Ave. Bridge
Thomas F. Conroy
First Articles Drafted In Anti Red Agreement
In Brussels five Western European nations Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg drafted the first articles of a pact to resist the spread of Communism. Reports indicate the pact may be ready for signing this week.
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Brussels
Belgium
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Senator Hatch Withdraws From New Mexico Senate Race
Senator Hatch a long serving Democrat bows out of the New Mexico senatorial contest to pursue a federal judgeship if offered. He had planned reelection with a term expiring January 3 after fourteen years in the Senate and author of the Clean Politics Act.
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Washington
Hatch
New Mexico
Senate
Toledo Toll Rises After Driver Dies in Crash
Toledo records a 1948 traffic toll of three as Thomas A. Doyle, 45, of Ypsilanti Michigan, dies after his car struck a railroad underpass yesterday raising the city's fatality count.
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Toledo
Thomas A. Doyle
Ypsilanti, Mich
Dentist Charles H. Beach Dies at 73
Washington report says Dr. Charles H. Beach a 73 year old dentist and father of the Rev. Charles Eugene Beach of Youngstown Ohio died at his home Saturday night after a long illness. He practiced in the capital city and was active in local medical circles. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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C. H. Beach
Washington
Charles H. Beach
Charles Eugene Beach
Youngstown, O
Night Club Tragedy: Young Mother Shot in River Rouge
In River Rouge a night club shooting left Lula Caldwell, 26, dead after an estranged husband is sought. A bystander, Claude Carbeille, 22, was wounded while three comedians performed before about 100 patrons. Witnesses recalled the gunman declaring the attack was for Mrs Caldwell.
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Detroit
River Rouge
Lula Caldwell
Roy Davis
Homer
Coolidge Inn
Caldwells
Pike County
Kentucky
Police Search Factory Ruins For Missing Workmen
WALTHAM Mass Police and fire crews combed the Inter-Lake Chemical plant ruins for two missing workmen believed killed after a Saturday explosion that killed two others and injured 29, five critically. The blast shook the two story cement plant making Makalot plastic dish products, tossing survivors up to 100 feet away.
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Waltham
Mass
Inter-Lake Chemical Corp
B. A. Neal
Author Ross Lockridge Jr Dies in Apparent Suicide
Bloomington Ind Funeral services set for Ross Lockridge Jr 33 author of the prize winning Raintree County after he died Saturday night from carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage authorities ruled death by own action Lockridge’s novel was a Book of the Month Club selection and later a MGM prize winner to be made into a film His body was found in his car by his widow Vernice.
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Bloomington
Ind
Ross Lockridge, Jr
Raintree County
Robert E. Lyons
Monroe County
Lockridge
Metro Goldwyn - Mayer
Vernice
Taft Supporters Meet To Plot Ohio Strategy
Republican backers of presidential candidate Robert A. Taft gathered in Columbus to map Ohio strategy against Harold Stassen. Stassen challenges Taft in 11 Ohio districts and one delegate at large race with delegates to be chosen in the May 4 primary.
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Columbus
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Taft
Ohio Wallace supporters split into two factions at meeting
In Columbus two factions formed among Ohio supporters of Henry A. Wallace. The insurgents led by Akron men John Green and James Thomas challenged seating and accused the state committee of trying to railroad provisional officers. Regulars said the split centers on the third party issue and that nine or ten insurgents attended. The Wallace for President Committee reaffirmed backing for liberal Democrat or Republican candidates who align with Wallace.
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Columbus
Ohio
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Akron
John Green
United Labor Party
James Thomas
Independent Labor League
Green-Thomas
Nathan R. Zahm
Green-Thomas Group
Louis Hahn
State Wallace Organization
Wallace Committee
Zahm
Summit County
Myron T Thomas
Cuyahoga Falls
State Committee
Bank Robber Pleads Wife Innocent In City HQ Heist
David F. Almeida, a confessed New Orleans bank robber, swore his 31 year old wife had no role in the 114000 Hibernia National Bank heist. FBI reports say she helped plan, obtained bags, and helped divide loot while Almeida claimed the cash came from a gambling house killing. Police say another suspect was charged with murder in a separate supermarket killing. The couple was arrested in Cleveland and held on 50000 bail each pending hearings.
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Cleveland
David F. Almeida
New Orleans
Hibernia National Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Almeida
D. K. Brown
FBI
Philadelphia
Cecil Ingling
Almeidas
Brown
U. S
H. A. Horn
California Slashes Power Use Across Northern Farms
California orders a 20 percent cut in electricity use by drought hit Northern California farms, industries, and businesses. A 500 member PG and E patrol will check for violations. service can be halted. Cattlemen report slaughter or departure of breeding stock, while fruit and nut growers fear ruined orchards and long term losses.
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San Francisco
California
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Pg&e
First Election Returns Favor Peron Backers
First returns from yesterday's national elections favor candidates supported by President Juan D. Peron. While official congressional counts start Wednesday in most provinces, municipal results in Santa Fe Entre Rios and Jujuy show administration supporters winning across provinces.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Santa Fe
Entre Rios
Jujuy
U S Consulate Workers Slain in Indo China
Paris dispatch reports Saigon communiqué stating two American women employed at the U S Consulate General in Indo China were killed. The bodies of Jeanne R Shewes and Lydia Ruth James were found in a dry river bed after their jeep had been driven into it and they were shot.
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Paris
Saigon
U. S
Indo China
Jeanne R. Shewes
Lydia Ruth James
Akron Man Dies From Heart Attack At Kent Minstrel Show
John Hazlet aged 49 of Akron collapsed due to a heart attack while attending an Elks Minstrel show at Kent State Auditorium on Saturday night.
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Kent
John Hazlet
Akron
Kent State Auditorium
Akronite New Group Head Toledo
Harry Sovacool of Akron is named president of the Ohio Cemetery Association as the organization forms a new group and heads toward Toledo.
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Akronite
Toledo
Harry Sovacool
Akron
Ohio Cemetery Association
Toledo Dairy Suffers Repeat of Recent Blast
Ammonia gas exploded again at Page Dairy Co. in Toledo following a February 20 blast that killed two and injured 25. No injuries today, but three people were rescued from the third floor by firefighters after becoming trapped by gas. Early damage estimates exceed $100,000.
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Toledo
Page Dairy Co
Employee Steals Tubes To Finance Wedding
Edward Nichadowicz of Jersey City faced arraignment in Harrison New Jersey on grand larceny charges for stealing 50 000 dollars worth of radio tubes from the Radio Corporation of America plant to fund his upcoming marriage. He was described as arriving at work unusually early and confessed to the thefts in a police statement.
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Harrison
N. J
Edward Nichadowicz
Jersey City
Radio Corporation of America
Vickers and Lyles announce engagement in Hollywood
Movie actress Martha Vickers and press agent A C Lyles reveal their engagement after meeting at a party Saturday night. Lyles jokes about needing an apartment before a wedding while Vickers agrees to marry. No date is planned yet.
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Hollywood
Martha Vickers
A. C. Lyles
Lyles
Sun Oil Seeks New Oil in Rocky Mountain Region
Sun Oil Co plans exploration for oil bearing structures in Wyoming Utah Colorado and northern New Mexico as part of a program to uncover new crude sources. Vice President John G. Pew announced the initiative today in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Sun Oil Co
Rocky Mountain
Sun
John G. Pew
Pew
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
Body Found in Akron Driveway Believed Hit-Skip Victim
The body of 55 year old E. D. Welch was found in a driveway in Akron. Police believe he was a victim of a hit-skip automobile. Coroner R. E. Amos said the body appeared moved to the discovery spot.
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Akron
E. D. Welch
R. E. Amos
CIO Auxiliary approves week-long drive against UMT start April 6
The national executive board of the Congress of Women's Auxiliaries of the CIO approved a week-long campaign opposing Universal Military Training. The drive will begin on April 6.
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Cleveland
National Executive Board
CIO
Congress of Women’s Auxiliaries
Finland to Open Talks With Soviet Union on Cooperation Treaty
Helsinki reports Finland cabinet decided to begin negotiations with Soviet Russia on a treaty of cooperation. Talks could be in Moscow or Helsinki with a delegation to be named. Public sentiment shows mixed views on a broader military pact with the USSR while parliament must ratify any agreement.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Juhio Paasikivi
Paasikivi
Popular Front
Soviet Union
Social Democrats
Agrarians
Liberals
Swedish People’s Party
Danes Quit Soviet Danish Society Over Communist Influence
Copenhagen reports that Danes are leaving the Soviet Danish Society formed after the war to foster better relations. Helge Rungwald theater director and resigning member cites events in Czechoslovakia and Finland as reasons. Danish leaders and union officials spoke against communism in weekend addresses.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Helge Rungwald
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Trade Union Congress
Coast Guard Rescues 21 From Stranded Norfolk Near Beaufort
Coast Guardsmen pulled 21 crewmen from the stricken motor ship Norfolk using a breeches buoy near buoy No. 6 close to Beaufort Inlet. The sailors endured a sleepless night aboard the leaking vessel. all were reported in good condition after lifeboats from Fort Macon and Cape Lookout landed them at Fort Macon.
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Morehead City
N.C
Coast
Norfolk
Beaufort Inlet
Fort Macon
Cape Lookout
Czech Reds Ban Films Of Five American Stars
Czechoslovakia bans films of five American stars Adolphe Menjou Gary Cooper Robert Montgomery Robert Taylor and Ginger Rogers due to anti Communist testimony before the House Committee on Un American Activities last October A Russian film Salute to Moscow is playing in two first rank theaters.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
House Committee On un-American Activities
Adolphe Menjou
Gary Cooper
Robert Montegomery
Robert Taylor
Ginger Rogers
Moscow
New Hampshire GOP Primary Sparks Debate Over Delegates
In New Hampshire pre primary turmoil centers on Dewey and Stassen as they vie for seven and five of the eight delegates respectively. An outsider could upend the expected split while MacArthur looms as a possible dark horse in Wisconsin on April 6.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Charles Tobey, Jr
Arthur Wendenberg
Mich
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Dewey
Wisconsin
Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
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DiPofi
Dev
George
D-Ga
Ruse
Senator Hatch
Fawzi el Kawkji
Palestine
Kawkji
Henry Wallace
Peron
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Toledo Dairy
Sun Company
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UNIT
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Romania
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