Taft and Lodge clash over plan to change presidential election
Washington February 26 two Republican senators Taft of Ohio and Lodge of Massachusetts publicly clash over a proposed constitutional amendment to divide state electoral votes by the popular vote. Taft warns it could imperil a Republican win in close contests while Lodge insists the party should trust the people.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Lodge
Mass
House Rules Committee
Senate
House
GOP
Republican Party
United States
South
Bryan
Chinley
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Bereaved Son Keeps on Job Despite Death
In Chicago on February 26 11 year old Richard Wolfe Jr helps his father run a news stand in front of St. Dorothy's Church. After the father collapses the rescue squad and priest perform rites but Richard continues selling papers until relieved by a relative, saying his father would not want him to quit.
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Chicago
Richard Wolfe Jr
St. Dorothy's Church
Wolfe
Richard
Joseph FE. Connelly
Pop
Braniff Files New York Route Application
Braniff International Airways filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board for a new Dallas to Tulsa to New York Newark route. The plan would offer one carrier service from Austin to Pittsburgh Washington and New York with a direct Tulsa connection, not previously on Braniff’s map. Officials announced the filing during the past week.
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Braniff International Airways
Dallas
Tulsa
New York-Newark
Austin
Pittsburgh
Washington
New York
Okla
Braniff
Civil Aeronautics Board
US Solon Proposes Federal Traffic Service
Representative Holifield of California urged Sunday creation of a federal traffic service to cut transportation costs. He would bill to form this service within the General Services Administration, arguing current efforts lack implementing legislation and a clear congressional definition. Private firms value efficient traffic management, he said, and 25 years of discussion have produced little action.
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Washington
Holifield
D-Calif
General Services Administration
Congress
Atlantic Life Insurance reports assets rise to 57 million in 1949
J. H. Sheffield in Austin cites Atlantic Life Insurance Company of Richmond Virginia ending 1949 with assets of 57,027,479.56. New insurance placed totaled 24,433,734, in force policy value 206,585,726, and policy owners reserves 46,339,573.04. Bonds and mortgages form 79 percent of assets. government-guaranteed loans 53 percent of mortgages. Payments to owners and beneficiaries reach 2,956,761.57 for 1949.
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Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Richmond
J. H. Sheffield
Austin
Atlantic Life Field
Sheffield
United States
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Miss Kollman Wed To Sergeant Kunz
Miss Bennie Joyce Kollman married Sergeant Victor E. Kunz in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Robert Mohr. Matron of honor was Mrs Gus Steenken. best man was Mr Steenken. The couple will reside in Pensacola Florida where Kunz is stationed.
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Taylor
ANS
Bennie Joyce Kollman
Victor E. Kunz
Robert Mohr
Gus Steenken
Austin
Steenken
Carlsbad
Pensacola
Fla
Kunz
Ben Kollman
Taylor High School
Victor J. Kunz
Bartlett High School
Patterson in Jail After Slaying Ex-Wife at Lunch Counter
Jimmie B. Patterson, 43, unemployed nightwatchman, described as TB-stricken, sat in Houston jail without bond after shooting his ex wife Nettie Marie Patterson, 43, three times at a grocery store lunch counter. She died in the arms of a co worker. Patterson said he still loved her and had worried since the divorce in November.
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Houston
Jimmie B. Patterson
Nettie Marie Patterson
Patterson
Mercy Nurse Bedside Notes Center of Sander Trial
The trial of Dr. Hermann N. Sander resumes with prosecution expected to finish presenting nurse Elizabeth Rose's bedside notes on Mrs. Abbie C. Borroto. Witnesses dispute whether air injections ended life or pain relief was sufficient, while defense urges evidence of death occurring before the injection.
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Manchester
N. H
Abbie C. Borroto
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
William L. Phinney
Elizabeth Rose
Newly Honored Labor Peer Succumbs at 63
Carlisle England February 26 Lord Henderson of Ardwick who joined the peerage in the last New Year honors list died Saturday night in DumDerland Infirmary at age 65. Former MP for Ardwick Manchester he led the National Union of Railwaymen and was Carlisle’s first Labor mayor. He served as government whip in 1945 and was created a baron in 1949 under Attlee. Ill for weeks before Christmas adjournment he did not take his seat in the Lords.
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Carlisle
Eng
Lord Henderson
Ardwick
DumDerland Infirmary
Joseph Henderson
Manchester
National Union of Railwaymen
Henderson
House of Commons
George
Clement Attlee
House of Ords
Israel appeals to US and Britain for arms aid
Israel requests arms and military equipment from the United States and Britain to strengthen its army and air force. Officials caution any U.S. aid would require a full accounting of Israeli weapons and assurances of self defense. The move follows Arab arms shipments and reflects Cold War strategic calculations in the Middle East.
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Israel
United States
London
State Department
Foreign Office
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Palestine
Middle East
Acheson
Javits
RNY
United Nations
Jerusalem
Hussein Ala Becomes Iran Foreign Minister
Hussein Ala, former Iran ambassador to the United States, was named foreign minister on Sunday in Tehran. He rose to world prominence in 1946 when he challenged the Soviet Union at the United Nations, despite his small stature.
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Hussein Ala
Iran
Tehran
United States
Sunay
Ala
Soviet Union
United Nations
Four Scientists Warn H-Bomb Could End World By Action
Four top atomic scientists warned on NBC from Chicago that a hydrogen bomb could be weaponized to kill everyone by radioactive dust carried worldwide. They cited dust lasting years, with wind spread and deliberate dust construction as a worst case. They noted uncertainties in weather exactness and the long lead time to confirm H-bomb feasibility.
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New York
Hans Bethe
Cornell University
Frederick Seitz
University of Illinois
Leo Szilard
Harrison Brown
University of Chicago
University of Chicago Round Table
NBC
Dr. Szilard
Pacific
United States
Dr. Bethe
Hungary shuffles cabinet name non Catholic minister
In Budapest on February 26 1949 Hungary appointed Jozef Darvas a non Catholic to head the ministry of religion and public instruction replacing Gyula Ortutey. Darvas from the Peasant Party is the first non Catholic to hold the post amid postwar political shifts. Istvan Kossa resigns as finance minister and Karoly Olt takes the post. Laszlo Sandor becomes minister of building. Ortutey leaves a Smallholders Party seat reduced to two cabinet posts.
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Hungary
Jozef Darvas
Gyula Ortutey
Darvas
Peasant Party
Evangelical Church
Istvan Kossa
Ortutey
Karoly Olt
Laszlo Sandor
Smallholders
Matyas Rakosi
Hoarse Singer Cancels Denver Monday Concert
New York mezzo soprano Stevens cancels a Monday Denver concert due to laryngitis. Agent Lawrence Evans said after a Met matinee she grew hoarse. doctors ordered several days of rest. If allowed, she may perform March seven Palm Springs and March eleven Fort Worth engagements.
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New York
Stevens
Denver
Colo
Metropolitan Opera
Kiywood
Palm Springs
Calif
Fort Worth
Texas
2 270 Steps to Mile
A man of average height will take about 2 270 steps to walk one mile.
Ohio court rules false Communist accusation libelous
The Ohio Court of Appeals held that publishing that a person is a Communist can be libelous when false. The Ward case involved AFL labor official Courtney D. Ward suing League for Justice and John P. Moran for 100000 dollars. The court reversed a lower decision and ordered a new trial, stating such publication would tend to expose the plaintiff to hatred and ridicule and deprive him of public confidence.
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Ohio Court of Appeals
Fridey
Courtney D. Ward
AFL Labor
League For Justice
John P. Moran
Ward
Painters’ District Council No. 6
League
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