Jews Agree to Immediate Cease Fire in Palestine War
The Associated Press reports Israel agreed to an immediate cease fire to start around 6 p m Israel time as UN mediator Bunche announces Egypt will negotiate directly for an armistice. Observers say Egypt has accepted while fighting and troop movements indicate shifting positions in the Negev and along routes to Gaza and Beersheba.
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Associated Press
Israel
Foreign Office
Egypt
Lake Success
Ralph J. Bunche
Tel Aviv
Cairo
United Nations Security Council
Henri Vigier
Vigier
London
Palestine
Gaza
Beersheba
Speaker Race Trade Denied in Texas House Fight
Representative Durwood Manford and Representative Joe Kilgore denied planning a compromise in the hot speakership race. Kilgore said he will fight on while Manford claimed no talks occurred. The Legislature convenes Tuesday with Speaker election as first business.
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Durwood Manford
Smiley
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Kilgore
Austin
Manford
Thomas Illness Delays Payroll Padding Trial
Representative J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey had his trial postponed from January 17 to February 7 due to his illness. District Judge Henry Schweinhaut ordered the delay to accommodate a medical report from Walter Reed Hospital on Thomas's condition after a recent stomach hemorrhage.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Congressional Office
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Walter Reed Hospital
Thomas
House
UN American Activities Committee
Congress
Leahy Undergoes Operation. Condition Satisfactory
Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, 73, underwent an operation at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland for a genito urinary tract condition. The Navy said his condition is satisfactory and the procedure was performed by Captain H J Cakley, head of the hospital urology service. Leahy entered the hospital Monday.
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Washington
William D. Leahy
President Truman
Navy
Citizens Plan Jester Seeks Texas Constitution Revision
Gov Beauford Jester agrees to ask the Legislature to create a Commission on the Texas Constitution. A 14 member organizational panel was named to form a permanent steering body as about 150 citizens heard a call for revision of the 1876 era document.
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Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Citizens’ Committee
Texas House of Representatives
Robert G. Storey
Dallas
Southern Methodist University Law School
Jester
House
Senate
Texas Supreme Court
Seaberry
Paul Carrington
John P. Keith
Austin
L. H. Gross
Corpus Christi
Paul Bolton
Howard Calkins
AEC Plans $70 Million Expansion at Oak Ridge Plant
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a $70 million expansion project at the Oak Ridge atomic energy plant. Chairman David Lilienthal said a new uranium production plant will begin in about six months and finish in two years, boosting the nation’s output of basic elements for atomic weapons.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Energy Plant
David FE. Lilienthal
Winter Storm Toll Reaches Fifteen Across West and Plains
A Western blizzard and freezing temps killed at least 15 people across Colorado Wyoming and Western Nebraska with 8000 marooned by snowdrifts. Rescue efforts included a Denver train evacuation of about 400 storm victims and two aerial mercy missions from Lowry Base while California faced its worst freeze since 1937 and damages top $60 million.
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Plains
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Rocky Mountain
California
Denver
Rockport
Philip Roman
Ione
Tony
Peggy
Frank Horton
Hillsdale
Wyo
Andrew Archuleta
Cheyenne
A. C. Crane
R. J. Hofmann
Lowry Air Base
Rapid City
S. C
Weaver Air Base Station
Air Force
New Legislature Faces 318 Million General Fund Spending
The 51st Legislature will have about 318 million in General Fund spending over the next two years, about 133 million more than the 50th session. Comptroller George Sheppard’s forecast, filed with Governor Jester, outlines 218 million in revenue and 100 million in general fund finance, with a starting balance of 55 million more than two years ago.
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George Sheppard
Beauford H. Jester
Critics denounce Gilmer-Aikin plan at Texas teachers meeting
At the 16th annual mid winter conference, five speakers blasted the Gilmer-Aikin Committee's 33 recommendations as a despicable scheme driven by special interests. Senator James Taylor urged educators to review the bill. Baylor professor Case March accused Taylor of conflicts over public relations work for the Texas Manufacturers' Association. State Superintendent L A Woods defended the conference role while warning of property tax funding implications.
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Mac Roy Rasor
Associated Press
Gilmer-Aiken
Texas
Gilmer-Aikin Committee
Foundation of
Texas Education
James Taylor
Kerens
Baylor Law
Case March
Taylor
Texas Manufacturers’ Association
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
L. A. Woods
Gilmer-Aikin
Voting Law Study Scheduled Today
Texas Governor Beauford H. Jester convenes the Governor's Committee on Election Laws for a second session at 10 a.m. in the Senate conference room. The group, led by Austin attorney H. Grady Chandler, considers reforms to safeguard ballot integrity and fairness, collecting input from county officials and state leaders.
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Texas
Governor’s Committee On Election Laws
Senate
Beauford H. Jester
H. Grady Chandler
Austin
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
W. O. Reed
Dallas
Paul H. Brown
J. M. Patterson Sr
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
E. C. Grindstaff
Ballinger
Vann M. Kennedy
Corpus Christi
William Penn
Midland
W. A. Smith
Houston
William R. Stump
Georgetown
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Peace Hopes Die As Reds Attack
Chinese Communists resumed attacks around Suchow 150 miles northwest of Nanking after a two week lull. Red shelling also hit Tientsin defenses as Peiping remained quiet and Chiang Kai-Shek’s peace offer drew hostile radio responses from Communist outlets. General Sun Yuanliang reportedly escaped to Hankow as garrison losses are debated.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Suchow
Shanghai
China
Tientsin
Peiping
Sun Yuan Liang
Hankow
Peoples Daily
Demos Push Fair Deal Bills as Honeymoon Ends
Senator Elbert Thomas introduced a bill to repeal Taft Hartley and restore the Wagner Act while backing a wage increase from 40 to 75 cents an hour. The move aims to fulfill President Truman’s labor program including curbs on jurisdictional strikes and stronger Labor Department powers. The fight in Congress is expected to span weeks or months.
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Washington
Congress
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Thomas
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Truman
Lie Declines Action On Chinese War
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie announced no action would be taken regarding the Chinese war after reviewing the question. He said his authority is doubtful and that any action would likely be unhelpful in the present situation. Informal sources noted pressure to decide sooner.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Trygve Lie
United Nations Press Department
China
Lie
Secretariat
President Truman Pushes Fair Deal Bills in Congress
Democratic leaders rush to convert the President's Fair Deal program into legislation as Republicans charge socialism and bankruptcy. The White House prepares the annual economic message based on the Economic Advisory Council plan, with action expected on pre paid medical care housing Taft Hartley repeal higher minimums social security and steel industry measures.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Capitol Hill
White House
Lucas
D-Nii
Senate Split Over Farm Parity Price Supports
The Senate Agriculture committee divided on whether farm price supports should stay at 90 percent of parity or be flexible. President Truman urged Congress to pursue price supports aiding abundance and land use, without a fixed formula. A 12-member poll showed four Southern Democrats backing 90 percent parity, four Republicans backing flexibility, and four Democrats seeking a compromise.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Truman
Congress
Anderson
D-Nm
Aiken
GOP
Lucas
Man sues to reclaim items left after fleeing home
Francis Parmentier of Pitman sued John C. Farrow of Camden to recover clothes and other articles he left behind when fleeing through a second story window as Farrow's wife’s husband knocked. Camden County District Judge Edward V. Martino ordered the husband to return the articles held as evidence in a divorce case.
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Camden
N. J
Camden County
Edward V. Martino
Francis Parmentier
Pitman
John C. Farrow
Bullitt Urges US-Directed Aid To China Against Communists
Former diplomat William C. Bullitt told a joint Senate House committee that Nationalist China needs American direction and control led by a top general to beat the Communists. He suggested General MacArthur could lead, warns a Yangtze flood could unleash a “sea of troubles,” and urges continued military and economic aid with direct U.S. oversight.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
Congress
China
Bullitt
Joint
Senate House Committee On Foreign Economic Cooperation
Far East
MacArthur
Bridges
R-Nh
Congress Debates Civil Rights and Senate Committee Assignments
In a joint session the Senate and House counted electoral votes with President Truman watching. Republicans formed a committee on committees to assign Senate posts amid threats by Southern senators to resist debate limits. Major bills include expanding the NLRB, $100 million yearly rural road grants, a federal anti bribery statute for interstate athletes, a global health initiative, repeal of telecom taxes, oleo tax removal, Hawaii statehood, and debt reduction efforts.
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D-Fl
Congress
Senate
House
Ellender
D-La
Hill
D-Ala
Associated Press
Truman
Senate Republicans
Labor
Thomas (Dutah
Senate Labor Committee
National Labor Relations Board
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D-Miss
Hebert
D-Calif
Morrison
McDonough
Cal
Hawaii
Cole
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