GOP May Settle Chairman Row Today
A seven member committee failed to reach a compromise on replacing Republican national chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. The fight pits Scott’s supporters against anti Dewey forces led by Walter Hallanan and Werner Schroeder with a full committee vote to decide Thursday.
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GOP
Omaha
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Werner Schroeder
Illinois
Thomas E. Dewey
Scott
Dewey
New York
Schroeder Committee
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Schroeder
Hallanan
Roy E. Dunn
Minnesota
Herbert K. Hyde
Lew Wentz
Oklahoma
Dunn
Hyde
Counter Charges Hy in China
Government spokesmen accuse the Communists of delaying talks and refuse to name peace delegates while the Reds press for a site other than Peiping. Shanghai broadcasts note up to 200000 Nationalist troops shifting to new lines south of the Yangtze as a defense ready if talks fail.
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Peiping
Shanghai
Yangtze
Chiang
Dealers Oppose Texas Liquor Curfew Changes
Beer wholesalers oppose changes to the Texas Liquor Control Act curfew. The Texas Beer Association says the present rules limiting sales after midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays work for wet areas. Restaurant officials report no demand for extending curfew or legalizing mixed drinks.
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Texas
Smith
Patrick D Moreland
Texas Restaurant Association
Moreland
San Antonio
Evictions Fuel landlord rage over rent control moves
Landlord groups in cities including Indianapolis Tulsa and Washington decry eviction bans tied to rent control bills and warn of legal penalties if evictions resume. Democrats in Congress urge action to curb evictions while some lawmakers push to restore federal oversight and extend controls.
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Tulsa
CIO National Housing Committee
Washington
House
Senate
Francis J. Myers
Allen J. Ellender
Brent Spence
House Banking Committee
Spence
Weather calm after freeze as Texas reports widespread damage
Cold fronts sweep through Texas with freezing drizzle and ice. Austin and Dallas regions face hard travel conditions while Abilene and Lubbock report record January moisture. Telecommunication outages affect 18 towns and 3,500 phones in Dallas go dark amid uprooted trees and downed lines. Nevada haylift aids stranded livestock despite subzero winds. Frost grips citrus areas as storms hit California Nevada ranges.
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el Paso
South Plains
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Abilene
Beaumont
Texas Highway Department
Arlington-Dallas
Sherman
Denison
Dallas
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City
Brownwood
Nevada
Nebraska
Spike Jones in Austin a surprise sponsor stop for symphony tour
Spike Jones arrived in Austin and learned he was being sponsored by the Austin Symphony Society. He joked about the sponsorship and his 125 city itinerary, while media figures confirmed the arrangement. An Austin High School paper reporter sought an interview during the intermission.
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Spike Jones
Austin
Austin Symphony Society
Nancy Philips
Austin American
Southwest
Time
Fortune
Life
Buytendorp
Peter Lorre
Mr. Jones
Jones
Entertainer Draws Crowd Despite Bad Weather
Steve Perkins delivered a Monday night show at Gregory Gym drawing a larger crowd than Bob Hope on a harsher night. His act earned about $2,000 less than Hope due to lower ticket prices, while an eager youth failed a shot and quipped about a last roll of film.
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Gregory Gym
Bob Hope
Hope
Acheson Urges US Forceful Support for German Revival Plan
Acheson backs Marshall Lovett program to revive German economy and expand world living standards. He contrasts American aims with communism and says the United States will work with nations directly or via the United Nations, including both capital rich and assistance needy states.
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Marshall
Lovett
Acheson
United States
United Nations
Statistician Warns of Business Decline
John R Stockton a University of Texas statistics professor told Exchange Club members that a recession nearly always follows war. He cited three postwar years of high prices as the longest such period in history and warned that a decline will arrive quickly once it starts though he cannot predict its exact timing.
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John R. Stockton
University of Texas
Exchange Club
Weather data and temperature readings across Texas cities
Reported hourly and daily temperatures for multiple Texas cities including Austin Abilene Port Worth Amarillo Houston and Galveston. Includes rainfall totals wind and astronomical data with forecasts and the date Jan 28 new moon and temp highs and lows for early January.
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Teheus
Austin
Colorado
Montopolis
Lake Buchanan
Travis
Marshall Ford
Little Ange
Texas
Abilene
Port Worth
Amarillo
Galveston Austin
Houston
Brownsville
Laredo
Corpus Cmartats
San Aenenno
Waco
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John E. Owen
Los Angeles
National Property Owners Association
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McKinney
Italy
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Frisco
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Wolfe City
Ladona
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Honey Grove
Southwestern Bell
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Bonham
South Meid
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Dodge City
Ben Franklin
Fourth Air Force
California
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Frederic Gass
Gass
Freddie
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Gene
Steve Perkins
Nera
Emion Fire Insurance
Geoncs S. May Company
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