GOP Leaders Gather At Kansas City
Republican leaders arriving for the national committee meeting in Kansas City to choose the convention site and name the party standard bearer. Carroll Reece praised Congress for a $6 billion budget cut and tax relief, claiming strong action despite executive hostility. James F. Dewey of Vermont said his state remains safe for Republicans.
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Kansas City
National Committee
Carroll Reece
Congress
House
Executive Branch
Reece
Henry Wallace
Executive Department
James F. Dewey
Vermont
1948 Republican convention expects larger delegation
Washington reports the 1948 Republican national convention may feature 1 093 delegates, up 36 from 1944, due to gains from the 1946 congressional elections and a tentative apportionment.
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Washington
Bilbo Ready to Return to Washington for Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi April 19 Senator Bilbo D Miss is a well man and will go back to Washington to represent Mississippi says Dr Alton Oschner the surgeon who operated twice on the senator for cancer The doctor said Bilbo may need two or three months to recuperate but that he has cancer now and may have recurrence but hopes for successful treatment similar to many others.
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Jackson
Miss
Bilbo
Vandenberg Clips Lend Leases Progress on Russia Ships
Senator Vandenberg split with the State Department over a 17 million dollar add on to lend lease shipments to Russia. He urged waiting for a satisfactory Soviet general settlement and suggested halting further shipments if Moscow ignores the broader agreement. He defended the department against GOP criticism and aligned with prompt compliance on contracts.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R- Mich
State Department
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
Senate
Greece
Turkey
Dean Acheson
Acheson
U. S
Youth Kills Sweetheart in Pasadena Case
Pasadena police say 18 year old Gerald Snow Welch delivered the body of his 16 year old girlfriend Dolores Fewkes and confessed he killed her after planning suicide with her. Welch, a book bindery worker, reported beating her with a rifle butt and barrel when she did not die.
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Pasadena
Calif
Stanley Decker
Gerald Snow Welch
Dolores
Welch
Dolores Fewkes
Bell Gardens
Decker
Angeles Crest Highway
Pony Flats
Truman Opposes Tax Cut as Senate Sets Hearings
President Truman denounced any income tax cuts now saying they would spark inflation as he cited a projected surplus of 1.25 billion dollars for the current year. Senate hearings on the tax measure were scheduled with Treasury Secretary Snyder as the first witness, as Lucas and GOP leaders clash over timing.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Lucas
House
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Caroll Reese
Republican National
GOP
Wallace Critiques Churchill Over Peace Fight Beliefs
In Qs le, Norway, April 19, Henry A. Wallace told about 1,000 Norwegian trade union leaders that Churchill avoids public acknowledgment of his private belief that war is inevitable. Wallace said he is not a crypto communist and called himself a progressive Tory. Churchill countered by labeling Wallace crypto communist and accusing him of seeking to separate Britain from the United States and link Britain to a Moscow-led communist system.
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Norway
Henry A. Wallace
Winston Churchhill
Churchill
Wallace
London
Royal Family Ends Two Month South Africa Tour
The British royal family's two month 10 000 mile tour by rail car and air in South Africa ends tomorrow with return to Cape Town. Four days of farewell ceremonies include a speech by Princess Elizabeth on her 21st birthday. The battleship Vanguard with King George Queen Elizabeth and the princesses sails Thursday.
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South Africa
Union of South Africa
Capetown
Princess Elizabeth
Vanguard
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Senate Strike Curb Measure Passes In Congress
Washington April 19 AP Legislation to block emergency strikes by court injunction seems likely to pass the Senate as in the House. it targets telephone and coal strikes though questions remain about steel and summer coal strikes. The bills allow a federal court injunction lasting about 75 days against serious strikes, with veto risks from President Truman and mixed views from Senators Eslender and Smith.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Eslender
D la
Truman
H. Alexander Smith
N.J
Smith
Senate Labor Committee
John L. Lewis
Elbert Thomas D
Utah
Russian scientist study giant child Tolya Kovalev
The Moscow News reported Russian scientists are examining Tolya Kovalev a four and a half year old boy weighing 110 pounds with a 37 inch chest. Son of a miner Tolya showed unusual strength since age one and is said to be developing normally mentally enjoying drawing and fairy tales.
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Moscow
Moscow News
Tolya Kovalev
Tolya
Policy Backfires On Big Powers
The article notes how major nations’ veto power in the United Nations Backfires as smaller members demand decisions by the five permanent powers. Key items include arms reduction talks shifted to a US Russia France China Britain sub committee, consideration of a Balkan pact with the big five, and Britain delaying a Palestine session without prior approval from the other four powers.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Russia
Security Council
United States
France
China
Britain
Scuriy Council
Trieste
Columbia
Balkan
Greece
Palestine
Western Union Strike Averted After Wage Pact
New York April 19 The threat of a nationwide Western Union strike ends as company officials reach a five cent an hour raise and benefits with CTU Western Union division. J A Payne says ratification by members is required and talks on remaining points continue. The pact covers 50 000 workers and includes sick leave up to 13 weeks, revised pension plan, and maintained union membership.
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New York
Commercial Telegraphers Union
APL
J. A. Payne
CTU
Western Union
AFL
Ronald W. Haughton
Telegraph Workers Union
Telegraph Emploves Union
Ovension Dilan
Virginia Republicans designate Richmond HQ and Roanoke campaign base
The Virginia Republican party will set permanent headquarters in Richmond on May 1 at 207 Grace Street with Earle Lutz as executive director and State Chairman Robert H. Woods of Pearisburg announcing a revitalization plan. Roanoke becomes campaign HQ. a bi monthly policy conference opens April 26 in Winchester with Congressman Clarence Brown to speak.
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Pearsburg
Virginia Republican Party
Richmond
Grace Street
Earle Lutz
Republican State Central Committee
Robert H. Woods
Pearlsburg
James P. Selvage
Madison
Roanoke
Lutz
Woods
Pearisburg
University of Richmond
Republican Party
Virginia
Senate
House
Virginia Republicans
Winchester
Clarence Brown
Ansell B. Solenberger
Carl Marshall
McLean
W. C. Deming
Front Royal
Missing Reporter Found Safe in Louisiana
Danville Virginia April 19 Charles C Morfit Jr Martinsville newspaper man was missing after his car was found by the Dan river. He turned up safe in Shreveport Louisiana telephoned his sister and spoke with Kaye Thompson news editor of the Martinsville Bulletin saying he had been hit on the head and woke up near Shreveport after driving to the river edge to think over a problem.
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Danville
Charles C. Morfit
Martinsville
Dan River
Shreveport
Morfit
R. V. Shanklin
Huntington
W. Va
Kaye Thompson
Martinsville Bulletin
Thompson
Dozens File By Babe's Bier In Pittsburgh Morgue
Dozens of people filed by the body of an unidentified three month old girl found in an Allegheny County railroad culvert. The infant showed strangulation marks and facial injuries, with only a woman's footprints and a few clothes offering clues.
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Pitsburgh
Allegheny County
Soviets Drawn Into Last Deadlock at Moscow Peace Talks
Soviet support for Yugoslav claims to southern Carinthia deepens a deadlock among foreign ministers in Moscow. The session ends without progress on Austrian and German peace pacts as Bevin and Marshall press for speed and adhere to Potsdam precedents.
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Moscow
Carinthia
Austria
U. S
State Marshall
Bevin
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Molotov
Yugoslavia
Potsdam
Stalin
Marshall
Wage settlement rumored between U S Steel and CIO United
Reports claim a wage agreement reached between U S Steel and the CIO United Steel Workers after talks by CIO President Philip Murray and U S Steel VP John A Stephens. Dow Jones cited circles as saying the raises mirror those given to GM and Westinghouse, about 15 cents an hour.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corporation
Cio-United Steel Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
John A. Stephens
The
Steel Corporation
Dow Jones & Co
Dow Jones
Generall
Cio-United Electrical Workers
General Motors Corp
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Creedon Says Cost Of New Homes Too High
Housing Expeditor Frank Creedon calls for lower home prices to expand the market. The National Association of Home Builders blames government controls and rising wages for high costs, arguing today’s homes are good values. Creedon says his stance has Truman’s approval after a yesterday conference.
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Washington
Frank Creedon
National Association of Home Builders
Creedon
Truman
Bodies Of Charleston Area Victims Found
The bodies of Carlton F. Ferris 47 of Charleston and Merrill H. Tylson 35 formerly of Nitro were found, raising the Texas City disaster toll in this area to four. Ferris was on a business trip to the Carbide and Carbon Chemical plant before transferring to Texas City in an executive role. relatives said Tylson, Monsanto Chemical employee, was transferred from Oak Ridge Tenn ten days ago.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carlton F. Ferris
Merrill H. Tylson
Nitro
Exas City
Ferris
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Texas City
Tylson
Monsanto Chemical Corporation
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Rescue Crews Work Amid Texas City Carnage Without Regard to Rank
A salvage team of volunteers including 16 year old Billy Thomas Crenshaw and veteran Orville Henry labors through the blast zone of Texas City. They patrol oil tanks and debris to recover bodies, clear roads, and control fires as grim discoveries like a charred wooden leg emerge amid widespread destruction.
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Texas City
Tex
Billy Thomas Crenshaw
Galveston
Army— Works
Orville Henry
Freeport
Henry
Billy Thomas
High Flyer
Merchant Marine
Train Wreck Kills Two. 99 Hurt Near Champaign
Illinois Central City of Miami streamliner derailed north of Champaign after a failed electrical switch. Two crewmen were killed, 99 passengers injured with 18 still hospitalized. train from Chicago to Miami was traveling about 75 mph when it left the tracks.
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Champaign
Ill
Illinois Central
Chicago
Charles Redus
Centralia
C. W. Woods
Thomas Woodhall
Phone Workers Press Government to Ease Bell Strike
Washington reports striking telephone workers demand government pressure for a wage increase as 340,000 NFTW members push for a nationwide rise. Bell system favors regional arbitration while conciliation efforts resume after a three day lapse, with NFTW insisting on a retroactive down payment before arbitration.
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Washington
Bell System
Labor
Schwellenbach
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Truman
Congress
Joseph A. Beirne
NFTW
Wall Street Strike Postponed After Mediation Effort
The AFL United Financial Employees union, citing a three man emergency conciliation committee appointed by Deputy Mayor John J. Bennett, postponed a 10 am Monday strike in Wall Street financial districts. The 5000 member union seeks a 20 percent wage increase from A. M. Kidder Co. amid ongoing disputes, with Monday meetings pending.
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New York
AFL United Financial Employee Union
John J. Bennett
Wall Street
John Cole
Bennett
Cole
A. M. Kidder Company
New York Stock Exchange
Kidder Company
Merlyn S. Pitzele
N. Y
Island Of Helgoland Shattered By Blast
Lt Bernard Cahill of the British navy said Helgoland was so shattered it looked like a volcanic eruption after yesterday s demolition of military installations. He and Herbert Woosman reached the island today as tunnels collapsed and craters formed. The J boat pen was destroyed while the local cemetery survived as a memorial to the 4000 islanders moved away.
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Cuxhaven
Germany
Bernard Cahill
Helgoland
Herbert Woosman
North Sea
Cahill
40 Killed and 200 Hurt In Fiume Explosion
Travelers arriving in Trieste report 40 people were killed and 200 injured in a Friday explosion at the railway freight yards in Fiume Istrian port. Fiume, now in Yugoslav hands, has about 54 000 residents. The blast occurred while chemicals were being loaded onto a freight car.
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Trieste
Fiume
Texas City Relief Efforts After Grandcamp Disaster
Rescue crews comb beaches and search ruined plants for bodies as nine days after the Grandcamp explosion the death toll rises. Monsanto and Humble facilities show continued fires and casualties while coast guard probes the blast’s cause in Galveston. Memorial services are planned. Red Cross and florists mobilize support amid rising fatalities.
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Texas City
Tex
Monsanto Chemical Corp
Monsanto
Humble Tank
Galveston
Coast Guard
Grandcamp
Wilson B. Keene
A Flyer
Texas Florists Association
Red Cross
Roy Wade
Col
Homer Garrison
State Department of Public Safety
Cr. C. Kennedy
Houston Telephone Exchange
Jewell Whatley
Housing Report Draws Comment
National Coal Association contests government findings on coal mining towns as not representative. The Interior Department report based on 260 mines in 22 states calls some conditions a disgrace, while Rear Admiral Boone says the report disputes claims of widespread inferior standards. The association credits progress but notes remaining needs and calls isolated camps exceptions.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Joel T. Boone
Federal
The
Coal Association
Premature Quadruplets Born in Indiana Died Two
Early today two of the quadruplets born to Mrs Marian Lowe died. Doctors said another baby, a girl, had little chance of surviving. The death of a boy and a girl was announced.
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Eccles
Eng
Marian Lowe
la Boy
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