Truman Warns of Crash Without Price Rationing
President Truman warned a crash is likely unless prices are curbed and urged voluntary rationing of food dollars. Agriculture Secretary Anderson met with 18 producer and distributor groups to hammer out a voluntary program while stressing meat purchases and the need to study today’s suggestions before any plan is enacted.
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Washington
Truman
Agriculture Anderson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannan
De Valera's Control of Eire Threatened by Election
Partial returns from Ireland's general election show Fianna Fail losing three seats, risking De Valera's majority in the 147 member parliament. If coalition forms are needed, Gen. Richard Mulcahy's Fine Gael and Clann na Poblachta could join to govern when the War convenes February 18.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Valera
Fianna Fair Party
Fianna Fai
Fife
Richard Mulcahy
Fine Gael
Clann Na Poblachta
Republican
Sean MacBride
Poblachta
Bombay Police Round Up 150 In Anti Gandhi Probe
Bombay police using large scale raids arrested at least 150 persons in a probe of anti Gandhi activities. Notable detainees include Bansilal Pannalal itti and K S Mhaskar. Vinayak Damodhar Savarkar and Jamnadas M. Mehta were also arrested. Many detained were released after questioning. charges not listed under the public security act.
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Bombay
India
Bansilal Pannalalitti
K. S. Mhaskar
Olice
J. S. Bharatha
Vinayak Damodhar Savarkar
Hindu Mahasabha Party
Jamnadas M. Mehta
Mehta
Savarkar
New York Estimates Cold Toll Across City in 1948
The New York health department estimated 1948 costs from the common cold totaling 41 million dollars. About 1.5 million residents would average two colds each, with medicine costs around 10 million and lost working time near 31 million dollars. Suffering time would total about 205000 years.
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New York
City Health Department
Wright Plane Remains in England per Wright Will
Orville Wright’s 1937 will, unchanged, left the 1903 Wright Flyer to the Science Museum in London. The plane, sent to England in 1928, was intended to stay at least five years and not be returned if Wright died during that period. (Context covers Smithsonian, Roosevelt message, and 1943 policy shift.)
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Watht
Kitty Hawk
England
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Science Museum
Kensington
Smithsonian Institution
Langley Aerodrom
Charles G. Abbott
Wright
Smithsonian
Roosevelt
Washington
German General Blaskowitz Jumps to Death Before War Crimes Trial
German Gen. Johannes Blaskowitz leaped from a seven foot fence at Nürnberg prison and died soon after, just before his war crimes trial began. The 64 year old officer reportedly suffered fatal chest injuries, joining other Nazi leaders who took their own lives at the site since 1945.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
United States
Blaskowitz
Blasowitz
U. S
Hermann Goering
Goering
Robert Ley
Leonardo Conti
Poland
Two Vessels Transferred to Mexican Navy at Norfolk
Two 180 foot escort patrol vessels were handed over to Mexico here in Norfolk. Rear Admiral Ignacio Garcia Jurado called the ships potent tools against any attack on the western hemisphere. The transfer, signed by Rear Admiral E P Forrester, cements long standing friendship between the nations as Mexican crews begin operating the ships. The war era craft carry one 3 inch gun, three twin 40 mm, and two twin 20 mm mounts.
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Norfolk
Ignacio Garcia Jurado
Jurado
Washington
E. P. Forrester
Norfolk Naval Station
United States
Forrester
U.S. Navy
U. S. Navy
Navy Allots Oil To New York State
The U S navy allocated 12 6 million gallons from reserve stocks to New York State to ease oil shortages. Eugene Holman of Standard Oil of New Jersey said eastern states should have enough supply for the rest of winter. After Feb 15 more tankers will move Gulf of Mexico stored supplies. 4 2 million gallons were unloaded at Bayonne New Jersey for residential heating on a tanker diverted from Norfolk Virginia.
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New York
U.s.navy
New York State
Eugene Holman
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Gulf of Mexico
Holman
Navy
Bayonne
N. J
Norfolk
GOP Solons Vow To Slash Federal Costs
Washington lawmakers from both parties back a plan to cap federal spending at 37.2 billion dollars for the next fiscal year starting July 1, aiming to trim Truman budget by about 2.5 billion. The move cites inflation risks and potential new items in the budget, with full committee review set for tomorrow.
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Gop Solons
Washington
Truman
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate-House
Mr. Truman
China
Greece
Turkey
Congress
Catalina Flying Boat Crashes Into House
A navy Catalina flying boat crashed into a house near Port Columbus, killing resident Wilma Burris. Six crew members escaped unharmed. Investigators cite ice and snow on wings as a hazard and a navy board of inquiry is expected to be formed.
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Columbus
Port Columbus
Wilma Burris
Aviation
C. E. A. Brown
Ohio Aviation Board
State Highway Patrol
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Navy Board of Inquiry
Cmdr
Ned Colgan
Naval Air Station
Mercer Voting List Revised Ahead of May Primary
Mercer county seeks 6 219 residents who failed to vote in five years to re register by April 10 to remain eligible for the May primary. Veterans face ineligibility without restoration by the deadline. Registrars canvass county to verify permanent registrations and add new voters before April 10.
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Mercer
Lowery G. Bowling
Mercer County Court
Bowling
Princeton
Wright Calls Mississippi Meeting to Organize Against National Civil Rights Push
Governor Fielding L Wright urged a February 12 statewide meeting of Mississippi Democrats to organize against federal civil rights proposals. He vowed a militant, south wide effort to oppose what he called anti southern acts and push for leadership in the south. Wright planned to discuss a unified southern organization at a Tallahassee governors conference.
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Jackson
Miss
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Dixie
Truman
Congress
South
Abraham Lincoln
Ivoca
America
Tallahassee
Fla
Eisenhower Says No Nation Will Provoke War Now
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told the National Press Club that no great power, including Russia, would deliberately provoke a war at this time. He said America’s army is woefully weak 100,000 below minimum and urged citizens to act as volunteer recruiters. He departs as army chief of staff to become Columbia University president in June, with Omar Bradley succeeding him. He denied aiming at General Douglas MacArthur and said he would not harm their friendship.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
National Press Club
Columbia University
Omar N. Bradley
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
Farm Tank Full Of Water Burns in Iowa
A farm tank full of water burned on the Howard Fee farm in Cherokee Iowa. Fee was thawing frozen pipes in his barnyard when straw used to bank the tank caught fire, destroying the water-filled tank.
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Cherokee, Ia
Howard Fee
Fee
New Snow Storm Sweeps In From West
A new West Virginia snowstorm crossed the state bringing heavy falls and prompting warnings of slick mountain roads. Officials said the system would move across the state by morning with temperatures dropping little, while slides and icy conditions slowed traffic and school buses in several counties.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Huntington Weather Bureau
Far West
South Charleston
Ripley
Sutton
Richwood
State Road Commission
Snow Road Commission
Clendenin
Clay County
Commission
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Pendleton County
Pocahontas County
Randolph County
Tucker County
Fayette County
Clark Urges Tightening Laws Against Communists
Attorney General Clark told the House subcommittee that tightening select espionage laws will help the justice department cope with the Communist fifth column. He supported reviewing the proposed registration of Communists as foreign agents while cautioning against outlawing the party. He cited evolving spying methods and declined to confirm any proof on atomic bomb information.
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Clark
Washington
Department of Justice
House On American Activities
Rep. Mundi
R-Sd
Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Oover
Russia
Price Breaks Question Mark in World Markets
Washington reports a two day price decline to greet free nations and voters while the direction remains uncertain. Analysts cite possible further drops or stabilization affecting consumer costs and the 1948 election debates. Europe would welcome a fall in U S prices, with more goods available under the Marshall Plan.
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Washington
Moscow
Europe
Seven Year Old Killed by Falling Ice in Vienna
Charles Edward Blair, seven, son of Mr and Mrs Glen Blair of Vienna near Parkersburg, died from head injuries after a 100 pound cake of ice fell from his home roof during a thaw. The incident occurred yesterday as ice slid down from the roof while he played. He was treated at a Parkersburg hospital before being sent home, but grew worse early today.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles Edward Blair
Glen Blair
Vienna
Here
Navy Plans Build Biggest Warship
Washington Feb 5 The navy will build the largest warship ever a 80 000 ton aircraft carrier instead of converting battleship Kentucky and cruiser Hawaii to guided missiles. The plan calls for a super carrier about twice the size of the Midway and faster planes plus four fast submarines and a hunter killer ship. Conversion of a 27 000 ton carrier and two submarines is also proposed. Details were not given. Strategic missiles progress slowed the shift. Kentucky at Portsmouth Virginia and Hawaii at Camden New Jersey remain in early conversion stages with no machinery installed.
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Washington
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Kentucky
Hawaii
Midway
Coral Sea
Sullivan
Portsmouth, Va
Naval
Camden
N. J
Stalin Declined 1946 Speak Request For U S Tour
Washington reports Premier Stalin refused a 1946 invitation from President Truman to address an American audience. He balked at traveling to the United States aboard the USS Missouri for a Columbia University appearance, citing the long trip as a deterrent after Churchill's Fulton speech.
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Washington
Stalin
Truman
Winston Churchill
Fulton, Mo
Russia
Charles G. Ross
United States
Missouri
Columbia
State University
Aid Hearings Near Key Decision on European Recovery
Washington reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wraps up hearings on the Marshall Plan aid Europe program as Chairman Vandenberg aims to draft a bill authorizing billions for 16 free countries and western Germany. Chinese aid program approved by the National Advisory Council faces objections.
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Washington
Pangreas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
U. S
Germany
National Advisory Council
Congress
Truman
Council
Chiang Kai-Shek
Make Up Council
State, Treasury and Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Export- Import Bank
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Second Straight Day Of Declines In Markets
Grain prices hit the permissible limit in all U S markets for a second day as New York stocks slid to levels not seen since June. Wheat led the drop with a 10 cent limit fall in Chicago Minneapolis and Kansas City while oats and barley also sagged. Bond losses persisted and hog prices fell for the third straight day.
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Chicago
United States
New York
Cago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
North American
Winnipeg
Can
New York Stock Exchange
Truman
A. W. Zelemek
International Statistical Bureau
Bodies Of Three Farm Tenants Found In Ruins Of Burned Home
In Huntington West Virginia on February 5 three Black farm tenants were found dead in the charred ruins of their five room log house three miles north of the city. Sam Thomas 55 Floyd Nicholson 65 and Mrs Cleo Baker 34 were identified by state police. The fire occurred before the heavy weekend snow and a neighbor discovered the ruins this morning. Animals in outbuildings were reportedly unfed.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sam Thomas
Cleo Baker
Floyd Nicholson
King
Ted Biffle
Taft Opposes St. Lawrence Seaway Plan Vote Set
Senator Taft of Ohio announced opposition to the St. Lawrence seaway project after full consideration. Senator Vandenberg of Michigan leads the opposing side as the Senate remains split on the proposal with a vote scheduled for February 27 and debate continuing next week.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
St. Lawrence Seaway
Senate
Vandenberg
Rmich
Revision of Rent Curb Law Urged in Senate Subcommittee
Washington February 6 The senate banking subcommittee urged a broad revision of rent control with no cap on increases if landlords and tenants agree to long term leases. The plan would extend controls to April 30, 1949. Senators Cain Brickner Buck supported it while Taylor was absent. The measure goes to the full banking committee tomorrow for approval before the House acts.
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Washington
Senate
Cain
Wash
Brickner
Ohio
Buck
Del
Fulbright
Idaho
House
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Ray Templeman
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