Major measures face rocky journey in Virginia assembly
Richmond Va Feb 16 Some recommendations from Governor Tuck and former Governor Darden seem headed for a tough path to passage. Bills on boiler inspections highway tax changes and repeal of poll tax face opposition and require careful committee action as the 60 day session proceeds.
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Richmond
Bothovernor Tuck
Darden
General Assembly
House of Delegates’ Committee On
House Appropriations Committee
Dar
Ovennes Tuck
House
Privileges and Elections Committee
Assembly
Theirginia State College
Virginia State College
Winds Messages Aired At Hearing
Washington reports a key witness in the Pearl Harbor winds code controversy, Rear Admiral Leigh Noyes, testified that no winds message was received. He cited various messages thought to be in the winds code as false storms. Other witnesses linked Noyes to Dec 4 and Dec 5 hints of winds messages.
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Washington
Earl Harbor
Leigh Noyes
Naval
Senate-House
Japan
Wirgis
Noyes
L. F. Saf
United States
Army
Otis K. Sadner
Joseph J. Rochefort
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Ninth District Republicans Name Lincoln To Run For Congress
Bristol Va February 16 Republicans of Virginia fight Ninth district nominated Ralph Lincoln of Marion for Congress without his consent. The convention left the district chairman selection to the party executive committee. Lincoln, a former county official with bank ties, faces Democratic nominee to be chosen March 16.
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Robert H. Woods
Arch Royall
Tazewell
Bristol
Woods
Royall
Virginia
Ninth
Ralph Lincoln
Marion
Firemen Retrieve Blurry Masonic Building Letter
Firemen respond to a windy afternoon scene as the tin "M" detaches from the Masonic building cornice and lands on a shoe shop sign. The crowd gathered and traffic was halted while fire crews, led by the chief, freed the letter safely with a long pole. No injuries reported.
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Federal Street
Arenes
Canned Goods Supply To Be Lowest In Years
Washington reports that the U S supply of commercially canned fruits and vegetables will be at its lowest in 12 years. Ohio Republican Chairman Jenkins warns of tight stocks this year and calls for higher farm production and home canning to reduce dependency on future crops.
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Washington
Jenkins
Ohio
House
Republican Food Study Committee
Argentina Proposes Case Submittal To U N Or Americas
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine government offers to submit its case to other American states or to the United Nations in response to the U S Bluebook accusing prominent Argentines of Nazi ties. The communique says the Bluebook reflects U S interference in Argentina’s internal affairs and violates international law and the Good Neighbor policy.
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Buenos Aires
United Nations
United States
Argentina
Tydings Leads Fight For Pauley
Washington reports show Senator Millard E. Tydings guiding the fight to confirm Edwin W. Pauley as undersecretary of the navy. President Truman, on a Potomac voyage, weighs possible successors to Harold L. Ickes with speculation centering on three names.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Truman
Potomac
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Impr Sion
Joseph C O'Mahoney
Wyoming
William C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Robert 8. Kerr
Oklahoma
Ickes
Pauley
Ojl
Senate
Ickes Charges Truman Mixed In Pauley Fight
Harold Ickes accused President Truman of contradicting himself over Edwin W. Pauley and said one statement is not true. He urged scrutiny by the attorney general and defended his own defense of Roosevelt era actions amid calls for accountability.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Ickes
Senate Naval Committee
Pauley
Navy
Justice Department
Albert B. Fall
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Ickes Pauley
Democratic National Committee
Tidelands
Pau
Eton Voices Complaint Against American Slang
The Eton College Chronicle denounces an American slang influx led by Whitehall and accuses it of corrupting English usage. It cites phrases like God hungry and swifter slang as evidence of a verbal infection spread through newspapers and headlines.
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Eton
London
Eton College Chronicle
England
Whitehall
Curnal
Machine to Build a House in 24 Hours
Carl L. Estes of Longview Texas announces a giant on site machine that shapes a complete two bedroom concrete house in 24 hours. The device resembles a giant hen lay i an and will be manufactured in Texas with initial display planned for Longview on February 25.
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Washington
Carl L. Estes
Longview
Tex
Estes
Texas
Bomb Secret Leak Probe Is Pushed
Ottawa reports say high government officials may have leaked secret and confidential information to a foreign mission believed to be Soviet. A two man royal commission investigates espionage in Canada with 22 people detained, 12 suspected of serious offenses and 10 as material witnesses. Prime Minister King confirms disclosures to unauthorized foreign mission staff. In Santa Fe Maj. Gen. Hurley cites known wartime atomic energy leaks abroad and criticizes the U.S. state department for withholding information from Americans.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canada
George N. Zaroubin
Moscow
Vitali G. Pav
Santa Fe
N. M
Tech. 16
Patrick J. Hurley
State Department
Safety Record of Mines Compared With National Average
The Keen Mountain mine of the Rec Jacket Coal Corp at Keen Mountain Virginia shows a safety record worse than the national average per a Bureau of Mines report. Inspector Max J. Claytor notes few improvements since March 1945. The Raven Red Ash mine plant two at Raven Virginia is improving though its tonnage per disabling injury in January to July 1945 remains below the average for bituminous operations.
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Washington
Keen Mountain
Rec Jacket Coal Corporation
Bureau of Mines
Max J. Claytor
Caylor
Raven Red Ash
Raven Red Ash Coal Company
Raven
Odds Said In Favor Of Telephone Strike
Memphis Tennessee February 16 union leaders gathering for the National Federation of Telephone Workers policy meeting said the odds are in favor of a nationwide walkout though efforts to avoid such action will be made. NFTW leaders planned closed sessions to begin Monday and last several days while they review President Truman's wage price order and seek a legal opinion over the weekend.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Ind
NFTW
Truman
Negotiators To Hold Meet Today In GM UAW Strike Talks
Detroit Feb 16 negotiators failed to settle the 88 day General Motors strike after a nine and a half hour session. Mediator James F Dewey will reconvene Sunday at 2 p m to discuss remaining issues including wage offers and contract provisions such as seniority and maintenance of membership.
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Detroit
General Motors
James F. Dewey
Dewey
CIO
United Auto Workers
C. E. Wilson
Uawcto
R. J. Thomas
Ge Ng Ne
WVU President Field Narrows to Five Candidates
Huntington Feb 16 The West Virginia University board of governors announced the next president will be chosen from five men with a final decision likely at the Morgantown meeting on April 12. The board endorsed the Strayer report and outlined plans for new dormitories as enrollment may reach 4500 to 5000. two million dollars is available for building.
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Huntington
W. Va
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Strayer
Raymond E. Salvati
Moragatown
Charlies &. Lawall
Bear
Lawall
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Acre
Districts 7 And 8 Produce Slightly Less Coal This Year
Total bituminous production in Districts 7 and 8 for the week ended February 2 is estimated at 3,834,000 tons, up from 3,651,000 tons the prior week. Cumulative production since April 1 stands at 139,618,000 tons, down 10.8 percent from the same period in 1945.
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Solid Puels
Congress Leaders Map Busy Week Across Capitol
Congressional leaders outlined a busy week with hearings on Edwin Pauley for under secretary of the Navy and the Pearl Harbor inquiry renewal. The House Banking Committee opens debates on extending the OPA lifespan with Chester Bowles as lead witness, while the Universal Military Training hearings near completion. The Senate considers a wage hour bill raising pay and expanding coverage, plus final action on George Allen for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board. The House tackles the federal school lunch program permanence, housing legislation debates, and a Friday vote on labor reform aimed at James Petrillo over radio coercion.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Naval Committee
Edwin Pauley
Senate-House
House Banking Committee
Office of Price Administration
Chester Bowles
OPA
House Military Committee
James K. Vardaman
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Banking Subcommittee
George Allen
Veterans Administration
James C. Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Mrs Luce Leaves Politics to Enter Catholic Church
New York reports Msgr Fulton J Sheen announced Rep Clare Boothe Luce Republican Connecticut was received into the Roman Catholic Church at St Patrick's Cathedral after five months of instruction. Luce stated faith prompted the decision and that she will not seek elective office again.
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New York
Msgr
Fulton J. Sheen
Clare Boothe Luce
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Msgr. Sheen
Senate
House
Luce
Henry R. Luce
Time
Life
Fortune
House of Representatives
Workers Set To Return To Jobs
Washington reports a nationwide wage settlement in the steel strike with CIO President Philip Murray predicting 90 percent of basic steel will be ready by Sunday night. Bethlehem Steel led the contracts, others including Republic Steel and Pittsburgh Steel Crucible, while unions warn production may lag a week to ten days. The Aluminum Co. agreed to a 19 cent boost while a 16 12 cent pattern was adopted for most contracts. The National Farmers Union criticized the price increase as a $250 million bribe to the steel industry and warned against repeating such moves in other sectors.
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National Labor Relation Board
Dewey
UAW
Truman
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Ed
Republic Steel
Pittsburgh Steel Crucible Steel Company
Alt Company of America
Blaw-Knox Company
Wat Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Tional
Sharon
Alleghenyium
Crucible
Wickwire-Spencer Steel Division
Colorado Puel and Iron Corporation
U. S. Steel
Murray
Steel Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
Aluminum Company
General Electric
Westinghouse Electrical
National Farmers Union
Steel mills race to reopen as strike ends in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh reports rapid moves to restart plants after 27 days of nationwide steel strike. Major producers including U S Steel agree to an 18 cent wage rise with CIO United Steel Workers, with Republic Bethlehem Alp Crucible also aligning. remaining 1750 workers still awaiting action.
Russia Uses Veto To Block Syria Levant Withdrawal
In a United Nations Security Council vote, the Soviet Union vetoed a U S plan for direct negations on British and French troop withdrawals from Syria and Lebanon. Britain and France pledged to carry out the American plan despite the veto.
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Russia
United Nations Security Council
U. S
Syria
Lebanon
Levant
Security Council
Ernest Bevin
Britain
France
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
The
Viet Ce Andrei V
Bevin
Bidault
Freitag
Tom Zil
Australia
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