West Virginia delegates pass veterans bonus to Senate
The West Virginia House approved unanimously 89-0 five veterans bonus bills sending the plan to the Senate for fast consideration. The measure promises up to 300 dollars for domestic duty and 400 dollars for overseas service, funded by higher cigarette and alcohol taxes. Also in session, the Senate passed a judges salary bill raising pay across circuits, effective July 1, and a mines bath house bill was sent back to committee for further study.
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Charleston
W. Va
House of Delegates
Senate
West
House
Stidham
D-Logan
FCC Probes TV Shows as Licenses Renewed for 44 Stations
The FCC announced an inquiry into television programming including crime and horror shows and risqué content. Chairman Wayne Coy and others criticized crime drama and off color humor while renewing licenses for 44 stations for another year.
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Washington
Federal Communication Commission Today
FCC
Commission
Wayne Coy
Coy
Repentant rider apologizes for ad in Chicago paper
A classified Chicago Tribune ad apologizes for a note about a streetcar incident. An unnamed passenger thanked a motorman for duty, while a middle-block stop led to a dispute over opening a car door and mid-block passenger discharge rules.
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Chicago Tribune Today
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New Price Control System May Come Into Effect Soon
Price Director Michael V. Disalle said a new margin of profit system for price controls may be ordered by week’s end. The plan would limit profit margins from manufacturer to retailer and require sellers to peg prices at cost plus.
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Washington
Michael V. Disalle
Disalle
DiSaile
Capitol Hill
Man In
John L. Lewis
Edwin Gomen
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Pleven sees brighter Indo China outlook after talks
Washington reports French Premier Pleven told President Truman the Indo China conflict has brightened since Gen. de Lattre took command. Talks covered rearmament, aid to 150,000 French and loyal forces, and how China’s stance could affect outcomes.
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Truman
Pleven
Indo-China
White House
China
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Acheson
Marshall
France
Indo- China
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph Short
Europe
Russia
Germany
GI Home Loan Abuses Probed By House Committee
Washington January 29 a bill clearing for house action to authorize investigation of alleged abuses in the GI home loan guaranty program was approved by the house rules committee Rep Teague Texas urged clearance noting a loan official in Florida obtained an $18 000 home for 10 000 and that guaranties were granted to a builder in one town area but not another surface in the GI training and education program.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Rep
Teague
Texas
House
Veterans Administration
Florida
Solons Study Raising Draft Age 1026 27
Washington lawmakers debated expanding the draft to 18 to 27 year olds. Chairman Vinson urged study of higher-age brackets and said veterans would not be drafted. Senate leaders proposed enlisting Western Europeans and drafting 200000 young husbands and 100000 4-Fs if needed.
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Washington
Vinson
House
Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
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Defense Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate
Johnson
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
U.S. Army
Foreign Legion
Colorado
Senate Preparedness
House Armed Services Committee
Anna Rosenberg
Defense
Selective Service
Hershey
Labor
Tobin
Rosenberg
Department of Defense
Rift in Ranks of Democrats Sparks Budget Split
Washington January 29 The house appropriations committee killed the one package budget plan stripping Cannon of power and exposing a new rift among Democrats. By 31 to 18 it returned to separate agency budgets and by 25 to 23 limited Cannon’s control over subcommittee appointments. Cannon blamed Rayburn and McCormack for backing Republicans to derail the omnibus bill.
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House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D-Mo
House
Sam Rayburn
McCormack
Massachusetts
Martin
Rayburn
Democratic Committee
Fire Destroys A Frame Home Near Bus Garage
A frame residence at the top of Virginia Street near the Consolidated bus garage in the east end was completely destroyed by fire near midnight last night. Origin of the blaze and the estimated loss of occupancy were unavailable at press time.
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Virginia Street
Consolidated Bus Garage
VA to Close 321 Offices Across Nation
The Veterans Administration announces closure of 321 offices due to budget limits. The move affects more than 321 employees, as many offices house multiple service representatives. Closures set for April 1 to allow payout of accumulated annual leave. Some staff will be reassigned. affected Virginia sites include Bristol Danville Lynchburg Charlottesville Harrisonburg and Newport News.
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Veterans Administration
Virginia
Bristol
Danville
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Harrisonburg
Newport News
Beauteous Elizabeth Taylor Wins Uncontested Divorce
Elizabeth Taylor, 18, testified she was neglected and abused by Nick Hilton, 24, in an uncontested divorce in Los Angeles. Hilton was absent as the marriage lasting six months and 25 days ends with Taylor describing persistent indifference and arguments, including a Paris honeymoon and late hotel disputes.
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Los Angeles
Nick Hilton
Miss Taylor
Hilton
William Berger
Berger
Europe
Barbara Thompson
Nick
Dean
Mother
Barbara
Church of the Good Shepherd
Beverly Hills
Red China Faces UN Aggressor Label in Korea Debate
The United States and Britain Paris aligned for a UN declaration naming Peiping aggressor in Korea. India warned that such a condemnation would close all paths to a peaceful settlement, as assembly debates a two thirds vote and a seven nation conference proposal on Far Eastern issues.
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Korea
United Nations General Assembly
Peiping
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
China
Rau
Assembly
Russia
Poland
United States
Britain
France
Egypt
Plains States In Deep Freeze
The Associated Press reports subzero temperatures spread across mid America on Monday with readings below zero as far south as Idaho Colorado Nebraska Iowa and northern Illinois. Nome Alaska stood 23 above while Kotzebue was 17 above. Cold air reached northern Georgia and the western Carolinas. Nashville was 22 and Dallas 14. The deepest freeze hit the northern plains Minnesota and Wisconsin as the southwestern and southeastern states escaped. A wide band of snow sleet and storms stretched from the western Gulf states to southern New England.
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Colorado
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Kotzebue
Arctic Circle
Georgia
Carolinas
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Dallas
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
New England
Chinese atom institute claimed in Peiping report
Taipei dispatch says the Chinese Nationalist defense ministry announced an atomic research institute was established in Peiping under Prof. Chao Chang-Yao. Chao, a former Bikini atom tests observer, reportedly arrived from the United States and noted America as a prime atom bomb target in Hong Kong last November.
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Formosa
Defense Ministry
Red China
Peiping
Chao Chang-Yao
Red Capital
United States
Chao Chung-Yao
Chao
Hong Kong
America
Taft and Wherry clash on foreign policy at GOP rally
Senator Taft urged Republicans to confront any Communist appeasement and Russia aggression while backing limited troop transfers to Europe. Senator Wherry faulted compromise and warned a token force could lead to broader commitments as Truman policy faced criticism.
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Taft
Ohio
Russia
GOP
Congress
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Europe
Western
Truman
Nancy Walker Weds Writer David Craig in Hoboken
Nancy Walker a stage and screen comedienne aged 28, married writer David Craig 27, before a city magistrate in Hoboken New Jersey. Walker known for Look Ma I'm Dancing and On the Town recently divorced Gar Moore. this is Craig's first marriage.
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N. J
Nancy Walker
Comedienne
David Craig
Miss Walker
Joseph Garland Moore
Gar Moore
Craig
Battle reports East Korea give heavy UN shelling and advances
News dispatch notes U S and UN forces shell Kansong on Korea s east coast with nine 16 inch guns and 20 five inch guns from the battleship Missouri while ground units push west of the 38th parallel. AT Suwon and Ichon troops press forward despite stiff Chinese resistance as air and sea forces bombard Inchon and Seoul approaches.
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Missouri
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Task Force 77
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Japan
Suwon
Alles
Ichon
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Inchon
Yolu
Eighth Army
Kumyangjang
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