Ickes Blast Hits Truman With White House Clash
Harold Ickes resigns as interior secretary charging the cabinet cannot be trusted and urging a probe of Edwin Pauley while President Truman seeks a new interior chief and weighs Pauley’s navy nomination. Senate hearings resume next week as power struggles unfold in Washington.
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Soviet Demand For Indonesian Probe Beaten
The United Nations Security Council rejected a Ukrainian led motion for a probe into British troops in the Netherlands East Indies. Only Russia and Poland supported the measure. others abstained or voted against. The council also faced earlier defeats over Greece and discusses a declaration limiting British troop actions in Indonesia. Netherlands objections framed the Indonesian debate.
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CIO
Indonesia
Netherlands
Eeleo van Kleffens
Waterfront Dispute Settled in Manila Strike End
The 13 day waterfront tieup in Manila ended as strikers accepted a 50 percent wage increase. Unloading of 14 cargo vessels resumed after the accord, with stevedores seeking a 100 percent hike.
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Manila
MNS
Senate Eyes Hearings On Case Bill Feb 19
Washington news says the Senate Education and Labor Committee set hearings on the House anti strike bill to start Tuesday Feb 19. The action signals potential debate and amendments in the coming session.
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New York Tug Strike Ended After Arbitration Plan
New York City's 10 day AFL tugboat strike ended after union officials and operators agreed to arbitrate a wage dispute. A three member board led by Edward F. McGrady will weigh demands for higher wages and retroactive pay while fuel controls remain. Detroit talks resume between GM and UAW after an 86 day strike and a rejected wage offer.
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Edward F. McGrady
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Acquittal Directed in Michigan Liquor Case
Circuit Judge John Simpson directed a verdict of acquittal in the liquor graft conspiracy trial of former Republican National Committeeman Frank D. McKay and four co defendants. The state had charged $400,000 payments by distillers seeking larger orders and alleged they controlled the liquor commission through threats and intimidation.
Army Plans For Medical Students Affects ASTP Enrollees
The army outlines post ASTP steps for medical students as it abolishes the program on July 1. About 3,000 enrollees who complete their medical courses by then face three years active duty with possible brief internships. Others who remain in school can choose three years as enlisted reserves or immediate army service, depending on their preference and funding.
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William N. Piper
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Navy seeks peacetime force of 558000 for global fleet
The Navy asked Congress to approve a peacetime transition force of 558000 officers and men to man a planned 319 active ships 3731 planes and 36 bases worldwide Admiral Chester W Nimitz urged swift approval as the minimum requirement moving toward global bases in the Pacific Atlantic and Caribbean with major bases in Hawaii Guam Saipan and roosevelt roads Puerto Rico and Panama Canal Zone including numerous Oceanic and Caribbean locations.
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Governors from 11 States to Meet on Housing in Des Moines
Gov. Robert D. Blue said 11 states will send governors or representatives to a Des Moines housing conference planned for March 23 and 24. Attendees include Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio and Colorado with others possibly joining. The one day meeting will discuss federal state and local housing approaches regardless of a national plan.
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Manila Feels Two Tremors In Quick Quake
A slight earthquake was felt in Manila on Thursday with two tremors occurring within a minute. Authorities reported no major damage or injuries stemming from the shakes.
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Manila
Fire destroys Amana society Implement store at Homestead
A $95,000 blaze swept the Amana society implement store in Homestead on a Wednesday. Sparks from a grinding wheel ignited gasoline, destroying the single story frame building packed with tractors, machinery, and $60,000 of stock. Store manager William Ehrle cited damages and insured loss while workers Herman Weibold William Young and William Dittrich were cleaning parts nearby.
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Oxford
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Herman Weibold
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Minimum Wage of 65 Cents Upheld Senate Action
Senate labor committee approved a bill to lift the minimum wage from 40 to 65 cents an hour for two years with a plan to raise to 70 and then 75 cents. Amendments would extend coverage to 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 workers and include certain retailers.
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Senate Labor Committee
Murray
D-Mont
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Sen. Pepper
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Smith and Jones Seek Re election To County Posts
Two incumbent Republican county officers announced on Thursday they will seek renomination. Dempsy Jones, recorder since 1931, and James H. Smith, Linn County sheriff since 1935, state their plans. Both have long service records and strong veterans’ affiliations.
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Truman Rebuffs Wage Controls Ties Steel Price Row
Washington AP reports a proposed wage price policy reached President Truman as steel talks stall over a $5 per ton price rise. Dispute centers on whether the increase applies to all steel or mainly carbon steel, with 750,000 steelworkers awaiting a White House move.
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Truman
Administration
CIO United
Schwellenbach
W. W. Wirtz
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Cedar Rapids Faces Severe Cold Wave With Subzero Temps
Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas braced for a 15 below zero forecast as a frigid front from the Canadian border roared in with 50 mph winds. The one day blast was expected to dip to 30 below in Minnesota and 20 below in Wisconsin and northern Iowa, with warming weekend ahead.
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Missouri
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Jackson
Navy trims discharge point scores for officers and sailors
The Navy announced further reductions in discharge point scores affecting 13 800 officers and 153 500 enlisted personnel. Changes take effect April 15 and May 2 for male commissioned and warrant officers, male enlisted personnel, female officers and enlisted, and navy nurse corps with multiple point reductions.
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Navy
Navy Nurse Corps
Skier Rescued After 11 Days in Yosemite Snowbound
Harvard graduate and Caltech student William P. Jacobs, 26, survived 11 days lost in Yosemite Valley after a heavy Feb snowfall. Rescue rangers Duane Jacobs and Homer Robinson found him huddled in tree branches near Badger Pass Ostrander Lake, aided by a first aid cache blanket. He subsisted on lichen and endured near starvation with frost bitten toes but was reported in fairly good condition at a hospital.
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Yosemite National Park
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Forest Rangers
Duane Jacobs
Homer Robinson
Harvard
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Badger Pass
Ostrander Lake
Yosemite
Vincent Jacobs
West Roxbury
Mass
Ee Valley
Farm strike leader Hubert Johnson injured in basement fall
Edgar Nebraska W Hubert Johnson Nebraska farm strike leader was confined to bed with broken ribs and other injuries after a fall down his basement stairway.
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