Farm group fights repeal call at Taft Hartley hearings
National Grange legislative counsel J. T Sanders told the Senate labor committee that farmers helped elect Truman but opposed an outright repeal of the Taft Hartley act. He urged preserving the law for industrial peace and tied wages to living costs while noting no bias against unions. Senator Morse attacked self serving employers backing the law and called for balanced reform.
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Washington
INS
National Farm Organization
Truman
J. T Sanders
National Grange
Congress
Sanders
Senate Labor Committee
Grange
Len Neely
D-W Va
LLP
Morse
R-Ore
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Christian Brotherhood
Sen Taft
Rohio
Taft
Iowa House Stands Firm in Veterans Bonus Financing Fight
The Iowa House and Senate clashed over funding the veterans bonus with a conference committee to resolve the plan. The Senate insisted on taking $72.25 million from the state surplus, while the House backed half that amount to preserve a $40 million tax stabilizing reserve for lean years. The committee comprises three Republicans and one Democrat from the House and four Republicans from the Senate with Beardsley’s position largely reflected. Other measures include a tax deduction proposal for farmers for water and soil conservation and actions on county assessor terms and tax exemptions for production machinery.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
House
William Beardsley
Gus Kuester
Conference
Gene Poston
Corydon
C M. Strawman
Anamosa
Warren Wells
Council Bluffs
George H. Robb
Estherville
Beardsley
W. N Skourup
Burlington
Arthur Jacobson
Waukon
Pearl W. McMurray
O N Hultman
Stanton
Albert Weiss
Denison
Labor program forecast clears House as union chief blasts Taft Hartley
Democratic leaders predicted most of President Truman’s labor program would pass the House despite CIO protests that the proposal is central to the fair deal. Philip Murray criticized Taft Hartley as unworkable, while Taft defended parts of the law and urged review. House leadership expressed confidence after a private count as the labor bill awaits hearings.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congress
CIO
Philip Murray
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Murray
Sen
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Capitol
Labor Committee
Dog Tinker Returns Home After Six Years Missing
In Kearny New Jersey AP report, Tinker the black and white dog wanders back to his owner Bill Nicholls after six years away. The reunion shows the dog casually settling in his favorite chair, with Nicholls grateful and relieved that Tinker is home to stay.
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Kearny
Tinker
Bill Nicholls
Secrets Of Charm by John Robert Powers
The fabulous Powers model expert explains how to enhance natural looks. Learn makeup that suits your type, flattering hairstyles, color choices, wardrobe, poise, figure alignment, and speech to attract attention.
Losieau Back in Federal Court on Forgery Charge
Robert W Losieau a 28 year old inmate at Leavenworth faced a federal court hearing in Cedar Rapids when Judge Henry N Graven allowed him to choose counsel. Losieau selected George C Claassen to represent him in a motion to vacate a five year sentence for forging and passing stolen money orders. The case stems from a 1948 arrest in Cedar Rapids and an earlier plea, with co defendant Norma Jean Lindstrom given probation.
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Losieau
Cedar Rapids
Henry N. Graven
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Robert W Losieau
Graven
Sid Milner
R. S Milner
Losseau
George C. Claassen
Claassen
Lesseau
Bartlett
Berlin Chimney Sweeps Strike for Higher Pay
Berlin reports that 400 chimney sweeps met in a beer garden and voted to strike. They demand a weekly pay raise from 55 to 77 marks and one fourth of earnings in West marks to buy soap, saying East marks cannot buy essentials. The walkout includes sweeps from the Soviet sector and marks a rare display of unity.
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Berlin
Germany
Wall Collapse Kills Topple Hundreds in Praia Breadline
In Praia Cape Verde 300 feared dead and 360 injured when a 22 foot high wall along a breadline for the indigent collapsed near the St Jago public assistance headquarters. Rescue teams continued searching the rubble as witnesses recalled a thunderous crash and panicked crowds.
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Lisbon
Praia
Cape Verde Islands
Public Assistance Headquarters
St Jago Island
South Atlantic
Dakar
Bug at the hotel prompts wary tourist quip
A humorous Commerce item notes a clerk revealing a bug on the hotel register. The tourist jokes that bugs are fine inside but unacceptable when they inspect room choices, reflecting lighthearted hotel etiquette.
Hebrews Protest Oliver Twist in Berlin Theater Riot
About 180 angry Hebrews clashed with police in Berlin on Monday at a theater showing Oliver Twist. Demonstrators attacked with knives and axes, halted by water hoses, with police firing into the air and British troops later deployed.
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Berlin
Buchenwald
Ernst Reuter
Bride Loses Memory Must Be Wooed Again at Boeing Plant
Seattle report details Hertis Sugden, 26, amnesia victim after a heavy cushion strike at a theater. She does not recognize husband Will Sugden, 33, a bus driver, or their 1944 romance and November marriage. Doctors say memory loss may recover with time or another shock. Sugden vows to woo her anew, hoping to rekindle their bond as she remains unsure about love.
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Seattle
Will K. Sugden
Boeing
Sugden
Hertis
M. H. Henson
MacArthur Ride Backs Spy Report
Major Gen. Charles A. Willoughby offered to waive immunity over the Sorge spy report naming Agnes Smedley as a Soviet agent. Smedley denied the charge and threatened to sue. Willoughby defended the documentation and said Washington released the report against MacArthur's wishes.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Charles A. Willoughby
Agnes Smedley
Willoughby
Miss Smedley
Richard Sorge
Washington
Army
Smedley
Cops Find Annie Oakley at Match in Detroit
Detroit police shocked by the pistol match results as Rosemary Schneider a 28 year old former school teacher and member of the women’s division scores 179 of 200 to win the individual title at the interprecinct competition.
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Annie Oakley
Detroit
Rosemary Schneider
Winter Weather Snarls Iowa Highways Across State
Old man winter nails Iowa with freezing rain sleet snow and fog. Roads become treacherous from Cedar Rapids to Davenport and Ottumwa as plows work northern counties and temps rise briefly. Forecasters warn of possible flooding and ice breakup along Des Moines and tributaries within 36 hours.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Raccoon
Pies Rivers
Iowa
Red Cross Fund Drive Kicks Off In Linn County
Linn County Red Cross begins the 1949 fund drive with about 1,500 volunteers under Drive Chairman John Beck. The group aims for a $50,000 goal, runs through March 5, and follows a 1947 structure with higher quotas based on income. John M. Van Note of Monroe township was the first contributor.
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Red Cross
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
John Beck
John M. van Note
Monroe Township
Hick to Appear on Republican's Washington Day Dinner
Senator Hickenlooper will attend Linn county Republican Washington day dinner in Cedar Rapids Tuesday at 6 pm coming from Des Moines after addressing American Legion commanders and adjutants. Whitney Gilliland will be featured as guest speaker with a skit by Mrs. Knickerbocker and Mrs. Wiley. cast from Linn County Republican Women. Plates are $1.85 at 232 Guaranty Building. reservations due Monday.
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Cedar Rapids News
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
American Legion
Whitney Gilliland
Republican State Central
Charles J. Knickerbocker
Wilhelmina Wiley
Linn County Republican Women’s Club
Guaranty _ building
Omaha Infant Dies After Aspirin Ingestion
Omaha AP report says a 14 month old boy choked on an aspirin tablet after his parents gave him medicine for a cold. Acting Coroner George Sullivan said rescue workers were told the baby had a cold and was given aspirin before collapsing.
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Omaha
George Sullivan
Hoover Commission urges sweeping overhaul of State Department
The Hoover Commission calls for a merged foreign service, a single foreign career system, and expanded top level posts to unite diplomacy under a stronger chain of command. It seeks eight assistant secretaries, new line units, and home abroad assignments while criticizing Senate treaty ratification as a friction source.
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Washington
INS
Hoover Commission
State Department
Congress
Commission
Department
Foreign Service
Hoover
United States
Transportation and Communications
Civil Service
State Acheson
Defense
Forrestal
Home
Italian cruiser Duca D'Aosta sails toward Odessa for Russia delivery
The 9,000 ton Italian cruiser Duca D'Aosta departed La Spezia bound for Odessa Monce for delivery to Russia under the Kelian peace weary.
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GENOA
Duca D’aosta
la Spezia
Odessa
Monece
Russia
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