Housing Chief Sees Lower Costs but Labor Shortage May Halt 1947 Builds
Washington AP reports Hous ing Expeditor Frank Creedon warns 1947 may see lower building costs and improved production but a major bottleneck from labor shortages could slow housing. He cites 1946 results and projects about 1,000,000 starts and completions in 1947, with continued material shortages impacting progress.
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Washington
Frank R. Creedon
Creedon
Wilson Wyatt
Department of Commerce
Britain Sees Worst Blizzard in Centuries Battles Freezing, Blackouts
London and much of Britain face a second day of severe blizzard disruption with subfreezing temperatures and heavy snow. Fourteen coal lines feeding London are blocked and roads across seven counties are impassable. Officials warn gas supplies may be cut and power stations possibly shut if coal shortages persist, with rationing likely.
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London
Britain
Atlantic
Lincolnshire
Yorkshire
Stassen Leaves by Air For European Tour
Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and declared 1948 Republican presidential hopeful departed by plane for Brussels Belgium for a two month European tour awaiting him upon return to the United States.
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Stassen
Europe
NEW York
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Brussels
Belgium
Unlawful strikes cost UAW leaders reinstatement at Thompson Detroit
The National Labor Relations Board reversed a prior ruling and held 11 UAW leaders at Thompson Products in Detroit not entitled to reinstatement after a 1942 strike aimed at forcing recognition of a union other than the one certified by the board. The company was cleared of unfair labor practices.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Detroit
Thompson Products, Inc
UAW
NLRB
Thompson Company
McNutt to Quit Envoy Post Soon
U S Ambassador Paul V. McNutt told Far Eastern University students in Manila that he would resign soon after finishing pending matters and would return to private law practice in the United States. He also implied an early agreement on U S military bases in the Philippines.
Fleming Fears End Of Rent Rule Fallout
Director Philip B. Fleming warns that cutting Office of Temporary Controls funds could end rent control and sugar rationing. He says Senate action is needed to block house cuts, while Republicans push to hand control to agriculture or court enforcement, which Fleming says would harm renters and weaken remedies.
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Washington
Philip B. Fleming
Office of Temporary Controls
Senate Appropriations
Senate
Fleming
OPA
House
G.O.P
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
National Housing Administration
Cnt
Legion Chief Accuses Russia of Rocket Tests
New York dispatch reports Paul Griffith, national commander of the American Legion, accusing Russia of firing rockets over Sweden to test their reach. He suggests the tests may have originated from Spitzbergen.
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Legion
Russia
New York
Paul Griffith
American Legion
Sweden
Spitzbergen
Nehru Calls British Evacuation Wise and Bold
In New Delhi Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said Britain’s plan to evacuate India is wise and courageous He urged Indians to end internal strife delaying independence and to meet the transfer of power due by June 1948 with unity He noted some parts of the statement require careful consideration but removes misconceptions and calls for responsible action toward independence and progress.
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New Delhi
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Britain
Slight Food Price Drop in January in Cedar Rapids
The BLS reports a 2.1 percent decline in Cedar Rapids moderate income families’ retail food prices from mid December to mid January. The index reaches 188.6 percent of the 1940 average and 31.9 percent above January 1946, with eggs down 8.1 percent to 45.4 cents a dozen and butter 14.2 percent to 75.9 cents per pound.
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Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Copper tariff repeal urged by industry in congress
The copper fabricating industry urged Congress to repeal the four cent a pound tariff on imported copper to prevent inflation and closures. Industry spokesmen warn domestic production falls hundreds of thousands of tons short of needs and stockpiles will be exhausted by April. They support Rep James T Patterson's bill and urge action before April 1.
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Washington
Congress
U. S
James T. Patterson
R-Conn
Lilienthal to Reply to Accusations over Communism Charges
Washington (UP) David E. Lilienthal plans a strong reply to charges of being soft on communism and Soviet Russia as he faces a Senate confirmation battle for AEC chairman. Taft and other Republicans press the opposition while Democratic leaders foresee a comfortable or narrow vote. a committee vote may occur late this week with witnesses possibly called.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Soviet Russia
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Senate Committee
G.O.P
Taft
G.O.P. Senate
An Old Word Prompting Nebulous Neb Joke
Senators Connally and Hickenlooper joked about a new verb during Kenneth Cameron’s Lilienthal hear test, quipping Neb him meaning kiss. Connally questioned the witness as nebulous, while Hickenlooper proposed the coined term before acknowledging it exists in dictionaries.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Kenneth Cameron
Lilienthal Heart
Vandenberg Signals Support for Lilienthal Nomination
Senate observers foresee a possible Taft Vandenberg clash over the atomic issue as Arthur H. Vandenberg indicates support for Lilienthal. The choice awaits floor debate with formal commitment still uncertain.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Vandenberg
Lilienthal
Senate
Dhe
Taft
May and December wedding shocks Chicago church crowd
An 18 year old bride LaVerne Andersohn married Cornelius Boldt 73 at home with a streetcar motorman officiating as 300 guests waited at the church for a ceremony that never happened. Police guarded the home and only family friends entered. The couple planned a California honeymoon after vows read by the bride’s father.
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Chicago
Cornelius J. Boldt
LaVerne D. Andersohn
Botane Evangelical Church
Herman
Boldt
Parker High School
California
Molotov unhappy with U.S. response on Soviet note
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov dismissed Acheson’s Senate remarks as not convincing and hostile. The Moscow broadcast noted Marshall’s reply unsatisfactory while signaling the incident was deemed closed as four power talks loomed in Moscow.
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London
Viacheslav Molotov
United States
Senate
Russia
Dean Acheson
David Lilienthal
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Radio Moscow
U. S
George Marshall
Moscow
Soviet Union
Molotov
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Acheson
Marshall
Sen
Kenneth McKellar
D-Tenn
Conference Seeks Plan to Add 10000 Boxcars Monthly
Federal and industry leaders convene in Washington to tackle the worst boxcar shortage in 20 years. Negotiators aim to secure 10 000 new cars per month as railroads report 88400 on order still undelivered and output far below needs.
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Reed
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Washington
Civillian Production Administration
Pril.owever
Chicago
A. H. Schwietert
Chicago Association of Commerce
International News Service
Midwest
Atom Propulsion Of Planes Said To Be Under Way
New York report says the NEPA project begun last July is advancing atomic energy propulsion for aircraft. The effort involves the federal government NACA army air forces and private firms. Experts foresee a pilotless plane or drone guided by a mother plane, with speeds limited by material strength.
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New York
New York Times
the Times
NEPA
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Army Air Forces
The
Times
Youth Found Frozen in Car With Teen Girl Dead
George Polenske 19 of Fort Frances Ont in critical condition after being found with legs frozen solid in a parked car with Ruth Ene ene 14 Bemidji girl believed dead by asphyxiation Authorities said Polenske may require leg amputation Coroner McKee reported the vehicle had been parked since Tuesday night four miles north of Bemidji Police traced the missing girl who left a Bemidji bowling alley about 10 30 p m TuesdayOfficials found the ignition on and the car had been spotted by two school children on Thursday
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Bemidji
Minn
George Polenske
Fort Frances
Ont
Beltrami County
John McKee
Polenske
Bemidji State Teachers College
Here
Ruth Ellen Ene
Mildred E. Fleischaan
Gust Frickson
Harry K Thaw Dies in Florida
Harry K Thaw, 76, famed millionaire playboy, died at his Miami Beach home around 7 p.m. CST Saturday. His physician attributed death to a coronary thrombosis that followed a week of illness.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Harry K. Thaw
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