Krug Named Secretary of Interior in Truman Nomination
President Truman announced J A Krug former War Production Board chair as secretary of interior. Edwin W Pauley faced demands for an apology from Senator Tobey amid his own nomination as under secretary of navy. Pauley agreed to consider withdrawing under pressure if Senate Naval Affairs vindicates him on oil sales to Japan before Pearl Harbor.
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Washington
Truman
J. A. Krug
The
War Production Board
Interior
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Pauley
Sen. Tobey
R-N.h
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Stewart
Tenn
Pepper
Tobey
Petrol Corporation of
Los Angeles
Petrol Corporation
Senate Votes Doubled Vet Housing Plan
The Senate approved a measure to provide 200,000 temporary homes this year for servicemen and veterans, adding 250 million dollars to prior appropriations and planning to repurpose army barracks materials for university and city housing. House debate focused on administration influence and price controls amid cries of government overreach.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Rep
Smith
Wilson Wyatt
Patman
Texas
Speedy Discharge Of Fathers Vetoed
Washington observers report the senate military affairs committee rejected a bill to compel prompt release of drafted fathers. A majority of the house military committee favored ending the other measure, with one member reporting Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
INS
House Military Committee
Ruptured Ducks Eye Vacancies in Veterans Housing Drive
A World War II veterans group in Cedar Rapids plans a Wednesday 7:30 p.m. meeting at the YMCA Little Theater to urge owners to rent idle properties to veterans. The committee will study refusals due to OPA rules and tenant concerns while discussing 200 low cost housing units and veteran benefit issues including terminal leave, state and national bonuses, and VA college payments.
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Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
OPA
Veterans Administration
G.i’s
Ralph Mock
Eviction Looms for Cedar Rapids Family of Nine
A Cedar Rapids family of nine faces eviction Saturday unless they secure housing. The seven children aged 7 and under, plus mother and father, need a place to live as the housing shortage worsens. The Veterans Service and Information Center has no listings. callers can ring 83 0241 with housing leads.
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Cedar Rapids
Veterans Service and Information Center
Girl 9 Stands by Father After Army Prison Sentence
In Cleveland Barbara Ondi nine and her brother Alex four cling to faith in their father Pfe Alex Ondi a World War I veteran prisoner sentenced to 50 years hard labor after a court martial for disobeying orders in Germany. Their mother Eleanor Ondi called a lawyer and spoke of a possible army board review.
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Cleveland
Barbara Ondi
Barbara
Alex, Jr
Eleanor Ondi
Germany
Morris Morganstern
Veterans Council of
Cuyahoga County
Ondi
Army Board of Review
Army frees four women drivers for 300000 mile no accident record
Riverside California AP reports the army on Tuesday released four women drivers of heavy duty military trucks at March Field. Each woman had surpassed 300000 miles of driving without an accident.
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Riverside
Calif
Army
March Field
Cerney urges child centered home planning in seminars
University of Minnesota architect Robert G Cerney criticizes conventional housing for neglecting children. He advocates practical plans with a dry playroom, urging rapid construction and urban redevelopment in Minneapolis. He notes veterans demand housing and praises progressive, youth driven shifts in architecture. He is married with two children.
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Coe College
Robert G Cerney
University of Minnesota
School of Architecture
Cerney
Harvard
Europe
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norristown
Norris Dam
Knoxville
Tenn
Housing Authority
Minneapolis
Washington Avenue
Fourth Street
Scoop
Susie
Cold snap grips Cedar Rapids and Iowa
The weatherman warned of a premature spring fever as Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa faced colder than normal conditions. By 2:30 p.m. the temperature stood at 28 degrees with a forecast of near zero tonight, while Minnesota and Wisconsin eyed as low as 15 below.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Transit Strike Averted and City Labor Parleys
The CIO Transport Workers union withdrew its demand to be sole bargaining agent as New York avoids a transit strike after a mayoral conference. Houston ends a six day strike with full seniority rights, while AFL workers’ sympathy actions shut down city services. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cincinnati report related labor actions and negotiations, with wage disputes, pickets, and plant closures affecting daily operations.
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Associated Press
New York
Houston
Texas
CIO
Philip Murray
William O'Dwyer
CIO Transport Workers Union
AFL
Civil Service Commission
Otis Massey
AFI
Philadelphia
William J. Morrow
General Electric Company
Common Pleas
Junction
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Purity Baking Company
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Wake Here To Wed Devereux in Baltimore Society Notice
Baltimore socialite Rachel Cooke announces engagement to Col. James Devereux commander of Wake Island garrison at World War II start. Devereux’s first wife died in 1942 and he has a 12 year old son. Navy awarded the Navy Cross for Wake Island battle conduct.
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Baltimore
Rachel Cooke
James Devereux
Chevy Chase
Heroic Marine
Wake Iisland
Devereux
Navy
Wake
Government lifts 1.5 percent meat price hike and clears wage suits
The Wage Stabilization Board issued three orders to end a nationwide meat packing strike and seizure. An average family faces a 1.5 percent meat price rise within a month as wage increases move plants under the big five producers. Automatic 16 cent raises for 90,000 production workers and 36,000 white collar workers are planned, with higher wholesale ceilings to allow 45 to 55 cent per 100 pounds gains for beef veal lamb and pork completion expected around March 11.
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Washington (Lp
Wage Stabilization Board
Agriculture Department
Chester Bowles
Office of Economic Stabilization
Bowles
Labor groups resist wage price policy features
Organized labor balked at key wage controls in President Truman’s wage price policy. The CIO said it could not commit to the boards approval requirement and urged removal by resolution. The AFL warned of new strikes as unions accepted less than potential board patterns. Senate appropriations cut OPA funding in half.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Economic Stabilization
Chester Bowles
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL
Whisky Ration Doubles Near March for Iowa Permitees
DES MOINES AP Dick Lane head of the state liquor control commission announced two ration periods through April 6 permitting one bottle per permit holder per period. The plan doubles February allotment and explains stores lack enough reserve for larger purchases. Unrationed whisky no age is sold to stores, two to three bottles per holder, prices around 2.84 a fifth.
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DES Moines
Dick Lane
State Liquor Control Commission
Lane
Liquor Commission
Riot Strife Hits Columbia Tennessee After Police Fire
Rioting in Columbia Tennessee wounded ten and led to arrests. State highway patrol moved into Mink Slide area at dawn after four police officers were shot at. guardsmen arrived to quell the violence as arrests topped sixty. Governor dispatched 400 guardsmen. police injured include Chief J W Griffin and Patrolman Sam Richardson. Mayor Eldridge Denham commented on calm restoration.
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Columbia, Tenn
Columbia
Mink Slide
Lynn Bomar
Middle
Tennessee
J. J. Underwood
Underwood
Highway Patrol
Bomar
Jim McCord
J. N. Dickinson
Will Wilsford
Stofel
J. W. Griffin
Sam Richardson
Dickinson
Eldridge Denham
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