Senators Debate Rent Control as Status Quo Persists
Senate Republicans privately expect rent controls to cool this month while Senator Lucas accuses GOP leaders of indecision. Taft and McCarthy explore a plan to extend controls beyond June with targeted relief, while a banking subcommittee pushes a 10 percent ceiling rise before OPA funding may end. Hawkes backs a 15 percent general increase.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Ill
G. O.P
OPA
Taft
R-Ohio
McCarthy
R-Wis
Full
Tobey
R-N.h
Full Banking Committee
Aiken
R-Vt
Republican Policy Committee
Hawkes
R-N.j
Allis Fires Union Head Termed Red
Milwaukee AP Allis Chalmers dismisses Harold Christoffel honorary president of striking UAW CIO Local 248 for alleging the 1941 76 day strike was directed by the Communist party. House labor committee to investigate perjury claims by Christoffel and Robert Buse. Christoffel and Buse denounce the probe as a witch hunt and defend their anti communist stance.
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Milwaukee
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Harold Christoffel
UAW -Cio
House Labor Committee
Communist Party
House Committee
Christoffel
Robert Buse
Louis Budenz
The
Daily Worker
Buse
Budenz
Fordham University
Joseph Dombeck
House Labor
Guilty Plea in Wife and Mother-in-law Slayings
Gil bert Bredael, 33, pled guilty to murdering his wife Arline Bredael, 27, and her mother Laura Schoen, 52, in Green Bay Wisconsin a day after police avoided arresting him on a prior threat. He sobbed in municipal court as he was bound over to circuit court.
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Green Bay
Wis
Gilbert Bredael
Bredael
Arline
Laura Schoen
August Schoen
Schoen
Truman Extends Florida Vacation Amid Greece Turkey Aid Push
President Truman, reportedly optimistic about congressional support for Greece and Turkey aid, will probably stay on vacation in Key West until Wednesday. Moscow’s silence in two confidential messages to Secretary of State and rising congressional sentiment influence his plan.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Moscow
George Gs Nn
Price Drop on sea Goods Seen by Autumn
Washington AP Commerce Department officials forecast a mild price decline by next fall for cotton goods and food, with the drop starting midyear and uneven. The report notes some items far above normal likely to fall, while autos and durable goods rise little or hold firm. Prepared by Paradiso and Rodriguez, the survey will appear in March.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Louis J. Paradiso
Lois H. Rodriguez
Govt Wheat Release Urged To Halt Rise
Chicago AP reports grain traders urged government to release wheat to mills as a tool to curb rising prices. Wheat hit a 30 year high on the board with March 1 delivery bids at 2.89 a bushel while corn rose to 1.744 a bushel. Traders argue exports and government advertising of needs push prices higher, with margins on futures transactions raised as a separate measure.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Commodity Exchange Administration
C. M. Galvin
James E. Bennett and Company
Jmillers
Richard Uhlmann
Ed Boerner
Harris, Upham and Company
Britons Move Clocks Forward in DST Change
London reports Britons, amid economic crisis and severe weather, set clocks ahead one hour to begin daylight saving time for summer.
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London
Sweden Bans Imports to Combat Inflation and Shrinking Reserves
Sweden ordered an all from imports to curb rising inflation and dwindling foreign currency. The surprise move follows criticism of a trade agreement with Russia and allows essential commodities under a government license system as shortages and rising salaries pressurize the economy.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Russia
Weden
Taft Seeks Military View On War Risk From Aid
Sen. Taft asks for an official assessment of whether U S aid to Greece and Turkey could trigger a Russian war. He wants military input on risks if Communists gain power in Cuba and notes new talks as Truman praises Greek unity and Congress weighs aid costs potentially exceeding 1 billion dollars.
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Taft
Wall Street Head Warns of Serious Strike Effects
Wall Street could be paralyzed if an AFL United Financial Employees Union strike against the Kidder brokerage and related exchanges proceeds. Emil Schram of the New York Stock Exchange warned the move would carry serious responsibility for leaders and trigger widespread disruption across the financial district.
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Wall Street
New York
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
AFL United Financial Employes Union
A. M. Kidder and Company
Maete
Spanish revolt quelled in Zaragoza report
Spanish authorities announced that Ana and Socialists were prepared to break the revolt at nearby mines, with actions in Zaragoza as authorities quelled the unrest.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Ana
Carroll Asks Relief from Union Demand
Milton Carroll, president of the American Newspaper Guild, testified that Communists have virtual control of the New York and Los Angeles locals. He asked Congress to relieve him from a union hiring requirement for three musicians at 120 dollars weekly. Rep. Landis proposed Wagner Act changes to curb perceived abuses while Murray urged calm to prevent Communist progress.
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Milton
American Newspaper Guild
New York
Los Angeles Guild
Earl Carroll
Congress
Rep
Kearns
R-Pa
Georgep. McNear, Jr
House
Murray
Jack Ryan
New York Guild
William Brodie
Porter Ends U.S. Survey On Greece
Washington dispatch says Paul Porter, U S special investigator in Greece and head of an American economic mission with ambassadorial rank, speeds home to back Truman’s Near East anti communism program. He will testify as hearings on 400 million dollars in Greece and Turkey aid begin, while Greek government and opposition pledge cooperation. Senators prepare questions on aid implications for the nation and future commitments. State Department says no aid requests from other nations and denies reports of possible requests from Iran Syria Lebanon Hungary or Palestine.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Cuba
Truman
United States
Scehesaaieh
Hungary
Middle East
Iran
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Taft
Vandenherd
Paul Porter
Congress
Near East
Porter
Athens
Mr. Truman
State Department
Hanging of Boy Believed Murder in Albany
Police arrested 14 year old Carl de Flumer of Albany in connection with the death by hanging of 8 year old playmate. The nude body of Robert Wahrman was found hanging from a tree limb near Loudonville, Albany suburb, identified by his father William Wahrman. District Attorney Julian B. Elway said there is every indication of murder.
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Albany, N. Y
INS
Carl de Flumer
Albany
N. Y
Loudonville
Robert Wahrman
New York Central Railroad
William Wahrman
Julian B. Elway
Greece and Turkey urge swift aid to counter Communist pressure
Greek and Turkish spokesmen appealed for immediate U S aid to defend the Mediterranean bulwark against communism. They warned that without quick help Greece risks collapse under civil strife and that Turkey fears Soviet moves southward and emphasizes the cost of inaction.
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John A. Parris
Lake Success
N.Y
United States
Mediterranean
Trua
Maxios
Congress
Greece
Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Dardanelles
Soviet Fishing Plan Reported For Alaska Banks
AP dispatch from Juneau reports a Soviet plan to dispatch floating canneries and smaller craft into Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea to fish crabs and chum salmon. American authorities, including Archie Welds, warn such expeditions could provoke US claims over continental shelf waters and trigger conflicts similar to prewar disputes with Japan.
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Juneau
Alaska
Russia
Bristol Bay
Bering Sea
Pacific
Truman
United States
Aleutian Islands
Archie Welds
Board of Pacific American Fisheries
Shields
Corn-Wheat Bonus Bill Approved by Senatorial Group
Senate agriculture committee approved a bill to pay farmers a 30 cent per bushel bonus on wheat and corn sold from January 1, 1945, to April 18, 1946. Senator Langner led support from 13 farm state senators. Clinton P. Anderson opposed the measure. The plan stems from a price ceiling hike by the agriculture department intended to bolster exports, which Langner says harmed small farmers.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Saturday
Clinton P. Anderson
William Langer
R-N.d
Agriculture Department
Langer
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eight Planes Scout Pacific for Men From Shipwreck
In Honolulu, heavy seas weaken Fort Dearborn’s stern as 22 crewmen beg for removal from the wreck. Eight navy search planes comb 1,100 miles northwest of Honolulu for 12 men in an open boat missing since the tanker broke four days ago, with weather delaying rescue. Ten crew and three injured, including the master, were aboard the Gen. W. H. Gordon and hospitalized after rescue.
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Honolulu
Navy
Mid- Pacific
Fort Dearborn
W. H. Gordon
Margaret Truman Preps Radio Concert Debut Tonight
Margaret Truman arrives at Willow Run airport for her first professional appearance as a coloratura soprano with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on ABC from 7 to 8 pm CST. Her performance was delayed from last Sunday due to a cold.
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Detroit
Margaret Truman
Willow Run
Pennsylvania’ Central Airlines
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
ABC
France offers to take surplus German population for settlement
French Foreign Minister Bidault shocked the Big Four by proposing that France welcome some of Germanys surplus population for permanent settlement. He urged halting new transfers into Germany and stopped transfers from eastern Europe while seeking immigration to France for Germans. The session also covered German territorial reorganization and displaced persons.
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Moscow
Georges Bidault
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
France
Germany
Bidault
Europe
Potsdam
Andrei Y
Albania
V. M. Molotov
Vishinsky
Naon
Radio
Marshall
International Refugee Organization
United Nations
IRC
Ernest Bevin
Britain
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National Union
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U.S. Survey
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