Truman signs rent control bill amid praise and political battles
President Truman signed the new rent control law to continue protections through June 30, 1950, with states allowed to end ceilings early. The measure restores eviction controls and requires ceilings to yield landlords a fair income. Truman hailed the vote against the real estate lobby and noted the law fulfills a major campaign promise while warning against future rent increases.
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Judge Denies Motion for Bill of Particulars in Rutledge Murder Case
District Judge J E Heiserman denied the defense request for a bill of particulars in the murder case against Robert C Rutledge Jr. The ruling covers 11 points and upholds the indictment as sufficiently specific for trial. Rutledge, held in Linn county jail, is charged with first degree murder in the Byron Hartman death at the Roosevelt hotel last December.
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Dow Chemical President Dies In Plane Crash
Dr Willard H Dow 52 president of Dow Chemical Co. and his wife were among five people killed when their private plane crashed near London Ontario while en route to Boston. Other victims were Mrs Calvin Campbell pilot A J Bowie and co pilot Fred Clements. Mr Campbell survived with injuries and Dow’s legal chief husband was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Officials cited possible icing conditions at the airport.
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Boston
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Fred Clements
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Nubbins Hoffman Dies After Long Illness in Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Nubbins Hoffman, seven, who captured the nations heart with his 1944 Christmas miracle, died after a four day coma. His mother, Mrs H Hoff man, was with him as death came. He had fought for five years against a kidney ailment and insurmountable odds, and was not expected to recover.
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President Truman backs Wallgren for NSRB chair
Washington INS report states President Truman declares he still backs former Washington Governor Mon C Wallgren for the National Security Resources Board chairmanship. He signals the post will stay vacant until the Senate Armed Services Committee aligns with his view.
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Five Die as Bridge Collapse Hits Blue Stone River Site
In Hinton West Virginia an unfinished section of the new Blue Stone River bridge collapsed Thursday. Five construction workers died and four were injured as the center span buckled, sending men into the river 150 feet below. Investigators cite a snapped shear pin or defective metal plate as the likely cause.
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Lytton Dies at 102 Chicago Merchant Leader
Henry C Lytton, 102, Chicago merchant since the 1880s, died Thursday after weeks of illness. He helped shape State Street as a premier shopping hub as the last survivor of its original 14 merchant council. He built a retail empire, once promoted in bold ads, and staged notable stunts such as a store window wedding and paying off a 1887 election bet. He leaves two surviving children Walter Lytton and Mrs. August Benziger. second wife Carlotta Doty also survives.
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Britain Plans 36 Million Loan to Russia for Non Military Supplies
Britain disclosed in budget estimates to the House of Commons a plan to loan Russia 36 million dollars to purchase non military supplies from Britain in the next 12 months. The advance is described as for non military supplies under wartime arrangements with final contracts being concluded.
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Envoys of Red Bloc Pull Out Of Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports that Russia and Cominform allies have withdrawn ambassadors and ministers from Yugoslavia in a diplomatic boycott. A survey found all heads of mission left Belgrade within three weeks to three months.
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Churchill Speech Tonight Broadcast to Large Audience
Winston Churchill, aged 74, addresses The 20th Century Its Promise and Its Realizations in Boston with 13 900 in attendance and a nationwide radio and TV audience. The talk airs at 8 p.m. CST on NBC ABC Mutual stations and KCRG KCRK will carry the speech.
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U.S. Role in Pact Essential Truman
Washington reports President Truman asserts U S participation in the North Atlantic Pact is essential and predicts Senate ratification. The remark frames the alliance as vital to U S security and supports proactive approval.
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Woman faces terminal year asks how to spend $10,000
Oklahoma City widow aged 51 with a heart ailment seeks public guidance on allocating $10,000 within a year. She built wealth after her husband’s WWI death, sold her business, and now wants a purposeful plan, not sympathy or publicity. She contemplates loneliness and possible remarriage but wants to know how best to use the money.
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President Urges Tax Rise Amid Inflation Debate
President Truman renews demand for higher taxes and anti inflation measures while defending standby price controls. He backs a $4 billion tax increase and $5.58 billion for European recovery, disputing Sen. George on recession risks. Nourse reportedly at odds with council members. Vinson seeks extra defense funds.
Conductors of Northwestern Railroad Vote To Strike
More than 1,000 North Western railroad conductors voted overwhelmingly to strike over contract and grievance failures. F H Nemitz said no strike date yet. H W Fraser will decide. Ballots were mailed and tabulated in Chicago with about 50 grievances cited and potential disruption across nine states.
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Winter Snow Blocks Midwest Roads and Delays Travel
Heavy snow and high winds crippled travel across the Midwest with deep drifts blocking highways in South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska. Rail and air service faced delays and some trains derailed while farmers welcomed the moisture for wheat crops and residents struggled to dig out and find shelter as communications faltered.
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Taft Warns Pact Could Spark War
Senator Taft warned that the North Atlantic Pact and related arms bill might be seen by the Soviets as a buffer for aggression. He feared Moscow could interpret growing encirclement as an Anglo American plan to wage war, prompting a preemptive Soviet strike.
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Real Kick Packed In Artificial Leg
Police freed John Myers in Kittanning Pennsylvania after a drunkenness arrest. A detective spotted a half empty wine bottle protruding from Myers artificial leg and shooed him out without the bottle as his merriment grew in jail.
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Pentagon Memo Sparks Images of Change at Defense
A bleak Arizona landscape photo was pinned at the Pentagon after Secretary Johnson warned of trimming deadwood in the military. The caption reads The Pentagon, following changes ordered by the new secretary of defense.
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Pentagon
Johnson
Bank executive sought. theft tied to Manhattan vault break in
Florida bound manhunt centers on Richard H. Crowe a 41 year old bank assistant manager missing since Sunday amid the theft of 883660 dollars in cash and bonds from National City Bank at 195 Broadway. The FBI and District Attorney Frank Hogan pursue the popular banker and civic worker after a letter to his wife was postmarked in Jacksonville.
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March Ends With Snow Drift And Flood Warnings
Snow blankets north Iowa with six inches as drifting limits visibility to 500 feet in Rock Rapids and Sibley. The Big Sioux near Sioux City tops flood stage by three feet while Ottumwa River is set to crest near nine feet tonight.
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Boy and mother at dentist showcase remark
A boy and his mother view a dentist display. The boy quips he would choose the false teeth set if needed, while his mother hushes him and scolds him for picking his teeth in public. The quote is attributed to Allen Toptes.
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