Illicit Whisky Makers Increase Pressure on Revenue Service
Washington reports a sharp rise in moonshining as postwar taxes and shortages drive illicit whisky production. Stills capable of 18 309 gallons daily were seized, with 3.45 moonshiner arrests per month. The Distilled Spirits Institute blames high taxes for the uptrend while revenue officers cite modern tracking methods and easier access to grain and copper.
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Hell
Labor Dept Seeks Control of NLRB and Mediation Service
Labor Department push to place the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Mediation Service under its umbrella faces strong opposition from agency leaders and allies. White House advisers split, Congress to decide. business groups fear loss of independence for mediation and labor rulings. The Taft-Hartley era precedent cited as NLRB and mediation service factions insist on continued autonomy.
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Mediation Service
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Mediation Board
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Secretary of Labor
NLRE
Labor Dept Faces Debate Over Independence and Unified Policy
The Labor Department is urged by some groups to remain independent from the NLRB and Mediation Service, arguing it should primarily foster labor interests. Officials counter that unifying all labor agencies under one head is essential for a coherent federal labor policy and efficiency. A Hoover commission report hints at possible support for centralized control.
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Mediation Service
NLRB
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Herbert Hoover Commission
Hoover Commission
Radio listings highlight Gazette's daily programs
The Gazette Radio Editor previews today’s prime shows from Fred Waring to Arthur Godfrey, noting changes may occur. Readers are reminded of key highlights across stations including news, music, and variety hours with times and hosts listed.
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Gazette
Gazette Radio
Fred Waring
Charles Greybill
Scott
Gate City
Arthur Godfrey
Wendy Warren
Rise-n-Shine
Happy_Gang
Episcopal Church
FEMA
WIE
Anc
Mowat Mutua
Cate
Montgomer
Doctor and three relatives die in mystery at Big Bear
A Santa Barbara physician Dr Jerome G Schnedorf 35 and three family members died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Big Bear cabin. The doctor’s wife Mary Schnedorf 33 and their son Jerry 10 survived after waking to find the others. Autopsies planned.
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Big Bear
Cal
Santa Barbara
H.C. English
Jerome G. Schnedori
Tommy
Judy
Josephine Schnedorf
Mary Margaret Schnedorf
Jerry
San Bernardino County Hospital
E. P. Doyle
Fred Greuigel
Kendall Stone
Mary Schnedorf
Sheriff's Office
Stone
Nervous U S Official Witness Delayed in Vienna Slaying Case
Dana Superina, key witness in the Irving Ross murder probe, has been admitted to an American sector hospital near a nervous breakdown. She suffered five skull fractures and a broken jaw when attacked in the Russian sector of Vienna on Nov 1. Officials say she cannot be questioned for at least two weeks and has offered conflicting accounts of the attackers’ nationality.
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Dana Superina
U. S
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Irving Ross
East Hardwick
Misa Superina
Miss Superma
Hoss
Prudence Man Charged After Fatal Shooting
Deputy Sheriff P L Elmore said a murder charge was filed against Denyer Evans of Prudence in the fatal shotgun shooting of John Melvin Foster 28 of Winston. Foster was hit at a tavern on Page Street Friday night and died Saturday in a hospital.
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Denyer Evans
Prudence
John Melvin Foster
Winston
Elmore
Foster
Page
Gas Fumes Kill Man In Raleigh County
BECKLEY December 27 Funeral arrangements were made today for Peter Kelly a 66 year old Raleigh County man killed by carbon monoxide fumes while dressing for his annual Christmas dinner with his niece and nephew. State police said the body was found about noon yesterday by Lawrence Pruett the nephew who had come to take him to dinner a gas heater burning in the room where the body was found. Poisionous fumes from the fire caused Kellys death.
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Raleigh County
Niiece
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Mabscote
Lawrence Pruett
Beaver
Kelly
Double suicide pact ends in Carbon Monoxide deaths
A middle aged couple, Bayard B. Leary Jr. and his wife Ethel, were found dead in their car in a closed garage near their Sharon Hill home in what police termed a death by own action. Their son Bayard Jr. discovered the scene as Christmas bells tolled. The wife reportedly wished to go, and the husband did not want her to go alone. Birds were noted bathing in the cold air at near freezing temperatures.
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Philadelphia
Bayerd B. Leary, Jr
Ethel
Sharon Hill
Bayard, Jr
Fred Jack
Delaware Gounty
Reform the House rules committee and curb its power
An article urges action to curb the 12 member House rules committee whose autocratic control obstructs legislation. It calls for amending standing rules to limit the panel or for a liberal majority by reshaping nominations, noting Speaker Rayburn’s pivotal role and the caucus’s gatekeeping influence. Strong entities include Truman, Rayburn, Taft-Ebender-Wagner acts, and the House committee.
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Congress
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Committee On Rules
Yom Reed
Joe Cannon
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Rules Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Democratic caucus reshapes committee lineups in Congress
Harold L. Ickes argues the Democratic caucus must vet committee memberships before the July opening to avoid anti liberal Dixiecrat influence. He warns against Dixiecrats like E. E. Cox and John E Rankin gaining powerful posts, urging swift action by the electorate.
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Ways and Means
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Gov. Thurmond
Soul Carolina
E. E. Cox
Georgia
Adolph J. Sabath
Ilinois
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Doctor of Law Awarded to Almira S Abbott
Almira S Abbott of Fayetteville West Virginia received the LL D degree at a recent convocation held by the University of Chicago in Chicago Illinois on December 28.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
University of Chicago
Midtown Theaters Cast List Includes Multiple Notables
A fragmented listing of performances and cast members across Midtown and Community Theaters features Coreeety Anneater, Renard Weichert, and Geos Autry among others. Names such as Cary Couper Danette Jeddardt and Jane Crain appear with various production titles, while notes reference dates and venues beside a dense, jumbled catalog of shows and performers.
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Kennedy Pushes Merchant Marine Of Air Plan
Rep. Kennedy outlines a bill to create a freight air fleet serving civilian commerce and national defense. He argues cargo airlines lack planes and subsidies, proposing a government backed program to build a true merchant fleet of freight planes similar to the sea based merchant marine. He cites Berlin airlift and veteran needs and notes current subsidies to airlines are misdirected.
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Kennedy
D.-Mass
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Head of UN Delegates Says He Won't Resign
Warren Austin, head of the U S delegation to the United Nations, said he has no intention of resigning. He arrived at the Little White House in Key West for rest from illness and pledged to continue work on the U S Senate legacy with support from surgeons and physicians. Mr and Mrs Austin stay in the same house used by President Truman during Key West visits.
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