14 Month Rent Lid Extension Wins Senate Action
The Senate banking committee approved a 14 month extension of rent controls with a 15 percent voluntary hike for tenants who sign new leases through 1949. The plan includes protections against further increases for covered tenants and removes controls on certain high rent dwellings. A House panel also seeks a 30 day emergency extension while broader legislation is formed.
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Supreme Court declines admission bid for Ada Fisher at Oklahoma law school
The Supreme Court on February 11 refused to order Ada Lois Sailor Fisher admitted to the all white Oklahoma law school noting the merits of her case were not before the court. Justices differed on the issue of equality of facilities and the special school created for her. The unsigned order said the matter was not raised in the original appeal and not in the record. Justice Murphy suggested a hearing to decide if Oklahoma's actions evaded the high court's mandate while Justice Rutledge dissented, defending true equality of facilities.
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Oklahoma
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Willie Willis First Punch Clash Cited by Student Teacher
A student named Willie Willis recalls insisting on striking first in a dispute, while recounting how he told his teacher she looked pretty in her nest dress, which caused her to overlook his arithmetic paper.
President Truman Appeals to Arab States Over Palestine Violence
President Truman personally appealed to several Arab League governments to curb violence over the Palestine issue. Messages were sent to King Ibn Saud and Iraqi officials indicated similar outreach to Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Saudi Arabia. U.S. officials urged neutral stance while urging restraint and a halt to violence as the United Nations contemplates force to implement partition.
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Baghdad
United States
Mohamed Ridha al Shabibi
U. N
Charles G. Ross
Iir Ross
Middle East
Steel Union Pledges No Strike Tactics in April
President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steel Workers said wage negotiations with the steel industry in April would avoid a strike and uphold the collective bargaining contract. The 41 member executive board set the wage demand and reaffirmed the no strike pledge while backing Murray against the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Reds Demand Neutral Go-Between on Marines
Shanghai dispatch reports Communists holding four U S Marines since Christmas call for a neutral go between to negotiate their release. Marine Capt John Bristow returned with the demand after a prior failed meeting at a seaside rendezvous. Five Marines reportedly entered Communist territory during a heating trip north of Tsingtao, with one killed and four captured, the Communists accusing them of aiding the government side.
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Tsingtao
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Palestine Partition Urges Security Council Backing
The five member Palestine commission urged the United Nations Security Council to authorize adequate military force to enforce the 1947 partition plan in Palestine. It warned that Arab resistance and some Jewish violence threaten peace, urging prompt action to avoid bloodshed and a dangerous precedent as debate looms.
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Baruch Sees Price Solution Only in Peace
Bernard M. Baruch told a gathering of the nation s mayors that the problem of high prices can be solved only when genuine peace is achieved. He said ordinary supply and demand cannot function normally until peace is in place and noted Washington as the key arena for solving price issues.
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Gathaaring
U. S
Myers
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Russia
Charles E. Wilson
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General Electric Co
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Red-Spurred Army Aims to Rule All Korea From Pyongyang
A North Korean radio broadcast claims a 200,000 strong Korean army backed by Soviet weapons will unify Korea with Pyongyang as headquarters and Seoul as the future capital. An anonymous American official dismisses the regime as a Soviet puppet, noting a puppet government and a red flag with hammer and sickle. The statements come as Pyongyang asserts a unilateral plan to embrace all Korea amid ongoing division and UN concerns.
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North Korean People's Committee
U.S
City Pushes Plans For Baseball Park
The city outlines a 356000 bond issue for a baseball park with a 300000 stadium cost and funds for three acres of adjacent property for a recreation center. Mayor Andrews says stadium plans proceed and bridge repairs on Virginia Street over Elk River will begin soon after voters approved the bond and a 143000 repair fund.
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NMU Official Seized as Alien in Deportation Sweep
New York February 16 The Justice Department acts against Communist activity seizing Ferdinand Christofer Smith 54 NMU national secretary and CIO executive board member at his Harlem home and sending him to Ellis Island for a deportation hearing. Smith a Jamaican born West Indies national is named by authorities as a long time Communist party member.
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CIO National Maritime Union
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Ellis Island
Smith
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CIO National Executive Board
Communist Party
U.S
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New York City
John Williamson
American Communist Party
Claudia Jones
Alexander Bittelman
Communist Party National Committee
Williamson
Gerhart Eisler
House
Eisler
Bittelman
Miss Jones
Williamson and Smith
Hanns Eisler
Hollywood
Paris Selected by U N For Assembly Session
LAKE SUCCESS N Y Feb 16 Paris today was chosen to host the 1948 United Nations General Assembly. A nine nation site committee headed by Secretary General Trygve Lie said Paris won over Geneva Brussels and The Hague after inspecting all proposals. Devaluation of the franc and Paris's housing and transmission facilities were decisive factors.
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General Assembly
Arab Jewish clashes tally heavy casualties and Haifa tensions
News from Jerusalem reports 29 Arabs killed in two fronts with a seven hour battle near Tirat Zvi while 21 attackers died and one Jew was slain. Haganah reinforced, nine members wounded as Arabs claim higher Arab losses. Crossfire and reprisals surge as partition plans provoke unrest, with casualty tallies cited from official and unofficial sources.
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Zionist
Jordan
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Holy Land
Three Powers Defer Talks on Reich
London reports three power talks on Western Germany's future were postponed until next Monday at the request of the United States. Speculation links the delay to planned German participation in the Marshall plan. Britain and France, with U S consent, discuss a new meeting of 16 European Marshall plan participants. The United States seeks to define Germany's postwar reconstruction role amid Benelux safeguards against revived German military power. The Soviet Union protests the conference as contrary to Potsdam principles.
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Germany
United States
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Washington
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Soviet Union
Thomas Clashes Over Inquiry On Senate Speculation
Washington report says Sen. Thomas accused investigators of intruding on private matters while a Senate subcommittee cleared trader E. T. Maynard of using inside information in a gas market break. Agriculture Secretary Ander- son resisted naming traders, citing cost and minimal public harm to small investors.
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Ferguson
Senate Appropriations
E. T. Maynard
Chicago
Maynard
Agriculture Andersen
Capitol Hill
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
House
Sen
Thomas
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Oklahoma
Shemas
Oklahoman
Legislators See Progress In Budget Probe
A special legislative committee met in closed session for over four hours to plan itemization of the state budget and to gather information from Fox Commissioner C. H. Koontz and Budget Director D. T. Gainer. Co chairmen Speaker John E. Amos and Senate President Arnold Vickers said the work is only surface scratching and that more steps remain, with subpoenas and department priorities undecided.
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C. H. Koontz
D. T. Gainer
John E. Amos
Senate
Arnold Vickers
Amos
Parolee Sought in Weiner Slaying in New York
New York authorities announce a nationwide manhunt for Santo Bretagno, an armed and dangerous ex-convict believed to have killed 43-year-old Benjamin Weiner in Manhattan on January 13. District Attorney Hogan cites Bretagno’s 10-year police record and claims the slaying may stem from a gang dispute over looting in New Jersey. A bullet nearly hit Weiner’s infant son. money was taken from the scene.
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Murder, Inc
Santo Bretagno
Benjamin “Chippie” Weiner
Manhattan
Atty
Frank
Hogan
Bretagno
Weiner
New Jersey
Weiners
Louis Hogan
Bretagne
Truman Seeks Strong Greece and Turkey Aid
President Truman asked Congress to approve more military assistance to Greece and Turkey to resist Communist influence. He cited a $300 million program for Greece and $100 million for Turkey, part of a broader 15 month plan across 16 countries and western Germany, with legislators seeking detailed funding data before approval.
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Turke
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Truman
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Turkey
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Germany
Senr
Cardinal Granito Pignatelli dies at 96 in Vatican
Genarre Cardinal Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, 96, dean of the College of Cardinals who knew five popes, died in Vatican City. Funeral rites planned with Pope Pius XI presiding. body in state in the Vatican. Pignatelli died of bladder illness with old age complications at 10:13 a.m. Swiss guards stood outside his Vatican apartment.
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England
Enrico Dante
Federico Cardinal Tedeschini
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Senta
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Iti
Poland
Holy See
Grains and Meats Rally Shifts Markets in Chicago
Prices in Chicago surged across grains hogs and cattle as a broad market rally followed weeks of slump. Butter rose up to 3 cents a pound in Chicago with gains in New York as well while New York stocks revived on light volume. Agriculture economists warned meat prices may be short lived despite farm animals shrinking and high demand. Corn futures closed up to the daily limit at Chicago with May at 2.04 to 2.40 1 2. oats and soybeans also gained. Hog prices rose 38 cents to 1.00 per hundred pounds. steers and yearlings up about a dollar with top at 34. Bread and flour prices in Minneapolis held steady for flour while standard patent prices rose.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Minneapolis
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Grocers Announce New Lower Prices Across Stores
W T Biter president of the Kanawha County Retail Merchants Assoc says new stocks coming in at lower wholesale costs will be passed to customers. He cites lower prices for flour soap powder toilet soap lard corn meal and cracked grain. Members agree to pass savings immediately while avoiding inferior products. Neighbors stores offer credit and home delivery with minimal margins to curb living costs.
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W. T. Biter
Kanawha County
Bitzer
Association
Bitter
Jingling the News Ex Presidents to Senate Seats
Ex presidents shifted toward Senate seats in a tongue in cheek verse by Stan Arnold. The spoof comments on political maneuvering and reversals, reflecting a newsroom style quip from The Caverter.
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