Showdown Fight Near for Control of House
President Truman’s administration won a preliminary battle in Congress as a Republican effort to adjourn failed by two votes. The vote tested whether to curb long standing power of committees and risk a broader shift in House control. The outcome hinges on 169 Republicans and allied Southern Democrats as parties weigh changing rules that favor or limit the old order.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Truman
House
Pemyormie
Ya Koren
Riley
Centrous
Ries Committee
Republi
Aysueialud
Jian
Wien
Trumnd
Individasd
Mire
Poe
Congress
Howie Democraviv
Ragen
District Winter Grip Shuts Roads Snowbound Area
Frigid conditions blanketed the district with heavy snow and icy highways. Temperatures hovered around twenty below, while state and city crews cleared streets and sidewalks to restore normal movement after the storm.
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Witter
Girters Department
States Highway Department
Netten
Judge orders Gubitchev and Coplon to stand trial
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ruled that Judit Coplon and Soviet engineer A. Gubitchev must stand trial on spy conspiracy charges. He denied defense motions to dismiss, citing wiretap evidence. Coplon, 26, was convicted in Washington of passing secret government papers for the Russians and is free on bail pending appeal. Both were arrested March 4, 1949, by FBI agents in New York.
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Gubitchev
Miss Copton
Associated Press
New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judit Copton
Yaleepiin
A. Gubitchev
Ullough
Ryad
Miss Coplon
Washington
Gubitchov
United Nations
FBI
FBI takes charge as Boston holdup probe widens
Massachusetts Attorney General Francis E. Kelly oversees a coordination session with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover directing nationwide graft and theft investigators afterBandits seized 1.5 million cash and 500000 in checks at Brink's Armored Transportation Company yard in Boston. Two more money bags found in Milton Mass with one returning to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Detectives chase thin leads as authorities enlist state, local and private teams for a central clue-collection effort.
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Associated Tess Boston
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
Brink's, Inc. Money Transportation Company
Boston
Thation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Jetigi Jes
Firth
Milton
Mass
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Hoover
Fix
John F. Daly
Miami
Arthur Dangano
Englewond
M. St
Uth Street
FEC
Witomakewiy
Dusiegist
Cherohilary
Floods threaten new regions in the South and Far West
Floods menace southern and Pacific Northwest areas as conditions ease in parts of the Midwest. Over 20,000 people are temporarily homeless as Mississippi and Ohio River valleys flood, with rising waters causing evacuations in Arkansas, Tennessee, and Indiana. Army engineers monitor Cairo, Illinois, predicting a crest near 156 feet. spillway risk remains if waters rise.
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Ay Associated Press
South
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Mississippi
Ohio River
Missippi River
Arkansas
Tennessee
Big River
Charleston
Birds Point
New Ma
Atowdiway
Army
Cairo
Til
New Madrid
Walnust
Vincennes
Indiana National Guard
Reig
Oregon
Washington
Idlaho
Kilekiis
S. 101
National Guard
Corryite Named To County Post In Erie County
Miss Mary Scholten of Second Avenue was named by Erie county commissioners to a post in the commissioners office at the courthouse. The appointment, on the recommendation of Commissioner Dell Darling, raises Corry representation at the heart of county government. Also named in recent years were William Dyckes, Margaret Ebblie, and Bess Shea, with Scholten and Dyckes chosen on Republican votes and G A P leadership input. In a separate item, a Toronto fire killed several workers at a factory, with many injured and the toll still uncertain.
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Mary Scholton
Ayene
Erie County
Court House
Dell Darling
Polirt House
Miss Scholen
William Dyckes
Bess Shea
Ebblie
Shea
Dyckes
Republican
Secon
Union Officers Strategy Against Operators Stirs Mine Tensions
Washington dispatch reports United Mine Workers officials alleging operators plan to withhold welfare fund payments to force a sympathy strike. Kennedy negotiates with anthracite leaders as Indiana and Ohio mine owners consider delaying royalties. If actions expand, Truman may invoke Taft-Hartley Act provisions. Denham seeks injunction to curb operator pressure and headline charges of conspiracy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Juin B. Lewis
Neuter
Thomas Kenunily
United Mine Workers
UMW
Inky
Wonton
Tb Publ Provident
Patt-Furney
Kennedy
New York
Amthracite
UMW Welfare Fund
Indiana Nine
Indianay
Mr. Truman
Lewis
Truman
Denhan
Robert N. Denham
Colhnel
National Labor Relations Board
Federal District Court
Inn
Games D. Francis
Island Creek Cast Fe
Wert
Vireisia
Five Aga Khan jewel thieves nabbed in France
Paris police report five members of the gang behind the Aga Khan robbery near Cannes have been captured in Marseille. The leader and ten accomplices killed one associate, while two fugitives Paul Leca and Charles Vinciniolli remain. Jewels worth about 5900000 francs were stolen from the Aga Khan and his wife. The pursuit traced suspects through Marseille docks, Corsica, Purle, and nearby towns where jewels were hidden. A separate item notes an indefinite postponement of a Republican state meeting in Centre County Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marseille
Begum
Cannes
Paul Leca
Charles Vinciniolli
Power supply outlook uncertain says PenElec area official
A PenElec spokesman warned of potential power shortages in the area over the next 90 days, with hydro power from Piney station helping to conserve coal reserves. Increased rainfall and continued hydro output could extend the cushion into December, but officials stress demand and weather could still strain the system.
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Jtilily
Pennsylvania
Rik Te Company
Liway Jae Wil Guud
Hivel
Pere- Jwers
Marlon
Tevense
Pricing Bill Stalls in Senate Amid Complex Reform
Washington Jan 20 The Senate debated a complex pricing bill tied to a 1948 Supreme Court ruling for cement price setting. House already approved but Senators delayed action hoping for a quick decision. The measure would enable basing prices by factory point pricing national policy sought by industry and business.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Senate
Congress
Jon
Dis Celtve
Hose Bild
House
Yarl— Ublonson Freight
Feapardy
Gon-reelarity
Anuetvilst
Fire Rips Through Large Shuffleboard Co Facility
Flames swept through a large shuffleboard factory on Route 29 in Union New Jersey today, causing an estimated $300,000 to $400,000 in damage. Smoke blanketed the highway as firefighters battled the blaze and police coordinated traffic diversions. No injuries reported as crews contained the fire.
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E Shuffleboard CO
Jan
Union, N 4
MBL
Hiller Leal
Rome
Jobads
Ix Yelli
Bulsting
Signs of Strife Creep Into Dem Ranks in State
Harrisburg dispatch reports growing factionalism within Pennsylvania Democrats over the 1950 gubernatorial race. A split emerged between rival candidates U.S. District Judge Guy S. Bard and Richardson Dilworth as Philadelphia and Lancaster factions clash. Myers is backed by party unity, while a meeting planned for February 4 or 14 could reshuffle the slate.
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DEM
Associated Pres
Harrisburg
Dun
Sulle
Funnaylvania
U. S
Guy S. Bard
Lancaster County
Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia
U.S
Francis J Myers
Birihatelobha
Thehal Ghow
Thols Ciine
Basil Sx
Dilworth
Bret
Worth
Myers
Quaker City
Dillworth
Ar Questind
Republic Town
Philatelphia
GOP
Loumanimee
Clarence Bowers
Battery Manufacurer
John . &. Davis
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Francies Walter
Easton
Ling
Harry M. Montgomery
Allegheny County
State Supreme Court
Marion D. Patterson
Gen Hap Arnold Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Gen Hap Arnold was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery amid snowfall and a grounded air fleet due to bad weather. President Truman attended the ceremony, while dignitaries sat in the open amphitheatre as bombers failed to participate and a muted, formal procession unfolded.
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Washington
Hap
Arnold
Arlingtih National
Vodrodt
Neperals
Truman
Black Horse
Penns’ Phone Employes Vote Ends in Draw
The Pennsylvania Telephone Workers Union and rival groups failed to clinch a majority in the NLRB run off, with 855 non supervisors voting across Corry Erie Johntown and Sayre districts. A second election will be held in a few weeks to determine representation for the non supervisory staff in traffic commercial accounting and general offices.
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Holpiny
Pennsylvania
Gary
Corry
Bard
Wienwille
Elmer
Hope
NLRB
Slis
Ite Telephone Workers Union of Pennsylvania
International Brotherhood O Elect
Rien
IABLI
Nok Volinng
Hope Sini
Wcehe
Battey
Erie
Johinstown
Ot Cley
Sayre
Hallas
Somerset
Windsor
Ferndale
Gt City
Prandin
Titusville
Trancy
Girard
Cambridge
Springer
Nanty Glo
Dunk
Iversdale
Legion Ships 12 Barrels of Toys to Philadelphia
Elmer Carvier Post of the American Legion shipped 14 barrels packed with toys donated by Wattsburg and Corry residents. The items will be assembled at Wharf and sent overseas, with letters between donors and recipients, as the drive joins a prior Christmas campaign by Stanford Hose Company in distributing toys to children abroad.
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Elmer
American Legion
Philadelphia
Wattsburg
Corry
Legion 1
Stanford Hose Contipars
Treasury report figures show June budget receipts and debt
Treasury report from Washington dated June 20 lists net budget receipts of 134,240,806.05 dollars and interest expenses totaling 119,759,661.19. It shows an ending balance of 64,204,320,890.87 and total debt of 206,904,928,980.04.
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Treasury Report
Washington
Treasury Dan
Bulgaria Demands U S Minister Recall Sparks Diplomatic Rift
Bulgaria pressed for the recall of American Minister Donald Heath from Sofia claiming pact violations. The United States warned of breaking diplomatic ties if recall demands persist, signaling near-total strains as Sofia objects to U S charges amid postwar Cold War tensions.
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Asociaika
Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Vonatd J. Meath
Sofia
Aisa
Peter Yuutov
Deniur Fox
Heath
Lormel
Balkary
Lkely
U. S
Cair
Vadimir Sopromov
United Nations
Ute
International Court
Federal court clears man of kidnapping
A federal jury acquitted Jim Herard Cant of Youngstown of kidnapping charges involving forcing Payih Johns of New Castle to deliver payroll funds at gunpoint. The juror cited lack of evidence crossing a state line. Cant had prior federal conviction on the same charge.
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Pittsburgh
Jim Herard Canift
Youngstown
Tod
Comet
Cant
Payih TL Johns
New Castle
Tom Farrell
Paylip Masury
John Willl
Charges Dropped in Disorderly Case Here
Charges dropped in a disorderly conduct case involving Ray Willey, 44, of Mori Center Street, by the complaint Jack Proper. The proceedings were unclear due to garbled text but indicate dismissal or withdrawal of the charge with unclear supporting details.
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Abaraeriy
Miney
Ray Willey
Mori Center Street
Wite Wing
Compismant
Jack Proper
Bearizye
Azy
Bofors Aldermeary
Faanilt Nl
Win Peter Ue
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Korea
Northwest
TIRV
Toronto
Jax
Toranta
State College
Penelec
Bard and Dilworth
Gen. Arnold
Arlington Cemetery
Penn
Legion
Otal Post
Balkan
State Department
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