Southern Senators Organize Fight On FEPC Measure
A bloc of Southern Democratic Senators moved to block a permanent FEPC, using parliamentary tactics to delay. The fight drew sharp exchanges, with Overton objecting to journal readings and Johnson predicting the bill could derail other legislation.
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FEPC
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Overton
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Langer
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Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Clark Forman
Georgia
George
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United States
Walter F. George
D- Ga
President Truman
Harry Truman
Cotton Price Ceiling Sparks Southern Opposition
Virginia veteran lawmakers in Washington oppose proposed cotton price ceilings amid a broad coalition from Texas to the Atlantic coast. OPA may peg raw cotton at 1846 levels, provoking protest from farmers and farm bureaus. Senators Eastland and Maybank demand OPA abolition if ceilings persist.
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D-Ga
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Truman Urges Steel Strike Avert With Wage Plan
President Truman publicly urged U S Steel to accept his compromise wage proposal to avert a nationwide steel strike set to begin at 12 01 am Monday. The CIO Steelworkers had accepted an 1812 cents hourly increase for about 8000 workers, while Fairless countered that a large wage rise is not justified.
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Truman
U. S. Steel Today
Lietenant
Indus
Packers Strike Talks Fail. Hearings Set in Chicago
Washington AP reports the government efforts to settle the meat packing strike via conference method collapsed. The meat fact-finding board will open hearings in Chicago Tuesday, with Chairman Edwin F. Witle noting slim chances of a settlement today.
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Washington
Meat Fact-Finding Board
Chicago
Edwin F. Witle
MacArthur orders 110 more Japanese war crime arrests
In Tokyo Gen. MacArthur orders 110 additional suspects including seven generals and guards for arrest. In Peiping Maj. Gen. Eugene Ott is reported to be in custody for questioning. Dr Maw, Burmese puppet leader, is confirmed in counter intelligence custody.
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Bac- Maw
Burma
Peiping
Eugene Ott
Toyka
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Takeji Wachi
Solomons
Honshu
Truk
Maw
E. BR. Thorpe
Sentence Review Ordered In Fatal Rape Case In Japan
AP report from Yokohama says General MacArthur will review the conviction of Private Joseph E. Hicswa for the death of two Japanese soldiers. The martial court report states the case has not reached MacArthur’s desk. Hicswa is held at a detention facility outside Yokohama as the review proceeds.
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Pfc
Joseph E. Hicswai
N. JL
MacArthur
Eighth Headquarters
Art
Oldier
Cor
Mine Safety Steps Suggested In State Mines
The Bureau of Mines recommended safety measures for Boothton Coal Mining Company Mines No 1 and No 2 in Shelby County Alabama. About 150 workers, 650 tons daily, past accident rate far above national average. Measures include better air, flame safety lamp by foreman, modify Jongwall system, sprays during water cutting, safer blasting material storage and transport, dust control, and broader safety apparel use.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Boothton Coal Mining Company
Shelby County
Alabama
Bureau
Sixteen Die as Transport Plane Crashes in Cheshire Connecticut
A large Eastern Air Lines transport plane en route from LaGuardia to Boston crashed near Cheshire State Reformatory, killing all 16 aboard. The craft carried 13 passengers and three crewmen and broke apart in flames upon impact near a farm two and a half miles from Cheshire center. Fire units and 25 troopers responded as witnesses described a midair explosion and flames. details remain under investigation.
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Cheshire State
Waterbury American
Andrews
Cheshire
Meat packers strike empties counters nationwide
The nationwide packing strike leaves meat counters bare of beef and dwindling pork and poultry as stores brace for a Saturday rush. Witte says government help is limited until fact finding begins and a three day strike of 263,000 workers shows no progress, with no indication of presidential intervention.
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Pormas
Chicago
Witte
Truman
National Chamber Commerce Seeks Local Housing Data
A telegram from the U S Chamber of Commerce to the Dothan chamber asks at 10 for immediate reports on veteran housing shortages. It cites nationwide anxiety over veterans’ housing and requests steps taken locally to relieve the shortage plus proposed measures for permanent and temporary housing.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Dothan
Chamber
Arthur Johnson
Iran Seeks UN Security Council Action Over Dispute
Iran's delegation moves to present the Iranian issue at the United Nations Security Council after Gromyko's silent response in the General Assembly. Seyed Hassan Tusquizadeh holds talks with the Assembly secretary about technical arrangements for filing the case. The Russia stance is firm on unity of big powers. In New York, Wall Street shifts to cash and carry as the government imposes 100 percent margin requirements on securities starting next week, amid a cautious market.
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Pearl Harbor
Winston Churchill
Ferguson
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Kentucky
George
Georgia
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Ilinolan
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Tennessee
Clark
North Carolina
Murphy
Pennsylvania
John M. Hightower
London
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Andrey Gromya
United Nations
Gromyko
Seyed Hassan Taquizadel
New York
Wall Street
Transac
Federal Reserve Board
Tema Unony Moue
Marriner Steeles
Emil Lehram
New York Stock Exchange
Nation enjoys mostly fair weather with regional variations
The Associated Press reports generally fair conditions across the nation with warmer readings in parts of New England and the Southeast, while Florida cools and the West remains cooler. Temperatures range from near freezing in Maine to the 50s in California and the mid 40s in Seattle, with Natchez preparing for a Mississippi River crest around January 25. Troops aid private infrastructure efforts as rivers swell.
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Inbereran
Army plans permanent women in postwar regular force
Maj. Gen. Wolard Paul told a Senate Military Subcommittee that the proposed Women's Corps would include Army nurses and WACs. The corps would be a small force of about 5,000 to 6,000 personnel within the postwar regular Army.
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Janes
Washington
Thermy
Jane
WACS
Wolard Paul
Senate
Selective Service Director urges draft law extension
Selective Service Director Lewis B Hershey told Congress the draft quota of 50 000 monthly could not be met as many 21 to 25 year olds volunteered for Army duty He urged immediate extension of the draft law and proposed a definite service period Congress should lower physical standards to reduce reenlistment needs and re induct those with almost no service The hearings noted a subsiding demobilization and observers expect the session to end soon Capitol to close tomorrow for Robert E Lee birthday holiday in Alabama
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Armed Forces
Hershey
Special
Senate Military Subcommittee
Dandons
Army
Japan
Navy
Edwin C. Johnson
D-oolor
Eisenhower
War Department
Johnson
Senate
Capitol
Montgomery
Alibama
Robert E. Lee
French Assembly Calls Break With Franco Spain
The French Assembly voted unanimously to urge severing formal relations with Francoist Spain and to engage with the exiled Spanish Republican regime. The move follows Bidault's earlier stance on acting with others, while Paris agrees to a European peace conference in May.
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Georges Bidault
United States
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