Rent control fight shapes up in Congress as plan to end limits looms
AP dispatch describes debate over the Truman administration's plan to scrap rent ceilings in rural areas, with Patman predicting a housing wave if controls end. Democrats and Republicans clash over timing and scope, including a 90 day extension and potential lifting of all federal rent controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mhington
Pthan
Fatman D-Texangel
Rass
Patman
Truman
Uch
Adinistration
Reas
National Association
Tme
Paul Brown
D-Ga
Russian Engineer Refuses To Talk On Arraignment As Spy
In New York federal court Valentine A Gubitchev a Russian engineer accused of espionage refused to answer questions during arraignment claiming diplomatic immunity. Judge Rifkind kept his $10 000 bail and postponed the indictment heading while Judith Coplon pleaded innocent to three counts of espionage. Coplon’s trial was set for April, and the government’s request to raise her bail was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Valentine
A. Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
U.S. Justice Department
Simon H. Riflad
Gubitchev
United Nations
Wet
Helen
Hig Coplon
Protestant Leaders Plan Vatican Conference on Liberty
Cleveland AP reports a plan for an unprecedented conference on religious liberty between top Protestant world leaders and the Vatican to be considered by 35 million American Protestants at a four day conference on Christian influences in international affairs. The meeting, sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches, aims to define religious liberty across governments and faiths. Action was postponed after debate with delegates wary of definitions and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Vatican
Department of International Justice and
Good Will
Federal Council of Shurches of Christ In
America
Cardinal Mindszenty
Ordass
U. S
Soviet Russia
Logue And Brennan Return From Washington Filibuster Watch
Probate Judge Albert Logue and City Commission President Jim Brennan returned from Washington after talks with the War Assets Administration on releasing Napiers Field electrical distribution. They heard of Civil Aeronautics Administration consideration to abandon the field and noted a Senate filibuster debate ongoing for nearly two weeks with Senator Harry Cain opposing Wallgren’s nomination as chairman of the National Resources Planning Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Logue
City Commission
Jim Brennan
Washington
War Assets Administration
Napiers Field
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Senate
Logue
Senate Chamber
Harry Cain
Wallgren
National Resources Planning Board
Cain
Ward, Cottonwood postmaster, pleads guilty on embezzlement charge
Guy D. Ward, a Cottonwood postmaster, pleaded guilty before U. S. Judge C B Kennamer in Montgomery to embezzling $1068.73 of postal funds. He fainted when the probation sentence of under five years was pronounced. Ward waived action to the next grand jury and was released on $1000 bond after restitution prior to appearing before Commissioner Daughtry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy D. Ward
Cottonwood
U. S
C.B. Kennamer
J. W. Daugntry
Ward
Montgomery
Dothan
Daughtry
Combination Handbag and Pillow Invention Draws Doubt
In New York City inventors Wil lZ Norman and Julius Billig received patent No 2, Ray5 0 Bran for a combined handbag and pillow. The rubber bag folds with snaps and can be used as a pillow on trips, though the idea raises questions about practicality for a woman's purse containing makeup and other items. The article notes the invention may appeal for travel but risks ignoring typical purse contents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Harman W. Nichols
Ington
New York City
Willm Z. Norman
Julius Billig
Dothan Industries Visit By AIA Of Alabama Directors
Directors of the Associated Industries of Alabama toured Napier Field and Dothan on a morning program for their monthly session. They viewed industrial sites and the new Negro high school with chamber of commerce hosts guiding the tours. A lunch featuring State Senator Bruce Henderson followed before the business meeting resumed under Hugh P. Bigier, president of Centors Steel, Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Industries of Alabama
Napier Field
Dothan
New Negro High School
Bruce Henderson
Miller’s Ferry
Hugh P.bigier
Centors . Steel .Company of Birmingham
Armed Men Terrorize Kansas School Pupils in Wyandotte
Three armed men entered the Sinai rural school and later farms in southwestern Wyandotte County. Sheriff and deputies responded as residents armed themselves. four children attended the Sinai class, while Stony Point school locked its doors to protect 215 pupils. The invaders wore red and fled after a scare that prompted further checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonner Springs
Kan
Wyandotte County
Sinai Rural School
Wyandotte
Ray Ferguson
Sinai School
Coffelt
Red Cross Campaign Half Way To Goal In Houston County
Houston County reaches half the 1949 Red Cross fund goal with about $7,500 raised to date. Drive Chairman Richmond Flowers urges residents of Dothan and surrounding areas to enroll and notes a March 1 quota deadline. Campaign canvassing starts in stores, firms, and Negro districts, with special gifts committee led by J. Theodore Jackson. County quota is about $13,000 for 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Red Cross Fund
Richmond Flowers
Dothan
Flowers
Billy Mullen
Dobhar
J. Theodore Jackson
Hollywood Blondes Turn Green From Smog On Set
Hollywood reporters warn that smog is turning blondes green, threatening their future in cinema. Beauty expert Buddy Westmere notes his grooming tasks grow longer as the color fades due to pollution, leaving stars looking less like golden goddesses and more strained by the haze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Buddy Westmere
Sally Gillars Found Guilty by Jurors
Sally Gillars, 48, was found guilty of treason for broadcasting wartime Nazi propaganda. Sentencing could be a week or more away, with possible punishment from five years in prison and a $10,600 fine to death by electric chair. Attorney James Laughlin vowed to seek a new trial. motion due in five days, with appeals planned if denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl R. Bauman
Washington
Aris
Sally) Gillars
James J. Laughlin
Edward M. Curran
Laughlin
Miss Gillars
Henry G. Davis, Jr
College Dean Slain at Texas Farm Retreat
Dr. John W. Lord, 70, dean of Texas Christian University’s graduate school, was found slain at his rural retreat near Burleson Texas. His 19 year old adopted son Arthur Hester is a nationwide alert as authorities search from El Paso toward California, with plans to enlist in the Navy noted.
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Burleson
Tex
John W. Lord
Texas Christian University Graduate School
Johnson County
Sherif Houston Walling
Arthur Hester
Lord
John A. James, Jr
Lonely Farm
Hester
el Paso
California
Navy
TCU
Rich Kid Robber May Live After Police Shootout
A 23-year-old alleged train robber Lyman Ramsdell was shot in a struggle with police near a pawnshop by the White House. He survived surgery at Gallinger Hospital after a copper jacketed bullet struck his stomach and liver. Ramsdell, described as a thrill seeker with wealth, faced a perilous recovery while his friend George Ashton surrendered.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington
White House
Simon Ramsdell
Youngstown, O
Elwood Lomax
George Llewelyn Ashton
Youngstown
West Virginia
Lyman Ramsdell
Ramsdell
George L. Ashton
Gallinger Hospital
A. J. Sweeney
Felow
Elwood G. Lomax
Ramstell
Cease fire signed by Israel and Trans-Jordan on Palestine front
The Associated Press reports Israel and Trans-Jordan formalized a cease fire at Rhodes for their Palestine border. Arab claims of Israeli attacks near Aqaba persist while Tel Aviv denies fighting there. UK consideration of involvement and U N observers are noted as tensions may precede a broader armistice.
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Israel
Trans-Jordan
Palestine
Associated Press
Rhodes
Red Sea
Aqaba
Tel Aviv
U. N
Nablus
Iraq
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Trans - Jordan
Britain
Hector McNeil
Ralph Punche
Transjordan
Bunche
MacNeil
Explosion at British scrap dump kills Germans in Brunswick
An explosion at a British scrap iron dump near Brunswick Germany killed 12 workers and injured 36, including Germans and displaced Poles. British officials suggest a heavy metal piece fell onto metal castings to crash them for export, with speculation about sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Germany
Here
Pats Ws
World Awful Big Boy Discovers On Bicycle Tour
Twelve-year-old John Allen Bear den abandoned his plan for a world tour by bicycle. He rode about 60 miles from New Merkle before police detained him in Goodwater Alabama. He told Police Chief F C Ogturn he set out to see the world and had been missing since Wednesday morning. He slept in Childersburg and said the world was too big.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwater
Ala
John Allen Bearden
New Merkle
F. C. Ogbturn
Sobn
Childersburg
John
Filibuster's Fate To Be Decided In Vote Late Today
Senator Arthur Vandenberg challenged Vice President Barkley over ruling that cloture can apply to a motion to take up a measure. The vote on tabling the appeal could determine the fate of the South's filibuster and the drive to change Senate rules, with nearly all senators in attendance as administration backers campaigned for Barkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Mullen
Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R . Mich
Albent
Barkley
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Russell
Vandenberg
Sparkley
Chamber
Southerr
Embassy Hotel Robbery Nets $26,000 In Cash And Jewels
Four masked bandits looted the Embassy Hotel in Miami Beach early today, binding a guest, the night clerk, and a bellboy and ransacking the hotel office for over an hour. Guest Ronnie Chase from Brooklyn surprised the robbers after they tied the clerk and bellboy. Clerk Robert Metcalf and bellboy Sam Baskin described masked assailants with revolvers demanding compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fila
Ronnie Chase
Brooklyn
Robert Metcalf
Sam Baskin
Setcalf
Auburn Graduate Creates Rocket To Lift Man 25 Miles Up In Air
CHICAGO AP An Auburn graduate Eugene A Mayner unveils a man carrying rocket winged missile. He says it could reach 20 to 30 miles altitude with a 6 second burn at 700 mph and 8 seconds at 1400 mph before gliding down. Built of stainless steel the 20 by 3 foot main tube would carry fuel and instruments with a 24 foot wing span. Mayner, veteran rocketeer, previously worked with Navy and Army ordnance in WWII and is an Alabama Polytechnic Institute graduate.
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Auburn
Chicago
Eugene A. Mayner
Mayner
2 War Veterans Group
Maynor
Navy
Army Ordnance
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
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A. H. Stevens
Bert Currier
Tarpon Springs
George C. Sawyer
Paterson
N. J
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Stella Scott
Little Rock
Ark
Charles Mercer
Brennan
RED Cross
Dothan Industries
AIA Men
Kansas
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