Truman backs limited rent increases amid hardship caveat
President Truman defended keeping a hard line against blanket rent hikes while allowing adjustments for true hardship. He said no penalty for Maj. Gen. Fleming after a misbuilt 10 percent order and clashed with Capehart over proposed higher ceilings. Fleming testified he sought a general increase, but Truman opposed it and the matter moved to further pages.
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Washington
Truman
Capehart
R-Ind
Philip B. Fleming
Fleming
United States
Truman Fleming
Senate Banking Committee
James W. Follin
Bomb Explosion Hits Nazi Denazification Court Office
A bomb blew out windows at the denazification court office of Camil Sachs in MerNberg Germany. No casualties were reported. Investigators and police pursue leads amid a prior nearby bombing and the Von Papen trial resuming.
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Mernberg
Germany
Camil Sachs
Denazification Court
Franz von Papen
International Military Tribunal
Sachs
Social Democratic Park
Frankische ‘Agesport
Achs
von Papen
Nuernmere
Denazification
Nuernbe
Leo Stahl
Weather update for Bihow region February report
The weather brief notes temperatures and rainfall across the Bihow area and surrounding cotton districts. It outlines conditions expected in early February, with general impacts on crops and daily activity.
US to Begin Daily Shortwave Broadcasts to Russia
The United States will start daily one hour shortwave broadcasts to Russia on February 17. The program promises factual news and American music, with discussions and interviews to portray life in the United States. A 12 member American staff, led by Charles W. Thayer, will run the broadcasts.
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Washington
State Cut
Russia
United States
America
International Broadcast Division
State Department
William Benton
No Doubt About Johnson Running For Governor
The Charlotte News reports that Charles M. Johnson state treasurer has written to a Charlotte resident declaring his candidacy for governor in 1948. He cites his service on state commissions and belief in his experience guiding North Carolina’s government and addressing its needs.
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Charlotte
Charlotte News
North Carolina
President Truman Affirms No Plan to Stop Flying
President Truman said he will not abandon flying despite recent plane crashes. He told reporters that being aboard a plane or train does not protect anyone from danger and disclosed plans to fly non stop to Mexico City on March 8 to meet President Miguel Aleman.
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Washington
Truman
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
AFL Focus Shifts to Southern Drive in Labor Split
AFL executive council directed attention from peace moves with CIO to the South where rivalry runs hottest. Googe reported 270000 new members in seven months, 900 to 1000 new charters, and 700 bargaining elections, while warning CIO retreat signals. The CIO said it would hand southern drive to locals, seen as a plant raid risk.
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Miami
Fila
AFL Executive Council
CIO
South
AFL
George L. Googe
Atlanta
Googe
Executive Council
National Labor Relations Board
Jerusalem braces for possible unrest over Gruner execution
British troops fortified Jerusalem with barbed wire barricades and large patrols as rumors spread that Dov Gruner the Jewish underground member may hang Tuesday. Palestine officials warned Jewish Agency leaders that a hanging could trigger 24 hour curfew martial law and immediate retaliation from Irgun. Gruner awaited a judge’s decision after his January 2 death sentence for a police station attack while his lawyers noted he wished to drop the appeal.
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Jerusalem
Dov Bel Gruner
Jewish Underground
Palestine
Jewish Agency
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Gruner
Hitler
Kansas City Star Strike Ends as Union and Paper Reach Settlement
George L. Berry president of the International Printing Pressmen's union announced a 16 day strike against the Kansas City Star has been settled and publication will resume immediately. The agreement covers all printing trades with compensation rates by unanimous consent. The Star plans to resume Monday morning and will study the legal status of striking carriers as distribution restarts.
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Berry
Roy A. Roberts
The
Star
Roberts
Kansas City
Carriers Association
International Pressmen and Assistants Union
AFL
Arbitration Agreement Hailed As Forward Step
President Truman announced a plan by construction contractors and the AFL to arbitrate pay and disputes to avoid strikes. The scheme creates binding arbitration with voluntary submission by parties and aims to foster labor peace as part of a broader move toward settlements without force.
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Washington
AFL
Truman
Congress
Winston-Salem Favors Sunday Movies and Sports
Winston-Salem voters approved amending blue laws to permit Sunday motion pictures and athletic contests. The straw vote totaled 4,526 for and 4,254 against with Salem ward as the sole ward opposing. The aldermen said they will follow the result.
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Winston-Salem
Salem
Moravian Church
Groundhog Day forecast points to colder weeks ahead
Washington reports weather bureau chief Dr. Jerome Namias says no official forecast beyond five days, but general indications show a return to wintry conditions for weeks. Northern plains face more storms. west and midwest trend cold, while east and south expect chillier but not severe cold. Groundhog day fate remains uncertain in each locality.
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Washington
Jerome Namias
Weather Bureau
Namias
Midwest
River Is Dragged For Occupants Of Trailer Truck
TARHEEL North Carolina February 1 authorities searched the Cape Fear river near Tarheel Ferry for occupants of a large trailer truck that plunged into the water. The 32 foot cab trailer was found upended with the cab in mud and parts of the trailer visible. Drivers identified as H M Goodwin 35 and James Spence 21 of Raleigh were missing. The river depth reaches over 25 feet in spots.
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Tarheel
N. C
Cape Fear
John B. Allen
Bladen County
H. M. Goodwin
James Spence
Raleigh
Tarheel Ferry
Legislature Debates Wide Range of Controversial Bills
In Raleigh on February 1, lawmakers opened five days of busy sessions with a flood of key measures. A pay raise bill for teachers targets the biennium starting July 1, offering raises from 25 to 85 percent for various certificates. A proposed separation of game and inland fisheries from conservation and development drew broad support from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation and some senators. Hearings are set for February 11 and February 4 on related governance changes. A liquor control issue also surfaces with votes expected in several counties. The session includes a push by Allied Church trustees for abolition of beverage and a push for a statewide referendum. The joint appropriations committee proposed transferring 9.3 million to a reserve fund, bringing the total to 30 million.
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Raleigh
Game and Inland Fisheries
Department of Conservation and Development
South Piedmont
Wilson
Cladwell
Ing
House
North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Inc
Conservation and Development Department
Senate
Federation
House Conservation and Dovement Committee
Allied Church For
Rep. O. M. Mulr
Cleveland
League
Joint Appropriations Committee
Eileen Edwards Still Waiting For Parents Consent
Eileen Edwards, 17, seeks parental consent to wed Theodore Crabtree a coal miner from Superior West Virginia. A Irish call attempt from Welch Daily News failed to connect in London and pay booths. Mrs Kathleen Edwards warns of deportation if Eileen marries anyone but Crabtree.
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W. Va
Eileen Edwards
London
Theodore Ttree
Eileen
Welch Daily News
Crabtree
Superior
Kathleen Edwards
Arnold Buesing
Waterloo
Nebr
Engl
Yadkinville
N. C
Eileen Disa
Buesing
Edwards
Mary Him
Salah
Nebraska
Filson
Passenger plane crashes near Cintra killing many
A French Air France Dakota on the Paris to Lisbon route crashes on a Cintra mountain ridge near Portugal’s coast. Eleven passengers and four crew are aboard with at least 16 dead reported and one survivor, Eugene Leonard, found near the wreckage unable to recall the disaster.
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Ban
Royal
Cintra
Portugal
Air France
Eugene Leonard
Lisbon
Leonard
Europe
Cap
Prince Gustaf Adolf
Sweden
Bordeaux
National
C . Air At
Iss
Spain
Dr Atic
France
Marshall to Lead 100 Officials to Moscow Conference
Secretary of State Marshall said he will likely take an official delegation of about 100 people to the Moscow conference of foreign ministers on March 10. The State Department also informed the Soviet Foreign Office that 73 American correspondents, photographers and broadcasters have applied for visas to attend.
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Marshall
Foreign Office
Moscow
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
Ticer
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