Sparkman Seeks Citizen Boards to Review Rent Rise
Senator Sparkman proposed voluntary citizen boards to judge rent boost applications and ease rent control. He spoke as the Senate Banking Committee heard from Rent Administrator Ivan D. Cannon on the program, opposing a blanket 15 percent increase and a bill to end ceilings by April 30, 1948.
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Sparkman
Ala
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Ivan D. Cannon
Senate
Sumerians Trade With River Indus Regions Distantly
Ancient Sumerians engaged in long distance trade reaching the Indus Valley, indicating early interregional commerce and exchange networks across Mesopotamia and South Asia.
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River Indus
Youngsters Turning Down Teaching
Dr. D. J. Rose of Goldsboro, president of the North Carolina state school board association, warns the acuteness of the educational horizon stems from high school boys and girls not pursuing teaching as a career. He cites unattractive school conditions and low teacher pay as factors threatening society and education standards.
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Goldsboro
D. J. Rose
North Carolina State School Board Association
Boand
Rose
Underground struggle looms as Gruner is to hang
The appeal echoes from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv as Jewish leaders urge reconsideration of martial measures. In Ein Rehavia, 150 families were ordered to evacuate within 48 hours near the Jewish Agency office, while Tel Aviv mayor Rokach said British warned the agency of military countermeasures if it does not cooperate within a week. An underground group linked to Gruner threatens further bloodshed if the hanging proceeds.
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Gruner
Golda Myerson
Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Tel Aviv
Jewish Federation of Labor
Histadruth
Palestine
Ingun Zvai Leumi
Worrying in Galena over tax deadline and snowbound life
Pearl Barber, snowbound in Galena Idaho for two weeks, fears missing the March 15 tax deadline. She stays in touch by radio and telephone, hearing from Twin Falls and California relatives. If Galena summit roads aren’t opened by March 10 she will hike to Ekthum on snowshoes. She notes a wood frame mirror can be cleaned with mild soap solution and wiped dry with a soft cloth.
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Galena
Idaho
Pearl Barber
Twin Falls
California
Galena Summit
Building Boom Lifts Tijuana From Village
The Tijuana region surges toward growth with $25,000,000 in planned construction before 1947. Governor Alberto V. Aldrete projects population growth to 2,000,000 in five years and $50,000,000 in three years for Baja California. Major projects include Ensenada to San Quintin road, Mexicali to San Felipe road, a $300,000 jai alai fronton, and a $1,000,000 six story hotel nearing completion as bed shortages challenge openings.
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Ted McKenna
Tijuana
Mex
Baja California
Alberto V. Aldrete
Miguel Aleman
Aldrete
Ensenada
San Quintin
Pacific
Peninsula
Mexicali
San Felipe
Gulf of California
Agua Caliente
Jai Alai
Industrialist voices on labor laws and milk industry concerns
The committee heard two milk industry representatives oppose industry wide bargaining and other labor dispute curbs. Hutchinson defended monopoly protections as not destructive, citing coal and steel labor monopolies. Castle urged a federal mediation board, free employer bargaining, bans on closed shops, secondary boycotts, mass picketing and sit down strikes amid ongoing legislation. It notes 1930s depression delaying about 800,000 marriages.
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Dustry
Hutchinson
Benjamin F. Castle
Milk Industry Foundation
Raymond Skinner
Castle
Congress
Labor Department
Bitter Battle of Winds Hits Midwest Lakes Area
A cold wave swept the Great Lakes region with gale force winds from the Red River valley across Lake Superior. Blizzard levels were not heavy, but drifting snow from last week created blowing conditions across northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.
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Midwest
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Red River
Weather Bureau predicts light snow flurries in western North Carolina
The U S Weather Bureau reports light snow flurries may fall in the western part of the state tonight and later this week. No snow today as a fast moving cold wave brings temperatures five to seven degrees below normal through the week with a cold snap tonight and a warming Thursday followed by subnormal readings Friday and Saturday.
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Raleigh
U. S. Weather Bureau
Severe winter storm grips Midwest and slows traffic
Sub zero temperatures plummet as wind chills surge. Chicago records a zero reading while Sioux Falls rescues 100 cars carrying about 200 people stranded in a 20 mile stretch of highway. Winds at 50 mph whip snow. wholesale food prices rise as dealers brace for farm to city supply curtailment.
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Chicago
Sioux Falls
S. D
Senate Holds Fireworks Bill Amid Health Leave Debate
The report notes a legislative clash over a fireworks ban with manufacture and export allowed under the current draft while a sulcture delay allows study of the substitute. It also details a school leave bill move risking long illness hardship and three welfare-related measures advancing to the house including sterilization petition service laws and grants to the needy.
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Senate
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
Sen
Allsbrook
House
Eugenics Board
Tax Cutting Compromise Proposed by House Leader
Washington Feb 4 A tax cutting compromise would give small income earners larger cuts than upper brackets under Allen R Ill chairing the rules committee He proposes up to 2500 cut 20 percent 2500 to 5000 17 5000 to 10000 15 and above 10000 10 percent He estimates a net reduction around 2 75 billion versus 3 35 billion under Knutsons 20 percent across the board Allen argues relief must reach low income families He also noted food and necessities costs and higher brackets’ burden . Taber NY appropriations chair says the 1947 budget can balance if war surplus sales reach 1 billion in five months despite Truman requests for veterans and agency funding.
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Washington
GOP
Allen
R-Ill
House Rules Committee
Illinois
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
R-Mass
Taber
Rny
House Appropriations Committee
War Assets Administration
Truman
Veterans Administration
Atomic project efforts and Baruch testimony questioned
The U S Senate committee weighed precautions to keep nuclear secrets at home until international control is arranged. Baruch described Soviet questions in UN talks suggesting they knew more about the American setup than expected. Dr James Baruch reportedly said Russians misused a code word revealing limited understanding of their own information. The panel summoned Dr James RB Conant for today to discuss atomic commission nominations and security. Senator McKellar opposes Kenthal, while Deste Carroll Wilson faces limited committee backing.
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Hickenlooper
Baruch
United Nations
James Baruch
UN Atomic Commission
Canada
James RB. Conant
Harvard University
Atomic Commission
Conant
Commission
Deste Carroll Wilson
Vannevar
Markets and cotton futures edge higher in brisk trading
New York markets rose to fresh highs with gains led by Chrysler Goodrich U S Rubber Dow Chemical Eastman Kodak and Southern Pacific while steel shares lagged. Cotton futures opened higher across the board with March May and July contracts up and noon bid prices stronger. Dry goods demand remained firm with rayon in good demand and wool prices steady amid scarce supply.
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Chrysler
Youngstown Sheet
Goodrich
U. S, Rubber
Woolworth
International Harvester
Dow Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Johns Manville
Southern Pacific
Court Test Delays and Time Estimation Testimony
Attorneys described an incident where workers at a plant failed to allow witnesses on site. A court pressed for precise timing tests as employees estimated intervals. One former employee saw a sign and declared time after a minute, but only 14 seconds had passed. A second worker counted 82 seconds for a minute.
Fort Worth Chamber Receives Urgent Plea From North Carolina Woman
An East Spencer resident writes the Fort Worth chamber a brief plea on a postcard asking for any material they have and to hurry. She will receive a pamphlet titled The Story of Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
East Spencer
N. C
Last Session For O Berry
State Senator Tom O Berry of Goldsboro says this is his final year in the legislature He will not seek renomination The senator who had a heart attack last summer spoke despite medical advice to retire this term
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Goldsboro
Tom O’berry
O' Berry
British Press Urges Plan for Palestine Partition
The News Chronicle editorializes that Britain should publish its own plan for Palestine and declares partition as the immediate and pressing need. The piece reflects a broader trend in the British press while signaling entreaties for action ahead of resumed talks with Palestinian Arabs and the Arab League.
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Palestine Arabs
Arab League
Liberal
News Chronicle
SSS Tonic Promised to Ease Stomach Disturbances
An advertisement asserts stomach gas sour taste robs sleep and mood. It claims SSS Tonic increases gastric juice flow, aiding non organic stomach issues and nutritional anemia, with claims of stronger blood and better digestion. It urges readers to buy at drug stores and join millions who benefited.
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