Market Prices Tumble Then Rebound Across Commodities
Prices were irregular in commodities and stocks after Lincoln's Birthday. Corn fell to the full limit at opening, then recovered to near the lows. cotton dropped and later rebounded. soybeans declined eight cents. President Truman urged ant inflation powers, while Rep. Walcott proposed a two week recess to study policy. Senate hearing called on margin requirements for commodity purchases.
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Truman
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Mississippi Democrats Hint Byrd May Head White-Front Revolt
Mississippi Democrats meeting in Jackson urged a nationwide revolt against party leaders. Judge Herbert Holmes said Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia might head the movement, with Gov Fielding Wright backing action against Truman civil rights measures. House Speaker Walter Sillers proposed nominating a southern candidate if relief isn’t secured.
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Fielding L. Wright
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Holmes
State Committee
Truman
William Tuck
Virginia
Jackson
Walter Sillers
House of Representatives
Rty
National House of Representatives
Manila police arrest man with 200 cans of N.T. explosive
In Tondo Manila on Feb 13 police arrested 32 year old Luis Lucy after he nonchalantly moved 200 cans of N.T. through a crowded street. Lucy claimed he planned to surrender the explosive to a policeman he knew.
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T.N.T
Manila
Tondo
Luis Lucy
N.T
Lucy
Weather Roundup North Carolina Sits Coastal Clouds Rise
Mixed sky across North and South Carolina with a warming trend today and clearing periods tonight. Temperature readings from Charleston to Wilmington show varied highs and modest rainfall figures, while other cities report cooler lows and light drizzle earlier in the day.
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North Carolina
Baby Shower Wins as Father Receives First Child
Jerry King a teleprinter operator, betting 86 in a $2 across the board hunch, saw his horse Baby Shower win at Santa Anita. His wife Rae Jean gave birth to an eight-pound boy at Monte Sano hospital as the eighth race ran yesterday. Baby Shower paid 17.40 to win, 8.30 to place and 4.80 to show. King collected 30.50.
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Los Angeles
Jerry King
Santa Anita Park
King
Rae Jean
Monte Sano Hospital
GOP Opposes Truman Plan To Extend Price Controls
In Washington on February 13, Republicans in Congress oppose President Truman’s push for price controls citing a grain market drop. House Banking Chair Wolcott Reich says Congress may prevent further price falls, while Senators Young and Bushfield urge repeal of a law limiting wheat exports after reserve stocks dip.
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Florida
Truman
White House
Congress
Wolcott Reich
House Banking Committee
GOP
Young
Bushfield
Cost Of Power Aired At Capital Meeting
Public advocates from North Carolina and Virginia discussed power costs from the $68,000,000 Buggs Island project. Eric W. Rodgers of Scotland Neck North Carolina reported private power interests have talked with federal officials about distribution and pricing.
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Buggs Island
North Carolina
Virginia
Eric W. Rodgers
Scotland Neck
N. C
Cherry to Crack Down On Backers Of Broughton
Raleigh February reports indicate Governor Cherry plans to pressure or remove several appointees who support former Governor J M Broughton in the U S senate race. Appointees in key posts including revenue commissioner and paroles commissioner may be asked to resign if they remain against the governor. The governor has not commented publicly but intends to consolidate support for W B Umstead.
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Cherry
J. M. Broughton
U. S. Senate
W. B. Umstead
Josiah W. Bailey
Umstead
North Carolina
Revenue
Paroles
Alcoholic Board of Control
Probation
Final Returns Show De Valera Regime Short
Final returns from Ireland’s February 4 election give Eamon De Valera’s government 68 of 147 seats, six short of a majority. Parliament meets February 18 and his party will seek support from independents and others. De Valera has led for 16 years. Final tallies: government 68, Irish 31, labor 14, independents 12, Republican 10, farmers 7, national labor 5.
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Eire
Eamon de Valera
Labor
Republican
Farmers
National Labor
Britain May Use Force To Halt Wage Boosts
London reports Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor, warned the House of Commons the labor government may compel limits on wages and profits if voluntary controls fail. He urged Britons to accept voluntary restraints amid unions demanding higher pay across coal, rail, shipbuilding, engineering, and civil service.
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Britain
Stafford Cripps
House ,of Commons
National Assembly
Paris
Attlee
Cripps
House
Wheat Farmers Puzzled By Sudden Price Drop
Kansas wheat farmers in Garden City faced a week long skid in prices amid expectations of fair 1948 yields. They cited steady demand but blamed market volatility on politics and future crop conditions. Farmers vowed belt tightening while awaiting clearer signals on future trends.
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Kas
Kansas
John Boyd
L. O. Lile
Near Here
Ellsworth Sherman
Guy Sitton
Pratt, Kas
Equity Exchange Elevators
Durham Workers Ready to Strike Over Wages and Conditions
Durham city workers represented by an IAO affiliate voted to authorize a strike if needed to press a 10 point program for higher wages and improved conditions. The union, formed last December, submitted its demands to the city council after last night’s meeting.
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Durham
City Workers Union
I. O
Maiden flight on Piedmont route postponed by weather
The maiden flight over Piedmont Airlines new Cincinnati Wilmington route originally scheduled today was postponed due to bad weather and will probably be held next week.
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Piedmont Airlines
Cincinnati-Wilmington
Weather Triggers Freight Embargo Across Regions
Freezing rain sleet and snow lash the plains to the east gulf prompting a partial embargo on rail freight into parts of New England and New York. Cold air mass moves toward Hudson Bay and Canada as hazardous highway travel and sub-zero readings appear in western states. Florida tops map with highs near 78 in Jacksonville and 77 in Miami.
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Gambling Hit Terrific Blow
Sheriff John Kirk of Palm Beach county said he closed 12 gambling establishments after a grand jury report described gambling activities as shocking and astounding. The sites he checked were all named in the grand jury findings.
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Fla
Gold Coast
John Kirk
Palm Beach County
Kirk
North Carolina Warms as Snow and Ice Melt Across State
The weather eases in North Carolina as rain and thaw reduce hazardous highways. The Neuse River nears 20 feet at Goldsboro after rising from Smithfield, with eastern rivers threatening cattle in low lands. Officials expect mild weather tomorrow despite lingering snow and ice.
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Weather Bureau
Raleigh
Neuse
Smithfield
Goldsboro
Cape Fear
Blaze sweeps Utica structure leaves ten missing
A flash fire near the New York Central tracks in western Utica destroyed a two story frame dwelling. Fire Chief Leo Barry reported ten missing and one child dead as 14 others escaped. A family member trio jumped from a second floor. three year old Dana Lois Hoage was found dead in the rubble identified by her uncle Dana Page Jr.
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Utica
N. Y
New York
Cedar Street
Fire Kills Eleven at Utica Home Near Tracks
A flash fire wrecked a two story frame dwelling near the New York Central tracks in western Utica. Six bodies were recovered six hours after the blaze, including four children, with eleven believed dead.
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Utica
N. Y
New York Central
Fire In Apartment Building Falls Silent After 10-Story Blaze
Firemen battled a blaze that trapped multiple residents in a 10 or 11 story building. Mrs Ella Paye 48 was critically burned Dana Paye Sr suffered facial burns Catherine Page 19 faced burns and shock Mary Hoage 13 jumped from a second story porch and survived. The cause was not immediately determined.
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Ella Paye
Dana Paye
Catherine Page
Mary Hoage
Fortis Sprague
Henry Asquire
Gail
Dolores
Shirley Hoage
Shirley
Michael Allen
Ruth Hoage
Virginia
Lee
Amazon Mill Case Reaches New Round
Prolonged litigation in the Amazon cotton mill case moves forward in federal court. Thomasville company seeks to stay Judge Hayes order to negotiate with the Textile Workers Union of America CIO while appealing. The union seeks collective bargaining rights after a spring strike at the Thomasville plant.
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Greensboro
Amazon
Thomasville Company
Johnson J. Hayes
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Hayes
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomasville
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