Compromise May Come On Rent Control
Washington reports a compromise 30 day extension of rent controls gains backing in Congress as the 500 federal rental control areas face possible decontrol. Senator Wherry says extensions may pass this week while McCarthy urges local boards gain final authority. Senate proposals spark debate over tenant fairness and future control structure.
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Washington
Congress
Wherry
R-Neb
GOP
Senate
McCarthy
Morse
R-Ore
House Banking Committees
Cain
Textile Prices Seen Vulnerable After War
Market watchers note cotton textiles appear vulnerable as prices rise 300 to 500 percent from prewar levels. Some foresee retailer markdowns if textile prices ease, while others doubt a major fall given steadier cotton versus grains and persistent world demand.
Farmers Repurchase Surplus Land At About One Third Discount
War Assets administration reports former landowners have bought back 271,526 acres sold as surplus, paying 10,035,359 dollars for land that cost the government 15,861,?. Farm Credit administration has sold 444,981 acres and veterans have acquired 41,719 acres, with prices reflecting improvements, damages, or market value at sale.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Farm Credit Administration
WAA
Pre Seasoned Fowl Taste Theory by Paris Doctor
Dr A Grauducheau of Paris claims injections of sauces into chicken blood streams flavor the meat directly, arguing no cooking seasoning is needed. The concept hinges on physiology to permeate flavor through the fowl.
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A. Grauducheau
Paris
Little Girl Sends Card To President
An 11 year old Susan Miller from Huntington West Virginia mailed a valentine to President Truman saying she did not want him neglected. Hassett personal secretary to the president replied thanking her and sending best wishes. Susan said she hoped the card would reach him and admired the president’s smile.
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Huntington
W. Va
Truman
Susan Miller
Susan
Valentine
William D. Hassett
Alabama to Have Newsprint Plant Working in 1950
Alabama publishers heard the Coosa River Newsprint Co. will start at Childersburg by January 1950 and print papers in state. Kimberly Clark will operate the plant, with about 100000 tons yearly output from a roughly 32 million dollar project, most funds raised.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Press Association
B. Hanson, Jr
Birmingham News-Age Herald
Coosa River
Kimberly- Clark Corp
Harry S. Ashmore
The
Arkansas Gazette
Little Rock
South
Truman
Marshall Returns To Pinehurst
Secretary of State Marshall arrives at his Pinehurst home after a Knoxville flight delay en route to Des Moines for a National Farm Institute address. He delivered his speech via radio telephone hookup and plans to return to Washington Monday.
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Pinehurst
Marshall
Knoxville
Tenn
Des Moines
National Farm Institute
Washington
Child Welfare Conference Draws Southern Workers
National and international child welfare workers plan to attend the Southern Regional conference in Columbia on February 19. Participants come from North Carolina South Carolina Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee to discuss welfare issues.
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Columbia
D. C
the Child Welfare Out of America
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Britain and Russia on possible sellout of Poland to Hitler
The Russian statement claims Britain was ready to surrender Poland to Hitler while guarantees to Poland were still fresh. It said Britain planned an economic accord with Germany including secret colonial deals, raw materials, market division, and a large British loan. The aim was a stable German eastern channel and a pivot away from the Soviet Union.
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Poland
Hitler
Germany
Soviet Union
Georgia Man Criticizes Ruling On Advertising Costs
Atlanta February 14 President Edwin T Methvin of the Georgia Press Association challenged the State Public Service Commission for excluding advertising expenditures of Southern Bell Telephone Company from operating costs in a rate bid He argued that public advertising related to company progress benefits subscribers and should be allowed as a necessary expense
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Atlanta
Febs
Edwin T. Methvin
Georgia Press Association
State Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Commission
Walter R. McDonald
Methvin
Man Carts Away Four Rooms Of Five Room House
E C Wade found his five room frame house reduced to one room after a man with a trailer loaded four rooms. Wade reported the incident to Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff Dean Jones and recovered the four rooms and rebuilt the house.
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Seattle
E. C. Wade
Bremerton
Wade
Kitsap County
Dean Jones
Social Studies Forum Closes In Optimism
The Harriet Elliott Social Science Forum finished at Woman's College UNC Greensboro with guarded optimism about solving world economic and atomic troubles. A six member panel urged democracy and international cooperation while stressing individual freedom and dignity in any recovery plan.
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Greensboro
Harriet Elliott Social Science Forum
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
Otto Klineberg
Columbia University
Bryn J. Hovde
New School For Social Research
New York
William F. Ogburn
University of Chicago
Joseph J. Spengler
Duke University
Maynard Krueger
Prof. Spengler
Prof
Krueger
Hovde
Klineberg
Six minutes of oxygen rescue worn by air survival gear
A medical concept suggests six life saving minutes plus extra consciousness time during oxygen deprivation at altitude. The idea hinges on prior acclimatization to low oxygen levels for aviators or climbers to extend survival when air is scarce.
Veterans to Gain Higher G I Bill Subsistence Allowances
Washington February 14 Two million veterans using the G I Bill will receive larger living allowances starting April 1 under a signed bill. Single students rise from 65 to 75 dollars monthly with dependents up to 105 and 120 dollars for two or more dependents. The change costs the government about 217000 yearly, averaging 108 50 per scholar. Combined earnings ceilings stay at 175 dollars for no dependents and 200 dollars for dependents.
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Washington
G.I
Senate
House
House Veterans Committee
Ellis Arnall Endorsed for Presidential Nomination
Macon Georgia February 14 The Macon Young People’s League for Better Government endorsed former Governor Ellis Arnall for the Democratic presidential nomination. The group said it would work toward the project for the country’s welfare and urged Arnall to enter the race to give the South a clear capable voice in American affairs.
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Macon
Macon Young People's League For Better Government
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Communists Press Sightings Near Mukden and Penhsi
Dispatches report Chinese government sources saying Communist forces have moved back to 20 miles from Mukden, with Penhsi, a coal center 35 miles southeast of Mukden, under heavy assault.
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Peiping
Mukden
Penhsi
Administration seeks tax reforms to aid basic economic goals
The text argues for tax policy changes focusing on excise taxes that burden businesses and the impact of double taxation of dividends, framing them as obstacles to fundamental economic aims.
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