Filibuster Battle Delayed as Democrats Prolong Debate Schedule
Southern Democrats delay anti filibuster rule as Senator Knowland of California signals readiness to wait until month end. Chairman Hayden of the rules committee will place the measure on the calendar, but Senate Leader Lucas says administration bills take precedence amid anticipated civil rights resistance.
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Senate
Knowland
Hayden
D-Ariz
Rules Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Democratic Policy Committee
Jefferson
Jackson
Truman
Winter Storm Areas Still Plagued Today
Fresh snow and cold blasts disrupted travel in Wyoming Utah and Idaho with isolated towns and threatened floods. Relief flights planned for several Idaho sections as avalanches forced evacuations. Western areas faced dozens of inches of snow while eastern regions saw record warmth.
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Mt. Hood
Oregon
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Jefferson
Omaha
Nebr
Lewis A. Pick
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Missouri River
Pick
Montana
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Minnesota
Plains
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Mercury
Washington
New York
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Southern Democrats Gain Leverage in Labor Law Battle
Southern senators hold the balance in the Senate over the Taft H artley act revision and civil rights measures. With a rules change dropped, the administration faces a prolonged labor bill debate as Dixie lawmakers leverage patronage to secure favorable outcomes while Republicans seek limited concessions.
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Washington
Truman
Dixie
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Drink Mixture Responsible For Gastonia Deaths
A coroner's jury in Gastonia rules voluntary death by own action for four men who died after drinking a mixed bag rum shellac solvent and water at a party. Marion Moore aged 44 died as the fourth victim. Kenneth Clark 50 was hospitalized, with Tom Bridges 61 Lamar Manors 32 of South Gastonia and Jesse Steele among the other victims.
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Gastonia
Marion Moore
Kenneth
Tim) Clark
Moore
Tom
Crip) Bridges
Lamar Manors
Jesse Steele
Legislators Seek Governor Scott Guidance on New Tax Bills
North Carolina lawmakers debate new revenue measures with Governor Scott in mind. House finance chairman Rep Larry I Moore Jr and Senate finance chair Sen Grady Rankin push to suspend joint sessions to allow time for bill drafting. Revenue head Edwin Gill warns of peak state income though no recession seen.
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Raleigh
Appropriations
Larry I. Moore, Jr
Wilson
House
Senate
R. L. Harris
Person
J. W. Whitefield
Pender
Rep. Moore
R. Grady Rankin
Gaston
Senate Finance
Schedule Highlights for North Carolina Assembly Week
Raleigh February 16 A busy committee round precedes the senate and house sessions with an executive session of the joint appropriations committee to map a two year state spending program. Tomorrow a public hearing on a statewide whiskey referendum will be held by the provisions and grievances committees. Proposals include county option continuation or statewide dry option and extending the ABC system to all counties or ending it. New bills: higher county tax authority, allowing colored oleo margarine in public eateries, and repealing oleo dealer license taxes. A separate measure caps proof of financial responsibility for motorists at three years.
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Tax Research Department
Scott
General Assembly
House Finance Committee
Raleigh
Senate
House
Joint Appropriations Committee
Rep
L. A. Martin
Davidson
George T. Penny
Guilford
Two Greensboro Officers Convicted of Breakin and Larceny
Guilford Superior Court jury convicts T. H. Teague and D. F. Massey, Greensboro policemen, of break ing and entering and larceny. Verdict after 40 minutes deliberation ends eight day trial. theft valued at $235 from Gateway Restaurant last November.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
T. H. Teague
D. F. Massey
Allen H. Gwyn
Gateway
Government Works On Space Ship Project
Government scientists are developing a secret project described as an earth satellite vehicle and a rocket plane capable of speeds between 3,000 and 10,000 mph. A Curtiss Wright chart disclosed the program details including a guided ram jet missile above 2,000 mph. Further specifics were not released.
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Washington
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Flood Potential Rising in Midwest Snow Melt
Midwestern residents face flood risk as melting snow may trigger major Missouri River tributary floods. Weather officials warn of possible ice jams and high spring runoff, with delayed evaporation and frozen ground hindering absorption. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick cautions that a big thaw could yield a large flood.
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Omaha
Midwest
Lewis A. Pick
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Nature
Pension Bill Passed By Committee in Tight Session
In Washington on February 16 a heated vote backed a large veterans pension bill. The measure offers $90 monthly for 18 million World War I and II veterans at age 65 with 90 days service and good conduct. First year cost is about $129 million, rising to $6 billion yearly by 1990.
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Washington
Congress
House Veterans Committee
Rankin
D.-Miss
Truman
House
Senate
Forest Fire Control Plan Seeks 20 Million Yearly
Rep Deane proposes rising annual federal funding to 20 million dollars for forest fire control stressing timber as a national defense stockpile. He cites wartime wood demands and notes the deck timber for a major aircraft carrier could build 25 five room houses.
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Deane
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman Proposes Economic Stability Act Of 1949
President Truman introduces the Economic Stability Act of 1949 to grant standby powers for limited price and wage controls, allocations, and government investment in industrial plants to curb inflation or deflation, part of a broader program including a $4 billion tax increase. The bill also outlines maximum prices and wage adjustments tied to living costs and production needs, with a temporary wage board to approve necessary increases.
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Washington
Truman
Capitol
GOP Shouts Socialism As Democrats Push TVA Bill
House Republicans denounced the TVA steam plant appropriation as socialism while fighting to strike a 2.5 million line item from a large funding bill. Rep Taber led the effort, arguing TVA expansion would compete with private power and threaten free enterprise.
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TVA
Washington
House
Tennessee Valley Authority
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Rep. Taber
New York
Appropriations Committee
Taber
Congress
Stock Market Edges Ahead in Creeping Pace
The New York market moved ahead today at a slow pace with some gains over a point, though most advances were small fractions. A number of shares held steady or slipped slightly, while higher prices were paid for Bethlehem Steel Studebaker Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Schenley Electric Power & Light Kennecott Copper American Can Union Carbide Eastman Kodak Southern Pacific and Gulf Oil.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Studebaker
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Schenley
Electric Power & Light
Kennecott Copper
American Can
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Southern Pacific
Gulf Oil
Herbert F. Seawell Dies At 79 In Carthage
Herbert Floyd Seawell 79 Republican candidate for governor in 1928 died at home in Carthage after a heart condition. He served as judge of the U S Court of Tax Appeals in Washington from 1929 to 1936 and retired from law practice three years ago. Funeral services are planned for Friday in Carthage.
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Carthage
Herbert Floyd Seawell
U. S. Court of Tax Appeals
Washington
Acheson Seeks Clear U S Security Role in Atlantic Pact
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States intends to make the North Atlantic pact an effective security alliance and will publish a completed treaty text soon. He noted common aims with Senators Connally and Vandenberg as discussions with Senate leaders and European partners proceed.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Truman
Senate
Connally
Vandenberg
North Carolina House Board Backing Vote Machine Use
A House committee on elections and election laws favors a bill allowing cities and counties to buy or lease voting machines for elections in North Carolina pending state board approval. The session also deferred action on raising campaign spending limits for governor or U S senator and considered election law changes including party formation rules and single primary registration.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House Committee On Elections and
State Board of Elections
U. S
Senate
House Committees On
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
County Elections Board
John Hunt
Durham
Progressive Party
North Carolina House Debates School Funding Tax Ideas
At the 1949 general assembly session, House members heatedly debated school funding. Veteran Rep Reg L Harris urged against new taxes or bonds, recounting past roles and arguing grants could be provided without new levies. Bills proposed large allocations for county school buildings, with other measures mirroring aims.
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