Rayburn Drafted as Democratic Minority Leader in 80th Congress
In Washington on January 21 1947 Democrats drafted Sam Rayburn of Texas for minority leader as the 80th Congress convenes. McCormack nominated Rayburn who indicated acceptance after pressure and White House nudges while labor legislation dominates the opening of the Republican dominated chamber.
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Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
McCormack
White House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Leo E. Allen
House Rules Committee
Capitol
Truman
Senate weighs banning Bilbo before term
Washington January 2 The Republican steering committee recommended barring Senator Theodore G Bilbo from taking his seat for a new term. The move aims to avoid a filibuster delaying Senate organization as the party seeks to act with Democratic support.
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Washington
Jan
Republican
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate
Taft
Democra
Whey Waee
Ohioan
Congress
Bilbo
Oat
Kentucky
Perona
Kilgore
D-W Va
Mi Urishamm
I Cey
Chinese Reds Are Repulsed
Chinese forces claim to have repelled a two day Communist attack near Paoting and a town 23 miles away. Reinforcements relieved pressure as government troops drove guerrillas from Peiping suburbs and slowed assaults on the Peiping Hankow railroad.
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Peiping
Chen Chi-Cheng
Paoting
Chen
Peiping-Hankow
North Carolina Weather Sees Clouds And Light Rain
Cloudy conditions with occasional light rain or drizzle continue in North Carolina with cold temperatures today and tonight. Friday brings clouds and rain with a slight warmup, then colder air returns with rain turning to snow in extreme west late Friday afternoon.
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North Carolina
Temperature Rainfall Record for Charlotte at 8:50 AM
Official weather duration reports the 24 hour period ending at 8 50 am in Charlotte detailing temperature and rainfall measurements.
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Charlotte, Dan
Second New Year’s Baby Wins Batavia Contest
In Batavia New York a baby girl named Diane Carol Sage won the city’s first baby contest for 1947. She was born at 2 30 a m yesterday in a hospital to Mrs Edith Sage becoming the second New Year’s baby in the family following Beverly Ann who won the same contest two years ago.
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Batavia
N. Y
Edith Sage
Diane Carol
Beverly Ann
Irgun Threat Promises War in Palestine Amid Death Sentence
The Irgun Zvai Leumi rejects a U S Congress plea for a truce and vows continued warfare to free Palestine. A military court sentenced Dov Gruner, 33, to death by hanging for his role in the April 23 attack on a police station where two officers were killed. Dispatches note Britain weighing partition as a solution and resumption of the London Palestine Conference on January 21.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Free
Palestine
Irgun
Jewish Underground Organization
S. Rep
Joseph Clark Baldwin
R-N. Y
Palestine Post
Baldwin
Political Action Committee For
London
Dov Gruner
Gruner
America
Chinese Urge Americans to Leave Nation
About a thousand Chinese students protested in Nanking demanding the withdrawal of U S troops from China and the defeat of U S bases. They delivered petitions to Chiang Kai-shek and the U S embassy and planned further marches to General Marshall's home and the foreign office. Lee Stuart was absent. Walton Butterworth met the clerks and conveyed a reply that the U S Marine authorities are pursuing the case as quickly as justice allows.
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Nanking
China
U. S
Chiang-Shek
General Marshall
Chinese Foreign Office
Ministry of Education
Chiang
New Cold Wave Sweeps Nation With Snow and Ice
The nation faces widespread snow freezing rain and sleet as a new cold wave moves from the Dakotas and Montana toward the east. Temperatures plunge to 15 to 30 below in Minnesota with 20 below in Minot and icy conditions disrupt power lines and travel from Texas to New England. All New England sees heavy snow while gales affect shipping off the coast. Presque Isle Maine reports 20 degrees below zero.
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Montana
Minot
Minnesota
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Pacific Coast
Florida
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Presque Isle
Maine
Time Honors James Byrnes Man of the Year 1946
Time magazine named Secretary of State James Byrnes Man of the Year for 1946. The article credits Byrnes with careful diplomacy and strategic handling of the satellite treaties, portraying his actions as guiding U S power in the face of Soviet advances.
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New York
Time
Today
Byrnes
U. S
Deaths of Two Officers Baffle Police in Arkansas
In Little Rock on January 2 two police officers, Detective Chief 0 H Martin and Detective Lt. O F Deubler, were found shot to death beside a police squad car in a suburban area. Martin shot Deubler four times with a riot gun then killed himself with a .45 pistol. Coroner Dishough termed it murder and suicide. motive remains officially undetermined though acquaintances describe Martin as moody and distraught over his relations with fellow officers. Lieutenant Alan Templeton cited concerns over professional relations and said Martin planned to seek medical advice before his death.
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O. M. Martin
O. F. Deubler
Little Rock, Ark
Howard A. Dushough
Martin
Deubler
Little Rock
Jan
0. H. Martin
O. F
Jack) Deubler
Alan Templeton
Templeton
Howard A. Dishough
Dishough
J. I. Steed
Deaths Drop Portal Wage Below Those Of Xmas
A.P. report shows violent deaths nationwide fell during the New Year period from Christmas levels. From 6 p.m. to midnight at least 113 fatalities vs 297 a week earlier. Traffic deaths led with 79, 34 from other causes, including fires and shootings. Weather reduced travel. safety council predicted higher final totals. California led in Christmas traffic deaths.
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National Safety Council
California
Suits Show Increase in Labor Wage Claims Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a wave of retroactive wage suits by CIO unions, with Detroit’s United Auto Workers planning new filings against Ford costing about 222 million dollars and boosting Ford’s total to 270.32 million. Overall union claims nationwide approach 1.807 billion, with final total forecast above five billion-dollars as more suits are filed.
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Portal To Portal
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Ford Company
Ing
Arrange Peace Sessions Amid Indochina Talks
Paris dispatches report French Colonial Minister Marius Moutet headed north from Saigon to Hanoi for peace talks with Ho Chi Minh. Ho invited Moutet to discuss ending the fighting between Viet Namese forces and French troops amid risky weather and uncertain reception.
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Paris
Indochina
Marius Moutcet
Moutet
Saigon
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Health Leaders In War On Rats In North Carolina
In Raleigh the state health department launches a intensified war on rats carrying typhus. VA public health service official FE S Edwards opens headquarters in Goldsboro and will visit Durham Wilson Wilmington New Bern and other typhus projects. Durham testing shows six percent of rodents infected. Raleigh lab will test blood samples.
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Raleigh
State Department of Health
FE. S. Edwards
Public Health Service
State Department
Goldsboro
Durham
Wilson
Wilmington
New Bern
Health Department
Unions Tied to Violations Of Corrupt Practices Act
The House campaign investigating committee says 60 CIO unions and locals and 12 corporations violated the corrupt practices act. The panel sent evidence to the justice department and urged action. It also says the Communist party failed to file required receipts and expenditures reports. Major unions cited include National Maritime union affiliates and United Electrical workers.
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Chan
Special House Campaign
Justice Department
CIO
Congressional
Priest
D-Tenn
Department
New York
Attorney General
Communist Party of the
United States
Greater New York Political Action Coordinating Committee
Mittee
The
National Maritime Union
American Communications Associations
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
American Newspaper Guild
United Public Workers
Transport Workers Union
Teachers Union of the
Quads Father Faces Housing Dilemma in Baltimore
In Baltimore on January 2, Charles Henn Jr, father of newborn quadruplets, weighs offers to house his family. He considers rent free options from contractor C. W. Matthews and Edward Mergerberg’s firm including a seven room brick cottage in a new development, amid a city birth ties.
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Baltimore
Charles Henn, Jr
C. W. Matthew
Edward Mergerberg
Heen Re
Portal Wages Issue Prompts Congressional Debate
Sen. Elbert Thomas urges no action until courts rule on portal to portal pay suits tied to unions seeking over 2 billion dollars from employers. Rep. Hoffman proposes a fair labor standards act amendment to define a 40 hour work week. Senate leaders differ on timing and method while court decisions drive momentum.
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Washington
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Congress
House
Hoffman
R-Mich
Thomas
Utah Democrat
Supreme Court
High Court
Flanders
R-Vt
Brewster
Maine
Donnell
Missouri
Hawkes
R-Nj
Farley Eyes 1948 VP Run at Jefferson Dinner
The New York Daily News reports a Farley for vice president movement will be publicly launched at the Jefferson Day dinner in New York. Prominent business leaders including Bernard Baruch and Charles H. Silver are expected to back the effort, though Baruch declines comment.
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New York Daily News
James A. Farley
Aloo
E. Smi
Founda
Baruch
Associated Press
Farley Rc
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