Congressional Leaders Weigh Middleman Probe and Price Controls
Democratic leaders push for a broad inquiry into middlemen to explain the gap between producer and consumer prices while resisting a wartime OPA return. President Truman backs taxes and an eight point program including stand by powers and housing, with cautious GOP scrutiny.
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CPA
Truman
Maybank
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Senate Banking Committee
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Judge Parker to Receive Amity Award in Charlotte
Federal Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte will be honored with the Carolinian award for 1948 for inter faith amity and human rights. A Feb 10 banquet will present the gold medal and feature speaker Francis Biddle.
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John J. Parker
U. S Court of Appeals
Charotte
Carolina Israelite
Mag
Governor Scott reshuffles North Carolina staff
Governor Scott reappointed Adjutant General J Van B Metts and Motor Vehicles Commissioner Landon C Rosser while signaling a replacement for Revenue Commissioner Edwin C Gill and Assistant Budget Director R G Deyton. Rosser to lead the State Highway Patrol temporarily. Etheridge seeks relief from Conservation Director post.
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Scott
J. van B. Metts
Landon C. Rosser
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Edwin C. Gill
R. G. Deyton
Rosser
State Highway Patrol
H. J. Hatcher
Cherry
General Assembly
Hatcher
Four Escape As Cars Plunge Into Meherrin River
Four people were injured when a passenger car and a truck plunged into the Meherrin River near Murfreesboro. A car’s three women were trapped for about ninety minutes before rescuers freed them. All four victims were treated at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie and listed in fair condition.
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Meherrin River
Causeway
Paul West
van Pierce
Roanoke- Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie
William A. Pollard
Porter St
Tarboro
Marie Barthold
May Shasto
Terhune Ave
Passaic
N. J
Ford Built Million And Quarter Units In 1948
Ford Motor Co reports total U S production of 1,153,071 vehicles for the year 1948, including 549,065 cars and 301,791 trucks. Mercury cars numbered 154,702 and Lincoln 43,688 with 103,462 tractors and 363 motor coaches. Canada added 97,015 vehicles while European plants produced additional totals.
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Ford Motor Co
United States
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Canada
Dagenham
England
Poissy
Cologne
Balloon shot down in Milan office attack blamed on rival
Three revolver shots struck a darkness tied advertising balloon above a Milan office. The balloon collapsed and fell. Advertising firm officials told police they blame a competitor with an itchy trigger finger.
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Milan
Italy
Legislative lines drawn in Raleigh
Raleigh January 8. With inaugurations delaying business the General Assembly faces major issues outlined in Governor Scott's inaugural message. Bills probe liquor referendum while debates loom over wage laws anti closed shop revision and state tax and road funding. Method of inspection and teacher salaries draw attention as session winds toward page six.
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Jan
General Assembly
Scott
Gov. Scott
Legislat
Burl G. Hardison
Craven
Natives Flee Mauna Loa Lava Flow Path
Frightened villagers along the coast of Honau nau and Keokea fled as Mauna Loa lava advanced toward 7,000 feet. Volcanologist Ray H. Finch warned the lava would not go far beyond that level while police assured safety. Four possible indirect deaths were reported. A red Stinson plane disappeared after circling the eruption.
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Hawaii
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Keokea
Anthony Cambra
Kona
Ray H. Finch
Hawaii National Park
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Stinson
Finch
Chiang May Seek Mediation From Big Three
A reliable source says the Chinese government asked the United States, France, and Britain to mediate the civil war. Ambassadors were summoned to the foreign office to relay the request, with officials silent on the issue. Reports from Tientsin say Communist forces seized areas of the old city and a curfew was ordered, fueling talk of a possible surrender deal.
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Foreign Office
Wu Te-Chen
United Nations
Big Four
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Tientsin
Committeemen Favor Labor Law Repeal
Five Senate labor committee members urge repealing Taft Hartley and restoring Wagner act. They prefer a two package approach with Wagner act replacement first, then amendments. Some senators favor a single package. Truman points to Congress for timing and method.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
AFL
CIO
Truman
Ives
R-Ny
Senate
House
State of the Union
Kerr Scott inaugural address added to Congressional Record
Gov. Kerr Scott's inaugural address was placed in the Congressional Record. Rep. Dean of North Carolina said he recommended Congress study the address and included it in the Record.
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Scott
Washington
Kerr Scott
U. S
Rep. Dean
D-Nc
Congress
Connally Sees Senate Confirmation For Acheson
Sen Connally predicts Senate approval of Dean Acheson as Secretary of State despite Republican hesitation. Acheson and Webb to appear before the Foreign Relations Committee, as Truman moves Webb to undersecretary and names Acheson to head State.
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Senate
Dean C. Acheson
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
James E. Webb
Bill
Spee Otee
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Webb
Marshall
Robert M. Lovett
Congress
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Interior Krug
Commerce Sawyer
Senklenooper
Iowa
Lodge of Klenooper
Lodge
Massachusetts
George
Georgia
Genes photographed for first time by USC scientists
Los Angeles researchers Daniel C. Pease and Richard F. Baker report showing and photographing genes for the first time under an electron microscope. The discovery, stemming from 50 years of global work, promises advances in biology and medicine. Genes appear as spindle shaped particles about 1/100,000th of a cm long, magnified 120,000 times, with humans possessing 48 chromosomes carrying thousands of genes.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
Daniel C. Pease
University of Southern California
Richard F. Baker
California
Postwar car styling signals shift in 1949 lineups
Detroit reports a wave of new models emphasizing postwar styling. Chevrolet and Studebaker unveil 1949 designs while Chrysler, DeSoto, Dodge and Plymouth await February reveals. Packard marks 50 years with ambitious output. Hudson and Studebaker focus on interior revamps and power boosts. Industry-wide production expected to rise about 10 percent.
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Chevrolet
Studebaker
Chrysler
Dodge
Plymouth
Packard
Hudson
Six Killed In U S Airlift Plane Crash In England
A U S airlift cargo plane C 54 Skymaster crashed in Lancashire swampland near Warrington yesterday killing six crew members. The flight from Frankfurt to Burtonwood air base was en route when it went down. Names of the dead will be released after next of kin are informed.
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Eng
U. S
Lancashire
Frankfurt
Burtonwood
U. S. Air Force
Five Royal Air Force planes downed near Rafah in Near East clash
London reports five RAF planes were shot down west of Rafah on reconnaissance patrols over Egypt and Palestine. Britain says two of the British planes were downed, four Spitfires missing, one crew lost. Jews claim different identifications and blame Israeli fighters for several losses. Britain sends troops to Aqaba at Transjordan’s request while Bevains London to monitor developments amid disputed boundary.
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Aqaba
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Palestine
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Egypt
National Geographic
Chinese Glad Acheson Is New Secretary
NANKING Saturday January 4 Chinese officials welcomed De Acheson as U S secretary of state hoping his China policy would curb Communists. The civil war raged in North China with projections of a likely battle near Peiping and Tientsin. Foreign workers were caught in crossfire as reports described Red concentrations around Tientsin and tense harbor action in Tsingtao as U S forces considered their next moves.
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Marshall
Lovett
Vandenberg
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John Foster Dulles
Nanking
de Acheson
U. S
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China
George C. Marshall
North China
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Tientsin
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Pei and
Tie
Tsingtao
Oscar Fo
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