Taft Opposes Meat Rationing Say It Won't Work
Senator Taft of Ohio argued that meat rationing would fail by creating large rations and black markets. He warned of price spikes and widespread evasion, noting past farm slaughter and lost by-products. His stance echoed GOP skepticism toward Truman wartime controls as Agriculture Secretary Anderson urged rationing and ceilings.
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Daring Rescue Saves All 46 Conolly Crew
All 46 survivors from the army transport Connolly, including 45 crewmen and a passenger, were rescued after an 11 hour ordeal in the North Atlantic. The Gen R E Callan and Union Victory pulled the men from lifeboats as long range air force planes aided from Bermuda. Survivors suffer minor burns and injuries as the burning ship burned from stem to stern.
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Joseph V. Conolly
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Black Diamond Line
Union
Kindley Field
Bermuda
North Carolina Weather Sees Colder Night Then Warmer End Week
Forecast calls for fair skies and colder night in North Carolina. Continued cold Wednesday and Thursday followed by warmer Friday with increasing clouds. Possible rain Saturday or Sunday as temperatures run two to five degrees below normal. precipitation expected with coats noted in the report. Sunrise 7 50, sunset 5 28.
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Two Men Fail In Plan To Flee Prison
Raleigh January 13. Elmer C. Turner a convicted murderer kidnapper and robber died from a broken neck during an attempt to escape from Central Prison. Hosea Parker a long term Black inmate was recaptured moments after escaping over the wall. Turner and Parker faced long sentences from Cabarrus Guilford Duplin and Greene counties. Turner had killed Floyd Holfhouser and allegedly robbed dealers and others. Parker had set fire to Greene county jail during a robbery case.
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Elmer C. Turner
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Hugh Wilson
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Floyd Holfhouser
Cabarrus County
Clyde Myers
Winston-Salem
George Hill
James Freeman
Greensboro
Greene County
Snow Hill
Spartanburg Meters to Collect Dimes for 1948 Polio Drive
Spartanburg city meters will accept 10 cent deposits as donations to the March of Dimes campaign starting Thursday. The plan, approved by the city council, directs motorists to drop dimes into meters to support infantile paralysis research and relief.
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Gap Plans To Chop Truman Budget Plan Face GOP Demands
House Republicans pressed for definite orders and limits on the European recovery program administrator. Witnesses on the Marshall plan hearings included Lewis Douglas and Agriculture Secretary Anderson as lawmakers debate the 6.8 billion dollar budget for the first 15 months. Some GOP members want a board of directors instead of a single administrator, while others caution against too many specific directives.
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Five Die As Eastern Airlines Plane Crashes Near Washington
A heavy rain landing crash at National Airport on the Maryland side of the Potomac kills five and injures four. The twin engined DC-3 came from Houston bound for Boston, smashing into trees in Treasure Cove about 4,000 yards from the river. Passengers and crew identified include S. M. Warner and W. A. Morehead. injured include Navy Captain Lucian Moebos and flight attendant Peter L. Philps. Rescue was hampered by rain and mud.
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S. C
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W. A. Morehead
Boston
L. A. Brandt
Atlanta
Newark
Paul Saltanis
Ralph B. Sanborne, Jr
Houston
Tex
Washington National Airport
Daniels Hovers Point of Death
Josephus Daniels, 85 year old Raleigh editor and former cabinet member, remained near death as pneumonia and complications threaten his life. Doctor said only his “amazing vitality” keeps him alive while he remains under an oxygen tent in a coma since Saturday after a severe cold developed into bronchitis and pneumonia.
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Josephus Daniels
Hubert Haywood
Daniels
Artificial Insemination Poses Legal Problem In New York
In New York a four year old girl described by her mother as a product of artificial insemination becomes the focus of a court dispute over her father's visitation rights. Julie Strnad seeks to bar her estranged husband Antonine from Antionette's life, while the guardian warns ruling could affect ~20,000 such children. The judge notes no clear distinction in paternity rights between artificial and natural birth.
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Julie Strnad
State Supreme Court
Henry Clay Greenberg
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Irwin H. Rosenberg
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Straad
Churches In Regional Meet At Atlanta
More than 409 religious leaders from 12 states attended a three day southeastern church convocation in Atlanta. Denominations include Baptist Methodist Presbyterian Lutheran Episcopal Church of God and Disciples of Christ and Moravian with talks on international justice UN and European recovery program. Speakers included Gov M E Thompson and Charles P Taft as the event opened.
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
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West Palm Beach
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Munroe Swilley, Jr
Atlanta Christian Council
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George D. Heaton
Myers Park Baptist Church
Charlotte
N. C
Pennsylvania Draft Eisenhower Group Seeks Pennsylvania Delegates
Pennsylvania draft Eisenhower league announces plans to file a delegate slate for the April 27 primary in Harrisburg. The move signals continued efforts to steer Eisenhower toward a Republican nomination despite his public neutrality.
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Army Public Information Division
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Democratic National Committee
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Comedy of Errors hits Saginaw Bay ice
In BAY CITY Michigan on January 13 a Midland man’s car broke through the ice while fishing on Saginaw Bay. A Pinconning wrecker sent to recover it sank after also going through. A pilot’s plane landed to view the incident and then likewise broke through. Authorities aim to recover all three wrecked vehicles.
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John Sanborn
Midland
Saginaw Bay
Open Bids For Buggs Island Dam Project
Norfolk Virginia January 13 bids were opened for the Buggs Island dam on the Roanoke river in Mecklenburg county Virginia the concrete dam and facilities form the major part of the flood control and power project with a total cost near 58 million dollars about 6 800 feet long and 144 feet high.
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United States Army District
Buggs Island
Mecklenburg County
Virginia
Roanoke River
Eastern Group Will Fight For Vet Hospital
A delegation from eastern North Carolina will travel to Washington to press the Veterans Administration for a 1000 bed veterans hospital in the region. The group including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and chambers of commerce will meet VA Administrator Carl Gray and back a regional site, not naming a city.
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North Carolina
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chambers of Commerce
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Goldsboro
Gandhi Begins Fast for Peace in Indian Districts
Mohandas K. Gandhi, frail but resolute, begins a 15 day fast in Delhi and India to press for communal harmony. Delegations from Hindu, Sikh and Muslim groups urge him to delay but he proceeds, vows the fast ends only when hearts unite without coercion.
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India
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Republicans Target 5 Billion Cut From Truman Budget
Republicans push to trim five billion dollars from President Truman's 39 point six eight billion dollar fiscal plan for the coming year. Leader Taber says cuts may hit foreign aid education housing and welfare with a goal of four and a half billion in reductions. The budget overall exceeds current year outlays by about two billion while defense and foreign aid remain the largest line items.
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New Yorker
Greeks Launch New Drive Against Guerrilla Forces
Greek forces assault Mt Parnassus against an estimated 800 guerrillas with an amphibious push from the Gulf of Corinth. Commando units occupy heights near Sratin while inland air and ground units press the attack. The effort follows sustained guerrilla raids along the Gulf of Corinth coast.
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Truman Budget Plan Seeks Tax Taxpayer Clarity 1949 Fiscal Year
President Truman outlines a 1949 budget aiming to balance taxes and spending to reduce the large public debt. He proposes taxes of 44.5 billion dollars, expenses of 39.7 billion, leaving 4.8 billion in surplus to cut debt to about 246 billion by June 30, 1949, with Congress expected to debate until June.
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