Taft Attacks Truman Budget At Republican Club
Senator Taft pressed his case against President Truman's budget at a Republican club in Rhode Island. He urged cutting 3 billion dollars from the 39.669 billion dollar annual budget, favored air corps funding instead of universal military training, and accused the treasury of misleading figures to justify tax cuts. James A. Farley attacked Henry Wallace in Lynchburg Virginia, suggesting Wallace is a one man party.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Taft
Ohio
Truman
GOP
R. I
Republican Club
Aft
Treasury
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wallace
Lynchburg
Farley
Truman Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
Ohioan
Democratic Party
Political Action Committee
CIO
Col
R. B. Creager
Texas
Philadelphia
Gandhi Enters Third Day Of Peace Fast Amid Fear
New Delhi January 16 Gandhi enters the third day of his peace fast raising fears he may starve. Doctors report no complications after the first thirty one hours while warning daily fasting heightens risk. He condemns violence in Pakistan and calls for Hindus Sikhs to live safely in the subcontinent.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Pakistan
Pathan
Aras
Punjab
Gandhi
Jivaraj Mehta
Government Health Services
B. C. Roy
Calcutta
Fear Strikes Spread in Ruhr as Food Shortages Grow
About 75,000 German workers idle in four Ruhr cities amid strikes over food shortages. Authorities fear the movement could spread across Germany’s industrial heart, with 4 million workers hungry and reports of an alleged Communist plan linked to the Marshall Plan.
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Berlin
Ruhr Valley
Germany
Pro— M
Duisburg
Muehlheim
Dinslaken
Oberhausen
Rhine
Ruhr
Hans Boeckler
German Federation of Trade Unions
Boeckler
Moscow Radio
Communist Party
Cominforma
Communist “International Information Bureau
Rhur
State highway bids to open on 72 miles of road work
The State highway commission will open bids in Raleigh January 29 on 12 road projects totaling 72.42 miles of pavement at an estimated cost of 2,458,096.50 dollars. This marks the first road setting of 1948, with most projects calling for bituminous surfacing work.
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Raleigh
Jan
State Highway Commission
Weather Forecast for North Carolina January 17 1948
Increasing cloudiness and a slight rise in temperature this afternoon then colder tonight. Saturday will be fair and much colder with lows ranging from 14 to 24 degrees in various regions. Mountains may see early night flurries.
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North Carolina
Train Derailed North of Cross City Florida
The Southland passenger train from Chicago to Tampa derailed about 11 miles north of Cross City at 7 a m. Seven cars left the rails and five more were partly derailed. Several were reported injured as crews sought aid to clear the track. Information came from W L Fisher of the Cross City Chamber of Commerce based on train crew reports.
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Cross City
Fla
Southland
Chicago
Stricken Freighter Awaits Rescue Off Virginia Coast
The freighter Adrian Victory, listing badly in heavy seas about 300 miles off the Virginia capes, awaits rescue as coast guard cutter Mendota speeds to aid. Esso tanker Raleigh and a patrol plane join the effort with Estrella Australia ready to assist. 53 crew members work to right the ship by moving oil and water. voyage continues southward with a westward course planned when seas ease.
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Norfolk
Adrian Victory
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
Esso
Raleigh
Elizabeth City
Estrella
Australia
Mendota
Rent Controls Divide Senate as Aid Talks Run High
In Washington, Senators Bricker and Myers clash over rent control extensions as hearings loom and landlords seek to raise rents for tenants without leases. Separately, Taft attacks Marshall plan costs, urging cuts while Marshall defends a broad European recovery program.
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Bricker
Ohio
Congress
Myers
Truman
Senate Banking
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Taft
R-O
Europe
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Providence
R. I
Secretary of State
State Department
Mershall
Pittsburgh
Germany
Austria
Ohioan
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John J. McCloy
The
International Bank
England
Shanghai Mayor Salary Increase Reported
Shanghai authorities announce Mayor K. S. Wu will receive a monthly salary of 9 095 000 Chinese currency this month. At prevailing black market rates this equals just over 50 United States dollars per month.
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Shanghai
K. S. Wu
U. S
Five Die as Gas Blast Shatters Chicago Building
In Chicago the explosion at 19 North La Salle street killed five people and injured four as a 60 year old man was found alive after being buried for hours. Police suspect a gas blast caused the collapse of the Provus Brothers Furniture offices and showroom. Damage is about 100000 dollars.
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Chicago
Loop
Near North Side
North la Salle Street
Provus Brothers Furniture Company
Marshall Pidgeon
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Local Man Named To Dairy Group Office
North Carolina Dairy Products Association opened its annual convention with E. D. Mitchell of Asheville elected president for 1948. Other officers include L. A. Wolfe Gastonia C. H. Willard High Point J. D. Kilgore Raleigh. L. L. Ray Burlington reelected executive vice president W. L. Clevenger Raleigh secretary and C. B. Martin Durham treasurer.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Dairy Products Association
E. D. Mitchell
Asheville
L. A. Wolfe
Gastonia
C. H. Williard
High Point
J. D. Kilgore
L. L. Ray
Burlington
W. L. Clevenger
C. B. Martin
Durham
Non-Whites Challenge Residence Covenants As Unconstitutional
In a Supreme Court argument opponents of property agreements that bar non whites contended that enforcing racial covenants violates the 14th Amendment. They cited 1917 Louisville case precedent and argued covenant zoning skirts court scrutiny, while white owners’ counsel called the covenants private contracts not state action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
St. Louis
Detroit
Apy Rana Renes
Louisville
Senate
Snyder Says Truman Tax Plan Best For Low Incomes
Treasury Secretary Snyder told the Ways and Means Committee the President’s $40 tax credit plan best relieves low income families and that any revenue loss from tax cuts must be offset by higher taxes elsewhere. He argued the Knutson bill would reduce revenues by about $6.2 billion annually and hurt government finances, urging preservation of current revenue levels.
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Washington
Jan
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
GOP
Snnder
Knutson
Minnesotan
President Truman
Treasury
Much Colder Weather Expected in Carolinas
Subfreezing readings sweep the Carolinas with a forecast of increasing clouds and warmer spell followed by clearing conditions. Snow flurries possible in the mountains tonight with a much colder tomorrow as temperatures fall across North and South Carolina. Local readings include Asheville 18 above, Charlotte 20, Greensboro 19, Raleigh 21, and Charleston 20.
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Associated Press
North
South Carolina
Charlotte Municipal Alert Weather Bureau
North Carolina
Asheville
Carolinas
High Point
Charlotte
Greensboro
Spartanburgh
Charleston
Columbia
Hatteras
Mt. Mitchell
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
Florence
Anderson
Greenville
US. C
Winston- Salem
Raleigh
Auto Workers Seek 25 Cent Pay Rise and Benefits Boost
The CIO United Auto Workers announced plans to seek a 25 cent hourly wage increase plus five cents for health and insurance in upcoming negotiations with major car makers. The demand includes a guaranteed weekly wage and three weeks vacation after five years, targeting Ford and GM as first 1948 targets.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Fisher Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Dewey Says He Would Accept Gop Nomination
Governor Thomas E. Dewey said he would accept the Republican presidential nomination if offered at the Philadelphia national convention next June. He spoke in Albany on January 16.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Philadelphia
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Ceal
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Official Weather Bureau
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White House
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Terry
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Virginia
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