Food Costs Decline Vary in 13 Cities in 1949 Survey
Associated Press reports seven staple food items average 9.7 percent cheaper than a year prior across 13 cities. Des Moines shows the largest drop at 21.4 percent, while San Francisco posts a slight rise. Prices cover bread eggs butter milk pork lamb and chopped steak, with city totals listed.
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Des Moines
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Seattle
Parcel Post Package Bomb Wrecks P O
A parcel post bomb exploded at the Bowling Green post office injuring three. William Harry Osborne 29 lost both hands and eyes and was not expected to live. Others Paul Goodrum 46 and Ray Cossey 27 injured. The package addressed to a nonexisting recipient. Authorities traced it to an eastern city but declined to name it. The blast damaged fixtures and caused a strong TNT odor.
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A. B. Cleveland
William Harry Osborne
Paul Goodrum
Ray Cossey
Cleveland
Ulysses Jones
Laurel Avenue
Charles Cossey
Ray
Laurel Street
Osborne
Oscar Isbell
Fire consumes Trailways bus as passengers escape
Fifteen passengers escaped a burning Carolina Trailways bus in Fayetteville after a rear collision with a car driven by W J Marchant. The car gas tank burst and flames spread to the bus. Coleman Fay and Marchant suffered minor injuries. the bus owner’s name was W L Godwin.
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W. J. Marchant
Steadman
Coleman Fay
Marchant
Asseng
W. L. Godwin
Raleigh
Bevin Stands Firm On Palestine Policy In House
London January 26 Foreign Secretary Bevin said the labor government will not be deterred from its Palestine policy. He affirmed support for Security Council resolutions, emphasized Middle East stability, and warned critics that compatible solutions are not practically realizable. Britain may recognize Israel only if borders are agreed. In Rhodes the acting mediator Bunche reported Egypt and Israel signed a complete cease-fire, while talks stall over boundaries. Israel and Egypt also arranged aid for the encircled Faluja area.
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Middle East
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Ing Palestine
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Faluja
Oleo Margarine Tax Fight Weighs in House Committee
Washington January 26 The house agriculture committee prepares for a tight vote over the administration backed bill to repeal federal taxes on margarine and allow it to be colored yellow The debate features Rep Andresen supporting eliminating all taxes and opposing yellow coloring while Rep Poage seeks the same but with different provisions The panel faces potential losses among Democrats and expects a close result led by Chairman Cooley with Republican support pending final tally
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House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D-Nc
August H. Andresen
R-Minn
Reid F. Murray
R-Wis
Andresen
Rep
Poage
D-Tex
Agriculture Committee
Israel backs Ben-Gurion's Mapai Party in election
Israeli voters favored the Mapai led government in an eight month old state. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion’s moderate party topped with about 40 percent of votes from 206 places, including Jerusalem and surrounding towns. New left wing Labor and other liberal parties joined the cabinet, while rightist nationalists and Communists failed to challenge.
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Iell Favor Party
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Wiln
Ail Vales
Jerusalem
Sualid
Paris
Senate Will Okay Webb for Under Secretary of State
The Senate is poised for a large vote confirming James E. Webb as under secretary of state tomorrow. Connally will bring Webb’s nomination before the chamber after the foreign relations committee approved 11 to 0, with two absentees keeping a potential 13 to 0 from becoming final. Webb, a North Carolinian and former director of the budget, said he would resign if he could not support policy set by President Truman.
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Senate
James E. Webb
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Webb
Dean Acheson
Tydings
Dmd
Fulbright
D-Ark
Truman
Taft backs public housing to replace slums
Senator Robert A. Taft urges replacing slum housing with public housing funded by federal and local governments. Speaking at a New York university dinner on mortgage finance he criticizes the Truman plan for socializing all housing and endorses public housing construction to aid low income groups.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate
G.O.P
Faia
Graduate School of Business Administration
New Rk University
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Loyalists Move Toward Canton Amid China Peace Talks
Nanking reports say the government will relocate to Canton with offices closed by February 3 and reopening by February 5. Li Tsung Jen approves council plans for a separate Nanking peace delegation, while defensives shift south along the Yangtze as talks with the Communists unfold.
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Washington
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Shanghai
South China Defense Organization
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Fenghwa
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Yuan
Yangtze Valley
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Nanchang
Wuchang
MacArthur Observes His 69th Birthday
In Tokyo, General Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of Allied forces, marked his 69th birthday. The longtime leader appeared robust, with a firm handshake and bright eyes, tallying his 14th birthday outside the United States and his fourth in Japan since the war ended.
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Douglas MacArthur
Allied Headquarters
MacArthur
United States
Japan
Democrats Move Fast to Repeal TaftHartley Act
Senate Democrats pledge rapid action to repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner Act provisions. Labor hearings begin Friday with Secretary Tobin as first witness, aiming to finish 10 days to two weeks before drafting a bill for Senate floor debate.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Senate Democratic
Lucas
D-Ill
Labor
Tobin
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Labor Committee
Democrats
Morse
R-Ore
Thomas
Dutah
Truman
Highway Bond Bill Hearing Set for February
Raleigh January 26 The house roads committee set a public hearing for February 9 at 9 30 AM on Governor Scott's plan to issue 200 million dollars in bonds to fund rural roads. The panel also scheduled public tests for two other measures including repeal of a bill.
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Scott
House Roads Committee
Winter Storm Strikes Nation With Floods and Freezing
Across the United States heavy snow sleet and rain battered from the Atlantic to southern California. Sub zero temperatures persisted in the plains and Rockies as flood evacuations increased in southern Illinois. Highways closed and venues suspended as wrecking weather stranded travelers and marooned hikers at resorts.
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Kittrell Man Will Be A Rear Admiral
President Truman approves the promotion of Capt. Leslie O. Stone of Kittrell North Carolina to rear admiral. Stone commands the Bethesda Maryland naval hospital and will receive his stars when a vacancy occurs in the navy medical corps.
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Jan
Truman
Leslie O. Stone
Kittrell
N. C
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Bethesda
Momentous events in Asia reshape world power says Mackenzie
Debates January 1949 shifts as nationalist China falls to communism and an Asian bloc led by India forms in New Delhi. Nehru’s leadership aims to end imperialism with independence for nations like Indonesia, raising questions about Moscow influence and Western roles.
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India
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New Delhi
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Ehru
Nehru
Far East
Britain
Netherlands
France
Indonesia
U. S. Steel Plans A 3for1 Stock Split And Dividend
U S Steel stock rose after hours on news the board approved a $1 special dividend and a 3 for 1 stock split. The announcement came as gains spread across major steel and industrial shares, with U S Steel climbing but not holding all gains. Other steel makers and Dow components also posted varied advances.
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U. S. Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Wheeling
National
Jones & Laughlin
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Woolworth
Deere
Electric Power & Light
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
Dow Chemical
Allied Chemical
Phillip Morris
Radio Corp
American Wool
Pension plan for 18 million veterans set as first House order
The House Veterans Affairs Committee will take up a multi billion dollar pension bill for about 18 million World War I and II veterans. Lead sponsor Rankin says the measure has broad support from veterans groups and potential support in both houses. The bill offers monthly pensions at age 60 and increases at 65 with disability supplements and attendant care amounts, applying to service and non service connected cases.
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Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Rankin
D-Miss
John Thomas Taylor
American Legion
Veterans Administration
Mississippian
Edith Nourse Rogers
Rmass
West Be Helped by Heavy Snows
Frigid storms across the western states bring benefits as snowmelt nourishes plains and provides irrigation for farms. Federal officials say January blizzards create adequate water supplies, aiding grass growth and hydroelectric power while reducing grasshopper risk in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas.
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Frank Pitman
Denver
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West
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Wyoming
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Kansas
Pact signed to bolster Polish Romanian mutual aid
In Bucharest on January 26 the Polish Romanian mutual assistance friendship and cooperation pact was signed, detailing a framework for cooperation and support between the two nations amid regional tensions.
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