Mundt Proposes New Steps After Hiss Case
Senator Mundt drawing on the Hiss case urged quick extension of the crime statute for national security and passage of the Mundt Nixon bill to bar Communists from government work. He backed continued support for the House Un American Activities Committee and cited testimonies by Whittaker Chambers and Felix Frankfurter.
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Mundt
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Hiss
Frankfurter
Ties
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Senate
Alger Hiss
House
UN American Activities Committee
Soil and Water Conservation Work in 2.9 Million Farms
The 1949 Agricultural Conservation Program supported soil and water conservation practices on about 2,900,000 farms across the United States and insular territories.
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United States
Insular Territories
Steel unions blamed for price hikes, Brubaker asserts
Brubaker testified that the steel industry saves hundreds of millions on scrap and fuel oil and that unions bear no responsibility for higher prices. Leaders from Jones & Laughlin Inland Steel and Republic Steel argued for higher price levels while noting pension costs.
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Brubaker
Ben Moreell
Jones & Laughlin
Russell L. Peters
Inland Steel
Melbourne housewife Ivy Wedgwood elected to Australian senate
Mrs. Ivy Wedgwood of Melbourne becomes the first housewife to win election to the Australian senate. The surprise result marks a historic breakthrough in national politics.
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Melbourne
Aus
INS
Ivy Wedgwood
Senate
New Wage Hour Rules Change Coverage for Window Washers
An outsider may handle interstate firm cleaning while courts decide coverage for local window washers under new law. Changes expand coverage to firms shipping between states and abroad, with overtime pay defined as 1 1/2 times the regular rate. Night work rates illustrate how regular rate is set.
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Congress
Cotton output outpacing domestic use for three straight years
The report notes that cotton production exceeded domestic consumption and export demand in each of the past three years, indicating a growing surplus. It highlights rising yields and larger harvests as the main drivers behind the shift, with implications for market prices and policy.
Hoover warns of communist threat and FBI funding request
J. Edgar Hoover outlines perceived communist influence and foreign infiltration in the United States. He defends wire tapping as essential to counter subversion, notes limited current taps, reports crime rise, and seeks a $57.4 million FBI budget increase with 677 new staff, including 324 agents.
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Communist Party
New York
United States
Hoover
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Public snubs critics in favor of visitor vote at New York art show
In a 100-canvas exhibit of French and American works, the public chose Laurence Sisson of Worcester Massachusetts as its favorite over Fred Conway of St. Louis who had been crowned winner by nine American art authorities. A large forested region between the Urals and the Okhotsk Sea in Russia rests on ice as federal agencies vie for labor and materials for building programs.
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New York
Fred Conway
St. Louis
Conway
Laurence Sisson
Worcester
Mass
Urals
Okhotsk Sea
Russia
India Has New Constitution Amid Western Involvement Claims
The report notes followers of Westerling in West Java recruiting a private army and demanding Indonesian recognition. Indonesian authorities arrest the West Java premier and two others over a raid led by Westerling. Western news recounts Soviet checkpoints hindering traffic into West Germany as scrap metal and equipment flow are restricted. Paris talks discuss Marshall Plan trade equalization led by Paul-Henri Spaak to ease Europe’s economic barriers. MacArthur marks his 70th birthday in Tokyo while Sen Wiley urges the U.S. to bring him home to explain the Far East situation.
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Turk) Westerling
West Java
Westerling
Federal Union of Indonesia
Jakarta
Helmstedt
Germany
Paris
U. S
Fromer
Premeir Paul-Henri-Spaak
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Europe
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Wiley
Wis
U. S. Senate
MacArthur
United States
Far East
Miss Disco and Loser Weeper Nominated for Widener Handicap
In Miami a pair of siblings may run in Hialeah’s Widener handicap on February 25. Sidney S. Schupper’s Miss Disco and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt’s Loser Weeper are the two nominees, both sired by Discovery out of the mare Outdone.
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Miami
Fla
Hialeah
Sidney S. Schupper
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Discovery
Charlotte Man Held In Plot Near WBT Studios
Officers said a Charlotte man threw a bundle of dynamite toward a tower south of the city. A nephew from Columbia introduced him to Hicks, who was arrested at home. Boyd is held for questioning in Columbia. Hicks made no comment at police headquarters after being linked to the picket line at the WBT studios.
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Lovell
Hicks
Burris Boyd
Columbia
Boyd
Union
Charlotte
WBT
REA Loans Hit Two Billion For Rural Electric Service
The Rural Electrification Administration reports loans approved for extending electric service to rural areas have reached the two billion dollar level. The agency notes continued expansion projects and ongoing funding support drive rural electrification nationwide.
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Rural Electrification Administration
North Carolina Farm Cribs Fail Government Loan Standards
A 1949 survey found only 7 percent of farm corn cribs in North Carolina met the Government loan program requirements.
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North Carolina
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