Truman Program Held Up by FEPC Filibuster
Washington Jan 26 Administration leaders push to break a political bottleneck delaying President Truman s legislative agenda. House and Senate wrangle over more than twenty proposals with emphasis on ending FEPC obstruction and deciding the fate of the United States Employment Service any action hinges on ending the filibuster.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
T. House
McCormack
Massachusetts
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Senate
White House
United States Employment Service
Bitter Cold Wave Sweeps Southward Across Nation
A Canadian cold air mass pushed south and east, bringing the harshest winter weather. Sub zero temps spread from the northern plains to the East and South, with International Falls recording 34 below, and cities like Bemidji and Pembina near 20 below. Chicago 1, Denver 1, Atlanta 44, San Francisco 30.
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Associated Press
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Chicago
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Denver
Omaha
Atlanta
San Francisco
Arnall Plans Active Role in Georgia Gubernatorial Fight
Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall says he will stay in the thick of the battle to name his successor after a second term ban was upheld. Arnall, 38, opposed to red-tampered leaders, avoids naming candidates while hinting at ongoing national interest in his own political future.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
House
Senate
Gene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
Roy V. Harris
Peace or domination say Urey on atomic weapons
Dr. Harold C. Urey, famed atomic bomb specialist, said the weapon forces the world to choose between international government or domination by a single nation. He spoke in Washington on January 26.
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Washington
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Harold C. Urey
Meat workers may return as Chrysler and Ford sign up
The giant steel strike heads into its second week jeopardizing auto parts plants and steel supplies across the nation. Detroit estimates auto parts factories may close by next week amid wage deadlock while Syracuse manufacturers trim workweeks to preserve stocks. Lost wages in week one exceed 23 million dollars.
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CIO
United Steels
Detroit
Frank Rising
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Syracuse
N. Y
Manufacturers Association
American Iron and Steel Institute
Washington
Philip Murray
Truman
Murray
Rail Wage Talks End As Arbitration Sought By CIO
The CIO United Auto Workers and Chrysler reach a wage deal after government pressure. Ford announces a 1 cent raise, while UPWA members vote on returning to work amid seizure orders. 193,000 CIO members affected as unions move toward arbitration and agreements.
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Ion
Ford
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Agricul Anderson
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CIO
Jet Planes Break Transcontinental Flight Record
Three U S army Lockheed P 80 planes flew from Long Beach California to LaGuardia New York in four hours plus. Col William H Councill led the nonstop flight covering 2470 miles in 4 hours 13 minutes 26 seconds at 584 82 mph. Two others refueled at Topeka Kansas. Capt Martin C Smith and Capt John S Babel posted 4:33:25 and 4:23:54 respectively beating the prior record set by a Boeing B 29 last December 11.
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Long Beach
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William H. Councill
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Topeka
Kan
Burbank
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
Martin C. Smith
Kidder, Mo
John S. Babel
March Field
Riverside
Pope Praises UNRRA to Child Audience
Pope Pius XII spoke to 35,000 Rome children praising the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration for aid to needy children worldwide. He urged prayer and resistance to evil, calling UNRRA pioneers of harmony and peace and thanked aid workers and institutions.
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Pius XII
Rome
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
United Nations
Jacksonville Teenager Held for Patricide
Ralph Petteway, 17, was placed under $2,000 bond after allegedly shooting his father Julius Petteway, 51, at the Petteway home near Jacksonville, North Carolina. Officers say the youth fired eight times with an automatic rifle after the father struck his mother. six bullets hit the elder man.
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Ralph Petteway
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Petteway
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Young Petteway
Communist General Steps Into Korean Spotlight
A newly arrived figure in Korea Gen Kim Il Sung, famed guerrilla leader and reputed communist hero, draws attention as rumors place him returning from Yenan to Heiju with thousands of guerrillas. Welcoming groups form among leftist admirers though confirmation is scarce and his presence remains unverified in the American-occupied zone.
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Robert Myers
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Korea
Kim Il Sung
Manchuria
Soviet Union
Kim
Yenan
China
Heiju
Kim Koo
Chiang Sends Reds Messages Of Farewell
Chiang Kai shek and Madame Chiang Kai shek dispatch farewell messages to Soviet officers in Changchun amid reports the Red army will leave Manchuria by early February. Chiang praises Soviet leadership under Stalin and cooperation, while Malinovsky replies that cooperation with China remains strong as troops near home.
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Chiang Kaishek
Changchun
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Stalin
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Russia
Soviet Union
Red Army
Iran says Soviet meddling now can be fully proved
Iran asserts in a new note to the United Nations security council that Soviet interference in Iran can be fully proved. The note, dated January 26, follows Iran's election of Ahmed Qavam as premier and signals potential direct talks with Russia, while the council prepares to discuss Iran, Greece, and Indonesia.
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Deputy's Wife Ends Life at Guilford College
Alma Rosemond Ballinger, 40, wife of Deputy Sheriff E F Ballinger, died from a self inflicted .32 caliber bullet wound in her Guilford College home. Coroner Dr W W Harvey ruled suicide. no inquest. Described long illness and despondency. member of New Garden Friends Meeting. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Alma Rosemond Sides Ballinger
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Guilford College
W. W. Harvey
Harvey
Barringer
New Garden Friends Meeting
Reuther Questions Truman Judgment on Labor Realism
Walter Reuther of the CIO auto workers told senators Truman was not being realistic in seeking to settle strikes with fact finding. He said he does not question Truman's intentions but questions his judgment about using boards to pause strikes for 30 days. Reuther warned that a cooling off provision might hinder settlement efforts amid GM and steel bargaining disputes.
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Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers
Truman
Reuther
Senate Labor Committee
Ellender
D-La
General Motors
Atheist Loses Fight Over Bible Classes in Illinois
In Urbana Illinois on January 26 the circuit court ruled no constitutional rights were violated by public school religious instruction. Mrs Vashti McCollum 32 argued the program harmed her son James Terry 10 who was embarrassed as the only student not participating. The court upheld Champaign school board policy and rejected federal constitutional objections.
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Vashti McCollum
Champaign
Illinois
Supreme Court
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Machine Tools Worth Five Million To Be Sold In Cleveland
Surplus machine tools with an original value of five million dollars will be offered for sale Tuesday by War Assets Corporation, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Used in war production at the Cleveland Pneumatic Aeros plant, tools will be priced by the Clayton formula according to time in use. The sale includes vertical boring machines centering machines drills duplicators grinders lathes milling machines and more.
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Cleveland
War A Corporation
Absidiary
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cleveland Pneumatic Aeros, Inc
Clayton
Iranian parliament names Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh premier
The Iranian parliament selected 65 year old Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh as premier by a one vote margin. He pledged direct talks with Russia to resolve the Soviet Iran dispute over Azerbaijan province.
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Tehran
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
Russia
Azerbaijan
Mt Airy Death Toll Rises to Seven in Crash
Mt Airy reports seven dead after a head on collision on a curve near town. Miss Hazel Hiatt dies from injuries, Edison Johnson remains critically ill among eight occupants. Sheriff Patterson calls it the county's worst incident with two Flippins killed at the scene and Owens and Chappell dying later. no inquest planned.
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Hazel Hiatt
Edison Johnson
Pilot Mountain
Atll
Sam Patterson
Surry County
Wade
Greenwood
Mt. 4
Mazie Money
Airy
Miss Hiatt
James F. Chappell
Ray Flippin
Phaing
Flippin
Joseph Flippin
Ey Owens
Seagrove
Johnson
Miss Money
Flipins
Owens
Chappel
Martin Memorial Hospital
Patterson
Ammonium Nitrate Recast as War to Farm Fertilizer
TVA at Muscle Shoals converts synthetic ammonium nitrate from World War II stock into fertilizer amid higher per ton cost but greater plant food value. Production rose to 130600 tons in 1944 and now supplies wholesalers at 46 dollars per ton, with advantages in solubility, time release, and reduced handling.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Ala
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