Three Housing Bills Before Congress Today
Congress faces a choice among three multi billion dollar housing programs aimed at low income families. GOP and administration measures share aims of public housing slum clearance farm homes and cost research with varied scopes. The House GOP bill includes 3 billion in loans to spur private construction for 360000 homes.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Rebellion Of Landlords Spreads Over Rent Control
President Truman warned landlords will fail to evict tenants as a protest against rent control. Tulsa property owners began 60 day notices to withdraw 3,000 rental units from the market amid a nationwide furor. Senators Myers Cain and Robertson denounced the move while Patman urged courts to block mass evictions.
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Washington
Truman
Okla
Texas
Wright Patman
Tulsa
Dallas
Patman
Wallace J. Murphy
Congress
Murphy
Tulsa Property Owners Association
Myers
D-Pa
Cain
R-Wash
Robertson
D-Va
Timberland dispute ends in slaying in Williamston
In Williamston on January 27 a timber dispute turned deadly when John R. Coltrain, 60, shot neighbor Thomas Roberson, 55, as Roberson logged disputed timber. Roberson died in a hospital. Coltrain is sought on murder charges after fleeing into swampy territory. The case has seen four prior court rulings in Roberson’s favor.
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Williamston
C. B. Roebuck
John R. Coltrain
Thomas Roberson
Roberson
Coltrain
Palestine Policy Acknowledged by Britain in Commons Vote
Britain's Labour government won a confidence vote on Palestine policy by 283 to 193 after a seven hour debate in the House of Commons. Attlee said Britain accepted in principle the recognition of Israel, awaiting dominion and Brussels consultations. The outcome signals a shift in foreign policy amid abstentions and defections from Labour ranks. The Israeli election showed Mapai leading with about 35 percent, followed by Orthodox blocs and Mapam.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Israel
Dominions
Brussels
Labor Party
Mapai
David Ben-Gurion
Mapam
Freedom Movement
Menachem Beigin
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Trading Uneventful Yet Active On Wall Street
Profit taking trimmed steel stocks while overall market showed mixed trends with small gains and losses. U S Steel opened lower after 2000 shares traded then slid slightly. big steel leaders yesterday advanced about four points pulling peers. Several prominent firms rose including Sears Roebuck Woolworth J I Case International Harvester National Distillers Consolidated Edison Kennecott General Electric Dow Chemical Du Pont Owens Illinois New York Central Chesapeake Ohio Pan American.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Republic
Youngstown
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth
J. I.case
International Harvester
National Distillers
Consolidated Edition
Kennecott Cooper
General Electric
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Owens-Illinois
N. Y. Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pan American Airways
General Motors
Goodrich
Boeing
American Telephone
American Can
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
International Paper
Union Pacific
Standard Oil (Nj
Gulf Oil
Paramount Pictures
Private Capital May Aid Ban On Reds
The United States may shift from opening treasury doors to relying on private capital to aid friendly nations as part of a new foreign policy trend. President Truman called for world development through private investment while decrying Communism, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson echoed the approach stressing private funding and a later, long-term effort before results appear.
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Washington
U. S. Treasury
United States
Truman
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Tuberculosis Program May Be Stepped Up in North Carolina
Raleigh aging program funds eyed as legislature weighs a 1949-51 budget exceeding 10 million dollars. Lee Gravely of Rocky Mount urged approval to bolster three sanatoriums and add 100 beds at McCain and 200 at Wilson, plus a Chapel Hill fourth facility. Other institutions seek extra funds for food, fuel, personnel, and improvements.
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Raleigh
Joint Appropriations Committee
Lee Gravely
Rocky Mount
Eastern North Carolina
General Assembly
General Fund
Gravely
H. S. Willis
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
McCain
Wilson
North Carolina School For the Deaf
North Carolina Hospital
North Carolina Recreation Commission
Eastern North Carolina Sanatorium
Kitchen study links home meals to health improvements
A year long study of 64 Pennsylvania families shows health gains from cooking and storing food properly. Researchers note many housewives misjudge foods and cooking, with underweight women and iron and calcium gaps. After following advised menus, participants reported better energy, fewer colds, and improved skin gums and bones across genders.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
Julia Kiene
Westinghouse Home Economics Institute
Pauline Begery Mack
Ellen H. Richards
Mack
Kiene
World War Veterans Seek Equal Pension footing for All
The Veterans of Foreign Wars urged Congress to place World War I and II veterans on the same pension footing as Spanish American War veterans. A proposed program would pay $90 monthly at age 65, with disability benefits starting at $20, costing about $1 to $2 billion annually over five years.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Omar B. Ketchum
VFW
Veterans Administration
Ketchum
Prospects For Peace In China Dim In Rival Moves
In Nanking on January 27 prospects for peace in China dimmed as both sides accused each other of stalling. Nationalists bolster a new defense line below the Yangtze while Shanghai and Nanking face potential sacrifice to keep troops in the field. Dissension in Li Tsung Jen’s government surfaced as cabinet moves to Canton. Peace talks vibes emerge with Li sending a delegation to Peiping and planners working behind the scenes with major leaders. Separate moves in Shanghai and Nanking accompany council and legislative efforts.
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Nanking
China
Yangtze Valley
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Li Tsung-Jen
Canton
Communist
Chiang
Peiping
Liu Chung Hua
Chang Tung-Sun
Democratic League
Teng Pao-Shan
Chang Chien-Hua
Snow and Ice Across Regions Strain Relief Efforts
Associated Press reports varied winter weather with heavy snow and freezing rain complicating relief as airlift missions increased in the western states. Nevada and Utah feed supplies eased, while other areas faced ongoing drifts and subzero readings. Navajo Nation counts 15 missing, 2,500 Navajos in region deemed not in danger.
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Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota
Dakotas
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St. Cloud
Minn
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N. Y
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California
Pacific Northwest
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U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Air Force
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Arizona
Virginia Man Dies In Murfreesboro Jail
Murfreesboro police report Guy Drake 30 of Newsoms Virginia died in the town jail from apparent suffocation hours after being booked for public drunkenness. Chief W T Liverman said Drake was jailed about 5 am and smoke was found in his cell less than two hours later. Drake’s body was found wearing only shorts after cafe operator complained.
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Murfreesboro
W. T. Liverman
Guy Drake
Newsoms
Liverman
Drake
Brazil’s Dutra to visit U S on May eighteenth
President Dutra of Brazil plans a May eighteenth visit to the United States. The trip is set in motion by a White House invitation and requires approval from the Brazilian legislature.
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Washington
Dutra
Brazil
United States
White House
Lad With Frozen Feet Dreams of New Shoes
John Helmick a 17 year old in Davis West Virginia recounts his days of wandering with brothers Eston Carr and Robert Carr after they were lost for two weeks on a mountain. He was found with gangrene threatening his feet and hospital plans call for amputation to save his life.
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Davis
W. Va
John Helmick
D. E. Croston
John
Eston Carr
Robert
Carr
Cros
Ton
Senate Roads Committee Seeks Public Hearing On Bond Bill
The Senate roads committee voted to invite Highway Chairman A H Graham and Chief Engineer Vance Baise to present views at a February 9 public hearing on Governor Scott s 200 million road bond bill The invitation extends to all interested parties as the committee plans a joint hearing with the House roads committee The measure would let voters decide on the bonds with a proposed one cent gasoline tax increase also noted
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Raleigh
Senate Roads Committee
A. H. Graham
Vance Baise
Scott
R. E. Little
Anson
Graham
Baise
State Highway and Public Works Commission
D. L. Ward
Craven
Senate
House Roads Committee
Ward
Ward To Consult With Rep. W. T. Hatch
Wake
Posible
House
C. A. Peterson
Mitchell
Senate Committee
Peterson
Warlick Nomination Approved for Western District Judge
Washington January 27 The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Wilson Warlick to be federal judge for the Western District of North Carolina and the full Senate is expected to confirm him today. A subcommittee had cleared the nomination earlier in the week.
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Washington
Wilson Warlick
North Carolina
Senate
Judiciary Committee
McCarran
New
Warlick
Two men convicted of first degree burglary in West Asheville
Kenneth Mathis and John Dryman were found guilty of first degree burglary in Buncombe Superior Court after one hour of deliberation. Dryman's wife fainted as the verdict was read and one female juror wept. Mathis, 25, from Newport Tennessee and Dryman, 30, from Asheville face a death penalty to be carried out on March 25 for the October 22 shooting and $3,000 robbery of Clyde Bennett.
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Asheville
Kenneth Mathis
John Dryman
Dryman
Bumcombe Superior Court
Mathis
Newport
Tenn
Clyde Bennett
Bennett
West Asheville
Truman seeks emergency disaster funds in $1,000,000 request
President Truman asked Congress for a $1,000,000 emergency disaster appropriation to aid western blizzard relief and to match state funds. He announced the move at a news conference. In North Carolina, W Vance Baise resigned as chief highway engineer and will be replaced by W H Rogers Jr as administrative assistant to the chairman. Baise’s resignation takes effect next Monday, same day Graham leaves the chair. A North Carolina Senate panel approved a bill to cut annual motor vehicle inspections from two to one, aiming to ease pressure for broader repeal.
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Truman
Congress
Raleigh
W. Vance Baise
Scott
State Highway Commission
W. H. Rogers, Jr
A. H. Graham
Baise
Graham
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committees
Hal Hammer Walker
Randolph
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