Rent Control Rolls Back in High Point to 1945 Levels
OPA announces Feb 1 rent roll back to January 1 1945 levels for all living quarters in High Point including houses apartments hotels and rooming houses. Landlords forbidden to collect more than the 13 month old rate with a new registration plan to be announced and overseen by OPA officials.
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Raleigh
Point
Theodore S. Johnson
OPA
High Point
Othor
Johnson
Guilford County
Greensboro
Johnson Sa
Steel strike broadens effect as millions face disruption
About 1.4 million workers remain on strike with thousands of potential layoffs rippling through autos meatpacking and related industries. A government backed truce brings some relief as Ford and Chrysler reach wage deals while GM stalls with the UAW. Meat plant operations resume under government seizure and a fact finding board weighs proposed pay increases for CIO and AFL workers.
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CIO
Ford
Chrysler
AFL
Washington
Agriculture Anderson
D. R. Clark
CIO Packinghouse Workers Union
UAW
Schwellenbach
Truman
Potomac
Spain Ends Speculation On Restoring Monarchy
Madrid reports that Generalissimo Franco says the monarchy question will be decided by Spaniards when it serves the nation’s interests. He emphasizes Spain’s open constitution and that constitutional periods or revolutions are not needed. The issue will be addressed when appropriate to the regime’s aims.
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Madrid
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
el Pardo
Franco
Washington
Juan Francisco de Cardenas
Social Union Party Wins Rural German Election
FRANKFURT January 28 The central Christian Social Union leads rural zone voting in the U S military occupation area of Germany. In 9,600 of 10,000 communities the Union tallies 1,200,000 votes and 20,071 seats while the Social Democrats follow with 723,180 votes and 7,453 seats. Bavaria leans toward the Union, a Protestant Catholic coalition of middle farmers.
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Frankfurt
Christian Social Union
U.S
Germany
Social Democrats
Hesse
Social Union
Communists
Liberal Democrats
Bavaria
Stock Market Rallies On Ford Chrysler Wage Settlements
New York traders pushed stocks higher on January 28 as labor settlements and inflation expectations revived confidence. U S Steel rose on large late trades while Chrysler jumped on sizable blocks, with broad gains in most sectors before midday pullback and bonds and commodities also advancing.
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New York
Ford- Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Perenter
RAF Protest Delays Send 6000 Home in India
About 6000 RAF personnel including 1000 Indians halted work at two Cawnpore stations in India to press for demobilization and repatriation. The work stoppage began Saturday with strikers seeking faster demobilization, increased shipping for repatriation, and clearer sailing dates. Representatives offered to resume work for 10 days if UK publicity met demands raised at Mauripur near Karachi.
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New Delhi
Cawnpore
India
United Kingdom
Mauripur
Karachi
Night courses begin at N C State College for veterans
A series of night courses on varied subjects starts next Monday at North Carolina State College. Veterans will be eligible to attend under the GI bill of rights.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Newsprint Mill Considered By Dixie Publishers
Southern Newspaper Publishers association directors move toward a self sufficient south by negotiating a 10 to 15 million dollar newsprint mill. A two machine plant producing 100000 tons annually is planned with sites possible in Georgia Alabama or Louisiana. A private company would fund build and operate the mill and publishers would commit to buying its entire output and purchasing stock as proof of good faith.
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Atlanta
South
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
SNPA
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Southland Mills, Inc
Lufkin
Tex
Texas
Walter C. Johnson
Chattanooga
Senators From Dixie Are Filibustering Once More
Southern Democrats in the Senate filibuster again to block action on measures targeting discrimination. Past efforts blocked anti lynching and anti poll tax bills, and the current measure would create a permanent FEPC to prevent job discrimination.
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Dixie
Washington
Senate
Fair Employment Practice Commission
FEPC
Newsboy Saves Entire Family From Perishing
Greenville News carrier Dusty Rhodes aged 16 and helper George W Greene wake a family of nine and their father Bud Taylor as flames engulf a four room home. Greene's horn alert and quick evacuation save the man wife and children from injury or death.
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Greenville
S&s. C
Dusty Rhodes
George W
Greene
Bud Tayor
Rhodes
Taylor
Horton Named Jackson Day Dinner Head
Wilkins P. Horton of Pittsboro North Carolina Democratic national committeeman and former lieutenant governor will head the Jackson day dinner committee for North Carolina. The dinner is set for March 28 in Raleigh with George Killion announcing the plans for a nationwide fund raising fete. Horton previously chaired the 1944 Tar Heel Jackson day dinner succeeding State Senator Joe Blythe of Charlotte.
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Washington
Wilkins P. Horton
Pittsboro
N. C
North Carolina
Raleigh
Horton
George Killion
Joe Blythe
Charlotte
Toll from Weekend Violence Surpasses Twelve in North Carolina
Associated Press reports at least 12 North Carolinians died over the weekend with traffic crashes causing most deaths. A Mt. Airy two car collision Friday night claimed seven victims, with four dying at once and three later in hospital. Injured victims include Hazel Hiatt Wade Greenwood Mazie Money and Jas F Chappell of Mt Airy among the dead.
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Associated Press
Anti-Strike Legislation Faces Test
The House Rules Committee prepared for a showdown vote on proposed strike control laws. Leader Sabath advocates restricting amendments to a fact-finding focus, while Cox and Howard Smith push for an open rule to allow amendments and a substitute. The labor bill would create fact-finding aided by boards but lacks subpoena power and a ban on strikes during deliberations. The minority denounces the bill as inadequate and urges more hearings.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
Labor Committee
Truman
Cox
D-Ga
Howard Smith
D-Va
Smith
Oan
General Motors
Negro Religious Leader Shot in Dallas Texas
Freddie Long a 26 year old Negro religious leader was found fatally shot in his luxury Dallas home. Police found a printed daily prayer with a warning never to die a sudden death. Attorney T K Irwin said the slayer may have escaped with 10000 to 12000 dollars raised to complement payment on a new church. Long faced swindling charges last June but was never tried.
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Dallas
Tex
Woodrow Freddie Long
T. K. Irwin
Long
Air raid sirens ordered nationwide reminder of wartime victory
The government announced a new nationwide plan to blow air raid sirens at 9 a.m. each Sunday starting February 8. The measure aims to remind Chinese citizens of the hard won war and the tasks of reconversion ahead.
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Chungking
China
End Of Steel Strike Seen Within A Week Or So
Washington officials voiced optimism that the steel strike could end within a week. Advancing wage settlements at Ford and Chrysler bolster hopes though General Motors remains unsettled amid CIO UAW demands and ratification delays.
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Washington
Ford
Chrysler
White House
General Motors
CLO
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Cio-Uaw
Two Carolinas Hit By Cold Wave With Low Temps
The two Carolinas faced frigid weather with sub freezing readings across major spots. Mt Mitchell dropped to 16 degrees while Raleigh Asheville and Greensboro ranged from 17 to 19 degrees and Charlotte 23 with Wilmington Columbia and Spartanburg at 26.
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Carolinas
U. S&s. Weather Bureau
Mt. Mitchell
Raleigh
Asheville
Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington
Columbia
Spartanburg
Zacharias Testifies On War Attack Prediction To Kimmel
Zacharias told a Pearl Harbor inquiry that in March 1941 he predicted Japan would attack the U S fleet on a Sunday morning if war started. He said the discussion occurred with Rear Adm E Kimmel and Vice Adm W W Smith at Kimmel headquarters, between March 26 and 31, 1941.
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Zacharias
E. Kimmel
United States
Joint
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
W. W. Smith
Smith
Adm. Kimmel
Adm. Smith
Iranian Premier Notifies UN Delegation on Iran Russia Dispute
Tehran reports Premier Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh instructed Iran's United Nations delegation to discuss Tehran's complaint against Russia with Soviet vice commissar Andrei Vishinsky. London notes Iran's protest status remains in doubt as UN Security Council readies to convene on charges of Russian interference.
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Tehran
Ahmed Qavam Es Saltaneh
United Nations
Iran
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
UNO
Ali Sodeily
Eily
Vishinsky
London
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
United States
Ukraine
Britain
Greece
Indonesia
Truman Seeks British Loan Ratification This Week
President Truman told congressional leaders he will send a message to Congress this week seeking ratification of the 4.4 billion dollar British loan and credit agreement. Senator Barkley said the message will go to the capitol midweek and noted plans to begin legislation on extending the stabilization act and OPA authority plus a renewal of the OPA.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senator Barkley
White House
OPA
Barkley
Office of Price Administration
Meat Workers Back On Jobs After Strike Return
The Associated Press reports a return to normal meat supplies as government plants resume operation and workers rejoin. Receipts at principal markets rise sharply with cattle 92,100 sheep 42,400 hogs 136,000.
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Chicago
CIO
Plan To Aid Veterans Is Advanced
Washington notes a federal security agency recommendation to expand social security to include veterans insurance credits for service time as part of a national system of social insurance. It calls for federal medical cost insurance, a single unemployment program, broader coverage, higher benefits, and expanded public assistance.
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Washington
Uniform
Federal Security Agency
Social Security Board
Congress
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