Severe Test For Truman Coming Up
Washington report outlines the next three months in Congress as pivotal for President Truman. It notes Democratic control in the Senate is slim, with possible Republican support on civil rights legislation and Taft Hartley revisions. The piece discusses tax policy, deficits, and the likelihood of limited repeal of the Taft Hartley act.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Mr. Truman
Senate Democrats
Organized Labor
Senate Republicans
Byrd
Farm Bureau Price Plan To Be Ignored
Washington January 28 government farm price policy sparks a split between Congress and the American Farm Bureau Federation The bureau backs a flexible system while key senators and representatives push 90 percent parity supports for major crops The plan aligns with a law allowing 60 to 90 percent supports next year but bureau leaders reject it claiming farmers favor flexibility
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Washington
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Bureau
80Th Congress
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Group
Bureau Action
Rep
Pace
D-Ga
Farm Bureau Federation
Administration Pushes for Extension of Export Controls
Washington news notice reports House leaders move to extend the GOP system for sharing scarce materials and continue export controls for 28 months with seven years of allocation authority pending Senate action. It notes Truman stand-by powers, anti inflation measures, and partisan positions on price controls.
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Senate
Banking Committee
Congress
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Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
Spence
D.-Ky
McComack
Mass
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
OPA
Landlords Stand Firm Against Censure Over Evictions
In Washington, Jan 28, Senate leaders weigh extending rent controls as landlords face censure for mass evictions. Lucas and Saltonstall condemn the tactic while Tulsa landlords vow to keep challenging federal controls despite White House opposition and possible court actions.
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Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Saltonstall
R.-Mass
Tulsa
Okla
Truman
National Housing
Wallace J. Murphy
Tulsa Property Owners Association
James Creech Executed for Slaying His Wife
James R. Creech, a Johnston county tobacconist and farmer, was executed at Central Prison Raleigh after being convicted of shooting his wife, Mrs. Mattie Woodall Creech. He died in the gas chamber at 10:13 a.m. following a 9:59 a.m. administration of cyanide. The ceremony drew about 150 spectators and was witnessed by his parents and several relatives, while Governor Scott had refused to commute the sentence.
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James R. Creech
Johnston County
Central N
Mattie Woodall Creech
William H. R. Jackson
William Kutler
Hugh Wilson
Creech
J. Rufus Creech
Wilson
Jackson
Smithfield
Bingham Military School
Asheville
Fishburne Military Academy
University of North Carolina
Lasty
Sonja Henie Loses Valuable Mink Coats in Heist
Two mink coats valued at 38000 were stolen from Sonja Henie the skating star last night from her hotel suite at the Pierre on 61st street and 5th avenue New York. Police said the actress skater and former wife of Daniel Topping occupies a suite adjoining her mother's apartment.
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New York
Sonja Henie
Pierre
61St Street
5Th Avenue
Daniel Topping
New York Star Closes After Financial Struggles
The New York Star, successor to PM, will publish its last issue amid financial difficulties. Bartley Crum and Joseph Barnes cited inability to achieve self support despite rising circulation and ads. About 400 employees affected.
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New York
The
Star
America
Truman
Marshall Field
Bartley Crum
Joseph Barnes
Dewey Man Holds Top GOP Office
Hugh D. Scott Jr. chaired the Republican National Committee after a 54 to 50 confidence vote amid factional splits. Supporters like Harry Darby praised progress while critics like Rep. Clarence Brown warned the chairman faces renewed challenges within months. Other members urged resignation if his footing slips, signaling tense party dynamics.
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Jack Bell
Omaha
Neb
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Republican National Committee
Rep
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Scott
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry Darby
Kansas
Reblican Party
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Brown
Robert A. Taft
Leonard Hall
J. Russell Sprague
New York
Dewey
H. Carl Andersen
R-Minn
Andersen
Roy E. Dunn
Jacob France
Maryland
France
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Washington
Sair
Tobey
New Hampshire
Steel Group Leads Another Decline In Stock Prices
New York January 28 The steel group led a broad stock market drop with moderate selling pushing steel shares down more than a point before a late resistance. Major losers included Bethlehem Steel and V S Steel along with US Steel Republic Youngstown Sheet and Tube Superior Oil Sinclair Oil GM Chrysler Santa Fe Southern Pacific Illinois Central Nickel Plate Goodrich Woolworth J I Case Phelps Dodge GE Du Pont Allied Chemical American Tobacco United Air Lines.
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Reublic
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Superior Oil
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Sinclair Oil
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Southern Pacific
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Nickel Plate
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Phelps Dodge
General Electric
du Pont
Allied Chemical
American Tobacco
Webb Takes Office as Undersecretary of State
James E. Webb is sworn in as undersecretary of state, succeeding Lovett and serving as top aide to Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The 42 year old former Sperry Gyroscope executive has directed the budget since 1946 and will oversee daily state department operations and policy advice in Acheson’s absence.
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Washington
James E. Webb
State Department
Senate
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Webb
United States
Truman
Budget Bureau
George C. Marshall
Robert A. Lovett
Truman's World Uplift Plan Stirs the Imagination
AP analysis notes President Truman aims to raise living standards in backward nations to spur political reform. Britain backs the plan with Africa and Asia as early targets. The program faces long timelines and hopes for private investment guided by favorable conditions and government support.
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Truman
Dewitt MacKenzie
Atlantic
Britain
Africa
Asia
Washington
Acheson
India
U. S. Treasury
Wages Peak Hinted as Prices Then Tumbled
Washington reports wages may have peaked postwar like prices. Over 300,000 General Motors auto and electrical workers face a two-cent hourly wage cut on March 1 as the government cost of living index declines. A CIO clothing union official said no new wage boosts will be sought due to slack demand, despite consumer price relief.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
General Motors
Ward Bill Proposes One Cent Gas Tax Increase
In Raleigh on January 28 a Senate bill by D L Ward of Craven proposes raising the gasoline tax from six to seven cents per gallon to fund Gov. Scott s 200 million road program. The measure, sent to the roads committee, aims to finance paving 12000 rural miles and all weather roads over four years with a statewide bond vote contemplated.
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Scott
Senate
D. L. Ward
Craven
Ward
Nationalist Regiment In Rebellion In China War Crisis
Chaos of war in Nanking as Peiping nationalist troops rebel against move into communist territory. The revolt was reportedly suppressed while two ships bearing refugees collided near Shanghai, fears rising over 600 lives lost. Li Tsung Jen seeks Mao Tze Tuk and negotiators for a peace conference as tensions mount around Li and Chiang Kai-shek factions.
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Nanking
China
Formosa
Shanghai
Li Tsung-Jen
Red
Mao Tze- Tug Ten
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao
Pai Chung-Hsi
Central China
Hankow
Pai
Japan
Sun Fo
Wu Te-Chen
Sun
Chang Chih-Chung
Lanchow
Bad Weather Hits Western States Again
Severe winter storms across the western rangelands slow relief efforts for starving cattle and sheep. Nebraska bears the brunt with heavy snow and drifting on cleared highways. Nevada Utah Idaho and Arizona also report fresh snow and winds hindering operations. Floods and cold waves affect Ohio Illinois Michigan and the Atlantic states with rain snow and mild southeast temps. A survey counts at least 2.5 million cattle and 2.8 million sheep branded and starving in the west.
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