Nation sees prosperous outlook amid coal strike cloud
Washington report says the 1950 economic outlook remains good with higher income and spending, despite the coal strike. Economists warn continued strikes could hurt production and employment, though retail gains from a delayed 2.8 billion refund help offset short term losses. Unemployment rose to a postwar high as workers rejoin the labor force, with little change in total employment.
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John L. Lewis
John D. Clark
President's Economic Council
Clarke
Congress
The
Economic Council
Census Bureau
Senate Leaders Rally For Rent Control Battle
In Washington on March 9, administration leaders in the Senate urged effort to extend federal rent controls beyond June 30. The $750 million money bill attaches funds to keep federal agencies running while directing the housing expeditor to begin paying terminal leave and reduce staff.
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Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Myers
D-Pa
Appropriations Committee
Tighe Woods
Woods
Congress
House
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atom Energy Project
Oak Ridge
Enn
Jury to Decide Sander Case by Nightfall in Mercy Death Trial
In Manchester New Hampshire March 9 the all male jury heard final arguments in Dr Hermann N Sander murder trial over the death of a cancer patient The defense lead Louis E Wyman faces the prosecutor Attorney General William L Phinney The courtroom was locked and one reporter was allowed to report remarks to press
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Sander
Louis E. Wyman
William L. Phinney
Harold E. Wescott
Chhosen
Wyman
Abbie Borroto
Not Running for Senate Mor ris Says He Won't Oppose Kerr Scott
Raleigh attorney Sam J. Morris, a repeated Republican candidate for Senate, says he will not run this time to avoid opposing Kerr Scott or Frank Graham. He notes Scott and Graham are strong leaders, and recalls past GOP governors and senators. The piece also covers talk on a state chairmanship in Charlotte, with Clyde R. Greene among favored candidates, and notes party rules about nominations and filing for primaries.
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Sam J. Morris
Raleigh
United States Senate
Kerr Scott
Frank Graham
Scott
Dan Russell
Graham
Marion Butler
Russell
Butler
Aycock
Simmons
Sim DeLapp
Lexington
Clyde R. Greene
Boone
State Merchants’ Association
Republican Party
Coplon and Gubitchev Given Long Sentences in Spy Case
Judith Coplon was sentenced to 15 years for espionage with 15 additional years for attempted espionage to run concurrently. Valen tin A. Gubitchev received 15 years suspended and deportation to Russia within two weeks, after claiming the case was artificially manufactured. Mrs. Yvette Madsen, on trial for killing her air force husband in Germany, fainted in court as evidence included the fatal pistol and bullet.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Russia
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
Sylvester J. Ryan
Gubitchey
Fire Destroys Two Buildings in Boston District
A million dollar blaze tore through two commercial structures in Boston, jumping to a third and menacing downtown. Fire Chief McDonough said damage estimates are high as the flames spread from 195 201 Congress Street to 110 Federal Street and into a Leather Street building. Nearby, U S Sixth Fleet ships anchor at Phaleron Bay for a four day visit amid Greek elections.
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Boston
John McDonough
Congress Street
Federal Street
Athens
Greece
U. S
Phaleron Bay
John Theotokis
Carrior Midway
Newport News
Thomas, Vogelsang
Glennon
Those Flying Saucers Sighted Over Van Nuys Sky
Police received numerous calls from residents reporting a flying saucer in the foggy San Fernando valley. Eddie Coffman claimed the object passed about 400 feet high at high speed and appeared again later. Coffman, Reed Hadley, and his wife viewed it via a telescope estimating 50 feet diameter and black on top.
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van Nuys
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Eddie Coffman
Coffman
Reed Hadley
Hadley
Twin Engine Plane Skids to Safely On Runway in Newark
A C-4 twin engine airliner with 54 aboard slid 300 feet at Newark airport in rain and darkness. Landing gear collapsed as the plane struck the runway splashed with fuel. Passengers escaped via ladder with no injuries, a pregnant woman delivered for routine checks.
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Caurance
Camden Av
N. J
Mare (P
Newark
Prospects of Early Excise Cuts Vanish
Washington March 9 1948 prospects for an early excise tax cut vanished with hints the plan may not reach House action before Easter April 9 and likely needs weeks in the Senate A larger cut than the presidents 655 million is anticipated possibly near 1 billion with movie tickets included The Ways and Means Committee planned closed door sessions to draft a tax bill ahead of Republican participation and an expected stalemate with party leaders easing into talks
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Truman
Ways and
Rayburn
D-Tex
McCormack
Mass
East Gripped By Cold Wave Today
A late winter storm blankets the eastern half of the nation with strong winds. The cold belt reaches from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, with subfreezing temps in the Carolinas and Delta states and record lows in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Midwest
Great Lakes
Gulf
Atlantic States
Plains
Mississippi
Missouri
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Pacific Northwest
Carolinas
Georgia
McCarthy Warned on Producing Files at Senate Hearing
Senate investigators press Sen. McCarthy to hand over the files behind his communist infiltration charges at the State Department. Chairman Tydings cautions voluntary production, hinting at subpoenas if needed. The day features tense exchanges and protests from McMahon over case 14 details.
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Washington
Mar
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Foreign Relations
McMahon
D-Conn
Grocery Prices Edged Up In scattered markets
Pork and some produce showed slight price shifts this week with pork down a touch in a few stores while lettuce rose at the top. California asparagus and artichokes steady improving supplies. Florida strawberries pricier as season winds down. Senate probes coffee price hikes as sources anticipate no relief before fall 1951. Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index unchanged at 5.85, 7 percent above last year.
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Agriculture Department
Georgia
California
Florida
Washington
Senate
Edwin T. Gibson
General Foods Corp
Dun & Bradstreet
Judge Waring Scoffs At Impeachment Plan
Federal Judge J Waites Waring called a proposed impeachment resolution in the House "typically silly." He said the plan is as silly as that affair last year. Waring will sit in federal court in New York for the rest of March.
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New York
J. Waites Waring
House of Representatives
Waring
South Carolina
Stocks Open On Lower Side Today
New York stock market drifted lower in calm trading with small losses from jaded buying appetite. Oil stocks led declines while Texas Co gained fractionally. Sinclair Oil Standard Oil NJ Gulf Oil and Phillips Petroleum fell. Other decliners included U S Steel General Motors Youngstown Sheet Goodrich J I Case Schenley Du Pont Emerson Radio Kennecott Copper GE NY Central Southern Railway Union Pacific American Tobacco and Pepsi Cola.
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New York
Texas Co
Sinclair Oil
Standard Oil
Gulf Oil
Phillips Petroleum
U.S. Steel
General Motors
Youngstown Sheet
Goodrich
J. I. Case
Schenley, du Pont
Emerson Radio
Kennecott Copper
General Electric
N. Y. Central
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
American Tobacco
Pepsi-Cola
Two Escape At Albuquerque Prison Fire Kills Fourteen
A Sandia base guardhouse prison on the Albuquerque installation suffered an oil stove blaze killing fourteen inmates and injuring several others. Investigators found no explosion and traced the fire to heating stoves in a 100 foot L shaped cell block.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Marel
Sandi
Trnde
Sandia
Kenneth Kolster
Smith to Open Campaign for Senate Nomination
RALEIGH March 9 P Wil lis Smith expects to begin his campaign for the Democratic senatorial nomination next week. The Raleigh attorney and former American Bar Association president plans to open an office at the Sir Walter hotel soon and to hold a formal opening early next week. Other candidates include Graham Reynolds Boyd and Dunaway with Hoey unopposed in the other Senate race.
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Raleigh
P— Willis Smith
Smith
American Bar Association
Frank P. Graham
Sir Walter Hotel
Graham
Scott
J. M. Broughton
Superior Court
Jeff Johnson
Clinton
Robert Rice Reynolds
Asheville
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Manley Dunaway
Charlotte
Clyde R. Hoey
Hoey
Board of Elections
Labor Government Faces Life or Death Vote in Commons
Britain risked a snap election as the Labour government faced a decisive vote on nationalizing the steel industry led by Herbert Morrison. Conservatives under Winston Churchill pressed the motion with Liberal support, risking defeat and resignation if key Labour members were absent. A Manchester Moss Side by election could tilt the balance amid domestic strikes and international calls for atomic oversight.
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Labor
Winston Churchill
British Press Association
Moss Side
Manchester
Paris
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