Labor Leader Sentenced as House Shelves Aid to Education
The House Labor Committee voted 13 to 12 to reject the Senate approved 300 million dollar education aid bill and shifted focus to a school construction program. Debate over parochial participation and federal control of schools remains unresolved as the panel seeks a way to address school needs amid emergency relocations and tax concerns.
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House
Washington
House Labor Committee
Senate
House Committee
Labour Government Faces Another Tory Challenge
The British house of commons challenges the wobbly labor government over overspending, producing a 25 vote majority after a tight February election. Conservatives decry chancellor of the exchequer overspending and observers foresee another election by autumn as tensions rise. In Germany, nearly 1 000 communists protest Hanover, with 20 arrested after a police clash at a newspaper plant. In Paris, a guard is prepared as debate on American arms aid to France begins.
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Associated Press
House of Commons
Labor
Commons
Britain
Winston Churchill
New House
Hannover
Germany
Paris
French National Assembly
France
Letts
Christoffel
Supreme Court
House Committee
O. John Rogge
Uaw-Cio
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers
Truman Yacht Tossed By Heavy Seas
On the U S S William C Lawe the White House yacht Williamsburg faced heavy seas during a three week vacation trip to Key West. President Truman and aides avoided seasickness with meals light and rest in cabins as storm swells persisted off the North Carolina capes.
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U.S.S
William C. Lawe
White House
Williamsburg
President Truman
Key West
Fla
Truman
Wallace
Graham
North Carolina Capes
Navy
Guantanamo
Cuba
Charles G. Ross
Stock Market In A Narrow Price Range
New York stock activity centered on a thin price range with several big movers. Allied Chemical Texas Co American Airlines Johns Manville International Harvester and Montgomery Ward rose while Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet Chrysler Sears Roebuck Boeing Radio Corp Consolidated Natural Gas Du Pont General Electric Southern Pacific and American Cyanamid fell.
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New York
Allied Chemical, Texas Co
American Airlines
Johns Manville
International Harvester
Montgomery Ward
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Boeing
Radio Corp
Consolidate Natural Gas
du Pont
General Electric
Southern Pacific
American Cyanamid
Books Are Carriers of the Common Cold
The London medical press warns that the book we read early in a cold is a major infection risk. It notes books are harder to disinfect than handkerchiefs and that cleaning methods often destroy the book.
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London
Medical Press
GM reports record 1949 figures and payroll peak
General Motors announced a record 56,434,232 in 1949 with payroll at 1,440,690,450 and production, sales, and tax payments also at new highs. The annual report to 434,000 stockholders highlighted these peak figures.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Paul Robeson Program Is Called Off
New York March 14 A NBC spokesman said Paul Robeson’s scheduled appearance on Mrs. Roosevelt’s television show has been indefinitely postponed amid protests and accusations of censorship The progressive party supported Robeson and called the move censorship The decision followed protests and concerns that his appearance would provoke controversy and division over civil rights and politics
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New York
Paul Robeson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Broadcasting Comny
Progressive Party
Robeson
Denny
Elliott Roosevelt
Jones
Democra
Soviet Union
U. S
Peekskill
N. Y
Crew Removed As Trawler Sinks Near Virginia Beach
A coast guard DUKW removed the six man crew of the 110 foot trawler Alice Anne after it grounded and sank at False Cape near Virginia Beach. The vessel was reported a total loss and owned by Ralph Carmine of Portsmouth, while Sea Rambler took on water nearby and was assisted to Norfolk by coast guard cutters and pumps.
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Norfolk
Coast Guard
False Cape
Virginia Beach
Ralph Carmine
Portsmouth
It's The Food You Don't Eat Says Medical Expert
Dr. Jonathan Forman of Ohio State Medical School told 1000 doctors at a medical evangelists convention that malnutrition, not germs, leads to fatalities. He warned nutrition drives both infectious and non infectious deaths and urged creative medicine to base itself on better foods.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Jonathan Forman
Forman
Ohio State Medical School
College of Medical Evangelists
McCarthy Names Refugee Official as One Time Red
Senator McCarthy asserts Gustavo Duran ex State Department aide now with the International Refugee Organization was labeled a former Russian agent in Spain by the U S army Duran says he was cleared by the FBI and was a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish civil war background noted as a naturalized Spanish born citizen serving Latin American affairs prior to 1946
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Washington
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Gustavo Druan
State Department
International Refugee Organization
U. S. Army
Spain
Duran
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations
Reno
Nev
New York
FBI
Child Star Lora Lee Michel Reports Starvation Again
Nine year old actress Lora Lee Michel fled her foster home claiming starvation to fuel her movie roles. Deputies and a pastor found her in Burbank after she left in pajamas and asked for food, later staying at juvenile hall amid custody battles and diet accusations.
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Hollywood
Lora Lee Michel
Sheriff's Office
Lorraine Michel
Elford Sundstrom
United Brethren Church
Miss Bailey
Lora Lee
Bess Bailey
Texas Sheriff Killed. Old West Manhunt Under Way
In Marfa Texas a dramatic posse pursuit unfolds after Sheriff O W Blackie Morrow 43 is shot on a lonely road near Presidio. Rangers, border riders and armed volunteers ride at dawn tracking a still unidentified killer toward the Mexican border.
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Marfa Tex
Texas
Big Bend
Texas Rangers
O. W
Blackie) Morrow
Texas Ranger
Morrow
Consett
Rio Grande
Mexico
Here
Presido
Presidio
Shatier
Consert
Superforts To Boost Range 1000 Miles
The U S Air Force plans to extend B 29 and B 50 bomber reach by about 1000 miles through added tanker planes in nine SHARED groups of strategic air command. Tankers stationed at base routes could enable refueling mid flight raising combat radius from 2000 to 3000 miles and potentially higher with multiple refuelings. A B 50 round the world flight last year used air to air refueling but wartime tankers would avoid enemy airspace.
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Washington
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Defense Department
Curious Crowd Blocks Firemen In Fatal Fire
In Amite Louisiana four month old Joann Chavers died in a blaze the fire chief said was unreachable due to spectators. Neighbor Charles Boyd rescued Luther Chavers Jr. but could not re-enter. A neighbor Mrs Jessie Dunkin suffered burns while trying to help. The fire started from a trash burner and an indignation meeting blamed curiosity seekers for blocking traffic at fires.
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Amite
Joann Chavers
Charles Boyd
Luther Chavers, Jr
Jessie Dunkin
Joseph Binder
Scott to Seek Tax Boost in 1951 Budget Message
Leroy Martin a Wachovia Bank vice president and former Ad visory Budget member said at an Exchange club dinner that Governor Scott will push higher taxes across the board. He predicted a state land tax, hikes in the sales and income taxes, more privilege taxes and additional bonds for roads in the 1951 general assembly.
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Raleigh
Scott
Leroy Martin
Advisory Budget Commission
Exchange Club
General Assembly
Martin
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Night-Prowling Mobsters Resume Wave of Terror
Night prowlers resurface in Alabama with no masks, blamed on Ku Klux Klan by officials. Four men charged with murder in the Pell City February 22 killing of Charlie Hurst. others arrested in the case freed last weekend. In Birmingham 18 men indicted for masked flogging and related charges. Brownie Lollar acquitted in two trials, Carradine’s case ended in a mistrial.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pell City
Charlie Hurst
Hurst
Claude Luker
Talladega
Charlie Carlisle, Jr
Albert Wilson
C. M. Hunter
Alvin Horn
Association of Georgia Klans
Jesse Wilson
E. L. Hudson
Talladega Carpenter
Coleman A
Brownie) Lollar
A. B
Byrd
Coal Prices Set To Rise In Pittsburgh Market
Retail price increases up to 2 cents per ton on most soft coal grades are expected today in the Pittsburgh area. A 10 cent per ton wholesale boost by Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. was foreseen, while retailers noted no rise for stoker and prepared smokeless coal after absorbing wage and freight rate hikes.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Winter Weather Blues Across Large Parts of the U S
The Associated Press reports cold and snow across many regions. Temperatures stay below normal in the Midwest and Northeast with Canada sourced air pushing into North Dakota and Minnesota. Snow fell in New England New York Pennsylvania and West Virginia while other areas stayed mostly clear.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Plains
Rockies
California
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Can't Remember Says Mrs. Madsen in Murder Trial
In Frankfurt on March 14 Mrs Yvette Madsen testified she could recall nothing of the October gunshot that killed Lt Andrew E Madsen her flier husband She pleaded innocent by reason of insanity claiming she was drunk at a party preceding the shooting and denied an insult she allegedly suffered at the Brooklynn accent cited by prosecutors
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Frankfurt
Germany
Yvette Madsen
Andrew E. Madsen
Brooklyn
Smith Adopts Snappy Campaign Slogan for Senate Bid
Raleigh March 14 Wil lis C Smith launches campaign theme Mr Smith Goes To Washington as he takes over Smith publicity Hoover Adams Dunn Patch editor and former Charlotte Observer reporter promotes the slogan Adams supports Smith against Frank P Graham for the Senate. Clyde R Hoey faces opposition from Marshall Kurefees who filed a 125 dollar fee to run for governor and criticizes North Carolina politics.
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Raleigh
Mr. Smith
Washington
Willis C. Smith
Hoover Adams
Smith
Adams
Dunn
Charlotte Observer
Frank P. Graham
Graham
Robert Rice Reynolds
Asheville
Manley Dunaway
Charlotte
Ollan Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Clyde R. Hoey
Marshall Kure Fees
Winston-Salem
Hoey
State Board of Elections
Kurfees
Twin City
North Carolina
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Clemson
State Highway Patrol
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Zanesville
Christy Dunn
Robert Snelling
Harold Christoffel
F. Dickinson Letts
Mrs. Madsen
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