Kennedy Admits Publishing Book Against Wheeler
John E. Kennedy of Missoula says he is the publisher of the book Plot Against America that circulated to defeat Senator Burton Wheeler in Montana’s July primary. He tells the Associated Press he will accept jail if needed to secure Wheeler’s defeat and urges Ellender to retire Bilbo too.
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Missoula
Mont
John E. Kennedy
Iea
Campier
Burton . Wheeler
D-Mont
Montana
Washington
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
America
Kennedy
Associated Press
Ellender
Louisiana
Wheeler
Bilbo
Senate
Helena
Senators plan GOP driven subcommittee strategy in probe
GOP leaders tapped Senators Bridges and Hickenlooper for a planning subcommittee while serving on the investigating panel. Democrats incl chairman Ellender and Senators Elmer Thomas and Maybank held a proxy vote. The group asked AG Clark to pursue prosecutions over a book linked to a Montana senatorial primary and considered charges against Chavez’s NM race foe Hurley. Ellender dismissed threats of violence from the hearings.
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Bridges
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Ellender
Louisiana
Elmer Thomas
Maybank
South Carolina
Clark
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Leif Erickson
Erickson
Wheeler
Patrick J. Hurley
Dennis Chavez
Hurley
Mississippi
Jackson
Grenada
Hattiesburg
Edgar G. Brown
National Negro Council
Pewsmen
Brown
Truman face off over wartime hints and party power
The report describes how President Truman weighs political ties to the army wing led by Henry Wallace. It notes Hannegan's influence on Truman and the sensitive choice of a new chairman affecting GOP and Democratic relations. The olive branch to Republicans signals a cooperative stance, yet threats of conflict loom if Truman revisits Roosevelt era proposals.
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Army
Henry A. Wallace
Ormer
Hannegan
Truman
Couress
79Th Congress
U S notes pressure Romania for free elections
A U S diplomat renewed pressure on Romania to hold a free election, the fourth note since May, citing Yalta obligations. Romania rejected outside interference as meddling in sovereign affairs while opposition parties appealed to Britain, Russia and the United States. Last minute campaign activity swirled as Romanians prepared to vote.
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U. S
Romania
United States
Yalta
Britain
Russia
Rugged Tests Under Way for Military Winter Training
About thirteen hundred officers and enlisted men gather at Camp Meecoy in Wisconsin for Operation Frost a six month winter training on 65 000 acres of sand and jackpine. The effort follows prior drills at Ladd Field and Adak with observers from Army Navy Marine and Air Forces witnessing equipment tests from helicopters to rockets and medical gear.
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Milwaukee
Camp Mee- Coy
Wisconsin
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Adak
Aleutian Islands
Army Development Section
Navy
Marine
Army Air Forces
President Truman visits naval academy and Navy Penn State game
President Truman arrives at 9 30 a m aboard the U S S Williamsburg to inspect the naval academy and attend the Navy Penn State football game. He is greeted by Navy Secretary Forrestal and others and attends a 21 gun salute and brigade reviews before heading to the game.
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Naval Academy
U.S.S. Williamsburg
Washington
Charles G. Ross
Truman
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Academy
Navy
Forrestal
Aubrey W. Fitch
William D. Leahy
Dent
Judson D. Langston
Tupelo
Miss
Astronomer Aids In Building Perfect Solar Heat House
Taos New Mexico article notes R V Robinson used Dr Lincoln LaPaz guidance to design a home for solar heating. LaPaz calculated sun angles and directed glass placement so sun strikes surfaces from September to April while shading them in summer.
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Taos
N. M
INS
R. V. P. Robinson
Robinson
Lincoln LaPaz
University of New Mexico
Department of Mathematics
LaPaz
New Mexico
Twin murders linked to Quillan Daniel in Georgia
Atlanta police Capt. Dan W. Seabrook said Quillan Daniel, 28, confessed in a signed statement to killing W. A. Carnes, 43, and Mrs. Walter S. Webb, 35, near Royston Georgia. Daniel, held in Fulton County jail after arrest by the Franklin County Sheriff, said the slayings followed Carnes' threat and a meeting at Carnes' request.
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Atlanta
Dan W. Seabrook
Quillan Daniel
W. A. Carnes
Walter S. Webb
Royston
Fulton County
Franklin County
Tom W. Andrews
Seabrook
Carnes
Von Drehle Brother's Death Calls VonDrehele to Washington
D. W. VonDrehele traveled to Washington D C after a brother Clarence Von Drehle died yesterday. Local officials reported the travel pending funeral arrangements and official notices.
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Washington
D. W
Government controls coal supply amid strike actions
The Solid Fuels Administration authorized regional reps to issue coal rationing for health and safety. Soft coal freeze segments production for four days, while anthracite distribution remains normal. This marks the fourth government takeover during mine stoppages, with similar moves in 1943 1945 and last spring.
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Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Krug
Clark
Veto debate resumes as council weighs security criteria
The UN Security Council debate over the veto continues after a brief pause, with Noel-Baker citing Levant and Greek veto cases as examples of misuse. Britain warns several powers fear veto expansion, while France urges voting procedure reform and Molotov signals possible talks toward consensus among the Big Five.
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Noel-Baker
Levant
Great Britain
France
Security Council
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Alexandre Oo Sig
Russia
Council
Soviet Union
Molotov
Senate Republicans Name Taft White for 80th Congress Leadership
Senate Republicans settle on Taft and White as leaders for the 80th Congress. Taft backs White as floor leader while remaining optimistic about his own top committee post. In the House Dirksen, Halleck, Jenkins, and Brown contend for the GOP helm as Martin vacates to seek the Speakership. Democratic talks drift toward Rankin or Rayburn with Walter proposed as compromise.
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Senate Publicans
House
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Senator White
Maine
Rty
Dirk
Rep
McCormack
Massachusetts
Rankin
un-American Activities Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Walter
Pennsylvania
Red Italian Adriatic Port Talks Edge Toward Peace Pact
The article notes the Adriatic port dispute as central to progress toward a potential Italian peace accord. It highlights Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov’s insistence on limiting certain demands as the core sticking point.
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New York
Council of Foreign Ministers
Trieste
Italy
Britain
France
Russia
United States
Adriatic
James F. Byrnes
United Nations
V. M. Molotov
United Nations Security Council
Moloto
Oklahoma Guard Norman McNabb Prepares for Another Battle
Blocks Em Norman McNabb, Oklahoma guard who ploughed through to block punts against Army and Texas A&M oils his shoes for the upcoming game.
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Norman McNabb
Oklahoma Guard
Army
Texas Aggies
CIO Tightens Control Amid Left Right Labor Policy Clash
The CIO executive board approved tighter oversight of city and state CIO councils. A six man harmony committee was formed to draft a policy statement to ease left-right tensions. The panel includes three right wing members Walter Reuther Emil Rieve Milton Murray and three left wing Michael Quill Abram Flaxer Ben Gold.
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CIO
Hamony
Murray
Cios
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers
Milton Murray
American Newspaper Guild
Michael Quill
The
Transport Workers Union
Abram Flaxer
United Public Workers
Ben Gold
Fur and Leather Workers
NCEA Continues Push for Twenty Percent Increase
In Greenville Friday night the Northeastern District Association adopted a resolution favoring the twenty per cent increase. Steering committee members include Fritz, John C. Otts, principal of Central High Charlotte, and Margery Alexander, south Piedmont district NCEA director.
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Northeastern District Association
Greenville
NCEA
Fritz
John C. Otts
Central High
Charlotte
Margery Alexander
South Piedmont
Henry H. Arnold Pioneer of U S Air Power Profiles
Henry H. Arnold five star general of the US Army Air Forces is highlighted for the longest continuous flying service among Army pilots. Born 1886 in Pennsylvania, he learned to fly at the Wright School, led aviation in signals, and rose to command the expanded US Air Forces in 1942. He married Eleanor Pool in 1913 and has four children.
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Henry H
Hap) Arnold
Army Air Forces
Army
West Point
Arnold
Embryo Aviation Division
Signal Corps
Wright Brothers School
Dayton
Gladwyne
Signal Corps Aviation School
College Park
Billy Mitchell
Fort Riley
Kaw
Army Industrial College
March Field
California
CCC
Air Corps
US Air Forces
Eleanor A. Pool
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Trade Bureau
New York City
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