War relief budget fight splits Congress in wartime tone
The piece reports a House vote passing a Republican bill to cut nearly four billion dollars from federal income, with 287 to 120, amid Democratic support from Orel Harris of the Seventh district. It notes Senate talk of compromise on cuts and cites Arkansas Senator John L. McClellan backing up to four percent and reflects on broader wartime to peacetime budget shifts and calls for national security and economic reforms. The author, James Thrasher, invokes war rhetoric to argue for reduced wartime spending and a plan to stabilize America and craft a peacetime strategy.
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House of Representatives
Orel Harris
Senate
Arkansan
John L. McClellan
Ly James
Marist
Hotaru
Baruch
Ines
Congress
Huirane
Pian
Lurape
Myr
Bargoh
Cuntinilley
Cutuary
Catelus
America
Peanu
Germany
Eurropa
Senate Puts GOP Tax Cut on Ice in Senate
Washington Feb 3 The Senate delayed the Republican tax cut bill likely for two months or more. House passage was 297 to 120 with 63 Democrats for and only one Republican against. Senate Republicans warned veto override needs lower revenue loss, while Democrats argued for larger cuts. A final fate hinges on budget committees and potential refunds for any overpayments.
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Washington
Senate
House
H. Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Senator Yatt
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committtee
Tatt
Senate Teusted Budi Prominiee
I Tyuman
I R-Colod
Imman Senate
Dannery
Laney Attacks Truman Civil Rights Proposals
Little Rock Feb 3 Gov Ben Laney denounces President Truman civil rights recommendations as distasteful unthinkable and ridiculous He vows to use every method to block legislation and even consider extreme actions such as convening a Southern party Laney says the South is fed up and must be heard while fearing disorder from potential responses and notes internal political adviser influence on Truman’s stance.
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Little Rock
Ben Laney
Truman
Congress
Arkansas
South
Laney
Lanny
Talthyi Ue
Lruman
Tallinan
20 Years Ago Today Rely 1A
A sick fever epidemic swept livestock across the South. John BP Cox led the Southwest Arkansas Fat association with V A Bate named vice president. Tuthe Zitisc and others organized drives to aid farms while David Binley and Richard Barshelnees held regional posts in SAL trait.
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South
John BP
Cox
Southwest Arkansas Fat Association
V. A. Bate
South Arkansas
Cyrmyrerce Amociula
Tuthe
Zitisc Anh
Ducheed Plains
Eloy
Apial Gu
Hope Bev
David Binley
Wis
Richard Barshelnees
Train Derailment Impacts Coastline Railroad
A disrupted railway event on the coast caused tensions and injuries. a derailment affected services and raised safety concerns. The report mentions Little Rock as a point of reference and hints at salvage or continuing coverage on the following page.
Mississippian Wants to Be Understood
Senator Eastland and reporters clash over a Mississippian dialect during Walter White testimony on anti lynching. The exchange highlights media mispronunciations and the difficulty of accurate quotation in Senate hearings. The incident underscores tensions between Southern and Northern reporters and political figures in coverage of racial justice debates.
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Washington
Senali Astiznd
D-Miss
Aid
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Coloured People
Senate
Tautlands
Hankinds
Bilbos
Lyachers
Uncn
Ofhey
Cemunitee
Protistite
Eastland
Mel
Sean Fe
Mrs HW M Olson to Leave on Buying Tour
Mrs HW M Olson departs for a buying tour to St Louis to scout merchandise and place specialty orders. The trip aims to secure leading items and establish supplier relations for future purchases.
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HW. M. Olson
Gordon Prescott Announces for Tax Assessor
J Gordon Prescott of McCaskill and Hempstead County Surveyor for eight years announces his candidacy for Tax Assessor in the upcoming Democratic Primary. He cites familiarity with land values from countywide trips with Triple A and his aim to run the office in a businesslike, creditable manner, seeking broad voter support.
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J. Gordon Prescott
McCaskill
Hempstead
Hempstead County
Tam
Washington
Arkansas
Blegins
Redland
Triple-A
Pace
Furge
Hope
Lax Assessors
Credit Tn
John Gordon Prescott
City Runoff Election Planned For March 3
A reduced slate due to candidate shortages will trigger a runoff primary on March 3. Four offices are contested with two candidates each, including City Attorney and Alderman Ward 1. Contested nominees include Vesey vs Walker for City Attorney and Tones vs Shields for Ward 1, plus Ward races for B and 4-W.
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Hope
John Vesey
Glen Walker
Joe Tones
Icumbent
Pete Shields
Hatum
Charlies Wylie
W. W. Common
Marvin Waterson
Extremists Arrested in India Dragnet After Gandhi Death
Delhi reports say more than 300 Hindu extremists were rounded up in a nationwide drive to suppress organizations linked to Gandhi’s murder. Police seized leaders of Hindu Mahasabha and Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, while Ghadian promoters faced investigations and security was tightened in New Delhi.
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James. Michaeel
Delhi
Trment
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Central
United Provinces
India
Hindu Madhassbhe
Rahstriya Sevalk Sankh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi
United Province
Nagpur
Cawnpore
Lucknow
Gorakhpur
United Bron Tes Mahasabha
Gor
New Delhi
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
The
Mahasabha
Mooherjee
Hotel Workers Union
Isnewa
Ganges River
Allahabad
United Arta
Othe Gangee
Jumaa
Gethi
Gandhinagar
Gandhi City
National Assembly
Shirley Temple as Mother Spurs Time Reflections of Generations
HAL TOYLE notes Shirley Temple, once a symbol of child star joy, has become a mother, prompting reflections on time's passage. The piece laments aging, recalling Temple’s peak days, her influence on juvenile culture, and the nostalgia of audiences who grew up with her.
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Hal 5Oyle
New York
uPi
Shirley Teimple
tOpay
Shirly
Gutie
Wallis Winkie
Heidi
Othe Utiers
America, Jr
Ghinley
Lund
Southern Democrats Discuss Dixie Convention to Split From Truman
Southern Democrats spoke bluntly of forming a Dixie convention to split from President Truman over civil rights. Governors will meet in Tallahassee to consider Truman's 10 point civil rights program, with plans to withhold electoral votes and possibly back a southern Democratic candidate.
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Washington
Tocay
Truman
Talahassee
Pila
Congress
Eastland
D-Wliss
Jackson
Walter Sillers
Mississippi House of Representatives
Ilally
Sillers
House of Representatives
Dixie
Maybank
D-Sc
Philadelphia
Justice de Apariiseyt
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Atantta
United States
Pacific Coast States
Wiewall
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Trimsyjan
James B. Carey
CIO
Capitol Hill
Wherey
Nebraska
Marge
FEPC
Morse
Lan
Tunkel
Ellender
Bilender
Limited Impunity The North American King Snake
Fragmentary note describes a North American king snake and its reaction to a bite from a snake from Africa or India. The text is unclear but implies that despite foreign origins the snake is immediately affected by the bite.
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Africa
India
Senate Group Votes Against Meat Rationing
Washington reports a Senate banking subcommittee voted three to two against authorizing government steps toward meat rationing. Flanders and Sparkman supported the measure. CapEHart Buck and Willis Robertson opposed. Brannan urged price controls to back any rationing plan, saying meat alone won’t work without control over prices. Rent controls were urged to continue and be strengthened, with a plan for extended or negotiated increases.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Flanders
R-Vi
Agriculture Department
Sparkman
D-Alg
Capehart
R-Ind
Buck
R-Del
Willis Robertson
D-Va
Congress
Charles F. Brannan
Senate Banking Committee
Brannan
Tighe EB. Woods
House Banking Committee
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Cain
Woods
City Officials Address Hope Kiwanis During Better Government Week
City officials and Kiwanis Club members gathered for a noon luncheon to mark Better Government Week. Mayor Albert Fink outlined council committee duties while Frank Douglas spoke on the Water and Light Plant department actions under Manager A Thomas and Dale Jones reported on the new 165000 sewage disposal plant and equipment.
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Kiwanis Club
Frank Douglas
Albert Fink
Douglas
A. Thomas
Dale Jones
Dae Jones
Chaiman
Mealth Canalice
Dorsey McRae
Park Committee
Charles Malone
Harvey Barr
Jimmy Jones
Jim Embree
Ed Wilson
Prescott
William Blackwood
Nashville
Aubrey Enoch
W. H. J Croom
Negro student Hunt enrolls at Arkansas university amid segregation debate
Hunt, a Black student from Hunt, Texarkana, enrolled in the University as part of a limited program with separate classes and facilities. He transferred credits from Pine Bluff and Arkansas Normal College and will study criminal and real property law though living quarters are unsettled. The university faces questions on admitting Black graduate students with segregated yet equal facilities following a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Fayetteville
Hunt
Texarkana
Eran
Arkal Normal College
Fine Bluff
Normal College
Pine Bluff
The
Arkansas Traveler
Idsur Pexten
Pine’ Blaft College
Hun
Herbert Thomas
Thomas
Wiley
A. Branton
Branton
Branton Tion
Rovert
Leslar
Neg
U. S. Supreme Court
Frigid Weather Wallops Midwest with Icy Temperatures
Frigid air from Central Canada pushes into the Midwest bringing subzero readings at sites like International Falls and Pembina, with snow and freezing rain spreading to the Dakotas Wisconsin and nearby regions. Eastward, the storm aims to New England but no severe cold is forecast for the Gulf states, while rains aid drought relief in the western Gulf states and California reports rain breaking a drought.
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Chicago
Midwest
Englan
Montana
Canada
Arctic
Red River -Gas
International Falls
Ming
Pembina
N.D
Minnesott
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Missouri
Misissippi
Great
Kansas
Wes Missoui
Restan
Atlantic States
Gulf
Western Gulf
Pexag
Oklahom
San Francisco
Kate
Pfc. J. D. Ellis to Be Buried Wednesday
Funeral services for Pfc. J. D. Ellis killed in the European Theater will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Herndon-Cornelius Funeral Home. A military burial is not planned. Ellis is survived by his son Christopher C. Ely.
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Pfe
J. D. Ellis
Herndon-Cornelius Elaks Hunts
Macedonia Cemetery
Young Ellis
Christopher C
Ely
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Baldwin
Mary
Progressive Citizens of America
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Damascus
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Middle East
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Jon
Sharabati
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Jerusalem
Hat Amin al Husseini
Cairo
Arkansey
Coast Line Railroad
Sav Shale
Mis
Olson
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Murat
Berthindine
Shoys
Gordon Prescott
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Ratai
France
English Channel
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Cap2 Gris Nez
Aaia Dragnet
Shirley Temple
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Alene
Hitler
Alphonse Capone
Mai O'War
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Jack
Poe
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