A Two-Term Presidency Debate Sweeps Congress
The House Judiciary Committee advances a proposal to amend the constitution to limit presidents to two terms. Republicans push speed, while some Democrats back the idea. passage requires two-thirds in both houses and approval by 36 of 48 state legislatures, amid arguments for and against term limits.
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Senate
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Martin
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George C. Marshall
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Democratic Party
Sam Rayburn
GIs Battle Mud in Aleutian Arctic Maneuvers
Sol dier in Picture details how doughboys slog through heavy mud in the Aleutian Islands during Arctic maneuvers begun in November. The worldwide war context spans Europe Asia and the Pacific as troops endure harsh terrain.
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Europe
Asia
Pacific Isles
Aleutian Islands
Aca
House Un-American Activities to hear Eisler amid secrecy
Washington reports the House Committee on Un American Activities withheld details on most important witnesses for tomorrow's session with Gerhard Eisler set to testify. Eisler, labeled by Budenz as the Kremlin chief in the U S, was arrested in New York and held for possible deportation. A Justice Department surveillance was requested to ensure Eisler's appearance.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Gerhard Hisler
New York
Thomas
RNJ
Eisler
Kremlin
Kisler
Ellis Island
Germany
State Department
Housing Construction Falls in January 1947
Private funded housing construction totaled 275,000,000 dollars in January, an eight percent drop from December. The Commerce Department called the decline and a seven percent dip in all types of new construction normal for the season. Total new construction reached 847,000,000 dollars, up 78 percent from January 1946.
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Commerce Department
Hope
Arkansas
Regular Army
Heampstead
van N. McMunn
N. Hamilton St. Hope
Army Air Forces
Edgar J. Hartsfield
Lloyd D. Tarpley
Horace E. Adkins
E. Ave
25Th Infantry
Korea
Scott Warren, Jr
Aubrey L. Hatfield
Tth
J. T. Hignight
Ordnance Dept
Fred Tullis
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Cpl
D. H. Trevor
Strange Custom in China of Paper Grave Offerings
In China wealthy families burn paper horses carriages servants and furniture at graves to signal to the gods the lifestyle the deceased wishes to continue. The ritual uses detailed replicas to honor ancestors and assure comfort in the afterlife.
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China
Irandate Coast Villagers and Plain Inhabitants
Arab fishermen and sailors reside in the coastal villages of Irandate while farmers populate the plain behind the coast. The balance between maritime livelihoods and agricultural life shapes the local economy and culture.
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Iran
Fire crews use mud to fight burning gas well
Logansport Louisiana February 5 fire fighting crew from Houston Texas tried heavy mud to smother Skelly Oil Company Thelma Nash gas well burning since Saturday. They cooled a large area around the well but could not extinguish the blaze with water.
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Logansport
Skelly Oil Company
Thelma Nash
Here
Houston
Texas
Thanks for past and future patronage
A brief notice of gratitude from the business thanking customers for past and ongoing support and inviting continued patronage in the future.
Publicity for Hosmer on Teletype Setter Circuit
The January Printing Equipment Engineer notes George W. Hosmer and The Star as developers of a Southwest Arkansas Teletype setter circuit. A February Atlanta Constitution item lauds linotype operators as smart, citing a Tifton contraption with alarm cloak rat trap and electric switch to automate 6 am machine startup. Hosmer says the rat trap idea has varied uses from lighting to burglar alarms.
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George W. Hosmer
Printing Equipment Engineer
Cleveland
Rhs
PEE
New York
Star
Southwest Arkansas
Hope
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Bulletin
Atlanta
Arkansas House Adopts Highway Funding Bills for Counties
Little Rock February 7. Three bills would provide immediate 2 million and 2 to 3 million annually for county highways. One budget measure would allocate 7 million of existing highway funds, with 1 million to counties. Mooday's bill would free 1 million for school bus and rural mail routes, while a third bill would channel excess revenues to county highways, yielding 2 to 3 million annually. The omnibus package passed 74 to 19 amid objections over a disputed Senate budget item.
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Arkansas House
Senate
Rep. Mooday
Lawrence
Arkansas County Judges Association
Mooday
County Judges Association
Roy Biales
State Comptroller’s Office
House
British government cuts electricity to industry and homes
London reports a government order halting electricity for Monday in London, Birmingham, and Manchester due to severe coal shortages worsened by a 10 day cold spell. Domestic users face power cuts from 9 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm. Shinwell warned the restrictions may last three or four days. Hundreds of ships idle as coal supplies are reserved for domestic use.
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Security Council
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Russia
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Manchester
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House of Commons
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Fire kills three Williams children on farm home
Luxora reports a rural house fire yesterday killed Dorothy Ann Williams aged 4 Annie May Williams 2 and Rolma Lee Williams two months while three other Williams children escaped unharmed A farm family tragedy with three fatalities and no other injuries reported.
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Dorothy Ann Williams
Annie May Williams
Rolma Lee Williams
Stassen Proposes Secret Labor Vote And Cooling Off
Washington February 7 Harold E Stassen leading Republican hopeful pressed labor reform as he testified before the Senate Labor Committee proposing a secret majority vote for workers before a strike and a cooling off period plus an independent federal labor council. Taft called the idea trivial in a sharp exchange.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Rohio
Stassen
Federal Labor
Hope High Band to Perform Tuesday Night Concert
The Hope High School Band will give a concert Tuesday night February 11 at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. The program offers a wide variety of music with international selections and marches.
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Hempstead County
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