Weighing Law, Prohibition and MacArthur’s Balance
A column links dry counties to large political delegations at Dening Day, mocks prohibitionists, and notes Gen Douglas MacArthur urging fiscal restraint. He warns deep cuts risk starving Japan and keeping military rule, arguing domestic reductions matter most while avoiding a dangerous shift in the Pacific.
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Hot Springs
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
Russia
Pacific
Budget choice slows postwar shipbuilding and jobs
The article argues that federal budgeting choices limit passenger ship construction and Navy programs, risking European travel losses and unemployment. It contrasts U S shipbuilding with Britain, notes orders to halt new warships unless a sale is guaranteed, and warns of broader economic and national defense impacts. It urges keeping core defense skills and facilities ready while pursuing prudent spending.
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S. Burtons Heath
United States
America
Great Britain
Congress
Truman
Steelman
Europe
Bear cubs expected at Brookfield Zoo this spring
Hal Tegan, Brookfield Zoo keeper, reports hearing noises from Regina the female Kodiak bear’s rocky grotto. He estimates two cubs may be born this spring, with a definite count due after the hibernation ends around April 1.
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Chicago
Hal Tegan
Brookfield Zoo
Regina
Tegan
Laney Drops Highway Tax Plan After Advisory Committee
Governor Ben Laney announced no introduction of suggested highway funding bills to raise at least 8.5 million dollars yearly. The Highway Advisory Committee urged raising sales and gasoline taxes, revising vehicle fees, and enacting a general use tax. Laney said legislature and public demand did not justify action at this time. He noted only motor vehicle fee revision would be considered, with a bill already introduced and admin support. Continued on Page Two.
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Little Rock
Ben Laney
Governor’s
General Assembly
Laney
Liquor Drives Large Share of U.S. 1946 Tax Revenue
Washington reports alcohol taxes produced $2,690,000,000 in 1946, over 1945 by $321,059,000, while total federal taxes fell to $38,640,000,000. Whisky at $9 per gallon accounted for $1,738,445,000. beer at $8 per 31 gallons yielded $638,699,000.
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The
Treasury
Local Practical Nurses Organize In Arkansas
Licensed practical nurses in Arkansas plan to organize the State Association of Practical Nurses this week led by Mrs Irene Morgan of Pine Bluff as temporary chairman. Local nurses will participate and all interested are asked to meet tonight at 7 30 PM at Hazel Watkins home on West Avenue B.
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Practical Nurses
Arkansas
Staite Association of Practical Nurses
Irene Morgan
Pine Bluff
Hazel Watkins
West Avenue B
British U S raid German plot to restore Nazism in Europe
Berlin reports state authorities arrested hundreds in synchronized night raids across American and British zones aimed at breaking a nationwide Nazi plot to restore German armed might. The operation targeted SS SA Hitler Youth and intelligence officers with suspected ties to a British zone base and a Koerlner Kreis fifth column.
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Berlin
Europe
Russia
Germany
U. S
United States
Hitler Youth
Herford
Hans Einsmann
Lucius D. Clay
U. S. Zone
Kurt Elbrick
Eismann
Heinz Kling
Rolf Wilkenning
Koerlner Kreis
Low Countries
Brussels
Clerical Salary Hike Passes Arkansas House
The Arkansas House approved a bill by 69 to 10 to raise clerical pay for county school supervisors from 1500 to 1800 annually. Initiated by Reps. McAlister and Sutton of Craighead, the measure aims to address needs in their counties and would apply statewide.
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Little Rock
Aransas House
McAlister
Sutton
Craighead
Arkansas News Items Counts as Southern Bowling Congress site
Arkansas News Items reports Shreveport selected as the 1948 Southern Bowling Congress tournament site. The 1947 tourney is in progress in Little Rock. Also: Crittenden County Sheriff Cecil Goodwin says two Memphis men, L. L. Moss and J. W Gillespie, were arrested for cattle rustling across Arkansas and Mississippi, with cattle from Negro farms in Crittenden sold in Jackson, Tennessee. Little Rock voters head to the polls tomorrow to nominate a mayor, a municipal judge, a city treasurer, and five aldermen, with campaigns wrapped in radio addresses by Mayor Dana Sprick and former Alderman Sam M. Wassell. names appear on the April 1 general election ballot.
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Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
Southern Kegling
Dana Sprick
Sam M. Wassell
Buffalo Teachers Strike Closes 77 Schools in City
Buffalo, N Y February 24. Seventy seven of 98 public schools were closed as 2200 teachers walked out for higher wages. About 60060 pupils faced an unscheduled snow day while 750 teachers agreed to report to work. School status varied with 11,000 pupils in classes and a looming state education crisis.
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Buffalo
N. J
New York State
Buffalo Teachers Federation
Robert T. Bapst
LaFayette and Technical
Bapst
Bernard J. Bond
Thomas E .Dewey
Special Committee On Education
Veterans High School
Veterans Administration
St. Paul
Minn
Von Papen Sentenced by German Denazification Court
Franz Von Papen, 68, was sentenced by a German denazification court to eight years in a labor camp and banned from public office for life. He stood with eyes down as the verdict and punishment were announced in Nuernberg.
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Nuernberg
Franz von Papen
Europe
Seaboard Storm Ends in Maine After Fatal Snow Drift
A three day eastern seaboard snowstorm loosed its grip as it moved into Maine. The storm left at least 53 deaths across the region. Maryland road crews freed 150 motorists trapped for 15 hours near Cockeysville. LaGuardia resumed air traffic after 748 flights were canceled since Thursday.
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New York
Seaboard
Maine
Maryland
Cockeysville
la Guardia Field
Hope Baptist Church Hosts Bible Conference in Hope
The Southwest Arkansas Bible Conference will convene at First Baptist Church of Hope March 19 and 20 with Ottis E. Denney as conference dean. The program lists sermons, devotions, and discussions led by pastors and convention leaders from Arkansas, including J W Royal Bruce H Price Jesse Reed O C Harvey W J Hinsley Otto Whitington Ben Bridges and others. The schedule features morning sessions starting at 10 a m and continuing through the day with songs, announcements, and special addresses.
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Southwest Arkansas Bible Conference
First Baptist Church
Jesse Reed
Park Place
Sarenes
O. C. Harvey
Second Baptist Church
Arkadelphia
Arkansas Baptist Convention
Oitis Denney
Hope Baptist Association
B. H. Duncan
First Church
Hot Springs
Ben Bridges
Wait Hamilton
Stamps
Otto Whitington
Eee College
Caldwell
Rural Missions
W. E. Pittard
England
S. A. Whitlow
Hope
Nelson E. Tull
Arkansas Baptist Brotherhood
G. Cothran
First Roke
W. E. Perry
Nashville
M. E. Ee
Shrevepor
Tiger trainer near death edge in Budapest cage incident
North Miami veteran tiger trainer Captain Roman Proske, age 48, recounts near-fatal attacks endured over 33 years with big cats. He recalls a 1950s Budapest incident where a tiger seized his hip, dragging him through a ring before dying. Proske survived, later returning to train his dozen tigers and living with the constant threat of being killed by his animals.
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North
Miami
Fla
Roman Proske
America
Praske
Budapest
Proske
Tzer
Tidits
Europe
Mediation period before strike proposed in CED plan
The Committee for Economic Development proposed a mandatory 10 day mediation period before any strike lockout or strike vote along with a stronger federal mediation service. It urges secret ballot union votes and seeks equal rights for management and labor under the Wagner Act, plus a national labor management council to advise the government.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Developmen
Congress
Federal
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Hoffman
CED
Johnston
Will Clayton
William C. Foster
National Labor-Management Council
Underground unit burns stores in Jerusalem
A group identified as Irgun Leumi underground smashed and set fire to auction dealers' stores on Allenby Street in Tel Aviv. Firemen fought the blaze for two hours. 20 youths caused damage by smashing windows and setting fires under furniture left for public sale by British evacuees. A govt spokesman said Fauzi Kaukagi used forged papers to pass through Lydda airport. full inquiry ordered.
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Jerusalem
Tentatiy
Irgun Vai Leumi
Allenby Street
Tel Aviv
Lydda
Fauzi Kaukagi
Cairo
Grand Mufti
Haj Amin el Husseini
Richard Stubbs
Kaukagi
Palestine
VFW to Hold Regular Meet Wednesday Night
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday night at 8 o clock at the Elks Hall in a regular session. All members are urged to be present.
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VFW
Veterans of Foreign Wars
the Elks Hall
Eleven Fliers Rescued From Kee Bird Crash In Greenland
Eleven Army Air Forces fliers from the Kee Bird B-29 reconnaissance plane crash on the Greenland coast were rescued and flown to Thule Greenland. Rescue plans included helicopters or dog teams, with bases at Ladd Field and Thule and air support from Newfoundland and Labrador. No injuries were reported though weather and cold hindered operations.
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Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Alaska
Army Air Forces
Greenland
Thule
Army
Army Air Force
Greenland Ice-Cape
Arctic
Canada
New York
William H. Tunner
Atlantic Division
Air Transport Command
ATC
Newfoundland
Labrador
Westover Field
Mass
Sondre Strom Fjord
Joseph H. Atkinson
Alaskan Air Command
Atkinson
GOP Sets Up Legislative Machinery
The GOP advances a tight control strategy by forming new committees to protect small business and examine newsprint supply. Already underway are about a dozen investigations in the House with the expenditures panel split into five groups. Committees will probe reciprocal trade powers, State Department policies, airplane accidents, wartime shipbuilding, and alleged Communist links among State Department staff.
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Washington
Republic
Niger
GOP
Capitol Hil
House Expenditures Committee
Appropriations
Taber
House
State Department
Foreign Affairs Committee
Commerce Committee
Merchant Marine Committee
Unamerican Activities Committee
British Workers Return as Coal Shortage Persists
London reports indicate nearly a million workers return to reopened Midlands plants while 4 million remain idle. Only eight of 38 counties had plants reopened after government shutdown. A pea fog delays coal shipments as extreme cold, the coldest in decades, grips England with temperatures well below normal. Railers face frozen switches and gas supplies rely on coal, raising urgent concerns about fuel deliveries.
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London
Midlands
England
Seys
Moreton-in-the-Marsh
Cotswolds
British Isles
Eneroas
Pial of Gas Company
Thames
If Budget Not Cut Now If Never Will Be
Washington reports Ferguson of Michigan argues against budget waste and supports a $6 billion cut, contrasting with a $4.5 billion plan. He cites shams, duplication, and higher taxes as reasons for economy, while allies debate the size and timing of reductions amid Senate delay.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Congress
Senate
Man
Michigan
Senator
R-Cole
Barkley
Kentucky
Hatch D Langer
R-Nd
Hatch
Tokyo
Max
Court Rules Violation Ruling Varies Across Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds a $250 fine against a Polk County officer for possessing beer in a Veterans of Foreign Wars room. The ruling discusses liability for possession and sale in dry territory, with other court actions noted including assaults, land disputes, and chancery cases across Sebastian Pope and Pulaski counties.
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Litle Rock
Arkansas Supreme
Met
Veterans of Foreign
Frank
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