States urged to handle primaries under federal act
A Washington report by the House Special Committee on Campaign Expenditures urges that the Federal Corrupt Practices Act not apply to primary elections and that states be compelled to enact primary election protections. The author argues federal restraint better preserves democracy and urges states to act.
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Arkansas
Washington
Special Committee On
House of Representatives
Oren Harris
Special Committee of Congress
Fortune survey finds public lean toward labor dispute arbitration
Elmo Roper’s public opinion poll for Fortune magazine reports support for compulsory arbitration in labor disputes. It shows 50.4 percent say strikes should not ban all workers, 64 percent of union members doubt management aims to paralyze unions, and 61.4 percent of executives doubt union leaders want to oust management. The article also presents political views on PACs, perceptions of who benefits from legislation, and favorites among labor leaders, noting general public questions about labor propaganda and suggesting potential federal actions on labor issues.
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Fortune
Elmo Roper
Roper
Congress
James Petrillo
John L. Lewis
Harry Bridges
Philip Murray
William Green
Bis Poll
Polarized Light Explodes Plant Cells
Researchers find polarized light from ordinary sunlight exerts an explosive force on plant cells causing them to burst open. The discovery highlights a potential mechanism for light induced tissue damage in plants.
Survival gender balance shifts with age
Data indicates about 195 boy births per 100 girls but by age 85 the number of surviving females is twice that of males. This reflects higher female longevity and life expectancy differences across the population.
High Court Asked to Uphold Fines Against Lewis
Attorney General Tom C Clark argued before the Supreme Court that John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers should pay 3 510 900 in contempt fines for defying a court order during last fall's soft coal strike. He warned the Norris La Guardia Act may not shield the government from injunctions against unions and noted the case could define limits of labor law. The decision could test government power to enforce court orders in labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court Today
John L. Lewis
United States
High Tribunal
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Clark
U.S
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Two City Candidates Face No Opposition in Hope Election
Hope voters face a crowded field with 13 office seekers. Incumbent Charles Reynerson unopposed for city treasurer and Victor H. Cobb unopposed for Ward Two Alderman. Mayor Albert Fink leads a three candidate race with Harvey Barr and John P. Vesey challenging. Other races feature Dr. E. S. Richards for City Recorder and several ward contests. Preferential primary set for February 13, runoff February 27.
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Hope City
Charles Reynerson
Victor H. Cobb
Albert Fink
Harvey Barr
John P. Vesey
Hope
E. S. Richards
City Recorder
Charles Malone
Remmel Young
Dorsey McRae, Jr
Lyle Moore
Clyde Fritz
Frank Douglas
Charlie Taylor
Bodies of 14 Miners Recovered at West Calder Pit
Rescue workers reached a burning shale pit in West Calder Scotland today locating fourteen miners trapped since Friday night. Relatives watched as the bodies were brought to the surface amid heat fumes and rock. Officials said the fire would be sealed off to prevent further danger after the explosion.
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West Calder
Scotland
Hunger and Wealth Struggle End in Death in Brooklyn
In a Brooklyn flat a 77 year old man dies of natural causes while his sister 67 years old dies of malnutrition. Neighbors recount long poverty and a cache of bankbooks reveal deposits and bonds totaling about 167000 in the Edwards family files.
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Charlie
Anna Edwards
Kings County Hospital
Edwards
Delia
Brooklyn
Luck's Station Relocated to 500 S Walnut and Candy
Luck's 700 Service Station moves to 500 S Walnut and Candy, operated with Luck Motor Company. The former site was at Third and Walnut. Mr Luck plans to stock Sinclair products at the new location.
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Luck
S. Walnut
Candy Street
Luck Motor Company
Third
Walnut Streets
Sinclair Products
Aspen Seeks Rebirth as Victorian Alpine Athens
Chicago backers fund a $1 million effort to reconvert decayed Aspen into a Victorian Alpine town to blend work living and culture. Walter Paepcke leads the plan with Sterling and Rockefeller investments, funding a $250,000 ski lift, restoring gingerbread architecture, and promoting seminars to attract writers and artists.
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Aspen
Colo
Chicago
Inauetsia Netia
Athens
Rockies
Walter Paepcke
The
Container Corporation of America
America
Miami
New York
Boston
Paercke
Paepeke
England
Austria
Development Corporation
Sterling
Godfrey Rockfefeller
Ailers
Seer
Paepcke
Colorado Mountain
Denver
GOP Split on Labor Policy Voiced by Morse
Senator Morse of Oregon urged Congress to prioritize perfecting the Wagner Act, saying sound labor legislation should begin with strengthening the act and the National Labor Relations Board. The two-part report also notes McCarthy of Wisconsin proposing a modified closed shop under strict safeguards.
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GOP
Morse
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Oregon
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
National War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Talmadge Puts Claim Up to Legislature
Atlanta January 14 a joint Georgia Senate and House session aimed at choosing a successor to Governor-elect Eugen Talmadge sparked bedlam before ad journment. Herman Talmadge contends he earns the governorship via 700 write-in votes while Lt. Gov elect M E Thompson argues the constitution makes him acting governor.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugen Talmadge
Bedlam
M. E. Thompson
William Dean
Dean
Talmadge
Senate
Thompson
House
Eugene Talmadge
Herman Talmadge
Poperes
Tiree
James V. Carmichael
D. Talmadge Bowers
Elberton
Carmichael
Ellis Arnall
Two Nazi Nurses Guillotined for Killing Patients
Berlin reports the execution of Dr. Ilde Wenicke 47 and Nurse Helene Wieczorek 42 at Moabit prison for taking part in euthanasia killings of over 600 mental patients at an eastern German asylum during the Nazi era. They are the first women executed in Berlin since the war.
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Berlin
Ilde Wenicke
Helene Wieczorek
Moabit
Germany
Mrs Bailey Dies At Home In Hope Arkansas
Mrs Cora Bailey age 68 of Hope dies at her home. Funeral at Garrett Memorial Baptist Church Hope at 2 p.m. Wednesday with a service at Union Cemetery Bodcaw nearby. Survived by three daughters Mrs Hairston Mrs White and Mrs Warren and a son Doyle Bailey. Also three sisters and several pallbearers and honoraries listed.
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Cora Bailey
Hope
Garrett Memorial Baptist Church of
Union Cemetery
Bodcaw
H. G. Hairston
W. E. White
Texarkana
Wade Warren
Doyle Bailey
J. W
Resident of McNab Dies Monday Night
Mrs. Knighton, a resident of McNab, died Monday night. Funeral will be held at McNab at 2 p.m. tomorrow, with burial in Saratoga. Survived by husband C P Knighton five sons Charles Andrew Clarence of Hope Joseph Phillip and Bill of McNab three brothers George Buster of Odgen Ark Lige and Dewey Buster of Springfield Mo and a sister Mrs John Barnes of McNab. Knighton, aged ase
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McNab
Saratoga
C. P. Knighton
Charles Andrew
Clarence
Hope
Joseph
Phillip
Bill
George Buster
Odgen
Ark
Lige
Dewey Buster
Springfield
John Barnes
Knighton
Resolution for Hospital Probe Before Senate
Intro duction in the Arkansas Senate of a concurrent resolution calling for an investigation of the State Hospital was indicated today. Sen. Clyde E. Byrd said Sen. Ernest Maner would probably introduce such a measure to appoint an investigating committee before action on a similar House resolution yesterday by Rep. dearts in Ragon. The hospital has units in Little Rock and Benton.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Senate
Clyde E. Byrd
el Dorado
Senate
Ernest Maner
Hot Springs
House of Representatives
Rep. Dearts
Ragon
Sebastian County
Benton
Mayon Volcano Stages Spectacular Eruption for Army Observation
A U S Army weather plane observes Mayon’s eruption as fiery boulders and lava spew from the 7,943 foot peak. The event unfolds with billowing yellow and pink clouds rising over Albay gulf while the volcano repeats eruptions every few hours. The photographer Sgt. Maurice Barstow records the dramatic display from 8,000 feet and closer.
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Mayon
Bikini
U.S. Army
Luzon
Robert A. Harris
Dayton
Ohio
Edward L. Benson
Des Moines
Albay Gulf
Tsgt
Maurice Barstow
St. Petersburg
Fla
15Th Weather Squadron
Dock Workers in London Vote to Join Union Strike
London dockers vote to join about 30 000 union workers in a walkout protesting use of troops to move goods held up by a nine day truckers strike. Leaders urged workers to stay, but 1 200 to 1 400 men carried the motion as 2,000 of 10,000 at royal docks began striking.
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London
Ion Chail
Ennan
Power Transport and General Workers Union
Ernest Bevin
J. McLaughlin
Liverpool
TGWU
British Press Association
Ministry of Labor
Royal Docks
Victoria, Albert
King George
Proclamation for March of Dimes support in Hempstead County
County judge and mayor issue a 1947 proclamation designating January 15 to 30 as March of Dimes and Dollars period in Hope and Hempstead County Arkansas urging all citizens to support the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with their dimes. The document cites polio relief work by the foundation and calls for public education and funding through the national campaign.
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National Foundation
March of Dimes
National Foundation For
National Foundator
Arkansas
Hope
Hempstead County
Sorich
Lee Y
A. Luck
Hempstad County
Albert Graves
City of Hope
Laney Sworn In as Arkansas Governor
Governor Laney was sworn in during the 56th General Assembly session and outlined a pay- go fiscal policy. He noted state gains including $10.5 million in funds, $9.0 million debt reduction, and over $8 million in excess interest payments, while urging construction and reforms for state hospitals parks aviation and welfare services.
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Bob Brown
Little Rock
Bi Seong
General Assembly
Laney
Griffin Smith
Arkansas Sme Court
Arkansas
Sec. of State
C. G. Hall
Audie
Oscar Humphrey
al Guy E. Williams
J. Vance Clayton
Claude Rankin
Asociate Supreme Court Ice E
Tim
Hempstead County Picked for National Agricultural Study
Hempstead County has been selected as part of a nationwide United States Department of Agriculture study involving about 400 counties. Interviewers will survey farms at random to gather data on farm accidents land values employment livestock costs and farm population to inform postwar policy.
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Hempstead County
United States Department of Culture
United States
Arkansas
Gallup
Miles Mere
Ernment
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James Schuffert
Elsie Loman
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Mrs. Bailey
Dolores Lowman
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