Arkansas and Florida News Briefs From Jan One
Jan 21 reports from Florida and Arkansas cover a canceled air service to Havana amid political protests, local government bills in Rock removing consolidation limits and revenue splits, a plan for a golden jubilee by Arkansas clubs, a college victory in Mexico, a fatal house fire in Little Rock, and health policy measures.
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Rock
Plang
Conivention
Arkansas Ation of Women's Clubs
Springs
Truman Budget Debate Grows As Congress Prep Studies
Washington January 20 Congress begins detailed study of President Truman's 37.5 billion dollar budget amid claims that spending is overestimated and revenues underestimated. Senator Taft and Senator Byrd push for cuts while Senator George urges balance and debt payment. Tax cut plans face Republican opposition and revenue effects.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
Taft
Ohio
Georgia
George
Senate
Ebt
Hien
House Budget Committee
House
Budget Committee
Knutson
R-Minn
Aoay
Senateland
Bearden Truck Collision Kills Two In Arkansas
Two people died and several were injured in a auto-truck collision on U north of Bearden Arkansas last night. The deceased were Hubert Benson and Elmer Jones both residents of Bearden. Injured were Williford a Pine Bluff salesman and Tigher Jones Bearden, brother of Elmer Jones. The truck driver, a Negro, was not injured.
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Camden
Harlow
Les Noth
Bearden
Ater
Hubert Benson
Elmer
Big Hoy
Jones
Ares
Ad Williford
Pine Bluff
Automobile
Tigher Jones
Elmer. Jones
Two Armed Men Robbed Texarkana Liquor Stores
Texarkana January 22 two heavily armed Negro men robbed two liquor stores here last night and escaped with more than 1000 dollars, police reported.
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Texarkana
Marshall not a candidate aids cooperation and power
Washington, Jan 21. House Speaker Martin said General George C. Marshall's statement that he is not a candidate for political office puts him in a much stronger position to obtain cooperation. Martins notes Marshall's new role as secretary of state enhances his ability to secure support as he takes on a task affecting the nation and the world.
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Rock
Baxter
Arkansas House
Washington
Martin
Miss
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Roy S. Geiger
Marine Corps
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Gt. Geiger
1Th Army
Okinawa
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Geiger
Guadalcanal
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Joseph W. Stilwell
Army
Florida
Eunice Renshaw Geiger
Rosemont
Pensacola Fla
Roy 5. Geiger
Fort Sill
Okla
Robert J. Jackson
Pensacola
Portal pay claims questioned amid renegotiation savings
Washington reports Brig. Gen. Maurice Hirsch testified it may be possible for portal pay claims to wipe out the $3 025 817 000 saved through renegotiation of lump sum war contracts. He told a Senate subcommittee that Congress could recognize a moral obligation if back portal claims were pursued by labor groups. Undersecretary Royall warned a possible $400 to $500 million liability for the War Department on cost plus fixed fee wartime contracts, noting Navy claims remain to be heard.
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Washington
Maurice Hirsch
Portal
Hirsch
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Kenneth C
Royall
Army
War Department
Department
Navy
Gostep
Mayors Conference Blue Ribbon Fight Over Public Housing
Delegates at the United States Conference of Mayors foresee endorsement of a federal public housing plan modeled on the Wagner Ellender Taft bill to fund 100000 homes yearly, while rent control extension may divide opinions. Mayor Vincent Murphy of Newark backs the housing measure and rent control, Taft signals support for extending ceilings, conference leaders weigh labor issue priorities as reforms loom.
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Washington
United States Conference of Mayors
Vincent Murphy
Newark
N. J
Taft
Ohio
House
Senate
Murphy
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
Francis Case
R-Sd
AFL
William Green
Resolutions Committee
Stanley ‘W. Church
New Rochelle
Church
Arkansas bill would make revenue commissioner elective
Arkansas House elections committee recommended unanimously a bill by Rep. Roberts to create an elective revenue commissioner position. The independent two-year term office would pay 5000 dollars yearly. Otho Ayers Cook currently holds the appointive post. The panel also recommended rejecting Rep. Campbell’s concurrent resolution to review pre-session budget committee actions and recommendations and rejected Criner’s proposal for a joint committee to study school system reorganization.
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Little Rock
Arkansas House
Elections Committee
Rep
Roberts
Faulkner
Otho Ay
Cook
House’resolutions Committee
Campbell
Garland
Criner
Miller
Arkansas Senate
Ben Laney
House
Problem
Senate
Clyde Byrd
el Dorado
Laney
United Press
G. W. Lookadoo
Arkadelphia
Highway Advisory Group
Arkansas
John W. Cloer
Springdale
House of Representatives
Benton
State Hospital
Walter W. Jackson
Randolph County
John C. Carter
Boone County
Taft backs long range housing bill to boost construction
Officials of the National Housing Agency watched Taft pledge re introduction of a long range housing measure. The plan would create NHA as a permanent central agency overseeing all federal housing operations and aim to build 1,50,000 new dwellings annually for ten years aided by liberal FHA mortgage terms and other steps.
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National Housing Agency
Taft
NHA
FHA
Council of Economic Advisers Report Criticized as Rehash
A reader finds the Council of Economic Advisers first annual report dull and repetitive. It questions the value of a $345,000 annual salary for three advisers, suggesting taxpayers deserve more original analysis than reprinted business columns.
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Council of Economic Advisers
United States
Congress
Council
Rotary Club
Truman
Advisory Council
Street urchin tied to sniper fire in Hell's Kitchen
Police held a 14 year old wanderer known as The Gypsy after a rifle theft linked him to a spate of shootings in Manhattan. Victims include 17 year olds Charles Casey and Vincent Callahan and 34 year old Anna Hughes. The youth, unnamed, said he killed for nothing to do and could not recall his full name or location of his mother.
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New York
Frank
Charles Casey
10Th Avenue
49Th Street
Vincent Callahan
10Th
L1st
Anna Hughes
Ninth Avenue
Hell's Kitchen
John Wyten
France Rejects U S Plea To Return German POWs
Washington reports France has rejected a U S request to return 620000 German prisoners of war. Paris offers a long term plan via a third party while insisting manpower shortages require retaining prisoners on farms and in factories for up to 20 months after V E Day. The issue hampers U S led efforts with Russia on other prisoner questions.
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R. H. Shackford
Washington
France
United States
U. S
Russia
Siberia
China
James F. Byrnes
Truman party covertly enters National Theater amid picket protest
Washington January 23 wartime era scene as Light pickets fail to block the Truman family from attending Blossom Time at the National Theater. The Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital accuses officials of arranging a sneaked entrance. The president Mrs Truman and party sit in eighth row as pickets disperse. A telegram urging public stand against racial discrimination was reportedly sent with no reply from the White House. Leon Ransom, committee chair, expresses hope the president is unaware of the incident and pledges to offer explanation.
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Washington
Truman
National Theater
Committee For Racial Democracy
Charles Ross
Secret Service
United States
National
White House
Leon Ransom
Ransom
Acting Gov Thompson forms tie with Atlanta bank
Acting Gov Melvin E F Thompson said the Atlanta bank handling most of Georgia’s business recognized him as acting governor and honored his checks from a $100,000 executive fund. He plans to draw his salary from the fund Saturday. A statewide meeting by a new civic group, the aroused citizens of Georgia, will discuss the gubernatorial conflict with Herman Talmdge. Meantime both claimants expect a favorable court ruling.
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Atlanta
M.ef. Thompson
Executive Department
Thompson
Herman Tallmadge
Citizens of
Georgia
H. J. Kennedy
Barnesville
Kennedy
Herman Talmadge
Melvyn E. Thompson
Hope to Host District Band Clinic Next Week
Hope will host a district band clinic from January 31 to February 1 at the high school. About 150 students from southwest Arkansas will attend. residents are asked to host visitors for one night. Contact Mrs. J. S. Gibson Jr, or Mrs. E. S. Franklin, or Mrs. George Newbern to offer housing.
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Hope
Arkansas
J. S. Gibson, Jr
E. S. Franklin
George Newbern
Screen couple Laraine Day and Leo Durocher in El Paso
Actress Laraine Day and Dodgers manager Leo Durocher pose at a hotel in El Paso after returning from Juarez where Day obtained a divorce from J Ray Hendricks. A Justice of Peace in El Paso later certified the couple’s status.
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Laraine Day
Leo
the Lip
Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
J. Ray Hendricks
Justice of Peace
NEA
Four students die in high school Vocational Ag blast
Monroe City Missouri January 23 four students died when a fire and explosion wrecked the vocational agriculture building at Monroe City high school during a tractor rebuilding demonstration. Marty Redman died in Hannibal hospital. Don McElroy Edward Cannon and Noble Engle were killed outright. Roy Layster and Milton Hendrix among others injured seriously. two students escaped uninjured. Sparks from welding likely ignited a gasoline can, police said.
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Monroe City
Monroe City High School
Marty Redman
Hannibal, Mo
Don McElroy
Rensselaer, Mo
Edward Cannon
Noble Engle
Roy Layster
Milton Hendrix
Jan Don Corder
Albert Lee Ely
Charles Burditt
Walter Carroll
Hanibal Hospitals
Robert McClintock
John McElroy
Black Dahlia case probes turn to female friends
Los Angeles detectives probing Elizabeth Short's brutal murder turned to female acquaintances after failing to crack the case. Former roommate Lynn Martin and others described possible leads including Edward Wellington, a noted dresser, who vanished after a phone call. Police searched apartment 501 following a heated quarrel heard by a painter, while bulletins went to travel hubs as they pursued unknown perpetrators.
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Ee Angee
Olive
Elizabeth
Lynn Martin
Edward P
Duke) Wellington
Hollywood
Wellington
Miss Martin
Paul Simone
Miss Short
Simone
Black Dahlia
Robert
Red)Manley
Los Angeles
San Diego
George P. Bloomdahl
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Hope Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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Alice Devine
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University of Arkansas
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