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The Senate rejected the 25 000 salary cap after tax with 74 to 3, and the House is expected to concur, showing a procedural republic over executive orders. The piece notes the cap’s impact, cites the Hollywood contract case, and argues income tax should cover earnings. It comments Fayetteville voters on prohibition and praises candid local reporting by Northwestern Arkansas Times against prohibition.
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Northwest Arkansas Times
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America
Northwestern Arkansas Times
Dike Hope Star
Meat Rationing Coupon Values Are Liberal By IRVING PERIMETER
Washington Marel 24 Dis closure Locus of coupon values of meat shows Americans will be allowed starting Monday to buy two pounds of steak or three and a half pounds of hamburger per person per week with 16 points to spend. Most will use points for butter lard cheese or canned fish. Rations are more liberal than for processed foods with wide family impact. By Monday only basic unrationed staples remain in stores and the plan aims to even meat supplies after an initial adjustment period.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
OPA
Adkins vetoes bill allowing fraternity pins in schools
Little Rock on March 24 1949 governor Adkins vetoed a bill from the Legislature permitting students to wear fraternity pins. The measure would repeal a 1929 ban and impose fines on teachers who discriminated against students. Officials and teachers urged the veto citing school regulation concerns. A student reception followed the veto.
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Little Rock
Marth
Goy
Homer M. Adking
Adisins
Legislative
Willie Lawson
The
Arkansas Education Association
Mare Shan
Adkins
Fayetteville County Narrowly Votes for Beverages
Dry forces led by Rev. Sun M. Yancey failed to ban alcoholic beverage production and sale in Fayetteville County. Unofficial city results show 425 in favor of sustaining legal liquor operations and 362 against. Springdale township voted 6 to 19 for continued legal liquor, signaling narrow local division.
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Fayetteville
Muarch 24
Washington County
Sun M. Yancey
Stlve Anti-Saloon League
Herve
Springdale Township
Springdale
Auxiliary Police to Hear Prosecutor in Hempstead Meeting
Prosecuting Attorney Lyle Brown will speak on crunsing a day at a Hempstead County Auxiliary Police gathering. The meeting is set for 7:45 p m at City Hall, as announced by Corbin Foster secretary treasurer of the police.
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Allorney
Lyle Brown
Hempstead County Auxiliary Police
Corbin Foster
Police
Threat of Coal Mine Strike Put Off Until May 1
New York March 34 threat of an immediate stoppage in soft coal production vital to the war effort was stayed until at least May 1 in part of the Appalachian fields. John L. Lewis said miners would not go into the mines April 1 without a contract. The United Mine Workers represent 450,000 miners and demand higher pay and unionization of supervisory staff. Operators and union clashed over a 30 day time limit for negotiations with retroactive effect, with the union seeking a 30 day limit and management opposing it.
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New York
Roosevelt
Applachan
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Charles O‘neill
Americans Report 52 Nazi Planes Down In One Raid
U S Eighth Air Force led a raid near Vegesack Bre men with 12 fighters shot down. 20 probably down and 29 damaged. total 41 American losses in Europe to date 866 victims against 100 bombers. General Eaker says daylight precision bombing is now proven and plans to build a larger force for a full scale offensive on Germany. Night bombing to begin with Flying Fortresses and Liberators being prepared for night missions.
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Eighth Air Force
Vno
England
United Stables
Wepesack
Bremen
Ira Faker
France
Wilheineshaven
Europe
Vegesack
Huber
U. S. Air Force
Eaker
Airy Force
Germany
Doc Spears to Succeed Shaughnessy at Maryland
Doc Spears will succeed Clark Shaughnessy as Maryland football coach on April 1. He will also lead the student health program, per Maryland President Dr. H. Byrd. The article notes Spears as a strong proponent of the T formation style.
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Doc’ Spears
Shaughnessy
College Park
Clarence Woc
Spears
Clark
University of Maryland
Maryland
H. ©. Byrd
Reds Hold in Donets Push Toward Smolensk
Soviet forces on the northern Donets clung to positions and pushed toward Smolensk on the central front, reporting several village gains and the capture of a line in the advance. German crossings east of Belgorod were repelled, with heavy losses in the Belgorod area as Red Army tank and infantry assaults continued.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Smolensk
Belgorod
Dukhovschine
Chuguev
Seelar
Chigney
Red Star
Dukhovschino
Simoensk
Harris Opposes Early Post War Agreement
Washington March 24 Harris says international security after the war requires broad principles but specific postwar formulas should wait. He backs a Senate resolution urging UN delegates to form an organization to prevent future wars while warning against premature postwar planning.
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Washington
Oren Harris
Harris
Senate
Ball
Minn
Burton
Ohio
Hill
Congress
Ex-County Man Heads WOW Organization
D Emmet Bradshaw and Farrar Newberry of Gordon were elected chairman of the board and president of the Woodmen of the World at a national meeting in Omaha. Bradshaw, born near Rocky Mound and raised on a farm, has been affiliated with WOW for about 95 years.
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Emmet Bradshaw
Flempsterd Quaunty
Arkansan
Farrar Newberry
Gordon
Woodmen of the World
Omaha
Mr. Bradshaw
Rocky Mound
Niles Vist of
Hope
WOW Lodge
Probe into Defective Steel Plates from Carnegie-Ilinois Plant
U S. Justice Department war frauds unit investigates reports of defective steel plates from Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp plant in Trvin Pennsylvania. Senate War Investigating Committee seeks records from War Production Board and U S Steel to identify those responsible for substandard deliveries. testimony alleges staff faked test results and altered analysis to meet specs. President Truman assigns responsibility to McGarrity and department officials as hearings unfold.
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Washington
Justice Department
Carnegie-Ilinois Streel Corp
Trvin
Senate
Department
Senate War Investigating Committee
War Production Board
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie - Mois
Fruman
D-Ma
Emomittee
J. , McConnell
D. B. Ireland
Truman
W. F. McGarrity
McGarrity
George J. Dye
J. H. McConnell
Dye
B. FF. Fairless
Steel 14
Coice
Wavell Fails to Crush Japs on Mayu Peninsula
British Field Marshal Wavell’s forces fail to topple Japanese strongpoints on the Mayu peninsula in Burma after four attempts. They gain three objectives, mainly inflicting losses and learning jungle warfare, as monsoon rains approach and positions are readjusted. RAF bombs strike Donbaik Akyab and Magwe while Japanese planes attack an Allied airfield in Bengal. In the Southwest Pacific, MacArthur reports heavy bombing in New Britain and Raoul. In New Guinea, Allied air forces strafe Japanese positions around Salamaua and the Mubo area.
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Archibald BP
Wavell
Mayu Peninsua
Burma
India
RAF
Donbaik
Mayu Peninsula
Toungoo
Akyab
Magwe
Bengal
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
South Seas
Rabaul
New Britain
United Nations
Cape Gazelle
New Guinea
Muba
Salamaua
Japanese planes strike U S base on Guadalcanal
Japanese fighters attacked the Guadalcanal airfield in the Solomons during the night of March 23 24 causing some material damage but no casualties among U S personnel. A separate force strafed Rekata bay on Sant Isabel with undisclosed results.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy
Navy Communiaque No. 322
South Pacific
Dales
Rekita Bay
U. S
Rekata Bay
Sant Isabel Island
Hitler's Former Baker Held by FBI
New York March 24 Adolf Hitler's former baker who prepared pastries for the Nazi elite guard and Berchtesgaden retreats has been arrested by FBI agents as an enemy alien. E A Conroy said the 40 year old came from Berchtesgaden in 1937 and worked at a well known restaurant near 42nd Street. He described banquets for the Nazis and said he had seen Hitler on several occasions. Conroy added the man refused U S army service and has two brothers, one in the German army and the other a German pavemaker.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Naai
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Germany
FBI
E. &. Conroy
FHI
Allies Press In Tunisia Amid Mareth Line Fighting
Allied radio and officials report renewed clashes near Mareth, with British Eighth Army regaining part of a bridgehead while American and French forces push west of Maknassy. Churchill cautions that the Tunisian battle remains unresolved and hard fighting lies ahead for British and American troops.
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Londo
Churchill
House of Commons
Mareth
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Arthur Greenwood
Churenill
Mareth Front
Algiers
Gabes
Maknassy
Erwin Rommel
EL Hamma
Chott Djerid
Rommel
Sunday Beer Sales Halted by June 1 in Arkansas
Little Rock March 24 The Kidd bill outlawing Sunday beer and wine sales and 26 other measures was signed by Governor Adkins. The act becomes effective June 11, 80 days after adjournment. Adkins will permit the Hale bill to become effective without his signature. Other bills signed include SB206 authorizing labor rules for women in wartime and SB217 removing separate land confirmation attorneys to be handled by the attorney general.
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Little Rock
Adkins
Kidd
The
Revenue Commission
Attorney General
May Draft Call for Arkansas Said to Be Largest Since January
Detective Service Headquarters announced that the May draft call for Arkansas would be the largest since January. The statement highlighted the escalation in draft numbers and stressed the ongoing manpower needs.
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