One Lion-Tamer and a Clever Boxer at Home
A Chicago dog owner notes National Dog Week president Clarence Olson’s call for better dog citizenship. He recounts training his Boxer to walk, greet, and stay on four feet, teasing a humorous dog life contrast with reading detective stories and worrying about a sharking dog or war.
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Clarence M. Olson
Chicago
National Dog Week, Inc
The
United Press
Mr. Olson
J. P. Brundidge
Mr. Brundidge
Legislature
United Nations
Bevin Criticizes Truman Over Palestine Talks
The column analyzes British Foreign Secretary Bevin blame of President Truman for Arab Jewish negotiations collapse. It notes Bevin's claim tied to October 4 1946 refugee admissions and suggests his push for a British Palestine union shows weariness and possible bias toward avoiding UN involvement.
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Bevin
Truman
Palestine
Charles Eaton
Dewey
New York
J. Bevin
United States
Britain
Mr. Bevin
United Nations
Surplus Tomato Juice Sent to Lockport School Lunch
Juicy surplus shipments from the Surplus Commodities Corporation reached Lockport Niagara County a major tomato growing center. Sacramento California supplied 6 900 gallons of tomato juice for the school lunch program.
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Lockport
N. Y
Niagara County
Backers of Tax Cutting Bill Win First Round
The Republican backed 3.84 billion tax cutting bill won its first test in the House as members considered it on a take it or leave it basis. President Truman voiced opposition, citing his January message, while Secretary Snyder warned against deficit financing and higher prices. Knutson opened House debate promising tax relief, business risk encouragement, and cuts to punitive measures. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Snyder
Knutson
Rep. Knutson
R-Minn
Union and Bell System Face Deadlock on Wages Strike
National Federation of Telephone Workers policy committee voted to keep essential services during a threatened nationwide strike. Emergency service would aid police fire hospitals and vital operations as long as management does not assign management personnel to non management duties. NFTW seeks nationwide bargaining including a $12 weekly pay raise. Federal conciliators work in 30 cities with limited progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Arrangeme
Bell Telephone Company
NFTW
Joseph A Beirne
Beirne
John W. Gibson
New York
American Telphone and Telegraph Co
Bell System
Bell Telephone Companies
Ohio
Michigan
Ilinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Joseph A. Beirne
John J. Moran
Policy Committee
John L. Crull
Gibson
Congress
Communist Party Secretary Refuses Name at House Probers
Eugene Dennis, secretary of the Communist party, refused to reveal his real name before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was dismissed as a witness. Subpoenaed to return April 9, he argued the panel lacks authority and that the party is not un-American. The hearing also considered FBI Director Hoover’s ideas on outlawing the party amid broader labor policy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Washington
Eugene Dennis
House Un-American Activities Comittee
Robert E. Stripling
Dennis
Stripling
Allottive
Ampidake-Wort
Thomas
Capitol
Congress of the
United States
Communism
Rankin
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Labor
Schwellenbach
Truman
Schnellenbach
Emerson Schmidt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Schmidt
Justice Department
Logan
U. S
Servie Oe
OPA Plans Amnesty and Dismissals in Price Case Sweep
The OPA proposes to drop about 8 000 minor price control cases and grant amnesty to 7 803 defendants in lighter violations to speed prosecutions and reduce caseloads. Enforcements cover over 75 million dollars in damages and involve meat control violations and other decontrolled commodities. Remy said Congress approval would aid staff and funding while a general amnesty bill is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
William E. Remy
Congress
Remy
House
Rep
Harris
D-Ark
Nevada County Cotton Ginnings Rise 1946 vs 1945
Census shows 3 926 bales ginned in Nevada County for 1946 compared with 2 836 bales in 1945. Special Agent Carl Munn notes the increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada County
Carl Munn
Huge Populace Tops Nine States Combined
New York City hosts a larger population than the total of nine states including Arizona Delaware Idaho Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Rhode Island South Dakota and Wyoming.
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New York City
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wyoming
Molotov Objects To China In German Peace Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejected China’s participation in the proposed German peace conference. A Foreign Ministers report detailing procedures for the peace talks revealed formal divisions among the Big Four on representation and whether the German government must sign the treaty. Molotov dissented in a letter to Marshall and may have shared views with Bevin in a late afternoon discussion.
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Moscow
China
Council of Foreign Ministers
Big Four Council
Molotov
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Russia Skips Opening UN Trusteeship Council Session
Lake Success March 26 Soviet Russia did not send a delegation to the opening of the United Nations trusteeship council, sparking concern among officials about rising bypass of the world body. Grozmyko offered no explanation, while delegates wondered if a Soviet representative would appear later as the council proceeds with its business.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Soviet Russia
United Nations Trusteeship Council
U.N
U. N
Andrei A. Grozmyko
Happ
Russia
League of Nations
Trygve Lie
World Peace Organization
Lie
Truman
U.N. Wa
Greece
Turkey
Congress
United Nations
Derby Weekwork at Oaklawn and Local Political Shakeup
Ridgewood stables Double Jay trains between Oaklawn Park races as the Arkansas Derby is set for the same day in Hot Springs. Alderman Carl Wilson resigns after 21 years amid a grand jury report alleging creation of a superintendent job for himself. Dr. Alpert Easley and Lavon Buck McClellan are acquitted of charges tied to Dashaway’s alleged stimulant incident. McClellan loses track privileges for the season. A Fayetteville note references the Very Rev Charles F E McAl.
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Hot Springs
Ridgewood Stable
Double Jay
Oaklawn Park
Carl Wilson
Garland
Wilson
Senate
Alpert Easley
Lavon E. “Buck” McClellan
Dasha- Way
Oaklawn
Verne S. Ledgerwood
Ledgerwood
McClellan
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Dr. Housley
Dashaway
State Racing Commission
Housley
Official Fears 122 May Have Perished in Ming Explosion in Illinois
The report notes unrest and a milk strike spreading from Amite to New Orleans and Louisiana towns. Dairy farmers and Teamsters joined the strike to block milk shipments, seizing thousands of gallons and halting trains. Officials fear losses to distributors and farmers, with ongoing guards at road entries and continued disruption for about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
New Orleans
I/P
Amite
Illinois Central
AFL
Slidell
Glen Hendry
South
Baton Rouge
Lee Carter
Shreveport
Teamsters International Union
Teamsters Organization
Dairy Farmers Union
Hog-nosed snake feigns death and fake-roll behavior
The hog-nosed snake pretends to be dead by a staged death-scene and then flips onto its back. When turned onto its stomach it immediately rights itself to its back again.
Explanation of 1946 Farm Loss Claims
The article outlines why no further payments under the 1946 Cotton Crop Insurance Program could occur until more funds are provided. ACA chair Martindale notes last year’s losses exhausted Crop Insurance Corporation funds and stresses the value of crop insurance for cotton farmers amid possible 1947 shortages. Final all risk cotton insurance for 1947 must be taken by March 31, 1947.
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Crop Insurance Corporation
Martindale
ACA
Bird Realtor Flicker Builds Homes for Birds and More
The flicker acts as the bird world real estate agent, using its holes to provide shelter for dozens of bird species and many small animals, shaping a shared habitat.
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Flicker
Bird World
Mansion of Ringling Echoes Palatial Circus Era
Sarasota in 1926 saw John Ringling’s Venice style mansion, funded by circus wealth, display opulent antiques from Italy and Haiti. After Mabel Ringling’s 1929 death the palace closed, later reopening to 15,000 sightseers and now drawing daily crowds to view gilded fixtures and portraits.
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Hal Boyle
Sarasota
Fla
Bay
John Ringling
Venice
Florida
Solarium
Italy
Haiti
Astor House
Manhattan
New York
Ringling
Napoleon III
France
Pauline Bonaparte
Napoleon
Mabel Ringling
Centralia Mine Blast Leaves 122 Dead in Illinois
A major explosion at Centralia No. 5 coal mine traps 107 workers unaccounted for as rescue teams battle gas, fallen timbers, and freezing night to reach survivors. Officials report 131 miners affected, nine saved, one recovered, and scramble to ventilate shafts while families await word. Governors and inspectors monitor the scene as ambulances and floodlights dot the yard near Wamac.
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Tom Maddox
Centralia
Ill
Illinois
Chie
Fred Hellm
Walter J. Johnson
Gene
Centralia Gg Company
Johnson
Driscoll Scanlan
Shaftia
Dwight H. Green
Chicago
Centralia Company
Wamac
Atralia
Tra
George Evans
George
Norfolk
Naval
Two Negroes Arrested in Texarkana Robbery Case
Local authorities report two African American men arrested in Texarkana in connection with an armed robbery at a station attendant. One man identified the other and a piece of iron was involved in the attack. Texarkana police released details.
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Alford Green, Jr
Texarkana
Arkana
Vd Ee
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Francis M. Lemay
Union
Dorothy Klopper
Marguerite Klopper
Dorothy
UN Council
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Charles FE. McAl
Bird Realtor
Texarkodh
Presbyterian Fellowship
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