Administration Loses Round in Filibuster Fight
Senate debate over anti filibuster rules ends in a party line defeat for the administration. Democrats weigh continuing round the clock sessions or dropping the effort as southern rebels push to prolong the fight. The North Atlantic Pact moves toward a formal unveiling in April with eight nations ready to sign and Denmark Italia Portugal Iceland under consideration.
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Washington
W.P
Senate
J. Howard McGrath
R. I
Democratic National Committee
South
Barkley
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Lucas
King George VI Undergoes Lumbar Sympathectomy
King George VI underwent lumbar sympathectomy at Buckingham Palace to improve circulation in his ailing right leg. Nine doctors declared his condition entirely satisfactory with no further surgery planned. The operation aimed to prevent gangrene and possible amputation. he awoke from anesthesia within 30 minutes and will stay in bed for a week followed by convalescence.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
George
Learmonth
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
King George
Prince Charles
Oldest West Point graduate dies at 93 in Texas
General George T. Bartlett, 93, longtime San Antonio resident, died Friday. He is believed to be the oldest living graduate of the U S Military Academy at West Point. Bartlett was born in New Hampshire.
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San Antonio
Tex
George T. Bartlett
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
New Hampshire
Woman Driver Adjusts Window Wiper Causes 14 Hurt
In Auburn California a mountain blizzard caused a collision when a woman driver stopped to adjust her windshield wiper. Two Greyhound buses and four autos were involved. Six hospitalized and eight others with minor injuries. Buses were traveling from Salt Lake City to San Francisco.
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Auburn
Calif
Greyhound
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Mayor O Dwyer Reveals $100000 Phone Tapping Plot
New York Mayor William O Dwyer disclosed a $100000 plot to tap telephones of top city officials. Kenneth Ryan confessed, escaped, and was sought via police hunt. Clendenin Ryan denied involvement while Broady and Miller faced subpoenas as investigators traced wires to city hall.
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New York
U.2
William O'Dwyer
Clendenin J. Ryan
City Hall
O'Dwyer
Kenneth Ryan
Ryan
New Jersey
George Washington Bridge
Clendenin Ryan
Hackensack
Thomas Fortune Ryan
United States
John G. Broady
New York State
Edward Jones
Broady
O’dwyer
William P. O’brien
Jones
U. S. Treasury Department
O’brien
Detroit
Chicago
Love cancels case in court in Des Moines
George Bell faced City Judge C S Cooter on embezzlement charges over a wrist watch from Bertha Simmons. Simmons refused to testify after revealing she married Bell last night. The judge dismissed the case as the parties are now spouses.
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Des Moines
U.P
George Bell
C. S. Cooter
Bertha Simmons
Miss Simmons
Cooter
Bell
Express Agency Halts in New York
The Railway Express Agency laid off 10 000 workers as the AFL Railway Clerks union seeks permission to picket Penn Station and Grand Central to press a year old contract dispute. About 5 700 package handlers 3 300 truck drivers and 1 000 clerks in the metro area were released. Local union officers accuse a lockout and aim to halt depots with pickets, threatening to paralyze city traffic. Harrison, in Chicago for negotiations, indicated rank and file support for the action.
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New York
U.P
Railway Express Agency
AFL Railway Clerks Union
Pennsylvania Station
Grant Central Terminal
George M. Harrison
Harrison
Chicago
Coroner's Jury Clears Policeman In Fatal Crash
La Crosse Wisconsin coroner's jury found police officer Wesley Wells not guilty of negligence after a patrol car struck Rudolph Werner Monday night while answering a burglary alarm. The panel ruled the red warning light was flashing and the pedestrian had been drinking.
Hoover Group Urges Changes In Federal Commissions
The Hoover Commission proposes moving executive powers from nine federal regulatory bodies to regular departments. It calls for chairman led administration with executive directors, higher salaries for commissioners and staff, and transfer of power planning from the Federal Power Commission to Interior. It also urges bipartisan representation and clarified removal rules for three commissions.
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Hoover Group
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Power Commission
Interior Department
Maritime Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Commerce Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
The
Power Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Vinson Visits Truman at Key West Headquarters
Chief Justice Fred Vinson flew on President Truman’s Independence to meet the president at his Key West vacation headquarters.
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Washington
Fred Vinson
Truman
Independence
Key West
House Leaders Win 15 Month Rent Extension Vote
After a tense vote, House leaders pushed through a 178 to 163 tally to extend rent ceilings for 15 months, beating a 90-day GOP alternative. The measure must pass the Senate amid a partisan logjam, with a final roll call delayed and debates over decontrol in rural areas and the need to curb a growing rent black market.
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Washington
McCormack
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Mr. Truman
Tighe Woods
Rep
Wolcott
R.mich
Congress
Spence
D.-Ky
Banking Committee
Bribe Report Declared A Joke In Wisconsin Legislature
Dane County District Attorney Robert Arthur said the reported bribe attempt in the Wisconsin legislature was a joke after two investigators found no facts to support the incident. State officials and assembly members discussed the overheard remark involving a transfer of the beverage tax division.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Dane County
Robert Arthur
Arthur
Kendzierski
Milwaukee
Warren R. Smith
Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad Furloughs 20 000 Workers
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced a two week shutdown of coal mines will furlough about 20 000 employees. The suspension will reduce PRR traffic and cut gross revenues by 5 to 6 million dollars. PRR handles roughly 112 million tons of coal annually.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
Gen Henri Giraud Dies at 70 in France Hero of Wars
Gen Henri Honore Giraud, 70, famed for his World War II and World War I leadership, died of cancer in Dijon France. His body lay in state at a military hospital pavilion as mourners filed past. A state funeral was possible pending defense ministry plans and his will. He helped clear the way for Allied North Africa in 1942 and later led Free French forces in the Mediterranean before a Gaullist leadership claim. He was elected to the French National Assembly in 1946 from Moselle as a Republican.
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Dijon
France
U.P
Henri Honore Giraud
Giraud
Defense Ministry
North Africa
Jean Darlan
Earthquakes Hit New South Wales Needing Major Repairs
Earth tremors in New South Wales caused an estimated $32,000 damage at Dalton. Rev. Daniel O'Connell Riverview Observatory director called the tremors the most severe felt in Australia in 15 years.
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Sydney
Australia
New South Wales
Dalton
Daniel O'Connell
Riverview Observatory
Coal strike supports Taft-Hartley debate in Congress
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis orders a two week eastern mine walkout to protest President Truman and Boyd nomination. Analysts say the action may influence debates on repealing Taft Hartley while stockpiles and demand limit immediate economic impact and 425000 miners are affected east of the Mississippi. leaders expect a Senate vote on Boyd and warn of political repercussions.
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Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Alben W. Barkley
Scott Lucas
Ill
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Alben Barkley
NEA
Washington
John L. Lewis
Grandstand
Congress
Lewis
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Steel
Truman
James M. Boyd
Federal Bureau of Mines
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
Boyd
United States Senate
Senate Interior Committee
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Charles A. Halleck
Ind
B 36 Sets Long Nonstop Flight Record From Fort Worth
A B 36 bomber with two failed engines landed at Carswell air base after a 9 600 mile nonstop flight across the United States. The 43 hour 37 minute mission carried a 10 000 pound bomb which was jettisoned over the Gulf of Mexico. The crew included Maj John D Bartlett and Lt William Grabowski with Capt Roy R Showalter as pilot.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
United States
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Minneapolis
Great Falls
Mont
Key West
Fla
Denver
John D. Bartlett
7Th Bombardment Wing
8Th Air Force
William Grabowski
Bergenfield, N. J
Roy R. Showalter
Mobile
Ala
Clarence E. Horton
San Antonio
Earl N. Yaden
London
Joseph A. Brown
Gillespie, Ill
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James Paterson Ross
University of London
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California
Riverside Drive
Joseph Miller
Miller
N.Y
Vinson
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Greece
Constantine Rentis
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Rentis
NEA Telephoto
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R.R
Gen. Giraud
Spokane
Wash
Casper
Wyo
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