Congress Studies Three Housing Plans For Lower Class
Congress weighs three multi billion housing proposals to aid low income families. The Senate GOP bill projects 600 000 housing units in six years while the administration plan envisions up to 1 000 000 units in seven years. The House GOP measure offers 360 000 private sector homes funded by 3 000 000 000 in government loans. Senate sponsors include Teft and Ellender. House hearings follow rent control actions.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Teft
Ohio
J. Ellender ¢Ls
Senate Banking Subcommittee
TVA Explores Holston River For Possible Dam Site
TVA plans core drilling on the South Fork of the Holston River at the Wexler Bend area near Kingsport. The effort aims to test potential dam sites as part of a broader exploration under Engineer Carl Floyd and the Engineering Department.
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Knoxvlife
Reed Elliot
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Holston River
Wexler Bend
Kingsport
Elliot Aid
Spurgeon Island
Holsten River
Airport Road
Southelston
Holsten
Carl Floyd
Public Address System Helps Schaeffer Family Of Seventeen
In St Louis Mr and Mrs Carl Schaeffer with seventeen children struggle in a fourteen room home. He builds a public address system to keep track of them. The item highlights a cluttered household and a humorous solution.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Carl Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Hollywood
Robin Ford
Robert Mitchum
Ford
Hollywood Couple Linda Christian Tyrone Power Wed in Rome
Tens of thousands of fans lined the Santa Francesca Romana as Linda Christian and Tyrone Power married in Rome. United States diplomat James Down attended, while Power said Linda would give up acting to start a family. Police struggled to control the crowd in the ancient part of Rome near the Colosseum.
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Linda Christian
Tyrone Power
Hollywood
Santa Francesca Romana
Rune
Colosseium
Police Hrraeg
Fiat
Linda
United States
James
Power
Financial expert urges higher Inter Mountain rate hike
Johnson City IP A financial analyst testifies before the State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission on Inter Mountain Telephone Company rate increase. He says a 7.5 to 8 percent return is needed to attract capital and maintain service, while the company seeks only six percent.
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Johnson City
Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
Frank J. Henry
Atlanta
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Tenneggee
Henry
Commission
Inter-Mountain
Burley Marn May Close Next Week
Rogersville tobacco market plans to close its 1948 49 season sometime next week according to Board of Trade president Frank Gardner. Sales on Wednesday at Planters Warehouse No 2 totaled 131 244 pounds for 58 742 dollars with an average of 44 73 per hundredweight as demand waned. Tennessee barley tobacco markets reported another light day with Franklin posting the best average price on 78 422 pounds at 35 874 16 dollars.
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Splj
Frank Gardner
Board of Trade
Gardner
Planters Warehouse
Nashville
Tent
Tennessee
Franklin
Clarksville
Tiny tot tumbles amid crowds then collapses
A confused scene unfolds as a small child spins amid pedestrians, grows tired, and falls atop a display case. An unidentified truck driver sits nearby in a cab showing little concern while a visiting office worker searches for his missing hat, unsure which is his.
Bevin Wins Confidence Vote in Palestine Policy
Britain's Labour government survives a confidence vote on foreign policy with Ernest Bevin's Palestine stance approved by 283 to 198 in the House of Commons after a seven hour debate. The result signals a rare split among Labour and Conservative MPs on international questions and reflects abstentions and defections within Labour ranks.
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London
Britain
Palestine
Patlin
Ernest Bevin
House of Dominons
Atden
Bevin
Profit Taking Hits Steel Stocks In Mixed Trade
Profit taking sales clipped steel stocks in New York today while trends elsewhere remained clouded with small gains and losses. U S Steel opened and Intercontinental declined slightly as 2,000 shares traded. yesterday steel moved up about four percent lifting other steel issues.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Inter
Big Steel
Stee Steels
Man Tries To Kill Himself In Hospital
Gallatin Tennessee report says Grover Moore 52 allegedly shot and killed Mrs Z H Bales 56 and then tried to kill himself. Moore was found unconscious in the bedroom of the Bales home and hospitalized in critical condition. Sumner County coroner indicated Moore likely shot Bales from close range with a .34 caliber pistol and then shot himself.
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Sumner County
L. ©. Guild
Moore Hag
Bales
Old Tyranny In Disguise Ed Crump Attacks Browning Program
The piece argues Governor Browning seeks to centralize power through bills reforming election machinery. It claims a plan to replace a three man board with a six member commission and notes strong Republican opposition. It warns of a temporary dictatorship and cites party dynamics shaping the outcome.
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Browning
State Board of Sushis
Takding Peryisora
Shelby County
Shelby
Heaven and Earth
General Assembly
Thej
Senate
West Tennes
Fron Press Attacks Browning as Bossism in Tennessee
Memphis dispatch reports Fron Press criticizes Gov. Gordon Browning calling his administration old tyranny in disguise. Crump vows to thwart Browning by backing a six member elections board and ending bossism while the Senate and House adjourn to review bills.
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Fron Press
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Wredner- Day
Gordon Browning
Crump
Browning
Tennessee
Senate
House
Gordon Browning Amys
Board of Elections
Shelby County
Damon Headden
Tipton Oville
Republican National Committee
Dave Alexander
Tration
Hugh DB
Scott
Esther
BE. W. Hale, Jr
Marvin Bryan
Stoseph
Liberals Push Old Guard Back In Republican Conflicts
Washington reports a split in the GOP as progressives press to displace the old guard in both chambers. House Republicans vote to disband the steering panel and form a geography based policy committee, challenging seniority norms. Senate talks promise a hotter scene as dissidents vent toward leadership.
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House
Senate
Capital Hill
Steem
Sams Outlines His Position On State Sales Tax
Representative Sams of Sullivan County outlines his view on the state sales tax in a Times-News statement. He supports Governor Browning's overage distribution to aid schools and defends the 1947 amendment that split sales tax funds between Bristol, Kingsport, and Sullivan County.
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Sullivan County
Times- News
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Browning
Bristol
Kingsport
Wingsport
Axis Sally Trial Opens With Broadcast Recordings Shown
Federal court proceedings in Maine opened into the treason trial of Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally. Witnesses described her wartime broadcasts from Germany and guards prepared to play original and US recordings for the jury while prosecutors outline the case.
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Germany
Edward M. Currin
M Gillacs
Wesley
Miss Gillars
Hans von Richter
Paul Naback
Inge Sylvia Doman
Miss Doman
New York
Gillars
Slur
Truman Seeks One Million for Blizzard Disaster Fund
President Truman asked Congress for a 1 million dollar blizzard disaster fund and noted 13.3 million available for disaster relief in western states. He said an additional 500 thousand was approved last year and some funds already used, with 50 thousand previously allocated for blizzard aid.
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Trupian
Congress
Truman
Madal
Roark Says He Was Left Bound On Taxicab Seat
A Kingsport driver reported being robbed and tied in the back seat of his taxicab by an armed man after a ride from a bus terminal to various locations. The suspect, described as five nine, about 14 pounds, wore Army pants and a cream raincoat. The victim said the robber demanded money and warned of consequences, with the incident linked to a subsequent attempted payment and a longer pursuit.
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O.K
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Raymond Roark
Lyon Garden
Tennessee Street
Cecil Durham
Roark
Tom Collins
Charles Johnson
Union
Boone Street
Gate City
Kingsport
Man Who Might Have Been President Dies
Washington D C notice reports Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin longtime Republican figure and potential 23rd U S president died after a two month illness at his home. He would have turned 18 next Monday. Survived by his widow Eleanor Von Eltz and daughter Katherine Lenroot. Lenroot served as vice presidential running mate candidate for Warren G Harding before Coolidge succession. Funeral tentatively planned in Superior Wisconsin.
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Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
GOP
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harding
Lemont
Priday
Superior
Wis
Eleanore, von Eltz
Katherine F. Lenroot
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Social Security Administration
Lenroot
Clara Clough
Miss Lenroot
United States Court of Custom and Patent Appeals
Jaycees Urge JC Be Extended Limits Proposal
Johnson City civic leaders push a resolution to extend city limits to state legislators. The Junior Chamber of Commerce cites growth and upcoming 1960 census as reasons, noting sales tax revenue and state funds hinge on census figures.
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Johnson City
Spl
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Boy Speaks Of Shoes, Doesn't Know About Feet
John Hemick on his 17th birthday told Sheriff Croston of new shoes he will get after leaving hospital. He recounted two Carr brothers missing for two weeks, found dead with frozen feet. he aided searchers, recalling snow, cold, and a failed fire as they wandered the desolate mountainside.
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Davis
W. Va
John Hémick
D. EB. Croston
John
Eston Carr
Robert
Carr
Grosten
Weather Says More Clouds and Mild Temperatures Ahead
The forecast notes cloudy and mild conditions continuing with occasional rain. Daytime highs near 65 degrees and a drop to cooler evening levels are expected, with Thursday noon at 62 degrees and a prior Wednesday high around 61 with 28 inch rainfall reported.
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