President Signs Bill For Houses
President Truman signed a bill authorizing 600,000,000 in temporary housing. The measure provides 200,000 temporary units for veterans and families, with barracks and other field structures to be used. A larger permanent-housing program faces Senate Banking Committee review.
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Truman
Whree Wyatt Witrenacd
Reush
Senate Banking Committee
John Dy Small
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Mulling
Mie
Alford
Army Officials Back Draft Extension For 12 Months
Senate Military Affairs hearing hears Paul and Hershey urge renewal of the Selective Service Act to provide about 90,000 soldiers next year. They say voluntary service cannot meet Army needs and call for limiting new inductions and adjusting service length to maintain manpower.
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Washington
P—Ma
Willard S. Prutol
Congress
Paul
Senate Military ‘Affairs
Mershey
Hershey and
Faul
Local Red Cross Drive Tops Local Total
The Kingsport Red Cross drive reports $6 432 over the top with overall totals near $18 000. Tennessee Eastman led firms at $5 908 72, Kingsport Proex $1 125, Barden Mills $8 150, Walters and Prater Construction $3 775, Smoky Mountain Hosiery $146 70, Sullivan High School $116 24, and Douglass High School $49 98. Various businesses contributed $6 442 42, schools $376 14, and mall and individual gifts $222. Coleman said several firms had not yet reported and urged further contributions.
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Kingsport Proex
Barden, Mills
Walters and Prater
Sullivan High School
Douglass High School
Coleman
Blue Ridge Glass Corporation
General Shale Product Company
Mead Corporation
Stenn-Dixie Cement Corporation
Holston Ordnance Port
Southern Oxygen Company
Strossi Fe
Colonwin
Wartime meat rules tightened as OPA readies new limits
The OPA plans to reimpose stricter meat controls to curb black market slaughter. A price agency official notes fresh measures will cap slaughter figures during a base period and push customers into established channels. New rules target custom slaughtering by packing houses and require livestock ownership prior to last December for sales.
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Washington
OPA
Price Agency
Howe
Gald
Srother
Mickdown
CPA
U S Likely To Reject France Blockade Proposals
Washington reports the United States is expected to reject France notes proposing economic sanctions on Spain. The missive seeks a halt to American and allied air shipments and suggests a quarantine, while Britain and the United Nations Security Council are noted in opposition to urgent Council action. France may push new ideas but is said to face broad rejection.
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United States
Spain
Monna
State Department
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France
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Allied Council of
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Ruseait
China
Government Moves Into Coal Dispute
The government steps into the coal crisis as Assistant Secretary Gibson meets with United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis to push a settlement. Operators’ spokesman Charles O Neill says talks with Gibson resume at 4 PM EST while Lewis may not attend. Negotiations continue with a possible government attempt at compromise before the midnight contract expiry, risking a shutdown that would affect 400,000 Bituminous miners.
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Washington
Asalstamt
Secretary of Labor
Jahr W. Gibson
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles O'Neil
Gibson
Lewis
Labor Department
Lawts
United Mine Tree
Conciliation Service
Douglag Burdontaldy
Necluver Letain
Necluver Letain Moved To Invite bin Ine AE Beanty
Lohar
Fiihils
U S May Seize Farm Equipment Plants and Canneries
U S government eyes seizure of strike bound farm equipment plants and California canneries as food supply depends on new machinery and a record crop. Labor Department officials briefed Secretary Schwellenbach on West Coast talks amid a jurisdictional dispute between AG and Control Maland and farm equipment firms invited to meetings. Estimated 43,500 workers idled.
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Washington
Lebor Department
Alifornia
Botts
Mnthen
Califormia
Labor Department
Goth
Labor
Schwellenbach
Srey
Clomaland
Schwellenbueh
Apriculwre
Clinton PB. Anderson
Frisiy
CIO Parc
Alot Whlerines
Reuther New UAW President Aims At Wider Union Sphere
Walter Reuther elected president of the CIO United Auto Workers after a tight 125 vote margin at the convention amid turmoil. He outlined plans for nationwide organizing of farm equipment workers a broader auto industry bargaining scope and a stronger union unity while seeking to support Philip Murray and the CIO.
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UAW
Atlantic Cty
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ln ViNitamna
Philip Murrey
Murray
CEQ
Aurora Borealis disrupts transatlantic communications
The aurora interrupting long range links caused outages at several facilities and delays in international news wires. Mackay Radio and Telegraph reported fluctuating signals between the United States and Europe, with some services partially maintained. WEFT, Times-News, and other stations faced garbled copy and delayed transmissions, while Inter-Motun Ring Telephone lines between Kirport and Knomville suffered outages possibly from the disturbance or local issues.
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Mackay Radio and Telearagh Company, Inc
Uinter
Europe
Morimay
Sona
Radio Corporation of
Arar
Ieterruntiona
Tings
Times-News and
WEFT
Elnien
Tie Hnes
Kira Port
Knomville
OPA Sues Singer Sewing Machine Company
The OPA filed a federal suit seeking 1,175,000 in damages against Singer Sewing Machine Company for alleged price ceiling violations. The complaint charges the firm forced buyers to purchase other components and sold machines at higher prices, with violations across the United States.
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ON Fee
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Unite
Escop Nint
Soltk Asad Amchmg
Rose Committed To Trial Today
Fred Rose a Communist and member of parliament was committed for trial on charges of imparting fig leaf secrets to Soviet Russia and ordered to prison. The paroleurger was ordered to go mand to be lant there walil delivers according to Theberge judge Rene Theberge. Joseph Cohen, Rose's lawyer, offered a defense and reserved the right to present it at the trial.
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Fred Rose
Parl ‘Ment
Soviet
Russia
Wis
Xoerber
Tew
Rose
Joseph Cohen
Rene Theberge
Street Scenes of a Broken Evening in a Town
A garbled street vignette depicts a couple in a tense domestic moment as visitors arrive. Fragmentary phrases hint at conflict, decorum, and mundane routines inside a decaying neighborhood setting, with disjointed references to doors, birds, and duties.
Russia Says It Will Take Part In United Nations Activities
United Nations Security Council debates show tension as Andrei Gromyko walks out after Hussein Ale Khan’s complaint is raised. The walkout underscores a widening rift among major powers, with Byrnes insisting no nation can silence others in the council.
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United Nations
Jobo
New York
Andrei Gromyko
United Ations Security Council
Salmont
World Peace Organization
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Segaion
Ambasador Gromyko
Hf Aminisacet
Hussein Ale 2 Khan
Tsngr
Gromylov
Moscow
Gromyke
Tom
Byrnes
Bering
Walle
Briton urges UNRRA aid as Gromyko withdraws from talks
British and Argentine leaders pressed for UNRRA aid amid the East West clash over the Far East and Middle East. Soviet Ambassador Gromyko walked out of Security Council discussions after disagreements over procedure and the Branian case, prompting a pause in open debate.
Russian Held On Spy Count Turns Today To Legal Advice
A Soviet official held on a spy count in Portland, Ure, prepared for a legal decision on removal to Seattle. Lt. Michat G. Racin, 20, was arrested Tuesday night on a warrant accusing him of pressuring a person to reveal information about the destroyer Yellowstone and Russia's canal interests. Bail set at 35,000 dollars, with Michael S. Vavilov, Soviet Consul General, arranging potential custody. U.S. District Attorney Henry Hess’s office indicated Redin might be released to Vavilov’s custody, while officials warned of possible further hearings on Soviet spy activity and atomic-bomb secrets. There was no confirmed link to Redin in the other reports.
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Portland
Ure
Seattle
Tril
Micohat G. Racin
Tendar
U.S. Yellowstone
Ruyssia’s
Eel
Vavilov
Lt. Redin
Washington
House Committee of unAmerican
Elmer W. Sierowned
American Legion Americanism
Cdmander
Canada
Emia
Reddit
Zoning Board Of Appeals Meeting Set For Thursday Night
The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Connect Reon to announce decisions on sight appeals heard Wednesday. BG Hunter, chairman, said five petitions heard Wednesday will be discussed at the next meeting on April LT.
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Connect Reon
Hunter
Newt Reputer
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