Congress Chooses Among Three Housing Bills in Senate and House
Congress faces three multi billion housing bills to widen slum clearance public housing and private loans. Senate GOP plan led by Taft promises lower cost than administration measure while Democratic alternative projects extensive public housing funding. All three include federal grants to support local housing authorities and loans for private construction with differing income targets and unit goals.
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Congress
Truman
Senate
House
GOP
Senate Republicanrogram
Taft
Ohio
Elsender
Senate Banking
Banking
Rumors Ring Wisconsin Utility Board Shakeups
Observers note internal strife at the commission led by Samuel Bryan and Wilden Whitney as calls arise for reorganization. State leaders weigh repeal and recreate legislation to reset authority and appoint a new panel, with six weeks likely to reveal the governor’s plan.
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Goodland
Perha
Wilden Whitney
Heil
Rennebohm
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Commission
Statehouse
Baltimore Rule Lets Man Sleep Through Snoring
In Baltimore a man cannot be molested for snoring if the noise comes with slumber, shielding him from disturbance charges as long as neighbors are not provoked by the sound.
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Baltimore
Death by premeditation alleged in Temah shooting case
The shooting occurred in Temah with the father fatally struck by a deer rifle bolt. James and Lionel Jackson initially claimed it was suicide but District Attorney Gleiss suspects a premeditated murder. Family abuse allegations surface including a 1945 divorce complaint accusing excessive drinking and beatings by the husband.
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James
Lionel
Jackson
Forrest Johnson
Milwaukee
Johnson
Don Schroeder
Gleiss
la Crosse Tribune
Community builds home for Krajewski family
La Crosse area residents, led by Mas sey Mullock, credit the Coulee Region business community and volunteers for supplying labor and materials to complete a 32 by 24 foot insulated home worth about 6000. The project began January 7 and finished that week with several workers nightly and weekend crews. The dedication was broadcast on WKTY at 9 30 pm from a wire recording of the event.
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Mullock
Coulee
WKTY
Parking system costs and capacity in Bluefield outlined
The article explains parking costs and capacity in Bluefield, noting that the debt is the parking system’s obligation, not the city’s. It cites 14 693 cars in 1948, monthly spaces at 6 to 10 dollars, 16 employees, and 199 spaces at Market Square, with future capacity depending on feasible deck numbers.
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Bluefield
Dober
Market Square
Bitter GOP fight over committee chairmanship in farm country
A seven member committee led by Werner Schroeder of Illinois failed to reach a deal to replace Scott amid open GOP rancor. Harry Darby backed Dewey and asserted the rebels would win while Scott’s camp insisted on immediate removal. Other negotiators proposed a 20 member study panel and a June report but opponents demanded Scott’s immediate ouster.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harry Darby
Kansas
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Scott
Werner Schroeder
Illinois
Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Darby
Ezra Whitla
Idaho
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Oregon
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Guy G
New Jersey
Dunn
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GOP
Santa Claus
Congress
China Faces Charges of Stalling as Surrenders Loom
Report notes Chinese factions urging a hurry to surrender to the Communists in Shanghai and other cities as peace moves surface. British labor supports a pro Israel stance and Israel’s constituent assembly election sees Ben-Gurion’s labor party win control while Communists gain minor share. Western ministers discuss North Atlantic defense and Europe. U.S. officials warn of Soviet cold war pressure and internal fifth column. UN World claims U.S. air forces fired on Russian planes near Okinawa, denied by the U.S. air force.
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Low Countries
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Ira C. Baker
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Okinawa
Tulsa landlords vow eviction revolt against rent control
Tulsa activists head the mass eviction plan to pull 3,000 rental units from the market amid fed eral rent controls. Landlords notify tenants to vacate within 60 days while a Dallas call-in and Tulsa leaders press courts to block the effort. The movement spreads to Chicago Grand Rapids Milwaukee and other cities as associations push a six month eviction notice and seek court action.
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Okla
Texas
Wright Patman
Dallas
Patman
Murphy
Aomeen Owners Association
Whic
Fred Winters
Chicago
S. W. Lewandowski
Ernest J. Ansted
Michigan Association
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
Ownes
Jose J. Ott
Westminster Abbey Beginnings and Benedictine Link
Westminster Abbey originated as the church of a Benedictine abbey formed in the seventh century. The text notes a historical link between the abbey and its Benedictine origins.
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Westminster Abbey
Man Offers Blood for Apartment to Red Cross
A man told the Red Cross on Wednesday that he his wife and two children need a place to live and would swap blood for an apartment.
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Red Cross
Pleads Guilty To Fund Theft From Tavern Cash
Walden, clerk at the Tavern 16-inch, pleaded guilty to embezzling about $600 from the business. The charge covers disbursement, investment, and improper payment with intent to defraud, spanning 1948 to January 25. Bond set at $1,000. sentencing postponed to February 4 at 10 a.m.
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Buckner
Walden
Taveyan
Senator's long Wisconsin career shaped national path
The text recalls a senator who remained rooted in his Wisconsin hometown while building a 25 year political career. He entered national politics in 1918 during M Lafollette era, as momentum rose against La Follette amid World War I government stances.
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Pege 1 Law
M. LaFollette
LaFollette
Struck by Car in Iron River Man Dies
An elderly man died after being struck by a car in Iron River Michigan. The incident occurred in the city as authorities investigated details and identified the victim. Further information on the driver and charges were not immediately available.
Col Holden Sparta Native Dies at King Veterans Home
Col William Anthony Holden 61 of Sparta born and schooled there died at King Veterans Home in King, Wisconsin. A World War I veteran and regimental commander, he later led POW camps in the Ninth Service Command and the 128th Infantry of the 32nd Division before ill health prevented overseas service. He is survived by his wife Ruby Jackson and sister Mabel Markham. burial planned in Sparta.
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Col. Holden
Sparta
King Veterans Home
3Rd
Wisconsin Infantry
Holden
Monroe County
128Th Infantry
The
Louisiana
Ninth Service Command
Ruby Jackson
Harold
Mabel) Markham
Wisconsin Senate backs vet housing constitutional change
The Wisconsin senate unanimously approved a measure to amend the constitution to allow state funds for veterans housing. If approved by the assembly, the changes would appear on the April ballot along with a proposal to tax federal land. Also approved was a constitutional change to permit taxation of federal land in Wisconsin. A separate bill would move the superintendent of public instruction to gubernatorial appointment for a six year term. A factory in Sialkot, India, is producing bagpipes for Scotland.
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Wis
Wisconsin Senate
Veterans’ House Devts
Assembly
Supreme Court
Senate
Wisconsin
Sen
Schlabach
la Crosse
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
President answers questions on confidence polls and inflation
In a two day visit the president discussed rent control and polls, expressing doubt in poll accuracy since the last election. He noted steel prices as a focus in his anti inflation drive and defended his reception interactions while avoiding specific past snubs to Thurmond and Talmadge.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States Steel Corporation
Perey
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Actress Seeks Divorce from Steve Brodie in Cruelty Complaint
Actress Lois, 24, seeks divorce without alimony from her third husband actor Steve Brodie, 29, in a superior court complaint. The couple separated April 1. The filing alleges cruelty and cites their quarrel in Tijuana, Mexico, on October 14, 1946.
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Lois 24
Steve Brodie
Arden
Tijuana
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