Split over Wallace entry widens political rift
Washington January 28. The CIO executive board voted 23 to 11 to reject Henry Wallace's third party bid as politically unwise while dissident members representing about 1.25 million of the CIOs six million membership indicate support for Wallace. The piece notes Democratic and Republican leaders debate Wallace and Eisenhower potential runs, with labor leaders split on backing Wallace. It mentions Harry Bridges and other unions opposing the CIO board and the broader struggle for party alignment.
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Commission Sets Date for Hearing on Santa Fe Rail Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission scheduled a hearing for March 3 on the Santa Fe request to extend operations from Kansas City to St. Louis. The plan would allow joint use of tracks by Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, with Burlington to gain a shorter route between Kansas City and Chicago, pending examiner recommendations to reject the proposal as wasteful and unwarranted for adding western rail service into St. Louis.
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Halt Food Delivers Overload Halts Parcels From Abroad
A flood of food packages from Italy and Greece reaches New York as U S customs halts delivery and often destroys many parcels to prevent spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly. Officials note some packages target relatives while others go to public figures including a parcel to President Truman. Kay Francis to hospital.
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Italy
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Greece
Harry M. Durning
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Truman
Kay Francis
Doctor Reports Actress Francia in Fair Condition Today
In Columbus on January 28, doctors said actress Francia, star of The State of the Union, is in fair condition. Dr M Russoff declined to specify her illness. Francia was taken from the Deshler-Walker hotel to a local hospital after presenting at a hotel.
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Misa Francia
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Liberty Memorial High School Grants One Day Vacation
Principal Neal Wherry announced a one day vacation for Liberty Memorial high school students between semesters while teachers graded final exam papers and recorded grades. Examinations for nearly all students ended yesterday as the basketball team, in the Dodge City tournament, finished exams before leaving Lawrence and arranged with teachers to complete class work.
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Woman bound over on grand larceny charges in Kansas City
Bernice Mallard, 24, released on 2506 bond after four showlifting arrests, waived preliminary hearing before County Judge Frank Gray. Bound over to February district court for trial on four counts of grand larceny. bond of 2500 paid.
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Bernice Mallard
Kansas City
Frank Gray
Scot youth mistaken for American GI shipped home in 1946
Washington said records show Fred Phillip Bast known as Alistaire Nicholson never legally enlisted in the U S Army. He received a discharge at Ft Sheridan in 1945 or 1946 based on a temporary European theater record. Army is investigating how the error occurred and warns falsifying records is punishable by up to $10,000 fine and ten years in prison. Nicholson, in immigration custody, claims he was coerced into service after a U S officer suspected him of desertion. He says MP grilling led to arrest in Southampton in June 1946 and a Paris detention barracks sentence for being there without proper written authorization.
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Fred Phillip Bast
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Alistaire Nicholson
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U. S
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Paris
Kansas Crop Relief Seeks Continued Aid For Overseas Needs
More than 100000 bushels of wheat 37800 pounds of salt 141300 pounds of flour and many carloads of sugar and groceries have been channeled through church agencies for overseas relief by the Christian rural overseas program led by Rev Leonard Lowe. He said grain flour and foods will be solicited and sent overseas solely on need, with Crop sponsored by Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief. Kansas
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Leonard Lowe
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Topeka
Lowe
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief Organization
Kansas
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