Washington Hit as Storm Speeds Inland
A Canadian cold wave and a Gulf of Alaska storm endanger the Pacific Northwest and drift into Montana. Bitter cold grips North Dakota Montana and Wyoming while other midwest states brace for subzero temperatures. Blizzard effects disrupt travel from Northern California to the Plains with relief efforts halted and state emergencies declared in Idaho and Wyoming.
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Long Beach City Manager May Resign Over War Injuries
City Manager Carl B. Wirsching, a World War I and II veteran, says his recurring war injuries may force resignation by July 1, the start of the 1949-50 fiscal year. He notes his daily work ethic and states he will resign if he cannot serve the people. The City Council held a closed session without issuing a statement. Wirsching has served since October 29, 1946, after commanding Army transports and serving as a major in the Army Engineers.
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U. S. Army Engineers
France
Long Beach
Acheson and Harriman Say Europe Recovery Succeeds
Secretary Acheson and Ambassador Harriman told Congress that Soviet opposition to the Marshall Plan is countered by U S aid. They urged extension of the program noting Europe has held its own and made strides. Hoffman proposed a 15 month extension valued at 5 53 billion, arguing peace and stability depend on continuation.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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ECA
Vast narcotics cache found in New York tenement
Police uncovered a $2.63 million narcotics stash in a third floor New York tenement after arresting Joseph Basile, described as a leading eastern narcotics figure. Detectives said 125 ounces of heroin and cocaine and equipment were seized, with a potential 1,052,625 capsules for sale.
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Mendel Schein
House G O P Members Call Trial Travesty
Washington February 8 House Republicans unanimously adopted a declaration of indignation and condemnation over the Mindszenty trial. Lawmakers called it a travesty of justice and a mockery, with some urging American protest and a UN inquiry. In Budapest Mindszenty was sentenced to life, accused of treason and royalist plots against the regime.
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Maine
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People's Court
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Fire Hits Oil Refinery And Bowling Alley In Signal Hill
Local news notes fires damaging an oil refinery and a bowling alley in Signal Hill. The item appears in a brief inside the paper’s early pages with other items and notices. The report is part of a broader page layout listing varied sections and features throughout the issue.
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North Atlantic Alliance Parley Called in Capital
Washington on February 8 reports a meeting of ambassadors from Canada Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg to discuss the North Atlantic defense pact amid US talks with Norway. Secretary Acheson prepares to address Norway's security questions as Moscow pressures Oslo.
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Halvard M. Lange
Russia
Robert A. Lovett J
Lange
Don’t Baby Unions Warns NLRB Chief
Washington February 8 A P says Robert N Denham general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board urged Congress not to “baby” unions and supported Taft Hartley provisions. He testified before the Senate labor committee noting unions are grown up and should bargain collectively if required. Denham defended NLRB power to seek injunctions against mass picketing and union coercion while acknowledging need for clarifications to the Act.
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Ohio
Simly
Taft
NLRB
Grain Prices Hit Daily Limits Across Wheat Corn and Soy
Chicago February 8 Grain prices fell to the daily limit in wheat corn oats and soybeans at the Board of Trade. Heavy selling began in soybeans at the session start and extended across grains with declines of 10 cents in wheat and soybeans 8 cents in corn and 6 cents in oats. Kansas City and Minneapolis futures also broke their limits.
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Board of Trade
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Minneapolis
Parisian fashion shifts: Dior lifts hems for spring shows
In Paris on February 8, Christian Dior unveils spring designs with hems at 16 inches from the ground, higher than the famed New Look. The show features flying panel overskirts that reveal straight knee slits, plus eye-fooling overskirts, pockets shaped as kangaroo pouches, and mink and Persian lamb dresses.
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