Mitchum Gets Sixty Days For Marijuana Conspiracy
Actor Robert Mitchum and actress Lila Leeds are each sentenced to 60 days in jail on marijuana possession conspiracy charges in Los Angeles. Superior Judge Clement D. Nye suspends the term on probation for two years, with the first 60 days to be served. Mitchum’s attorney Jerry Giesler pleads for leniency, citing publicity and personal consequences on his wife and children.
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Canada Gets Spy Nabbed in U. S.
Immigration Commissioner Watson B Miller ordered the deportation to Canada of Sam Carr an alleged key figure in a Soviet wartime espionage network in the dominion His wife was ordered deported as well The couple has been held on Ellis Island since Carr was arrested by FBI agents on January 27
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Blizzard Buries West as 5000 Trains Halt in Snow
A massive blizzard paralyzed travel across the west and plains. Five deaths were reported in Wyoming Utah and Idaho as drifts trapped thousands of travelers and halted dozens of trains between Omaha and Denver. California escaped mostly clear but storms spread into Nevada and Oregon while eastern areas saw warming.
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December wage drop precedes 1948 income surge
December wage and salary payments fell to an annual rate of 137.3 billion dollars, the first decrease since early 1947, while unemployment compensation rose as factory employment declined. Despite the wage dip, total personal income reached a record December annual rate of 220.8 billion, reflecting dividends rents pensions and similar payments.
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U S Raps Red Charge Treaty is Aggressive
Secretary of State Acheson rebutted Russia's accusation that the North Atlantic defense pact is aggressive. He said the pact's purpose is the opposite and plans to publish a summary soon. Denmark and Norway show growing interest in joining, with Denmark ready to submit questions to the State Department.
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President Signs Allocations Bill
President Truman signed a seven month extension of the voluntary allocations plan. The act extends the program from month’s end to September 30, allowing industry and government to continue parceling out steel and other scarce commodities.
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Acheson Attacks Mindszenty Case Foe Actions
U S Secretary of State Acheson denounced the Mindszenty trial as a persecution and linked it to religious suppression in Hungary. He urged United Nations intervention and noted Western powers may pursue charges before the UN for human rights violations. The foreign affairs committee urged raising the matter through appropriate channels.
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Fuhrer's Balcony Blown to Rubble
Berlin reports the fuhrer balcony and front facade of the old Reich Chancellery were dynamited by German demolition experts as a safety measure. The action, ordered by the Russians, aimed to reduce the site where Adolf Hitler delivered world shaking announcements to dust and rubble.
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Berserk Gunman Firefight Strikes Downtown Dallas
A gunman in Dallas fired for about 20 minutes injuring a postman and a Negro boy before police trapped him in a YMCA room. Charles A. Gordon, 28, of Madera California, was identified as the shooter with 300 rounds found in his room.
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Labor Bill Hearing Extended Two Weeks
The Senate labor committee approved a two week extension of hearings on the administration labor bill raising the Taft Hartley Act repeal and Wagner Act amendment. Republicans demanded more time, and the new schedule cuts Friday hearings while adding six days next week and daily sessions from Feb. 21 to the revised deadline. Senators Murray Pepper and Morse led the subcommittee drafting the plan.
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Senate committee votes for antifilibuster rule
Washington February 9 The Senate rules committee voted 10 3 to recommend adoption of an antifilibuster rule. The plan would limit debate to one hour per senator and permit a vote after time runs out. A 16 senator petition could force a vote on whether to restrict debate.
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Golden Bear Stops in Long Beach Harbor News
The Golden Bear training ship makes a scheduled call at Long Beach Harbor as pages note city manager coverage remains a weekly topic. Other items include labor row at a church school and a broad page layout with sections across B and A pages.
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Notorious burglar disgraced by woman cap in nickels theft
Toothpick Charlie once infamous second story thief James J. Fitzpatrick, 85, was captured by Policewoman Edna Acosta after a 50 year career of crime. He is jailed on suspicion of burglary after stepping from a phone booth into her grasp.
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