Senate clears way for Wallgren approval as NSRB head
Senate Democrats moved to committee approval of Mon C. Wallgren as chair of the National Security Resources Board. Senator Cain challenged his qualifications, criticizing national affairs experience, while Wallgren defended his 16 years in Congress and governorship. Other senators noted partisan politics in the debate.
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Wallgren
Wallegran
Washington
National Resources Security Board
Senate Armed Services Committee
Washington, D. C
Harry P. Cain
R.wash
Associated Prass
Ashington
Senate
Democrats
Truman
Mon C. Wallgren
National Security Resources Board
Sen
Cain
Armed Services Committee
House
Hunt
D.wyo
Byrd
D-Va
Tydings
D.md
Sen. Morse
R-Ore
Tension in Berlin as Reds Shoot A German Civilian
Berlin reports an increase in clashes as Soviet controlled police kill a German man and wound others near the border. A woman was jailed for insulting an officer amid ongoing blockades and currency rumors.
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Berlin
Communista
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
East Germany
Tagesspiegel
Charles C. d
Soviet push for east west trade growth gains grounds
Soviet media stress expanding trade with eastern and western Europe. Pravda cites a Dutch Polish treaty boosting 1849 trade to double 1948 levels. Geneva reports on a 25 nation conference on east west development. Vladimir Gerashshenko says export priorities target goods needed by Europe.
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Moscow
Europe
Pravda Today
Geneva
Switzerland
Vladimir Gerasshenko
United States
Lawrence Tibbett Jr and Dolores Huteson to wed tomorrow
Lawrence Tibbett Jr and Dolores Huteson plan marriage in Los Angeles with location uncertain. The couple announced the ceremony would take place the next day pending venue details.
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Lawrence Tibbett Jr
Los Angeles
Dolores Huteson
Disabled Vets Must Come First, Truman Cautions
President Truman urged a conference of veterans and lawmakers to keep the U S economy strong during a pivotal period while stressing that veterans programs should prioritize the welfare and rehabilitation of disabled veterans and their dependents He noted the GI Bill and existing benefits are valuable and urged broad civilian support for veteran welfare without criticizing pension bills.
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Washington
Truman
America
White House
Barry H. Vaughan
Coness
Veterans of Foreign Are
Congress
House Veterans Committee
Rankin
Miss
House
United States
New Look Evil How Fashion Change Fuels Divorces
Los Angeles report quotes designer Edith Head blaming sudden shifts in women's fashions for sustaining high divorce rates. She argues for gradual changes in clothing to avoid dissatisfaction and the urge for broader life changes beyond style.
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Los Angeles
Milady
Edith Head
Student Plans to Try Out Eating Hog at Arbor
Michigan student Paul H. Smith, an engineering junior, plans a welterweight hog eating contest at Arbor on a campus stretch. Broadview Perfect Lad is a four month old hog weighing around 165 pounds.
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Arbor
Mich
Aba Tolgerstt
Michigan
Paul H. Smith
Broadview Perfect Lad
Smith
Warren E. Forsythe
University Health Service
Wife Paints House Gets Court Backing
In Warrensville Heights Ohio Betty Kunigonis a 33 year old wife was allowed to continue interior painting after Judge Samuel H Silbert denied Peter Kunigonis her husband an injunction. Investigators noted the two redecorated rooms as the best in the house. The judge advised stopping only after finishing a room half done. The dispute stemmed from years of spousal disagreement over drab decor.
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Cleveland
Udge
Samuel H. Silhert
Warrensville
Peter T. Kunigonis
Betty
Silbert
Parisians Taste Buffalo Meat Draws Fire
In Phoenix on February 18 readers note Parisians praised buffalo meat as exquisite after a Paris hunt report. Old Arizonans joke Buffalo Bill would grimace while range veterans object to the adjective as 15 600 pounds of buffalo meat were eaten in the Houserock Valley winter hunt.
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Phoenix
Buffalo Bill
Houserock Valley
Child Dies After Parents Vigil Beside Oxygen Tent
In Fredericktown Ohio area, Ray and Dolly Bailey kept constant watch beside a homemade oxygen tent for Kerry Elaine Bailey, a month old girl born with a malformed heart. The child died yesterday eleven days after a bomber flew her home from Johns Hopkins Hospital. doctors said surgery was too risky. The Baileys, who also have a 4-year-old daughter Karen, hoped to strengthen Kerry for an operation but were unable to do so.
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Pittsburgh
Joanne Louise Allen
Joanne
Tung
Fredericktown
Ray
Dolly Bailey
Kerry Elaine
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Kerry
Baileys
Karen
Dog Bites Mascot Drillmaster At Base
Major, Boling Air Base 150 pound great Dane mascot, overpowered drillmaster Ser gt Robert Cosgrove 37 of Western Port Md and pulled him from line. Cosgrove treated for wrist. Major observed by veterinary staff. Cosgrove says mascot disliked marching pace.
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Washington
Boling Air Base
Robert Cosgrove
Western Port
Major
Cosgrove
Policemen's Day Observed In Warren Ohio
Police in Warren Ohio wear identification cards and carnation boutonnieres for Policemen's Day as part of a know your policeman crime prevention program sponsored by the Exchange Club.
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Warren
Ohio
The
Exchange Club
Truman urged to leave business alone amid tax boost debate
President Truman's forecast of prosperity drew criticism urging noninterference with business. He pushed a 4 billion dollar tax plan, with Democrats showing support if needed to avert a Treasury deficit, while critics warned it could blunt a healthy recession. Stocks rose, rail layoffs announced in Cleveland, and Kaiser-Frazer Willow Run plant to close for three weeks. Chamber of Commerce urged resisting wage hikes to sustain lower living costs.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Treasury
New York
Cleveland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Detroit
Kaiser-Frazer Automobile Co
Willow Run
United States Chamber of Commerce
Ache Enani
King George I Health Trip Denied at Palace
Buckingham Palace denied reports that ailing King George I would travel to Malta for a rest this spring. The statement left open the possibility of a future visit abroad while asserting no current plan to leave for Malta.
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London
Buckingham Palace
George I
Malta
Axis Sally trial witness shouts of threat in 1944 war camp
Defense witness Gunnar Drangsholt testified that Axis Sally Mildred Gillars threatened Americans at Stalag 2A in 1944. He recalled her saying she was American and paid by the German government and called prisoners ungrateful. The session featured clashes among lawyers as other German witnesses were sought.
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Axis Sally
Mildred Gillars
Portland
U. S. District Court
Washington, D. C
Drangsholt
Mildred E
Axis Sally) Gillars
Red Cross
Miss Gillars
Laughlin
Crangsholt
Miss. Gillars
Germany
Stalag 2
Edward M. Curran
Wess
Franz J. Schaefer
Helmstedt
Emil W. K. Beckmann
Schaefer
Beckmann
Spee
Czechs Detain Americans as U S Protests Grow
American officials face a wall in securing release for Ryland Goodale of Houston held since Jan 5 in Karlsbad. U S protests over other detained Americans and embassy access remain unanswered as Washington weighs further steps.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Karlsbad
Karlovy Vary
Ryland Goodale
Houston
Texas
Goodale
U. S
Foreign Office
U.S
Germany
George R. Jones
Owensboro
Clarence Hill
Jackson
Miss
Edybedovsky
Pan American Airways
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Joseph E. Jacobs
Ceri
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