Speedy Cabinet Confirmations Spark Senate Debate
President elect Eisenhower favors swift Senate confirmation of his cabinet with no committee hearings. Senator Taft warns rapid approval may trigger objections or talk that delays the inaugural day schedule. Senator Byrd urges closed hearings to probe holdings and conflicts. Most agree confirmations will come quickly after nominations.
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Reader's Digest Fatigue Facts Promising Sleep Tips
Jan issue reveals fatigue causes and cures. A true or false quiz highlights naps, fatigue from tension, and dangers of night decisions. Learn strategies to accomplish more with less weariness and how daytime rest compares to night sleep.
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Philippine city shaken by second tremor in two days
Earth tremors rattled Dumaguete City in the central Philippines on Tuesday for the second time in two days. The government geophysical department said the quakes were too weak to cause damage.
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Manila
Dumaguete City
Philippines
Government Geophysical Department
Korea Remark Balks Bid for Churchill Talk
Washington AP says Winston Churchill's remarks on Korea likely block inviting him to address Congress. Sen Bridges notes Republicans discuss Smathers proposal for Churchill to speak to joint session. Bridges cites concerns over Churchill's Korea stance. Churchill arrives in New York for talks with Eisenhower, then to Jamaica, while Taft and Watkins comment on potential delay or opposition to longer Korea stalemate. Smathers calls for formal or informal address, praising Churchill's knowledge of world affairs. Get a job ad ends the piece.
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Winston Churchill
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D.-Fla
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New York
Eisenhower
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Britain
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Utah
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Taft
Ohio
Smathers
Truman
Jamaica
State-Run Auto Accident Plan Proposed in Legislature
California lawmakers consider a state operated auto accident compensation system modeled on workers' compensation. Assemblyman George Collins Jr proposes payments for death or injury regardless of fault, with possible $60 weekly benefits plus medical costs. He argues it would curb excessive juries and cut insurance costs, citing Saskatchewan's low car insurance. The plan would create a fulltime state commission to administer benefits and legal fees, replacing court driven awards.
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California
George D. ‘Collins Jr
San Francisco
Collins
Assemblyman
Saskatchewan
Canada
Fortuna
John A. Despot
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California Labor Relations Board
Civil Liberties Defense Commission
Killer death stayed changes suit calls for last meal
Huntsville Texas UF Robert Ernest Miers whose prayer for life delayed his execution by 71 hours prepared for a last meal after a three day stay. The 22 year old condemned slayer of A J Sendemer had refused food for two days and said he would sleep well tonight. A eye witness led to the stay as his lawyer notified the pardon board.
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A. J. Sendemer
Bexar County Road
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
San Antonio
Calvary Missionary Church
Frank Stribling
Don Reid
Huntsville Item
Linda Clark
Chicago Honors Carl Sandburg 75th Birthday in Gala
Chicago hosted a grand tribute for Carl Sandburg’s 75th birthday with over 500 friends and contemporaries at the Crystal Room of the Blackstone Hotel. Congratulatory messages came from European dignitaries and President Truman. another celebration was planned in Galesburg, Illinois, with his home listed as Flat Rock, North Carolina.
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Carl Sandvare
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Blackstone Hotel
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Truman
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Galesburg
Flat Rack
N. C
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