Easter Vacation Clash Delays Key Legislation Action
Easter recess looms on Capitol Hill from March 22 to April 2 as Senate and House leaders race to pass emergency rent control extensions and troop for Europe debate. Measures include India food aid housing programs and draft act revisions, with House and Senate facing internal splits over authority and reorganization bills.
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Yugoslav Leader Tito Vows Blood If Needed to Defend Nation
Belgrade March 12 Premier Marshal Tito told 1000 war veterans that Yugoslavia is ready to shed blood again to repel Russian inspired aggression. He emphasized readiness to defend freedom and independence, urged unity, and said threats would not cause nervousness.
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King Winter Holds Midwest With Heavy Snowfall
The Associated Press reports a midwinter air over the Midwest with up to 22 inches of snow in northwestern Iowa and six to eight inches average across the state. Snowfall is general and heavy in the northern Midwest and extends into Minnesota Nebraska and western South Dakota. Sleet and freezing rain disrupted power and communications in Missouri and southern Illinois, with lines and poles snapped and outages in several towns. Extreme cold borders the region with freezing temps down to Arizona and New Mexico as rain and drizzle sweep the eastern valleys.
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Wool costs up 15 percent for carpets and rugs
Washington dispatch reports a 15 per cent price increase approved for wool carpets and rugs due to higher wool costs. Retailers may pass exact increases to customers for deliveries in the Dec 19 1950 to Jan 15 1951 base period. The move by Price Director Michael V. DiSalle is an interim relief while a permanent rule is drafted.
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Dennis, Red Party Clerk, Leaves Prison
Eugene Dennis, general secretary of the Communist party in the U.S., was released from prison today after serving 10 months for contempt of Congress. He refused to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee and now faces a five-year term in the Communist conspiracy case.
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Red Chinese Propaganda Riles Britons
SINGAPORE March 12 AP Communist China's propaganda challenges Britain's Malaya stance. Peiping urged admission of a Chinese Reds team to investigate overseas Chinese, provoking a blunt “bloody rude” reaction from British officials. The turmoil shifts focus from tin price disputes to anti-Communist measures as police crack down on Red arson and schools begin identity card raids.
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Military packs vital targets in small area
The Defense Department concentrates key military targets in a compact zone around Washington Maryland and the District of Columbia. New emergency post Camp Ritchie near Frederick joins existing sites Camp Detrick in germ warfare work Aberdeen ordnance center and nearby Baltimore centers. A network of high value facilities including the Pentagon Atomic Energy Commission Bureau of Standards and three military airfields creates a bombers paradise. Numerous want ads urge readers to check Press-Telegram classifieds for profits.
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Spaniards Strike Against High Cost of Living in Barcelona
A general strike in Barcelona against high living costs led to clashes as police used clubs to block workers entering a bank. Five city cars were overturned and burned while essential public service workers largely stayed on duty. The action, outlawed since Franco’s civil war, marks the second such strike since 1947.
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