Truman labor bill labeled inadequate by chamber
The United States Chamber of Commerce called the administration labor bill completely inadequate and unfair as Senate Labor Committee members face a showdown over a two week extension of hearings beyond February 10. A Morse led GOP proposal to extend hearings drew a stalemate with Democrats and Republicans negotiating how to hear more witnesses.
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Denmark weighs joining North Atlantic defense pact
Secretary Acheson defended the proposed Atlantic Defense Alliance against charges of aggression. Denmark plans to follow Norway in studying terms for joining, with Ambassador Le Kauffman to present questions at the State Department. Sweden says Norway rejected a 10 year pact, pledging to stay out of the Cold War and the North Atlantic Pact.
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Acheson
Russia
Denmark
Norway
Atlantic Defense Alliance
Henrik le Kauffman
State Department
de Kauffman
Stockholm
Sweden
Tage Erlandeh
M. Osten Undeg
Russians Have Chance To Match Peace Words With Action At Parley
London AP reports a Big Four meeting on Austria opens with Stalin facing test to turn peace rhetoric into deeds. Russian deputies join US Britain and France in a closed session to draft a treaty of Austrian peace and independence. Debate centers on Russia backing Yugoslavia's push for 150 million dollars in reparations.
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Austria
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United States
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Russia backs Yugoslav claims on Austria during peace talks
London reports that Russia renewed support for Yugoslavia’s territorial claims on Austria amid a dispute with Yugoslav Premier Tito. The Big Four foreign ministers' deputies met to draft the long-delayed Austrian peace treaty but made no decision on the Russian proposal and adjourned until tomorrow.
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Yugoslavia
Austria
Marshal Tito
East West talks reopen with Austria issues in focus
The text notes a stalled 1948 conference over Austrian territory and Marshal Tito’s government demands. It highlights a peace offensive by the Soviet bloc, including Stalin’s offer to meet Truman, while Western officials demand deeds over words and cite Berlin and Austria as tests of Soviet posture.
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Delay Is Advocated On New Tax Measure
Washington AP Senator George of Georgia urges Congress to delay any new tax bill until January citing uncertain economic conditions. President Truman seeks a 4 billion boost with most coming from corporations and higher earners. Other finance leaders express caution and lack of urgency. George notes recent commodity price declines influence his stance.
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D-Ga
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Senate
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Byrd
D-Va
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Doughton
D-Nc
Eleanor Agar Dies Novelist and Playwright at 50
Eleanor Chilton Agar, 50, novelist and playwright, died last night at Doctors Hospital New York. A Charleston West Virginia native and former wife of Herbert Agar, she authored three novels, a Broadway play produced in 1940, and a volume of verse. She is survived by her mother a brother William E Chilton Jr president of the Charleston Gazette and a sister Mrs Douglas Murray of Fairfax Virginia.
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Eleanor Chilton Agar
Doctors Hospital
Charleston
W. Va
Herbert Agar
William E. Chilton Jr
The
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Douglas Murray
Fairfax, Va
Soviets Demand Information On Atomic Bombs
In a U N Security Council session at Lake Success Russia demanded the United States disclose by March 31 the total number of atomic bombs it possesses. The Soviet move, paired with a general arms control push, drew sharp remarks from U S delegate Warren R Austin who called the resolution a mixed assortment of issues. The session adjourned to Thursday to print and prepare the resolution for debate.
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T. F. Tsiang
China
Jakob A. Malik
Russia
Paris
France
Britain
United States
Cardinal Mindszenty Case Attacked by Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson condemned the Mindszenty trial as a conscienceless attack on religious freedom. He said Hungary violates peace treaty rights and Western powers may charge Hungary at the United Nations for human rights abuses. He linked Mindszenty to earlier persecutions of Bishop Ordass and warned of Soviet coercion of religious leadership in Hungary.
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Mindszenty
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United Nations
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Lajos Ordass
Fire damages engine on Dayton bound Pennsylvania train
A diesel locomotive on a west bound Pennsylvania mail and express train caught fire in Dayton Ohio last night. The blaze delayed the train by about an hour then the train continued to St Louis under power from an undamaged unit.
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St. Louis
Mindszenty Likely to Avoid Death Penalty on Appeal
In Budapest AP reports Cardinal Mindszenty and six co defendants were convicted of treason plotting to overthrow the Communist government and black market dollars. A Foreign Office spokesman said the death penalty is wartime only, suggesting the life sentence may stand.
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Vatican condemns Mindszenty arrest in papal letter
Vatican City AP reports Pope Pius XII issued a public letter condemning the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty and announced a secret extraordinary consistory in which the Holy Father will likely address the trial on Monday.
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Hungarian Judge Explains Death Sentence Extenuation Rules
The spokesman noted the Cardinal avoided the death sentence due to four extenuating circumstances versus three aggravating factors. Under Hungarian law, extenuating factors outnumbering aggravating ones reduce the sentence to life imprisonment or a lesser term. Presiding Judge Vilmos Olthys announced the ruling as the court imposed the sentence.
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Vilmos Olthys
CIO Leader Murray Satisfactory After Emergency Surgery
Philip Murray president of the CIO and United Steelworkers was reported in satisfactory condition after an emergency appendectomy at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. At nearly 63, he faced a two week hospital stay following a stomach disorder and appendicitis. Hospital officials said he spent a comfortable day while union members overwhelmingly re-elected him.
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Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Mercy Hospital
Murray
J. E. McClenahan
Steelworkers Union
Protests Rise Over Mindszenty Life Sentence
A closed sign on the Hungarian consulate in New York symbolized anger over the treason and other charges that convicted Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty. Resignations followed in Budapest and in consulates across the United States as leaders urged Hungary to face the verdict.
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Miners Walkout Halts Southeast Coal Mine in Kentucky
In Millstone Kentucky production at Southeast Coal Company mine halted as about 150 workers walked out. A United Mine Workers spokesman cited protests over removal of bad top and loose rock from the main haulageway.
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Millstone
South East Coal Company
United Mine Workers Union
Ferguson Act Repeal Bill Veto Expected by Lausche Governor signals veto if repeal reaches his desk
COLUMBUS Ohio AP Gov Frank J Lausche indicated he would veto a bill to repeal the Ferguson Act banning strikes by public employees The House passed the repeal 71 to 61 and the measure moves to the Senate Democrats and a few Republicans backed repeal The governor stressed that government should operate without paralysis from any group and emphasized the 7 700 000 residents want operations to continue. The Senate birthplace of the Ferguson Act faces pressure as repeal foes warn of the veto risk.
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Ray C. Carpenter
Tiffin
Dave Moore
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John T. Cantwell
Youngstown
Dewey Urges GOP Unite For Social Progress
At a Lincoln Day dinner in Washington Governor Thomas E Dewey urged Republicans to adopt a middle road stance promoting social progress within a competitive private enterprise system. He warned the party is split between anti paternalism reformers and those pushing rapid New Deal era changes.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Social Progress
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Brewster
Maine
New York
Mitchum and Leeds Sentenced in Marijuana Case
In Los Angeles, film star Robert Mitchum and actress Lila Leeds were sentenced to 60 days in jail for conspiracy to possess marijuana cigarettes. The judge initially announced a year, then suspended it, placing both on two years probation and requiring Mitchum to serve the first 60 days in jail.
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Robert Mitchum
Lila Leeds
Mitchum
Clement D. Nye
Two Men Indicted in Stark County Bank Theft
Canton AP Two Youngstown men David W. Longaberger 29 and John A. Petrovich 32 were indicted by the Stark County grand jury for the January 17 robbery of Uniontown Savings and Loan. They face a daytime entry felony charge with a possible life sentence. Longaberger already has a 10 to 20 year term from Mahoning County for armed robbery of a Youngstown tavern last September.
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Uniontown Savings and Loan Company
David W. Longaberger
John A. Petrovich
Lonaberger
Mahoning County
Abbott Gordon Trial Upheld In Murder Convictions
The District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati upheld Judge Fred B. Cramer’s sentences for Marie Abbott and Cyril Gordon in the mattock slaying of Morris Abbott at their Riley Township farm. Abbott remains in Marysville Reformatory, Gordon in Ohio Penitentiary.
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Cyril “Scotty
Ordered Deported Sam Carr in Soviet Espionage Network
Washington AP reports Immigration Commissioner Watson B Miller ordered Sam Carr deported to Canada as a key figure in a Soviet wartime espionage network. The action targets his alleged roles within the espionage network operating in the Dominion.
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Washington
Watson B. Miller
Canada
Sam Carr
Dominion
Dayton man Allen Farrell dies in car crash
Dayton Ohio police report Allen K. Farrell, 46, was killed last night when his car struck a utility pole. The crash occurred on a city street, and authorities are investigating the cause.
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Allen K. Farrell
Trains Stalled as Snow Strands Thousands Across West
A blizzard stalled 36 passenger trains and one Army train between Omaha and Denver after heavy snow and winds of up to 40 mph. More than 5,000 travelers on 46 trains were stranded across Wyoming Utah Idaho as storms threaten livestock and threaten farms. Several lives were reported in the Wyoming Utah Idaho area with crews working to move stalled units and reroute mail trains.
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Wye
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Omaha
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Nebraska
Montana
Yarns On Lions Discounted By Veteran Hunter
In Salt Lake City a veteran hunter, Owen W. Morris of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, debunked reports of mountain lion tracks amid heavy winter snows. He investigated 14 sightings and found marks from dogs and deer, while deer numbers in a 30 mile Salt Lake valley stretch total about 2000. Elk have appeared in foothills nearby.
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Salt Lake City
Owen W. Morris
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Morris
Salt Lake Valley
Doglift Now Being Used to Save Sheep Flocks
E Woodrow Walton says eastern Utah sheep operations face crisis as snow blocks roads leaving flocks marooned. Civil Air Patrol will parachute dogs with parachutes supplied by the State Aeronautics Commission to guide sheep, warn predators, and replace poisoned dogs amid harsh winter conditions.
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Salt Lake City
E. Woodrow Walton
State Aeronautics Commission
Utah
Civil Air Patrol
Cost Talk By Republicans Faces Economic Debate
Washington AP Republicans deride economist Leon Keyserling's estimate that another low mood could cost 800 billion dollars with claims it pushes for a managed economy and higher spending. Keyserling testifies before the Senate House Economic Committee as Truman's program seeks higher taxes social security expansion and export price wage controls. The outlook for 1949 remains bright but warns of rising dangers prompting continuation and extension of wartime controls on key industries and materials.
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Reich
Herter
R-Mass
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