Republicans Move to Force Civil Rights Vote in Senate
GOP leaders plan a Senate showdown on civil rights with a move to take up the FEPC bill within two weeks. Senators Lodge and Ives pressure the party to back action, aiming to shift from talk to votes while Taft signals preference for a voluntary FEPC without punitive powers. The plan faces southern Democratic filibusters after a February 21 vote on sending the California Arizona water dispute to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Lodge
R-Mass
Ives
R-Ny
California
Arizona
Colorado
Supreme Court
East Germany Creates Secret Police and Forces Youth to Join FDJ
East Germany’s Volkskammer passed two laws to set up a state security ministry directing a secret police force with broad arrest powers. They also mandated about 3,000,000 youth in the Soviet zone join the Free German Youth to participate in daily activities. The measures provoke fears of a Gestapo-like regime and are tied to intensified East–West political tension.
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Volkskammer
People’s Chamber
Ministry of State Security
Ministry of Interior
Germany
FDJ
Walter Ulbricht
Hitler
Gestapo
Christian Democrat
Liberal Democrat
Saxony
Brandenburg
Sachen-Anhalt
Red Army
Taegliche Rundschau
Deranged vet captured after standoff in Paterson
Police used tear gas to subdue 26 year old David Higham who had barricaded in his Paterson apartment and fired bullets by frying them in a skillet. He was found with severe arm cuts after forcing entry. no gun was found.
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Paterson
N. J
David Higham
Paterson General Hospital
Passaic County
Hopedell
Higham
Delphi
Ind
Detroit
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Holden
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Company
White Tape Replaces Red Tape in Indian Government
In New Delhi AP reports India will drop red tape in government. White tape replaces the British imperial color on letter files as India acts as a republic. Officials cite cost savings and symbolism in the switch.
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New Delhi
India
Government of
Republic
Marie Abbott to Reunite With California Children After Acquittal
Marie Abbott 41, a farmer's widow, plans to reunite with her two children Phyllis 13 and Dale 8 in California after being acquitted of conspiring to kill her former husband Morris Abbott. The case, tried jointly with Cy ril Gordon, ended with a not guilty verdict on second trial after a lengthy, tense jury deliberation.
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Dave Regan
Marie Abbott
Brookville
Ind
Phyllis
Dale
California
Cyril (Scotty) Gordon
Five held in Detroit money seizure tied to Brink’s robbery
Police grilled four men and a woman after $37,150 in cash was found in a parked car in Detroit. FBI involvement tied the case to the Boston Brink’s robbery. police declined to link the two crimes. The group claimed the cash came from gambling proceeds.
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Detroit
Boston
Walter Wyrod
FBI
Brink’s
Statler
John Gach
Dorothy
Merico Depietto
Steve Settas
Steve Nitale
Depietto
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gach
Harry Fleisher
Michigan
Eglin group reshapes Air Force tactics for future wars
At Eglin Air Force Base the 320th proof test group rewrites tactics by testing subsonic speeds and new weapons on remote ranges. They adapt high speed jets like the F-84 and assess bomber capabilities of the B-36 and B-45, while climate and stress labs simulate Arctic and tropical conditions for readiness and safety.
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U.S
Eglin
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Air Proving Ground
320Th
Florida
America
Hunt Continues in Bank HoldUp
Phoenix police and federal agents searched for two men who robbed the Douglas bank, escaping with 116250 in cash. They forced the janitor inside at 6 am and the vault teller James Wise at 7 30 am to open the vault. only bills of 100 50 20 10 and 1 were taken, with larger denominations and silver left behind.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Bank of
Douglas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Wise
Ohio River Rises Again After Heavy Rainfall
The Ohio River climbed back toward danger levels after more than an inch and a half of rain in Cincinnati. The river had fallen from a crest of 59.1 feet to 49.1 feet but rose as new storms moved upstream. A flash flood threat near Sandford Town in Kenton County endangers 15 families, with evacuations possible as trucks are deployed.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Cincinnat
Kenton County
Kentucky
Sandfordtown
Fact Finding Board Begins Coal Report For Truman
A coal dispute report moves toward the White House as Truman’s fact finding board finishes hearings and prepares a two day ahead report. The crisis prompts cutbacks across steel and rail sectors with Inland Steel and Republic Steel announcing furnace shutdowns and trains facing service reductions.
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Truman
Washington
White House
Teeneral McGrath
Ite
David L. Cole
Rescue Team Heads Up Yukon Mountain For Crash Victims
WHITEHORSE Y T AP A six man Canadian Army rescue team planned a day long trek up a treeless Yukon mountain to reach ten people left aboard a crashed C 47 during a search for the missing C 54. Three U S Air Force crew members aboard suffered leg and arm fractures while the Canadians emerged uninjured. An American search plane found the wrecked C 47 on the snow covered slope 84 miles northwest of Whitehorse. The crash was the second in the C 54 search and another C 47 wreck last week left six aboard.
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Whitehorse
Y.T
Yukon
U. S. Air Force
Here
Vote Planned for GM Electric Workers in Dayton
About 20,000 electrical workers at three General Motors plants in Dayton will cast ballots on February 28 to decide which union should represent them. The election is organized under an authorized labor process with the choice among affiliated unions.
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Dayton, O
General Motors
Coal Shortage Hits Ohio Rail, Steel Plants Hard
Ohio railway lines cut passenger service as railroads announce reductions amid a statewide coal shortage caused by a mine strike closing most pits. B&O discontinues four Ohio trains. Pennsylvanian lines trimmed. New York Central cuts 11 Ohio runs. Republic Steel halts furnaces in Youngstown. Wheeling Steel reduces coke at Steubenville plant. GM delays Saturday assembly to save fuel.
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Pittsburgh
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Inland Steel Company
Chicago
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Ohio
Cleveand
John L. Lewis
ICC
Cleveland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B and O
Hamilton
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
New York
New York Central Railroad
Youngstown, O
Bessemer
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville, O
Columbus
Paul L. Jones
Tern- Steat
General Motors
Alliance
Harley R. Ewing
Windstorm Leaves 500 Homeless in Ceylon Town
A violent windstorm in Gintoto on the south coast of Ceylon left about 500 persons homeless last night. Local authorities and aid groups began assessments and relief efforts as residents waited for assistance and shelter.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Gintoto
Snow Slide Kills 12 Sleeping Miners
A massive snow slide buried a miners dormitory on Alpe d'Huést early today killing 12 workers. The wreckage caught fire and firefighters fought the blaze amid mounting casualties.
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Alpe d‘Huest
J Paul Stitzell Dies After Monday Traffic Crash
Springfield AP reports J Paul Stitzell aged 49 died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident Monday. He passed away last night at a local hospital, authorities said.
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Springfield
J. Paul Stitzell
The Housekeeper Needs a Tidying Up Scramble
A visiting wife leaves her home to her husband who neglects chores and turns the house into a cluttered mess. The living room is piled with clothes and papers, ashtrays overflow, shoes and magazines litter rooms, and the kitchen holds dirty dishes as the husband struggles to tidy before his wife returns.
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