Middletown Republicans Bring Taft to City
The article reports a heated exchange between President Truman and Senator Taft amid a price control debate. Secretary Anderson accuses Taft of acting for political gain and Taft defends his stance on European recovery funding. It notes Senate and House Economic Committees’ path forward on the price bill and possible extensions of commodity controls, with Tobey advocating broader tin and scarce commodity limits ahead of February 28 expirations.
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Taft
Ohio
Agriculture Anderson
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Chicago
Senate House Economic Committee
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House Banking Committees
Joint Committee
Tobey
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Senate Banking Committee
Taft to Speak at Middletown Lincoln Day Dinner
Senator Robert A. Taft a Republican presidential candidate will be speaker at the Middletown Lincoln Day Dinner set for a Saturday night in March. The Middletown Republican Club sponsors the event with plans to attract Taft friends from Ohio and neighboring states. A countywide committee will be appointed to organize reception and dinner activities.
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Middletown
Ohio
Taft
Butler County
Action
Manchester
Butler County Party
Republican Club
Elam Sais
Youth's Bond Set At 1500 In Zapp Robbery Case
Robert Thomas Leonard, 20, Butler County, appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs under a $1500 bond on armed robbery charges. He admitted staging a holdup at the Harry Zapp grocery at 44 S Broad St with a Gene Autry toy pistol to raise money for bills. Leonard bought the toy gun and detailed the daytime robbery yesterday after being arrested Saturday. Charges were filed by Harry Zapp and he was sent to the county jail awaiting Grand Jury action.
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Ohio Soldier Dies in Crash on Guam
Tokyo AP report says Army identified two air force enlisted men killed February 1 when a truck plunged down an embankment on Guam. Cpl. James F Waterbury of Placerville California and J. Jack McCabe of Crooks were the deceased.
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James F Waterbury
Placerville
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Crooks
Three crew injured in tanker engine room explosion
NEW YORK AP reports three crew members injured in an engine room explosion aboard the 6,190 ton tanker Richmond off the Statue of Liberty. Coast Guard had earlier reported an explosion in the upper bay. Injured were taken by police launches to a New Jersey hospital. Fire department said the blaze was extinguished with no major damage.
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Richmond
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New Jersey
Clevelanders Acquitted On Blackmail Charges
Clevelanders Richard Vura a grocery store manager and his assistant Michael Sefchik were acquitted by a common pleas jury after deliberating less than an hour of charges they accused women of shoplifting and then blackmailing them.
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Michael Sefchik
Common Pleas
UN Statute Calls For Special Police Patrol For Jerusalem
A six nation committee proposes a permanent UN police patrol for Jerusalem’s partitioned zone. A UN appointed governor would run the force to maintain internal order with no Jerusalem or local resident nationality, and a three year term for the governor. The plan sets separate Arab and Jewish city councils, UN-appointed judiciary, and restrictions on dual citizenship.
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Jerusalem
Taft Opposes Price Controls To Aid Europe Fight
Senator Taft of Ohio, amid a midwinter GOP tour for support, argues the United States cannot afford large foreign aid that would necessitate domestic price controls. He warns against government handouts and free programs, stressing preserving individual freedom and a floor for essentials rather than universal subsidies. He criticizes Truman’s recovery plan and vows to push for less federal spending while supporting freedom at home and abroad.
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Taft
Inland Daily Press Association
Ohio
Truman
Ohioan
Reds Swap Miller For Wyrostek
Cincinnati Reds announce a trade sending shortstop Eddie Miller to Philadelphia in exchange for outfielder Wyrostek and pitcher Tommy. Miller, 31, has harshly criticized the club and may have promised to keep quiet if dealt. Wyrostek, 29 in July, is 6-2, bats left, throws right, and began in Kinston before reaching the Pirates organization in 1942.
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Cinti Reds
Eddie Miller
Philadelphia Phils
Wyrostek
Reds
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Philadelphia
Phils
Bert Haas
Caseman Miller
Bill MecKechnie
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Giles
Neun
New York
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Fuel Shortages Tighten Across Region as Winter Deepens
Fuel supplies remain critically low in Hamilton and Middletown as coal stocks dwindle to one half to three carloads per dealer. Twelve retailers report 37 carloads on the way, but deliveries lag by one to four weeks, with ice on the Ohio River hindering fuel oil and kerosene shipments. Gas supplies also sit at ten percent of normal usage as officials appeal for federal help amid rising costs and shortages.
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Westiddletown
Ohio River
Government To Block Soft Coal Shutdown
Washington AP Cyrus S Ching chief federal labor conciliator said the government will not permit a soft coal shutdown this spring. Southern Coal Producers Association officials charged Ching could force a strike settlement and warned Lewis has an ace in the hole. Lewis has notified operators of a dispute over a proposed 100 dividend pension for older miners. Under Taft Hartley a 60 day notice is required and the government can stall a walkout for 80 more days using the act machinery.
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Cyrus S. Ching
Southern Coal Producers Association
Ching
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Raymond Salvati
West Virginia
Commodities Market Breaks Again and Stocks Slip
New York AP report notes a broad price break across commodities. Stock market averages dropped by 1 to 3 points as grains fell sharply amid recent highs. scattered chain stores cut retail prices amid the market weakness.
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New York
Dharns
Reds Promise To Show Proof Allies Paved Way To World War II
Moscow reports claim Soviet relays with Germany funded the rise of Hitler and WW II. The Russians cite a "golden rain of American dollars" and French and British aid. They respond to a State Department release of 260 Nazi documents on prewar German Russian ties and the division of Poland. The statement says Anglo French circles rejected collective security, aiding German aggression.
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Adolf Hitler
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George C. Marsh
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Sion
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Freighters In Trouble In Rough Sea
In New York AP report two freighters faced heavy seas with injuries. The Liberty ship Dupont carrying 44 crew sent an SOS claiming a hull crack and rapid water ingress yet later said it was holding its own. The Clunepark reported rudder damage while the John Riske was the nearest rescue freighter.
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Dupont
Clunepark
John Riske
Thousands Idle In State As Cold Paralyzes Ohio
Cincinnati with the worst Ohio River ice jam in 30 years threatened about 2 million dollars of cargo in the harbor while other parts of Ohio faced near zero temperatures and shrinking gas supplies.
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Ohio
Gen
Douglas II
Weather Bureau
Augusta
Cold Weather To Continue Across The Nation
Federal weather bureau forecasters say temperatures will remain below seasonal in most of the United States with some moderation later. Snow and ice snarled travel from Arkansas to the Carolinas as the Mississippi River ice jam threatens further delays. Ohio Valley readings stayed above freezing while Florida escaped the harsher blows.
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Mobile
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Mardi Gras Ends Today In New Orleans Carnival Winds Down
New Orleans concludes its Mardi Gras festivities as revelers in costumes parade the streets and attend balls, marking the end of the carnival season that began on Twelfth Night. The celebration draws crowds with gaudy parades and costume displays amid street dancing before Lenten austerity begins.
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New Orleans
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Woman Held as Witness in Farmer Slaying
Columbus AP reports Mrs. Bernice Lowen, 25, held as material witness in the December 26 1946 slaying of Walter L Middlemas, itinerant found in a creek with skull fractures. She refused to testify before a grand jury. Watson is believed to have seen Middlemas shortly before his death as the case was reopened following Mrs Stell Gooching’s statement from Lafayette.
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Bernice L.wen
Walter L. Middlemas
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Martin
Watson
Middlemus
Stell ¢ Gooching
Lafayette
Failure to enact Marshall Plan could hurt GOP says senator
Senator Reed of Kansas warned that failing to pass a workable Marshall Plan could damage Republican hopes in November. He argued the northeast and west coast would blame Republicans, possibly leading to a Communist government before Election Day and making recovery harder for the GOP nationwide. The letter, made public, claimed the Midwest would bear the onus if ERP stalls.
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