Snowbound West Hit by Floods and Cold Wave
A new cold wave moved into snowbound western states as snowslides and minor floods closed highways and rails in the Pacific Northwest. Army, Red Cross and other agencies prepared to drop rations to isolated ranch families near Rawlins Wyoming. At Burke Idaho a 300 foot wide snow avalanche isolated the mining town, with no homes hit in the slide.
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Pacific Northwest
Rawlins
Wyo
Army
Red Cross
Burke
Idaho
Anderson Ranch Dam
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Willamette
Columbia
Dayton
Wash
Montana
Havre
Mont
Cutbank
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wyoming
Truce in Labor Bill Hearings Amid Senate Clash
Senate labor hearings pause for three days as the Labor Committee prepares to resume markup of the Truman administration’s bill to repeal Taft-Hartley and restore Wagner Act style protections. Chairman Elbert Thomas leads a 13-member panel split along party lines with March floor action uncertain. Senator Humphrey and the CIO condemn the Communist Party for its statement to the committee.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Senate
House of Representatives
Humphry
D - Minn
Senate Committee
CIO
Communist Party
Com
Transit Workers Strike Halts Philadelphia Transit System
Philadelphia faced a citywide transit strike as 11,000 CIO Transport Workers Union members walked out in a wage dispute. About 3.2 million riders scrambled to get around on foot, by car, or suburban trains as the Philadelphia Transportation Company halted at 1:01 a.m. The walkout supports a demand for a 17 cent pay increase.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
CIO
Transport Workers Union
UN Rejects Soviet Bid on Atomic Bomb Figures
The UN Security Council defeated a Soviet push demanding by March 31 public disclosure of each major power's atomic bomb inventory. Only Russia and Ukraine voted yes, nine abstained, and the measure failed to reach seven affirmative votes. The council adopted a U S proposal to forward the Paris General Assembly resolution to the Arms Commission for conventional armaments data collection and publication.
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Lake Success
UN Security Council
Russia
Council
Ukraine
U. S
UN Commission
General Assembly
Paris
Arms Commission
Partitioners Win in Belfast Parliament Battle
Supporters of continued partition of Ireland clinched control of Northern Ireland's parliament in an election fought over the issue of king or republic. The result underscores sustained division and political stalemate in the province's power-sharing body.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Legislative Battle Looms On Gambling In Ohio
Gov. Lausche’s plan to wage war on organized gambling moves to a legislative fight as a bill to strip mayors removal power is debated. Rep. Penry opposes extending Lausche’s authority to remove mayors, while measures create a temporary disability unemployment fund and a health and welfare commission.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate
Walter G. Penry
Rdelaware
Lausche
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
Paul Hinkle
Mercer
Elizabeth F. Gorman
Metzenbaum
Postponement sought for Mitchums 60 day jail term
Los Angeles AP report says actor Robert Mitchum faces a court hearing on lawyer Jerry Giesler’s motion to postpone his 60 day sentence to prevent hundreds of workers from losing jobs. Mitchum was to travel to Mexico City for The Big Steal project when the marijuana case with Lila Leeds prompted the sentence. The film could be completed within six weeks, allowing Mitchum to serve the rest later.
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Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Jerry Giesler
Giesler
Mitchum
Mexico City
RKO
Lila Leeds
Miss Leeds
British Movie Strong Contender For Award
Hollywood AP reports William Shakespeare's Hamlet leads with seven nominations for the 1948 Academy Awards, while Johnny Belinda racks up 12. Major acting awards feature Ingrid Bergman, Olivia de Havilland, Irene Dunne, Barbara Stanwyck, Jane Wyman, and Lew Ayres. The Red Shoes and The Snake Pit join Hamlet and Belinda as top contenders with strong British flavor shaping the race. Nominations come from 11 560 film industry members.
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Hollywood
William Shakespeare
Johnny Belinda
Bears Watching
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Belinda
Britain
Ingrid Bergman
Joan of Arc
Olivia de Havilland
Irene Dunne
I Remember
Mama
Bara Stanwyck
Jane Wyman
Lew Ayres
Montgomery Clift
Search
Dan Dailey
Clifton Webb
Sierra Madre
England
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Charles Stiles Favored For Commissioner
Charles B. Stiles of 305 Stanley St secretary of the Sorg Paper Company is expected to join Middletown City Commission as the fifth member to fill the vacancy created by the death of A K Lewis. The four current commissioners support him and a unanimous vote is likely. Stiles brings financial business expertise and has long civic ties including Boy Scouts and American Cancer Society roles. He is a director of the First National Bank and a former director of the Middletown Airport and Middletown Hotel Company.
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Charles B. Stiles
Stanley St
Sorg Paper Company
Middletown
Stiles
A. K. Lewis
Robert A. Gibbs
Gibbs
C. L. Kingsbury
Marvin D. Clark
American Cancer Society
Royal Arch Mason
First Presbyterian Church
YMCA
First National Bank
Middletown Airport, Inc
Middletown Hotel Company
Trial Near Half Way Mark For Axis Sally
Washington AP report on the treason trial of Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally. Government witnesses present her as a Nazi broadcaster taking Nazi pay while defense argues she was loyal yet forced to air propaganda. Prosecution aims to finish by end of next week as trial enters its third week with witnesses recounting wartime broadcasts.
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Washington
Mildred E. Gillars
Sally
Miss Gillars
John J. Kelley, Jr
James J. Laughlin
Rival CIO unions clash injuring about twenty at Harvester plant
About 20 people were hurt including two UAW leaders in a 20 minute battle at the East Moline Works of International Harvester. UAW vice president John W. Livingston and regional director Pat Greathouse were arrested on disorderly conduct charges. Sheets said state warrants would be sought to charge the two officials with inciting a riot.
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East Moline, Ill
CIO
United Auto Workers
East Moline
International Harvester Company
UAW
United Farm Equipment Workers
John W. Livingston
Detroit
Agricultural Implement Department
Pat Greathouse
Chicago
Livingston
Greathouse
Arvid Sheets
Sheets
Two Class B High Schools Banned From Sports
Columbus AP reports Commissioner H W Emschler suspended Greenwich High School and Pleasant City from all athletic competition indefinitely for withdrawing their teams during basketball games. The action, first of its kind, bars them from state championship tournaments and will stand at least until March 26 when the State Board of Control will decide on extensions. Pleasant City coach William Jbles pulled his team in the third quarter February 1. Greenwich coach Raymond Low did so February 4 amid disputed calls.
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Columbus
H. W. Emschler
Greenwich High School
Huron County
Pleasant City
Guernsey County
Emswiler
State Board of Control
William Jbles
Byesville
Greenwich
Raymond Low
Wakeman
Emschler
Junior High Game May Be Rescheduled
Roosevelt and McKinley Junior High playoff could be rearranged if schedules allow. Superintendent Wade E Miller said a definite on or off decision would come Saturday after checking if the February 23 Roosevelt Springfield game can be moved, with the Athletic Board seeking an afternoon slot due to gym use. The future of a third game for the city title remains uncertain after last Saturday’s on court trouble.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Wade E. Miller
Middletown
Miller
Roosevelt-Springfield
Springfield
Horn Saves Life in Ont Fire Crash
Harold Meredith was saved from burning to death when his car skidded on ice in Huntsville Ontario. The vehicle flipped four times and burst into flames. Meredith was knocked unconscious but the horn rang, waking him to escape the blaze.
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Huntsville
Ont
Harold Meredith
Meredith
Fifteen Protestant Ministers Face Treason Trial
Fifteen Protestant ministers and church leaders in Bulgaria face treason charges, accused of spying for the United States and Britain. The indictment lists 12 Americans and Britons as foreign intelligence contacts and names leaders of the United Evangelical Church and various Protestant denominations among the defendants. The government signaled further trials of Protestants in the provinces as indictments reveal alleged espionage activities connected to international organizations and religious groups.
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United Evangelical Church
U. S
Britain
Contemp x
Sunt Sions
Saystaylan
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Vladimir Topencharov
Actadya
Iliev
New York
Truman
Josef
United & Church
Vassil Ziapkov
Congregational
Garia
United Evange Church
Tvity
Yanko Ivanov
Nikola Mihailov
The
Baptists
Georgi Chernev
Pentacost
Supreme Council of United Evangelical Church
Topencharov
Cyril Black
Princeton University
United Nations Balkan Commission
John Evarts Horner
Senators Seek All Facts On Remington Loyalty Case
Senators pressed for full facts after the Loyalty Review Board reversed a regional panel finding that William W. Remington should lose his top government post. Critics warned against premature judgments as Elizabeth Bentley testified to wartime espionage ties.
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Washington
William W. Remington
McClellan
D - Ark
Senate Expenditures Committee
Senate
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Gene
Hoey
D - NC
Remington
Commerce Department
U S Backs Hungary Move to Expel Diplomat
The United States ordered John G. Florian, first secretary at the Hungarian legation, to leave Washington as a rebuff after Hungary expelled two American officials from Budapest. State Department labeled Florian persona non grata and offered no public reason. The action came amid heightened tensions and followed Bulgaria charging 15 church leaders with spying.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
Budapest
John G. Florian
Legation
State Department
Andrew Sik
Florian
Michael J. McDermott
Florain
Bulgaria
United Evangelical Church
What's What Sunday coffee clubs and Valentine's Day feature
A pictorial tour covers morning coffee clubs in downtown spots with varied names. Journal staff writer Elsa Simpson previews a Sunday News-Journal feature. Valentine's Day pieces by Journal Society Editor Peg Rosing promise pictures and items for the women's section. Nearby Community page highlights West Elkton blacksmith John E. Heffron's life after a long home loss. Anasia trivia notes northern North America grazing areas called Asia, with humorous student themes and a Bill Werth cartoon.
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Middletown
Elsa Simpson
Journal
Sunday News-Journal
Journal Society
Peg Rosing
West Elkton
John E. Heffron
North America
Asia
Bill Werth
The
Man in Cincinnati Threatens Suicide After Gambling Loss
Max Fuchs, 54, warned he would take his own life. He swallowed lysol and iodine, visited the Cincinnati Enquirer to give a suicide note and pose for a photo, then went to police headquarters. He was taken to General Hospital in satisfactory condition after the attempt, and the note cited a $17,500 gambling loss.
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Cincinnati (Ap
Max Fuchs
Fuchs
Cincinnati Enquirer
Joe Green
Green
General Hospital
Fuche
Eight Die in Clayton House Fire Near St. Lawrence River
A housewife and seven of her eight children were burned to death when a one story frame dwelling two miles south of Clayton, New York, burned in the early hours. The husband Clifford Conant and a daughter Susan, 13, escaped after Susan woke to smoke and alerted her father. Attempts to rescue others failed as flames trapped the family.
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Clayton
N. Y
Clifford Conant
St. Lawrence River
Clifford
Susan
Ae Ant
Generae
Sii i
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