OPS RUSHES TO MAP OUT FAIR COTTON ORDER
OPS moves to shape a fair cotton order under Director V. DiSalle aiming for a 45 cent per pound ceiling to spur plantings and stabilize prices. The measure, part of broader decontrol moves, seeks to prevent shortages while keeping raw cotton ceilings in place and guiding related commodity pricing.
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Short-Changed? Dewey Calls for Currency Reform
Rep Ben Dewey Short urged a return to sound money citing Lincoln's birthday remarks. He warned that a 38 cent dollar and ongoing deficit financing could drive the dollar down to 10 cents, urging monetary reform for families and workers.
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GOP Inside Split Over Foreign Policy MeToo Debate
Republicans clash over a foreign policy issue triggering internal tensions. The party wrestles with stance alternatives as members push for budget alignment and signaling a distinct approach amid growing MeToo discussion influences.
Midwest Faces Another Frigid Blast and Flooding
Bitter cold grips the Midwest with sleet and ice across Wisconsin and Michigan. Snow and freezing rain lash areas from Lake Erie to Missouri while flood damage rises in Washington state and British Columbia. A water relief effort operates in Columbia, Pennsylvania as rivers swell. Political debate spurs in Washington with calls for military aid to Europe and attacks on Secretary Acheson.
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Police Aid Plane 56 Aboard Land Safely in Oakland
Police aided an airliner carrying 56 passengers to land after Oakland Airport runway lights failed. Officers Dave Mohn and H W Limpert used emergency flares to guide the DC 6 inbound from Phoenix to a safe touchdown minutes after the power loss.
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Union Fights Prices in Akron Petitions Parade
The Akron CIO Council started handing out thousands of petitions to halt rising living costs. The campaign targets price hikes and seeks broad public support for anti inflation measures.
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Navy balloons mistaken for flying saucers finally explained
Navy official Liddel confirms Look magazine story on flying saucers links them to large high altitude plastic balloons used in cosmic ray research. Balloons 100 feet wide reached 19 miles, winds up to 200 mph, sunlit disk appearance noted. secrecy faded as data reviewed.
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Little Cancer Victim Becomes Nation's No 1 Valentine
Jacquelyn Marre 12, battling cancer and brain operations, has become a national symbol of love as valentines pour in from across the country. Volunteers, circus figures and even a circus owner promise support. her family urges readers to send valentines to 316 Ninth Street Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Subside Option Stirring Debate in Farm Policy
Washington officials weigh subsidies to curb rising farm and food prices as parity ceilings constrain price control. Some advisers favor lowering ceilings via subsidies to restore parity with government aid, while farmers and major organizations resist subsidies as inflationary and costly to taxpayers.
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Teachers Picket Minneapolis Public Schools Amid Standoff
In Minneapolis the 2,200 striking teachers and 450 janitors halted operations as pickets formed at several high schools before 8 a.m. CST. Superintendent Rufus Putnam announced an effort to open schools despite a wage dispute, while Gov. Luther Youngdahl urged reopening.
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Letter Writer Sparks Wave of Bitter Replies in The Star
Washington readers react to a letter by C. W. praising military pay and benefits. Critics call it propaganda and accuse the writer of disinformation. The Star published portions of 33 letters, showing divisions over pay for service members and draft-age civilians.
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Preliminary Big Four Talks Planned in Paris
Paris dispatch says Big Four deputies will meet between March 10 and 15 to set terms place and date for a foreign ministers meeting. The aim is to prepare an agenda for the forthcoming Big Four conference involving the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union.
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UN Forces Back Off Up To Eighteen Miles On Central Front
Allied and Communist forces clashed across central Korea as Chinese columns moved toward Wonju and Yoju. Allied air power attacked a Maed Red column near Sokking while tanks and fresh troops secured hills east of Sansong and near the Han River.
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MacArthur calls parallel talk in Korea purely academic
General Douglas MacArthur returned from Seoul and dismissed talk of driving north of the 38th parallel as purely academic. He warned that crossing the line would be impractical and that communists must be defeated before any major operations north of the parallel could be considered.
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Flu Strikes Fort Dix Fliers Thousands Suffer
Doctors at Fort Dix treat 558 flu patients in the post hospital yesterday with no epidemic warning. The illness began among first Army trainees in January and spread to trainees' wives and children.
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Three Way Fight for Oscar Honors Across Nominations
Bette Davis Judy Holiday and Gloria Swanson vie for acting honors as All About Eve leads with 14 nominations. Sunset Boulevard follows with 11, amid a slate honoring Cyrano de Bergerac and The Magnificent Yankee. About 12 050 members of the Academy named the finalists in acting, directing, and picture categories. The winners will be unveiled at the March 22 ceremony.
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