U S Tightens Curb On New Construction
Washington AP reports new federal controls to curb inflation and save materials. A licensing system for new non residential projects and a 50 percent cash down payment rule apply to stores offices hotels and other non residential structures. Eighteen NP A field offices will accept licenses as costs aim to keep new construction well below prior levels.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Eric Johnston
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Johnston
National Production Authority
Committee Department
Senate approves universal service draft plan in 18-year-olds
The Senate Armed Services Committee backed a bill to draft 18-year-olds and extend service to 24 months, with four months basic training before overseas duty. It would allow 25,000 aliens yearly for five years, and set deferments for college students and some f 4-Fs. House aides study the measure para by para while seeking more testimony and delaying floor action.
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Washington
House Armed Service Committee
Senate
Senate Armed Service Committee
House
Department of Defense
Department
Congress
National Guard
Truman
Sampson
R-Pa
Reed
Coughton
Snyder
Labour Regime Faces Key Vote Over Rearmament Policy
London AP reports Prime Minister Attlee faces a pivotal no confidence vote in the House of Commons on the rearmament program. The government is short by eight and fears up to 20 left wing Socialist MPs may defect, while Churchill could form a new government if the motion passes. Eight Liberal MPs will decide their stance before the vote.
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London
Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Churchill
British Labor Takes Control Of Steel Mills
The Labour government nationalized the steel industry, ending private ownership at midnight. The British Iron and Steel Corporation, a government holding company, took over the three largest private firms and will set prices, expansion, and administration as the economy shifts toward a socialist sector amid defense buildup.
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London
British
Tron and Steel Corporation
House of Commons
Absence of Mao Tse-tung Triggers Speculation Worldwide
Hong Kong observers question Mao’s whereabouts after he missed three major functions in days. Reports from Taipei say he may have traveled to Moscow to confer with Stalin on Korea and Asia matters. Mao last appeared publicly January 26 in Peiping at Indian National Day celebrations.
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Hong Kong
China
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Moscow
Stalin
Taipei
Peiping
Urges Inquiry of OSU Sports
Columbus AP House Finance Committee asked to probe Ohio State University athletics expenditures. Rep. Harold W. Oyster cited criticism and called OSU the graveyard of football coaches. He noted the OSU Michigan game in a blizzard and said the department had a $20,000 annual margin while football receipts funded other nonpaying sports.
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Columbus
House Finance Committee
Ohio State University
Harold W. Oyster
Washington
House of Representatives
Ohio State
Wes Fesler
Michigan
Oyster
U S Casualties Rise to 48035 as Korea War Deaths Grow
U S combat casualties in Korea rose to 48035, an increase of 647 in a week. The tally includes 7245 killed in action, 31395 wounded, and 9395 missing, with 826 of the wounded and 83 of the missing later reported dead, bringing total combat deaths to 8154.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Government orders big meat packers to cut prices
The government ordered numerous large meat packers to roll back prices in a surprise move aimed at easing price squeezes on wholesalers and retailers. Officials doubted immediate effects on retail prices but said the measure could ensure more equitable distribution of meat supplies.
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Washington
Officies
U S Plans on Sending West Four Divisions
Defense Secretary Marshall testifies before Senate committees that the United States plans to move four additional combat divisions to Europe, boosting total force by about 100,000 troops. He says the move aims to deter or defeat aggression and notes the need for extensive support elements.
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Washington
U. S
Lees
Western
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Europe
United States
Senate
Congress
Soviet Union
Two Arrested in Blair Plot Case Sealed Indictment Names Correas
Secret Service agents took John Correa and his wife Mary in the Bronx home linked to the Puerto Rican Nationalist nest tied to the Truman assassination bid. A sealed indictment names the Correas in connection with a conspiratorial dinner two weeks before Blair House attack. Oscar Collazo attended, and the government says the dinner laid plans to kill President Truman.
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New York
Correa
Trumar
Oscar Collazo
Blair House
Theovernment
Black
Truman
Collazo
Washington
Griselio Torresola
MacArthur writes to dead GI s mom
Mrs Louise A Wolf of Cleveland says she received a condolence letter from General Douglas MacArthur regarding her son William C Wolf a Marine sergeant killed in Korea The general expresses confidence in the fallen soldier’s devotion to duty and a hope for an end to ruthless aggression and lasting peace the letter notes Wolf died November 29 1950
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Cleveland
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Forces
Louise A. Wolf
Plight Of Local Lad Brings Avalanche Of Valentines
Nine year old Maynard Moore, bound to a wheelchair by muscular dystrophy, received a flood of Valentines and gifts after a Journal Sunday story. From Ohio towns and distant states, 395 letters and boxes arrived, lifting Maynard’s spirits with toys, candy, cakes, and prayers from countless strangers. The outpouring began with a neighbor’s note to the Journal and grew as papers carried the tale.
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Maynard Moore
Omaha St
Oneida
Ohio
Middletown
Maynard
Valentine
Journal Sunday
Associated Press
The
Valentine Greetings
Moore
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Dayton
Probe of Reds in Ohio Asked by Bipartisan Leaders
In Columbus a bipartisan push in the Ohio House seeks a 10 member joint committee of five representatives and five senators to investigate Communist activities in the state. The measure would require approval by both chambers and aims to report by May 10. Carney says it is a bipartisan inquiry and not a witch hunt.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives
William Saxbe
Champaign
James M. Carney
Cuyahoga
Representatives
Senate
House
Carney
Train Kills Four Near Sidney In Midland County Crash
The New York Central Southwestern Limited struck a car two miles west of Sidney killing four men and injuring a fifth. Victims were Marvin E. Bunger 17 Dayton Robert L. Davis 22 Clifford A. Hemmert 36 and William J. Smith 19. Bernard Brumbaugh 24 Covington suffered serious head injuries. The men were returning from a Sidney plant.
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Sidney
New York Central Railroad
Southwestern Limited
Here
Marvin E. Bunger
Dayton
Robert L. Davis
Clifford A. Hemmert
Piqua
William J. Smith
Bradford
Drake County
Bernard Brumbaugh
Covington
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Girdles Linked to Girls Foot Aches, Doctor Says
Dr H L Collins of Columbus told the Southwest Chiropody Congress at Oklahoma City that tight girdles cause foot pain by pulling nylons tight and curling toes, leading to more discomfort for women dependent on girdle fittings.
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Oklahoma City
Relief column breaks Chinese ring at Chipyong
Allied forces reinforced the Chipyong front as a relief column smashed through a Chinese Red circle. The five mile south southwest push reached the Chipyong perimeter at 5 30 p m after eight hours of fighting. Chinese casualties mounted as Allied air power backed a defense from Wonju to Chipyong and nearby hills.
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Tokyo
Chipyong
Seoul
Wonju
John Randolph
William J. Waugh
Han River
U. Third Infantry Division
Remery
Brinson
Savannah
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Death Valley
Heart Of Girl Two Years Old Beats Rescued By Doctor
In Indianapolis AP report Dr Joseph S Bean medical director at General Hospital said a surgeon paused an appendix operation on two year old Chair Mitchell for 30 minutes and massaged her heart to keep it beating. The team completed the appendectomy after restoring heart action.
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Maynard
C. Bus Dispatch
Lancaster
Indianapolis
Josephs. Bean
General Hospital
Mitchell
Prospects Fade for Quickie Tax Increase
Washington AP reports the effort for a quick spring tax rise has faded as House Ways and Means Committee debated a two package approach to meet 16.8 billion dollars in military costs. Chairman Doughton announced hearings will cover Treasury and Snyder proposals, with a vote on one or two packages later.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughten
D-Nc
Treasury Snyder
Wright Airmen Sight Mysterious Object Near Balloon
At Wright-Patterson Base two officers reported seeing a flat milky object hovering near a weather balloon used in Project Skyhook. The object, described as round and star-like, was photographed as the balloon was tracked at high altitude, with the pair noting three bright flashes before it disappeared. No official comment was given.
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Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Almagordo
N. Mex
J. E. Cocker
Allweather Flying Division
E. W. Spradhey
Aerial Photographic Laboratory
Navy
Sprachey
Cocker
Wright-Patterson
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