Wage Increase for President Wins Approval
The 81st Congress advanced two bills to Truman including a Presidential pay raise from 75 000 to 100 000 a year and a 50 000 tax free expense allowance. The package would also boost Speaker Rayburns salary from 20 000 to 30 000 and raise his tax free expenses to 10 000. Vice President elect Barkleys pay and expenses would mirror Rayburns.
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Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Barkley
Lausche to be welcomed at inauguration by Ohio lawmakers
Gov. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio will receive a rousing welcome in Washington for President Truman's inauguration. Representative Kirwan said he asked Representatives McSweeney and Hays to lead a welcoming committee for the governor.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Truman
Kirwan
Dohio
McSweeney
Hays
Pay raises approved for Seneca County workers in Ohio
TIFFIN O AP Pay raises averaging ten dollars monthly for salaried employees and thirteen cents an hour for hourly workers have been authorized for Seneca County employees.
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Seneca County
Acheson Near Confirmation As Secretary of State
The nomination of Dean Acheson for Secretary of State moves toward Senate approval. Majority support appears likely as Senator Connally prepares a vote, with Marshall to retire soon and Taft saying the Policy Committee will stay noncommittal. Vandenberg plans a brief floor remarks on Acheson qualifications amid limited opposition focused on Russia views.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Senate
George C. Marshall
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Vandenberg
Michigan
GOP
Russia
Comics Code Drafted for Self Regulation by Publishers
New York AP reports the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers has drafted a comics code as the first organized industry self regulation effort. The group screening magazines and will place its seal of approval on those that pass the test.
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New York
Association of Comics Magazine Publishers
Lausche State of the State address earns mixed praise
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche urged a broad social welfare program funded without new taxes, seeking higher old age pensions, unemployment and workmen’s compensation, school funding, and local aid. He proposed sheriff removal for gambling law failures and supported comparable suspension power for sheriffs and mayors to curb racketeering.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Death of New York heir in Tallahassee puzzles cops
Grenville Baker 27, heir to a New York banking fortune, died in a pistol accident near a farm in Tallahassee. State officials say the gunfire may have been accidental or self-inflicted. A coroner data shows the shot was fired by unknown parties. No arrests made and three witnesses are being questioned.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Grenville Baker
New York
William D. Hopkins
Frank Stoutamire
Baker
Inaugural Festivities Under Way amid Truman Dinner
President Truman begins inaugural celebrations as pay raise and new lease appear. Inauguration for a new term set for noon Thursday. Washington, a city hosting nearly a million, anticipates crowds and a grand parade down Pennsylvania Avenue as Warplanes blaze overhead. Budget changes boost the President’s salary to 100000 and tax free expenses to 90000. The family will dine with 2350 guests before the parade and formal events unfold tonight.
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Washington
Harry Truman
Ponzi Dies Penniless And Alone
RIO DE JANEIRO AP Charles Ponzi dies in a hospital charity ward at 71 after a career of the famed fraud that swindled Americans in 1920. He was unclaimed in a public morgue, partly blind, semi-paralyzed, and with a brain clot. Ponzi’s scheme promised 50 percent in 45 days, driven by a global web of victims. He faced fraud charges, served four years, and was deported to Italy before moving to Brazil about 1930, where he taught English and lived modestly until death. His body was headed to Potter’s Field.
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Charles Ponzi
Ponzi
United States
Italy
Brazil
Boston
Europe
Plymouth
Two Fugitives Captured After War ren Jail Break
East Cleveland police arrested Walter Myers 41 of Cleveland and Edward Maras 19 of Warren after spotting a car behind Universal Motors. They admitted stealing three cars since escaping from Trumbull County jail. John Novak 40 remains at large. Alex Kish 35 was recaptured near Cleveland and placed in solitary.
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Cleveland
Trumbull County
Warren
Joe Nally
Robert Allen
Universal Motors Company
Euclid Ave
Hillsboro Ave
Walter Myers
Edward Maras
John Novak
Colorado
Canon City
Myers
Maras
Chagrin Falls
Alex E. Kish
Edward Metro
Inaugural Week Rushes Tuxedo Rentals in D.C.
Washington Post survey shows tuxedo supply nearly exhausted as reservations pour in by telephone telegraph and even from a plane. One man wired in from air travel while crowds seek formal wear for inaugural celebrations across the country.
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Washington (Ap
Washington Post
Inaugural Events Lead to Truman Oath at Capitol
The report outlines a sequence of inaugural events starting with a formal dinner by the Truman Barkley Club and continuing with a Democratic luncheon, a govern or’s reception, a dinner of presidential electors, and a grand Inaugural Gala at a large armory before the presidential oath at the Capitol.
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Truman-Barkley Club
Missouri
Truman
Capitol
Winter Snowblanket Hits Midwest and Plains States
AP reports a heavy snowstorm burying the midlands under a widening white blanket with up to 12 inches in places. The storm center moves through southeast Nebraska northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri extending into Oklahoma City where six inches covered the ground. In Washington the House faces a vote on raising the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour, per Democratic actor McCormack.
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Kansas City
Midlands
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Washington
McCormack
Mass
the House Today
Akron Mayor Seeks Reelection Amid Pressure
Akron Ohio Mayor Charles E Slusser says hundreds of residents urged him to run again. He had earlier announced plans to retire at the end of his current term.
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Akron
Charles E. Slusser
Red Trial Objections Overruled
New York RP reports on day two of the historic trial of 12 top Communist leaders with defense objections overruled. Judge Rifin says precautions are proper as a 400 police detail guards the Lower Manhattan courthouse despite protests. Defense lawyer Louis McCabe claims jurors faced armed force entering the building, while Judge Medina notes protection helped him cope with the crowd.
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New York
Ficemen
U.S
Federa
Harold Rifin
Communist Party
Frank Fristensky
Louis F. McCabe
Philadelphia
Lower Manhattan
Extension Sought for Anti-Inflation Law to February End
Chairman Spence of the House Banking Committee proposes a six month extension of the Republican sponsored voluntary anti inflation law set to expire February 28. The move aims to give Congress time to study and act on President Truman's economic program.
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Washington
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
Truman
Court Rulings Upset Ohio Liquor Control
Ohio officials faced a chaotic effect as two Franklin County Common Pleas Court rulings loosened liquor permit controls. The move prompts warnings from police churches schools and temperance groups while the State Liquor Department halts new permits pending guidance. The case centers on December 6 and 21 1948 decisions by Judge Joseph M Clifford.
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Columbus, C
Ohio
Temperance League of Ohio
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Common Pleas
Ohio Council of Churches
Women’s Christian’ Temperance’ Union of
State Liquor Department
Oscar L. Fleckner
Fleckner
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Joseph M. Clifford
Communist Trial Defendants Arrive for U S Court Hearing
Benjamin J. Davis Jr. Negro Communist member of New York City Council Gus Hall of Cleveland Ohio State Communist chairman and Henry Winston national organizing secretary arrive at Federal Court House New York among 1% top Communist leaders facing trial on charges of conspiracy to organize a party seeking overthrow of the U S government by force and violence.
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Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
New York City
Gus Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry Winston
Federal Court House
New York
U. S
Science Bill and Education Aid Move for Action
Chairman Elbert D. Thomas said the Senate Labor Committee would likely advance bills for federal education aid and a national science foundation at an executive session. The two measures, urged by President Truman and backed by both parties, aim to speed action while the panel continues work on Taft Hartley repeal.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
National Science Foundation
True
Durban Riots Quelled After Five Days of Bloodshed
Authorities in Durban controlled the riot aftermath with 1400 troops, police, and sailors patrolling as thousands of Indian refugees sheltered in camps. Sanitation, food, and water are urgent concerns while casualty figures vary. Police cite over 100 dead, Indian Congress official P. R. Rather disputes the toll as much higher.
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Durban
South Africa
P.R. Rather
South African Indian Congress
Seventh Marriage Annulled By Court In West Virginia
A Circuit Court in Morgantown annulled the seventh marriage of Lillian Nicewarner of Childress Texas. Samuel Mellveen, Ohio State University faculty member, sought the annulment claiming she was already married when they wed in May 1945. Nicewarner did not attend the court proceeding and declined comment.
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Morgantown
W. VA
West Virginia University
Lillian Nicewarner
Childress
Texas
Samuel L. Mellveen
Ambrust
Ohio State University
Mellveen
Utah
Svorce
Diomedes May Head New Greek Cabinet
ATHENS AP King Paul I considered a recommendation of four ex premiers that Alexander Diomedes a retired banker and liberal politician head the Greek government. The King's plan is a national government led by a leader representing all 10 Greek parties to solve the political crisis.
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Athens
Paul I
Alexander Diomedes
Peiping Readies Surrender Amid Communist Encirclement
Reports say Peiping likely to surrender as Communists tighten control around the capital. The Ping Min Jih Pao claims Nanking authorized local peace or war decisions, while the Reds reject talks and demand total surrender. Tangku and Tientsin already under Communist control, rationed residents face limited options.
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Peiping
Fu Tso-Yi
Ping Min Jih Pao
Nanking
Tientsin
Tangku
China
Woman and Child Burned in Hotel Fire in Cleveland
A flash fire in a rooming house injured a 22 year old mother Mrs Mae Mitchell and burned her two children Jeffrey seven months and Karen 2 while 14 residents escaped. Fire damage estimated at 7300 with clothing ignited by a stove. Earlier Holtworth Hotel fire rescued 35 residents from first floor. others used a plank to reach safety between buildings.
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Cleveland
Mae Mitchell
Jeffrey
Karen
Cleveland (Ap
Haltworth Hotel
Missing British airliner on Jamaica run alarms searchers
Rescue forces scour the South Atlantic for the British South American Airways Tudor Ariel carrying 20 aboard after vanishing on a Bermuda Kingston Jamaica flight. It was due 1 07 p m yesterday and last heard at 8 37 am. The plane likely ran out of fuel. passengers were mostly British with U S citizens among them. Coast Guard planes and ships from Nassau and Florida bases joined the hunt as crews and salvage tugs prepared to search at dawn.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
South Atlantic
British South American Airways
Kingston
Jamaica
London
U. S. Coast Guard
Miami
Coast Guard
New York
Salem
Mass
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elizabeth City
N. C
Florida Coast Guard
Nassau
Bahamas
Foundation
Lillian
Figur
Fresh search parties scour Scottish peaks for airmen
Lochgoilhead Scotland AP reports three dawn search parties comb the rugged hills for the 20 men aboard the crashed Superfortress. Eleven bodies were recovered by nightfall with no survivors found, though London officials held a faint hope some might have parachuted clear.
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Lochgoilhead
Scotland
U. S S
Third Air Division
London
Rescue plane searches area Bermuda to Jamaica
A Findley Field Bermuda based rescue plane with 13 passengers and seven crew searched 15 miles south of Bermuda and near Cuba for the missing aircraft Leicester. US destroyers in port Jamaica were ordered north of Cuba while the BSAA flight from London to Santiago continued with nine disembarked passengers unaccounted for. The Aeriel carried 22 passengers and seven crew from London. three non British travelers were Mrs R R Demiro Quesada, Miss J M Antalvo, and E E Sturchard. The Star Venture incident in Brazil had killed three on January 5.
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Admiralty
Bermuda
United States
Jamaica
Cuba
Findley Field
London
Santiago
Chile
J. “C. McPhee
Christchurch
N. Z
E. E. Sturchard
Aeriel
BSAA
Star Venture
Caravelas
Brazil
Lake Shore Creamery Cuts Milk Prices in Geneva
The Lake Shore Creamery in Geneva has reduced milk prices by one cent per quart. Homogenized milk now costs 19 cents per quart and regular milk 18 cents, effective immediately.
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Geneva
Lake Shore
Ohio Senate Democrats Refuse To Name GOP To Cabinet Post
The Ohio Senate, split in party lines, refused to confirm Gov. Lausche's choice H. D. Defenbacher for state finance director, 14 in favor and 10 against, with 17 needed. Other cabinet nominees were confirmed. The vote signals GOP leverage in the Senate and hints at party faction power in the House, as Republicans and some Democrats opposed the appointment.
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Senate
Gop
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
H. D. Defenbacher
Theodore J. Kauer
Cleveland
Robert Moulton
Galion
J. H. Lamneck
New Philadelphia
A. W. Marion
Mercer County
Adj
Leo M. Kreber
Albert A. Waldman
Oscar JL. Fleesner
Springfield
Defenbacher
William M. Boyd
de Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga County
House
Boyd
Edwin F. Sawicki
Joseph W. Bartunek
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