Southerners Win First Rounds In Filibuster Bout
Southern senators gained early ground in a long filibuster fight as talks stretched into a fourth day. Key moves included Lucas shelving a test petition on debate limits, GOP leaders keeping a hands off stance on voting, and Langer pledging to oppose a gag rule. Six southern Democrats had spoken once with potential for extended sessions.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate Gop
Langer
North Dakota
Holland
D-Fla
Barkley
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Senate Policy Committee
Missouri Valley
Denmark May Join Talks On Atlantic Pact
Denmark may formally accept an invitation to join Washington talks on a North Atlantic defense treaty. The Foreign Relations Committee of Parliament favored joining, with at least 125 of 150 members backing the move. A final decision was expected later today.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Canada
Norway
Gustav Rasmussen
Halvard Lange
Skagerrak
Sweden
Scandinavia
Hope Gets Mule Names It Bing
HOLLYWOOD AP Bing Crosby once had a fling with the hongtails now Bob Hope unveils a secret weapon for race tracks a miniature albino mule named Bing in honor of his friend The tiny mule stands just over three feet high and weighs under 90 pounds sent by Gene Harris Chicago night club operator and breeder Hope greeted Bing on its arrival by train and said he plans to discuss how to train it to run The story notes Hope on hand to meet the animal and his plans for racing use
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
United States
Bob
Bing
Gene Harris
Chicago
Hope
Skier Held After Crossing Soviet Blockade In Harz Mountains
A skier who accidentally crossed the frontier into the Soviet zone in Germany’s Harz mountains was held by police for two days. He was compelled to teach ski lessons during his detention.
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Brunswich
Germany
Harz
Cincinnati Man In Coma Still In Good Health
A Cincinnati electrical engineer known as Patient X has been in a coma for over six years at Bethesda Hospital after an accident at the Wright Aeronautical plant in Lockland. Doctors report he remains generally healthy with no bed sores, aided by constant care and a nurse, and believe he could live for years. The Ohio Industrial Commission has paid about 65,000 dollars for his care, with hospital costs exceeding 6,000 dollars not covered by the commission.
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Cincinnati
LY Claude Wolff
Bethesda Hospital
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Lockland
Ohio State Industria Commission
Industrial Commission
Albert N. McGinniss
Truman to Name Johnson as Defense Chief After Forrestal
President Truman plans to accept James V. Forrestal’s resignation as secretary of Defense and appoint Louis A. Johnson of West Virginia to the post. The announcement is expected at 4 p.m. EST with a prepared letter exchange between Truman and Forrestal. Johnson, former assistant secretary of War and former chairman of the Democratic finance committee, has been long discussed as Forrestal’s successor. Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall is seen as likely to depart next, while W. Stuart Symington, defense secretary for the Air Force, may remain in place.
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Washington
Truman
James V. Forrestal
Defense
Louis A. Johnson
West Virginia
White House
Forrestal
Roosevelt
Navy
Johnson
Clarksburg
Democratic Finance Committee
Army
Kenneth Royall
Air Force
W. Stuart Symington
Plane Wreck Found Nine Reported Dead
DEL RIO TEX AP Sheriff A E Steinmetz said a C 47 crashed in the Colorado mountains south of Del Rio Mexico and that all aboard were killed. The plane, missing for days, was en route from Hamilton Field California to Kelly Field San Antonio Texas. It was last reported over Wink Texas at 826 am Monday. All nine aboard were dead. The ship had burned.
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del Rio
Tex
A. E. Steinmetz
Colorado Mountains
Mexico
Hamilton Field
Cal
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Wink, Tex
Holiday Halts Bulgar Trial in Treason Case
Sofia AP A court recess for Bulgaria’s Independence Day interrupted the trial of 15 Protestant pastors on treason charges. Prosecution and defense summations begin tomorrow after defense testimony highlighted by former foreign minister Georgi Kulishev’s effort to win leniency for Vassil Ziapkov.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
I. Tv
Vassil Ziapkov
Georgi Kulishev
Ziapkov
Plane Flight Marks Cold War Strategy Role
Washington AP reports diplomats view the nonstop round the world flight of an American bomber as a significant dramatic element in Cold War grand strategy. The State Department’s failure to block the flight signals a shift in U.S. posture toward Russia, with renewed emphasis on overwhelming military readiness to deter aggression. The B-50 journey, ending at Fort Worth, underscores broader aims of an Atlantic security treaty to project deterrence and reveal U.S. air power.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
West
Fort Worth
United States
Lucky Lady II crew ends 24 hour quarantine in Fort Worth
The Lucky Lady II crew, first to fly non stop around the world, slept after a 24 hour quarantine at Carswell air base. They covered about 23,452 miles in 94 hours and one minute, refueled mid air four times, and returned to base in good condition. General LeMay hailed mid air refueling as enabling reach any place requiring an atomic bomb. Captain James Gallagher led the historic flight.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
Chance
James Gallagher
Air Force
Azores
Gallagher
Curtis E. ‘LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Detectives Seek Five Missing Britons in Murder House
London detectives pursue five missing Britons amid a theory the killer shot them and dissolved bodies in acid. Clues from a moldy cellar of a six story building dubbed murder house, hotel registers, and documents inform the case as John Haigh faces murder charges in another death.
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London
Scotland Yard
John Haigh
Olive Durand- Beacon
Amy
John
Archibald Henderson
Rosalie Mercy
Daily Mirror
News Chronicle
Help Wanted Ad for Strong Women and Men
Advertisers claim American ladies are becoming more fragile while men grow robust. The notice promotes hiring a capable crew of women or a single strong worker to survey the city or handle office or homework tasks.
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Cash Requirement Cut extends time to pay debt for many items
Washington AP reports lawmakers welcomed a government order allowing smaller monthly installments on items from cook stoves to automobiles. The measure eases cash requirements for buyers and broadens consumer credit terms amid ongoing policy shifts.
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Washington
Rent Control Change Sought by Lawmakers
The House Banking Committee voted 22 to 2 to extend rent controls for 15 months, rejecting a 4 month extension. Senators Maybank and Flanders urged more state and local authority, arguing rent levels are local and federal control should be limited. A banking subgroup opened hearings on rent control bills as the current extension nears expiry March 31.
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House Banking Committee
Washington
New England
Maybank
D-Sc
Truman
Flanders
R-Vt
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Sparksman
D -Ala
Tighe Woods
Ohioan Aboard Missing Plane
Tucson Arizona AP Staff Sgt Arthur W Stear of Canton Ohio is crew on a B 29 believed down in northern Luzon mountains. The aircraft is overdue at Clark Field air base in the Philippine Islands after a routine training flight from Davis Monthan AFB.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arthur W. Stear
Canton
Luzon
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Clark Field Air Base
Philippine Islands
Clark Field
Ohio oleo vote sparks brief reconsideration urge
In Columbus the Ohio Senate failed to pass the oleo bill 15 to 15 after Sen. William M. Boyd shifted his vote. He has until Monday night to request another vote on the initiated measure allowing manufacture and sale of colored oleo. Senate leadership and a temporary presiding officer affected voting dynamics, with Mahoney presiding and Nye absent. Two senators did not vote.
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Ohio
Boyd
Margaret A. Mahoney
Cuyahoga
George D. Nye
D-Pike
Cresse Nye
Senate
Dwight L. Matchette
Greenville
Miss Mahoney
Nye
Sens
George C. Davies
Wauseon
David M. Ferguson
Guernsey
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Long Beach
Don Traugh, Jr
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Martha Bock
Grand Rapids
Byron Center
Sla
Janet Fay
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Beck
Federal Reserve Board
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