Walking Man Is Jack Benny Identified in Radio Contest
Mrs Florence Hubbard of Chicago named Jack Benny as the Walking Man on the Truth and Consequences show after winning a $22,500 radio jackpot. Ralph Edwards revealed Benny is famed for not spending on cab fare and joked that his home town is Waukegan Illinois. Benny reacted that his feet are killing him.
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Hollywood
Florence Hubbard
N. Waller
Chicago
Jack Benny
Hubbard
Ralph Edwards
NBC
Edwards
Benny
Waukegan, Ill
Linville's Toss Snags 47 46 Win In Last Seconds
Linville delivers a last second shot to lift the team to a 47 to 46 victory in Dayton tournament play. The defending champions survive a tense finish as Purple rallies collect five points in the final 30 seconds.
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Dayton
Purple Rally
Paul Day
Middletown
Middies
Dayton Fairgrounds Coliseum
Hamilton High
Big Blue
Merrill Hatfield
George McChesney
Shelby Linville
Nets
Gendure
Hamilton
Paul Walker
Blue
Bob Bush
Don Weiche
McChesney
Gene Baldwin
Jack Browning
Paul Schafer
Bob Carter
Bob Grimes
Dixie Leaders Poised for Walkout at Democratic Convention
Southern delegates threaten to walk out if Truman civil rights proposals advance. Dixie lawmakers say delegation expulsions or abstentions may occur if no compromise emerges. party central committee condemns Truman plan and urges funding cut, praising Governor Tuck's stance.
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Washington
Truman
Dixie
Philadelphia
Richmond
Democratic State Central Committee
National Committee
Tuck
Ruhr Control Agreement Reached by US Britain France
London announced a three power accord on future international control of the Ruhr and a federalized German government. The communique signals Western Germany’s key role in the Marshall Plan and closer ties with the Western world, though no merger of zones was decided.
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U.S
France
Britain
Western
Germany
London
United States
Lewis Douglas
U. S
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
Western Europe
Hopes Dimming for Final ERP Action in Week
The ERP fight narrows chances for final Senate action by March 15 as critics press amendments. Western powers seek economic recovery for Europe and strong farm policy, with discussions continuing in Washington and Des Moines amid mounting pressure for bipartisan action.
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Washington
Senate
Ialy
France
Austria
Italy
Uip
ERP
Lucas
Ill
FBI Records Sought in Condon Probe Spark House Action
Washington AP The Condon case stirs calls for loyalty files with Rep Rankin urging impeachment of top Bureaucrats if needed. Nixon demands Hoover loyalty report on Condon released Harriman resists citing public interest. McDowell pushes prompt public hearings as four more subpoenas loom and atomic committee members coordinate across chambers.
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Edward A. Condon
Richard M. Nixon
R-Calif
John McDowell
Washington
Ward A. Condon
FBI
Rep. Rankin
D-Miss
Congress
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
House UN - American Activities Subcommittee
Rep
Nixon
Commerce
Harriman
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Dr. Condon
Department of Commerce
Committee On UN -American Activities
Rankin
UN -American Activities Committee
Truman
McDowell
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Exile Across Finland Border Deepens Karelia Flight
Finnish Karelians attempt to flee across the northern border into Sweden amid talks on a Finnish Soviet friendship treaty. Government sources say Finland may decide Monday on negotiations while Karelians fear possible repatriation.
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Helsinki
Finland
Sweden
Russia
Waenes
Gulf of Bothnia
Juho Paasikivi
Schuman Faces Waning Support In France Assembly
Premier Robert Schuman saw his majority erode in the National Assembly during votes on an anti inflation measure. Observers warned the cabinet faced trouble only in political climate not immediate danger, while conservatives on both right and left opposed the bill requiring heavy investment in reconstruction bonds or extra taxes.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Schuman
New Soviet Moskvitch Sedan Goes on Sale in Moscow
Moscow ap reports a small four door Moskvitch sedan entering market for 10 806 rubles or about 2000 dollars. The car is smaller than the prewar Crosley and will be taxed to meet public demand. The model has produced over a year but was previously limited to Stalin prize winners and state honorees.
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Moscow
Moskovitch
AID TO EDUCATION ASKED BY TEACHERS
Cleveland AP report says Ohio teachers seek a constitutional amendment to raise state aid to education to 100 million dollars a year. Edward F. Jerrow and Joseph F. Landis announced AFL unions will pursue 200000 signatures to place the issue on the November ballot. The plan adds 18 dollars per pupil and guarantees a 2400 dollar minimum salary for 40000 teachers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edward F. Jerrow
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Joseph F. Landis
American Federation of Teachers
AFL
U.S. Signs 36 Nation Wheat Pact With $2 Ceiling
The United States and 35 other nations signed a 36 nation agreement fixing a $2 per bushel price ceiling for five years on wheat exports from the United States Canada and Australia. The pact aims to stabilize world wheat markets and exclude Russia and Argentina. The floor starts at $1.50 and steps down to $1.10 by 1952. Congress must approve, with possible subsidies or export certificates discussed to support shipment at the set price.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Australia
Congress
International Wheat Council
Russia
Argentina
Europe
Unions Plan Study of Pay Scale Hikes
Two local AFL unions announce wage review meetings to study proposed increases. Teamsters Local and Carpenters Local expect to set new rates by July and June contract expirations, affecting about 520 members total with raises likely 10 to 15 percent for carpenters and drivers.
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Ray Collinsworth
Teamsters
Ck Drivers
Trades and Labor Council
Collisworth Sale
Cincinnat
Wiliam Crispen
Carpenters
Sorg Theater
Crispen
Crispen Sai
FBI arrests Cleveland pair in New Orleans bank robbery
FBI agents arrested David Francis Almeida and Anna Mainart Almeida at their Cleveland apartment. They face federal bank robbery charges for the January 9 1947 daylight holdup of Hibernia Bank in New Orleans with over $114000 seized and two loaded revolvers found at their home.
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Cleveland
Federal Bureau of Investigation
David Francis Almeida
Anna Mainart Almedia
New Orleans
Almeidas
East Side
D. K. Brown
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Brown
Midcity
Hibernia Bank
U. S
H. A. Horn
Cuyahoga County
Almeida
James Francis Smith
Philadelphia
Cecil Ingling
Ingling
Smith
U S Charges Soviets Sabotaged Farben Liquidation
Berlin AP The United States accused Soviet authorities of sabotaging four power Farben liquidation by keeping German plants under Russian ownership. Maj. Gen. George P. Hays said the Soviets seized Farben units and transferred them to Soviet Aktiengesellschaften, illegally transferring Farben real estate to the USSR and presenting photostatic evidence.
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Berlin
United States
J. G. Farben Chemical Trust
George P. Hays
Tee
Hays
U. S
Farben
Aktiengesellschaften
Germany
Ussr
Two Are Killed as Boy Looks On
In Providence, Mrs Evelyn Grace Vanasse aged 21 and Robert T Casey aged 53 were shot to death in a rooming house near central police headquarters. Chief Inspector John J Deary said murder warrants have been issued for Onesine Alder Vanasse aged 53, a cousin of the dead woman's husband, who fled and is sought by police across the northeast.
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Jerusalem
al Kaukji
Tubas
Palestine
Jordan
Ameri
Nablus-Tulkarm-Jenin
Damascus
Seva
Haifa
Mount Carmel
Providence
R. N
Evelyn Grace Vanasse
Robert T. Casey
Central Police
John J. Deary
Onesine Alder Vanasse
Deary
274 Stranded Passengers Rescued From Grounded Ship
The Army rescued 274 passengers including 53 women and children from the transport William H. Thomas grounded on a mud bank at the river mouth after fog and bad weather. Col. Blake reported perceptibly better conditions as operations continued.
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New Orleans
William H. Thomas
Europe
Panama
Puerto Rico
Blake
Journal Adds Rusty Riley Strip and The Stars Say Column
The Journal debuts two new features this Monday including the comic strip Rusty Riley and the entertainment horoscope column The Stars Say. George Sokolsky joins the editorial page with These Days while a seasoned reporter curates coverage of national and OBAMEETINN events, and Easter Story begins March 22 in the Bible cartoon Jack and continues.
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Rusty Riley
George Sokolsky
Sokolsky
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