Hungary charges treaty breach over U S consulate closure
Hungary’s Communist government accuses the United States of treaty violation after Washington orders consulates in New York and Cleveland closed by January 15 in reprisal for the treatment of Robert Vogeler and Israel Jacobson. The note cites the 1926 treaty and pledges no foreign interference in Hungary’s internal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
New York
Cleveland
U. S. State Department
Robert A. Vogeler
Israel Jacobson
Chicago
United States
Vomeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Jacobson
Joint Distribution Committe
Southern Democrats to hold Raleigh conference on Truman program
A southern regional conference to drum up support for President Truman's legislative program will be held in Raleigh North Carolina on January 28 the Democratic national committee announced. Invitations were issued to all southern governors congressmen and committee members to bridge civil rights split within the party. Four former States' Rights allies from 1948 Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina and a lone Tennessee vote are noted as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Raleigh
N. C
Democratic National Committee
Jonathan Daniels
North Carolina
Congress
Committee
Truman-Barkley
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carlina
Tennessee
States’ Rights
Train Schedules Here Will Remain Normal
Passenger train schedules out of Monroe will not be affected by a government order slicing coal burning lines by one third. Illinois Central, key coal burning carrier in the region, will suspend six Mississippi runs after today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
John L. Lewis
Illinois Central
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jackson
Gulfport
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Greenville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Second Atom Blast In Russia Claimed
Kenneth De Courcy, editor of Intelligence Digest, said an atomic explosion occurred in Soviet Siberia at midnight Siberian time. He claimed verification by a new detection method and noted the blast followed his January forecast that Russia would test an atomic device in 1949. He cited a relay from beyond the Iron Curtain and provided no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kenneth de Courcy
Soviet Siberia
Siberian
de Courcy
Associated Press
Intelligence Digest
Soviet Union
Iron Curtain
Watchman Denies UAW Ties in Detroit Violence Case
Six teams of detectives questioned William K. Thomas a 58 a week watchman amid a two year campaign of violence against the UAW. He denied knowledge of the Reuther brothers assaults and the attempted dynamiting of union headquarters. He admitted faking a torture kidnapping and refused prior dynamite handling claims. He worked for the UAW at its headquarters after a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
C. I. O. United Auto Workers Today
William K. Thomas
Reuther Brothers
Union International
Thomas
U.S. Department of Justice
Walter Reuther
Victor
Joseph Krug
Krug
The
Motor Products Corp
Watchmn
Mississippi Flood Threat Prompts Warnings Across State
The U S Weather Bureau warned that the Tombigbee and Pearl rivers would crest high in Mississippi with the Pearl reaching 13 feet over flood stage in Jackson and heavy inundation expected along Aberdeen Columbus and Enterprise. Roads and rail lines faced closures while officials anticipated thousands of acres of farmland submerged but said mass evacuations were unlikely.
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Tackson
Misa
Mississippi
U. S. Weather Bureau
Jackson
Edinburgh
Monticello
Columbia A
Enterprise
Mobile
Aberdeen
Miss
Columbus
U. S
January Birthdays Listed For Region Residents
January birthdays include Modean Cornett Mrs J L Adams January 8 Rush Blossat Jr William Blos sat M V Clark Mrs F M Parker W B Wilson January 10 Mrs R E B Sprague S F E Morris Mrs Baker Brice January 11 W R Smith Jackson Roy Kennedy Elaine Hall January 12 R D Whitecotton J H Bradley Gean Wilson George Takewell Carole Davis K L Young blood Mrs R C Harper January 13 K N McNeely Billy Waller Charles Cobb Mrs N T Moore Margaret Elaine Meadows J W Russell R W Tull Glenn Otis Davis Ray Dell Gunter January 14 Mrs W F Grafton Jewel White Bobby Farmer E B Sparks Patsy Patterson Jay Adams Mrs Winford Dixon Mrs BE C Dixon David Leon Dickerson Diane Halley The new card game Canasta is Continued on Bixth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modean Cornett
J. L. Adams
P. B. Ragland
Rush Blossat, Jr
William F. Blossat
M. V. Clark
F. M. Parker
W. B. Wilson
R. EB. Sprague
S. FE. Morris
Baker Brice
W. R. Smith
Jackson Roy Kennedy
Elaine Hall
R. D. Whitecotton
J. H. Bradley
Gean Wilson
George Takewell
Carole Davis
K. L. Youngblood
R. C. Harper
K. N. McNeely
Billy Waller
Charles Cobb
N. T. Moore
Margaret Elaine Meadows
J. W. Russell
R. W. Tull
Glenn Otis Davis
Ray Dell Gunter
First Appearance Of 1950 Sun Welcome In Mid-South
Memphis reports ice thaw as 1950 brings sun and relief. Power restoration continues with about 7 000 phones still out and half the long distance circuits down. Public transit and traffic return to normal while Arkansas and Mississippi see similar thaw and easing floods. Nine families were affected.
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Sun Welcome
Mid-South
Memphis
Arkansas
Tennessee
Tunica
Miss
Dick Whittington
Mississippi
Duck River
Middle Tennessee
General Erskine Visits Monroe and Displays Iwo Jima Flag
Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine met a large Monroe crowd at Selman field after arriving by Delta Air Lines. The flag raised on Iwo Jima accompanied him to City Hall and the Paramount Theater display, with multiple public events planned including a JCC noon speech tomorrow.
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Graves B. Erskine
Iwo Jima
Island
C. Bell
West Mon
U. S. Marine Corps
Delta
Selman Field
Paramount Theater
Columbia
Paramount
Erskine
Marine Corps League
Virginia
Roy Fisher
Sam Rubin
The
General Erskine
Chamber of Commerce
Education Aid Drive Renewed Amid House Rift
In Washington a push began in Congress to resolve deadlock over federal aid to education. Democratic leaders seek a compromise, with Lesinski’s labor committee set to review aid bills on February 6 and aim for a March 1 agreement.
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Washington
Congress
House
House Labor Committee
Lesinski
D-Mich
Rep. Perkins
D-Ky
Rep
McConnell
R-Pa
Senate
Reward Offered In Laredo Slaying Case
Huntsville merchant Frank J. Tighe offered 1400 reward for arrest and conviction of Lindsay slayer in Texas. Air Force Corporal James Lindsay and Henry Whittenberg Jr were shot to death in a Laredo hotel last July 30. Police seek George Ochoa for questioning.
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Huntsville
Tenn
Frank J. Tighe
Air Force
James Lindsay
Texas
Lindsay
Henry Whittenberg, Jr
Laredo
Tex
Tighe
William P. Allen
The
Missouri to Sponsor Baby Sitting Service in St Louis
The Missouri government will run a babysitting service in St Louis with coeds offering child care for 50 to 75 cents an hour. Paul P. Connole of the state employment security office describes a centralized clearing house with screened applicants and employers. He notes college, teenage, and older women show interest, seeing it as convenience for parents and a new income source for sitters.
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ST. Louis
Paul P. Connole
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Connole
Youth Hit By Stray .22 Bullet In New Orleans Yard
In New Orleans a 15 year old boy, Wayne Roberson, was struck in the head by a stray .22 caliber bullet while coming down from a tree in his yard. A physician extracted the bullet from his scalp above the left ear. Police said the shooter was likely a hunter. Wayne described feeling a knock and dizziness before entering the house.
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New Orleans
Wayne Roberson
Fifth Precinct
Wayne
Dollar Shortage Dominates Acheson Agenda In State Dept
Secretary Acheson has prioritized a new approach to the dollar shortage post Marshall Plan. Officials fear continued foreign aid may be needed for years and favor opening American markets to aid dollar availability. A tariff cutting, import expansion plan could be pursued, though political hurdles exist.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Acheson
State Department
United States
Congress
Europe
C E D Sees $2.25 Billion Tax Cut Feasible This Year
The Committee for Economic Development says tax cuts totaling 2.25 billion dollars are feasible in 1950, opposing President Truman's stance on tax relief and outlining a plan of excise tax reductions and corporate tax relief plus federal cost cuts to balance the cash accounts.
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Truman
Washington
Committee For Economic Development
Planning Organization
Busi
Nessmen
Broyles Accused of Trying Political Hay in Dissent
Harvey Broyles a member of the State Public Service Commission rebutted claims of grandstanding during dissenting opinions. Chairman Wade O Martin Sr in Baton Rouge said Broyles was trying to make political hay and questioned his value to the commission and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Harvey Broyles
State Public Service Commission
Wade O. Martin, Sr
Commission
Baton Rouge
Broyles
Martin
Natchitoches
First Law Thou Shalt Not Kill Up For Debate
A doctor in New Hampshire faces murder charges after injecting air into a dying cancer patient to ease pain. The case prompts renewed debate on euthanasia, urging legal safeguards and a possible right to mercy death to be discussed by American and British associations to the United Nations.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Atlantic
Hermann N. Sander
Manchester
N. H
Abbie Borreto
Sander
United Nations
Deadly hospital fire at Mercy Hospital St Elizabeth ward
In Davenport Iowa a three story Mercy Hospital blaze in the St Elizabeth Mental Ward killed 37 women and left three missing. Fire officials described a scene of terror as patients screamed and crowded barred windows while rescuers battled flames and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Eberline Davenport
C. H. Wildman
Mercy Hospital
St. Elizabeth
Lester Schick
Schick
Zack Cook
Des Moines
Mary Annunciata
Anna Neal
St. Elizabeth's Ward
Sisters of Mercy
Murray Francis
Psychiatric Division
Francis
Josephine O'Toole
al Korando
Bill Stegen
Stegen
Hammering Home a Wall Nail Metaphor Ad Slogan
A succinct ad copy likens a nail’s drive to a hammer with a call to action. It features the line about the driving force not the hammer and provides the phone or contact cue 4800 as the want ad number. It also advertises a long time rate with cancellation privileges to entice inquiries.
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U.S
Dixie
Russia
Watchman
UAW
Kidnan
Weather Bureau
Pearl River
Louisville
Kosciusko
Highway Patrol
Jackson-Meridian
Chunky
Hickory
Raleigh Bay Springs
Mendenhall
Georgetown
Illinois Central Railroad
Jes’ Ramblin
Middle Dixie
Gen. Erskine
Demos
Missouri
Dean Acheson
Hay
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