Army orders rail strikers to return to work by Saturday
The army ordered striking railway workers to report for work by 4 p.m. Saturday or prove inability to work. An interim 1948 October wage increase was enacted for those with no raise since September. President Truman criticized the strikes as breaking a wartime pact, and the army said back pay from October would be issued after adjustments. Assistant Secretary Karl Bendetsen signed the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Secretary of the Army
Pace
Truman
Karl R. Bendetsen
Testimony on Lowenthal fuels Truman influence theories
Westbrook Pegler reports on Max Lowenthal described as a mysterious New York lawyer tied to Truman’s rise and the Brandeis philosophy. The piece contrasts Lowenthal with Father Divine exam texts and recalls Donders accusing him of Communist alignment and influence in 1940s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max Lowenthal
Harry Truman
Brandeis
Father Divine
FBI
George Donders
Michigan
Donders
Lowenthal
Jonathan Daniels
Truman
Roosevelt
Chicago
Sidney Hillman
Hillman’s Union
Hillman
Committee On UN- American Activities
East West clash over rearmament at four power talks
Washington reports show a showdown over armament between the western powers and Russia. A Kremlin note to the United States Britain and France cites the western integrated force under Gen Eisenhower as a fact not aligning with western official statements, signaling a high stakes dispute.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
Britain
France
State Acheson
Kremlin
Europe
Dwight G. Eisenhower
Record Cold Blankets Southern States and Midwest
Frigid air from the midwest sweeps eastern and southern states driving temperatures to near zero in parts of Virginia and Wisconsin 34 below in the north central region and sub zero in much of the mid continent. Winds whip the coast as snow slows traffic with readings from Pulaski Virginia to Jacksonville Florida and New York City at 16 above versus 52 yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Florida
Virginia
North
Wisconsin
Mid-Continent
Carolinas
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Pulaski
Roanoke
Knoxville
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Monroe leaders plan Washington trip to revive Selman field
A Monroe group of business and civic leaders will travel to Washington next week to press for reactivation of Selman field. Led by Ethridge and including Mayor Coon and commissioners, the delegation will meet with Assistant Air Force Secretary and Louisiana lawmakers to seek a definite outcome. About 15 are expected to join, with arrangements handled by Congressman Passman and Mayor Coon’s secretary.
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Monroe
Washington
Selman Field
W. L. Ethridge
Air Force
Stuart
Louisiana
Otto E. Passman
Mr. Ethridge
J. G. Durrett
John Coon
Frank Cline
Johnny
Passman Foresees No Worries If Selman Field Reactivated
Co A. Hunt acting adjutant of the Rodney J. Hobbs post No 1809 Veterans of Foreign Wars reports a reply from Congressman Otto E. Passman. He says if Selman Field is reactivated displaced families would receive government help with relocation and settlement under existing policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hunt
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Otto E. Passman
Selman Field
Remington Found Guilty by Federal Jury
William W. Remington was convicted of lying to a federal grand jury about Communist party membership. He faces up to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine at sentencing. The 33-year-old former government economist was shown on trial for transmitting secrets to Elizabeth Bentley during a 32-day case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William W. Remington
Communist Party
Remington
Elizabeth Bentley
Gregory F. Noonan
Ann Moos Remington
New Masses
War Production Board
Knoxville Tenn
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dur
Fire Fatal to Wealthy Spinster in Jammed Kitchen
Amarillo Texas February reported death of Miss Inez Sweeney a about 75 after a fire trapped her in a home chok full of trash and papers and fruit jars. Assistant Chief Dewey Morris forced entry and removed her. investigators cite asphyxiation and heart attack. Estate valued over 75000 with relative James Sweeney listed as nephew. Neighbors say she lived alone and survived on crackers milk and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Tex
Inez Sweeney
Dewey Morris
Miss Sweeney
G. A. McCullough
James Sweeney
Grand Rapids
Mich
State civil defense seeks $100000 yearly defense budget
In Baton Rouge on February 8 the state civil defense council voted to draft a $100,000 annual budget for atomic warfare protection. The plan, to be sent to the state legislature, would fund a nine member expert panel along with the governor, lieutenant governor and adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
World Day of Prayer Observances Planned in Monroe
Final arrangements for twin World Day of Prayer services in Monroe set an afternoon 3 p.m. gathering at First Methodist Church led by Mrs Lonnie Clark with music by Mrs A M Serex and a skit arranged by Mrs Henry Williams. A 6 15 p m vigil at First Presbyterian Fellowship Hall features business leaders led by Mrs D M Moore Jr with pianist Miss Geneve Castles and participants including Miss Mary Lou Miller and Miss Sara Frances Griffin. An earnest invitation invites all to attend and observe a 24 hour prayer vigil.
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Twin Cities
First Methodist Church of
Monroe
Lonnie Clark
A. M. Serex
Henry Williams
W. D. Ezell
FE. R. Timmerman
R. G. Taylor
Mike John Jr
R. M. Arseneca
M. B. Hearne
S. J. Cox
Wade Cotton
A. D. Murray
M. W. Montgomery
E. N. Jackson
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church of
D M Moore Jr
Geneve Castles
L. M. Gannaway
S. W. Raby
Mary Lou Miller
Sara Frances Griffin
Ruth Robinson
Louisiana Group Says They Want Nothing In Washington
A Louisiana delegation arrived in Washington and stated they want nothing. Spokesman Robert Bolton of Alexandria, president of the Louisiana State Bankers Association, said they were not asking for anything and would visit lawmakers and agency officials they work with. At a dinner, brief remarks were made by Senator Allen Ellender and Representative Overton Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Bolton
Alexandria
Louisiana State Bankers Association
Bolton
Allen Ellender
Overton Brooks
Clancy pledges to uphold anti-gambling law in parish
Sheriff Frank J. King Clancy of Jefferson parish Louisiana pledged to enforce anti-gambling laws after a Kefauver crime committee hearing. He said it was now a matter between himself, Louisiana officials and the people of Jefferson parish and noted Gov Long would likely fire him if he acted with “some cuts.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Frank J. (King) Clancy
Jefferson Parish
Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Clancy
Louisiana
Earl K Long
Tobey
Baton Rouge
Long
Last of Nine Marines Dead After Plane Crash
Salvage workers in Eastville Virginia removed the last four bodies of nine Marines killed when a two engine transport crashed into a creek on a windy night. Five bodies had been recovered earlier with darkness halting the recovery of the remaining four. The crash occurred on a flight from Cherry Point North Carolina to Floyd Bennett Field New York.
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Eastville
Fairchild Tactical Transport
Cherry Point
N. C
Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
Herbert Charnock
Chincoteague Naval Air Station
Hungar’s Creek
Speed Suspected In Major Rail Wreck In New Jersey
Investigations spread as the Interstate Commerce Commission and Middlesex County prosecutors open probes into a Pennsylvania Railroad derailment near New Brunswick. Victims remain in critical condition after the crash that killed 83, while officials note possible factors including sabotage and excessive speed of the L car near a 25 mph zone. Engineer Joseph Fitz is among those discussed in preliminary findings.
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Woodbridge
N. J
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Middlesex County Prosecutor's
New Brunswick
Middlesex County
Alex Eber
Eber
Joseph Fitz
Britain seeks censures vote as meat shortage bites public
London reports Conservatives press for a parliamentary censure on the Labour government over a tightening meat shortage amid a slumping pantry. Attlee faces Tory tactics after steel nationalization defeat while meat supplies and prices strain households and protests rise.
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London
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Labor
Labor Party
Britain
Argentina
Truman dares Congress to cut his budget
President Truman challenged Congress to reduce his 71 billion dollar budget calling it good and tight and inviting lawmakers to try. He noted critics warned they would squeeze it but often add funds instead.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Resistance Crumbles as Allied forces press toward Seoul
American tanks shelled Seoul as Puerto Rican troops seized Mangyong peak four and a half miles south of the capital. U S third division howitzers pounded Chinese positions north of the Han river while the western Allied line advanced toward Seoul and red resistance weakened along the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Seoul
Han River
Korea
Han
U. S
Government to unfreeze retail prices on clothing and home goods
Washington reports the government nears releasing a margin based rule to lift price freezes on textiles cosmetics furniture rugs lamps and related goods. OPS aims to allow price rises by letting retailers adjust margins while preventing excessive increases and preparing for broader future orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ex Czech Official Seeks Asylum in Yugoslavia
The Neue Wiener Tageszeitung reports Vlado Clementis, former Czechoslovak Communist Foreign Minister, arrived in Yugoslavia seeking asylum. He has been missing from Prague since last Saturday amid reports of Gottwald under police surveillance for warning Clementis.
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Vienna
Austria
Neue Wiener -Tageszeitung
Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Clementis
Red
Prague
Tageszeitung
Klement Gottwald
blast at Minn plant leaves at least 15 dead
explosion tore through the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing varnish plant in the six story minerals building in St Paul Minn at least 15 people were killed and about 20 injured according to Ramsey county and Ancker hospital reports ambulances ferried the wounded to area hospitals including St Luke s and St John s with officials fearing higher totals as fire men fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Ramsey County
Ancher (City) Hospital
St. Luke's
St. John’s
St. John's Hospitals
Ancker
Daddy Killed After Child Has Birthday
Spartanburg South Carolina reports MSgt Carl F Foster was killed in action in Korea two days after writing a birthday letter to his seven year old daughter Betty Foster. The missive dated January 20 describes hopes for peace, a free home, and future reunion with his daughter and wife.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Betty Foster
Korea
Msgt
Carl F. Foster
Betty
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