Fair Enough Fair Enough Inauguration Day Reflections
Westbrook Pegler recalls the morning after Truman's oath on inauguration day. He describes trudging through a cold crowd to the Congressional hotel, noting photographers, anxious spectators, and the momentous parade. He muses on cadets marching past and the possible presence of Patton Eisenhower and Bradley in a historic context.
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Truman
Congressional Hotel
Plaza
Notre Dame
Heaven
Hell
West Pointers
United States Corps of Cadets
George Patton
Eisenhower
Senetz
Terry Allen
Omar Bradley
Pershing
Plebe
Truman Reiterates Call for Four Billion Tax Hike
President Truman urged a 4 billion tax increase and stand by wage and price controls during a White House news conference. Treasury Secretary Snyder had told Congress the rise is essential, and lawmakers saw possible delays. Democratic leaders suggested delaying action while Senator George backed a five percent tax cut.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
Congress
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate-House Committee On the Economic Report
George
D.-Ga
Senate
Ex-Governor Murphree Beneficiary Funeral Set in Jackson
Dennis Murphree 63 a former Mississippi governor died of a blood clot at Baptist Hospital Jackson. Funeral services are planned for 9 a m tomorrow at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home with burial at Pittsboro Cemetery. His body lies in state at the funeral home. Pallbearers listed include Joe McCain Carrollton J Luther Spencer Carrollton Flowers Williams Greenwood J W Seale Calhoun City Ben McCarty Greenwood and others from Jackson.
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Jackson
Miss
Dennis Murphree
Mississippi
Baptist Hospital
Murphree
Pittsburo
Pittsboro
Thomas M. Murphree
W. W. Ford, Jr
Hugo Newcomb
Hattiesburg
J. A. Foley
Birmingham
Asa Murphree
Henry L. Whitfield
Theo G. Bilbo
Paul Johnson
Wright and Ferguson
Joe McCain
Carrollton
J. Luther Spencer
Flowers Williams
Greenwood
J. W. Seale
Calhoun City
Ben McCarty
Ouachita River at Flood Stage in Monroe
River Forecaster Stephen Lichtblau of the Weather Bureau said there is nothing to worry about as the Ouachita River sits at flood stage of 40 feet in Monroe and is expected to crest around 41 and a half feet by Sunday or Monday. Levees are expected to handle the rise.
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New Orleans
Stephen Lichtblau
United States Weather Bureau
Ouachita
Monroe
Lichtblau
Heavy Ulster vote cast in Northern Ireland election
Voters in Ulster faced a pivotal general election on the question of remaining under British rule or joining a Republic of Ireland. Turnout was high in contested districts with up to 9 percent in some areas. polling hours ran 9 am to 8 pm and results were not to be known for weeks. Police were on standby amid a tense campaign marked by clashes and vandalism.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Southern Ireland
Britain
Eire
Republic of Ireland
Queens University
Basil Brooke
Mighty Atom Bomb Size of Golf Ball
Lt Col William R Stark described an atomic bomb the size of a golf ball with the explosive power of 5 400 000 pounds of TNT. He told industrial leaders that such a bomb equals 270 ten ton TNT bombs and caused by blast flash heat and radioactivity. He warned radioactivity caused or contributed to many deaths in Japan.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
William R. Stark
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Japan
Russian spy warning tied to Tokyo ring tale
Washington reports remnants of a famed Russian spy ring once in Japan may lurk in world capitals. The Army cites a 32 000 word MacArthur report on Richard Sorge Ozaki Hozumi and Agnes Smedley, detailing leaks that influenced wartime strategy and warned of German attack on Russia a month ahead.
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Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
House UN- American Activities Committee
Richard Sorge
Ozaki Hozumi
Agnes Smedley
Sorge
Ott
Ozaki
Konoe
Ring
Germany
Russia
Siberia
Moscow
Louisiana Education Board Enjoined Over $8 Million Fund
The Louisiana state board of education was permanently enjoined from distributing the $8,000,000 teacher salary fund except as allowed by the constitution. The Orleans parish school board filed suit January 17, and an appeal by the board is planned. The fund, created by the 1948 legislature, has been delayed since November after a proposed constitutional amendment failed.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Education
Louisiana
Carroll Buck
State Supreme Court
Charles A. Holcombe
Buck
Grady Durham
Orleans Parish
Number of bombs to be kept secret
President Truman rejected Lilienthal’s suggestion to reveal the U S atomic bomb count and stated he is not in favor of public disclosure. He emphasized keeping the stockpile private, while Russia presses the UN for disclosure of the A-bomb size.
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Washington
United States
Truman
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
United Nations
Call for Denham’s dismissal sparks Senate hearing clash
Senator Neely of West Virginia demands firing Robert N. Denham, NLRB general counsel, accusing him of bias and prejudice after testimony that government agencies were hostile to unions. Senator Taft objects, Denham defends Taft-Hartley provisions amid heated exchange during labor bill hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Neely
B-Ww Va
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
Taft
Ohio
United States
Accusation Over Yugoslav Claims At Big Four Talks
Moscow charged the western powers with an ultimatum in rejecting Yugoslavia's demand for 800 square miles of southern Austria as the Big Four foreign ministers deputies reconvened in London. American and British deputies said Yugoslav claims on other issues could be discussed if the territorial demand is dropped. Reber denied an ultimatum but warned against changing Austria's pre-1938 frontiers. The 18 disputed items remain unresolved as talks resume.
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Robert Hewett
London
Russia
Austria
Georgi N. Zarubin
Samuel Reber
James Marjoribanks
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Reber
Tito
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Stalin
Gandhi slayings: Godse and Apte get death sentences
In New Delhi on February 10, Naryan Godse and Narayan Apte were sentenced to die by gallows for Gandhi assassination. Five others received life terms. D. Savarkar was acquitted. D. R. Badge, who testified for the state, was released. The eight month trial concluded at the old Red Fort.
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Mare Purdue
New Delhi
Narayan Godse
Narayan Apte
Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi
D. Savarkar
Gandhi
D. R. Badge
Delhi
Red Fort
Atma Charan
Godse
Pakistan
Stan
Vishnu Karkare
Ahmednagar
Madan Lal
Punjab
Dattraya Parchure
Gopal Godse
Kistayya Shankar
Shankar
Birla
Apte
Lal
Radar wall proposed to shield United States defense perimeter
Congressional hearing eyed a nationwide radar screen with outposts at sea and abroad. The bills would place the air force in charge of shielding the nation from air attack, funding to be decided by future congress votes. Stations would guard continental approaches and integrate with interceptor squadrons for maximum response.
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Washington
United States
Durham
Air Force
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Continental United States
Two Stern Gang Leaders Convicted in Israel
Israel Feb 10 Two Stern gang leaders, Nathan Friedman-Yellin and Matisyahu Shmuelewitz, were convicted of leading a terrorist group by a special military court after a two month trial and sentenced to eight and five years respectively. The court suspended the prison terms conditionally, requiring abstention from underground activity, loyalty to the state, public declaration of such intentions, and two years of police supervision, which the men refused to sign.
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Acre
Israel
Stern
Nathan Friedman-Yellin
Matisyahu Shmuelewitz
Friedman-Yellin
Jerusalem
Shmuelewitz
State of Israel
Truman calls Mindszenty case infamous kangaroo trial
President Truman denounced Hungary for Cardinal Mindszenty's treason trial as infamous and a kangaroo court. He said a treaty-violation inquiry is underway and a report will be sent to him. Officials foresee a new clash with Russia as Western powers seek accountability.
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Washington
Truman
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Russia
United States
United Nations
Pay and Price Control Asked by Truman
President Truman renewed his call for standby power to control prices and wages, arguing ceilings are as necessary as in January. Brannan testified on commodity market action amid a price drop, while officials noted no clear sign of a general slump. The Senate agriculture committee heard more testimony as the outlook for farmers remained cautiously positive despite market concerns.
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Truman
State of the Union
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Treasury Snyder
Senate-House Economic Committee
Thye
Minnesota
Young
North Dakota
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Agriculture Group
Four Women on U.S. Court Jury Panel in Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana a federal court jury panel for the western district now includes four women for the first time since women won the vote. Three white women and one Negro woman were named to serve starting March 23. The panel will be expanded in Monroe Alexandria Opelousas and Lake Charles as women volunteers are found.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
U. S. District Court
Philip Mecom
U. S
John W. Wall
Oil City
Wallace McGuire
J. H. Mayfield
Henrietta Sartor
Mecom
Monroe
Alexandria
Opelousas
Lake Charles
FUEL SHORTAGE CRITICAL IN SNOWBOUND WEST
Weather and blizzard conditions crippled four state transport, isolating thousands. Rail lines blocked by heavy snow stranded about 6,000 travelers in 31 trains. Wyoming most critical with Union Pacific trains stalled. Food and fuel deliveries were stepped up by national guard and Red Cross as new storms moved into Idaho and Utah.
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Union Pacific
Utah
Nebraska
Idaho
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Dakotas
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Casper
Wyo
Medicine Bow
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