Taft-Hartley Act Violation Charged
A federal grand jury indicted the C. I. O. and its president Philip Murray for violating the Taft-Hartley act by political spending. The case centers on a Maryland congressional endorsement published in the union funded C. I. O. News. Attorneys argue the act clashes with free speech, while the DOJ will enforce the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip Murray
Murray
Maryland
C. I. O. News
Congress
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Edward Garmatz
Garmatz
Supreme Court
Wallace and Roerich Letters Spark Political Debate
The piece attacks Henry Wallace and his allies for defending his honesty while recounting alleged letters to Roerich. It cites Clark Sellers and John O Donnell praising or challenging Wallace and notes Roerich's influence on Wallace through 1934 while Wallace served as secretary of agriculture.
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Henry Wallace
Wallace
Nicholas Roerich
Mahatma
New Deal Cabal
Henry
Roosevelt
Piccadilly
Clark Sellers
Los Angeles
Garu
John O'Donnell
New York News
O’connell
Roerich
Joss-House
Riverside Drive
Mongolia
Man
Abduction of Two U.S. Envoys Protested by Washington
The United States protested to Russia and Hungary over the January 14 seizure of two American military attaches by Soviet troops in Hungary. The note, made public by the State Department, called the action unwarranted and demanded respect for Hungarian sovereignty and assurances incidents do not recur. The attaches Lt. Col. Bernard Thielen and Peter J. Kopysak were moved to Vienna and released after U.S. protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Hungary
Moscow
State Department
Red Army
Bernard Thielen
Peter J. Kopysak
Vienna
Austria
U. S
Walter B. Smith
U S Ready To Act In Building Dispute
The National Labor Relations Board under Taft Hartley will enforce bans on featherbedding and secondary boycotts in the building trades. It will consider unfair labor practice charges by unions or contractors and settle jurisdictional disputes where two or more unions claim the same work.
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Dallas
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Associated General Contractors
NLRB
Gandhi's Ashes Leave New Delhi for Final Resting Place
A funeral train carrying Mohandas K. Gandhi's ashes departed New Delhi decked with flags. The urn and pall by Ram Das and a disciple moved amid a crowd as Nehru intervened to rescue a child. The urn was to be immersed at the confluence near Allahabad tomorrow as millions watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Ram Das
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Gandhi
Navy Men Dead and 31 Hurt in Camp Pendleton Landing
Two sailors were killed and a marine died later after amphibious landing drills at Camp Pendleton turned chaotic. One marine is missing, 31 wounded, including 10 in rescue efforts. Cpl Sterling E. Dalley of Austin and Cpl George E. Nolan of Syracuse identified among the dead and missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanside
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Pacific Island
Coast Guard
Navy
Cavalier
Cpl
Sterling E. Dalley
Austin
Texas
George E. Nolan
Syracuse
New York
Murray Warns Against Third Party Split in 1948
C I O President Philip Murray warned at the 13th CI O Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers convention that a third party would split labor and help elect a reactionary Congress in 1948. He cautioned that such a split could lead to four years of fascism and hinder future labor unity and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Philip Murray
Murray
CI. Qo.industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
United States
Pepper predicts break up of solid South amid 1948 race
Senator Pepper of Florida says the solid South may be breaking up but the change will be too slow to aid Republicans in 1948. He notes Truman will likely win every southern state again, while protests against civil rights may shift southern Democrats later. Mississippi's Fielding Wright vows to keep protests alive and punish anti southern leaders.
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Associated Press
Pepper
Florida
South
Truman
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Taft
Ohio
Corn Belt
Bloomington
Ill
Republican Congress
Johnson City
Tenn
Carroll Reece
New Orleans Cotton Futures Drop Amid Mardi Gras Breaks
Cotton futures in New Orleans fell sharply, sliding nearly 18 dollars a bale as markets across the country weakened during Mardi Gras closure. Prices hit lows before a modest recovery, with March at 30.48 cents per pound and other months similarly down from Monday. Charles W. Wells attributed declines to proposed federal margin controls.
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New Orleans
New York
Charles W. Wells
New Orleans Exchange
Wells
Mosquito Fund Voted by Ouachita Parish Jury
The Ouachita parish police jury approved 4100 for the health department to run a DDT spraying program from March 1 to June 30. All Ouachita parish houses outside Monroe and West Monroe city limits will be treated to combat malaria. 13 parishes have similar allocations.
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Ouachita Parish
Health Department
W. Case
Sterlington Road
W. W. McBride
Louisiana School Board Association
A. E. Montgomery
West Monroe
Fresh Cold Wave Spreads Across Plains and Southwest
A fresh cold wave spread over the central and southern plains and Rocky Mountain region into the Texas Panhandle. Sub-zero temperatures persisted in the north central New England upstate New York areas while the middle Atlantic rose. Snow and drifting winds accompanied the chill with readings ranging from near zero in Amarillo to 24 at Bozeman and 23 at Bangor.
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Chicago
Central
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Texas Panhandle
North Central
New England
New York
Mercury
Middle Atlantic
West Coass
Colorado
Kansas
Goodland
Amarillo
Tex
Bozeman
Mont
Bangor
Albany
N. Y
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Maine
Vermont
Midwest
Florida
Miami
Fla
Yuma
Ariz
Hines Resigns as Envoy to Panama
General Frank T. Hines resigns today as ambassador to Panama effective March 1. President Truman accepts with regret and praises his loyal service. The move follows Panama's unanimous rejection of a defense bases agreement, prompting the U.S. to plan troop withdrawal.
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Hines
Panama
Washington
White House
Truman
World markets slide as prices fall on commodities and stocks
World markets react to a second day of declines with commodity and security sells worldwide. Chicago grain pits opened with heavy selling. wheat and corn dropped the limit. Secretary Anderson blamed mass speculation by small traders for the boom and bust.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Anderson
London
Manila
Sydney
Copenhagen
Prosecution presses for death for 25 war crime defendants
In Tokyo the final war crimes arguments focused on 25 defendants led by ex dictator Hideko Tojo. Prosecutor Joseph B. Keenan urged the sternest punishment as he called for hanging. Teiichi Suzuki sat with eyes shut and Tojo smiled briefly.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hideko Tojo
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Tojo
Teiichi Suzuki
Arthur Comyns Carr
Taft Says Reds Resigning into Canadian Unions
Senator Taft told Gary service clubs the Taft Hartley act drives Communists from America into Canadian unions. He warned union leaders to repeal the law or face appeals from labor members and political opponents. He planned further stops in Hammond, Chicago, and Lincoln Day events as he seeks GOP delegate support.
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Gary
Ind
America
Taft
Republican
Ohio
Ohioan
Ilinois
Gary Service Clubs
Washington
United States
Indiana
Halleck
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Hammond
Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
St. Paul
Minn
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Robert Taft
Postwar inflation breakdown boosts American consumer optimism
New York February 11 Associated Press reports that commodity prices have fallen sharply, signaling a break in postwar inflation. Analysts foresee no immediate recession, citing strong job markets and demand, though questions remain about policy, panic selling, and how far prices will retreat while sustaining growth. The article notes farmers enjoy higher prices while more steel and other goods remain scarce, shaping cautious but hopeful outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Montgomery
Associated Press
New York
Himsel
U S Agrees To Buy Cuban Sugar
The United States will purchase 1,000,000 short tons of Cuban sugar for occupied areas and foreign aid, with Cuba allowed a quota to meet domestic needs. The Commodity Credit Corporation will finance the deal, repaid from foreign relief funds, as negotiations refine delivery from Cuban parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Agriculture Department
Cuba
Department
Commodity Credit Coreporations
Plane Missing Over Western Gulf Sought By Forces
In the western gulf area, ships and aircraft pursue a C-47 missing since noon yesterday en route from Brownsville Texas to Campeche Mexico. Pilot Neil Womack and co pilot Esteban Deleon aboard the missing plane believed to carry five men as crew and passengers. Corpus Christi naval air station aircraft and the coast guard cutter Triton assist in the search. The plane failed to make radio contact after leaving Brownsville.
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New Orleans
Western
Gulf Area
Brownsville
Texas
Campeche
Mexico
Coast Guard
Neil Womack
Esteban Deleon
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Triton
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Labor Organization
Beni
Westbrook
Pegler
U.S
Labor Board
Solid South
Welcome Merrill
Henry T. Merrill
Eastern Air Lines
Oby
E. A. L. Constellation
Bunnell, Fla
Gilbert P. Folz
Atlantic
Mosquito Fund
REDS
Western Gulf Area
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