Debunking Eleanor Roosevelt Pension Claims
Westbrook Pegler discusses Eleanor Roosevelt earnings from U S taxpayers and the 12 000 annual UN salary and pension issues. He cites United Nations participation act 1945 and congressional testimony before and after January 28 1946, noting no pension vote occurred and denying selfless denial claims.
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Washington
James L. Brown
Idaho Statesman of
Boise
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Brown
the Statesman
Pegler
Roosevelt
United Nations
United Nations Participation
Congressman Rich
Pennsylvania
United Nations Conference
McGregor
Ohio
Lesinski
Budget Bureau
Jet Bomber Unit Begins Operation
The first air force jet bomber unit is beginning operation at Barksdale Louisiana with 48 B-45 jets expected soon. The B-45s target 400 to 600 miles, while the air force outfits a unit with new F-8 fighters at March base California.
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Washington
Air Force
Barksdale Base
Louisiana
March Base
California
Louisiana veterans bonus checks prepared for April mailing
In Baton Rouge the veteran bonus division of the state department of veterans affairs operates a fast production line to convert applications into checks. Checks are stored unsigned in a vault and will be signed and mailed after bond delivery and red tape clearance around April 1.
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Baton Rouge
Detroit
Louisiana
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Joseph C. Golson
Thomas C. Glaze
Glaze
Capitol
Press freedom debate opens in contempt trial in Baltimore
In Baltimore on January 27, four radio stations face contempt charges over coverage of a murder case as Judge John B. Gray weighs Rule 94 limits on reporting to safeguard a fair trial. WBAL received severance while WCBM WFBR WSID and editor James P. Connolly are still cited.
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Baltimore
John B. Gray
Baltimore Criminal Court
WBAL
WCBM
WFBR
WSID
WITH
James
Episcopal Diocese Names President in Shreveport Meeting
The Louisiana Episcopal diocese opened its convention naming a policy committee of three clergy and three laymen. Four members joined the bishop's council, and deputies to the San Francisco general convention were chosen, with services and reports to finish the two day session.
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Shreveport
Louisiana Episcopal Diocese
William S. Turner
Trinity Church
New Orleans
Phillip P. Werlein
St. James Church
Baton Rouge
John L. Womack
St. George’s Church
Episcopal Church
San Francisco
J. H. Alves
Alexandria
Albert R. Stuart
Frank E. Walters
St. Mark’s
Donald H. Wattley
George D. Hood
J. Hereford Percy
Edward M. Rowley
Milton F. Williams
Harry Wintermeyer
All Saint's College
Vicksburg
Truman requests new emergency disaster fund amid western blizzard
President Truman announced plans to ask Congress for a new one million dollar emergency disaster fund to aid the snow encumbered west. He has already granted 300000 and a dwindling 500000 reserve from last year. He noted additional funds are needed to match state relief efforts.
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Jack Rutledge
Washington
Truman
Congress
West
White House
Tobin
House Veterans Committee
Axis Sally to Hear Records in Treason Trial
Mildred Gillars, 48, Maine born, faces treason charges in U S district court as prosecutors prepare to play recordings of Axis Sally broadcasts. Jury for the war-time radio program testimony includes Hans Winzen, a German counter intelligence officer, and more than 20 domestic recordings will be heard. Courtroom set with earphones for jurors as trial opens.
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Washington
Sally
Germany
Mildred E. Gillars
U. S. District Court
Miss Gillars
John M. Kelley
Witnes
Edward M. Curran
Boga lusa Woman Dies in Poison Probe
In Bogalusa Louisiana a 43 year old housewife Mamie Topwell Farr died suddenly and is under police investigation. A coroner’s jury awaits toxicology results while funeral rites for Mrs Farr are planned in Tylertown Mississippi. Suspect Mrs Cola Leming is jailed in Franklinton but denies involvement.
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Bogalusa
Parish
Tylertown
Miss
Mamie Topwell Farr
R. R. Ward
Furr
Cola Leming
Franklinton
Chamber backs Truman tariff repeal and trade act power
The U S Chamber of Commerce endorsed President Truman’s call to repeal the 1948 Republican tariff act and restore full powers of the reciprocal trade negotiation law. It cited amendments that would limit administrative effectiveness, aligning with allied business groups urging a five year extension of the trade act.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Truman
United States Associates
International Chamber of Commerce
Earl O. Shreve
U. S. Chamber
Doughton
D.N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Chamber
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Federal Tariff Commission
Weather Relief as Blizzard Strikes West and Plains
Temperatures eased and skies cleared in western states aiding disaster relief crews feeding stranded livestock and marooned ranchers. Airlift operations increased easing the feed crisis in Nevada and Utah while snow and freezing rain hit other regions. Presidential aid rose with 200000 and 750000 expected in Congress. five air force planes planned to drop supplies in Navajo region amid reports of missing persons.
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Associated Press
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wyoming
St. Cloud
Minn
Illinois
South
U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Truman
Congress
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Colorado
Air Force
Navajo Mountain
Arizona
Veterans of Foreign Wars Seeks Billions in Bonus and Pensions
Veterans of Foreign Wars urged Congress to adopt pension legislation for World War I and II veterans, proposing a $90 monthly service pension at 65 and non service pensions from $20, with cost estimates from $1.0 to $2.0 billion in early years, plus adjusted service compensation of up to $3,500 for U S and $4,500 overseas. The plan aims to place postwar veterans on par with Spanish American War beneficiaries and would start deductions from any bonus.
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Washington
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Omar B. Ketchum
Veterans Administration
Ketchum
United States
Truman to tighten doors on foreign aid plan emphasis
President Truman said he asked Secretary Acheson to draft plans to develop skills for raising living standards in underdeveloped regions. He linked the move to the Marshall plan and stated private capital could fund aid, signaling a shift in policy alongside a firmer stance against communism.
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Washington
Truman
State Acheson
United States
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Agriculture
State Department
ECA
Great Britain
London
United States Treasury
Dean Acheson
Lenroot dies once rivaled presidency in politics
Former Wisconsin Senator Irvine L. Lenroot who was once considered as a vice presidential running mate for Harding died after a two month illness. He would have turned 80 next Monday and funeral arrangements were set for Friday in Washington with burial in Superior, Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Eleanore von Eltz Lenroot and daughter Katherine Lenroot. His first wife Clara Clough preceded him in death. Lenroot retired to private life in 1927.
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Washington
Irvine L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Harding
Lenroot
Superior
Wis
Eleanore von Eltz
Katherine F. Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Social Security Administration
Clara Clough
Miss Lenroot
Honeymoon Pair Placed in Jail
A honeymooning couple from Akron Ohio John J Wolfe 24 an automobile salesman and Florence Johanne Wolfe were jailed in New Orleans pending federal action after taxi driver M G Breland Biloxi Miss testified he was forced at gunpoint to drive them from Biloxi to New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Akron
Ohio
Biloxi
Miss
John Jackson
John J. Wolfe
Florence Johanne Wolfe
Cuyahoga Falls Avenue
M. G. Breland
Landlord Revolt May Go To Court
Tulsa landlords pledge mass evictions to withdraw properties from rental under rent control. Congressman Patman says courts will stop the protest though he warned it could hurt the landlords. The move follows tenants being notified to vacate within 60 days.
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Tulsa
Okla
Texas
Wright Patman
Dallas
Washington
Truman
Wallace J. Murphy
Patman
Congress
Murphy
Mure
Labor unions unite in push to back Democratic platform
A F L and C I O join with Democratic senators in Washington for a joint effort to enact the 1948 Democratic platform into law. UMW, railroad and machinist leaders attend as Myers notes planned followup meetings. Hines says not a joint program yet.
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A. F
United Mine Workers, Railroad Brotherhoods
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Congress
Humphrey
Minnesota
Pepper
Florida
Green
Rhode Island
Downey
California
McMahon
Connecticut
Kefauver
Tennessee
Douglas
Illinois
Chavez
New Mexico
Neely
West Virginia
Kilgore
Myers
United
Lewis G. Hines
A. F. of T
Washington
James B. Carey
Arthur Goldberg
United Mine Workers
Thomas Kennedy
John T. Jones
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen
A. E. Lyons
Railway Labor Executives Association
International Association of Machinists
Harvey Brown
A. G. Hayes
Five in Family Burned to Death in Dallas Fire
Five members of a Dallas county family were killed when flames destroyed their Pleasant Grove home. Deputy sheriffs attributed the blaze to a gasoline stove explosion. Victims were Bronclous Victor Zuk, 29, his wife Billie Alberta Zuk, 22, and their three children Brondlaus Victor, 4, Loretta, 2, and Joseph, 10 months old. The house burned rapidly. exit was blocked by the stove and a damaged gasoline drum housed nearby.
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Dallas
Pleasant Grove
Dallas County
Victor Zuk
Dallas Motor Company
Billie Alberta Zuk
Brondlaus Victor, Jr
Loretta
Joseph
J. W. Faulkner
Faulkner
Peace prospects dim in China amid clashes and relocations
Jan 27 dispatch reports both Nationalists and Communists blame each other for stalling peace efforts. Nationalists bolster a new defense line below the Yangtze while Shanghai and Nanking face potential sacrifice to keep troops active. Li Tsung Jen contends to stay in Nanking cabinet moves to Canton. Peace talks pivot around Peiping with Li and Liu Chung Hua negotiating. other actors include Chang Tung Sun and Teng Paosh An, with local moves in Shanghai and Nanking. Canton set to receive National government by Feb 3.
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Nanking
China
Yangtze Valley
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Li Tsung-Jen
Canton
Chiang
Peiping
Liu Chung-Hua
Chang Tung-Sun
Democratic League
Teng Pao-Shan
Chang Chien-Hua
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