Connally Opposes Anti Filibuster Rules as Political Tactic
Senator Connally denounces the administration push for an ironclad debate limit as political maneuvering aimed at passing anti-poll tax, anti-lynch, and FEPC measures. Senate Democratic Leader Lucas seeks Republican help to invoke cloture, with Southerners resisting a ruling on debate limits before a vote next week.
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Jack Bell Washington
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Senate
FEPC
Connally
Lucas
Truman
Barkley
Vandenberg
Michigan
George Spelvin Declares Strong American Identity and Golf Ties
The record quotes George Spelvin, summoned to Washington by a committee on pro American activities, asserting he is 100 percent American and enjoys golf and bourbon. He notes his wife’s preferences, his Bosky Brae Golf and Country Club affiliation, and that B-class members can sign checks but cannot vote on officers or club bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spelvin
Washington
Fone
Ilike
Kentucky
Maryland
Bosky Brae Golf and Country Club
Louis relinquishes world heavyweight crown in retirement
Joe Louis formally resigns as world heavyweight champion and endorses a June Chicago title bout between Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott to crown the new champion. Louis signs the resignation letter to NBA commissioner Abe J. Greene, noting plans for the International Boxing Club to stage the title fight and that Charles and Walcott have agreed to defend within 90 days against Sa Vold or Lesnevich.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Louis
National Boxing Association
Ezzard
Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Chicago
Louis
NBA
Abe J. Greene
Flamen B. Adae
Harry Mendel
Arthur M. Wirtz
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
New York
Walcott
Lee Savold
Gus Lesnevich
Greene
New York State Boxing Commission
Eddie Eagan
Mike Jacobs
Nine Dead in Kenyon College Dormitory Fire
Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio endured a fatal dormitory blaze that forced 100 students from Old Kenyon Hall. Nine fatalities were confirmed, including Jack McDonald Edward Brout and Marc Peck. Six missing students remained unaccounted for as authorities prepared to tear down the damaged walls for recovery.
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Gambier, CO
Kenyon College
Kenyon Hall
Jack McDonald
Hamilton
Mount Vernon
Gordon K. Chalmers
Chalmers
Edward Brout
N. Y
Marc S. Peck
Fenton
Mich
Henry Wise Hobson
Episcopal
Southern Ohio
Waynesburg
Waynesburg College
Two World War I Veterans Beaten in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on a Friday night two World War I veterans Robert Moody and Jimmie Skinner said masked hooded men fired into the air and forced them to kneel before a burning cross. Moody said he fought overseas and would not kneel for crosses. Skinner showed black eyes and back scars. Sheriff Scott Swafford said no report of the beatings was received.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Moody
Jimmie Skinner
Chattanooga Times
Moody
Skinner
Scott’. Swafford
Hamilton County
Ill Vet Held In Death Quiz In New Orleans
Police questioned Louis Eugene Hoover of Louisville Kentucky after he admitted dining with millionaire James Mahoney the night of the slaying Hoover was arrested near the V A Hospital and held for murder investigation A bloodstained suitcase trousers and swollen hand were found on Hoover with Mahoney killed around midnight February 2 in the Monteleone Hotel Bristol native Mahoney planned a Yucatan trip authorities said Mahoney was found with a battered face and broken neck and a wallet and watch missing
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New Orleans
Millionire
James ‘Imahoney
Kentucky
Joseph Scheuering
Louis Eugene Hoover
Louisville
Virginia
Mahoney
Hoover
Anees Mogabgab
V. A. Hospital
Monteleone
Bristol
Yucatan
Scheuering
Bigger Tax Force Fund Is Approved
The House appropriations committee approved funds to hire 1,500 new tax enforcement workers, boosting the Internal Revenue Bureau toward about 50,000 total employees. The panel also urged postage rate hikes for second class publications and advanced a long bill of $3.07 trillion for treasury and post office needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FT. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Post Office Departments
Treasury Department
Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Fund
Gen Marshall to See Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Gen George C. Marshall and his wife greet Mardi Gras from stands at city hall and the Boston club. They will attend the Krewe of Comus ball as guests of Times-Picayune publisher Leonard Nicholson. Marshall declines to comment on public affairs and cites cost of military policy.
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New Orleans
George C. Marshall
King Rex
City Hall
Boston Club
Marshalls
Leonard K. Nicholson
Times- Picayune
General Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Marshall
United States
Nicholson
Bay St.Louis
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Woman's death tied to robbery near Purvis Mississippi
The body of a New Orleans woman, later identified as Mrs. W. A. Warford, was found in Black Creek near Purvis with jewelry missing. Her husband, W A Warford, traveled from Los Angeles to assist investigators. The death is treated as a possible robbery leading to homicide.
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Mrs. Warford
Black Creek
Here
New Orleans
Warford
Lott
Louisiana seeks $104 million for Mississippi flood control
Col J Lester White and Byron Lyons urged the House appropriations subcommittee to fund $104,000,000 for the lower Mississippi and its tributaries in the coming fiscal year, with $70,000,000 recommended. They warned a major flood could devastate southern Louisiana farms, the fishing industry, and oil interests, and urged early completion of work in the Atchafalaya basin including a control outlet on Old River to prevent Mississippi capture. The total cost of completing all flood control works was estimated at $29,000,000 for the Old River outlet project.
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Gordon Brown
AP Senccial
Washington Service
Washington
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Col
J. Lester White
Byron P. Lyons
Louisiana Department of Public Works
House
Mississippi
White
Atchafalaya
Gulf
New Orleans
Old River
Truman Proposes Broad Home Relief Plan in Congress
President Truman's home relief proposal aims to aid all needy individuals as part of a large social security expansion. Doughton questions its size, while Altmeyer says it would add about 230 million dollars annually beyond current direct relief. Jenkins notes Republican concerns on scope.
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Washington
Truman
Doughton
North Carolina
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Jenkins
Republican
Ohio
Ways and Means
Rent Control Removal Urged by New Orleans Owners
Property owners in New Orleans urge Louisiana Senators and Representatives to back legislation ending rent controls. Democratic lawmakers Long Ellender Boggs and Hebert report receiving substantial mail and note the issue is discussed in Congress. Hebert cites a resolution from the New Orleans Property Owners Association and argues removal should occur without causing hardship. Ellender says he will forward the petition to the Senate banking committee and remains sympathetic to owners’ concerns while linking housing legislation to reducing rent controls.
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Washington
New Orleans
Louisiana
Long
Ellender
Boggs
Hebert
Senate Banking Committee
Five Europeans Convicted by U S Military Commission
A U S military commission in Munich finds five Europeans guilty of espionage. The defendants include three Germans and two Poles. Sentences range from 12 to 30 years with Szendielorz named as ringleader receiving 30 years.
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Munich
Germany
U.S
Theodore’ Szendielorz
Roman Knopp
Rudolf Badura
George Kolodzicz
Helmut Schoftock
Intimidation Claims Rise in Mindszenty Trial
In Budapest on March 1, five of fourteen defendants in the Mindszenty black market case recanted pre trial confessions claiming police intimidation. A sixth defendant also partially withdrew. They faced charges of illegal foreign currency dealings and political conspiracy with Mindszenty, who was sentenced to life for treason and anti government aims.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Mardi Gras Parade Rules New Orleans In Full Display
New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras with mass revelry as thousands abandon work to join parades and masked processions. Rex the king leads the day, with Dolly Ann Souchon as queen, while Louis Armstrong returns as bandleader for the Zulus parade.
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Kris Kreeger
New Orleans
Jet
Pretend
Rex
Lester F. Alexander
Dolly Ann Souchon
Edmond Souchon
Boston
Canal Street
Louis ‘Armstrong
Idaho Lawmakers Witness Public Romance on Floor
In Boise the Idaho house paused appropriations as Rep E A Snow proposed to Edith Miller the Ada county judge. Miller blushed and said she would yield but might not answer. Snow asked to marry. Miller accepted after quiet debate and a brief recess followed by a proposed kiss.
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Boise
Idaho
Love
House of Representatives
E. A. Snow
Council
Ada
Edith Miller
Snow
Miss Miller
Larry Mills
Adams
Last Protestant defendants in Bulgaria treason trial confess
The final of 15 Protestant churchmen on trial for treason testified today and tearfully confessed as witnesses began. A Pentecostal pastor Ladin Popov admitted illegal currency dealings while denouncing spy charges. Other clergy, including Mitko Dimitrov and Angel Dinez, claimed repentance and pledged service to the state. The four major defendants had confessed earlier.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ladin Popov
Mitko. Dimitrov
Nikola Naumov
Baptist
Stalin
Angel Dinez
Secret
Police
Dinez
Alexander Zahariev
Yanko Ivanov
Popov
Georgi Dimitrov
Freezing Weather Hits Southland and Northeast Snow
Freezing weather threatened Georgia and South Carolina peach crops as the southland faced a broad frost. Snow swept the Northeast with 10 to 12 inch accumulations, while Southern states saw near freezing readings and weather warnings.
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Southland
Associated Press
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York City
East Tennessee
Maine
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dixie
Augusta
Columbia
Charleston
S. C
Albany
Dothan
Ala
Jackson
Miss
Mobile
Florida
Jacksonville
Weather ‘Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
E Y
Colorado
Kansas
Pacific Coast
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Locas
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Sti .Louis
Peeve
Memphis
Bes Adeds
Helena
Monroe Seates
BLACK
Sville Seeeses
HIO
Gheeenne
Ati Vedere
Reee
Feve Ae
Rise
Tage
Eee
Ves Tereny
Riate VI Vlall
Kenyon
Robert L. Hodgkiss
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Omar Bradley
Army Chief of Staff
Pentagon
Hodgkiss
Edward Taylor
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant, O
Fayetteville, N. C
James Mahoney
Gen. Marshall
Quate Fund For Flood Control
Gulf of Mexico
Coughton
Congress
Big City
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