Extreme Cold Grips Nation With Snow and Flood Fears
A winter storm spreads snow and sleet across the Midwest as a cold wave drives temperatures to record lows from Montana to the Dakotas. Flood threats loom in Illinois with Coast Guard declaring a state of emergency in Madison County and dike reinforcements underway.
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Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Great Plains
Midwest
St. Louis
Coast Guard
Madison County
Indiana Creek
Wanda
Ill
Wilds
Canada
Northwest
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Cut Bank
Mont
Weather Bureau
Local notes on weather plans and city department moves
Mr and Mrs Paul Dufford report a robin in their yard while Pa Newe notes the City Sign department now housed in the Neshannock creek pool bathing house and prior moves from East Street. Pa Newe mentions seed catalogs for gardeners and recalls last January’s weather with 62 degrees on January 9 and a snowy spell. Joe Leckwar on Old Pittsburgh road reports cutting work.
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Paul Dufford
Park Avenue
Pa Newe
City Sign
Neshannock Creek
City Hall
Central Fire Department
East Street
Mercer Street
Pa Nene
Joe Leckwar
Pittsburgh Road
Daily Weather Report For The United States
Windy and mild with rain changing to snow and sleet then colder by morning. Tomorrow much colder with snow squalls. 24 hour period ending today at 9 am: high 64 low 57. Precip 0.11 inch. River stage 7.8 feet. A year ago high 37 low 23 with no precipitation.
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United States
Dewey Attacks Federal Budget in NY Legislature Speech
Governor Thomas E Dewey told New York lawmakers that broad social advances require no new taxes and criticized the Truman administration for high federal demands. He urged belt tightening and warned of fiscal inaction in Washington while attacking federal regulations and the growing budget appetite. He also said he will not seek another presidential run.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas EF. Dewey
New York
Truman
Gov. Dewey
Washington
Senate Opens First Battle Over Oleomargarine Tax Repeal
The senate begins its session with a vote on repealing federal taxes on oleomargarine after President Truman's state of the union. Senator Aiken predicts a quick battle lasting three to four days with amendments likely rather than a filibuster. An effort to couple the repeal with wartime excise tax repeal is expected, with Senator McCarthy signaling support and potential conflict over votes.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Truman
State of the Union
Congress
Sen. Aiken
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
China Presents Formosa Defense Aid Request to U S
The Chinese Nationalist government sent to the United States an estimate of additional military assistance to defend Formosa. State department spokesman Michael McDermott announced the delivery at 11 30 a m EST, adding he did not know what was asked or if the figures would be made public.
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Washington
INS
United States
Formosa
State Department
Michael McDermott
Department
Oregon State College Star Stan McGuire Dies in Accident
Corvallis Oregon January 4 1950 OsC football star Stan McGuire captain elect for 1950 died from injuries after a coast ing accident last night which also killed another student.
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Corvallis
Ore
Stan McGuire
Oregon State College
Hottest January 4 in 43 years in Scranton
Scranton marked its warmest January 4 in 43 years with a pre noon temperature of 60 degrees. The Weather Bureau forecast the day would reach about 65 degrees as the city noted unusually mild winter conditions.
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Scranton
INS
Weather Bureau
Tax Sale of American Bantam Car Co. Postponed
Federal Judge Wallace S. Gourley in Pittsburgh postponed the sale of the American Bantam Car Company of Butler for taxes pending a Supreme Court decision in the tax case.
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Pittsburgh
INS
American Bantam Car Company
Butler, Pa
Wallace S. Gourley
Supreme Court
Ward Arrives On West Coast In Defiance Of Detention
U. S. Consul General An gus Ward, freed after detained in Manchuria by Chinese communists, arrived in San Francisco aboard the President Wilson with his wife and Mukden consulate party. He planned to visit his brother G. R. Ward in the Midwest after reaching the city.
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San Francisco
Calif
U. S
Angus Ward
United States
Ward
Wilson
INSI
Manchuria
Mukden
Orient
G. R. Ward
Charges Saboteurs Being Recruited By Chinese Reds
UNISI Manila report quotes Charles Young of the Formosan League for Re emancipation accusing Chinese Communist leaders of forming a supreme training council in Hong Kong to guide a network of saboteurs. He says agents are being prepared for missions in Formosa, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaya, Indo China, Thailand and Burma.
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Manila
UNISI
Southeast Asia
Charles Young
Hong Kong
Formosan League For Re-emancipation
Supreme Council
Young
Formosa
Philippines
Indonesia
Malaya
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma
Death Record for Mrs W Frank Book at Slippery Rock
Mrs W Frank Book aged 87 from R D 2 Slippery Rock is listed in the death records dated Wednesday January 4 1950. The item provides the name age and residence with no further biographical details.
Two Agencies Move On Coal Action With Cuts Ordered
Washington dispatch reports the ICC ordered a one third cut in coal burning passenger service to conserve dwindling coal. ICC chair J Monroe Johnson said a 25 percent reduction in coal fired passenger traffic may follow. NLRB counsel Robert Denham may seek a federal injunction to end the three day mine work week.
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INS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
ICC
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh trolley fare increase proposed by two transit firms
The Pittsburgh Railways Company and Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company filed with the Public Utility Commission for a 2,304,000 dollar annual rate rise to take effect February 4. Trolley fare would rise from 12 to 15 cents cash or eight tokens per dollar with transfers costing one cent, as wage hikes and other costs press the carrier amid bankruptcy proceedings.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company
Public Utility Commission
Seamen Petition for US Aid Over Blockade Run
Twenty nine American seamen aboard the Flying Arrow petitioned the State Department for help for crewmen who refuse to sail into the Nationalist blockade. They asked repatriation to the United States for any sailors who sign off before departure from Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
INS
State Department
Washington
U.S
Senators demand three-way probe on Formosa policy
Sen. Ferguson and Sen. McCarthy call for a joint inquiry by foreign relations armed services and appropriations committees to review U S policy on Formosa amid fears of a communist takeover. Sen Knowland predicts major discussion on the Far East issue as military experts urge quick action.
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Sen. Ferguson
Mich
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Appropriations
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Formosa
Russia
Knowland
Calif
Far Eastern
World Telegram Buys New York Sun in Joint Publication
The New York World Telegram and the New York Sun announced a purchase of the Sun by the World Telegram. The two papers will publish tomorrow under a joint title line, leaving NYC with three major afternoon dailies and no terms disclosed.
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New York
INS
New York World-Telegram
New York Sun
The
Sun
World-Telegram
New York City
World- Telegram
Cold Wave Targets Western Pennsylvania This Week
An inbound cold wave follows rain and mild warmth in western Pennsylvania. Today’s highs near 65 will fall by about 40 degrees tonight as sleet or snow arrives in the north and west, with lows around 25 to 35. Tomorrow brings colder conditions with rain in the southwest and snow or sleet in the west and north.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Russia Refuses Probe On War Prisoners
The United States sought consent for a neutral inquiry into 376,929 Soviet captured Japanese prisoners still unaccounted for. Russia walked out of a Tokyo allied council meeting, refusing even to discuss the question.
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Tokyo
United States
Russia
Allied Council For Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Allied Council
MacArthur
William J. Sebald
Four-Power Council
Acheson
Kuzma Derevyanko
Derev
City Council Denies 20 Percent Wage Increase
City Council held an informal session at City Hall and refused a 20 percent pay raise for firemen police and street department workers citing a potential 1 2 mill property tax increase. They granted 90 days of accumulated sick leave over three years to all city employees and discussed the 1950 budget.
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City Hall
John Oberleitner
Grover C. Syling
J. L. Strobel
CIO
John F. Haven
Davis
US May Crack Down On Two More Soviet Satellites
Washington reports the United States may target two additional Soviet satellites Hungary Poland and Czechoslovakia over abuse of American citizens. Hungarian consulates in New York and Cleveland to close by January 15 after passport validity for travel to Hungary is voided.
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Washington
INS
United States
State Department
New York City
Cleveland
Foreign Ministry
Budapest
U. S
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Body Of Woman Found In Bay Identified
The 62 year old blonde woman found in Biscayne Bay on Christmas morning is positively identified as Louise Everett of St. Petersburg Florida and New York. A fingerprint from a cosmetic bottle in her St. Petersburg apartment matched one taken from the body. Investigators will continue to probe possible foul play, though death by own action is suspected.
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Miami
Biscayne Bay
Louise Everett
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York
John L. Deas
Deas
Truman Sets Five Point Peace Plan And Economic Program
President Truman outlines a mid century peace blueprint and a 17 point domestic prosperity program in a joint address to Congress. He signals possible repeal of wartime taxes and a revised tax system to raise moderate revenue while balancing the budget. He seeks repeal of Taft Hartley, a labor extension service, Brannan farm plan with price supports, and production payments to aid farmers and keep consumer costs down.
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Congress
Truman
Brannan
Fleet Of Junks To Make Formosa Drive
London reports Chinese Communists massing a fleet of junks to invade Formosa as Nationalist planes and warships patrol the Formosa strait. Officials expect an assault between February and May when waters are calmest. The Daily Mail notes an unprotected armada crossing would be a dream for air power.
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London
London Daily Mail
Formosa
Daily Mail
The Bargain Hunt As Holidays End
A housewife scouts post holiday sales with thrifty resolve. She charts discounts on shoes bed sheets woolens and dresses as the living room shows the holiday wreck and the day marks fifty seven in the sale countdown.
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