Solons Study Tidelands Bill Faces Congress
Washington February 8 U S The administration's controversial tidelands bill, opposed by Texas, reached Congress today. The plan would let the interior secretary grant leases to the highest bidders with the government taking a 12 1 2 percent royalty on oil and gas production. Bills have already been introduced to vest title in the states or the federal government.
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Akron landlords vow to withhold housing from market
A group of Akron landlords announced plans to let rental units stand vacant to protest rent controls claiming no serious housing shortage. Tenants will vacate properties as addresses are displayed on a downtown billboard indicating space being withheld. About 300 people attended the meeting sponsored by Summit County Rental and Home Owners? group.
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Chemical Co Pushes Strike In Galveston
Galveston February 2 The Cabide and Carbon Chemicals Corp strike enters its seventeenth day with about 1400 employees involved. Workers demand higher wages as the dispute continues.
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Public meetings to discuss Gilmer Aiken proposals in LA Heights
The Citizens Council for School Improvement sponsors a series of public meetings in Los Angeles Heights Independent School District. Ross Pond chairs. The initial Edison High School session Friday at 7 p.m. will explain Gilmer Aiken proposals with four speakers from the Classroom Teachers. Other meetings follow.
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Bond Required For Polish Refugee Admansias Release
Supporters of Polish refugee Zygmunt Admansias must post a $500 bond for release rather than file petitions. William A. Whalen, district director of INS, explains parole denial due to multiple petitions from Rev. Julius Dworaczyk and attorneys. The refugee has been jailed over a year and lawmakers seek a passport from the Polish consulate to depart.
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Congress Roundup Praises Marshall Plan Results
Secretary of State Acheson urged continued Marshall Plan aid as a bulwark against totalitarianism in Europe. Economic Cooperation Administration head Paul Hoffman outlined a 15 month program totaling 5.52 billion dollars, with requests for 1.15 billion to April–June and 4.25 billion for the next fiscal year, plus 150 million for long-range planning, including aid to Turkey and Greece. He noted no China or Korea aid in this request and promised a China proposal later.
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Hoover plan seeks White House power to streamline government
The Savings Congress backed a reform to reduce 65 agencies to about 20 and trim waste. If Truman gains authority to reorganize the executive branch, around 3 billion could be saved and the president would gain firmer control over roughly 2.1 million federal employees. The program was developed by Herbert Hoover and a congress authorized commission after 16 months of study.
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Veterans Pension Debate Tangles With Economic Plans
Veteran affairs leader Rankin signals using the Marshall plan as leverage to secure a veterans pension before further foreign aid. Senate labor hearings run 10 stormy days with 39 witnesses left. Pepper urges speed. Housing aid discussed as rents fall and eviction pressure rises. Tariff repeal debate looms with expected Democratic support and filibuster tensions.
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Red Cross Names Leader for Office Building Campaign
Mrs. Rachel Malone accepted the chairmanship of the office building division in the American Red Cross fundraising drive. Harry A. Hall announced she will oversee collections in 23 office buildings with a major in each. Malone, a life underwriter with the American Hospital and Life Insurance, has been active in the Community Chest and Theta chapter of Delta Rho Delta. Building majors named include Reagan Flouston WI, Fred Rohde, Ice Chapman, Jack Hebdon, Frank C. Giltinger, Dr. Ellie Putnam, Mrs. Roger Upshaw, Alex Kinsel, Leon Dennis, A. M. Whitney Jr, C. E. Wood, Charles Guenther, and Frank Voehle.
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Ellie Putcham
Roger Upshaw
Alex Kinsel
Leon Dennis
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Fireman Heir Jailed Over False Alarms in Beverly Hills
BEVERLY HILLS Feb 3 7 Edward Crummey heir to a banking fortune is jailed on charges of turning in six false fire alarms. Police chased him from a false call to his home using aerial truck engines and cars. Crummey known for drunkenness arrests since 1938 posed reflexively for cameras at the station.
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Leaders of states' rights group plan Washington bureau launch
A states' rights movement group plans to install a national Washington bureau to combat an alleged menace to liberty. The executive committee is led by former Arkansas governor Ben Laney. The group insists the bureau is not a political party and will serve educational and political aims from the Washington office.
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States’ Rights Movement
Washington
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Narcotics Store Seized in New York Underworld Bust
New York report states a narcotics shop with an underworld sales value over 2.5 million dollars was seized. The drugs were found in a Manhattan apartment alleged to be used for diluting narcotics for retail sale. Virginia Hill, associated with Bugsy Siegel, is named in the era coverage.
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Houston Fat Stock Show Weekend Attendance Surges
WO general manager Cox announced 80 954 attendees over the weekend at the Houston Fat Stock Show. The report notes strong public interest and suggests continuing coverage in daily ads.
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