Demos Start 18th Year of Nation s Rule
Washington AP reports the Democratic party begins its 18th year in power with Truman and Barkley confident in continued prosperity and victory. Southern Democrats warn of federal spending and civil rights, while planning for 1950 elections. Byrd calls 1950 a crisis year amid deficit concerns.
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Demos
Washington
Democratic Party
Truman
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Iory F. Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Congress
Sen
Scott W. Lucas Ofllinois
Bible Marathon lights Covington New Year reading event
Covington Indiana plans a Bible marathon starting at midnight on New Year’s Eve with ministers and laymen taking 10 minute turns to read from the New Testament and Psalms. The 24 hour reading aims to cover the Bible, following a 1,189 chapter past time of 72 hours 20 minutes two years ago.
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Covington
Ind
Detroit Woman Defends Self With Judo On Attack
Lorraine Rickey, 23, recalled judo moves taught by her brother Edward, a paratroop instructor, after a man attempted to choke her as she entered her car. She said the attacker bounced off like a rubber ball and fled.
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Detroit
Lorraine Rickey
Shoreman Leaves Estate to Movie Star Ann Sheridan
David Johnson a 67 year old long shoreman left his entire estate to his favorite movie star Ann Sheridan in a 1947 will. He named Warner Bros. and Hollywood California as recipients of the safebox contents totaling 2195 dollars. Johnson died last Friday.
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San Francisco
David Johnson
Ann Sheridan
Johnson
Hollywood
Calif
Warner Bros
Two Peoria Area Mines Sign UMW Agreements
Two coal mines near Peoria signed with the United Mine Workers. The Pekin Mining and Middle Road Coal firms will return to a five day work week and raise wages by 95 cents per day for 145 workers. Each ton mined adds 15 cents to the UMW Welfare fund. The mines had been operating on a three day week since early December.
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Peoria, II
United Mine Workers
UMW
Pekin Mining Company
Middle Road Coal Company
Hilltop
Bernard Beasley
Canton
Ill
U. M. W. Illinois
U. M. W. Welfare Fund
Airline Drops Peoria Stop on Chicago St. Louis Flights
Chicago court grants a temporary injunction allowing Chicago and Southern Airlines to bypass Peoria on its Chicago St. Louis route after conflicts between Illinois Commerce Commission and the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Peoria stop was dropped pending a January 6 hearing for a permanent injunction.
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Chicago & Southern Airlines
Peoria
Chicago-St. Louis
U. S. District Court
Illinois Commerce Commission
Federal Civil Aeronautics Board
Austin Zimmerman
C.A.B
Lc.c
Zimmerman
Sc.c
Philip L. Sullivan
Man killed himself Swiss air of murder tale: Mankato blast
Ray Schaub, after a quarrel with his wife, tried to death by own action in Mankato Minnesota. He failed but exploded his gas filled apartment blasting the three story brick building. Landlord J A Mayer, his wife and Mrs Coff injured. Mrs Mayer with a broken ankle. The blast shook the business district. Schaub was found partially conscious outside the home.
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Mankato, Minn
Ray Schaub
J. A. Mayer
Coff
Schaub
Mayer
Deficit Spending in GOP Campaign Issue Shapes Strategy
Republican leaders push deficit spending as a key 1950 campaign theme. Bricker proposes merger with Southern Democrats while Lodge seeks a labor friendly GOP. Driscoll endorses selective me tooing, and Vandenberg urges restoring American systems to solvency and freedom. Dewey rejects another nomination run, while Wherry advocates a hard line against Democrats on national policy.
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Washington
G.O.P. Bigwigs
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Guy G. Gabrielson
G.O.P
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Driscoll
Arthur Vandenberg
Rmich
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Portland
Ore
Albany
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
G.O.P. Senate
Illinois highway reclassification committee named
Marion Robinson Men On Roads Committee in Mt Carmel Illinois announces a reclassification plan with a 10 district cross section. Members include S W Carlson Belvidere William F Hauck Morrison P J Keller Bloomington E C Van Sickle Canton Alan N Buck Decatur Louis Lush Springfield C L Dees Robinson H A Kluge Edwardsville Carl E Wiemken Marion and George A Quinlan Chicago.
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Robinson
Mt. Carmel
Robert Lathrop
Illinois Association of Highway Superintendents
Ioday
State Highway Department
S. W. Carlson
Belvidere
William F. Hauck
Morrison
P. J. Keller
Bloomington
E. C. van Sickle
Canton
Alan N. Buck
Decatur
Louis Lush
Springfield
C. L. Dees
H. A. Kluge
Edwardsville
Carl E. Wiemken
George A. Quinlan
Chicago
CROP Plan Funding Lag Prompts Cline Remarks
Dayton Ohio December 29 contributions to the Christian Rural Overseas Program may reach only about half of 1948's 2392 railroad carloads. National CROP director William Z Cline says interest slackens nationwide and 1949 contributions may total about half the 1948 amount. State dedications begin January with Illinois January 10 and Missouri January 12.
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Dayton
Ohio
Christian Rural Overseas
William Z. Cline
National C.R.O.P
Catholic Rural Life
Lutheran World ‘Relief
Church World Service
Cline
C.R.O.P
New Orleans
Illinois
Champaign
Missouri
Jefferson City
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