Wave of price collapse hits Chicago markets
Markets react as heavy selling drives May wheat down sharply after a 17 month dip in food prices around the nation. Corn and soybeans also fall on the Board of Trade, with wholesale indices easing and fears of a broader economic downturn spreading to London and New York markets.
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Murray and CIO on Spending Ban
A Federal Grand Jury indicted the CIO and its president Philip Murray for violating Taft Hartley Act political expenditures ban. The indictment alleges Murray published an endorsement for a Maryland congressional candidate. Attorney General Tom Clark says the Justice Department will enforce the statute as written and pursue further prosecutions under the act.
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Ideal Party Spokesman at 1948 Campaign Dinner
In Onondaga County a Roosevelt Jr. speaker drew 500 attendees at a $10 plate dinner in Hotel Onondaga. The 33 year old heir extolled Truman and attacked Republicans Taft and Dewey, inaugurating the Democratic push in Central New York.
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Roosevelt Congratulates Syracuse on Triplets Birth
Franklin D Roosevelt reportedly congratulated Syracuse on the birth of the secondest triplets, praising local citizens and the New York city envy in a Dosresa remark. The event drew applause from audience members and scattered Syracuse Republican representation amid calls for Truman reelection.
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Child Dies in Fire in Halifax North End Tenement
A child died and three others were seriously injured in an early morning blaze in a Halifax north end tenement. The fire occurred a few blocks from the scene of a previous fatal five alarm fire that claimed seven lives.
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Editorial Notes On Congressional Ethics And Connections
A busy page preview notes editor Marquis Childe discussing Congress members retaining ties with home law firms and representing clients in Washington. The column points to growing concerns about conflicts of interest and influence in federal policy. Pages 34 and 37 host comics and features, with sections on deaths, sports, and editorials.
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Legislators Pay Bill Clears Senate in Albany
In Albany the Senate approved a bill to double legislators pay, passing 40 to 12. The measure would raise salaries from 2500 to 5000 and move to expected concurrence for final approval.
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Hines Resigns as Panama Ambassador
Washington reports Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines resigned today from his post as ambassador to Panama. The step ends his tenure after service in diplomatic and military roles.
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Frank T. Hines
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Soviet charges claim Western allies paved way to war
Berlin radio and press reports state Soviet controlled German newspaper received extra paper to print accusations that Western powers bore responsibility for deteriorating relations with Hitler and for the outbreak of a major war.
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Adolf Hitler
Speculator Named as Chicago Grain Profiteer
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson identified E. T. Maynard of Chicago as the large scale commodity speculator who allegedly earned between 300000 and 400000 dollars in recent days. He warned that mass speculation by small traders fueled boom and bust cycles in commodity markets. Maynard’s hidden identity has puzzled officials since a leading trader reportedly sold 1000000 bushels of grain.
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Grain trader Maynard claims over 200000 in four days
Chicago based grain trader E. T. Maynard said he earned more than 200000 in the last four days by short selling as the market fell. He denied any government inside information and attributed his gains to thirty years of professional trading experience.
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Senator probes trader profits in commodity plunge
On February 4 prices fell sharply as Anderson urged Senate action to cap margins in commodity trading. He named Maynard as the trader and said government estimates show profits over $200,000 from wheat declines and about $40,000 to $50,000 from cotton, with unknown oats earnings. The senators were told government experts are astonished by Maynard's profits.
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British war ships intercept Besieged Jerusalem ship
TEL AVIV UP reports British war ships intercepted and boarded the Besieged Jerusalem carrying 650 Jewish immigrants from western Europe to the Holy Land. The event was announced today.
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Akron pastor builds church with own hands at 86
The Rev. D. B. Hampe of Akron Ohio says he is constructing a church for his congregation and himself at age 86. He urges collective effort and recalls a comment about political consequences from a recent address.
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Cold snap continues with new blast looming Friday
Record lows were logged across upstate New York with Schenectady at 22 below and Albany 15 below as a fresh cold wave moves in. Temperatures rose briefly to two above in the morning but are expected to plunge again this Friday, threatening continued school closures and fuel oil shortages in several cities including Albany and Massena.
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Gandhi funeral train draws crowds to Allahabad
Crowds line stations as Gandhi’s funeral train moves toward Allahabad. Mourners press toward the urn held in a special car with garlands and offerings tossed into the window. Ashes to be immersed at Triveni Sangam at noon tomorrow.
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Four Oil Barges Engulfed by Ice on Ohio River
Army engineers watched four large oil barges trapped by an ice pack breaking loose on the Ohio River. The ice pack shifted 12 miles below Cincinnati and drifted 100 yards downstream with the barges held fast toward New Richmond, Ohio.
Fire destroys records at Navy submarine base HQ
A four hour blaze gutted the three story brick headquarters of the Atlantic submarine fleet command in New London. The fire consumed all records stored there and caused extensive damage to the building. No injuries were reported.
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Robber Escapes With 120 Cash From Sir Francis Drake Hotel
In San Francisco a young bandit climbed a fourth floor window at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel early today, held up a guest and fled with $120 in cash.
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McCarthy Hints on Extending Federal Rent Controls
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin said he hopes to extend federal rent controls as about one million tenants who faced 185 percent boosts last year may receive protection. He agreed to meet next Monday to draft a bill extending controls that expire at month’s end.
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State University Commission Given Deadline Extension
The Senate unanimously approved a bill granting the state university commission until May 1 to finish its report on the need for a state university. The panel, which was to report by February 16, is finalizing a report with preliminary recommendations for a state university system for submission to the Legislature.
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State University Commission
U S Protest Over Seizure of Two American Attaches
The United States protested to Russia and Hungary over the abduction of two U S military attaches by Soviet troops in Hungary on Jan 14 They were seized and moved across the frontier to Vienna before U S protests led to their release in Austria The State Department called the action arbitrary and unjustified police power by the Red Army.
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Bernard Thielen
Peter J. Jopysak
Ammunition Sale Ban Bill Killed In Albany
A legislative committee today killed a bill to restrict rifle and pistol ammunition sales or gifts. The measure drew protests from sportsmen statewide and lawmakers argued it would infringe the right to buy ammunition and to bear arms under the U S Constitution.
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Baby's Gas Death Laid To Party Line Talkers
In Fort Erie Ontario Sel fish party line users were blamed by Robert F Dennis for the death of his 20 month old daughter Judy Ann Dennis in Bertle Township. He said a nearly hourlong inability to call for help followed others on the line refusing to stop talking. A backdraft closed a chimney damper flooding the home with coal gas. Judy Ann died and Glenys Dennis, 29, was unconscious while Mel Dennis survived.
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Missing Marine Corp Corporal Nolan Reported Lost
Parents of Corporal George E. Nolan of Syracuse learn he is missing after a landing exercise at Camp Pendleton Calif. A storm toppled a landing craft during the drills leaving two Marines dead and 31 injured as rescue efforts continue along Oceanside Beach.
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