Signs of Strength Amid Commodities Rise and Butter Slump
Commodity prices show early signs of strength while wholesale butter plunges to 6% a pound on the New York exchange. Grain prices move unevenly with corn dipping then rebounding as wheat and oats hold. cotton falls but recovers slightly in Chicago and New Orleans. Prices remain irregular with modest activity as Truman supports price controls despite the big market drop. Senate Republicans urge renewed anti inflation measures and extend rent controls beyond February 29. Concluded on Page 10, Column.
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National Association of Retail Grocers
Patsy D'Agostino
Milla
New Orleans
Chicago
Paortly
Shaw
Limbt
Truman Sill
Congress
Wolcott
Mich
House Banking Committee
G.O.P
Young
N.D
Bushfield
S.D
Lincoln Day Talks Lash At Truman in Bipartisan Clash
Republican speakers led by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Sen. Taft assailed Truman’s foreign policy at Lincoln Day events. Dewey urged a European federation funded by the United States and harshly critiqued the Marshall plan, while Taft called for limiting aid to essentials. Dewey suggested the plan be replaced with a broader federation approach, arguing Western Europe and western Germany should be politically and militarily integrated. Taft warned against expansive spending, favoring selective aid to sustain Western Europe’s recovery.
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Boston
Taft
St. Paul
Dewey
Europe
Germany
Robert Bradford
Gil
Rain and Sleet Forecast Narrowly Hits Syracuse
Rain started in Syracuse this afternoon as a sleet storm and snow squalls were expected to follow. Meteorologist Andrew P Keller warned of freezing rain this afternoon and tonight with colder weather tomorrow. Drifting roads and poor visibility led to Fabius Central School closure for the weekend.
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Syracuse
Andrew P. Keller
Kelter
Fabius Central
Congress and President in blame game over prices
In a divided government, Congress and the President blame each other for high prices and market declines. Marquis Childe comments on the editorial page noting confusion and paralysis from dispersed powers. Regular features listed include comics, horoscopes, and various sections across pages 16 to 44.
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Congress
Marquis Childe
Rockefeller Actress to Wed at Midnight in Palm Beach
Winthrop Rockefeller 36, grandson of John D Rockefeller, and Barbara Sears, blonde ex actress, plan a midnight wedding in Palm Beach Florida to avoid legal questions. They applied for a license Tuesday in Okeechobee, Florida where a three day waiting period is required by law.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
America
Barbara Sears
Okefeller
John
D. Rockefeller
Okeechobee
Florida
New York
Winthrop’ Rockefeller
First Case Baby’s Mouth Sealed Opens After Surgery
In Uniontown Fayette County medical society reveals a historic case of a premature four pound baby girl born in Smithfield Pa with a closed mouth. A dental surgeon performed two operations two and eight days after birth to separate jaws free the tongue and remove excess tissue allowing feeding crying and nursing with a special nipple.
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Uniontown
Fayette
Gheen
Questioning Railroads Turns Grim In Jackson Hospital Scene
President Ghilespie of Bel haven College speaks in Jackson Mississippi about railroads being a curse and a blessing. A man injured in a railroad accident wakes in a hospital and asks Recover how much while a surgeon reassures him.
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Belhaven College
Jackson
Miss
Russ abstains as veto power leaves japan disarmament path open
In a surprise move Russia abstained from voting on a disarmament policy for Japan, allowing the Far Eastern Commission to approve the basic plan. The abstention by Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin followed proposals for amendments, with the Big Four power dynamics shaping the decision.
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Far Eastern Commission
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Panyushkin
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Britain
China
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United Nations Security Council
Reds Capture Five Marines in North China
Chinese Communist radio claimed the capture of five United States Marines in North China and said the U S Navy must apologize. One Marine Pfc Charles J Brayton died of wounds from a prior fight. Brayton was from Fort Hays Governor's Island N Y.
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Communist Radio Today
United States
China
U.S. Navy
Pfc
Charles J. Brayton
Fort Lday
Governor's Island
Delaney in Scuffle Over Joe Louis Clash
Tom Delaney a nightclub owner in New York tried to trade punches with a man named Joe Louis at a club when police intervened. Delaney described the boxer as Joe Louis and asked for protection after the incident outside the Ebony Club.
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Tom Delaney
Salam
Joe—doe Louis
Ebony
Peltney
Bdo
Delaney
O Station
Louis
Joe Louis
Delancey
Holy Amokes
U S Officials Plan Second Meeting On Marshall Plan
Washington reports that Stinnett approved a further gathering of the 16 European Marshall Plan nations to discuss recovery needs at month’s end, disclosed by the State Department today.
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Washington
United States
Stinnett
State Department
Gandhi killer moved from New Delhi to Bombay
The assassin Mohandas K Nataram Vinayak Godse was flown to Bombay from New Delhi by a special plane arriving before dawn Thursday.
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Bombay
Mohandas K
Rift Over Aid To Holy Land Divides UN Palestine Commission
In Lake Success differences surfaced among five UN Palestine Commission delegates over how strongly to phrase their appeal for military aid. After intensive talks the commission expects to present a report to the Security Council on an international force ready shortly.
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Lake
UN Palestine Commission
Holy Land
Utica Fire Tragedy Leaves Ten Dead In West Side Blaze
Utica early today saw a two story frame dwelling fire that killed ten as smoke and flames swept through the West Side. Eleven residents were injured and three members of one family survived by leaping from windows. Nine victims were burned beyond recognition with a coroner’s inquest planned. The fire started about 4:48 AM near Cedar Street and police headquarters, with officials probing for the cause.
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Herman J. Haberer
Oneida
Allen
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dana Paye
Ella Paye
Cedar St
Oriskany
Eugene McNally
Ruth.Hoage
Shirley Hoage
Hoage
Virginia
Dana
Haberer
Ruth Noage
Audrey
Michael Hoage
Richard Hoage
Ruth Tloage
Richard Moage
Mary Hoage
Cornell High-Voltage Lab Levelled by Fire on East Hill
A major blaze destroyed Cornell University’s high voltage laboratory on Mitchell Street atop East Hill late last night. Loss exceeds 1 million dollars per lab head Prof. W Zimmer. Firefighters, hindered by low water pressure, fought interior flames as residents watched from nearby Veterans housing across the street.
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Mitchell St
East Hill
8. W. Zimmerman
VetSburg
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