Speculation Probe Sparks Oklahoma Senator Defense
Oklahoma Democrat Senator Elmer Thomas faced a probe into commodity speculation. He said he may resign from public duties if interference with his Senate office continues, citing attacks on himself and his assistants. The inquiry, led by Senator Ferguson, followed Truman's criticism of speculation and included disclosures by the Agriculture Department.
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Elmer ‘Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Appropriations
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Truman
Anderson
Agriculture Department
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Edith ‘Thomas
Beth, Gage
Truman Appeals to Restrain Palestine Tensions
President Truman has made personal and direct appeals to other governments to restrain actions in the Palestine situation. Press secretary Charles G. Ross released a brief statement noting Washington’s efforts to prevent disorder in the Middle East and preserve world peace through restraint by interested governments.
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Washington
Truman
Palestine
Charles G. Ross
Middle East
Violent West Coast Winds Subside After Fury
Winds and rain lashed the Oregon Washington coast with near unrelenting force for 24 hours and began to subside today. The storm, one of the winter’s worst, struck Saturday night with gusts reaching 85 miles an hour recorded by the Coast Guard at Destruction Island lighthouse off Cape Flattery in North Washington.
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Oregon-Washington Coast Line
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Destruction Island
Cape Flattery
North Washington Coast
Truman Advisers See Still Sound Economy After Slump
The editorial notes the Council of Economic Advisers’ conclusion that the national economy remains fundamentally sound despite market slumps. Marquis Childs highlights the point in his column on the editorial page.
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Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Marquis Childs
Eisenhower Warns 600 Days Decide Future War
In his farewell as Army chief of staff, Eisenhower warns that the first 600 days would decide a future war. He urges a strong European recovery plan and system of major and alternate bases to deter and defend America against totalitarian aggression.
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Washington
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Marshall
Mediterranean
Grains and Hogs Rally in Declining Trading Day
Grain futures moved higher led by corn and wheat gains as deliveries rose and oats climbed. Cotton opened stronger in New York and New Orleans with gains near two dollars per bale. soybeans regained after recent declines amid eight cent limit movements.
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New York City
New Orleans
Labor Leader on Trial for Perjury
Harold Christoffel, honorary president of United Auto Workers Local 248 at Milwaukee, goes on trial in Washington on charges of perjury for testimony before the House Labor Committee last March regarding his alleged Communist ties.
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Allis-Chalmers
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House Labor Committee
Pignatelli Dies as Dean of Cardinals in Vatican
Cardinal Pignatelli, 96, dean of the College of Cardinals, died at 10 13 A.M. in Vatican City. He was an Italian aristocrat and long-time confidant of the pope, with Cardinal Marchetti Selvaggiani set to succeed him depending on health. Cardinal Sibilia eyed as potential dean, while the college stood at 60 members.
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CIO Official Held as Red Arrest In New York
Ferdinand Christofer Smith national secretary of the C I O National Maritime Union was arrested on a deportation warrant in Harlem New York taken to Ellis Island the warrant accuses him of being a member of a violent overthrow organization and a known communist.
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Ferdinand Christofer Smith
C. I. GO. National Maritime Union
Smith
Jamaica
British West Indies
Harlem
Ellis Island
SOC Am Yee
U.S
Truman to Seek More Aid for Greece and Turkey
President Truman announced to Congress that he will request additional military assistance for Greece and Turkey. He referenced the $400 million voted last year but did not specify the new amount. The letter to Congress noted continued communist pressure on Greece without naming the Soviet Union.
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Seven Dead in Floods Swirl Downriver Across States
Flood waters sweeping downstream of the Cumberland River claimed seven lives last week as hundreds fled homes in Tennessee. Sunshine returned as rainfall eased and communities began drying out. The Cumberland neared 49.5 feet at Nashville, with crests still rising at Carthage Clarksville and Hartfordsville. Five deaths reported in West Virginia, one in Indiana and Mississippi, while 300 families were displaced in northeast Mississippi near Columbus. Vicksburg saw swollen waters strain levees but conditions improved overall.
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Threatened Arab Drive Delayed in Palestine
In Palestine the forecasted Arab offensive on D-day Feb 15 has not appeared. Despite warnings, no largeArab drive emerged though scattered fighting left 13 Arabs and 7 Jews dead. Since the UN partition recommendation on Nov 29, violence has claimed 1,204 lives in the country.
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United Nations
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Sit down plan nipped by Army over chair costs
Army officers faced scrutiny over chair choices and big budgets. A plan to buy 172 custom chairs at 26 each was dropped, saving millions, in favor of a cheaper option at 0.45 each costing 1,528. OT.
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Buggel
Kaiser-Frazer Sues Bank Firm Over Stock Contract
Kaiser-Frazer Corp sues Otis & Co in New York Supreme Court seeking 3 981 250 dollars plus damages after repudiation of a contract to buy 337 500 shares of Kaiser Frazer common stock at 14 50 a share. Otis & Co contends executives withheld 2 5 million dollars used to buy Kaiser Frazer stock privy to a new offering, prompting withdrawal from the venture.
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Kaiser-Frazer Corp
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Track Cleared After Freight Derailment Near Buffalo
Workmen cleared an 80 yard stretch of track torn up when a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad freight train derailed near the Buffalo Lackawanna city line.
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Italy to trusteeship of former African Balonies?
The Italian Foreign Office announced receipt of a Russian note supporting Italian trusteeship over all former colonies in Africa. The note signals potential Soviet backing for Rome's control of former Italian possessions.
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Africa
Warm spell ends cold snap as Syracuse nudges spring
Mercury climbs toward 50 degrees as the cold wave weakens. Noon reading hits 44 while forecasters expect a light warmup today and tonight's low about 32. An expected rise in temperatures eases demands for further cooling.
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Andrew P. Kelley
Syracuse
Unclear Memoir Note on Billy Hughes Tooth Incident
Fragmentary report says Billy Hughes was born at 2 54 yesterday and a tooth was extracted an hour later after doctors found it loose. No corroborating details or clear event context available.
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Billy
Supreme Court Upholds War Power Rent Controls
The Supreme Court unanimously rules federal rent controls valid, with Justice Douglas arguing war power sustains the legislation and may persist beyond hostilities. The decision reverses Judge Paul Jones who had struck down rent control powers in peace. Justice Jackson cautions careful scrutiny of war powers.
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House Group Extends Rent Law One Month
The House Banking Committee voted 18 to 5 to extend rent controls one month beyond February 29. Chair Wolcott said the move is not a permanent lift and indicated the policy would continue in the same form for at least a year.
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Wolcott
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R-Nhl
Senate Banking Committee
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Zavada Quads Born at Latrobe General Hospital
Four Zavada infants three girls and a boy entered the world by cesarean at Latrobe General Hospital weighing a total 1334 pounds. Dr Wiley Flartman assisted Mrs Barbara Wagner Zavada 26 with the delivery. Larry McBryer, her son from a previous marriage, hoped for siblings. Mrs Zavada's first husband Warold McBryer died in Normandy in 1944.
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Fir Latrobe
Larry Dale McBryer
Zavada
State plans two medical centers and a two campus university
The Young Commission recommends a two campus state university system costing 200 million dollars to establish and 50 million annually to operate. It also proposes two medical centers one upstate and one in New York City with Syracuse University as a possible site, and a new board of university trustees appointed by the governor to oversee initial development and operation.
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No Arms and Peace, a Boy and a Statue Tale
No Arms Frank V Hilton of the Veterans of Foreign Wars comments on Yugoslavs releasing soldiers and avoiding war. A museum anecdote follows with a boy asking what a statue represents and the father explaining the Venus of Mila as the United Nations without arms.
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