Transport Joseph V Connolly Catches Fire Abandoned
The Army transport Joseph V. Connolly, bringing the first war dead home from Europe, caught fire early today about 900 miles east of New York and was abandoned by 45 crewmen and one passenger. The Coast Guard searched for life boats and wreckage while other ships assisted. weather included gale force winds and seas.
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Joseph V. Connolly
Europe
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Air Force
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Josephine Sykes
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Truman Economic Report linked to 1946 Act and CEAs role
The column explains that when President Truman submits the Economic Report to Congress on Wednesday he will fulfill duties from the Employment Act of 1946 which created the Council of Economic Advisers to gather and analyze economic information for the President.
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Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Frederick J. C. Blachly
Anderson Seeks Power to Control Wholesale Meat Prices
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson asked Congress for standby authority to control wholesale meat prices while doubting a need for retail ceilings. He said wholesale controls could be sufficient and the approach to packing house pricing was unclear. Senator Tobey warned of possible unorthodox steps and rationing next spring.
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Senate Banking Committee
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R-N.h
Eleven Quit Under Probe
Eleven government workers resigned during FBI loyalty program investigations. The FBI said it had processed 191,234 fingerprint information forms out of about two million required last year. Of those examined, 190,957 were found to contain no disloyal data.
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FBI
Civil Services Commission
Supreme Court upholds Fields contempt conviction
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by Benjamin F. Fields, a war surplus broker, keeping his contempt conviction for failing to produce records before the House Surplus Property Committee during an investigation. The decision maintains the lower court ruling. The report also notes a separate Oklahoma education case and Haley's life sentence reversal.
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Benjamin F. Fields
Congress
SupremeCourt. Co
Fields
House Surplus Property Committee
Oklahoma
Law School
University of Oklahoma
John Harvey Haley
Canton
Ohio
Cold snap to drop to 15 as lake snow squalls hit
A low pressure area over Lake Superior moves east bringing snow squalls and much colder conditions tonight and Tuesday. Winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35, roads already affected by blowing snow, temperature at noon was 38 degrees and falling to a 15 degree low tonight.
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Lake Superior
U S Opens Fight On Steel Firms
The government launches a formal attempt to halt an alleged unlawful steel price fixing and production limitation conspiracy. Trial counsel Lynn C. Paulson will seek a cease and desist order from the Federal Trade Commission against the American Iron and Steel Institute and 102 member companies.
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Washington
INS
Lynn C. Paulson
Federal Trade Commission
Frank Hier
Commission
American Iron and Steel Institute
California Apparel Creators unveil long range bathing suit
In Los Angeles the California Apparel Creators opened the first of five January trade shows and announced orders for a bathing suit claimed to be visible two miles away.
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Los Angeles
INS
California
Utica Blaze Hinders Bray Former Lt Governor Burned
Former Lt Governor M William Bray of Utica 58 suffered first and second degree burns to his right arm face hands and body after a fire in his bedroom. Caretaker Walter McCray moved Bray to a side porch and firemen battled flames for over an hour. The cause is under investigation. Bray helped run Roosevelt s 1932 campaign and chaired state committees.
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M. Wiliam Bray
Utica
Syracuse
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Bray
Walter McCray
Leo MecCardy
Herbert H. Lehman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Indiana University President Arrested by Soviet Authorities
Dr. Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University, was arrested and held for three hours by Soviet occupation authorities in Berlin as Russians expanded actions against Americans. Four other Americans were detained, violating Allied agreements for free movement in the four sectors. In recent weeks a total of 17 Americans, including 12 soldiers, have been arrested and detained by the Russians.
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Herman B. Wells
Indiana University
Dr. Wells
Urges Canada Keep Pulp Exports Up
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin warned Premier Drew of Ontario that plans to halt pulpwood exports would harm the U S pulp and paper sector. He sent a letter after receiving a Canadian Embassy outline proposing a decade long phase out of spruce balsam fir and jack pine exports.
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Wiley
Wis
Canada Today
Ontario
United States
Drew
Stassen Attacks Pauley Over Reported Profits in War Prices
Harold Stassen urged President Truman to remove Edwin Pauley from his assistant post to the Secretary of the Army after Pauley disclosed about a million dollars in commodity speculation profits since the war. Stassen cited the need to curb food price inflation as government purchases loom. Pauley said the profits were earned in the last three years.
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Harold Is
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Edwin W. Pauley
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G.O.P
Truman
Paney
Stanson
Manley
Minnesota
Elmer
Thomas D-Okla
Ierguson
R-Mich
Thomas
Sheridan
Wyo
Jodgy
Army
Wild Dog Pack Kills Livestock in Abington
A pack of about 50 wild dogs killed four dogs and 12 turkeys on farms in Abington Massachusetts. Farmers killed three of the dogs while others attacked a piggery and a turkey farm. Officials warn children to stay out of woodlands and isolated regions.
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Mass
Budget Pie Chart Shows Truman Budget in Pennies
The Washington breakdown converts the proposed 89.7 billion dollar budget into penny amounts for next fiscal year. National Defense, International Affairs, Veterans, Interest on National Debt, Social Welfare, Transportation, Natural Resources, General Government, Agriculture, Education, Finance and Industry, Contingencies, and Housing are listed with approximate penny shares.
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Truman
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Air Force
Navy
Atomic Energy
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Cove
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Republicans Attack Truman Budget As Extravagant
Washington Republicans labeled President Truman's 39.669 billion dollar budget extravagant and political while Democrats defended it as reasonable given domestic and international issues. Despite party critique, Bridges of the Senate Appropriations Committee said the 11 billion for armed forces is widely supported, calling defense spending realistic amid national security needs.
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Truman
Bridges
Rneh
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jas Oy
Ameri
Aid Benefits Exceed Burdens Testimony on European Aid Plan
Two Cabinet officers Marshall Harriman testified before Congress on a proposed European recovery program. They acknowledged burdens such as inflation and higher prices at home but asserted that the gains would be worth the cost and that Europe must be restored for lasting peace.
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Washington
Marshall
Harriman
Congress
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Boats Missing In Biscayne Bay Storm
Eleven people on three small boats were missing in the Biscayne Bay area as squally weather hampered visibility. Coast Guard air and surface units were dispatched to search for the missing occupants.
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Miami
Fla
Biscayne Bay
Coast Guard
Kerchief Bandits Rob Diner Near Auburn
Four men robbed Moyers diner near Auburn with small loot. Two attackers used guns while a third stayed at the wheel and a fourth guarded the rear door. Police issued an eight state alarm as they fled west in a gray car with Syracuse plates.
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Auburn
William Hall
Moyers
Banedit
Hill
Colunm
Truman forecasts record peacetime budget and large surpluses
President Truman sent Congress a record peacetime budget totaling 39.67 billion dollars for 1949 outlining a plan with a 7.48 billion dollar surplus for the year ending June 30 and a 12.29 billion dollar two year total. He urged no tax cuts while maintaining high spending to meet international responsibilities and defend against totalitarianism abroad.
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United States
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Eee
Humorous Exchange Reprinted From The Horlson
A fragment from Today’s Chuckle features a joking line about heritage and marriage as a reader notes a wife’s purchase tied to an old family background. The snippet reflects light social humor and editorial wit in a concise exchange.
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