Petrillo Acquitted Of Padding Radio Jobs
Chicago news reports James C. Petrillo head of the AFL Musicians Union was acquitted of violating the Lea Act. Judge Walter J. Bay ruled prosecutors failed to prove intent or wrongdoing in soliciting extra staff for WAAF Chicago. Petrillo's lawyer hailed the ruling and said the act is dead.
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Steel Production Reaches Peacetime High
Steel output this week hits a peacetime high, potentially yielding 89.5 million tons annually. The Iron Age reports the production level as not seen since the all time peak in 1944, reflecting strong postwar metalworking activity.
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Third party bid looms as Whilace loyalists weigh path
A segment of Henry Whilace's former followers signals willingness to back a third party, with some ready to sign a denouncement statement. Marquis Chilis argues in an editorial column while pages 30 and 31 list features including Comics Ida Jean Kain and Dr Brady Crossword.
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Marquis Chilis
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Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary
Haworth
Moroscope
Grand Jury to Act in Washington Lobbying Inquiry
Attorney General Clark ordered a federal grand jury probe into lobbying in the District of Columbia. Special Assistant Irving R. Kaufman was empowered to act as district attorney and present the inquiry to the grand jury to ensure compliance with the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. About 900 individuals had registered as lobbyists since enactment.
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Krug considers 60 day price freeze if Congress grants controls
Secretary of the Interior Krug told the Senate Banking Committee that a stand by price control power would trigger an immediate 60 day freeze on retail and wholesale prices for coal fuel oil gasoline and all petroleum products He said allocation and rationing authority would be needed to divide scarce supplies and earmark quotas for oil and gas with wage and price controls likely on a limited basis amid a tense economy debate.
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27 Rescued Seamen Land From Burned Army Transport
HALIFAX N S Twenty seven survivors of the burned Army funeral transport Joseph V Connolly landed today three injured and the rest exhausted after a 12 hour exposure in the wintry Atlantic. The Union Victory picked them from lifeboats 900 miles east of New York as flames swept the transport en route to Anbwerup with a crew of 45 and one passenger and a cargo of 6445 empty caskets for homecoming of more soldier dead.
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Joseph V. Connolly
Atlantic
Black Diamond Line
Union Victory
New York
Connolly
Europe
Anbwerup
IC Cages Final Argument Date Set on Interlocking Plan
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced final oral argument is set for February 27 on the proposed interlocking directorate for the New York Central and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad companies.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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New York Central
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Pauley Says He Will Quit This Month
Edwin W. Pauley plans to resign from his government post this month after addressing accusations by Harold E. Stassen. Pauley defends his commodity trading as legal and ethical and accuses Stassen of misleading the public. Senator Green accuses Republicans of feeding Stassen with secret information.
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Veterans Police Hunt Missing Girl in Brooklyn Search
More than 500 veterans and 150 police searched a 50-acre Linden veterans housing project area in Brooklyn for Margaret Simpson a 9 year old missing since 4 PM yesterday. Police asked teams city wide to search subways buses trolleys and transit stations.
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Linden Veterans
Old Mill
Falls 20 Feet in Elevator Shaft Kills Rochester Hotel Employee
William Connor aged 75 was killed Tuesday after falling 20 feet down an elevator shaft at the Hotel Rochester where he had worked for 20 years. The incident occurred in Rochester. Police and investigators are examining the shaft and hotel safety procedures.
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William Connor
Senators press aid nations to pledge assets for European recovery
United States Senators urged 16 nations receiving aid under the Marshall plan to commit gold and dollar assets abroad and investments in the United States to help cover the $6.8 billion European recovery program. Treasury Secretary Snyder testified that Europeans hold about $4.8 billion in U S assets and cautioned against forcing pledges from wealthier foreigners while residents with moderate means would bear the burden.
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Secretary of Treasury
Snyder
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Senator Lodge
R-Mass
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Food Prices At New High In Dun Bradstreet Index
New York reports wholesale food prices reached a new peak in the Dun & Bradstreet index. For the week ending January 18 the index rose seven cents to 37.28, from the prior year’s 6.23. the index compiles the price per pound of 31 widely used foods, with 16 items up, four down, and one unchanged.
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CAP
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Genevieve Hopkins Fills In As Flight Attendant For American Airlines
Genevieve Hopkins of Syracuse filled in as a stewardess on a Buffalo bound flight after being summoned from the air freight desk. She served lunch during the trip and returned to ground duties, saying she still prefers her desk job despite the brief airline experience.
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Warm spell ends as Central New York still faces cold stretch
Forecaster Andrew P. Keller says temperatures dip to near zero tonight with a statewide cold front extending from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Syracuse records 11 above, Utica 12 above, Canton and Bhaira fall below zero in places, Albany at 15. Snow flurries expected today and tonight with a high near 25. Thursday brings continued cold and more flurries with below freezing temps all day.
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Army press agentry hearings cite illegal lobbying costs
Representative Harness says the Army spent government money illegally on lobbying and propaganda for compulsory military training as hearings on Army executive expenditures resume. He estimates the cost ran into thousands of dollars.
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Representative Harness
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Harness
Chuckle Judge Tests Poker Answer With Chips Fine
A humorous exchange has a gambler claiming to play poker for chips not money and a judge noting chips equal value. The judge imposes a ten dollar fine despite the unusual wager.
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Wallace third party push unsettles Democrats in key states
Wallace's third party bid appears to threaten New York and Massachusetts outcomes for the Truman administration. Polls show potential GOP gains if Wallace gains strength nationwide, tempering White House confidence after cost of living debate and a $40 tax cut plan. New York party leaders and Adolph Berle visited the White House amid jockeying over the surge.
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Truman
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Paul E. Fitzpatrick
White House
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Leopold Rumored On Way to Havana
A source close to the Belgian royal family says King Leopold I, exiled in Switzerland, will sail January 20 from Lisbon on the Som melsdijik of the Holland American Line bound for Havana. The ship departs Rotterdam January 17 and is scheduled to arrive Lisbon January 20.
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Truman Urges Price Cuts and Wider Economic Powers
President Truman warns inflation threatens a business slump and urges Congress to grant anti inflation tools. He calls on business to cut prices, labor to moderate wage demands, and notes a $7.5 billion Treasury surplus should cut the national debt. He outlines three 1948 goals including higher employment and broader social programs.
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Boy flies borrowed plane over Ohio lands safely
Four eighth grade truants rode in a plane owned by Robert N. Hartzell, president of a propeller company. Without lessons, Jimmy Hartzell piloted the craft for about two hours over central Ohio before a nearly flawless forced landing in a cornfield near Sidney. Hartzell attributed the safe outcome to the plane's foolproof design.
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