Meat shortage fears baseless says industry official
Washington The American Meat Institute told a Senate banking subcommittee that fears of a serious meat shortage are unfounded Associate director R J Eggert said meat per person next spring and summer would be higher but Congress would decide about any program Meat rationing would not work and could discourage production The Agriculture Department forecast a possible shortage into 1949 Eggert suggested a bill to curb consumer demands and allow government restraint in a meat rationing plan
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Washington
American Meat Institute
Ie “Erey Bh
R. J. ‘Eggert
Institute
Senate Banking
Congress
Agriculture Department
Eggert
Flanders
Italy Rebukes Russia Over Warship Presence in Italian Waters
Rome asserted Italy's sovereignty and the right to object to foreign warships in its waters. Moscow had protested against American ships near Xalint waters, claiming their presence violated a treaty on Allied withdrawals by December 18, raising tensions between Italy, the United States, and other signatories of the Turin peace treaty.
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Rome
Russia
Italy
Xalint
Moscow
United States
Curb Again Put On Oil Exports
The Commerce Department again curbed oil exports to ease a severe domestic fuel shortage. It urged the steel industry to reserve output for oil West equipment and railroad cars. The first quarter quota was cut to 9,650,000 barrels from 11,851,000, below the original 17,000,060 barrels.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Steel
Orst
Doctors Report Princess Betzkoy in Relapse in Bern
Doctors in Bern report Princess Betzkoy formerly Barbara Hutton suffered a relapse last night. Although there was some improvement this morning, officials say her condition remains critical and unstable.
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Bern
Switzerland
Princess Iroubetzkoy
Barbara Hutton
Dear Mrs Dinko Charity Show Sparks Light Joke
Mrs Dinko teases about lighting in the charity show while Mr Blake jokes that people would say he married for money if he wore lights. The exchange reads like a lighthearted punchline in a humorous column.
Western Union Strike Threat Ends With New Pay Pact
In Washington the nationwide telegraph strike threat ended as about forty thousand Western Union telegraphers voted to accept 8 cents an hour, effective April 2, 1948. Announcement came from Adolph Brungs, president of the Western Union division of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America.
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Washington
Western Union
Stlye Lousand
Adolph Brungs
The
Commercial ‘Pelographers Union
Alf le
Camden Wins State Honor Amid Extreme Cold Record
The Mercury reports Camden achieving a state honor as temperatures plunged to 40 degrees below zero at 6:43 AM. A weather bureau forecast predicts a slight warm trend for the weekend. The city experienced a record low as the column indicates the mercury dropping to 16.8 degrees below zero earlier, with continued cold conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Camden
Eskimo Report and Cold Wave Details
Eskimo report shows Allen and Canton at 28 below, Rochester the warmest spot in the state with a minimum of three above. Today’s reading was the winter’s lowest but not a new date record, the old January low 22 below in 1904. Elsewhere, the severe cold wave disrupted fuel supplies and continued through the motion of the column.
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Allen
Canton
Rochester
Gandhi's Funeral Pyre Amid Violent Aftermath In India
Gandhi's body was cremated on a log pyre on the banks of the River Jumna as riots renewed in Bombay. Police fought crowds, with multiple deaths reported and 15 suspects arrested in connection with the plot to kill Gandhi linked to extremist group Mahasabha.
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Gandhi
New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bombay
Junina
India
Dgmanst
Devidas Gandhi
Ion of
Narayan Vinayak Gadse
Poona
Ganthi
Pho
Birla House
Dewey frames New York budget amid inflation debate
Governor Dewey unveiled a fiscal plan with spending rising to 753.5 million for the year starting April 2 and proposed increases in local aid and welfare. He cited inflationary pressures, warned opponents about a spending surge, and projected revenues at a record 758.6 million while calling for targeted state help and wage costs for workers.
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Albany
Dewey
Galignun
5000 Franc Bills Taken From Circulation
French banks begin accepting 5000 franc notes that are no longer legal tender after a parliamentary act. Owners will be repaid, though some may be at risk of confiscation or loss. About 66 million notes circulated, valued at roughly 23.50 each at the new rate, totaling around 1.54 billion dollars.
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ARIS
Flames kept from huge gas tank near power plant
Firefighters battled a spectacular blaze near the Consumers Power main plant in Lansing as workers punctured a cover ring and a main ruptured. Flames rose 50 to 75 feet high, but crews with eight hoses kept the fire from reaching a storage tank holding about 2.5 billion cubic feet of gas, delaying the shutdown of gas flow by over an hour.
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Lansing
Mivh
Consumers Power Company
Consumers Power Main
Ink Freezes Trial Delays Mayville Court Session
A Chautauqua County Court trial in Mayville was halted as clerk Lucina Nowale found the ink had frozen, delaying proceedings. The interruption paused courtroom activity and delayed the case’s schedule.
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Mayville
Chautauqua
Lucina ‘Nowale
Plane crashes in southern France kill forty two
Reports say two U S airliners crashed in southern France. The first plane fell and wreckage yielded the bodies of 42 American women and crewmen. The second plane, a 17 Flying Fortress, exploded during a search for the transport. One crew of ten survived.
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Halr Puree Teanspark
France
Cafes Shut Down and Showgirls Riot in Shanghai
An incident at a municipal building in Shanghai involved cabaret showgirls and police, injuring an estimated twenty officers. The chaotic scene, tied to unrest around a national program, left many participants and bystanders affected as authorities responded to the disturbance.
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QTE
Soviet Affairs Bureau
Shanghai
Theeliy
Iinaster
Wright Pioneer Dies in Sleep at Age 76
Orville Wright, 76, co inventor of the airplane, died in his sleep after a prolonged illness in Dayton. His physician cited heart disease and a recent congestive attack. Funeral arrangements were expected. Gen. Joseph A. Mead and Col. F. A. Deeds were among the attending officials.
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Dayton
Orville Wright
Minami Vale
Bane
Ile
Dosep T Me Naravy
Wright Field
Col
F. A. Deeds
Boar
National Cash Register Co
Orie
Bullets fell three men in Cumberland County shootout
Trooper T B Wise of the Cour dersport barracks said two shots from a state patrol revolver felled three men during a resistance arrest in a hospital area yesterday. The victims were Raymond and Glenn Mathison, brothers of Newby Genesee, and Rick Woods of Briatishbig NS. All in their late teens. The trio were tied to a string of burgh boy crises along the border of halle, Penn ylvania and New York, including daunting canaps.
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Fik Woods
Riatishbig
N.S
Wise
Halle
Pennylvania
New York
Canaps
Safety in Numbers in Manila in U.S. Troop Moves
Amid rising robberies a Manila report notes U.S. and Vietnamese forces ordered travel in cautious convoys to reduce risks. The piece cites concerns over safety and security for military personnel amid escalating threats.
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Manila
GM Vhe
U.S
Fas
Debat Two Changes Proposed in Aid Program
A Washington report outlines two new proposals for major changes in the European recovery program. One would shift control to a U S administrator and Congress, directing how aid is used and tying funds to specific recovery projects. Senator H Bali, spokesman for the group, warns central control could lead to nationalization or socialized industry and undermine incentives.
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Washington
Unio
Congress —Graater
Bali
R-Minn
Wold
United Sites
O Dwyer Leads Bakery Strike Prevention Call
O Dwyer urged representatives of 70 000 bakery workers to meet today to avert a midnight strike. A walkout could halt operations at 750 to 800 bakeries, affecting 500 retailers and supplying about 70 percent of the city’s bakery products.
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York
Han O'Dwyer
HAL
Parking Champion Faces Court Over Violations
Manuel Ursela Ynsuela of Baltimore, a likely parking champion, has accumulated numerous tickets over three years. He allegedly dodged fines, fled city checks, and faced a court appearance for failing to report license plate changes and related violations. He travels frequently, with Baltimore and Syracuse noted in the record.
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Manuel Ursela
Baltimore
Dole
Ynsuela
Baltinore
Hotel Syracuse
Utica blaze tears through downtown four buildings damaged
Wind driven flames ripped through six downtown Utica blocks last night into today. Fire officials say 16 firefighters were injured, five hospitalized, with 400000 in losses across a slavering group of seven buildings including a restaurant and drug firm. Temperatures plummeted to 28 below zero as crews fought the stubborn blaze, with 50 firemen standing by at dawn and many frostbitten.
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Utica
Enesee' St
Lee
Severs
Zeta
Alien
Slavoner's
Utica Seed Com
Slater Wholesale Drug Co
Mechael Cuda
Ganoline
Alan
Iin
Leo Barry
Eduse
Wife killer Townsend gets life in Uniontown
Fayette County Judge H Vance Townsend received a life term for James Townsend a 21 year old ex Marine who aimed to wound his wife in the shoulder to restore affection but killed her after pointing a rifle at her as she bathed in a wash tub Townsend pleaded guilty and testified about the act while claiming motive was to bring back their marriage stability.
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Uniontown
James Townsend
Fayette County
H. Vance
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