Susan Hayward mink coat hunt sparks town chatter
The piece follows Susan Hayward of Hollinwood shopping for mink coats in a fashion shop with her husband Jess Barker and a press agent. Aware of price ranges from 5000 to 38000, she contemplates the pricey garments while noting she is freezing in town and plans to visit more stores, amid light gossip and movie-world references.
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Business Bankruptcies Decline in Week Ended March 10
Dun & Bradstreet reports 179 commercial and industrial failures in the week ending March 10, down from 365 the prior week. Ford Motor Co executive J R Davis notes potential U.S. car production gains. other items mention Eastman Kodak employee matters and cigar industry price cuts.
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Dun & Bradstreet
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Danbury City Clerk Declares Mayoral Bid Amid Mail Fraud Case
A 52 year old Danbury city clerk announced his candidacy for mayor amid a mail fraud charge. The case involves a veteran and a Booneville investigation with details unclear. No other candidates announced. Curley, age 15, has not announced his bid.
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Nurses Shift Campaign to Senate After Assembly Loss
The State Nurses Association shifted its campaign to the Senate after losing an Assembly battle over licensing for all nurses. Assembly approved delaying the licensing deadline to April 1, 1950, a move criticized as risking hospital hardships amid nurse shortages.
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Deaths: Col John Callan O Laughlen and Others
Obituaries note Col John Callan O Laughlen 76 publisher Linked to Army and Navy Journal and Roosevelt era State Department staff. Former AP and Chicago Tribune reporter with long Omaha ties and union work in Montreal. Also mourned are Rev Ernest Sheehan 48, former treasurer of St Bonaventure and discipline prefect at St Bonaventure College, and Lt Col Stanley H Sicker 61, retired Army officer and American Legion organizer in Lancaster PA.
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Belgian pact breaks as Red Army bears approach
In Giessen near Frankfurt the main quar termaster depot of the GS Occupation Army reports a pact rupture and a Russian advance toward the western border. Six trained bears accompany a frontier eye test then must dismount and walk crossing the line due to guards. Dijon reports Gen Henri Giraud dies of cancer. his body lies in state at St Benigne Cathedral and burial set for Thursday at Invalides with half staff flags.
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One Mans Opinion on Cold War Smokescreen
A columnist lampoons UN talks and Soviet claims while noting cigars reaching Berlin as good news. The piece mocks government indifference and iron curtains, joking that a smoke screen substitutes for policy. It references past supply logistics and Eisenhower era shortages.
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States Keep Rent Control Laws in Effect
Federal Rent Administration reported that five states Connecticut Illinois New York Maryland and Virginia retain their own rent laws which could stay in force if federal controls end March 30. New York Illinois laws expire June 30 Maryland June 2 Wisconsin ends April Minnesota New Jersey Louisiana Michigan Rhode Island Missouri laws have already expired. Governor Dewar's administration supports a bill to extend Newark State standby residential rent control until June 30 1950.
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Body of Halanging Victim Identified by State Police
State police said Jenkins had been dead about six weeks and apparently died by his own hand. The father reported he last saw his son six weeks ago and that he was despondent over unemployment. Authorities say the son planned to go to New York.
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Radio Sets Contain Explosive Charge Reported in Michigan Sale
State police and investigators opened an inquiry into the public sale of war surplus radio sets that allegedly conceal an explosive charge. Officials say more than 1,000 sets have been sold in Michigan, with amateur radio operators as the principal buyers who disassemble the sets to salvage parts.
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Soviet OKs New Shifts in High Command Reshuffle
The Supreme Soviet approved shakeups in Soviet Russia's top ranks. Vasily Kozlov and Vasily Gogin named to Presidium posts. Sikifor Natalevich and Georgi Siurua replaced as vice presidents. The 1959 budget passed, boosting military expenditures to 79.6 billion rubles, about 20 percent above 1938.
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Moscow reshuffle echoes Hoover Plan in Soviet shakeup
The Moscow move frees three top Politburo members from daily duties, signaling a Soviet style reform echoing the Hoover Commission proposal. The change follows Washington's view that Russia uses bureaucratic reorganization to reset policy, tying it to Acheson and Webb.
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Phone Company Seeks Stock Issue in New York
The Public Service Commission weighs a New York Telephone Company request to issue 1,000,000 additional common shares with no par value of 100 dollars per share. Albany report notes regulatory review and potential impact on rates and capitalization.
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Bette Davis Sued Over Back Taxes Claim
Los Angeles reports the government filed suit against actress Bette Davis for about 80 000 in income taxes for 1922 and related years. The action hinges on allegedly relinquished community property rights to her earnings during those years under her married name Mrs William Grant Sherry.
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Spanish oranges and lemons bound for Weserm Germany
The Spanish Freiz Syndicate announced plans to ship 15 050 tons of oranges and lemons to Weserm Germany this year at a cost of 3 606 000 dollars.
Royal Condition Shows Improvement After Surgeons Ordeal
Buckingham Palace bulletin reports King George VI showing satisfactory progress after surgery for an illness in his right leg. Six physicians sign the note detailing the operation and the post operative recovery timeline.
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Irish Minister Dillon urges immigration aid for Ireland
Dublin reports James Dillon spoke to a general audience urging emigration to the United States as a way to benefit Ireland and those who go abroad. He argued that emigrants contribute to Ireland both for themselves and the country they leave to live in.
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