U S Hopeful Of Ending Alcoa Suit
Government aims to break up Alcoa holdings as federal judge opens hearings to decide if the company should be forced to divest. The case targets antitrust claims over monopolizing virgin aluminum ingots and interstate and foreign commerce. The Kaiser contract and licenses are cited as restraining competition.
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Emmerglick
Department of Justice
War Assets Administration
Review Farm Price Supports Plea Amid Speech
Daniel J. Carey of Groton, assistant secretary of agriculture, urged a new federal survey of price supports at the Gene See Milk Producers Cooperative annual dinner in Batavia attended by about 356. He said agriculture income must stay at parity with industry and labor and urged plans to use surplus production for the public good, including better diets for low income families. Carey noted this is the first postwar year with an adequate food supply for all purposes.
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Batavia
Daniel J. Carey
Groton
Genesee Milk Producers Cooperative
Carey
Closing of World Peace Conference Reported in Soviet Press
Soviet newspapers including Pravda and Izvestia announced the closing of the Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace in New York with full summaries of many speeches. Pravda printed the full text of Alexander Fadeyev’s remarks as Moscow notes on future Paris World Peace Congress preparations.
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New York
Pravda
Izvestia
Alexander Fadeyev
Paris
Ford Prices Likely to Fall Says Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co president Henry Ford indicated to Harvard Business students that material costs are easing and a price reduction could occur. He stressed that his use of possibly did not imply probability and spoke during a Boston visit for the Harvard School of Business Administration.
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Boston
Henry Ford HT
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Harvard School of Business Administration
Pool Hall Visitor Is 101 Tomorrow
Levi Ged baw observes his 101st birthday tomorrow during his daily billiards visit. A former blacksmith and native of Canada, he has resided here for 83 years after being born in Glengary County near Cornwall Ontario.
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Ogdensburg
Levi Gedbaw
Gedbaw
Canada
Glengary
Cornwall, Ont
Fire consumes drugstore. elderly woman dead and two firefighters hurt
In Cincinnati an early morning blaze of undetermined origin engulfed the Paul J. Streichler drugstore basement. An elderly woman was killed while two firefighters sustained injuries as five families above the store evacuated to safety.
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Paul J. Streichler
State Rent Control Clash Over Federal Decontrol Plan
Dewey opposes federal decontrol arguing hundreds of thousands of New York tenants need protection from untimely rent hikes. He questions the federal bill extending controls and preserving rent levels, with notes on New York and Chicago non transient hotel apartments possibly recontrolled and frozen rents.
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New York
Dewer
AEZSO
New York City
Chicago
OPA
Transit Employee Charged in Long Term Fare Box Theft
Cleveland police arrested Stanley Prosek a 55 year old veteran transit employee after detectives recovered nearly a ton of pennies nickels and dimes believed stolen from fare boxes over a long period. Officials valued the loot at about seven thousand dollars and say Prosek admitted guilt. He had worked 30 years removing fare boxes from buses and street cars.
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ALP
Stanley Prosek
Cleveland Transit System
Prosk
Prosex
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Cyclotron Is Dedicated In Rochester
The University of Rochester unveiled a giant cyclotron, one of two world machines producing man made cosmic rays. A 100 ton red magnet accelerates protons to energies up to 256 million electronvolts, creating mesons and cosmic rays. Built with funds from the AEC, ONR, and the university, the Rochester device sits between two large magnetic poles.
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University of Rochester
Sue
Earth
University of California
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Office of Naval Research
University
Love Wins Ends In Courtroom Drama For Valentine
Academy Award winning cameraman Joseph A. Valentine left the Love Is Big Business set to face his wife’s separate maintenance suit. After a conference with Superior Judge Joe Raycraft he called his two year old son and told him Daddy and Mom are coming home.
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Los Angeles
Valentine
Joseph A. Valentine
Joe Raycraft
Alabama voter battle escalates after Supreme Court ruling
In Birmingham Alabama proponents of white supremacy push to craft a new voter qualification law while Negro voting advocates plan to boost registration statewide. The move follows the Supreme Court ruling that Alabama's Boswell amendment is invalid for discriminating against Negroes. The law was struck down by a Mobile district court on January 7.
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Ala
Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Mobile
Rankin Introduces Watered Pension Bill
Washington report says Congress opens debate on a smaller veterans pension bill sponsored by Rankin. The proposal would cover about 3.5 million World War I veterans and includes income limits and an age threshold. The Senate and veterans groups testified as the measure shifts from a broader plan to a constrained version with $12 monthly benefits for eligible seniors and new service-discharge requirements.
Market cautious on margin cut impact in 1949 trading
Brokers note today’s stock rush appears largely psychological with no basic market shift. Wall Street welcomed the Reserve Board margin cut as likely to boost short term trading while long term investor policies likely remain unchanged. bonds and government securities hold firm as margin requirements ease.
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Wall Street
Reserve Board
U. S
Beral
Federal Reserve Eases Stock Purchases Amid Inflation Fears
The Federal Reserve Board announced a policy shift lowering the cash down payment for stock purchases to 50 percent from 75 percent, arguing the general credit situation warrants the move. The easing follows prior relaxations for autos and furniture on installment plans, signaling reduced inflation worries.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Light Cruiser Joins Fleet Monday at Philadelphia
The world’s most powerful light cruiser will join the U S fleet Monday. The USS Roanoke will be commissioned at the Philadelphia naval base. The Roanoke, sister ship to USS Worcester, cost 30 000 600 and took over four years to build.
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Philadelphia
Aonday
Philadelphia Naval Base
Royal couple safe as boat rams lock in Mersey crash
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh narrowly escaped injury when their boat Galatea struck a rock at the Mersey lock. They steadied themselves on rails as the vessel hit, with other notables aboard witnessing the incident.
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Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Ney
Merseys
Elzabeth
Divorce Granted To Coleen Gray
Los Angeles report says screen actress Coleen Gray, 24, won a divorce from writer Rodney Amateau. She testified he disliked her hats and forced sundry discards. The couple married in August 1925, separated last July, and share a two and a half year old daughter. The court approved a property settlement and ordered child support.
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Angeles
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