Vote Tie Breaker Shakes Spyracise Politics
Laurence J. O'Toole reports a tight election in Spyracise with seven city offices flipping to Democrats and Republicans losing control of the Common Council. The piece notes Republican reform pleas and a Democratic push for a strong 1929 program, while condemning the American Labor Party. Towns in Onondaga County swing GOP despite the city results.
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Common Council
American Labor Party
Onondaga County
Political battle over five percent sales tax repeal
GOP councilmen Breckheimer Blundred and Doolittle voted against the tax while Democrats Alfred W. Haight and Francis M. Costello pledged repeal if possible. If three Republicans are reelected and the two new Democrats keep pledges, repeal could pass by five to four. New city Democrats Haight Costello join supervisors Egle Oswald Ryan Savage Cohen with Moss Julia Ryan, returned with GOP endorsement. Republicans chose Brewster for at large and reelected Breckheimer Blundred Bowle and Doolittle along with many city and town supervisors.
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New Democratic
Otto J. Breckheimer
Agnes . Blundred
Leslie A. Doolittle
Alfred W. Haight
Francis M. Costello
Michael G. Shea
Fabius
New City
Joseph 3. Egle
Clarence M. Oswald
William J. Ryan
Francis J. Savage
Bernard S. Cohen
Congress to Approve Broad Inter-American military ties
Editorial notes on U. S led plan for hemispheric defense and wide armed collaboration. Mentioned features list pages for editorials, crosswords, horoscopes, and other regulars, with Today’s Pictures on page 16 and a lost found note. Names include Ida Jean Kain and Dr Brady with various page references.
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Congress
U. S
Buel W. Patch
Comis
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary Haworth
City and County Winners in Tuesday Election
County Treasurer Nicholas Pirro and Commissioner of Public Welfare Leon H. Abbott lead a Republican slate along with Coroner Harry L. Gilmore and Judge of Municipal Court Harry H. Skerritt. City Auditor Chester H. King and at large councilmen Morell Brewster and Alfred W. Haight head the council vote with district councilmen Otto J. Breckheimer Francis M. Costello M Agnes Blundred George H. Bowles and Leslie A. Doolittle. Education commissioners Percy M. Hughes Jr Dora M. Mason B Abbott Meech and G Richard Gotts are also Republicans except Haight and Costello who are not.
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Nicholas Pirro
Leon H. Abbott
Harry L. Gilmore
Harry H. Skerritt
William H. Bamerick
Chester H. King
Morell Brewster
Alfred W. Haight
Otto J. Breckheimer
Francis M. Costello
M. Agnes Blundred
George H. Bowles
Leslie A. Doolittle
Percy M. Hughes, Jr
Dora M. Mason
B. Abbott Meech
G. Richard Gottschalk
Wholesale Prices Climb Across Markets and Futures
Wholesale prices edged higher across markets and futures. Grains, cattle, sheep, eggs, butter, and cotton futures showed gains while hogs stayed steady in Chicago but rose in St. Louis and Omaha. Wheat, corn, and other futures advanced with rain forecasts affecting western Kansas and Nebraska deliveries.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansans
Nebraska
Rain to Bring Mercury Dip Weather Cooling Thursday
Light rains that fell at various times today will end Thursday morning and the temperature will fall a few degrees. Cooler weather is expected Thursday afternoon after the rain. Andrew Deller, meteorologist at the U S Weather Bureau, said the temperature may drop to the freezing level tonight.
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Andrew Deller
Meteorabels
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bus Fire Reported at Two Distant Points in Mississippi
Officials of strike bound Southern Bus Lines notified the Mississippi highway patrol that a bus was fired upon twice during the night at two far distant points.
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Jackson, Miss
Southern Bus Lines, Inc
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Europe Aid Strings Battle Shapes US Foreign Aid Debate
Washington CP reports a House Foreign Aid panel nears a decision on aid without political strings. Rep Herter leads a 19 member study panel returning from Europe as it prepares a tentative report and seeks to present recommendations to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Secretary Marshall is to outline a plan for a European self help program using American goods and funds.
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Washington CP
Special House Committee On Foreign Aid
Mass
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
New York approves sweeping veterans bonus vote
Albany reports the New York electorate approved a $400 million World War II veterans bonus by almost three to one, with both major parties backing it. In 8,479 of 9,281 districts the tally was 2,095,333 for and 766,351 against the measure, the largest state veteran’s bonus ever.
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Albany
New York State
Dewey Delighted With Vote On Constitutional Amendments
Governor Thomas E Dewey praised New York voters for supporting six amendments and three propositions reporting bonuses from 350 to 250 for veterans Most state veterans will receive 250 and City results showed 1 205 685 for the bonus to 389 769 against Upstate districts approved the measures 888 648 to 376 582 City repealed proportional representation electing city councilmen in favor of a single councillor per senate district 936 464 to 586 743 The changes forecast retirement of several Communist and Liberal party members from the city council and a net gain for Republicans in mayoral elections
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Upstate
Grain Market Probe Asked by Three Exchanges
Chicago Kansas City and Minneapolis grain exchanges urge a Congressional probe into grain trading and the market situation. J. O. McClintock, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, announced the request at a press conference to Senators Taft and Walcott, who co-chair the Joint Committee on the Economic Report.
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Chicago
Robert Taft
Ohio
Jesse Walcott
Mich
Kansas City
Minneapolis
J. O. McClintock
Chicago Board of Trade
Parisians March On City Hall
About 2000 civil service unionists demonstrated for Paris garbage workers wage rises at City Hall. Rifle swinging Mobile guardsmen halted the march, the crowd blocked a small street for an hour, sang the Internationale and chanted Ramadier to New York. No casualties were reported.
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Paris
City Hall
Paul
New York
Mayoralty Turnovers and Kentucky Governorship
The Associated Press reports a series of mayoral turnovers and Kentucky resuming a Democratic administration after off year elections. In Mississippi, Judge John C. Stennis leads in a Senate race following the late Theodore Bilbo’s era, with Stennis holding a 4,000 vote edge in a five Democrat field.
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Associated Press
Kentucky
Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
Counling
John C. Stennis
Stennis
Bilbo
John E. Rankin
Bilbo Bilbo
Senate
Jackson
Miss
U.S. Senate
Not Unhappy WASTINGTON 7P White House comment on election
The White House did not express unhappiness about yesterday's election returns during a news conference. Press Secretary Charles G Ross dodged firm comments, saying the results are not all in yet and implying more developments could follow.
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White House
Ross
Ramadier considers adding Herriot Blum and Reynaud to cabinet
Reliable sources report Prime Minister Ramadier and his Socialist advisers weighing Edouard Herriot the National Assembly president and former premiers Leon Blum and Paul Reynaud for cabinet posts. The move follows a cabinet reshuffle aimed at bolstering support in the National Assembly as winter nears and De Gaulle's RPF gains influence.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Socialist Party
Edouard Herriot
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Paul Reynaud
Charles de Gaulle
New
Rally of the French People
RPIS
Hamlet Vote: Beer Sales Legalized In Tiny Alvin
In the hamlet of Alvin British Columbia residents voted to legalize beer sales. Alvin has 48 people and seven qualified voters but only two cast ballots. The tally was 1 for beer and 2 against, yielding a unanimous vote against legalization.
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Alven
British Columbia
Ins
Alvin
Soviet Bloc Boycott Blocks Korea Election Commission
The Soviet bloc announced a boycott of the UN Commission planned to supervise Korea’s Spring elections under Secretary of State Marshall’s independence plan. Despite the boycott, the UN Assembly’s political committee approved the U S plan 46 to 0 with four abstentions, while Russia abstained. Ukraine’s Dmitri Manuilsky stated the boycott after Dulles nominated Ukraine as a member, with Ukraine listed among eight other nations on the commission, excluding both the United States and Russia.
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United Nations Commission
Korea
Marshall
United Nations Assembly
U. S
Dmitri 2. Manuilsky
Ukraine
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Election Commission
Australia
Canada
China
FE Salvador
France
India
Philippines
Syria
United States
Russia
France withdraws subsidies on coal to reshape economy
PARIS. The cabinet began revamping France’s basic economy by removing subsidies from coal and other industries, raising the retail price of coal and ending price controls on a number of products.
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Paris
France
Denmark Cabinet Resigns as Agrarian Premier Steps Down
Agrarian Premier Knut Kristensen submitted his cabinet's resignation to King Frederik of Denmark. The king requested the current government stay on until a new administration is appointed to proceed with a peaceful transition.
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Copenhagen
INS
Knut Kristensen
Frederik of
Denmark
Hearing overrules WPB ban on planes in wartime role
Washington The Senate War Investigating subcommittee heard Charles K E Wilson testify that outside pressure affected the War Production Board in 1943 to avoid canceling Howard Hughes contract for a flying boat. Wilson said Kaiser helped push the pressure and that he ordered cancellation of Hughes plan amid manpower shortages. Roosevelt later reversed the order and the plane eventually flew.
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Washington
Charles KE. Wilson
War Production Board
Howard Hughes
Ferguson
Senate
Wilson
Henry J. Kaiser
Aircraft, Production Board
H Hughes
General Electric Company
Hughes
Roosevelt
Perguson
Tom Slack
Hollywood
Slack
John W. Meyer
Meyer
Threatened Strike Delays Queen Mary at Southampton
In Southampton a threatened strike by about 100 crew members delayed the Queen Mary, the 81 000 ton White Star Cunard liner bound for New York. At 3 P.M. sailing time the dissidents including engine room and deck hands met in the dock sheds. They had voted to strike in support of a nine day wildcat walkout of seamen at Liverpool.
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Southampton
Eng
New York
Liverpool
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