Plan to Hold Rent Control
Washington February 7 Senate Republicans debate a 30 day extension of rent controls to avert a lapse while revising a proposed bill. The plan would extend controls to April 30 1949 by extending the law and defer decontrol of some leases. Voting on the measure not yet held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Senate Banking Committee
Harry P. Cain
Wash
Tobey
Willis Robertson
Banking Committee
Robertson
John J. Sparkman
Ala
Cain
Sparkman
Capitol Hill
Bureau of Census
Coast Guard searches for Eastern Air Lines Constellation
The Coast Guard received word that an Eastern Air Lines Constellation with 60 people aboard was down at sea about 80 miles east of Jacksonville. The flight was NY to Miami via Palm Beach and reported No. 3 engine out. Rescue planes were dispatched and all forces mobilized.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Eastern Air Lines Constellation
Jacksonville
New York
Palm Beach
Two New Cold Waves Sweep Nation
United Press reports two cold waves hitting the United States. One moves from the Pacific west of the Rockies bringing heavy snow and rain and threatening southern California citrus groves. The other rushes from the Yukon into the Dakotas and Chicago may see five below zero by tomorrow night.
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United Press
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
North Central States
California
Yukon
Dakotas
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Youth Await Death Charge In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a 24 year old radio entertainer Lloyd David Seifker was indicted by a Marion county grand jury for first degree murder in the hammer killing of his mother Mrs Cora Seifker 55. Seifker who gave himself up in Cincinnati said I killed my mother I cant tell you why detectives noted his psycho neurotic army discharge. He requested to attend his mother's funeral.
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Indianapolis
Lloyd David Seifker
Cincinnati
Cora Seifker
Marion County
Seifker
G O P frames new tax bill
Republican senators study trimming the House approved six and a half billion dollar tax cut plan. Senate leaders seek a range from four to five billion, with some hoping for higher. A budget panel suggested a thirty seven point two billion dollar ceiling for the 1949 year and a ten point one billion dollar surplus. Hearings on the tax bill to begin February twenty three are expected to be brief.
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Dayton Moore
Washington
Congressional
Senate
G.O.P
House
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Joint Committee
Truman
Eugene D. Millikin
R-Coro
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Robert A. Taft
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Driver escapes as train strikes coal truck in Indiana
In Mt. Vernon Indiana a coal truck stalled on a railroad track and its driver Edgar Terreill jumped free just before a L. N. passenger train hit the truck. The impact sent the truck rolling about 300 feet along the right of way with debris scattered.
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MT. Vernon
Ind
Edgar Terreill
Gas Poisoning Fatal for Woman in Logansport Hospital
In Logansport Indiana carbon monoxide poisoning caused the death of Mrs Martha Louise Boldry in a hospital after she was overcome at home. The AP report notes the fatal incident occurred yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Martha Louise Boldry
Rev Clement J Thienes Dies Former Terre Haute Pastor
Rev Clement J Thienes former pastor of St Ann s church and once dean of Catholic clergy in Terre Haute died at St Francis Hospital Indianapolis Friday afternoon He organized St Margaret Mary s church here Ordained 1905 Requiem mass at Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral Indianapolis Monday 9 30 Burial in Indianapolis cemetery
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Clement J. Thienes
St. Ann's Church
St. Francis Hospital
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
St. Mary’s, Ind
St. Ann’s Church
Thienes
St. Margaret Mary’s
Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Flying conditions halt Gates trip to Midwest governors meet
Governor Gates cancels travel to Des Moines conference after deciding against flying due to poor air conditions. He altered plans at the last moment, remaining at home in Iowa for the Midwest governors gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Governor Gates
Des Moines
Gates
Wreck Occurs In Three Suburbs
A truck and two automobiles collided at Roosevelt road and Harlem avenue, injuring none. Cars struck Oak Park Forest Park and Berwyn, the truck toppled and spilled corn across the three suburbs, sparking a joint police investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roosevelt Road
Harlem Avenue
Oak Park
Forest Park
Berwyn
De Valera Falls Short in Irish Election Coalition Likely
Final returns show Prime Minister De Valera's government winning 66 seats against 76 for the opposition in the 147 member parliament. A coalition appears possible with several deputies still in doubt in Carlow Kilkenny where voting was delayed after a candidate’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
Carlow-Kilkenny
Fine Gael
Eamon Coogan
Carlow
Agent Faces Prison for Embezzling From Hollywood Clients
Paul W. Behrmann, 46, a former business manager, faced up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of misappropriating 9,745 from Anne Nichols and Norton Mitchum, with Mitchum reporting his savings drop from 68,000 to 58,000 and noting he received only 20 a week. Mitchum did not prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Prson
Paul W. Behrmann
Clement D. Nye
Anne Nichols
Abie
Robert Mitchum
Behrmann
Mitchum
Fire services in deadlock over county townships split
Mayor Ralph Tucker withdrew city fire protection from Harrison Township while agreeing to supply services to Honey Creek Township. The Board of Public Works and Safety backed the action, citing costs and several recent fires. Negotiations with trustees failed, leaving the matter to continue on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Tucker
Harrison Township
Honey Creek Township
Board of Public Works and Safety
Lonis Nicoson
Tucker
Vern Jenkins
Buel Watson
Jenkins
Terre Haute
David Russell
MacKenzie Surveys De Valera in Remodeled Eire After 16 Years
AP foreign affairs analyst Dewitt Mackenzie profiles Eamon De Valera amid Ireland’s postelection shift. The piece recalls 32 years since Easter Week 1916, notes Fianna Fail lost parliamentary majority but may still govern with labor and independent help, and reflects on De Valera’s enduring prominence in Irish politics.
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MacKenzie
de Valera
Eire
Dewitt Mackenzie
Eamon de Valera
Fianna Fail
New Republic
Dublin
Ireland
Boland’s Mill
Five Die in Fiery B-25 Crash in Arkansas
Five armed forces personnel died when a B 25 from Wright Field Ohio crashed into Roundtop mountain near Jasper Arkansas. The craft was en route to Little Rock with two officers from Ohio Florida and New York and a sailor hitchhiking aboard. Rescue work faced ice and cold amid rugged terrain as authorities confirmed the fatalities.
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Jasper
Ark
Armed Forces
Ozark
Arkansas
Wright Field
Roundtop Mountain
Dayton
Ohio
Little Rock
Mt. Magazine
Here
Phillip Novick
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles W. Thomas
Zepher Hills
Fla
Felton F. Roberson
Osborne
George L. Hatjes
Canton
Oaka Calif
Fire destroys Cash and Carry Furniture building in Evansville
A $125,000 fire in Evansville, Indiana, sent four firemen to hospitals and damaged the Cash and Carry Furniture Company building. The blaze yesterday threatened nearby homes before being controlled. Capt. Lester Weiss and Fireman Edward C. Harty were knocked back by an explosion as they entered the building. two more firefighters were injured with burns and cuts. Authorities say the fire started in the linoleum department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Cash and Carry Furniture Company
Lester Weiss
Edward C. Harty
Joe Mattingly
Joe Will
Youth released in murder probe in Brookville
Virgil Robertson, 26, was released from jail after a grand jury did not indict him in the shooting death of his father Eddy Robertson, 64, on January 24. Police say the son shot the father after threats were made against the family with a pistol. he had been held without bond since the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville
Ind
Virgil Robertson
Eddy Robertson
Robertson
Virgil
Union votes drive against Taft Hartley act
In Chicago on February 7 the C I O United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers voted to create a Taft Hartley war fund and authorize locals to double dues and ask 75 000 members for a five dollar contribution. The executive board had already approved the act. timing and scope of the pay boost remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C.I
Predicts Three Hour Flights Across U S
Pasadena report cites Allen E. Puckett of Caltech predicting potential three hour air travel across the United States once transomic range barriers are overcome. He says air speeds could rise by several hundred miles per hour, letting a New York departure at 6 a.m. reach California by 6 a.m. Pacific time.
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Pasadena
Cal
Allen E. Puckett
California Institute of Technology
New York
California
Temperature Record and Local Conditions Summary
February 7 observations show 6am temperature 24, noon 34, 9am 27, 2pm 34. Sunrise at 6:52, sunset at 5:17. River stage 1.8 ft, stationary. Local conditions report 24 degrees, yesterday's high 35, low 12, trace precipitation.
Stormy Weekend Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Rain or snow and a cold wave grip the region tonight with lows around 12. Sunday brings fair, colder conditions as the cold surge spreads from northwest to southeast. Snow flurries expected near Lake Michigan and in the south and north portions, with highs 12 to 16 and 3 to 15 at night along the Ohio river.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Ohio River
Renewed Kashmir warfare as Gandhi ashes set for Ganges
In Kashmir renewed fighting erupts as Gandhi followers plan scattering his ashes on the Ganges next Thursday. Government says Muslim forces from Pakistan attack Nau_shera with mortars and machine guns, repelled with heavy casualties and some prisoners. Gandhi was shot January 30 by a Hindu extremist promoting peace. His ashes will travel in a third class railway carriage.
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New Delhi
Kashmir
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Ganges River
Pakistan
Naushera
Gandhi
Cost of some foods lower in wholesale price drop
The Associated Press reports a sharp fall in commodity values reducing flour and lard costs. Wheat and corn slid to mid January lows, triggering price cuts at eastern chains and a possible further retail decrease, though officials caution against assuming a broad collapse in living costs.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
G.M.A
Three Coal Miners Suffer Injuries Near Terre Haute
John Jare 33 of Clinton Indiana rested well after a state fall at Victory mine east of Terre Haute Friday evening. Charles Gedrick R R 1 Clinton was discharged from Union Hospital after injuries from the incident. Charles Anderson 25 of West Terre Haute sustained a right foot injury at Snow Hill mine when a timber struck as a mine car jumped the track. He was treated at Union Hospital and released.
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John Jare
Clinton
Ind
Charles Gedrick
Union Hospital
Victory Mine
Terre Haute
P. J. Ryan & Sons
Charles Anderson
North Fourth Street
West
Snow Hill
P. J. Ryan & Son
Firemen Save Choking Baby in Terre Haute
An 18 month old, Donald Ray Bosc, was saved from choking Saturday morning thanks to a neighbor, Mrs. Thelma Akers, who breathed into the infant while Terre Haute Fire Department resuscitation squad worked over him for over 30 minutes. Dr. W. L. Loewenstein and officers Tribble and Houston aided with oxygen until the baby regained enough breath to avoid hospital.
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Terre Haute
Thelma Akers
Arleth Street
W. L. Loewenstein
Tribble
Houston
Fire Headquarters
Fall Kills Infant In Parked Car In Indiana
In Elkhart Indiana a coroner ruled a five month old baby boy died from a skull fracture after a fall inside his parents parked car. Parents Eugene Schmidt and wife from Mendon Michigan left Donald in the vehicle while shopping. The father discovered him 20 minutes later and he died en route to a hospital.
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Elkhart
Ind
Burton E. Kintner
Eugene Schmidt
Mendon
Mich
Donald
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