Rankin Moves to Force House Vote on Pension Bill
Rep Rankin of Mississippi announces plans to force a House vote on a veterans pension bill using a new rule aimed at blocking delay by Republicans and Southern Democrats. The measure, backed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, faces opposition from the Truman administration over cost.
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Pension bill stall sparks House rule clash and veterans stakes
Lawmakers debate a pension measure to aid World War I and II veterans with rolled votes and a 21 day hearing window. Rankin pushes for a roll call to count each member as costs are estimated up to 6 billion dollars annually. The plan would grant 90 to 120 dollar monthly pensions varying by disability and age.
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Rules
Rankin
Pork And Beef Prices Advance Across Varied Goods
Prices for pork and beef rise as 35 tinned varieties including fruits vegetables and preserves see gains. Independent mills push discounts below official lists while some packers revive tie-ins. Giants hold prices, trimming only fruit cocktail and tomato ketchup amid prewar stock concerns. Market fears trigger cautious buying down the line.
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Disinflation Debate Prompts Mixed Economic Views
Washington observers including A. D. H. Kaplan Edwin G. Nourse and Ralph Robey discuss the recent drop in farm prices and living costs calling it a healthy disinflation or a possible midcycle correction. They warn against assuming a lasting mood shift as Congress considers expanded economic authority.
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OPA
A.D H. Kaplan
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Brookings Institution
Hurp
Edwin G. Nourse
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Nourse
Truman
White House
U.S
Ralph Robey
National Association of Manufacturers
Robey
Sverake
Henken Emerson Schmidt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Philip Reed
General Electric Corp
Schmidt
Reed
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Mr. Truman
Senate GOP Aims to Close Ranks on Labor Issues
Discussion on Taft Hartley Act provisions focused on closed shops injunctions and secondary boycotts. Taft weighed regulated closed shops, possible emergency injunctions, and the impact on unions and employers. Chamber urged keeping viable parts while urging careful changes amid political maneuvering.
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Peron Faces Financial Woes and Stock Plunge
Peron grapples with cash shortages as Argentina considers options including private loans and sale of surpluses such as beef and wheat. The president criticizes foreign press on a radio answer, while his wife sold the Democracia newspaper to close associates amid retirement rumors.
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AP Committee Meeting Today
The Chesapeake Continuing Study Committee of the Associated Press will meet this afternoon at Hotel Alexander. The committee is composed of editors from all the daily newspapers of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Edwin Young, city editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun, is chairman and Joseph M. Harp, editor of the Hagerstown Herald, vice chairman.
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Associated Press
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Joseph M. Harp
Hagerstown Herald
Restore Fishpots Hinted To Revive Potomac Base Fishing
A local bill aims to legalize fishpots on the Potomac within Washington County to restore the river as a premier base fishing stream. Delegates Hicks and Ankeny argue past experiments in a Broadford Fairview stream show bait fish return after damming. opponents warn of catfish and eel predation. The measure restricts gear, sets penalties, and allows small seines for bait. The piece notes the transition from the American Woman Suffrage Association to the National League of Women Voters in 1920.
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Hicks
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Maryland
American Woman Suffrage Association
National League of Women Voters
Russia Setups No Man’s Land In Berlin Center
The report notes Russia creating a de facto zone in central Berlin with decree appointing “people’s judges” lacking legal training. Western observers fear propaganda gains and increased tensions as border incidents and black market activity surface amid the airlift surpassing one million tons.
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No-Man’s Land
Berlin
Kotikov
Weat
Russilanes
U. S
Cardinal Mindszenty Urges Peace Amid Crisis
Report of Cardinal Mindszenty calling for divine guidance for judges and a home and abroad settlement. Bishops met privately after his Dec 26 arrest on treason and other charges, considered a compromise with the Communist regime, with some insisting Vatican consent is needed before any action.
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Minderenty
Vatican
Sheriff Denies Non-Cooperation Amid City County Police Ties
Sheriff Joseph D. Baker rejects a grand jury charge of non cooperation between the police chief detective squad and sheriff's deputies and affirms longstanding cooperation with city police. Chief Max W. Rickard concurs saying he has always worked with the county law enforcement agency.
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Max W. Rickard
Baker
Prisoners Here Arraigned On Larceny Charges In County
Multiple defendants faced arraignments on grand larceny and related charges including thefts from a liquor store and a watch from a private citizen. Notable names include Kels and Robert C. Smith, John C. Painter, and others. Separately, the U S hockey team upset Czechoslovakia 2 to 1 in the world amateur championships in Stockholm.
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Robert C. Smith
Starteman
John Hollyday
John C. Painter
New Orleans
Dorothy Knodle
Painter
Michael R. Hill
William Hill
Indinapolis
Indiana
George Sinison
Dagman
Webster Dixon
Norman Adams
Charles Watts
Herbert Jones
Richard Wolfensberger
Roland Reedy
William Kreykenbohm
William C. South
Buss Hill
Robert Sullivan
U. S
Stockholm
United States
Cardinal Mindszenty urged to write to Holy See
The suggestion was that Cardinal Mindszenty address the Holy See directly rather than the bench of bishops. It was understood he would be informed of these viewpoints. The Primate remains in a Hungarian prison awaiting the appeal decision.
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Mindszenty
Holy See
Inflation Still a Problem Says Senate Leader
Senate leader argues inflation remains a problem as experts clash over trends. Government labor stats put unemployment at 3 million, up from 1.5 million earlier, with a caution about rising to 5 million. Wholesale prices ticked up after two months of decline as Wall Street faced indecision.
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James B. Carey
Ewan Ciague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
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