Pickets Fail To Stop President At National Theater
In Washington on January 23, nine pickets protested the National Theater's racial policy as the Truman family attended Blossom Time. Press officials denied a sneak entrance attempt, and the president entered with his party via the main door. The group urged the president to oppose local discrimination but received no reply from the White House.
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Washington
Truman
National Theater
Committee For Racial Democracy
Charles Ross
Secret Service
United States
White House
Democrats Bow To Defeat In First Test Of Congress
Washington reports that Democrats fell short 47 to 45 in the South Congress’s first test on Brewster war investigation, while Lucas of Illinois warned Republicans their proposals will face strong opposition and future voting mobilization. Wherry of Nebraska dismissed worries as Republicans held final 49 to 43 to keep the Brewster committee active.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Brewster War Investigating Committee
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Brewster Committee
Expenditures
Plane Defect Likely Cause in Washington Flight
The article notes a suspected plane defect in the Washington D C crash that killed Captain Orange and First Lt Miller of the 503 Air Base Unit at National Airport. It mentions Orange had accepted a regular army commission, and details the historical note that 59,000 Chinese laborers took six months to repair 1000 miles of the Canton Hankow Railroad after war damage.
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Captain Orange
Miller
503 Air Base
National Airport
Washington, D. C
Orange
Regular Army
Canton-Hankow
Army Germ Warfare Program Aimed at Defense and Retaliation
The article explains a two fold Army program to perfect defenses against poison attacks and to devise retaliation. It notes germ and poison research targets humans animals and crops and mentions non military health and agricultural benefits. George W Mespial consultant urged releasing non sensitive technical papers to aid public health and science.
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United States
Man
George W. Me
Secretary of War
Four Prisoners Escape From Maryland House of Correction
Four Baltimore prisoners on a kitchen work detail sawed a bar from a dining room window and escaped from the Maryland House of Correction in Cockeysville. The escapees were Allen Chenowith 41 Aldine Carroll 27 Joseph Heageli 18 and Edwin W Elliott 17.
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Dessups
Maryland House of Correction
Baltimore
Allen Chenowith
Aldine Carroll
Joseph Heageli
Hagerstown
Edwin W. Elliott
Card of Thanks for J. S. Mathna Family
We extend thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness shown during the illness and death of husband and father J. S. Mathna from Mrs. J. S. Mathna and Family. Ady.
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J. S. Mathna
Ady
Republicans Eye Break From Communists Hunt In Government
Chairman J Parnell Thomas says the House un American Activities Committee will soon shift focus from exposing Communists to a new, unspecified project. Several GOP members privately confirm the committee will move on a major initiative within two weeks, but details remain undisclosed.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Third Antarctic Plane To Crash
Three men died in a PBM crash on the James Belsworth coast and six other crew members were injured. Admiral Byrd and Cruzen expect the central group to depart Little America earlier than planned due to a dangerous, record‑length ice pack and a pending icebreaker rendezvous. The Philippine Sea remained about 700 miles north, awaiting return.
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James Belsworth
Cruzen
Admiral Byrd
Philippine Sea
Little America
Byrd
Scott Island
Youths Charged in Pen Mar Break In Ring
Two Highfield youths identified as David E B Shilling and Ellsworth McCray, both about 17, were arraigned before Magistrate E G Miller on breaking and entering and larceny charges. State Police said several summer homes near Pen Mar were entered over about two weeks, with items recovered including wrist watches, shirts, boosts and silverware. McCray posted bond. Shilling returned to jail.
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Highfield
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
Pen Mar Ares
Sheriff's Office
David EB. Shilling
Ellsworth McCray
Pen Mar
McCray
Washington County
Taber Presses For First Postwar Budget Balance
Taber urges a balanced budget as the first since 1930 and cites government waste across OPA, Commerce, Social Security, Navy, and Pentagon. She cites 15,600 OPA employees with 7,500 idle and claims five navy staff doing what one should. OTC head Fleming defends OPA while noting remaining duties such as rent and sugar controls.
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Taber
Congress
OPA
Commerce Department
Social Security Administration
Navy
Pentagon
Philip B. Fleming
Office of Temporary Controls
Fleming
OTC
Unveil Generator That Jammed German Radar During War
Berkeley engineers Dr. D. H. Sloan and Dr. L. C. Marshall of the University of California unveiled a new ultra short wave radio tube named renatron. Developed with Westinghouse and Dr. W. W. Salisbury, the copper skinned device powered a horn antenna to blackout German radar across a 15 mile by 300 mile corridor aiding Allied bombing raids.
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Berkley
Calif
D. H. Sloan
L. C. Marshall
University of California Electric Engineers
Westinghouse Laboratories
Pittsburgh
W. W. Salisbury
Unclear phrasing on separating one million personas from payroll
The fragment mentions separating 1,000,000 personas from the Federal payroll but provides no nouns, dates, or context to identify a person, agency, or event. Without verifiable details, no concrete action or outcome can be stated.
State Attorneys Seek to Intervene in Rulings Test
Maryland state's attorneys from eleven counties seek permission to intervene in the test of a Baltimore Supreme Court ruling that required a prosecutor to turn over to defense lawyers statements made by suspects to police. Baltimore City State's Attorney J Bernard Wells has appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals, asking the high court to rule on the order issued by Chief Judge W Conwell Smith. The appeal is before the court as Wells argues the order would hamper duties if statements are released before trial.
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Maryland
Baltimore Supreme Court
J. Bernard Wells
Baltimore City
Maryland Court of Appeals
W. Conwell Smith
Baltimore Supreme Bench
Wells
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