Moving day in Washington reshapes federal offices
James Marlow explains how federal space needs drive relocating offices in Washington. The moving section of the buildings management office assigns movers pushers loaders and haulers for each move. In 1947 tracks traveled 3 336 000 miles hauling 34 510 loads across 557 moves involving 27 departments.
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Commerce
Labor
Justice
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
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Bureau
Office of Buildings Management
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Truman Forces Take Texas by Votes and Reorganize
Truman forces gained two clear victories on test votes in Texas overruling a stubborn states rights minority. They ousted anti Truman delegates from four counties and prompted resignations from five counties in protest. Harris Dallas Tarrant and Harrison counties backed the Truman delegation as a purge reshapes the State Democratic Executive Committee with loyalty pledges and removal powers. Five of the 23 presidential electors were ousted for not pledging support to the party nominees.
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Harrson
Hie
National Committee
Wright Morrow
Houston
Texas
Byron Skelton
Temple
Truman Convention War Party
Morrow
R. A. Thompson
Goliad
State Executive Committee
Claude Huds- Beth
San Antonio
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic Party
30 Americans Killed Were On Way Home
A witness described a rammed train collision near a washout between Pusan and Seoul. A rear coach packed with soldiers emptied fast as the train struck. An MP warning from the opposite side and a soldier leaping into a rice paddy framed the crash scene.
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Penry
Cara
Pusan
Truman Drives ITU Fight Into Campaign Front
The piece recounts President Truman and officials reacting to reports that Taft pressed NLRB action against the Typographical Union during a long printer strike. Findling's account notes Taft’s view of the ITU case as a symbol of enforcement strength and his concern over alleged injunction violations. The government prepared contempt charges for the ITU, to be heard in Indianapolis before Judge Swigert, while Truman rebuked political pressure on executive agencies.
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Taft
NLRB
ITU
Findling
White House
Winthrop A. Johns
Nlrb General Counsel
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Chicago
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Typographical Union
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Air
Denham
Indianapols
Luther M. Swigert
Truman
Senate
Raven Rock Bus Hauls One Again
Families along Raven Rock road say wet weather is unsafe for students while county plans bridge work. Commissioners will replace the cue bridge widen another and install guard rails but will not resurface the Toad this year. Swain will survey needs and discuss with families as 46 children ride the bus daily.
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Swain
Brish
L Keller Shank
Rita Johnson Remains Unconscious After Head Injury
Hollywood reports Rita Johnson stayed unconscious for a ninth day from head injuries. Police conclude a fall from a stair or chair caused the concussion with no foul play found. Dr. Lee Siegel notes slight improvement in pulse and temperature as detectives review the case.
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Rita Johnson
A. W. Hubdka
C. C. Forbes
Ther
Lee Siegel
Phy , Siclan
Spy Probers To Make Test Case In Naval Espionage Probe
The House subcommittee on American activities pressed a probe into a Communist organizer in Alameda County California. Nelson refused to answer whether he is a Communist or provide questions that might incriminate him and the panel voted to cite him for contempt. Speaker McDowell described Nelson as a former party official born in Yugoslavia who came to the United States in 1920 and naturalized in 1927 under the name Steve Masaros. Three more witnesses were slated to be questioned in today’s atomic espionage inquiry.
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House On American Activities
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Mar. Hin
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R-Pa
Supreme Court
Earl Browder
Nelson Aid
Yugoslavia
Steve Mesarosh
Thomas
R-Nj
Indian Troops Move Forward as Aurangabad Falls
New Delhi Sept 15 Aurangabad Hyderabads second largest city fell to invading Indian troops surrendering without a shot as Daulatabad and Jalna were captured giving India control of almost the entire northwest Hyderabad. The Indian defense ministry spokesman said authorities faced no opposition from civil officials or the public. About 80 percent of Hyderabads 16 000 900 residents are Hindus ruled by a Moslem Nizam resisting union with India.
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Indian Defense Ministry
Daulatabad
Jalna
No Four Power Talks On German Crisis Today
Moscow dispatch says no four power meeting is expected today on the German crisis. Western envoys await reaction from their capitals to yesterday's talks with Foreign Minister Molotov as the urgency to resolve the crisis remains.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Big Four Fails on Colony Question Causes Shifts
The Soviet Union signaled a policy reversal on international trusteeship for colonies, shifting from support for Italian trusteeship to opposition as diplomats from the United States and Britain observed. James F. Byrne's 1948 proposal echoed in discussions, while Molotov’s jab about a seven fathered baby framed the debate.
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Forings Ministers Council
Harlier
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
Lewis W. Douglas
London
United States
Russia
Italy
James F. Byrne
U. S
Hector McNeil
V. M. Molotov
Army Sets to Hire Dock Workers to Move Cargo
San Francisco September 15 The Army pressed to sign up dock workers at Pacific coast ports to move military cargo piled during the 14 day maritime strike. CIO leader Harry Bridges called signers strike breakers and urged unions in foreign ports to refuse scab ships, raising international implications as unloading of Army food and supplies for Pacific areas remained uncertain.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
CIO
Harry Bridges
Pacific
Berlin clashes near Soviet war memorial leave one dead
Witnesses recall a September 9 incident at the Brandenburg Gate where German crowds returning from a large anti Communist demonstration stoned Russian soldiers. A Soviet military tribunal jailed youths up to 25 years for taking part, while British commandants and witnesses described no shooting at the Soviet war memorial. New York's population and area noted in the same page item.
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Hart Isbor
Kotskov
E. O. Herbert
Alementa
Brandenburg Gate
Washington Times-Herald treasurer linked to editor’s death
Representatives from Washington Times-Herald arrived to identify a man who jumped to his death from a hotel window in Clarkeborg. Papers and luggage list Charles Bell Porter, 3183 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC, once trusted with Mrs. Eleanor Patterson’s finances. Coroner says death was self-inflicted. Porter had left the paper in 1947 and had been handling Patterson’s will.
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Washington, D. C
Times-Herald
Charles Bell
Porter
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
Kenea Jackson
Harrison County
Tines-Herald
Charles Bell Porter
Eleanor Patterson
Paper Employee Named Executor in Codicil After Departure
A Times Herald staff member who left the paper was named an executor in a codicil by Mrs Patterson. The individual’s reasons for leaving were not disclosed, and another name was stricken from the original will.
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Ftaig
Patterson
Progressive ticket fate hangs on Clark action in Illinois
Wallace urges Attorney General Clark to move to place the Progressive ticket on Illinois ballots as final state ratings keep it off. Progressive leaders contemplate federal court appeals and, if needed, a large write-in campaign to reach 500000 to 750000 votes, about 12 to 28 percent of 1944 Illinois totals.
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Henry A. Wallace
Asa
Tom Clark
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