Lawmakers Jockeying For Position In Senate Leadership
In Washington, lawmakers volley for Senate leadership as Democrats pick floor leaders and pro tempore choices while Republicans debate reformists and policy chair positions. McKellar and Taft face bids, with Vandenberg discussed. the task may test patience and loyalty amid party power dynamics.
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Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Democrats
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Lucas
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kenneth 8. Wherry
Nebraska
Taft
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Engineer unveils dry ice powered pistol in Evansville
John Calling, an engineer, claims a pistol using dry ice as a substitute for gunpowder. The design places four ounces of dry ice under the chamber, and as the ice melts carbon dioxide gas builds 1000 psi pressure, driving the bullet with greater force than an air gun.
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Evansville
Ind
John Calling
Calling
Dried potatoes praised by UC scientists in San Francisco
University of California scientists report mashed potatoes made from dehydrated potatoes taste as fresh as those from whole potatoes. They freeze the potatoes immediately after drying to prevent cell breakdown, preserving texture and freshness.
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San Francisco
University of California
Cosmic noise disrupts modern radio and TV signals
Scientists report lingering cosmic noise from a region in outer space that left 3000 years ago continues to interfere with television radar FM and short wave radio today. The mysterious energy waves have been recorded by researchers.
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Outer Space
Labor Unions Plot Lobbying Push to Congress
The CIO and AFL outline plans to engage the new Congress with a handbook for lawmakers and a possible freshmen dinner. They aim to press tax, social security, civil rights and other legislation, with CIO speakers coordinating testimonies and a broader pro labor bloc seen shaping the session.
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Washington
CIO
AFL
Organized Labor
Congress
Railroad Brotherhood
Old Guard
Gressmen
Philip Murray
Japan Seen as Good Investment Center in 1949
In an exclusive interview, Major General W. F. Marquat says Japan should attract foreign investment as the Allied occupation backs economic stabilization for 1949. He cites textiles, consumer goods, machinery and rolling stock as areas of need and notes progress in private export trade, currency issues to be resolved, and the stock exchange opening remains undecided.
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Tokyo
Japan
U. S
W. F. Marquat
Far East
Marquat
Stock Exchange
MacArthur
Death Takes Mrs. Baker of Oxford
Mrs. Kate E. Baker 67 of Oxford Idaho died Saturday at her daughter’s home after a lingering illness. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oxford LDS church with Bishop Jack Corrburn officiating. interment in Oxford cemetery. Survived by husband William. seven children and siblings. married 1903 in Oxford. Funeral arrangements by McHan Henderson.
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Kate E. Baker
Oxford
Ida
Warren Venemon
West Benton Street
Oxford Lds Church
Jack Corburn
McHan-Henderson
Baker
Dover
Utah
Ben
Kate Emily Redington Robinson
William Baker
John E Folden dies in Emmett truck crash
John E Folden, 62, was killed Saturday night at a hospital in Emmett after a pickup struck the gas pump and the rear of the vehicle he was servicing near Emmett. The driver was identified as Wheeler who attempted to negotiate a sharp curve and crashed. A separate note mentions plastic hammer tools for non-marring surfaces.
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Emmett
Ida
John E. Folden
Emmet
Here
Wheeler
Folden
Truman Back At Capitol After Visit
President Truman spent Sunday in Independence and Grandview Missouri enjoying a second Christmas dinner with family at the Truman farm and a chilly morning walk. He and his wife Bess and daughter Margaret toured the area amid small town scenes and an awaiting crowd before returning to Washington for duties.
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Independence
Truman
White House
Margaret
Grandview
J. Vivian Truman
Secret Service
Mr. Truman
Matt Connelly
Charles Ross
Washington
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Mary Jane Truman
A. L. Wilcox
Chicago
Electric eye expands robot surveillance reach
An infrared or optical counting system can now detect objects at about 1000 feet, nearly four times farther than current devices. It promises upgraded monitoring for highway traffic counts, burglar and fire alarm operation, and patrols of prison yards and other restricted zones.
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Robert S. Greenfield
Greenfield
New York
National Security Resources Board
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Coure
Helga Brandt
Beach
Miami Beach, Fla
Helga
Labor
Fort Worth
Tex
Mrs. Baker
Na‘onal
Virginia Anderson
Northwestern
California
Pasadena
Helen Thomas
Alex
Ann Sarkisian
Don
Georgia Stonesifer
Pee Wee
Midge Day
Kaye Tunnicliff
Capitol
Henry J
Taylor
KEIO
ABC Network
Coast To Coast
General Motors
Las Cruces
N. M
Binghamton, N. Y
John LaFrance
Indonesia
Sumatra
VA Sea
Borneo
Miles
Jogjakarta
U. N. Good Offices
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Java
Semarang
Soerabaja
Iake Malang
Kepandjen
Batavia
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Muiday
Penney
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