Taft Says Taft Hartley Act Proving Its Value
Sen. Hubert H. Taft asserts the Taft Hartley act works advancing fairness between employers and employees and reducing strikes. He argues labor leaders fail to specify objections and notes public protection and fewer strikes, while opposing a ban on strikes as ending a free economy.
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Washington
Hubert A. Taft
GOP
Collier’s Magazine
CIO
AFL
Taft
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Communist Party
United States
Canada
Butcher Prices Still Downward Path Keeps Slope
Hog prices rose at major yards while butcher counters saw meat prices fall. Grain markets unsettled as wholesale butter and eggs slipped. The Federal Reserve noted February retail food prices down four percent from January peak, with some industrial materials dropping. Heavyweight hogs gained, lighter hogs slipped, cattle prices steady. Retail stores moved to cut prices on several beef and lamb items.
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Chicago
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Grand Union
Violence erupts nationwide as firebomb attack targets Jerusalem court
At least 11 people were killed and five seriously wounded in a wave of violence that included a fire bomb raid on the Jerusalem military court. Jewish extremists reportedly attacked the building, killing one Arab and wounding two others as phosphorous bombs ignited briefly. The YMCA hotel refused to house U N staff over security fears.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Arab Legion
YMCA
Palestine Government
United Nations Commission
U. N
Quads' Father Secures Funds for Family Support
Andrew Zavada, a $48-a-week mill worker and father of quads, gains financial relief as Barclay Westmoreland Trust Co. inks a $25,000 advertising contract with Carnation Milk Co. The deal includes a $4000 down payment and $175 monthly payments for 10 years if the quads survive.
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Greensburg
Andrew Zavada
Barclay Westmoreland Trust Co
Carnation Milk Co
Italy Eyes Election Test After Czech Coup
Italians fear a Communist rise mirroring Czechoslovakia after the 1948 coup. Voters on April 18 will determine if Italy tilts toward the socialist-communist bloc, while Premier De Gasperi and allies brace for a tougher race as the party balance and police influence loom large.
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Rome
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Giuseppe Saragat
Randolfo Pacciardi
Christian Democrat Party
United States
Ministry of the Interior
Senate panel OKs George W. Allen for VOA chief post
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved George W. Allen of North Carolina to serve as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Voice of America broadcasts. Allen, then ambassador to Iran, would succeed William C. Benton as information and cultural affairs chief, while John C. Wiley, ambassador to Portugal, is set to succeed Allen in Iran.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George W. Allen
North Carolina
Voice of America
Allen
Iran
William C. Benton
John C. Wiley
Indiana
Portugal
Escapee Surrenders After 18 Years on the Run
Canon City Colorado April This warden Roy Best said he would seek clemency for C E O Dunne 58 who walked into the prison office and said he was giving himself up. O Dunne had been serving 18 months to three years for forgery when he escaped on November 23 1929 and hid for 18 years.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado State Prison
C. E. O’dunne
Roy Best
O’dunne
Americans Cut Down On Snuff and Tobacco Use
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports a shift in tobacco habits in 1947. Cigarettes sold rose tax revenue to 1,175,000,000 dollars, up about 5 million from 1946, while cigar tax income fell to 7,134,000 dollars and overall manufactured tobacco revenue dropped to 42,933,000 dollars.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Prince of Wales Popularized Men Suede Shoes
The former Prince of Wales introduced suede shoes for men and helped popularize them as a fashionable footwear choice.
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Prince of Wales
Women named among 1947 most wholesome by guild
Princess Elizabeth headed a list of the 1947 most wholesome women chosen by the Women's Research Guild for promoting inspiring news through true love and romance. Other honorees included Clare Booth Luce Barbara Ann Scott Camile Kelly Mrs. Spencer Tracy and Judy Canova.
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New York
Princess Elizabeth
The
Women’s Research Guild
Clare Booth Luce
Barbara Anh Scott
Camile Kelly
Memphis
Tenn
Spencer Tracy
Judy Canova
Gardner Cited For Good Figure by Hollywood Sculptor
Hollywood sculptor Joseph Nicolosi praised Ava Gardner as possessing the most perfect figure on the screen. He noted her roundness and fullness set her apart from what he called emaciated outlines. Nicolosi was commissioned to sculpt a life-size Venus statue of Gardner for the film One Touch of Venus.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Joseph Nicholosi
Nicolosi
Miss Gardner
Venus
Prisoner Bertest Smith Refuses Work at Joliet Prison
Warden Joseph Ragen reports Bertest Smith a 32 year old inmate serving 20 to 30 years for armed robbery has been on a sit down strike for two years. Smith claims seniority rights from his old waiter job and refused labor details. He is held in solitary in a segregation building among four thousand inmates.
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Smith
Ragen
Mississippi House approves Dixie and national anthem radio bill
The Mississippi House approved and sent to the Senate a bill requiring radio stations in the state to play Dixie and the Star Spangled Banner at the start of each day's broadcasting.
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Bill Jackson
Miss
Mississippi House
Senate
Vets face housing crisis with leaky roofs after war
In a 1946 Veterans of Foreign Wars survey, 7 percent of discharges lived in attics, 50 percent had no private bath or refrigerator, and 35 percent shared crowded homes. Reports describe contractor issues, landlord snubs, and evictions as veterans struggle to fix or keep wartime housing.
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Bob Feller
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Meyers Aide Faces Jury in War Contract Case
Washington federal court hears Bleriot H. Lamarre testify as key witness against Maj Gen Bennett Meyers. The 52 year old defendant faces three charges of suborning perjury to induce Lamarre to lie to the Senate war investigating committee. Lamarre details their wartime financial ties and Meyers role in air force procurement.
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Washington
Llp
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Bennett BE. Meyers
Svengali
Senate
Lamarre
Meyers
Senate War Investigating Committee
Federal tax dispute on agricultural labor status heats up
Fresh food processors press for clarity on when their employees fall under social security and withholding taxes. A meeting in Washington, led by Rep. Jack Anderson, included western lawmakers and officials to resolve whether shed workers in fresh produce, including potatoes and onions, qualify as agricultural labor under IRS rules.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Jack Anderson
Cal
Anderson
Fresno
Bureau
Henry Dworshak
Ida
John Sanborn
Eli Weston
Boise
M. O. Strafford
Idaho Falls
Death Claims Newspaper Chief
John Harvey Sorrells executive editor of the Scripps-Howard newspapers died of a heart attack in his New York home at age 51. He collapsed after midnight with his wife Ruth Arnett at his side. Sorrells began with Scripps-Howard 23 years ago as news editor of the Cleveland Press and led editorial management for 18 years.
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New York
John Harvey Sorrells
Scripps-Howard
West Ninth Street
Ruth Arnett
Sorrells
Cleveland Press
Scripps - Howard
Measure Fans Flame in Anti-Lynching Bill Debate
A Republican led House Judiciary subcommittee approved an anti lynching bill establishing federal penalties for lynch mobs and for local officials who fail to intervene. The move sharpens rift with southern Democrats over civil rights and Truman's national program. The dispute signals renewed opposition to Truman in the Democratic nomination contest.
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Washington
House
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Colonial Days Used Clam Juice For Fever Patients
In colonial times fever patients were reportedly given clam juice in place of water to treat illnesses. The snippet notes historical medical practices and suggests dietary remedies used in early America.
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