Anti Filibuster Hearing Sparks Senate Committee Debate
The Senate rules committee opened anti filibuster hearings with Senator Russell Long clashing with Senator Wayne Morse over mechanisms to curb talkathons. Morse argued for a majority vote to end debate, while Long pressed for limits on obstruction to advance civil rights legislation. The session paused as Chairman Hayden recessed for another day amid pressure for speedy action.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Tussell Long
Wayne Slorse
Ore
Morse
Senate
Long
Huey P
Kingfish) Long
Chance Morse
Chamber
Carl Hayden
Ariz
William
Knowland
Calif
Ens
Glen Taylor
Ida
Laude Pepper
Fla
Truman
Hayden
Theodore F. Green
R.L
Green
Civil War Vet Voted At 100
Portland crowds honor Theodore A. Pond at his 90th birthday as Oregon s last Union Army veteran. Speeches by Gov. Douglas McKay and Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee honor Pend and GAR veterans groups.
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Portland
Ore
Theodore A. Pond
Rand Army of the Republic
Upt
Oregon
African Legion Post
American Legion, Veteans of Foreign Wars
United Panish War Veterans
Marine Orps League
The
Military Order of the Purple Heart and
Candian Legion
Friendship Bonds Through Thread Across States
East Hampton Connecticut reports a lasting friendship sparked by a thread. Mrs. Michael Healey carved her name on a spool of thread at a cotton company years ago. The spool passed to Mrs. Justa Kelly of Columbus Ohio and the two women have exchanged letters and gifts each Christmas since.
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East Hampton
Conn
Michael Healey
Justa Kelly
Columbus
Congress Proposes Two Year Rent Control Extension
Washington reports Congressman Brent Spence introduces a bill to extend rent control two years beyond March 31 and broaden coverage to more housing types while restoring enforcement and appeal powers to housing officials and Woods. A Senate companion proposes a 27 month extension, with Truman undecided.
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Washington
Brent Spence
House Banking Committee
Kentucky
Tighe E. Woods
Truman
Senate
Francis J. Meyers
Pennsylvania
Spence
Woods
Japan Voters Back Democratic Liberal Win and Communist Surge
Yoshida pledged to fight the Communists despite their gains in the election. The Democratic Liberal Party won a clear majority while the Communist Party captured 35 seats, intensifying debates over Japan's postwar government and MacArthur’s rehabilitation plan.
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Eaids Chiao Tet Cae Geru
Democratic Liberal Party
Japan
Yoshida
Democratic Liberal
Democrats
Social Democrats
People’s Co-Operative Party
Social Renovation Party
Labor Farmers’ Party
Democratic Liberals
Douglas MacArthur
Sanzo Nosaka
Communist Party
Tokyo
Truman
Dewey
Chiang Kai- Shek
Nosaka
Socialist Party
Tetsu Katayama
China
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Marcellus K. Snow
Saltake City
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Gcenville
Beans) Baker
New York
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Baker
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Ross A. MacFarland
Harvard School of Public Health
Huntington
Ind
Charles Fletcher
Junior
Auburn
City
Limpor
Salem
Wayne L. Colby
Colby
Ford
NBC
CBS
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