Tax Vote Threatens Defeat For Attlee
In London Liberals oppose the government on two pivotal votes over the budget. Attlee faces defeat over higher gasoline and truck purchase taxes, with Labor holding a fragile majority amid illness and possible absences. Churchill allies may bolster the opposition in both votes.
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House of Commons
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Labor Party
Britian Press Association
Winston -Churchill
Adam McKinley
Stafford Cripps
Churchill
McCarthy Attacks State Dept Official as Communist
Senator McCarthy alleged Louis F. Budenz identified a top State Department official as a Communist and charged another highly sensitive CIA position holder with homosexuality. Wherry predicted further resignations as the committee opened defense testimony for Owen Lattimore. Bella Dodd testified she never knew Lattimore as a Communist, challenging Budenz’s charge.
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R.-Wis
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Louis F. Budenz
State Department
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Central Intelligence Agency
Wherry
R-Neb
Owen Lattimore
Bella V. Dodd
Lattimore
Budenz
Red
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Communist Party
Lois Budenz
Central
Tno
Plane section found in the Baltic raises Navy link questions
Stockholm reports a planed undercarriage recovered from the Baltic with a punctured tire and gear markings suggesting English inspection. A witness says only one hole exists and its origin is unclear. The fragment was found near Gotland Island as nations exchange claims over Baltic tensions and Soviet actions.
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U. S. Navy
Dagentheter
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Dageps Nyheter
Pouth
Gotland Island
United Es
Russia
Balic
Latvia
Fire Sweeps City Block in Fort Wingam
Fire swept an entire city block at William Street yesterday damaging new dwellings and a lumber yard. No injuries were reported. Over 100 residents rendered homeless. Damage estimated at about $500.00.
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Siis
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Foul Play Hinted In Red Spy Probe Witness Absence
The Senate subcommittee investigating Owen Lattimore's alleged Soviet ties faced a missing witness. John J. Huber, a former FBI agent, did not appear as a subpoenaed witness, prompting questions of foul play or intimidation. Kerley noted Huber’s claimed attack and disappearance after visiting McCarthy’s office.
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Kerley
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Huber
Wisconsin Republican
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Lattimore
Field
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Edward P. Morgan
Tydings
Morgan
Tydiges
New York Milk Output Sets Record in 1949
New York State produced a record total of about 708,000,000 pounds of milk in 1949 despite drought effects in parts of the state. The gross farm value dropped to roughly $396,855,000 from $414,238,000 in 1948 due to lower milk product prices. The 1949 production surpassed prior years, with Wisconsin close in output.
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State Agriculture Departments
New York
Wisconsin
German Bishop Demands East State Halt Communist Propaganda
Bishop Otto Dibelius and Cardinal Grotzwohl urged East Germany to end Communist propaganda and restore civil rights, asserting church leaders face persecution for opposing the state. They warned of punishment for antiChristian acts and called for freedom of speech and religious protection amid rising church-state tension.
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Protestant Landes
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Buthop Dibelius
Otin Grotewons
Inshop
Tom
Dibelius
Mchig
Odds Maker Called In Gambling Probe
Washington vPi betting commissioner James J Carroll of St Louis was ordered to appear today before a Senate Commerce sub committee to testify on horse race bookmaking operations. Subpoenas were issued for Joe Adonis and Frank Erickson of New York City. Adonis was served in Hot Springs Arkansas and ill for at least ten days. The hearings focus on a Justice Department bill to ban gambling information across state lines.
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vPi
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St. Louis
Senate
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McFarland
D-Arit
Senate Commerce
Joe Adonis
Frank Erickson
New York City
Erickson
Adonis
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Jon
Justice Department
Taft Urges Halting British Aid in Marshall Plan Debate
Senator Taft, Republican from Ohio and head of the Senate GOP Policy Committee, calls for cutting Marshall Plan spending next year and questions Britain’s U.S. aid amount. He challenges the administration’s justification for the $3.1 billion request as vague while Congress weighs Dill’s bill to fund the Economic Cooperation Administration starting July 1. The debate comes amid a broad federal deficit and Taft’s call to curb government operations except for military needs.
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UPI
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U. S
Ohio
ECA
Kem
R-Mo
Congress
Fae
Jesse Donaldson
Senate Postoffice Committee
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Fed
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Teeval, Inc
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Aperiment
Park Avenue
New York
Patterson Named Washington Bank Director
Patterson formerly secretary of war from 1945 in IMT was named a director at the New York Federal Reserve Bank yesterday.
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Washington
Robert PL Patterson
IMT
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Suit To Outlaw State's New Rent Law Dismissed
Federal judge said the corporation has federally created property rights and that rent increases were granted under federal contracts. The ruling indicated state rent control acts may be subject to review by the court of appeals, while some state actions could be subject to DA fee review.
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Sylvester J. Fryan
Ryan
UF Court of
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Participante
Caliifornia
Albany Declares Boys and Girls Week in April
Governor Dewey proclaimed a state wide observance naming April 2 as Boys and Girls Week. The action calls on all residents to cooperate with local programs and activities to support youth initiatives across New York State.
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Dewry
New York State
piteTams
National League scoreboard with Brooklyn and Philadelphia results
National League scores show Brooklyn 3 bowen unknown New York 4 Philadelphia 3 with several games postponed including Pittsburgh and Cleveland at Chicago. American League reports New York 11 Philadelphia 3 and Washington postponements. unclear names and dates.
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Bowen
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Bowton
Washington
Cievrland
Chicagco
Publishers Discuss Rising Costs at ANPA Meeting
New York UPI reports publishers at the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention confronting rising costs. They consider raising ad rates or paper prices but doubt effectiveness, while options include budget cuts and tighter planning. About 1200 publishers attend the three day event amid debate over sustaining profits.
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New York
UPI
American Newspaper Publishers Association
William Dwight
Holyoke
Mass
Transcript-Telegram
ANPAL
Formosa Next For China Reds Formosa Next
The Chinese Communists reportedly overran much of Hainan and guerrillas were within four miles of Yulin refugee capital. Top nationalist officers from Hainan were due to arrive in Formosa, the last major nationalist retreat, as Red broadcasts doubted Formosa would be spared. The Peiping radio in Shanghai cited the Third Field Army vowing to learn from Hainan ops to conquer Taiwan.
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Formosa
Hainan
Yulin
South China Island
Seo
Hithe
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Peiping
San Francisco
Red Third Field Army
East China
Oder
Taiwan
House Votes Full Hospital Aid Program
The House approved a 75 million addition to the hospital aid program, raising total near 208.6 million for the Labor Department and keeping larger bills under consideration. The vote was 125 to 86, with opponents warning against overspending while supporters argued needs exceed committee recommendations.
Isaac Minsky Dies in Cohoes at Club Affray
Isaac Minsky, 8, a Cohoes manufacturer, died suddenly at Van Schaich Island Country Club where he attended a function. He lived at 261 Columbia Street Cahors and was a director at Cohoes Hospital. Fr Michael R Burke, Albany county priest, ruled death due to natural causes.
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Cohoen
van Schaich Island Country Club
Minsky
Columbia Street Cahors
Hard
Cohoes Hospital
Anneal Metink
Michael R. Burke
Albany County
Still Out Abandon Picketing In New York Strike
New York 21 A general strike by telephone workers was called off for the nationwide walkout that would have involved more than 200,000 Bell employees. The independent strike by about 40,000 equipment workers continues as the equipment workers union abandoned plans to picket exchanges in most states. Beirne announced the postponement, noting wage settlements for long lines workers could set a pattern for others. Negotiations with Western Electric and Bell System persisted as federal mediators joined discussions.
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Bell
Joseph A. Beirne
O.I.0
Communications Workers of America
Beirne
Hare
Division 10
C.W.A
Robeert T. Creaney
Aad
Long
Creasey
C.W A
Equipment Workers
Ernest Weaver
Ic.w.a. Equipment Workers Union
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
Weaver
New Railroad Labor Talks Arranged
Washington AM reports new conferences to settle a labor dispute that sparked a four-railroad strike across the Southern, Santa Fe, Pennsylvanian West of Harrisburg, and New York Central systems. The ordnance delays begin after a truce postpones the walkout to March 19.
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Chicago
Francia A. Oneill, Jr
Neonal Meditation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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