Truman Eyes 1948 Nomination as White House Pace Grows
President Truman signals no change in stance on 1948 run while noting no rejection of the nomination. Press questions touch on party unity and cooperation with Congress as he weighs future politics and keeps plans close to the vest. The piece highlights Hannegan’s push and Truman’s cautious posture.
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U.P
Truman
White House
Bert Andrews
Republican
New York Herald Tribune
Congress
United States
Hannegan
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Lilienthal
Russians Have 4 Early B-29s
Army air force officials say four B 29s were captured by Russia during World War II. Three were repairable and the aircraft were early models lacking later features. Capt. Mickish notes three planes landed on separate missions in late 1944 and he landed near Vladivostok on November 21, 1944.
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Washington
Army Air Force
Japan
William M. Mickish
Vladivostok
Pipeline sale of Big and Little Inch lines to Texas Western
War assets administration sold the government owned Big and Little Inch pipelines to Texas Western Transmission of Houston for 143 million 127 thousand dollars. The bid was the highest, disclosed at a public session last Monday. Sale awaits Justice Department approval and a certificate of necessity and convenience from the Federal Power Commission.
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War Assets Administration
Texas Western Transmission Corporation
Houston
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Texas
Philadelphia-New York
WAA
Robert M. Littlejohn
Department of Justice
Federal Power Commission
Confidence In GOP Increases Says Senator Saltonstall
Senator Leverett Saltonstall told about 250 Arizona Republicans that the party is on the move and gaining strength. He recalled leading figures like Dewey Vandenburg Taft and Warren, praised by local supporters, and noted his boyhood Arizona days while urging sensible, efficient leadership over New Deal spending.
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El-Rio Country Club
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Thomas Dewey
New York
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Michigan
Robert Taft
Ohio
Karl Warren
California
Ralph W. Bilby
Tuc
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Saltonstall
Clarence Budington Kelland
Pioneer Box
Mesa
Water Route Shift Stirs Legislators
The 18th Arizona legislature marked Arizona Admission Day with a 60 day session, banks closed for the holiday, and debate over the Parker Colorado River route. Lawmakers attacked the Parker plan while considering Bridge Canyon funding and an enlarged governor emergency fund amid hoof and mouth fears.
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House Natural Resources Committee
Sam J. Head
Yavapai
Fred J. Fritz
Greenlee
Ralph Cowan
Cochise
Fritz
Senate Livestock Committee
Cowan
Two Perish In Arizona Traffic Toll Rises
Arizona's traffic deaths rose to 35 today, up from 5 a year earlier. Victims include Jack Lahinger, 53, of Los Angeles, who died at Florence's county hospital from a Wednesday crash on the Tucson Florence highway, and Harold Roth, 39, of Flagstaff, killed when a car overturned near Winona. The patrol cited KF. L. Algas, 441, Flagstaff, as the driver.
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Associated. Press
Arizona
Jack Lahinger
Los Angeles
Florence
Tucson-Florence
Harold Roth
Flagstaff
Winona
State Highway Patrol
KF. L. Algas
Bridge Canyon Plan Shelved In Favor Of Parker Dam Pumping
The U S reclamation bureau with Gov Osborn and Arizona delegation approves switching from the Bridge canyon route to the Parker dam pumping plan to supply central Arizona. Costs for Bridge canyon hit about 1 billion dollars. Parker dam would cost about 605 million and deliver water in five years instead of ten.
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U.S. Reclamation Bureau
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Bridge Canyon
Parker Dam
Colorado
Boulder Dam
Reclamation Bureau
Lake Havasu
Bureau
Truman Urges Cattle Fund Cooperation with Mexico
President Truman voiced hope for quick legislation to back Mexico in eradicating foot and mouth disease in cattle. Senate and House Agriculture Committees backed measures authorizing cooperation with Mexican officials and eradicating plans. Discussion with Agriculture Secretary Anderson and border state lawmakers planned to refine the program.
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Truman
Mexico
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Agriculture Anderson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capper
R-Kas
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture Committee
Congress
Anderson
Hope To Avert Oil Plant Strike
CIO oil workers president C A Knight said any effective progress toward a contract by midnight could avert a five state Western oil workers strike. The report from Los Angeles on February 14 notes the pressure on negotiators to resolve labor disputes promptly.
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Los Angeles
U.pji
Western Oil Workers
C. A. Knight
CIO J Oil Workers’ Union
Five Million Government Workers Strike Paralyzes Paris
In Paris on February 14 about 5,000,000 government employees walked off work in a mass demonstration for higher wages. Transportation halted, telephone lines and the metropolitan radio off air, streets crowded with workers marching for claims amid citywide disruption.
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Paris
U.P
France
Ambassador Lane recalled as U S readies Poland policy
The United States recalled Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane from Warsaw after alleging rigged elections favoring the Soviet backed Communist bloc. Lane will depart Feb 24 to report to Secretary Marshall, who may outline policy shifts in a later news conference.
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Washington
United States
Arthur Bliss Lane
Warsaw
U. S
Lane
George C. Marshall
Poland
Marshall
Yalta
Potsdam
Two Perish In Air Crash Near Stapleton Airport
Slick Airways chief pilot Joe C. Hearn and copilot William Day, both based in California, were killed when their two engine cargo plane struck a knoll 3,300 feet from Stapleton Airport runway while approaching Denver from Chicago. The 10,200 pounds of merchandise scattered. weather was clear and cause undetermined. Day's father, L. H. Day, lives in Lakewood.
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Denver
Joe C. Hearn
Slick Airways, Inc
William Day
Los Angeles
Stapleton Airport
Hearn
Day
Denver General Hospital
Chicago
Budget Slash Foes Clash in Capitol Echoes of 6 Billion Cut
Washington reports lawmakers clash over a proposed 6 billion dollar cut to President Truman's 37.5 billion dollar budget. The Senate-House budget committee debated the plan amid criticism from both parties and concerns over defense, with a midnight deadline looming.
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Washington
Senate-House
Truman
Senate-House Budget Committee
Armed Services
Joe Gordon to Join Cleveland Team This Saturday
Joe Gordon the Cleveland second baseman is due Saturday from Eugene Oregon according to manager Lou Boudreau who also said Cleveland sports writers visit next Tuesday or Wednesday. Pitcher Andy Adams retired Friday after a shin injury from a line drive hit by Jim Hegan. Boudreau pitched briefly then moved to shortstop with Rogers Hornsby at second base. Pat Seerey kept hitting hard by sending several balls over the left field wall.
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Cleveland
Eugene
Ore
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Lou Boudreau
Andy Adams
Jim Hegan
Boudreau
Hegan
Rogers Hornsby
Pat Seerey
Moscow Parley's Outlook Far From Bright
AP analyst J M Roberts Jr notes the Moscow foreign ministers meeting on March 10 faces weak progress. Berlin likely offers no Germany peace recommendations. London deputy talks falter. Moscow press coverage dispute raises questions about Russian openness and capability to host foreign reporters.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Moscow
Berlin
London
Austria
Germany
United States
American Girls Are All Time Valentine
ARLINGTON Vermont February 14 The all time valentine of history is the American working girl said artist Norman Rockwell The painter praised modern women in New York Boston Chicago and Slippery Rock Pa as the most glamorous hearts he has seen They punch typewriters answer phones scribble shorthand work in bargain basements and even run elevators He called the American woman the sweetheart of the world and noted she has improved with age like champagne and compound interest.
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U.P
Norman Rockwell
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Britain Eyes End to Coal Crisis as Shutdown Stretches
London reports Prime Minister Attlee and his coal cabinet seek a date to end the industrial shutdown amid rolling electricity restrictions. Officials say a gradual return to normal is likely, with possible U.S. coal offers under review though delivery time could delay relief.
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Attlee
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British Gas Council
Truman
Britain to Put Palestine Problem Before United Nations
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin announced that Britain will hand the Palestine issue to the United Nations for settlement. Britain plans to maintain garrison and government administration in the Holy Land under the League of Nations mandate for now, following a cabinet meeting and talks with Arab delegates that did not yield a final agreement.
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Britain
United Nations For Settlement
Ernest Bevin
Holy Land
League of Nations
Bevin
Palestine
Court Upholds Sugar Rationing Appeal Ruling
The U S court of appeals with a 2 to 1 vote upheld a district court decision that OPA officials say may upset the sugar rationing program. The case arose from a Jan. 28 Letts ruling invalidating the agency's historical use allocation for bulk sweetened condensed milk.
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U. S. Court of Appeals
OPA
F. Dickinson Letts
Letts
Lett
Mob
Osborn Seeks Senate Confirmation for Five Arizona Board Appointees
Governor Sidney P. Osborn asked the Arizona state senate to confirm five appointees to the Arizona children's colony board. The nominees are M. J. Hackett of Yuma, Mrs. J. A. Farnsworth of Mesa, Harvey L. Taylor of Mesa, Robert D. Morrow of Tucson, and Kenneth L. Lapham of Morenci.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
State Senate
Arizona Children’s Colony Board
M. J. Hackett
Yuma
J. A. Farnsworth
Mesa
Harvey L. Taylor
Robert D. Morrow
Tucson
Kenneth L. Lapham
Morenc
Gromyko Repeats Blockade Call At UN On Atomic Plan
Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko again rejects the American plan for atomic energy control and calls for an immediate ban on atomic bombs. U S delegate Warren R Austin affirms support for an inspections based system with veto free punishment. The UN forms a new conventional arms commission to draft force reductions.
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N. Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations Security Council
Gromyko
Council
Atomic Commission
U. S
U. S. Bucks
Warren R. Austin
United States
Austin
Bbig
Gen. A. L. McNaughton
Russia
Poland
Fernand van Langenhove
Belgium
Jerzy Michalowski
UN Arms Reduction Commission
Trygve Lie
Lie
City Airfield To Get Lights
New safety devices will be installed by the civil aeronautics administration at Tucson Phoenix and Winslow Ariz airfields Phoenix and Winslow fields receive localizers glide paths markers compass locators and approach lights to guide pilots to runways completion dates set for Phoenix by July 15 Winslow by August 1 and Tucson by August 1
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Tucson
Phoenix
Winslow
Ariz
Winslow Fields
Valentines Day Boost Lifts Local Mail Volumes
The article notes increased mail by 15 percent this week as Valentine messages surge nationwide. It observes playful valentines and absence of horse race jokes in markets, with the post office confirming higher mail volumes around the holiday.
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