Taft calls new Britain economy check on aid vote
Sen. Taft advocates a fresh examination of Britain's economic health before Congress votes the second year of Marshall Plan aid. He cites Mayhew's claim of recovery and notes Congress may redraw the $5.58 billion European recovery bill.
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Taft
Ohio
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
GOP
Christopher P. Mayhew
Britain
Ohioan
Mayhew
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Appropriations
United Nations
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Truman
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Truman picks McDonald as first U S ambassador to Israel
President Truman selected James Grover McDonald to serve as the United States ambassador to Israel, pending Senate approval. McDonald has acted as U S special representative in Israel since January 22, and formal recognition of the Jewish state has already been granted.
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Washington
Truman
James Grover McDonald
United States
Israel
McDonald
White House
Senate
Day’s Activities In Congress
Senate may act on minor bills. Foreign relations committee debates ECA bill in closed session. Labor committee reviews administration labor bill. Finance committee questions a State Department official on trade agreements. Armed services panel continues review of Mon Wallgren for defense post. Republican policy and campaign committees confer with National Chairman Scott. House adjourns until Monday.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Labor Committee
Finance Committee
State Department
Armed Services Committee
Mon Wallgren
Defense Post
Republican
Scott
House
Truman Serves Notice He May Stump Nation
President Truman signaled a nationwide stump for his legislative program at Jefferson-Jackson day dinners, accusing Republicans of trying to cripple unions and force a starvation wage. GOP leaders dismissed his claims as misdirection while noting a party split over civil rights and Taft Hartley.
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Jefferson-Jackson
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Maine
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Ohio
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R-Ore
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D-Fla
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Mayflower
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Sens
George and
Russell
Georgia
Byrd
Virginia
Ellender
Louisiana
Eastland and Stennis
Mississippi
Arizona Seeks Armed Killers In Desert Slayings
Police in Phoenix and surrounding areas hunt for ex convicts Billy Ray Gilbert George Schmid and Florence Chisholm after a gas station robbery and the Needles triple slayings of Ernest Winstead his wife Frances and neighbor Willis Pugh. The trio are said to be armed with multiple pistols shotguns and a rifle and were linked to a riding stable robbery.
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Needles
Calif
Stanley Kimball
Kimball
Billy Ray Gilbert
George Schmid
Florence Margaret Chisholm
Jerry Heffelfinger
Heffelfinger
Ernest Winstead
Needles City
Frances
Willis Pugh
Winstead
Frank Bland
Pugh
Gilbert
Kingman, Ariz
Bland
Galvin Nominated as Under Secretary of Labor
Michael J. Galvin of Massachusetts was nominated to be under secretary of labor. President Truman informed the senate of the choice for approval. The 41 year old Boston lawyer has a distinguished war record with 280 days as a lieutenant colonel of tanks under Gen. Patton in 1944 45. He was recommended by Secretary Tobin.
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Washington
Michael J. Galvin
Massachusetts
Truman
Senate
Galvin
Boston
George S. Patton Jr
Labor
Tobin
Fifteen Bulgarian Churchmen Face Treason Trial
In Sofia on February 25 the trial opened with Nikola Naumov admitting guilt for crimes against the Bulgarian state. The 15 Protestant ministers are charged with treason espionage and illicit money dealing tied to alleged spying for Britain and the United States. Naumov testified declaring guilt and remorse while government officials outlined a high‑profile case involving U.S. mission secretary Cyril Black.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Nikola Naumov
Naumov
Supreme Council of the United Evangelical Churches
Britain
United States
Dimiter Georgi
Todor Tsakov
Constantin ,Andjiev
Luka Lulchev
Venyo Vjevizelo
Cyril Black
U. S
Black
Princeton University
Andjiev
Sea Threatens Redondo Beach As Giant Waves Return
Redondo Beach residents brace for renewed giant waves after Thursday’s 40-foot breakers pounded three story homes and sent 50 pound boulders onto oceanfront property. The storm surge and heavy swells overtopped a sea wall, prompting new protective measures. Over 100 residents evacuated to shelters run by the Red Cross and Salvation Army for the second time in three months. The same Pacific storm brought 0.21 inch of rain to Los Angeles Thursday, contributing to a 5.89 inch season total.
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Ocean Front
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Los Angeles
Toledo Used Car Dealer Promotes Gala One Cent Sale
Toledo February 23 Twelve early arrivals attended the kickoff of Nick Rapton's 1 cent sale at his used car lot with one deposit on a 1941 Chevrolet sedan priced at 995 dollars. Five other vehicles are paired for 1 cent with mixed makes and prices including a 1936 Terraplane and 1939 Buick sedan. Rapton expects losses offset by spring sales and may repeat the event if response warrants.
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Toledo CO
Nick Rapton
Ford
Kapton
Hereford Cow Jumps Into Silo in Yukon Ranch Tale
A 1400 pound Hereford on the Mach ranch in Yukon Oklahoma jumps through a 17 by 25 inch feed door into a concrete silo. Veterinarians report no injuries to the cow or farmer as attempts to remove her fail. The cow remains inside the silo as the owner weighs options.
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Okla
Diddle Diddle
Bill Mach
Mach Ranch
Here
Bossy
Mach
Mack
Oklahoma
Truman Considers Larger Air Force
President Truman weighs a plan to let the air force buy more planes, potentially restoring a 70-group strength by 1952. House Armed Services Chair Carl Vinson urged an $800 million supplemental defense budget to fund extra planes and crews, while Truman kept to a 48-group cap in his current budget.
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Truman
Air Force
Air Arm
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Service Committee
Vinson
Congress
Vin
Shotgun For Every Purpose Is On Sale
Yukon Oklahoma ad notes a 12 gauge shotgun for sale single barrel full choke ideal for squirrels rabbits weddings P O Box 151 published in the Yukon Sun Friday
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Okla
Okla) Sun
P. O
Floods Across Midwest Farms Alert in Several States
Flood waters covered thousands of acres across Nebraska Iowa and Missouri as snowmelt and warm temperatures spurred rising streams. Ice jams on the Missouri river and river overflows blocked highways and threatened broader flooding with Red Cross army and federal agency coordination under weather alerts.
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Iowa
Missouri
Missouri River
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Plains
Nemaha
Omaha
Atchison, Kas
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Montana
Kansas City
Red Cross
Army
Grazing Land Bill Amended In Arizona Legislature
Cracks appeared in the Arizona legislature over grazing land classification and other measures. The senate amended the land bill to set minimum rentals at 60 percent of class rates, boosting projected annual revenue, while the house passed a measure restricting county attorneys from private practice and a broad hunting license fee increase. The occupational tax proposal was revived in the senate, and related bills on smoking restrictions and state claims were sent to the senate.
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Phoenix
Senate
Fred J. Fritz
House
Raymond G. Langham
Merryweather
Hubert Merryweather
Santa Cruz
Sen
Sam Head
James Herron Jr
Pinal
Joseph D. Mansfield
Yuma
Sen. Head
William A. Sullivan
Gila
Pima
Cochise
Arizona
Department of Agriculture
Russia moves troops to Norway border amid NATO pact fears
Finnish sources report extra Russian troops near Norway’s 122 mile border from Murmansk, tied to Norway’s stance on a North Atlantic pact with the United States. No official confirmation or numbers given. Oslo sources expect rejection of a non aggression pact as Sweden and other nations watch closely.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Norway
Arctic
United States
Murmansk
Soviet Arctic
V. A. Sundman
Moscow
Canada
Brussels
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Halvard M. Lange
Oslo
Stockholm
Rocket reaches 250 miles in record flight at White Sands
White Sands proving ground announced a two stage experimental rocket flew to 250 miles above Earth, more than doubling the prior altitude record of 114 miles, in a historic test conducted Thursday.
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White Sands
N. M
White Sands Proving Ground
General Motors Cuts Prices on All Passenger Cars
General Motors announced price reductions across its five passenger car lines and Chevrolet trucks by 10 to 40 dollars. President C. E. Wilson said the cuts reflect savings from wage adjustments under the CIO UAW contract and lower material costs, with divisional announcements to follow for Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick and Cadillac. The GMC coach and truck division will issue its own price change. The move follows Ford’s earlier price action two years ago and marks a return toward pricing changes in the industry.
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U.P
General Motors Corp
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C. E. Wilson
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United Auto Workers
Wilson
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GMC
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Ford
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