Arizona Legislature approves flood control bill in Tucson debate
Senate and house pass flood control measures with Pima County and district bond provisions. The house backs rail of dairy inspection for brucellosis while a debate over state bond backing and district improvements unfolds.
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Bob Brooks
Phoenix
Senate
House of the
Arizona
House
Pima
Charles Abels
Bane
State Health Department
Health Department
Bang
State Dairy Commission
Tucson
James W. Ewing
Pima County
Cen
Nationalists Call For Peace
Li Tsung-jen informs Mao that the Nationalist government accepts the eight Communist demands as a basis for peace talks while withholding blind acceptance and urging timetables. The message, noting no approval of a list of war criminals, hints at possible Communist pressure near the Yangtze river.
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Nanking
U.P
Li Tsung-jen
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Shensi
Chiang Kai-shek
Yangtze
Five Cent Cigar Returns in New York
The five cent cigar returned to New York on Friday as nickel stogies went on sale again for the first time since the war. The move is described as the smoker's dividend amid a three month price decline reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
Britain Moves to De Facto Recognition of Israel
A joint communique from foreign ministers of Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg states that de facto recognition of Israel is now possible. Australia and Switzerland had already indicated recognition, with Switzerland offering de facto and Australia full recognition of the new state in Palestine.
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London
Great Britain
Western Alliance
Israel
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Australia
Switzerland
Palestine
Congress Delays Labor Law Study and Budget Debates
Washington reports the Tobin led labor law blueprint hearing postponed to an unspecified date. Congress weighs defense budget size, 48 vs 70 group air force plans, and universal military training funding amid anti inflation measures. Snow relief funds rise to 3.5 million. farm leaders push for price parity and flexible crop support.
Congress At A Glance
Senate in recess until noon Friday. Labor committee hears Secretary Tobin and others testify on Taft Hartley repeal. Banking committee holds hearings on export controls with Secretary Sawyer as witness. Rules committee continues rules to limit debate. House adjourned until noon Monday. Armed services committee questions Gen Vandenberg on air power. Labor committee continues minimum wage hearings. Ways and Means hears pottery industry views on reciprocal trade program.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Capitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Forces
Senate Banking Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
House Banking Committee
Senate
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Labor Committee
Tobin
William R. McComb
Senate Rules Committee
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Congressional Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congressional
Federation
Sen. Thomas
D-Okla
Associated Press
Labor Committee
Labor
Banking Committee
Rules Committee
HOUSE
Armed Services Committee
Gen. Vandenberg
Ways and Means
Missing B-29 Signal Heard Near Canary Islands
London dispatch reports constant radio signals from 150 miles northeast of the Canary Islands, believed from survivors of a missing B-29 with 15 aboard en route from Dakar to England. An oil slick sighted near the signal site. B-17 and B-29 fighters joined the search with British air force planes assisting.
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London
Air Force
Canary Islands
Dakar
West Africa
England
Cabo Jubi
Rio de Oro
Africa
Las Palmas
Canaries
Gibraltar
Douglas Man Kills Self At Underpass
Douglas police say 48 year old Mike Benedict climbed onto an underpass Thursday night and stabbed himself in the throat with a butcher knife. His body fell to the roadway. Benedict had lived in Douglas over 20 years and worked as a cook and at a service station before recent unemployment.
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Douglas
Percy Bowden
Mike Benedict
Benedict
Israeli Egyptian parley near failure as talks stall
Rhodes Jan 28 Israelis and Egyptians faced a breakdown as two week negotiations on armistice stalled. Israel refused to relinquish Negev gains while Egypt pressed for desert concessions and both sides showed little sign of compromise.
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Rhodes
Egypt
Reuven Shiloah
Tel Aviv
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Israel
Negev
Ismail Sherine
Cairo
Leav
Wages Peak Theories Stir Labor Market Signal
Washington reports wages may have peaked postwar with some sectors facing cuts. General Motors auto and electrical workers face a two-cent hourly wage cut on March 1 tied to the government living cost index as prices fall from late 1940s highs. Labor experts foresee wage negotiations shifting toward benefits and security.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
General Motors
Reds Counsel Seeks Delay in Communist Leaders Trial
In New York on January 28, defense attorney George W. Crockett vowed to call Harlem residents to testify if needed to challenge alleged bias in jury selection. Judge Harold R. Medina ruled jurors could not be questioned as witnesses as the conspiracy trial of 11 Communist leaders adjourned. The defense claims the method favors the rich and minorities, potentially invalidating the indictment.
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New York
U. S
Harlem
Harold R. Medina
George W. Crockett
Detroit
Medina
Federal District
Grand Jury
American Communist Party
National Committee
Colorado Completes Ratification Of Pact
The Colorado senate approved without opposition two river compact bills on January 28 with a 28 to 0 vote. The measures ratify the upper Colorado river and the Arkansas river compacts, completing Colorado and prompting other states to have ratified their parts. The upper basin pact divides water shares among Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona and Wyoming.
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Denver
Colorado Senate
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Wyoming
Snow and Wind Halt Relief Efforts for Western Cattle
Heavy storms and new snow drifts slowed relief work across Nebraska Nevada Utah Idaho and Arizona where over 2 5 million cattle and 2 8 million sheep face starvation. Federal and state funds supported emergency aid as officials battled the worst winter weather in years with floods and cold waves forecast.
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Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Arizona
Western Plains
Rocky Mountain
Lower
Michigan
Texas
North Central
Ohio
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Illinois
Appalachians
North Atlantic
New England
Pacific Coast
Clear But Chilly Weather In Sight
Friday night and Saturday will bring generally clear skies to Tucson as a cold wave lingers. A bright sun greeted residents as the rodeo season began, with morning temperatures around 30 degrees and a slow warm up expected into Saturday.
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Tucson
Old Pueblo
Boston Subway Fire Kills 2
Two women died and six others were injured as smoke filled an elevator shaft at the Atlantic subway station. About 300 commuters escaped via an emergency exit as a policeman guided them to safety, while several workers were treated for smoke inhalation.
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Boston
WUP
Atlantic
Boston Harbor
Maverick Station
Atlantic Avenue
Tower
Beng
Thomas S. Tucker
Dorchester
James Moran
South Boston
Lawrence Kilroy
Frank Broderick
Both Parties Condemn Eviction Protests Over Rent Controls
Washington scene on January 28 shows Republicans and Democrats rallying with President Truman against mass evictions by landlords as a protest tactic against federal rent controls. Senate leaders pledge to study evictions when considering extending controls beyond March 31.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Tulsa
Okla
Tighe Woods
Woods
Sen
Myers
D-Pa
Congress
Sen. Tobey
R-Nh
Banking Committee
Wallace J. Murphy
Lyall T. Beggs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Patten pushes West Point of the air in Arizona
Rep. Patten of Arizona urged Congress to authorize a Davis Monthan based air academy comparable to West Point and Annapolis. He cited Arizona weather and facilities as ideal for a year round program and asked for an immediate committee hearing.
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Washington
Patten
D-Ariz
Congress
West Point
Arizona
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
West Point Military Academy
Annapolis Naval Academy
Randolph Field
Texas
Patken
Irom
Auto Dealers Face Public Scrutiny At National Convention
At the San Francisco convention the group heard peers rebuke the industry for a long era of easy credit and lax sales. They urged a tougher public image, urged the Fed to extend time-payment terms from 15–18 to 24–30 months, and pledged a bigger highway safety drive and driver training in high schools.
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San Francisco
Dog House
Federal Reserve Board
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D-La
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Long
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Tanque Verde
Ewing
Abels
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Property Owners Association
Murphy
Boston Subway
Air West Point
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