Truman bills face fight in Congress in coming 90 days
Washington January 28. The next 90 days in Congress will test President Truman's promise to enact the 1948 Democratic platform. Administration supporters expect House passage, but Senate votes may hinge on civil rights and Taft Hartley changes with Republicans potentially tilting outcomes. Tax cuts and deficits loom as Byrd and other Dixie Democrats urge economy to avoid tax hikes.
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Armistice Talks Between Israel and Egypt Near Collapse
Israeli Egyptian armistice negotiations teeter on failure as delegates resume talks after a two day recess. Israel insists on retaining the Negev while Egypt demands concessions on desert gains. Shiloah and Sherine report positions largely unchanged amid mounting irritation among Jewish officers. Compromise efforts propose internal Negev control for Jews with Gaza coastal strip and road left to Egypt.
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Reuven Shiloah
Tel Aviv
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Ralph Bunche
Israel
Negev
Ismail Sherine
Cairo
Gaza
Truman Plans Labor Reform in State of the Union
In his message President Truman urged revisions to the Wagner Act banning jurisdictional strikes and certain boycotts, stopping strikes in vital industries, and strengthening the Labor Department, while Tobin and aides refined the plan with White House and union input amid a party clash over Taft-Hartley. The piece notes mass watch production in early US history by Eli Terry Seth Thomas and Chauncey Jerome.
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New
Damage to Crops By Mild Weather Not Yet Serious
Blacksburg Virginia January report from extension plant disease specialist B. Fenne of Virginia Tech notes warm wet weather has allowed stem rot in clover and alfalfa to start and wheat oats and barley show yellowing and root problems. He cautions damage is not serious yet and crops should recover with normal weather.
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Virginia Tech
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U.S. Aids Nations With Technical Skills Under Truman Plan
U.S farm experts bring a decade of Western Hemisphere experience to President Truman’s program to raise living standards abroad. The Agriculture Department notes authority since 1939 to send technicians and set up stations, with plans to extend to Afghanistan Iran the Philippines Siam and Syria in 1950. Programs focus on crops vital to the United States and on boosting trade.
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Iran
Philippines
Siam
Syria
Gas Line Route to Pass Near Strasburg and Front Royal
The Atlantic Seaboard Corp and Virginia Gas Transmission Co win federal approval to build a 20 million dollar pipeline from Clendenin West Virginia to Rockville Maryland. Virginia to lay 75 miles of the line with Atlantic Seaboard handling the rest, passing about 20 miles south of Winchester along the Shenandoah. Possible Winchester lateral extension not yet heard by officials.
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Federal Power Commission
Virginia
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Winchester
Shenandoah
S. Lee Grant
Eskimo Survives 17 Days on Arctic Ice Floe
Gregory Ayne of King Island, the sole survivor of a three man Eskimo hunting party, endured 17 days on an Arctic ice floe after a storm swept them into the Bering Sea. He reached a Shishmaref fishing camp and told Emily Boucher of the Nugget about freezing parkas and raw meat diet.
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Grain and Coal Export Limits May Be Lifted
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer said unlimited grain and coal exports might be allowed later this year as wartime controls are extended for 28 months to support national security. He spoke to the Senate banking committee about ongoing anti inflation measures and Marshall Plan hopes for Western Europe. In the House, urgency grew for extending parts of the program to ensure scarce materials at home.
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Mink Coat valued at 38000 stolen from Sonja Henie
Two mink coats valued at 38000 were stolen from Sonja Henie in her hotel apartment burglary reported by her mother. The platina mink worth 28000 and a wild ranch mink worth about 10000 were taken during the theft in Manhattan hotels and apartments.
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Sonja Henie
Miss Henie
Manhattan
Air Force backs 48 group plan with eye to 70 later
Air Force Secretary W. Stuart Symington told the House armed services committee the Air Force supports the administration plan for 48 groups next year but aims to grow to 70 groups when funds allow. Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg noted budget figures for 70, 66, 59 and 48 group forces and stated 70 requires about 7.5 billion dollars while 48 costs 4.5 to 5 billion. Symington urged authority for eventual 70 groups as essential to national security.
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Air Force Today
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Hoyt S. Vandenberg
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Lawyer Threatens To Parade Harlem In Trial of Reds
In New York on January 28, attorney George W. Crockett said he would call every qualified Negro in Harlem to testify if needed to prove the jury selection bias in the trial of 11 top U.S. Communists. Judge Medina questioned the tactic as Crockett pressed to challenge the panel. The defendants, all members of the Communist Party's national committee, face charges of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government by force.
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U.S
Harlem
Harold R. Medina
George W. Crockett
Detroit
Consel
Medina
Federal District
American Communist Party
National Committee
Why Sun's Rays Feel Less Heat in Winter
The Sun emits the same total heat year round. In winter the rays strike at a slant, spreading the same energy over a larger surface, reducing heat intensity at any given spot.
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Blood drive urges continued Red Cross donations
Blood donation effort is vital as about 20 pints are delivered weekly to the local hospital. Schenck notes the current supply still falls short of local donor receipts, and every effort is made to exceed the quota to better meet local needs.
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Ity
Red Cross
Schenck
Republicans in fight over GOP chairmanship and new executive slate
The Maryland GOP battle ends in a split over Scott’s leadership and a revised eight-member committee chosen to propose a new executive slate. New appointees include Gabrielson, Rockwell, Hickman, and Reece. Hallanan calls the outcome satisfactory as Dewey allies gain strength.
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New Jersey
Margaret Rockwell
Arizona
Charles Hickman
Iowa
Carrol Reece
Tennessee
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Evacuation of English Children to the United States
The exact number is not recorded but an approximate figure is around five thousand children were evacuated to the United States during World War II. Most returned home after the war.
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