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February 16, 1949

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TAFT ASSERTS AFL DEMANDS PRIVILEGE OF A RECORD SCOPE; Accusation Is Made as Green Refuses to Alter Opposition to Taft-Hartley Law CLOSED SHOP IS AT ISSUE Federation Chief Asks Changes in Administration Measure -- Calls Workers 'Angry' Taft Accuses AFL of Demanding Unparalleled 'Special Privilege'

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

W Green denies AFL plans to put state legislators on payroll

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TAX RISE IS LIKELY, RAYBURN DECLARES; Must 'Keep Out of Red,' He Says After Talk With Truman -- Shelving of Issue Denied TAX RISE IS LIKELY, RAYBURN DECLARES

By John D. Morrisspecial To the New York Times

Speaker Rayburn backs tax rise, after conf with Pres Truman; denies issue was shelved; says Truman will make clarifying statement; Repr Doughton supports view; Sens George and Byrd want issue delayed

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71 SPRING PREVIEW SETS TWO RECORDS; 1939 Mark Eclipsed on Earliest Date Mercury Has Hit 70 -- Entire Seaboard Is Warm 71 SPRING PREVIEW SETS TWO RECORDS

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temperature hits 71; sets 2 records; hrly chart

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HOUSE UNIT, AT ODDS, VOTES $90 PENSIONS FOR 2 WORLD WARS; 7 of 27 Members Quit Meeting Over Bill for Monthly Rate Beginning at Age 65 RANKIN TACTICS ASSAILED Revolters, Including 4 'Rookies,' See 'Railroading' -- Sickness and Death Aid Provided House Unit Votes $90 a Month at 65 For Veterans of Both World Wars

By C. P. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

House com approves Repr Rankin bill for $90-per-mo pensions at 65; 7 com members walk out in protest against 'railroading'

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U. S. Will Not Enlarge Force In Japan Now, Royall States; U.S. WON'T ENLARGE JAPAN FORCES NOW

By Walter H. Waggonerspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, returned from a three-week tour of the Far East today with the belief that it would be "impractical" now to strengthen United States forces in Japan.

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STATE DEPARTMENT SEES NO DIVISION ON ATLANTIC PACT; Says Executive and Senate Have Similar 'Objectives' for Proposed Alliance CONNALLY EXPANDS VIEWS Favors Steps Needed to Uphold Treaty -- Acheson Urges the Public to Use 'Restraint' STATE DEPARTMENT DENIES PACT SPLIT

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

US State Dept minimizes differences between it and Sen over pact aims; Sen Connally opposes US automatic commitment to fight if 1 member is attacked; Sec Acheson urges restraint on comment; Sen Hickenlooper suggests limiting commitment to cases of unprovoked attack

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Air Show Thrills President; Cost of Force Disturbs Him; AIR SHOW THRILLS, WORRIES TRUMAN

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

show for House (Vinson) com, Andrews Field, Md; Pres Truman attends; comments; illus

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Moffett Gets a $1,150,000 Verdict Against Aramco in Ibn Saud Deal; Moffett Wins a $1,150,000 Verdict Against Aramco in Ibn Saud Deal

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J A Moffett awarded over $1 million in suit against Arabian Amer Oil over Saudi Arabian wartime deals; move made to set Judgment aside; ct reserves decision

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Soviet Denies Slave Charge; Bars U. N. Inquiry in Camps; Calls Case Ruse to Get U. S. Spies Into Russia -- AFL Offers Testimony by Ex-Inmates of Wholesale Deaths and Misery SOVIET DENOUNCES SLAVERY CHARGES

By George Barrettspecial To the New York Times

Govt charges US seeks probe of alleged slave labor practices as ruse to get mil spies into country, UN ECOSOC

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Poison Chemical Blast in Jersey Rocks Wide Metropolitan Area; JERSEY EXPLOSION ROCKS WIDE AREA

By Kalman Seigel

Koppers Coke Co chem plant, Kearny, NJ; 2 hurt

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TRUMAN BILL ASKS CURBS ON INFLATION, POWER TO PRODUCE; Measure Seeks Authority to Build and Operate Plants in Extreme Emergencies WOULD SET WAGES, PRICES This in Scarce Commodities, Manufactures -- Shortages Declared Threat to Nation TRUMAN BILL ASKS PRODUCTION POWER

By Charles Hurdspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Administration forces today introduced a bill that would grant to President Truman all of the powers he has requested in his "anti-inflation" program.

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