Nations Sign World Wheat Pact To Stabilize Prices
The United States Canada and Australia sign a 36 nation wheat agreement setting a floor and ceiling price for five years. The deal aims to buy and sell 500 million bushels annually, with Russia and Argentina absent and a floor starting at 1.50 per bushel and stepping down to 1.10 by 1952.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Australia
Congress
International Wheat Council
Russia
Argentina
Europe
Finland weighs Russia talks as Karelians flee border
Reports from Helsinki say stateless Karelians try to cross into Sweden amid Finland's decision on negotiating a friendship and military alliance with Russia. Paasikivi meets with the Foreign Affairs Committee while cabinet deliberates and possible delegation plans emerge.
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Finland
Sweden
Russia
Gulf of Bothnia
Juho Paasikivi
Stalin
Paasikivi
Foreign Affairs Committee
Paasikiyi
Popular Front Bloc
Soviet Union
Popular Front
Carl Enckell
Lennart Heljas
Eino Kilpi
Kilpi
Sylvi
Rauma
Leino
Hertta Kuusinen
Five saved as dragger aground off Cape Cod coast
A New Bedford Cape Ann dragger ran aground near Nauset Beach. A breeches buoy rescued five crew members while four stayed with the vessel to protect a $4,000 scallop cargo. Captain and crew noted misidentified Nauset Light.
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Cape Cod
Mass
New Bedford
Cape Ann
Nauset
Child Slayer Defense To Plead Insanity
Cleveland defense lawyers prepared Monday to argue that Harold A. Beach, 22, is mentally deficient and cannot tell right from wrong, seeking to avoid the electric chair for the New Year’s night killing of eight year old Sheila Ann Tuley. Prosecutor Culllitan planned to review transcripts over the weekend to ensure the state’s case is complete before resuming.
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Cleveland
Harold A. Beach
Sheila Ann Tuley
Frank T. Cullitan
Pope Denies Mihai Anne Catholic Marriage Dispensation
Vatican confirmed Pope Pius XII refused to issue a church wedding dispensation for Mihai of Romania and Princess Anne. Cardinal Eugene Tisserant said marriage could occur only if Mihai agrees that any children from the union be raised Catholic.
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Vatican City
Eugene Cardinal Tisserant
Music festival set for Oxford Ohio high school musicians
Nearly 3,000 Southwestern Ohio students will compete in the annual music festival in Oxford on March 13 and 20. Statewide finals follow in Columbus on April 9-10 and May 7-8.
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Oxford
O.—P
Columbus
United States Joins Allies in Recognizing Siamese Government
Washington reports the United States joined Britain France and China in recognizing the new Siamese government on Saturday, aligning with allied powers in a major diplomatic development.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
China
Fisherman reels in owl during night fishing
In Madison Florida J B Wooten headed out for night fishing with a pork rind lure and snagged a hoot owl instead of fish, a surprising and humorous catch for the angler.
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J. B. Wooten
Wooten
Arab Chief Al Kaukiji In Palestine Signals Rise in Warfare
Fawzi Bey Al Kaukiji, Arab Peoples Army field commander, met with staff at a new headquarters north of Nablus. Reports said Arab forces would intensify actions despite the Arab League not planning a large invasion while British troops remain. Five Arabs killed in Haifa area, toll 1,616 since Nov. 29. 2,000+ British troops and civilians left Haifa for home as sniper fire hit downtown Jerusalem.
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Arab Peoples Army
Palestine
Nablus
al Kaukji
Syria
Arab League
Damascus
Haifa
United Kingdom
Britain
Students press for revised Russo American relations at OSU fair
Delegates from 27 colleges at Ohio State University called for tariff cuts to boost U S Russian trade and adopted a Marshall Plan friendly stance. The mock congress split into right and left wings and urged outlaw of the bomb and revising the Casablanca accords. They also proposed waterways internationalization and a U S Soviet trade council.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Casablanca
Russia
United States
France
Great Britain
Fire Claims Life Of 81 Year Old Canton Junk Dealer
Joseph Barbee, an 81 year old junk dealer of Canton, perished in a Friday night blaze that trapped him inside his burning home. Fire crews rushed to the scene but could not save him. The incident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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Canton
Joseph Barbee
Czechs Aim to Expand Western Trade Under New Government
Foreign Minister Antonin Gregor expressed hope that Czechoslovakia will keep links with Western nations. He said exports to Western nations would reach 48 percent as trade with Eastern planned economies grows, and negotiations with Britain may begin at any time with new deals under way with Norway and Belgium. France and Switzerland deals have been extended. currency devaluation is not planned.
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Antonin Gregor
Czechoslovakia
Gregor
Britain
Norway
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Four alleged Reds released on bail pending appeal
Federal Judge William Bondy ordered four alleged alien Communists released on bail of 8500 each while they appeal the dismissal of habeas corpus writs. The men are Gerhart Eisler John Williamson Ferdinand Smith and Charles A Doyle, officials tied to the Communist and CIO unions.
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New York
William Bondy
Gerhart Eisler
America
John Williamson
Communist Party
Ferdinand Smith
CIO National Maritime Union
Charles A. Doyle
CIO United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Pair Nabbed In $114000 Bank Theft
Federal authorities arrest David Francis Almeida and Anna Mainart Almeida in Cleveland for the Mid City Branch Hibernia Bank robbery in New Orleans. Over $20,000 found in their apartment. two revolvers also recovered. Others tied to the case are detained. arraignments set in Cleveland.
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Justice Department
Cleveland
David Francis Almeida
Anna Mainart Almeida
New Orleans
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Almeidas
Hibernia National Bank
FBI
Almeida
James Francis Smith
Philadelphia
Cecil Ingling
Ingling
Smith
U. S
George Washington Ricketts
Thomas Ricketts
John Calvin Hasselbeck
French Chief Loses Support
Premier Robert Schuman faced dwindling parliamentary backing as the National Assembly debated 64 amendments to a bill forcing French men to invest in reconstruction bonds or face a heavier super-tax. Observers warned the cabinet was not in immediate danger but warned of a fragile political climate and the possibility of an upset.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
National Assembly
Schuman
MGM Considers Scio For Documentary Film
MGM weighs Scio for a documentary on the town’s pottery industry. Script writer Jules Frutham says the project is of interest but many factors will determine a final decision as the pottery sector recovers from a devastating fire.
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Scio
Scio Pottery
Jules Frutham
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Five Hit In Pittsburgh Gun Battle Rampage
A spree of shootings Friday night and Saturday injured two officers, a county detective, a laundryman and a bystander in Pittsburgh. Robbers tied to a $14,000 Allegheny General Hospital payroll theft were captured nine hours later after a taxi driver led state police to them.
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Allegheny General Hospital
Joseph Chymilinski
George Kercher
Bethel Township
John Wilson
Edward di Pofi
di Pofi
East Liberty
Joseph Stark
Edward Copperstein
Harry Hing
Lawrenceville
House Group Demands FBI Files on Dr Condon
Washington CP report says the House on American Activities seeks loyalty records on Dr Edward Condon director of the National Bureau of Standards. Rep Rankin urged releasing Hoover FBI loyalty files and hinted at firing Harriman if records are withheld.
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FBI
Dr. Condon
Washington
Edward Condon
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D-Miss
Congress
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
House On American Activities
Nixon
R-Calif
Harriman
Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
Truman
Delay Seen On ERP Vote In Senate
A week of Senate debate over the 5.3 billion European Recovery Program dimmed hopes for action by March 15. Supporters press for concrete alternatives while leaders warn reservations may delay passage as amendments pile up and no vote has occurred on any phase.
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Washington
Senate
Italy
France
Austria
ERP
Lucas
Ill
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dem Chief Criticizes Furniture Expenditure
In Columbus a Democratic leader condemned $2715 spent on hospital superintendent furniture including two love seats as lavish. O J Sharpe, Guernsey County Democratic chair, urged Governor Herbert to curb what he termed unnecessary luxuries. Also listed were a lounge chair and six innerspring mattresses.
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Columbus
Cambridge State Hospital
O. J. Sharpe
Guernsey County
Democratic Executive Committee
Thomas J. Herbert
White Slaver Sentenced in Cincinnati Case
Raymond T. Reik, 20, last of a group arrested in connection with a white slave gang operating in or out of Ironton, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment.
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Cincinnati
Raymond T. Reik
Ironton
Federation to meet Cincinnati temple sisters in March
State presidents of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods will convene in Cincinnati for a two day convention starting March 11. Local organizers expect participation from regional temple groups and plan a program of discussions and services.
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Cincinnati
National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Boy Injured In Nelsonville Drag Incident
In Nelsonville a five year old, Bobby Hitchings, sustained a broken left leg in an accident involving a city street drag on High Street. Street Commissioner Raymond Raine, who operated the drag pulled by a truck, had warned boys about riding the equipment. The boy was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan and is the son of Mrs Dorothy Hitchings of High Street.
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Nelsonville
Bobby Hitchings
Raymond Raine
High St
Hitchings
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Dorothy Hitchings
Two Million Dollar Fire Damages Nitrate Plant
A fire at the Cactus Ordnance Works near Etter in Dumas Texas caused about 2 million dollars in damage. The plant produces ammonium nitrate the material linked to the Texas City disaster last April per Moore County News editor W R Rutherford.
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Dumas
Tex
Cactus Ordnance Works
Etter
W. R. Rutherford
Moore County News
Texas City
New Coin Idea Aims to Cut Public Costs Billions
New York promoter Edward W. Mehren plans a Washington visit to push a currency scheme. He proposes coins valued 2 percent 7 percent and 12 percent cents with names like pickle jenny and bit. He seeks to abolish the silver dollar and half dollar, claiming broad public support.
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New York
Edward W. Mehren
Washington
United States
Mehren
Truman
America
State Official Denies Requesting Public Apology
POMEROY Charles Ferguson of the state highway department said he has not sent or spoken of a public apology to Mayor D A Canaday of Pomeroy. The mayor claimed rumors of a letter seeking council support in a snow removal dispute. Ferguson denied contact since the Jan. 23 snow events and urged officials to work together. He also denied negligence charges and noted state aid for sewer near Jake Ament’s restaurant would follow highway rules.
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Pomeroy
Charles Ferguson
Marietta
10Th Division
State Highway Department
D. A. Canaday
Messenger
Ferguson
City Council
Canaday
Jake Ament
Dixie Solons Hint Walkout At Convention
Southern delegates threaten a walkout at the Democratic national convention if Truman is nominated. Dixie lawmakers unnamed indicate delegates in about six states may depart over civil rights compromise. Meanwhile 21 Dixie senators secured broadcast facilities from Mutual to air civil rights arguments.
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Washington
Truman
Dixie
Mutual Broadcasting System
Senate
Western Germany to be federalized under Ruhr control pact
London, Washington and Paris reach agreement on future administration of the Ruhr and a federalized Western German government. Diplomats in Washington anticipate a Russian protest over unified Western Germany. Des Moines urges rapid Marshall Plan action. Lake Success calls for secrecy ahead of Palestine talks. Genoa accuses U.S. of preparing for war. San Francisco marks Bridges’ ouster as CIO leader for backing Wallace and opposing the Marshall Plan.
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U. S
Britain
France
Ruhr
Washington
Russia
Germany
Des Moines
Anderson
Lake
Palestine
Genoa
Italy
U.S
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
Henry Wallace
Friendly suit filed against Columbus
The city was sued for 166202 by 199 police department members. The action seeks to recover salaries withheld from 1931 to 1937 during financial difficulties. The city acknowledges the debt and plans repayment, with more suits expected from other employees.
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Columbus
Paintings to Return to Germany Next Month
The United States will send back 202 paintings to Germany next month. The works include many by masters and have been held in safekeeping since 1945.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Ramsey Says Pearl Harbor Aid to China Likely Needed
Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey Pacific fleet commander said he was inclined to agree with General MacArthur and Wedemeyer that military aid to China was necessary. He spoke Saturday on the issue amid growing calls for U.S. support.
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Pearl Harbor
Adm
Dewitt C. Ramsey
Pacific Fleet
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
China
Unemployment totals hit record 69,078 last month
Industrial and business concerns covered by the state Unemployment Compensation Act reached a record total of 69,078 in the previous month, signaling higher coverage and potential funding implications for unemployment programs.
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Columbus
Electric wire kills car crash victims and bystander in Phoenixville
An electric line from a broken pole struck a wrecked car and electrocuted Mrs. John Booth and her daughter Eleanor 12 of Valley Forge and Clair Byerly of Malvern, Pa. A bystander who rushed to help was also electrocuted as he tried to open the car door.
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Phoenixville
John Booth
Eleanor
Valley Forge
Clair Byerly
Malvern
Ohio Announces New College Scholarship Program
Wilmington College announced an Ohio high school scholarship program offering a $200 four year award for top graduates. Dr. Samuel D. Marbie noted seven other scholarships including eight full tuition foreign awards. Eligibility covers seniors from Ohio’s 1,140 high schools.
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Wilmington
Wilmington College
Ohio
Samuel D. Marbie
Treasury Tax Says Radio Prize Winnings Taxable
The Internal Revenue Bureau stated that radio contest prize winnings are taxable earnings. If the prize is merchandise its cash value is added to income, with gift tax rules not applying.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Bureau
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