New Boundary Line Measure Passes Senate
Richmond Va Feb 1 A bill setting up a new Virginia District of Columbia boundary line won unanimous endorsement of the state legislature and moves to the house for final consideration. It places Washington National Airport in Virginia as a federal reservation while allowing Virginia to regulate alcoholic beverages and tax gasoline for motor vehicles.
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Richmond
Virginia
District of Columbia
Congress
House of Deletes
Assembly
Andrew W. Clarke
Alexandria
William D. Medley
Arlington
Fed
Washington National Airport
Senate
House
State Board of Education
Senaites
Sebrell
Franklin
Tate
Spiers
Board of Visitors of
The
Medical College of Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Hurley
Grundy
State Board of Public Welfare
Walton-Humphries
Norfolk County Real Estate Assessment Board
pre-Witten
Tsylvania
Tazewell
Moncure
Prince William County
Wyatt
Danville
Massenburg
Warwick
Elizabeth City
York Counties
Hampton
Neport News
Phoebus
Peninsula
Bevin Defends Britain as Peace Council Debates Greece
London February 1 Ernest Bevin accused Soviet propaganda of endangering world peace during a tense session of the 11 nation peace council. He rejected Moscow claims Britain meddled in Greece and asserted the real threat is incessant propaganda and attacks by the Moscow radio. Greek delegate Thanassis Aghnides backed British restraint and said British troops were indispensable to order and stability in Greece.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Russia
World Security Council
Britain
Greece
Peace Council
Moscow
Tev In
Andrei Vishinsky
Bevin
Vishinsky
Romania
Thanassis Aghnides
Aghnides
Great Britain
Masked Bandits Hold Up Local Man in Bluefield
Garland Morrison reported two masked men robbed him at Ellis and Bland streets early yesterday, taking four dollars. One suspect was about five four in a blue coat and brown trousers, with a dark cloth over his face. the other wore a blue quarter length coat and brown hat and carried a German P-38 pistol. A Bluefield Cab company taxi was stolen near the Princeton courthouse at 7:30 last night and found wrecked on the Princeton Beckley highway two hours later. state police are investigating.
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Bluefield
Garland Morison
Allen Street
Ellis and
Bland Streets
Morrison
Talnd
Bland Street
Court House
Princeton
Princeton - Beckley
Bailey Enters Automobile Business in Kanawha-Putnam Co
Ernest L. Bailey, retiring state road commissioner, enters the automobile field and helps form the Kanawha-Putnam Automobile company of Nitro with a $50,000 charter. Bailey will be represented by his son. Other incorporators are M. M. Maloney and Gwendolyn Maloney of Charleston.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ernest L. Bailey
Bailey
Kanawha-Putnam Automobile Company
M. M. Maloney
Gwendolyn Maloney
Bodies Of Plane Occupants Found In Wyoming Crash
Elk Mountain Wyoming February 1 officials say wreckage of a United Air Lines flight from Seattle to New York was found on Elk Mountain. Civil Aeronautics official Stewart England said bodies of all 18 passengers and 3 crew members were discovered. The scattered bodies were slightly singed but show no signs of fire. Three guides aided the 10 man search party and military personnel were among the occupants.
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Elk Mountain
Wyo
United Airlines
Stewart England
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Cheyenne
England
Carl Dolling
Sat
Alla Chiesa
Kerr Denies Misquotation On Indonesian Trusteeship Question
Sir Archibald Clark Kerr said poor acoustics led to a misunderstanding at a news conference. He was quoted as saying there was a strong possibility of Indonesia becoming a United Nations trusteeship, a statement he rejected. He stated he could not or would not answer if final state would be admitted to UNO.
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Singapore
Archibald Clark Kerr
Indonesia
United Nations
Netherlands East Indies
Donesia
UNO
Sir Archibald
Associated Press
Reuters
Gilmer Reappointed State Comptroller by Governor Tuck
Richmond Va Feb 1 Henry G Gilmer state comptroller and Crawford F Joyner Jr commissioner of motor vehicles were reunited today by Governor Tuck making six department heads named since his inauguration January 16 Gilmer was appointed comptroller in 1942 by former Governor Darden He is a Lebanon Russell county native who served 12 years as county treasurer and was a member of the state highway commission before leading the Richmond Reconstruction Finance Corp agency in 1934
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Richmond
Henry G. Gilmer
Crawford F. Joyner
Tuck
Gilmer
Darden
Lebanon
Russell County
State Highway Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Groundhog Locals Face Annual Weather Prediction Dispute
Groundhog lodges in Quarryville Punxsutawney and Allentown prepare for the annual weather forecast dispute tied to Feb 2 shadow sighting. Officials cite past accuracy and discuss plans including UNO testing, with more than 30 attending Gobbler’s Knob events and Allentown’s revival of a 10th annual banquet for 650 members.
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Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
Allentown
Quarryville Lodge
Woodchuck
Debate grows in House over Case labor measure
In the House debate on Rep Case's sweeping labor bill, opponents pressed for changes while supporters signal a likely fate in favor of cessation provisions. Proposals from Dirksen and others seek arbitration boards and mediation steps to curb strikes and protect both sides.
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Case
R-Sd
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm U Federation
Congress
Hes
D-Calif
Dirksen
R-Ii
Ai Ccaiadante Te
Ot Ciliation
Labor Department
Speadjustment Boards
National Arbitration Board
Rep
Bailey
D-Wva
Bradley Defends VA Leadership Amid Legion Pressure
General Omar N. Bradley rebutted a Legion demand for his removal by presenting progress figures from six months of VA stewardship. He blamed a recent hospital site dispute with John Stelle for fueling the attack and said talks about a Decatur Illinois site were not central to the criticism. Meanwhile lawmakers and veterans groups urged Bradley to be allowed to continue and review VA operations, while Stelle pressed Congress to investigate alleged neglect and breakdowns in VA handling.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
American Legion
Bradley
John Stelle
Decatur
Til
Stelle
Congress
Veterans Administration
Legion
Steel Strike Closes Ford Assembly Lines
Steel wage dispute tightens its grip as Ford Motor Company halts several assembly lines amid a nationwide strike. The stoppage, part of a conflict involving United Steelworkers, pushes total affected businesses past 66 000 and 816 000 workers ousted from roles. Ford warns vehicle production may stop entirely by February 9.
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Pittsburgh
Ford Motor Company
Se United
Ond
Das Falo
Cones Ce
Ter
N. J
Russians Report Atomic Breakthrough By Soviet Scientists
Soviet scientists Konstantin Petrozhak and Georgi Floryov reportedly achieved spontaneous uranium fission, a step toward an atomic bomb, cited with Stalin awards for discovery of spontaneous disintegration. Academician A Kolmogorov praised the feat as a major advance in physics.
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Konstantin Petrozhak
Georgi Floryov
A. Kolmogorov
United States
Britain
Canada
New York
Smyth
Iso
Pacific
Plane Feared Crashed In Norton Section
Norton Virginia February 1 sergeant L E Thomas of the state police returned with a searching party that had been into High Knob mountain near Norton and had not sighted an unidentified airplane feared to have crashed late this afternoon. He said another searching party would leave immediately to search the rugged 55000 acre area reaching 4200 feet. Thomas said several witnesses saw the plane over Norton about 530 this afternoon with varying descriptions from civilian to army type. While reports indicated it was flying low toward the mountain several believed it had crashed but no definite disaster information was available.
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Norton
L. E. Thomas
Virginia State Police
High Knob Mountain
Thomas
Campion Seeks Party Nomination in West Virginia
Charles Town voter Charles Lee Campion, known from Democratic campaigns, announced his plan to seek the party nomination for a primary race. The article notes Campion’s past contests and presents a vote tally of 19 784 to 2519 in an unspecified contest.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Washington
Curtis Lee Campion
Steel wage panel holds line as Truman weighs move
President Truman signals possible White House action to settle the nationwide steel strike as the three man wage-fact panel prepares a written report. Feinsinger says the panel stands ready to brief and that settlement is the aim while Ford price controls and inflation fears cloud other moves. Bowles returns to Washington for talks while Snyder faces renewed pressure on price controls.
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Washington
Truman
Nathan P. Feinsinger
White House
OPA
Chester Bowles
Feinsinger
CIO
Feinz
John W. Synder
Henry Ford
Snyder
Ford
Steel
Threat Of Meat Rationing Looms In 1948
Washington reports a grain shortage could force meat and animal food rationing. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said full cabinet discussion is set for next Tuesday after talks with President Truman and officials from Commerce and State. The shortage threatens domestic and export supplies of meats fats dairy and flour, with possible adjustments to livestock programs and overseas shipments.
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Washington
Agriculture Anderson
Truman
White House
Commerce Wallace
Byrnes
London
Iran
Locomotive Engineers Vote to Strike Over Wages Dispute
Cleveland Feb 1 A strike vote among 78000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was authorized amid a long wage rules dispute with railroads. A parallel poll of 215000 Brotherhood of Trainmen members is expected by Feb 1. The leaders warn a strike could paralyze the railroad system.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Te
AF. Whitney
Campaign Funds Links in Oil Interests to Government Action
Two witnesses testified that Edwin W. Pauley denied discussing campaign contributions from California oil interests to influence government action on submerged lands. Ickes, Littell and Fortas described conversations about payoffs, while Brewster alleged a judge tied to Pauley sought Pauley's confirmation.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
California
Treas
Democratic Nationale
Interior
California Oil
Ickes
Jors Brewster
Navy
Norman Littell
Public Lands Division
Tidelands
War
Brewster
Tobey
Tokyo
Maine
Pearson Hall
150th Infantry Transferred to 33rd in Panama Canal
West Virginia’s 150th Infantry Regiment completes transfer to the reactivated 33rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Clayton Panama Canal Zone ending 1,491 days of guard duty. Colors and records return to state control. Bluefield and Beckley troops noted. band members dispersed after Panama Service.
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Panama Canal Department
West Virginia
160Th Infantry
Panama Canal
150Th
33Rd
Fort Clayton
Canal Zone
Canal
Bluefield
Welch
Beckley
Panama
Richard Ramage
Navy officer recounts note destruction order after Pearl Harbor
Washington reports Capt. L F Safford testified before a senate committee that orders to destroy personal notes were sent through the navy department after Pearl Harbor. He claimed a winds code warned of the attack with 72 hours notice, and described a tense hearing as officials sought to stop a whispering campaign against top Pacific leaders.
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Washington
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
L. F. Safford
Navy Departments
England
United States
Senate
House
Seth Richardson
Naval Communications
Safford
War and Navy Departments
United Afford
FEPC Opponents Reinforced as Senators Back Debate Block
Washington February 1 opponents of a permanent FEPC commission reinforced by three northern senators declaring opposition to racial or religious discrimination. Senators Hawkes Wheeler Taft McKellar and aides clashed over debate limits while the filibuster entered its third week.
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Washington
Srepc
McKellar
D - Tenn
Hawkes
R-N
Wheeler
D-Mont
Taft
Ohio
Ques
Aiken
R-Vi
Chavez
D-Nm
Senate
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Walter P. Briggs
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Kerr
Comptroller
Oimney
United Nations Organization
Gobbler
Chuck
W. A. Hensel
National Labor Management Mediation Board
Management and Labor
Ta ‘Kers
Ford Assembly Lines
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press Science
Campion
Truman Cenfer
Bowles
War Labor Board
U. S. Steel Corporation
Husband £. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Claude C. Bloch
14Th
Hawaiian) Naval District
Wotes
J. G. Hodiooe
Saben
Redman
Harold R. Stark
Lee
FEPC
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