Nehru vows peace for India after Gandhi death
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru pledged to secure India’s peace or face defeat as he banned private armies and groups promoting violence. The speech to the constituent assembly followed Gandhi’s funeral and amid nationwide unrest targeting the Mahasabha and related factions. Nehru warned of a conspiracy to impose communal rule and urged all Indians to unite under one national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly
New Delhi
Jawaharla Nehru
India
Mohandas Gandhi
Nehru
Indian Constituent Assembly
Gandhi
Ganges
Val
Siemee Eit Sonian Labhai Pate
Ucation
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Calcutta
Bombay
Hindu Mahasabha
Mob Stones House
Shyama Prasad Mookerjee
The
Mahasabha
Daily
Hindustan
Dadar
RSS
Patel
Virginia State Official Succumbs
Richmond Va Feb 2 Harvey Black Apperson state senator former attorney general of Virginia died suddenly at his home of coronary thrombosis at 1 45 am aged 57 He had been preparing legislation for Gov Tucks reorganization and was in his office Saturday Legislative sessions will be cancelled Wednesday and a funeral will be held at St Pauls Episcopal church Salem with burial at East Hill cemetery in Salem Virginia Governor Tuck U S Senator Robertson Lieutenant Governor Collins and House Speaker Masten among those attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Harvey Black Apperson
Corporation Commission
Virginia
The
Commonwealth
Tuck
William H. Higgins
General Assembly
Apperson
Senate
Roanoke County
House
Earl A. Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
House of Delegates
Salem
Advisors pave way to release frozen WW2 funds
Washington reports the national advisory council, chaired by top officials, approved releasing 100 million dollars frozen in the United States to western European countries under the Marshall plan. Funds are to be held by the alien property custodian if unclaimed. The panel also backed freeing about 4.3 billion dollars in assets owned by Europeans and opposed forcing liquidation of American dollar holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Advisory Council
U. S
Europe
U.S
State, Treasury and Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Father Penalized For Mistreating Children
Abington Pennsylvania justice of the peace fined 50 year old Melvin MacNeill $25 plus $3.50 costs for cruelty and abuse of three minor children. He had tied the boys thumbs with shoe strings to rafters in the basement and kept them on boxes for about 30 minutes to scare them. The eldest Melvin Jr. cried and pleaded for his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abington
Melvin MacNeill
Justice of the Peace
Howard Nice
Melvin, Jr
Nice
MacNeill
Melvin
High Court Rules On Several Cases
The Supreme Court rules a Michigan anti discrimination law applies to a foreign voyage if the traffic is locally centered and no Canadian rules conflict. It upheld a $25 fine against Bob Lo Excursion Co of Detroit for denying passage to a Negro girl to Bois Blanc island in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Bob-Lo Excursion Company
Detroit
Sarah Ray
Bois Blanc Island
Ontario
Jackson
Vinson
Rutledge
Bois Blanc
Canada
Michigan
U. S
High Court
James J. Laughlin
Roanoke Man Dies In Dynamite Suicide Alley Tragedy
Roanoke, February 2. William Byron Straightiff, 31, died after detonating dynamite strapped to his belt in a snow covered alley near his home. Jewell Williamson, 34, his companion, survived with head injuries. Police said she urged him to stop and reported he planned death by own action. Police and doctors called it suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
William Byron Straightiff
Roanoke City
Jewell Williamson
Stratchtiff
Jefferson Hospital
Straightiff
Colman
Groundhog Club Holds Its First Session
The Groundhog club in St Louis met for its first regular gathering with a near full quorum of eight members. Clifford Gibson recalled the club formed on Groundhog day in 1923 after a tavern talk proposing to come out only every 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Groundhog
Clifford Gibson
Gibson
Dr Gordon Todd Dies Princeton Surgeon Dies at 63
Dr Gordon L Todd 63 owner and chief surgeon of Memorial hospital Princeton died suddenly of a heart attack at his apartment in the hospital after a day in the operating room. He came to Princeton in 1913 and was a leading surgeon and civic participant with Mercer County Medical society Rotary Elks and Bluefield University clubs. Survived by his second wife and a son Dr Gordon L Todd Jr on Memorial hospital staff.
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Gordon L. Todd
Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Todd
Mount Solon
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
University Hospital
Mercer County Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
Rotary Club
Elks Lodge
Bluefield Country Club
University Club At
Bluefield
Gordon L. Todd, Jr
U. S. Rejects Russ Protest On Warships
The United States rejected Moscow’s protest over American warships in Italian waters as without foundation and dismissed Russian charges of militarism in Iran as distorted or false. Washington noted that Italy granted permission for ship visits and that two US missions in Iran, totaling 26 officers, train and advise under existing agreements. The U S also agreed to extend a 25 million dollar credit for Iran to buy surplus war materials, with only 10 million planned for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russia
Moscow
State Department
U. S
Iran
Mellaha
North Africa
Italy
Japan
Moscow Radio
Midway
Tsed
Alexander 8. Panyushkin
Robert A. Lovett
Michael J. McDermott
Teheran
Soviet charge US advisers in Iran risks southern frontier
Moscow said Pravda reported Russia charged United States military advisers in Iran with activities that could threaten the southern frontier. The note was delivered to Iran by Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov. A U S official in Washington called the charges false and distorted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Russia
United States
Iran
Soviet Union
Ivan Sadchikov
Communist Party
U. S. State Department
Washington
Lamont Dies in Florida at 77, J P Morgan Leader
Thomas W. Lamont of J P Morgan and Co., 77, died peacefully in his Boca Grande home after a long illness. He had attended a Morgan directors meeting in December and had left for Florida January 8, with wife and two children beside him at his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan and Co
Boca Grande
Fla
Morgan
Lamont
Florida
R. G. Wasson
Bankin House
Corliss Lamont
C. C. Cunningham
Austin Lamont
Thomas
Wasson
Revercomb Pushes Two-Year Federal Highway Aid Plan
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia urged the Senate Public Works Committee to extend federal aid for highways for two more years at 300 million dollars annually. He then spoke to a veterans subcommittee calling for a Negro veterans hospital at Booker T. Washington’s birthplace in Franklin County Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Revercomb
R - Wva
Senate Public Works Committee
Cooper Rer
West Virginia
Senate Veterans
Senate
Booker T Washington
Franklin County
Lewis Theaters Action On Fund
John L. Lewis warned mine operators of possible independent action to compel payments from a $50 million welfare fund funded by a 10 cent per ton royalty. The United Mine Workers president said operators have balked on a plan for benefit payments, risking a national dispute over contract fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Thomas Murray
New York
U S Proposes Deputies Meet To Consider Russian Proposals
The United States calls a London meeting of Big Four deputies on February 20 to review Soviet terms for withdrawing occupation forces from Austria. Secretary Marshall names Samuel Reber to represent the U S at the talks. Russia seeks a 200 million dollar lump sum plus long term oil concessions and other payments, with France and others possibly contributing. The talks follow long deadlock over Nazi era assets in Austria and reparations claims.
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Washington
United States
London
Russia
Austria
State Department
Marshall
Samuel Reber
France
Britain
Council of Foreign Ministers
Truman Sets 10 Point Plan to End Discrimination
President Truman urged Congress to pass federal laws against lynching and racial discrimination in voting and employment. He proposed ten points to ensure equal rights and urged a federal duty to protect constitutional liberties nationwide. He also called for anti discrimination laws for state and federal elections and to end poll taxes for federal voting. He sought to reestablish the wartime Fair Employment Practice Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
South
Fair Employment Practice Commission
Main Provisions Of GOP Tax Cut Bill
The bill would raise individual exemptions by 100 to 600, apply community property rules nationwide, grant 30 percent cuts for low incomes and 20 percent for mid incomes with graduated toppings, add 600 exemptions for those 65 plus, raise blind exemptions to 600, extend split tax treatment to state and gift taxes, and impose half estates or gifts taxed when a spouse dies or a gift is made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Rep. Knutson
R - Minn
GOP
Groundhog Day Weather Brings Snow Planes To Roads
Bluefield reports a mild Groundhog Day with thawing streets after heavy weekend snowfall of 13.75 inches. Plows and buses run, secondary routes edge open, but forecasts warn of another cold snap and possible fresh snow today. Groundhog humor contrasts with politicians and a predicted six weeks more winter.
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Mayne
Yeoman
Mercer County
Bluefield
State Road Commission
O. C. Keeney
Weather Recorder
Mr. Keeney
Groundhog
Weather Observer
Truman
Tri-City Traction Company
Cumberland Road
Princeton
Charleston
W. Va
Road Commission
Congress Passes Large Tax Bill Despite Presidential Veto Threat
The House approved a 6.5 billion tax cut plan 297 to 120, with 63 Democrats joining 234 Republicans. Supporters said the measure reflects wartime tax relief now, while opponents worried over revenue loss and potential Senate revision.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
Robio
Lucas
Rep
Marcantonia
New York
American Labor Party
H. Carl Andersen
Minnesota
Martin
R-Mass
Eisler Detained for Deportation in Communist Probe
Ger hard Eisler, long described as the No 1 communist in America, was arrested in New York on a deportation warrant and was taken to Ellis Island. The 52 year old German had lost a bid for a new trial on passport false statements and faces up to five years and a 5000 dollar fine, plus a contempt sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Gerhard Eisler
United States
Department
Eisler
New York City
Ellis Island
Immigration and Naturalization Service
FBI
Fisler
Federal District Court
James W. Morris
Congress
House Committee On unAmerican
America
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Gand
Birla House
Roanoker
Groundhog Club
Gordon Todd
T. W. Lamont
Bey
Lewis Theaters Action On Fund
George L. Egbert
Sun
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