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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
1
Prices for commodities, stocks, and bonds slumped sharply with no clear cause. Wheat futures fell up to 10 cents, New York volume hit 1.2 million shares, and cotton and other staples also declined while cattle held firm.
Secretary of State Marshall signaled readiness to seek additional funds for foreign spending. He noted possible further military aid to Turkey and Greece. Senator George said a new request around one billion dollars for China and occupation costs in Germany Austria Japan and Korea was reported to him.
Chicago reports 1947 saw a marked rise in fatalities and injuries from accidents. Total deaths reached 100000 with 1050000 injuries and costs of 6700 million, surpassing events like Hiroshima in impact. Major catastrophes included Texas City explosion and Gulf coast hurricane. Traffic deaths fell from 1941 peak.
The UN released a 257 page world economic survey noting food shortages remain the top problem, the United States leads in export surplus, and inflation threatens European recovery. It cites dollar pressures, Marshall Plan links, and limited Russian data despite noting Russia's prewar production rebound and declining trade with eastern Europe.
Raleigh county Sheriff C C Lewis said he was ready to turn the case over to Beckley authorities due to inability to arrange burial for a young woman who died at Pinecrest sanitarium January 31. The woman, initially jailed for loitering under the name Josephine Harmon, 19, of Charleston, later as Josephine Pauley, 19, of Spring Hill, died of pulmonary tuberculosis. County agencies declined burial expenses, and court or welfare authorities questioned legal authority to pay.
Prime Minister Attlee called for a voluntary general freeze on profits and wages to fight rising prices. He warned the government could use wartime price controls if inflation continues and urged self sacrifice by workers and employers alike. He pledged no broad income ceiling beyond taxation.
The senate agreed to a February 27 vote on the St. Lawrence seaway bill after a delay via unanimous consent. Senator Lodge objected, saying the delay was unusual as many senators will be absent for speaking engagements in the coming weeks.
New Delhi February 4 government outlawed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and launched a nationwide roundup. police say 700 to 800 arrests likely. 33 detained in Delhi by noon. Tanks rolled as the move targets a militant Hindu group. communique accuses violence and arson.
Premier Alcide De Gasperi advised the United States to limit American warship visits to Italian ports as Communists oppose their presence amid national elections in April. Rome rejected Russia’s protest over port visits, stating Rome had approved each visit.
Edward H. Red Weaver 55 of Bluestone died en route to Bluefield sanitarium from injuries at the Bluestone power house of the Norfolk and Western Railway. A 1,000 pound tank fell three feet during removal, catching him beneath it. Weaver, assistant foreman, had worked for the railroad since 1913 and lived in Bluefield before moving to Bluestone eight years ago. He was born July 25, 1893 in North Carolina and was active in local clubs and politics. He was a 1940 Democratic candidate for the West Virginia house of delegates. Surviving are his wife.
Charles H. Green of Bluefield, longtime member of the West Virginia liquor control commission, was appointed executive assistant to Governor Meadows to replace Okey L. Patteson who resigned February 1. Green will serve at least temporarily after resigning from the liquor post effective January 31, with Patteson leaving to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Hollywood reports the brief mystery ends as Barrie Jill Horwitz aged three is found two blocks from home after vanishing from a bedroom with her infant sister. Deputy S I Holmes notes the child cried I daddy took me and may have mistaken an abductor for her father. A window stool and removed screen suggest a nighttime entry.
A fast moving snow storm swept from Missouri to the Atlantic with up to nine inches in Ohio and eight inches in New York City. Maryland and West Virginia saw one to eight inches, while heavy ice and wind delayed trains and flights. Maryland and West Virginia harbors faced shipping limits as weather disrupted transportation and fuel supplies.
Gov Charles M Dale of New Hampshire declared support for Thomas E Dewey as the state prepares its Republican presidential preference primary on March 9 The contest pits Dewey against Harold E Stassen with Taft and Warren not campaigning in New Hampshire Dale seeks one of eight delegate seats while unpledged.
Washington reports a broad voluntary food rationing plan to curb living costs. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson will meet February 5 with 18 consumer producer and distributor representatives to outline details of a nation wide program led by Charles Brannan. The drive focuses on meat but will cover other staples as a self imposed rationing scheme.
Three railroad unions the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Switchmen's Union of North America tell President Truman's emergency fact finding board they will extend the study period from February 26 to March 10. They originally set a February 1 strike date but postponed after the president's call for hearings. They seek a 30 cent-an-hour wage increase and changes in working rules.
Fritz Kuhn, former leader of the German American Bund, escaped Tuesday from the Dachau internment camp. Bavarian authorities search southern Germany as Kuhn faces possible trial for Nazi activity. he previously led pro Hitler rallies and was deported to Germany in 1945 and released in 1946.
Baltimore February 4 Maryland's first all-woman jury awarded 875 to George M. Bauer for injuries from an automobile crash. The jury deliberated about an hour before the verdict, the defendant also being a man. The 1947 assembly amended law to allow women on juries in Baltimore and counties.
Southern senators signal possible withholding of campaign funds as Dixie Democrats rail against President Truman s civil rights program. McClellan and Ellender cite fund freezes and funding declines, while Republicans label the issue as splinter party discord in a divided Democratic bloc.
A 20 member subcommittee of the joint budget committee proposed cutting the upcoming year's spending by at least 2.5 billion dollars and debt payments by 2.6 billion. Some senators favored delaying tax cuts until July 1 while the House passed a 6.5 billion dollar tax cut bill.
Washington reports the house moved to loosen fuel oil limits amid shortages. It barred conversions of government heating plants from coal to oil or gas and sought an immediate probe of rising fuel oil prices. An amendment blocks federal funds to convert furnaces to oil or natural gas.
Emory Eberle, 43, already serving a 35 year Maryland sentence for safe cracking robberies, was brought to Philadelphia to answer 105 alleged safe cracking warrants. Police tied him to a six night Baltimore spree in 1945 and say conviction could mean life imprisonment.
A British soldier and 11 others, including five Jews and seven Arabs, were killed in Palestine as fighting surged since the UN partition decision. Attacks near Jerusalem left three soldiers wounded, while Arabs in Syrian army uniforms clashed with British troops. Subsequent reports noted Arab sniper fatalities near Tel Aviv Jaffa, curfews around Tiberias, and a separate refugee ship interception with questions about communist agents.
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