World Echoes Price Drop On U S Marts
World markets react to falling commodity prices with broad declines in stocks and grains. Major U S exchanges closed for Lincoln day. gains and losses were mixed abroad with declines in London Paris and Australia. Soap firms cut prices 5 percent. U S grain and oil prices slide while retailers in Boston and New York report further cuts.
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Chicago
U. S
Singapor
Manila
Montreal
Toronto
London
Paris
Australia
Buenos Aires
Montreal Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
London Stockarket
Winnipeg
Grain Exchange
Alexandria
Egypt
Cotton Exchange
Broctor & Gamble, Leverrothers
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company
Decatur
Ill
New York
Boston
Officials To Appear Before Grain Probers
Chicago officials including Richard Uhlmann president of the Chicago board of trade and J O McClintock executive vice president will testify before a Senate agriculture committee in Washington Monday on grain margins. The hearing is requested by Senator Capper and invitations arrived about ten days ago.
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Chicago
Richard Uhlmann
Chicago Board of Trade
J. O. McClintock
Senate
Washington
Imann
Capper
Agriculture and Forestry
International Wheat Council
Rep
Robertson
R-Nd
House
Cio-Pac
Pacific War Dead Come Home
In Oakland California on February 12 2812 Pacific war dead returned for public memorials. Lt Gen FE Smart Australian consul general in San Francisco credited them with halting the Japanese at Australia’s threshold early in the war. Among the dead aboard Cardinal OConnell were 12 WAC and nurses corps members. Most were moved from Australian and Guadalcanal cemeteries and 800 from the central Pacific and China. Funeral caskets were moved with honor guards as the first funeral train will carry relatives nationwide next week. Weeks will pass before all are returned.
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Oakland
Calif
FE. K. Smart
San Francisco
Australia
Cardinal O'Connell
WAC
Guadalcanal
Central Pacific
China
Ranc
Servo
Average American Has Five Dollars Less This Month
The treasury reported that the average money per person on January 31 was 193.16 dollars, down from 198.63 dollars on December 31. In circulation totaled 28,091,671,632 dollars among 145,434,000 people, a lower amount with more people than the prior month.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Truman Calls Market Drop a Sign Yet Inflation A Threat
President Truman said the commodity price drop is a sign of progress but inflation risks remain. He urged Congress to grant him powers to curb living costs and promoted a saving bond drive from April 15 to June 30.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Holt May Enter Primary Battle in West Virginia
Former U S Senator Rush D Holt signals possible candidacy in a statewide primary. The Weston Democrat hinted he might seek the nomination for U S Senate or governor the nine word statement offered no further details. Holt has battled illness but friends say he is ready to campaign if he runs.
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Weston
W. Va
U.S
Rush D. Holt
Weston Democrat
U.S. Senate
Holt
House of Delegates
United State Senate
Florida
Harley M. Kilgore
D-Wva
M. M. Neely
Fairmont
Charleston
Neely
Senate
Clarence W. Meadows
U. S. Senate
British Troops Hit In Palestine Strife
British forces moved into action in two northern Palestine locations. In Haifa two soldiers were killed and seven wounded when surrounded by Arabs. Arabs attacked from hills as British tried to isolate Mansura and Tauba. A separate clash occurred south of Haifa with Arabs crossing the upper Jordan River. Fighting continued from noon into night.
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Jerusalem
Rer
Palestine
Haifa
Mansura
Tauba
Jordan River
Huntington Dogs Die From Poison in East End
Huntington West Virginia February 12 at least seven dogs died of poisoning in an east end neighborhood. Dr J E Stiles veterinarian said the poison was likely in a meat mixture. A city wide rat killing campaign planned for tomorrow will use poison bait but the mixture that killed the dogs was too strong for rat poison.
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Huntington
W. Va
East End
J. E. Stiles
Stiles
U S Tributes Honor Lincoln in Springfield Observances
Springfield honors Abraham Lincoln with day long ceremonies marking his birthday. The Lincoln friendship train departs for the eastern seaboard amid pilgrimages to Lincoln’s tomb at Oak Ridge cemetery. Wreaths from President Truman and groups are laid as veterans urge universal military training.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Ceremonis
Lincoln
Illinois
Eastern Sea Board
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Truman
James F.o’neil
United Nations
O'Neil
Britain Denies Russian Charges Over 1938 Pact Claims
London reports Britain rejects Moscow charges of a secret anti-Soviet deal with Hitler in 1938. A foreign office spokesman called the accusation unfounded while noting some documents are colorless or unverifiable. Russia alleges Britain and France connived in ceding Czechoslovakia and Austria.
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London
Britain
Hitler
Foreign Office
Russia
Soviet Information Bureau
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
U. S. State Department
Poland
U. S
U” Tears of Experts
Berlin
Severe Winter Weather Triggers Rail Embargo in New England
Severe winter weather causes a four day embargo on eastbound freight into New York state and New England. The Association of American Railroads, under the defense transportation office, limits shipments via New York Central and Albany Boston lines to livestock perishables petroleum fuels and coal to keep rails running. Embargo runs 12:01 am Saturday to 11:59 pm Tuesday February 17 with lighter traffic expected due to exemptions.
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Washington
New York State
New England
Association of American Railroads
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
Central System
Boston and Albany
New York States
New York Central
Albany
Boston
Eisler Deported From United States
Attorney General Clark announced a deportation order for Hans Eisler Hollywood composer and brother of Gearhart Eisler. Eisler arrived in 1941 and is said to leave voluntarily with his wife Mrs. Hans Eisler, following a New York immigration hearing.
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Washington
Clark
Hans Eisler
Hollywood
Eisler
Gearhart Eisler
United States
Germany
New York
Justice Department
Missing 14 Year Old Bride Sparks Kidnap Inquiry
In Blackshear Georgia 14 year old bride Mildred Sittie Aspinwall Teston disappeared just after her wedding to 18 year old Doniver Teston. 22 year old James B. Davis a California construction worker is accused of kidnapping. Sheriff L. L. Taylor has a kidnap warrant for Davis. Littie later telephoned saying she is safe and hopes to call again.
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Blackshear
Doniver Teston
Bristol
Mildred (Sittie
California
L. L. Taylor
Davis
Littie
Hawkinsville
D. W. Bennett
Sittie
Alma
Surgeon General Nomination Won by Truman in 1940s
Dr. Leonard A. Scheele was named surgeon general of the U S public health service to succeed Dr. Thomas Parran. The White House announced the nomination would be sent to the senate. Scheele was then assistant surgeon general and director of the National Cancer Institute.
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Washington
Leonard A. Scheele
U. S. Public Health Service
Thomas Parran
White House
Truman
Senate
Scheele
National Cancer Institute
Lodge assails democrats in Lincoln Day address
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts accuses the Democratic administration since 1932 of pushing prices higher and calls for a 10 point Republican program including tax rebates to firms that lower consumer prices. He blames postwar scarcities and foreign shipping for price rises and urges tax cuts and investment to boost production.
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Charleston
W. Va
Lodge
Mass
William S. Livengood, Jr
Pennsylvania
AFL President Blasts Taft Hartley Criticism of Labor Act
Washington reports AFL President William Green rebutted Senator Taft’s claim the Taft Hartley act drives communists out of unions. Green said the law gives communists legal protection and even guarantees job security, preventing unions from disciplining them. He labeled Taft’s flight of imagination inaccurate.
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Washington
AFL
William Green
Taft
Ohio
Green
Gary
Ind
Rockefeller Grandson to Wed Friday
Winthrop Rockefeller, 36, grandson of John Rockefeller, will marry Mrs Barbara Sears, 31, shortly after midnight Friday in Palm Beach Florida. A spokesman said a 72 hour waiting period under Florida law caused the schedule change from Friday the 13th to Valentine’s Day by the Winston guest estate.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Winthrop Rockefeller
John Rockefeller
Barbara Sears
Rockefeller
Florida
Winston Guest Estate
Composer rejects idea of capitalist music
Washington reports Bainbridge Crist says music cannot be directed to promote capitalism or any political idea. The piece discusses Soviet criticism of Western composers Shostakovich and Prokofiev and concludes Crist believes true music comes from inspiration or desperation, not a political template.
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Washington
Bainbridge Crist
Crist
Dmitri Shostakovich
Serge Prokofieff
Communist Party
Europe
America
Central Committee
Shostakovich
Prokofieff
Shostakov
Wherry predicts GOP tax cuts at Huntington rally
Senator Kenneth S. Wherry told a Huntington rally that Congress will pass a genuine tax reduction bill and it will not mirror Truman plans. He forecast a 1948 GOP victory and urged prudent, businesslike handling of European aid while criticizing deficit spending and postwar production lag.
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Huntington
W.va
Kenneth S. Wherry
R-Neb
Congress
Truman
Cabell County
Hubert Ellis
Wherry
U. S
H. D. Hatfield
GOP
Dr Witten Warned Of Population Growth In Tazewell
Richmond reports Dr Jack Witten delegate from Tazewell warned to ready for population growth due to the House Roads Committee bill restricting used car markups to ten percent above new car price and prohibiting adding accessories unless the buyer requests in writing.
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Richmond
Jack Witten
Tazewell
Frigid Front Bets Southward Across North Central States
A new cold wave moved from Canada toward Minnesota with snow and ice spreading from Texas to the Midwest. Rail freight restrictions hit the northeast as blizzard conditions caused ground travel delays and several weather related deaths.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Canada
Canadian
North Central
New England
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Santa Fe Railroad
Amarillo
Tex
Boise City
Oklo
St. Louis
Mississippi
GOP Speakers Score Demos
Republicans attacked Truman administration policies in Lincoln Day speeches in Boston and elsewhere. Dewey urged using Marshall Plan aid to foster European unity and a western European pact, while Taft called for stricter aid, focusing on essential needs and value projects. Stassen and others warned of Soviet pressure and urged continued U N support and a strong economy.
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Livengood
Lincoln
Walters. Hallanan
Charleston
Europe
Hallanan
Assembly
Temple
West Virginia
Republican Party
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dewey
Taft
Boston
Truman
Harold E. Stassen
St. Paul, Minn
Europe Federation
Stassen
Germantown
Soviet Politario
United States
United Nations
China
Pacific
Reece
GOP
National Committee
Indianapolis
Kerry
Justice Department Probes Fraud in Veteran Housing
A Justice Department spokesman says inquiries are underway into possible violations of federal laws by builders of veterans housing in Dallas New Orleans New York Los Angeles and Baltimore. The FBI may lead the investigations with cooperation from the Veterans Administration the Office of the Housing Expediter and the Federal Housing Administration.
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Washington
Justice Department
Spoechman
Dallas
New Orleans
New York
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William C. Muth
Baltimore City Council
Tom C. Clark
Muth
Clark
Veterans Administration
Office of the Housing Expeditor
Federal Housing Administration
Eee
GIL
Housing Bill Prospects Eyed
Washington reports bright prospects for a long range housing bill this session per Senator McCarthy R Wis after talks with Republican leaders. He urges stripping government owned or operated public housing from general plans and favors separate legislation to avoid emotional controversies. Buck and Sparkman join in urging later action. TEW bill approved by Senate banking committee last April remains stalled.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
House-Senate Housing Committee
Buck
Sparkman
D-Ala
Joint
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Republican
Soviet Bid for UNECLAC Membership Rejected at UN
The 18 member UN Economic Committee of the ESC rejected the Soviet demand for a seat on the Latin American economic commission. Only Russia, White Russia, and Poland supported Moscow. Brazil and Chile argued Russia had no direct economic interests. Turkey and Lebanon abstained.
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Soviet Union
Isin
Brazil
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National Association of Retail Grocers
Association
New York Stock Exchange
Robert Boylan
Atlanta
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Robert Bovlan
Boylan
Anderson, Capper Center
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Arthur Capper
Senate Agriculture Committee
E. T. Maynard
Lincoln Day
Marshall
Dr. Witten
Rap Administration
Associated Press
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