GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Opens 1948 Campaign in Bluefield
Republicans in Bluefield gather at the West Virginian hotel ballroom for the Lincoln Day dinner beginning at 6 30 p m with Rep Walter C Ploeser of Missouri as lead speaker. Other guests include Walter S Hallanan and Jim H Shott. Tickets are 250 each.
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George L. Egbert
West Virginian Hotel
Walter C. Ploeser
Missouri
Repubican Women’s Club
Bluefield
Young Republicans’ Club
Republican Women’s Club
Leroy Katz
Young Republican Club
Representative Ploeser
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Casper and Lusk
Wyo
City College of Law and Finance
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Ploeser
Committee On
Young Republican Federation of Missouri
Republican National Program Committee
West Virginian
Peters
U S Drops Plans For More Jap Trials
Tokyo reports the United States has dropped plans to try 20 additional top Japanese on international charges of plotting the Pacific war. All remain in custody and will be investigated for possible individual atrocity prosecutions before U S military courts. occupation attorneys say cases may be developed against perhaps a dozen.
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Tokyo
United States
U. S
Reece Attacks Price Controls in Lincoln Day Speech
In Wheeling West Virginia on February 13 Republican Chairman Reece denounces government controls as worse than high prices urging a Lincoln Day rally to resist reductions of freedom. He blames bureaucrats and expansive taxes for high prices and warns against surrendering liberty for temporary relief.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Reece
Republican National Committee
GOP
Taft Calls For Cut In Farm Price Supports
Senator Taft urged reducing parity level for farm price supports while criticizing ongoing government controls. He suggested basing parity on national income and criticized price controls amid dropping commodity prices. He spoke to grain and livestock men in Omaha on February 13.
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Omaha
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
Oasis
Livestock Exchange
South Omaha
Alcona
Truman
Virginia Fog Halts Traffic as Dense Mist Spreads
State police warned motorists to stay off highways as heavy fog blanketed Virginia from the Blue Ridge to the coast and from the North Carolina line to the Potomac. Police cited several accidents and said they lack a precise count. A highway official urged nonessential travel to stay home. Byrd airport stations reported near zero visibility at multiple sites, with some variation across counties.
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Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountain
North Carolina
Potomac River
State Highway Department
U. S
Byrd Airport
Richmond
Lynchburg
Danville
Urbanna
Blackstone
Gordonsville
Roanoke
Pulaski
Senate Group In Agreement On ERP Plan
Washington February 13 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a four year European recovery program with the United States contributing 5.3 billion dollars for the first 12 months President Truman sought 6.8 billion for 15 months The panel cut the timetable and added a provision to limit domestic shortages by considering the drain on resources and the impact on the economy Vandenberg urged a full Senate vote by March with possible further funding Taft proposed larger cuts and the bill authorizes 1 billion dollars to start aid The measure also allows Marshall plan countries to charter 300 United States ships under the compromise plan
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Truman
Vandenberg
Rmich
Congress
Europe
Senate
U. S. Maritime Commission
Marshall urges European Union unity for peace in Europe
Des Moines February 13 Secretary of State Marshall, reading from Knoxville by telephone, praised a west European union as essential to stability. He backed Bevin proposals and warned that weak US aid would let the Soviet bloc gain control. He called the Marshall Plan a historic step toward a peaceful world and noted ongoing efforts among 16 European nations.
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Des Moines
Marshall
Europe
Russia
West
National Farm Institute
Knoxville
Tenn
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Middle East
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
Fuel Oil Promised To Ease Eastern Shortage
A stepped-up output of fuel oil to relieve a critical shortage along the eastern seaboard was indicated at the petroleum conference in New York. Effects of the extra production were expected to be felt in the region tomorrow, following meetings of two sub committees of the petroleum regional advisory committee.
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New York
Seaboard
Petroleum Regional Advisory Committee
Soviet Union copies British American economic model in eastern Germany
Berlin Feb 13 AP Russia ordered a Soviet style economic system for eastern Germany forming a 25 member eastern zone commission with authority over all German organizations. The move mirrors the Frankfurt setup used by western allies and signals a deeper division of the four power plan at Potsdam. Delegations from Poland and Czechoslovakia are already negotiating trade in the east zone.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Wuay
Potsdam
Bruno Leuschner
Socialist Unity Party
Marshal Sokolovsky
Eastern Zone Commission
Trade Union Federation
Mutual Farmers In Society
German Central Management
Eastern
Vassily Sokolovsky
Frankfurt
der Abend
Economic Commission
Storms and floods lash the south with evacuations and damage
A deadly southward storm killed at least four people near Newton Mississippi while floods displaced thousands across Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Mississippi. The Red Cross reports flash floods affecting about 6000 people as rivers rose to record levels threatening power and homes. Families evacuated in Columbia and Mt. Pleasant Tennessee and towns along the Yazoo, Tombigbee, Big Sandy, and Cumberland basins endure widespread ruin.
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Southland
American Red Cross
Tennessee
North Carolna
Kentucky
West Virginia
Mississippi
The
Red Cross
Shelbyville
Tenn
Duck River
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Adj
Hilton Butler
National Guard
Yazoo
Vicksburg
Tombigbee
Aberdeen
Columbus
Miss
Cumberland
Big Sandy
Pikesville
Barbourville
Carolinas
Georgia
Coal by Fire Experiment Moves to Deeper Gorgas Site
The U S Bureau of Mines will expand underground coal gasification experiments near Gorgas Alabama starting April with Alabama Power. two parallel 1200 foot entries will be drilled, four surface holes used for samples and readings, and fire started by incendiary bomb to gasify a 1200 foot long coal block. The project aims to show higher gas quality and greater coal recovery than traditional mining.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
James Boyd
Gorgas
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Bureau
Boyd
Mine Bureau
Price Plunge Shows Signs Of Slow Down
Prices for major living costs fell with butter leading the drop, dropping up to 62 cents a pound in wholesale markets. Grain prices tumbled to daily limits, but later showed signs of stabilizing. Inflation outlook sparks debate as Treasury Secretary Snyder cautions against premature conclusions. Albert Luer attributes falls to reduced household buying power.
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Chicago
New York
New York Stock Exchange
London
Singapore
Tokyo
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Treasury
Snyder
Albert T. Luer
Western Meat Packers Association
Price Slash Hall Is Seen Price Slash Hall Is Seen
Secretary of State George Marshall traveling to Des Moines was grounded by weather in Knoxville Tennessee. The State Department said Marshall could not deliver his speech in person before the National Farm Institute and arrangements were made to speak by telephone or alternative means.
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Washington
George Marshall
Des Moines
Iowa
Knoxville
Tenn
State Department
Marshall
National Farm Institute
Virginia Solons Eye Road Repair Measures
The Virginia senate considers a bill to fund city and town street upkeep not on the primary system with 300 dollars per mile for communities with 3500 or more residents. Eligibility hinges on right of way and hard surface widths, with future streets required to meet higher minimums.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
State Highway Commission
Assembly
House
Huntington Tugboat Sinks in Ohio River Weather
The 23 year old towboat Sam P. Suit of Island Creek Fuel and Transportation sank in the Ohio River at Huntington West Virginia during icy weather. Ice froze in seacocks bursting them and flooding the hold causing the vessel to go down in about 12 feet of water while tied to its dock.
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Huntington
W. Va
Sam P. Suit
Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Company
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Fresh Cold Wave Grips Nation as Winds Drive Severe Weather
A new cold wave pushed from Canada with 30 to 35 mph winds threatens the upper Mississippi valley and north central states. Minnesota and the Dakotas may reach 20 below tonight while Ohio river readings rise to 5 to 10 above tomorrow night. Light snow flurries accompany the cold air as a string of storms causes damage from Mississippi to New England and triggers embargo plans by two railroads in the northeast.
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Chicago
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Minnesota
Dakotas
Ohio River
Louisiana
Ohio River Valley
Great Lakes
Carolinas
Mid Atlantic States
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
New England
Virginia
New York State
St. Louis
Florida
Ft. Myers
Miami
Vane
Historic biplane Kitty hawk to be returned to U S
London reports the Kensington Museum of Science will return the Kitty hawk, the Wright brothers first heavier-than-air flyer, to the United States. The plane was lent by Orville Wright in 1928 after a dispute with the Smithsonian in Washington, D. C.
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London
Kensington Museum of Science
United States
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright
Lane
London Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Meat Shortage Forecast by May Amid Price Cuts
A New York AP dispatch reports economists warn of a possible meat shortage by May as cattle slaughter rises and beef production lags. Butter and sugar prices fall while retailers pursue price cuts amid uncertain demand and ongoing supply shifts.
Chinese Communists Admit Capturing Five U S Marines
Chinese officials confirmed five U S Marines were captured north of Tsingtao during a Christmas hunting trip jeep outing. One Marine, Private First Class Blayton, died of wounds as U S authorities reported no earlier news. The communists claimed the men fought with government forces and demanded apologies and guarantees against repetition.
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San Francisco
U. S
Tsingtao
U. S. Naval
Associated Press
China
United States
Peoplesiberation Army
Blayton
Dickenson
Armed Forces Chided Over Public Friction Policy
Defense Secretary Forrestal told service leaders to refrain from public quarreling and to share controversial statements with the defense department first. The memo, discussed at the February 3 war council meeting, urges minimizing public friction among the armed services and mirrors Roosevelt era controls on military press releases.
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Defense
Forrestal
Armed Forces
Navy
Army
Air Force
War Council
Roosevelt
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