Truman Urges Democrats to Rally for Elections
President Truman addressed a Jefferson Jackson day dinner urging his party to confront reactionary conservatism and defend the forward looking liberal program. He criticized critics of his ten year social plan and framed the election as a choice between progressive reforms and conservative interests.
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FBI Official Takes Blame for Vote Fraud Investigation
Washington Feb 3 FBI official Edward Allen Tamm the No 3 man at the bureau admitted personal shortcoming and dereliction for failing to fully follow instructions in a Kansas vote fraud probe He faced a senate subcommittee while nominated for a federal judgeship in DC and said the omission embarrassed J Edgar Hoover.
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Star
Magistrate Ponders Penny Pitching
New York magistrate Morris Rothenberg will take two weeks to decide if penny pitching is skill or chance in a case where detective Joseph L. Jove spent 2.40 to win one cigarette pack. Irving Shapiro's attorney and the Assistant DA dispute skill versus gambling while Jove claims luck on a second win after 1.28 spent.
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Morris Rothenberg
Joseph L. Jove
Raphael Koenig
Irving Shapiro
Manhattan
Oscar Cohen
Jove
Nazi Generals Sentenced at Nurnberg Trial
An American military tribunal in Nuernberg sentenced Field Marshal Wilhelm List to life imprisonment for his Balkan command actions. Seven other high German leaders received prison terms, two were acquitted, and verdicts noted mass killings of about 63 000 hostages in Greece Yugoslavia and Albania.
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Lothar Rendulic
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Helmut Felmy
Hubert Lanz
Ernst von Leyser
Ernst Dehner
Kurt von Geitner
Hermann Foertsch
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Ex Hoover Era Official Robert P Lamont Dies in New York
Robert P. Lamont, 80, former secretary of commerce under Herbert Hoover, dies at a daughter’s home in New York after a period of illness. An engineer by training, Lamont directed Chicago water tunnel work and Boston subway excavation. He led Simplex Railway Appliance before joining Hoover’s cabinet in 1929 and resigned from the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment amid press attention on Prohibition issues.
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Association
Wallace To Seek Students Support
New York Feb. 19 campaign manager C. B. Baldwin said Henry A. Wallace will seek student backing. National students organizing committees already exist on 60 college campuses with state wide conferences planned this month and in March.
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Czech Parties Unite To Oppose Communist Takeover
In Prague on February 19 the Czech oslovak social democratic party voted to join parties opposing communist efforts to lead the national front coalition. The move marks a bipartisan coalition against forced alignment with the communists.
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Holy Land Death Toll Climbs as Refugee Ship Intercepted
In Palestine fighting nine Jews two Arabs and two British soldiers die. The refugee ship Upright carrying 700 Jewish migrants was intercepted by the British off the coast. The unofficial Holy Land death toll reaches 1,281 since the UN partition vote. Israeli factions claim attacks and reprisals across Jerusalem and surrounding areas.
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Miners Clash Injures Two at Keen Mountain Strip Mine
In Grundy Virginia two men were mildly injured in a union dispute at a Keen Mountain strip mine. State police said about 200 Red Jacket Coal miners arrived to halt trucks and pressure workers to join the union. The incident ended with no hospital treatment and police continuing an investigation.
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July Fourth Sparks Critique From Pravda on Centenary Calendar
Moscow dated Feb 19 Komso mol Pravda blasts Rostov regional publishing administration for a new desk calendar. It notes the centennial of communism and the 30th anniversary of the fifth all-Russian congress while observing that July 4 marks Independence Day in the United States.
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Tax inquiry into Louisiana politicians delayed
Washington reports a House Rules Committee ordered a probe into Earl Long and Sam Jones income tax returns for 1938 and 1939, but a gentleman’s agreement and the death of Rep Robston delayed action. Domengeaux charged Hebert with delaying until after the election.
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Robston
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Hebert
Halleck
R-Ind
U S General Demands Koreans Make Apologies
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge announced a protest demanding punishment for Korean and Soviet personnel involved in roughing two U S officers in northern Korea. He urged assurances incidents won’t recur and referred the matter to the U S government for action.
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G. P. Korotkov
Antarctic ferrying boosts Chilean claim to Antarctic zones
Argentina moves its high seas fleet toward Deception Island while Chile reports Gonzalez Videla may ride a Chilean ship for a rendezvous. He proclaims Chilean sovereignty at Grahamland and opens a new Antarctic base as Britain readies a cruiser to the region.
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Official Describes Auto Stock Case As A Mess
Washington reporters say the Kaiser-Frazier stock case is a mess as the SEC widens inquiry. Two banks withdrew from offering 900000 shares at 13 dollars each, with Anthon Lund flying to San Francisco for talks with First California and Otis of Cleveland.
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Bluefield Gas Company Seeks Rate Increase and Gas Supply
The Bluefield Gas Company plans a 25 percent rate increase after a prior 25 percent rise approved by the Public Service Commission last May. It seeks a federal ruling to extend gas service, along with a separate filing to obtain natural gas for Bluefield via United Fuel, which currently serves Princeton. The company cites propane cost jumps from 6 to 11 cents per gallon and ongoing losses, and offers city audit access while detailing ownership by Charlotte interests and local officials’ interest in affordable home heating gas.
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Charlotte
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Launders
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Modest Price Climb Continues Across Steel, Commodities
Chicago reports a broad price uptick with steel producers lifting semi-finished steel about $5 a ton and major firms Carnegie-Illinois and Bethlehem raising their semi-finished prices. The Associated Press index rose to 187.27, while wheat corn oats and soybeans gained modestly on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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National Association of Retail Grocers
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Burglar Poses as Gas Meter Reader Tries Robbery
Mrs. Lillian Ilke reports a man posing as a gas meter reader forced a gun into her Chicago home and demanded money. She said she had only 2.67 dollars, at which the suspect exclaimed oh pooh and left in disgust.
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Government Tightens Oil and Gas Exports Again
Washington reports a further 25 million gallon cut in oil and gasoline exports to bolster U S supplies. The Commerce Department refuses a broad export ban despite congressional pressure, preserving quota cuts and resuming licenses after a stock survey. Heselton labels the 599,000 barrel cut inadequate.
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Thomas Blaisdell, Jr
Office of International Trade
Department of Commerce
First Robin Signals Spring as Tax Man Arrives
Washington dispatch notes playful anecdotes about income tax time. A Detroit taxpayer details weekly expenses showing a gap between earnings and spending. A drunkard happily pays taxes then returns sober to confess forms self made. Vermont and Des Moines readers add comic twists.
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Mississippi Area Waits Hood Crest Floods Greenwood
A flood crest nears Greenwood Mississippi as President Truman orders federal relief. Maj. Gen. Fleming to supply surplus properties for the homeless. Yazoo River inundates over 400000 acres of cotton and timberlands. 400 families seek refuge at a nearby air base. Thirteen assault boats arrive from Memphis to aid evacuations. River level stands around 4.5 feet above flood stage. crest expected at 40 feet.
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Austrian Pact Confab Opens In London
Four power deputy foreign ministers conference on the Austrian peace treaty opens in London tomorrow. World attention centers on Russia western nations ties, with observers noting the talks could end quickly if Russia insists on oil control and a $200 million payment, though some hope for bargaining.
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Virginius Dabney Named Aide To Army Secretary
Richmond editor Virginius Dabney is appointed civilian aide to the secretary of the army Kenneth C Royal. He will advise on matters affecting relations between the army and civilians and was announced today in Richmond Virginia.
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Stopgap Rent Bill Extension Is Foreseen
Congress leaders indicate stopgap rent controls will be extended through March 31 with a longer extension possibly approved later. The House pacing a Feb 29 expiry bill while the Senate debates a 14 month extension with luxury rent limits and potential amendments from Taft and Ives. The Senate banking panel delays on the housing expediter nominee pending rent control action.
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France Demands $150 Million Aid Amid European Crisis
France warns its dollar reserves will run dry by March and seeks $150 million from the United States before the Marshal plan. Italy the Netherlands and Austria echo urgent pleas as Congress weighs European recovery aid and Greek Turkish military support.
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Earthquake Jolts Los Angeles Area
A sharp earthquake jolted Los Angeles and nearby areas tonight. The quake was recorded at 8:21 p m Pacific coast time with no immediate damage reported. Santa Monica residents said furniture moved and dishes rattled while others noted tremors in Burbank and central locations.
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