Grain Prices Decline After Market Slump
Government report shows prices of 20 basic foods down three percent since the market break. Wheat and other grains slipped as weather and demand influenced retail costs, with overall cost of living not slashing sharply. Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics coauthored the findings.
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Chicago
Tony
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Dungradstreet
Associated Press
Washington
China May Seek U S Munitions Aid in Civil War Push
NATO era style dispatch notes that Nanking plans a strong campaign for American arms and non military aid as U S assistance faces timing and supply limits. Observers cite limited Chinese gold reserves yet anticipate a public push to win military support beyond the proposed 570 million dollars in economic aid.
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Nanking
China
Plor
Washington
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
Manchuria
GOP Senators Push for MacArthur Return to Washington
In a House Foreign Affairs Committee session Republicans urged inviting General Douglas MacArthur to Washington to advise on China and Far Eastern issues, a move blocked by Democrats for lack of quorum. Chairman Eaton questioned the political aim while Marshall testified on civilian aid to China.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
China
Lawrence Smith
Wis
MacArthur
Toyo
Jarman
Ala
Judd
Minn
Japan
Rep. Jarman
Eaton
N. J
R. Minn
Smith
Rep. Vorys
Ohio
Marshall Munn Marshall
Truman
Royall
Arabs Launch Ferocious Offensive in Northern Palestine
A 1500 Arab volunteers launched a fierce push in northern Palestine around Beisan north of Jerusalem aiming to reopen a transit corridor to Nablus Jenin and TulKarm. The clash risks isolating Tel Aviv with reports of a planned Jewish prison camp near Nablus. Palestinian authorities report 31 Arabs and one Jew dead in related incidents.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Palestine
Holy Land
Beisan
Trans- Jordan
Nablus- Jenin-Tulkarm
Syria
Tel Aviv
Nablus
Jordan
Trans-Jordan
Lebanon
Metulla
Haganah
GOP Senators Weigh Terms of Rent Control Extension
Washington reports Republican senators split over extending rent control by 14 months. Millikin cautioned against a jail and fine penalty as a potential weapon against landlords, while Cain noted criminal actions need attorney general approval. Other senators sought changes to housing coverage and thresholds before a Monday vote.
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Washington
Millikin
R-Cole
Cain
R-Wash
Attorney General
Banking Committee
Ives
R-Ny
Baldwin
R-Cann
McCarthy
R-Wis
CIO Union Leader Returns To U S
Charles Anthony Doyle a longtime CIO Gas Coke and Chemical Workers union official at Niagara Falls New York reentered the United States after being barred as an alien communist. He surrendered to immigration authorities and had lived in the United States most of his life since 1928.
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New York
CIO
Charles Anthony Doyle
United States
Doyle
Canada
CIO Gas, Coke and ‘Chemical Workers Union
Ni‘agara Falls
N. Y
Ex-Romanian King Loses Citizenship and Fortunes
Bucharest on February 20 the Romanian cabinet withdrew former King Carol IIs citizenship and confiscated his entire fortune under a law targeting those who slander the Romanian state.
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Bucharest
Carol
Nine Days Adrift Flier Recalls Gulf Ordeal
Esteban DeLeon of Matamoros recounts being adrift nine days after a February 10 cargo plane crash 15 miles from Carmen Campeche. He was rescued 47 miles off Frontera by the Pan American banana boat Roatan, carrying news that his companion Neil Womack of Brownsville died three days after the crash. DeLeon's condition is reported as weakened and the boat is expected in Brownsville tomorrow.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Esteban DeLeon
Matamoros
Mexico
Frontera
DeLeon
Neil Womack
Carmen
State of
Campeche
Cache Of Diamonds Found In Lakewood Hoard
New York reports a secret stash worth 200000 in diamonds linked to 800 carats seized at Lakewood New Jersey. Two locals arrested on conspiracy charges for concealing and transporting illegal diamonds from an Atlantic flight. Customs officials identified 600 carats buried under a bridge near the Georgian Court School for Girls and 200 carats recovered from a Lakewood restaurant.
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New York
Lakewood
N. J
E. Wyatt
United States
Georgian Court School
Stolen German Jewelry Returned From The U S
U S army intelligence officers disclosed that American troops had stolen jewelry belonging to the widow of Col Count Claus von Stauffenberg who helped plot the bomb attack on Hitler. Part of the jewelry has been recovered in the U S after a two year search and is being returned to Germany. No names or values were released.
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Frankfurt
U. S. Army
Count i Claus von Stauffenberg
Murray Opens Attack On Labor Law
CIO President Philip Murray pleaded not guilty to illegal political spending charges and moved to dismiss the Taft Hartley act ban. Holtzoff set March 5 for arguments, trial aimed for March 22, with appeals possible to the Supreme Court. Murray and CIO deny the indictment as violating civil rights.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Pittsburgh
I. B
Ike) Jones
Jones
CIO News
Maryland
Charles J. Margiotti
Pressman
General Clay criticizes Soviet claims on demilitarization
Berlin Feb 20 Gen Lucius D Clay urged Soviet commander Sokolovsky to drop talk of holes in the ground and permit inspection of the Russian zone. Clay said the occupying powers may use installations until occupation ends and that he would not discuss what he called wild charges about under ground facilities in the U.S. and British zones.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
U. S
Allied Control Council
Vassily Sokolovsky
Western
Sokolovsky
Clay
Bridges Ordered to Oppose Wallace in CIO Move
The CIO ordered Harry Bridges to oppose Henry Wallace or quit CIO staff as part of a drive led by CIO President Philip Murray to back the Marshall Plan andERP. Bridges and other CIO leaders with unions comprising about a sixth of the CIO's roughly 6 million members had shown support for Wallace's third party and ERP opposition. Allan Haywood, CIO vice president, wrote Bridges February 18 demanding alignment with CIO policy or removal as CIO regional director for northern California.
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Washington
CIO
Harry Bridges
Henry Wallace
Philip Murray
Wallace
Bridges
Aday
Allan Haywood
Northern
California
Dixie Congressmen Gather To Assail Truman Program
Southern Democrats from 11 states unite to oppose President Truman civil rights measures including anti lynching poll tax and desegregation laws. They plan a Monday briefing with national chair Howard McGrath and seek concessions such as VP consideration and greater southern representation.
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Dixie
Truman
Washington
South
National Party
Howard McGrath
Potomac
Congress
Congressional Group
Rep. Colmer
Mississippi
Capitol Hill
House
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Louisiana
North
South Carolina
Vira
J. Strom Thurmond
Ben Laney
Arkansas
Beauford Jester
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
William Tuck
Virginia
Thurmond
French Demands On Saar Region Realized in Berlin Accord
France, Britain, and the United States signed an accord in Berlin formalizing the Saar valley attachment to the French economy. Saar exports to Germany shift to dollars with coal payments in marks, gradually withdrawing Saar coal from the German coal pool.
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France
Britain
United States
Saar
Berlin
Germany
Short Cold Wave Moves East and Warm Weather Follows
A quick cold spell moves east as the Midwest braces for warming trends this weekend. Northern Minnesota may drop to 12-15 below while northern Illinois climbs to 5-10 above and the Ohio River region to 15-20 above. New York City area forecast around 15 tonight and 35 tomorrow, with northern Maine easing from 10 below tonight to 10 above tomorrow. Fair weather and below normal temps hold on the West Coast. South Florida sees temperatures return to the 70s and 80s tomorrow.
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Chicago
Midwest
Minnesota
Illinois
Ohio River
New York City
Maine
South
Florida
Coach Rowland Controversy Ties to Klan Threats in Georgia
Lakeview Georgia February report shows high school coach Walter Rowland, an ex marine, facing suspension after armed feud threats from the Ku Klux Klan. He claims support from across the country while local superintendent Ruth Williams cites disgraceful publicity and imminent suspension.
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Lakeview
Walter Rowland
Marine High School
Ku Klux Klan
Ruth Williams
Catoosa County
Williams
Rowland
Board of Education
Bowland
United States
England
Rossville
Lakeview Gymnasium
Atlanta
Samuel Green
Georgia
Green
Virginia House kills robin resolution on bird name
Richmond Va February 20 The house of delegates voted anti birds by an overwhelming majority The Edward T Haynes proposal to make Virginia official state bird was defeated The chorus of noes rang out like a sparrow bow and the robin resolution was killed
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Edward T. Haynes
Virginia
Budget Bureau Urges GI Bill Cut for Hobby Courses
The Budget Bureau urged Congress to drop pure hobby courses from GI Bill funded study programs. It cited ballroom dancing, photography, and sport flying as costing over 200 million dollars annually with little or no occupational value. The report notes 257 million yearly for flight training and questions the overall benefit to veterans and national defense.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Congress
House Committee On Veterans Affairs
Truman
Bureau
Banker Urges Against Using Bank Money for Luxury Homes
Washington February 20 A regional bankers meeting heard L A Tobie of Meriden Connecticut say the well to do should use their own funds for luxury houses and not bank money He warned that broad loaning for upscale homes diverts funds from modest housing and urged saving bank resources for more practical needs.
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Washington
L. A
Plane Crash At Sea Reported By Ship
Richmond short wave operator W T R Morris Jr reported hearing a Florida motor ship relay a crash scene position about 240 miles south of Mobile Alabama. The coordinates given were 26 25 N 87 10 W with very poor reception and no details on aircraft type. The message aimed at a naval radio station but provided little verifiable data.
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Richmond
Florida
Mobile
Ala
W. T. R. Morris, Jr
Morris
Associated Press Bureau
Peace Pact Talks Set Price Within Austria's Ability to Pay
London dispatch reports United States Britain and France insisted the Austria peace terms must fit Austria's ability to pay. The foreign ministers deputies opened focusing on Russia's demands for cash oil and shipping in a settlement.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Austria
Russia
Ohio train wreck killed fireman and injured thirty four
A Norfolk and Western streamliner at eighty miles per hour jumped a switch fifteen miles east of Portsmouth Ohio. Fireman Robert F Maiden 57 of Portsmouth was crushed to death as the locomotive toppled. Engineer George Rains 58 of Portsmouth survived with serious head injuries and blamed a wind shield obstruction for failing to see a signal. Several passengers were injured and treated on site while most continued on another train.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk & Western
Here
Robert F. Maiden
Cincinnati-to-Norfolk
Powhatan Arrow
George Rains
Raines
Shother
Jeannette Maidson
Detroit
H. L. Pennington
Crumpler
W. Va
Segman
E. E. Endicott
Cincinna
A. L. Cook
Emporia
Kas
Ruby Mallard
Long
Calif
Ira Coston
Elyria
W. H. Brown John Jordan
Dudley Harbor
James Hallon
Roanoke
Brown
Portsmout
Ironton
Donaldson
Mallard
David Rosenthal
Avondale
Cincinnati
Powhatan Arrows Wrecks Kill Two In 1946 Collision
Engineer G C Rob erts and Beecher Lawson, both of Bluefield, died in the Powhatan Arrows wreck near Powhatan McDowell County on June 12 1946. About 10 others were injured lightly as the train rounded a sharp curve on a curve near the mining center. The incident followed the line’s brief return to service after fuel conservation measures during a coal strike. The first wreck left the engine on the tracks and two cars leaning at a 45 degree angle. Investigators blamed excessive speed though no formal notice from the railroad was issued.
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G. C
Nap) Roberts
Beecher Lawson
Bluefield
Powhatan
Stassen Criticizes Taft Hartley Limits on Labor
Harold E. Stassen told Oregon editors the Taft Hartley act restricts union political activity and is a "serious invasion of freedom" though he backs the law overall. He urged removing the clause on unions political contributions while defending improved labor relations and fewer strikes.
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Eugene
Ore
Harold E. Stassen
Oregon
Stassen
U S Income Taxes Top $39 Billion in 1947
Washington February 20 The Internal Revenue Service reports 1947 federal collections from all sources totaling 39,420,845,446 dollars, up 780,787,586 from 1946.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
The
Treasury
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