League Threatens to Arm Arabs in Palestine
In Bludan Syria on June 13 the Arab league reportedly adopted secret resolutions to arm Arabs in Palestine if Britain disarms Jews and halts Jewish immigration. A 10 point Palestine program called for committees, a fund, and curbs on land sales. Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha urged unity under an executive committee led by the Mufti, Haj Amin Husseini, while notes were sent to Britain and the United States.
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Palestine
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Fund For Palestine
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Committee of Inquiry
United Nations
Azzam Pasha
America
Jerusalem
Haj Amin Husseini
Diggers Fund Washington Talking Points and Odd Dialogues
Fragmented excerpts show Mr. Twitchell arguing with wartime controls over fishing gear and prices. The piece mocks OPA captions and includes satirical asides about inflation, rowboats, and inept bureaucrats while riffing on various figures and comments.
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Diggers Fund
Washington
Phone Number Figures In 1 Tremendous 2 Do
Henry A Sikso seeks to change his telephone number extension 90 in Omaha Nebraska. An employee of the U S District Engineers he complains callers are routed to the wrong person and operators say this is not Sikso. Officials consider assigning a new number to fix the mix up.
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Omaha
Neb
Henry A. Sikso
U. S. District Engineers
Sikso
Newly Elected Kiwanis Head Challenges Liberty and State Socialism
Jay W. Emerson, 66, retired Pullman merchant and new Kiwanis International president, told about 6,000 delegates at the Kiwanis convention closing session in Atlantic City that liberty is on the bargaining table and the nation risks state socialism. He warned of withheld information and legislation driven by politics rather than justice, urging a return to toil, honesty, and thrift.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jay W. Emerson
Pullman
Wash
Kiwanis International
Emerson
Savings Deposits Reach Record Peak in Soviet Banks
Soviet banks hold deposits totaling eight and a half billion rubles at the latest tally in January, about 722.5 million dollars. The 1945 period saw deposits rise by 3.4 million rubles, with six month or longer deposits earning 5 percent interest and shorter ones 3 percent. Government guarantees protect deposits.
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Moscow
Ship Of State Sails In Fog Of Metaphors
A political clash over rhetoric hints at campaign strategy as opponents accuse leaders of using metaphor to sway voters. The piece notes the struggle over messaging and the election impact of public discourse.
Silesia Pleas UNRRA Aid For Rebuilt Lands
Reports from Wroclaw say Lower Silesia urgently needs UNRRA relief. One cow serves 600 acres amid a housing and tractor shortage, prompting appeals for aid to rebuild agriculture and infrastructure.
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Wroclaw
Breslau
Poland
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Lower Silesia
Area Persons Named To Church Posts
Martinsburg West Virginia June 30 Mrs Selma South Parkersburg was elected president of the West Virginia Christian Endeavor society to succeed Miss Gertrude Peterson of Weston Officers named include vice presidents Clarence Rogers Salem Bernard Perrell Martinsburg the Rev Donald Cover Wheeling Miss Ruby Hedrick Princeton secretary Mrs Thelma Newton Clarksburg treasurer Edwin McCracken Parkersburg financial secretary Mrs Rex Allman Weston pastor counselor the Rev Henry High Fairmont The high school convention named Jean Long Martinsburg lent Margaret McInturff Blefield vice president Betty Snyder Wheeling secretary and Valjean Edinger Weston treasurer
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Selma South
Parkers
West Virginia Christian Endeavor Society Today
Gertrude Peterson
Weston
Clarence Rogers
Salem
Bernard Perrell
Donald Cover
Wheeling
Ruby Hedrick
Princeton
Thelma Newton
Clarksburg
Edwin McCracken
Parkersburg
Rex Allman
Henry
Fairmont
Jean Long
Martinsbur
Lent
Margaret McIinturff
Uefield
Betty Snyder
Valjean Edinger
Switzerland Builds Children's Village in Trogen
Foundations for a village to shelter 350 orphans from war torn Europe were laid on eleven acres near Trogen in eastern Switzerland. The first 15 dwellings will follow Swiss farm village style with groups of 3 to 5 houses forming a community where children are taught by Swiss and foreign teachers. The village is named Pestalozzi after the renowned Swiss educator who died in 1827.
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Trogen
Switzerland
Thehildren
Pestalomzi
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