Truman to seek arms for Greece and 200 million loan
President Truman plans to ask Congress next week to ship arms and ammunition to the Greek army and to grant Greece a 200 million dollar loan to avert a Mediterranean crisis. He postponed a Caribbean cruise to focus on the Greek problem after reviewing the situation with his cabinet and meeting congressional leaders.
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INS
Washington
Mediterranean
Truman
Congress
Greece
Caribbean
Truman ready to announce Greece plan after talks
President Truman will likely announce a Greece policy Monday after conferring with congressional leaders, the White House said Saturday.
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Washington
Truman
Greece
White House
Bevin Heads to Moscow for Big Four Conference
Soviet greeting for Bevin at Moscow station contrasts with earlier ceremonies as Foreign Secretary arrives for the Big Four talks. Foreign ministers from France and Britain prepare for peace negotiations while Marshall travels toward the Moscow meeting amid Greek crisis concerns.
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Moscow
Bevin
Josef Czyankiewicz
Vishinsky
Russia
Bidault
France
Marshall
United States
Berlin
Moskva
Marines Begin China Withdrawal to Guam
The First Pioneer battalion marines will depart China for Guam in a first withdrawal following the decision to move U S forces from China.
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U.S
China
Peiping
Guam
United States
Marshall Eyes Four-Power Pact To Secure Europe
Secretary of State Marshall on a four power security pact against Germany stressing its high importance. He said a 40 year treaty would remove barriers to peace for Germany and Austria and reaffirm American willingness to accept responsibility in European affairs.
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Berlin
Marshall
Germany
Austria
United States
James F. Byrnes
Soviet Press Blackout Ahead of Big Four Conference
Moscow imposes a total ban on Soviet press and radio on the eve of the Big Four talks. Foreign coverage is to be censored until the conference begins, while other news remains restricted. The blackout limits readers from knowing the meeting is set to open locally.
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London
INS
Reuter
Moscow
Russia
Whisky deemed aid in treating elderly patients
Dr Edward L Bertz associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania graduate school told the Chicago Medical society conference that whisky is a useful aid for the elderly. He said it acts as a tonic aiding digestion lifts spirits and soothes tangled nerves and is one of the best sedatives when used in adequate quantity.
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Chicago
Chicago Medical Society
Edward L. Bertz
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School
Weather Bureau Says February Was Cold and Disagreeable
The Weather Bureau described February as cold and disagreeable the worst since 1936. Snow flurries occurred on 20 or more days, a low of 22 below zero was recorded in Decorah on February 2, and the month averaged 17.5 degrees with light statewide precipitation. Farm work was halted. winds drifted snow, leaving little cover for crops.
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The
Weather Bureau
Decorah
Bureau
Iowa
Sugar Rationing Extension Voted in Senate Action
Washington AP says a sugar rationing extension was approved by the Senate Banking Committee. The panel also recommended transferring sugar controls administration from OPA to the Agriculture Department once the extension becomes law.
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Washington
Senate
OPA
Agriculture Department
Greece Faces U.S Role as Moderates Favor Intervention
In Salonika Greek moderates favor U.S. intervention as a potential stabilizing force amid a fractured electorate. The peasant and non communist workers back America, while extreme left and business elites oppose. Britain keeps troops in Greece awaiting withdrawal and wary of Soviet influence as the United States weighs long term political investment.
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Salonika
Greece
United States
Mediterranean
Excursion Ship Missing With 267 Students In Japan
Kyodo news says a ship carrying 267 female high school students from Yamaguchi prefecture disappeared after leaving Beppu port on Sunday for an excursion. Authorities search ongoing as weather and sea conditions are reported.
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Mastuyama
Shikoku
Japan
Kyodo
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Beppu
U.S. Presses Britain for Specifics on Jewish Affairs at U.N.
The United States rejects a special 10 to 12 nation committee on the Jewish-Arab dispute until Britain clarifies its stance. Britain asks London for guidance while Lie shifts toward backing a broader panel, but the plan stalls as Washington hesitates over entanglement.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Palestine
London
U.N
United States
Great Britain
Trygve Lie
U.N. General Assembly
Lie
Hannegan Recuperating After Operation in Boston
Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan is recuperating at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital following a recent operation. Attending physician Dr Reginald H Smithwick did not disclose the surgery's nature.
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Boston
Robert E. Hannegan
Massachusetts Memorial Hospital
Reginald H. Smithwick
Court bars Navy coal mine grab in West Virginia
Federal Judge William E. Baker ruled CMA had no right to order the Navy to seize Ralph A. Fox s mine for unpaid five cent royalty to the UMW welfare fund. The decision freezes CMA and Navy action on the Morgantown pit and questions the scope of the Krug Lewis pact affecting CMA seized mines. Fox s mine had no UMW agreement and operated at standard production, the judge found, while CMA s conduct risked its future.
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Wheeling
W. Va
William E. Baker
Federal District Court
Coal Mines Administration
Navy
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Baker
Krug
Collisson
Morgantown
Ralph A. Fox
Fox
UMW
John L. Lewis
CMA
LaGuardia Proposes Merging Labor Unions Into Congress
Former New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia urges Congress to form a joint labor industry and congressional committee to study labor relations and merge unions into a single parent body. He suggests an American Congress of Labor with four departments and central strike approval authority.
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Washington
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
Congress
America
Congress of Labor Organizations
LaGuardia
Senate Labor Committee
American Congress of Labor
AFL and
CIO
Government to ask high court to halt coal strike actions
The government plans to urge the Supreme Court to immediately issue its mandate against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers to withdraw the contract ending notice. Secretary Krug says no talks with soft coal operators will occur until compliance. The move aims to avert a renewed walkout before the five day compliance window.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Justice Department
Interior Krug
Lewis
Krug
Right of Children to Damages In Alienation Case Upheld
The Second district appellate court reversed a lower court ruling in an alienation of affections suit, allowing five children of Vincent Johnson to seek damages from Lydia Lushman. The court described the family as a cooperative unit and held children entitled to tangible and intangible support lost through the alleged destruction of family life.
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Ottawa, Ill
Second District Appellate Court
Illinois
J. Knight
Miss Appeal
Tee
Stockyards Strike Ends at St Paul Yard
Three hundred CIO yardmen and stock handlers returned to work at the Union stockyards in St Paul ending a two day strike that halted animal shipments and meat production. They accepted a six cent raise, one and a half cents less than their demand. a state fact finding board had suggested three cents. About 5,000 other CIO packinghouse workers returned to Armour and Swift plants inside the depot. The yard embargo on livestock was lifted. Yard president A L Olson said the increase could raise yard fees for shippers.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
CIO
Union
United Packinghouse Workers
CIO Packinghouse
Armour and Swift
A. L. Olson
Stockyards Company
Nazi Underground Broken in Austria
Austrian interior ministry says a large Nazi underground network was smashed with 57 leaders arrested including former SS General Walter Raffensberger. American troops aided Austrian police in capturing suspects. Raffensberger lived under an assumed name. officials say the gang ran large black market schemes and sought to contact more Nazis.
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Vienna
Interior Ministry
Walter Raffensberger
Raffelsberger
Nazi Hunt for Churchill Doomed Leslie Howard
Probate court revealed a false Nazi belief led to the death of actor Leslie Howard. The misimpression that Winston Churchill rode in the same plane as Howard spurred attacks aimed at Churchill. Howard’s estate, valued around 950000 dollars, was allotted to his wife and children.
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Churchill
Leslie Howard
Hollywood
INS
Winston Churchill
Portugal
England
Fire damages radar aboard HMS Vanguard in voyage incident
London AP reports the admiralty says a small fire on Friday damaged radar equipment aboard HMS Vanguard while en route to bases in Africa last month. A short circuit is blamed for the blaze.
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London
Admiralty
HMS Vanguard
Bae Royal
Africa
Taft accuses Democrats of stalling legislation in Senate
Senator Taft of Ohio charges Senate Democrats deliberate delay of legislation. He plans daily sessions to press the G C I program and notes rent control talks, with Vandenberg and Greek policy reports discussed for a White House meeting. House Democrats push for real economy in the 1948 treasury budget and discuss an amendment to limit overpayment refunds.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate Democrats
G.C.I
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Taber
R-N.y
Yanks Refuse Help to Dutch Unloading Ship
In Tanjongpriok Java Dutch guards supervise unloading of the confiscated United States Liberty ship Martin Behrman. American crew refuse to operate cranes as Dutch workers remove rubber and quinine bark from the disputed cargo, which the Netherlands East Indies administration says belongs to the Dutch from estates seized from Indonesians.
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Tandjongpriok
Java
United States
Martin Behrman
Behrman
Netherlands East Indies Administration
Cheribou
Know Your Precinct Guides Cedar Rapids School Election
A revised Cedar Rapids school district map appears on the picture page as a voter guide for Monday’s school election. A list of polling places for the city’s 23 precincts will run Sunday. The district has 32 814 registered voters with a likely low turnout. Two board seats have unopposed candidates and public measures involve selling three Edgewood schools.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
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