Germany's Satellites Sign Peace Treaties in Paris
In a history making ceremony in Paris the peace treaties with Italy and four German satellites were signed, while violence erupted in Rome and Pola. Italy and Yugoslavia voiced protests over new frontier lines, and Hungary condemned the agreement as unjust. Demonstrators jeered embassies as Italy observed an 18 minute mourning interval.
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Adolf Hitler
Europe
United States
Peta
Romé
Romney Indicted Over Fund Shortage in House Accounts
A federal grand jury indicted Kenneth Romney, longtime sergeant-at-arms, on three counts alleging he concealed a $143,883 shortage in office accounts. The charges accuse him of schemes to defraud the government by misrepresenting cash and including a forged confession of theft with unprocessed checks. The case ties to misstatements dating back to 1945 and follows Romney turning the office over to predecessor William Russell.
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Kenneth Romney
Romney
William Russell
Romhey
Clark
Wherry Fires At Lilienthal Balkan Probe Fortunes
U S Senate debate widens over President Truman’s Lilienthal appointment to head the Atomic Energy Commission. Senator Wherry urged caution, insisting the head of the commission face no shadow of doubt about sympathies. Other lawmakers questioned Lilienthal’s suitability, while criticism extended to the timing of the Acheson Lilienthal report on international atomic control.
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Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Cox
D.gat
House
Coxseid Lilénthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Dean Acne
Senate
Achesot-Lilienthal
Temperatures to Rise Across Most of Country
Chicago reports warming trend though eastern states stay cold. Midwestern readings edge up with mild conditions in western mountain areas. Florida faces another cold night with lows from 20s to 30s, Everglades near 30s, lower east coast 34 to 38.
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Mid-West
Florida
Everglades
U. S. Weather Bureau
Venable Av to Host Site for Charleston Field House
An open meeting of interested citizens is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Daniel Boone hotel to discuss a proposed field house in Charleston. A preliminary eight man committee recommends building on city property at Venable Avenue and 36th Street east of Kanawha Ball Park with seating for about 7 500. The plan calls for a 140 by 200 foot building with a 90 by 180 foot basketball court and sufficient space for permanent and temporary seating. The Charleston Chamber of Commerce board gave unanimous approval and city officials note possible bond issues for construction.
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Frizzell
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Kanawha Hotel
Dawson
John Charnock
Harry A. Stansbury
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Charnock
Hield
British Decree Doom for Trio as Terrorists
Jerusalem reports outline new British military measures to designate three Jerusalem residential zones as protected areas for Britons, with a military court sentencing three suspected Irgun Zvai Leumi members to death. Jewish Agency and Arab leaders reject Britain’s plan, while tensions rise over cooperation with police and possible reprisals.
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Palestine
Holy City
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Palestine Jewry
David Ramez
Vaad Leumi
Jewish National Council
London
Britain
Cairo
Two Convicts Remain at Large After Prison Break
Five long term inmates at Holmesburg state prison attacked a guard then breached a 35 foot wall and fled through snow to fields near the Delaware River. Three were recaptured. Sutton 46 and Tenuto 30 are still at large in North Philadelphia. Other escapees were Kin edinst Aikens and Waldon. Police widen search as manhunt continues.
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Slick Willie) Sutton
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Frederick Tenuto
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David Aikens
Spencer Waldon
Waldon
Page Mo Cal
Kanawha Schools Readying Reopening After Freeze
West Virginia endures heavy snowdrifts and closed schools across Kanawha Cabell Marshall and Nicholas counties as icy jams threaten bridges and homes in Wheeling Creek. Officials report 85 dynamite charges failed to clear the jam and warn of devastation if a quick thaw occurs. Kanawha schools plan to reopen today.
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Preston
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Ohio
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Belmont
Oltine
Cabell
Kanawha
Marshall County
Wheeling Steel Co
Steubenwile
Joint Committee Calls Sheriff Fee System Antiquated
A joint legislative committee reported the sheriffs fee system antiquated and urged correcting abuses. They noted salaries and commissions on tax collections might be altered to ensure adequate sheriff compensation if the fee system is abolished. The panel sought an extra week to draft legislation and a final report, with continued study and continued assignment.
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House of Delegates
Senate
E. S. Boreman
Johnt H Bowling
Charles M. Love, Jr
Catholic Pupils Aided by Ruling
Washington February 10 The Supreme Court ruled public tax funds may be used for transportation to both Catholic parochial and public schools. The decision upholds the Hatch Act ban on political activities by officials and covers at least 16 states plus the District of Columbia. Justice Black delivered the majority opinion amid protests from Dr. Lovie D. Newton of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Supreme Court
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I States
District of Columbia
Congress
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Atlanta
Southerm Baptist Convention
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Golden Gate
Justice Black
Newton
Ane Teka Oger
Marines Search for Bodies After Amphibious Tractors Sink
Oceanside California February 10 seven U S Marines were missing and search for bodies began after three amphibious tractors foundered in the surf during practice landing operations near Camp Pendleton headquarters announced Maj Hill Conner public information officer. Twenty Marines were thrown in the water and thirteen reached shore. Rescue planes and crash boats had not located any bodies or survivors. The vessels sank three miles north of the Santa Margarita River in heavy surf.
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Sanita Mace Guerita
House Publishes Proposed Raises Plan Confirmed
Del. Julian C. Hansbareger moved to publish by the finance committee the information comparing present and proposed state employee salaries. The motion received unanimous House approval and aims to make the data available to legislators and the public, ending a long political dispute.
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Del
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D-Mcdowell
House Journal
Hansbareger
House
NLRB Rules Against Union on No-Strike Pledge
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that workers who violate their union no-strike pledges can be fired without Wagner Act protection. The unanimous decision centering on Joseph Dyson and Sons, Cleveland, held employees who breached their own union contract were not entitled to Wagner Act coverage. The CIO-United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers brought the case before the board amid broader debates over the Act’s reach.
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Joseph Dyson Victory Club
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Marine Is Shot Down After Terror on Train
In Phoenix on February 10 a furloughed Marine Corps patient from Carville Louisiana attacked passengers aboard the Southern Pacific Sunset Limited train in its lounge. Susana R Barangan was shot by detectives after slashing Chief Petty Officer Jannings Stone and injuring Mrs Goldie Hoffman and Harvey Montgomery. Barangan remained in serious condition in a hospital.
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Southern Pacific
Sunset
Limited
Susana R.barangan
Marine Hospital
Carvill
Texas
Barangan
Charles Heyser
Harry Rovert
Jannings Stone
San Francisco
Cal
Goldie Hoffman
Detroit
Harvey Montgomery
Shafter
Three Measures Pass to Governor on Taxes and Education
The House finance committee approved taxes on cigarets beer and horse race betting and removal of grocery tax exemptions aimed at boosting teacher salaries. The legislature also sent to the governor three bills including modernizing commitment procedures while the Senate debated education board reorganizations and the state school superintendent’s role. The revenue plan would raise about 1.6 million to 1.0 million annually through a two cent tax per pack on cigarettes two cent per bottle on beer and pari mutuel taxes rising to four percent on large bets and would repeal the grocery exemption, moving to a six cent threshold before groceries are taxed.
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State Board of Education
Senate
House Finance Comitee
Fragmentary Page Clip Indicates Continued Coverage
Readable text on page 12 column 3 shows an instruction to turn a page for continuation, signaling ongoing coverage of the story. A brief caption notes this is a local newspaper item with no further names or dates readable in the excerpt.
Woman Battered In Coast Murder Identified
Los Angeles reports identify a semi naked woman found in a lonely field as Mrs Jean French 40 of West Los Angeles estranged from her husband Frank French. Detective Bechtel said an immediate search for French who was arrested earlier for wife beating is underway and that identification was confirmed by fingerprints. Investigators continued to chase leads while the Black Dahlia case also loomed with no resolution.
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Gene Bechtel
Jean French
Weel
Bechtel
Frank French
French
Bechzel
Is. m
West
Elizebeth Short
Churchill Confronts Coal Crisis In Commons Debate
Winston Churchill accused the Labour government of incompetence over the coal shortage and industrial crisis that shuttered much of Britain. He reiterated no coalition, while Attlee urged public cooperation as subfreezing weather and plant closures left 4.6 million workers idle.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Hugh Dalton
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Clement R. Attiee
England
Wales
British Isles
Robert Hudson
Emanuel Shinwell
Shinwell
Labor
Oly
Lord Woolton
Glasgow
Drowned Boy at Belle Struck by Ice on Kanawha River
A 13 year old Roosevelt junior high student Richard Howerton Bowden drowned in the Kanawha River at Belle when a thin ice layer buckled as he reached for a sled about 70 feet from the east bank. Richard Stith of Belle attempted a rescue with rope but also sank. State police say Stith plunged in and disappeared within 10 feet of Bowden.
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Belle
Fidler ‘and Frame Mortuary
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Henry W. Bowden
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Smith
Bowden
Pall of Misery Unmatched During War Spreads Over Fuel Shortage
London reports the gravest fuel shortage in British history as a wartime blackout bites. Dole queues reappear with 24 shillings weekly for families while Parliament meets in semi darkness. Prime Minister Attlee delivers a stark coal crisis address as candles illuminate Eton and Limehouse pubs.
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London
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Attlee
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Winston Churchill
Emanuel Shinwell
Jingling the News Seasons Greetings in January
A garbled year end column notes political figures and greetings as the Democrat party eyes future campaigns. It mentions a ceremonial vibe around holidays and a hint at upcoming Valentine events, with scattered names and affiliations.
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