Snowbound Northwest Struggles In Severe Winter Storms
The Associated Press reports a brutal Northwest winter with 70 mile winds in southeastern Wyoming and heavy drifts isolating about 1200 residents in two communities. Snow and cold persist across the northern plains, while avalanches block mountain passes and trains are halted in Idaho and Washington. Cattle and other livestock suffer amid limited hay and disrupted relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Canada
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Fifth Army
Lewis A. Pick
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Rocker Mountain
Washington
Oregon
Pass and
Canyon
Idaho
Burke
Anderson Dam
Ida
Milwaukee ‘Road
Cascade Mountains
Sro
Axis Sally Sues Columnist Over Defamatory Claim
Attorney for Axis Sally files a $100000 damage suit against Austine Cassini real name Mildred Gillars alleging a Times-Herald column defamed Sally by claiming a special jail dining bond. Defendants deny the statements and argue no outside jail travel.
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Washington
INS
James J. Loughlin
New York
Austine
Sally
Mildred E. Gillars
Laughlin
U. S
George Morris Fay
Miss Gillars
Court House
United States
Loughlin
Local Team Faces Setbacks Ahead of Season
Willie Willis notes doubts about the team as Pug contracts mumps Freck breaks arm Skinny suffers illness. The fragment hints at injuries and low confidence before games.
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Pug
Freck
Skinmy
Police foil dynamite plot at Seoul stadium rally
Seoul police disclose a plan to dynamite a welcoming rally for the United Nations commission on Korea. Nine men were arrested, three confessors led to six more detentions, wires found near the stadium. U N delegates from several nations planned to attend as Korea remains divided between American and Soviet zones. President Rhee and foreign diplomats were noted in attendance plans.
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Seoul
United Nations Commission On Korea
Park Po Yung
Park
U.N. Commission
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Korean Republic
U.N
China
France
Australia
Philippines
India
Eiplomat
Hungary Diplomat Expelled by US
The United States expelled John G. Florian first secretary of the Hungarian legation and denounced the arrest of 15 Protestant clergymen in Bulgaria as a continuing Communist assault on religious liberties in Eastern Europe. State Department spokesman Michael McDermott linked the Bulgaria case to Cardinal Mindszenty and noted similar charges echoing across the region. Hoffman spoke in Washington criticizing Soviet influence and urging heightened vigilance against religious suppression.
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Washington
Tinsi
United States
Bulgara
Europe
John G. Florian
U. S
Hungary
ECA
Soviet to Declare Rights in Antarctic After Long Debate
Moscow reports indicate Soviet Russia may issue an official statement defining its rights and interests in Antarctica. The All Union Geographic Society pressed the move, Tass distributed the notice, and observers note possible uranium wealth. Historical claims cite 130 years of exploration including Fabian Bellingshausen and Lazarev voyage.
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Russia
Antarctic
Moscow
All-Union Geographic Society
Tass
Fadaet (Fabian
Bellingshausen
Michael Lazerev
Alexander 1
James Cook
Cook
Antarctic Circle
Suh
Cape of Good Hope
Graham
Arctic
Ah-Union Geographic Societ
Aingra
Leningrad
C. S. Berg
Geo
Tom
Northern Ireland Rejects Republic in Election Crucial to Parliament
Voters in Northern Ireland favored remaining in the United Kingdom, delivering a strong showing for pro-UK candidates. Early results show the United Kingdom government retaining control with 31 seats to seven for republic supporters, with 14 seats still undecided. Direct mention of Easter Monday plans for the Republic of Ireland appears in the report.
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Northern Ireland
Republic’ Belfast
Britain
Zackets
Eyre
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom
Elie
Dublin
Merci Gifts on Display Here Today and Tomorrow
Gifts from French citizens to thank the food aid sent by the Friendship Train will be shown at the U S Organized Reserve Armory on Lee Street in Charleston today and tomorrow from 10 a m to 10 p m The display is directed by Mrs Herbert Boyd with participation from state women's groups Maj Shelly and the Charleston Boy and Girl Scouts assist at opening time One notable gift is a sword crafted from French coins
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West Virginia
U. S. Organized Reserve Armory C
WCHS
Lee St
Frank Knight
Herbert Boyd
Bien
Organized Army Reserve
Maj
Shelly
Charleston
Gift for Mrs FDR displayed by mistake at West Virginia armory
A gift intended for Eleanor Roosevelt was misplaced among West Virginia items and will be shown today and tomorrow at the Organized Reserve Armory WCHS auditorium. Permission was received yesterday from the late president's widow in a telegram to the "Thagic Rou" Train chairman. The piece is a unique reproduction sword made from prewar French coins, once given to General De Gaulle in 1946 to honor the president who upheld peace and liberty.
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Fdr
Eleanor Rosevelt
West
France
Roosevelt
Uberty
Chinese Reds Hobble Aliens
Reports from foreign observers in China describe a tightening of control by the new Communist regime in areas affecting foreigners. Missions face compulsory Communist instruction and must fund Red instructors, while church activities and Christian teaching face prohibition.
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Nanking
Red China
Yangtze
China
Polit
He Ian
Tal
Shantung Province
Cheloo University
Red
Philadelphia Transit Strike Strangles City Transit
Philadelphia faced a major transit walkout as 11 000 CIO workers stopped work halting main routes. The strike, backing a 20 cent hourly raise, left commuters scrambling with cars, trains crowded and downtown firms largely steady. The Army took control of transit facilities as talks stalled and a long stoppage loomed.
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Philadelphia
Anta
CIO Transit
Popeare
Dl Unes
Transport Workers
PTC
TWA
Truman tax hike put on shelf as hearings set
Congress shelved President Truman's 4 billion tax plan while House Ways and Means delays action. Democratic leaders say it will be considered at the proper time as hearings begin February 28 on adding 20 million social security recipients and boosting benefits. Some Democrats urge delaying tax moves to curb federal spending amid uncertain business prospects.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D,n.c
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Expense Cutz
Capitol Hill
Norway Seeks Full Partnership in Atlantic Pact
In Washington, Norway is assured a full partner role in the North Atlantic alliance with substantial military backing from the United States and other members. Foreign Minister Halvard Lange spoke with Secretary Acheson in an 80 minute State Department session and later met President Truman. Lange said the discussions were frank and yielded a very good reception as he prepared to meet British officials in London.
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Washington
United States
Norway
Halvard Langeby
Acheson
State Department
Truman
Lange
Vandenberg
Associated Press
New York
Hegin
London
England
Mother and 7 Children Die in Clay Construction Fire
A mother and seven children aged one to eleven perished when a one story frame home burned near Clayton New York on the St Lawrence River. The father and a 13 year old daughter escaped after attempting to re enter to rescue others. Cause unknown though kerosene heaters were cited. Funeral services set for Sunday at the Clayton Methodist church.
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Clayton
St Lawrence River Village
Clifford Richmond Conant
Susan
Clifford Conant
Clifford, Jr
Stanley
Larry
Louize
Robert G. Frederick
Nancy Ann
Clayton Methodist Church
Eisenhower named Truman military adviser in temporary post
President Truman appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower as principal military adviser and consultant on defense. The White House said the assignment is temporary and that Eisenhower will also temporarily serve as chief of staff duties while Admiral Leahy recovers. Also listed is a stream of House and Senate bills on taxes, policing, voting, insurance, and civil service tasks.
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INS
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Europe
Defense Forrestal
Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eben Ayers
Columbia University
Adm
William JD. Leahy
Leahy
Key West
Fla
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D-Marion
Conservation
del File
D.raleigh
del. Powell
D.-Hempshire
Alcohol Studies and Rehabilitation
State Health Department
Knight
D.-Kanawha
Tthe
State Election Commission
Secretary of
Doyle
D.-Oghio
Kidd
D.gilmer
White
D.boone
Peters
D.kanawha
Justices of the Peace
Stidham
D.-Logan
Branney
Di-Monongailaj
Blankenship
D.wyoming
Flaccus
Ohio
Fire Or Marine
Insurance Commissioner
Senate
Mitchell
State Board of Control
Love
Stemple
Barbour
van Camp
R-Tyler
$90 Million veterans bonus advances in House vote
The West Virginia House approved 87 to 2 a $90,000,000 veterans bonus plan granting $300 for domestic service and $400 for foreign duty. Debate centered on finance provisions with Del. Campbell's effort to insert a revenue clause defeated. Del. Peters opposed the measure, citing tax burden and state credit concerns. The measure moves to the Senate Monday for consideration.
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House of Delegates
Senate
House
Del
Bernard H. Woodyard
D-Mcdowell
Committee On Veterans Affairs
William C. Campbell
D-Cabell
Campbell
Charles G. Peters
D-Kanawha
Kzaswica
Boris - Peters
Mauvisea
Peters
William H. File, Jr
Raleigh
Woodyard
Mane
West Virginia
Ellender Opposes Labor Act Repeal
Senator Ellender of Louisiana argues against repealing Taft-Hartley and for safeguards in the existing labor law. He cites unproven claims about the current act harming labor or the public, while the Senate labor committee resumes hearings with a March 23 deadline for a revised bill.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Louisiana
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Committee
Truman
Eliender
Sen. Withers
D-Ky
Senate
Withers
Parkersburg Editor Dies of Pneumonia
John W. Fischer 72 longtime Parkersburg Sentinel editor died in hospital after weeks with virus pneumonia. A native of Macksburg Ohio he taught school briefly and worked as reporter and news editor on the Marietta Leader before moving to Parkersburg in 1904. Survived by widow Dollie King Fischer sister Jane and one brother. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Parkersburg
John W. Fischer
Dollie King
Fischer
Marietta
Jane
Medina Cracks Whip at Trial in Communist Case
New York February 11 Federal Judge Harold Medina accused defense lawyers for the eleven top Communists of trying to mock justice and moved to end delaying tactics. He adjourned court and ordered a statement of what they intend to prove and how. The trial has been stalled four weeks by a defense challenge to the southern New York jury system alleged to exclude minorities and the poor. The defense has used expert witness Doxey Wilkerson to argue for jury legality while the government counters.
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New York
INS
Harold AR. Medina
Jeaders
Witnness
Doxey Wilkerson
Oretime Communist “Educational di
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