Britain to hand Palestine woes to United Nations
London reports Britain will transfer the Palestine problem to the United Nations after failed London talks with Arabs. Bevin admits failure, Britain may seek a Security Council special session and possible Assembly action. No clear plan. continuing British policing and mandate until UN decision.
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Special Security Council
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Palestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
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General Assembly
Burma
Egypt
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Empire
Alion
England Turns Crisis in Coal Ministry Says
The government said signs Britain had turned the corner on industrial recovery appeared while unemployment rose beyond five million. Attlee declined diverting American coal, and major firms announced large layoffs as mines and transport slowly improved. Some Welsh mines near normal, Kent strip mines above normal, and ships moved coal to power plants amid heavy snow and continued fuel shortages.
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Britain
Aiilee
Guy Nott-Bower
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Attlee
Truman
High Seas
Europe
United Kingdom
Vickers Companies
Austin Motor Co
Thames
Vestel
Silghlly
WAA Sees Sold Pipelines For Near Cost To East
The War Assets Administration sold the Big and Little Inch pipelines for 143.13 million to Texas Eastern Transmission Corp, near cost, to carry natural gas to the east. Administrator Robert M. Littlejohn said Texas Eastern would take over by May 1 after anti trust and regulatory approvals. The 1340 mile lines, built in 1842 and 1933, faced opposition from coal and railroad interests over gas use, with Congress and agencies scrutinizing the deal.
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War Assets Administration
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Houston
Tex
Robert M. Lule
John
Justice Department
Littlejohn
Federal Power Commission
Sen. Myers
D-Pa
Seaboard
New York-Philadelphia
E. Holley Poe
New York
Little John
Fennsyl
Field House meeting to push Charleston project in 1948
An open public meeting at 1 1 p m today in Charleston's Daniel Boone hotel will hear a fact finding committee report on site at 34th Street and Venable Avenue near Kanawha ball park and seek a financing program. The project, endorsed by the Chamber of Commerce and local leaders, aims for a field house at least 180 feet by 206 feet with seating for about 7 800. Mayor Pawson and city officials will assist, as organizers push to start construction promptly for use in basketball and other indoor events.
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Daniel Boone Hotel
Virgil ¥. Frizzell
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
E. J
Gene) McDonough
Venable Av
Kanawha
Ball Park
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Acus
D. Boone Pawson
China
Sugar Rationing Fight Into Supreme Court
DPA moves to carry its sugar rationing program to the Supreme Court by seeking a stay on a U S court ruling that upheld a district court decision affecting OPA administration. A stay until March 4 was reported as the agency plans to appeal and request a review pending higher court action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
OPA
Veala
Appeals Court
Granpa
Dead in Crash Of Army Aircraft
Army passenger plane with seven aboard crashed after takeoff from Robins Field near Macon Georgia. The C 45 twin engined aircraft burned beyond recognition and all on board were Army personnel en route to Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Recovery and investigation planned as bodies were removed.
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Robins Field
Here
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
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G. L. Layman
Base Service
Eighteen Dead in Philippine Ammunition Dump Explosion
In Rosatio village about 50 miles south of Manila an ammo dump explosion killed eighteen people and wounded many, most civilian laborers and truck drivers loading TNT. The blast wrecked houses and was heard up to 30 miles away, following a prior outbreak of explosions in a nearby bomb disposal area that killed unidentified American soldiers.
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Reese
Page & Col
Manila
Rosatio
Manila Bulletin
DeMille Blasts Union Tyrants At Senate Hearing
Hollywood producer Cecil B DeMille testified before a Senate labor committee condemning unions as tyrants and urging labor law changes to protect workers. He compared U S fears of unions to fears felt in Russia and joined other witnesses in calling Congress to act.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
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Feo
U91
Cecil
DeMille
Tam
Hollywood
Amore
Russia
de Mille
House Labor Committees
Vandenberg Calls Russia Unfair To United States
Senate leader Roy Vandenberg told Michigan business officials that Moscow has ignored four U S requests to settle lend lease accounts and to negotiate the ships lend leased to Russia He urged mutual fair play and goodwill in Soviet American relations while stressing strong national defense and UN unity
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Alls Teg Sky
Kington
Congress Trust Devalon
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Slatiel
Russia
Eneres Ribich Weil Nul
United States
Vandenberg
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
Michigan Chambers of Commerce
Nnress
State Department
United Nations
Amerita
Detroit Board of Trade Union Leaders Accused of Misleading Members
Grant L. Cook, attorney for the Detroit Board of Trade Union, claims members are being played by their leaders and notes at least 90 members express concern over leadership actions. The dispute centers on representation and trust within the union.
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Grant L. Cook
Detroit Board of Trade
Help Wanted Ad Aims At Maids In Gazette
The Gazette printed a Help Wanted notice seeking a maid with clear timing guidance before 1 PM today and promising a Sunday Gazelle edition insertion. The brief ad underscores a seek for help with domestic duties and advertising timing.
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Advertiser
the Gazette
Strike Paralyzes Paris as Government Workers Walkout
A four hour general strike by government workers in Paris including police and transport employees halted city life. Subways and buses stopped at 4 p.m. telephones and post halted, gendarmes joined demonstrators, and mass confusion kept hundreds of thousands from returning home. The action raised questions about sovereignty versus special interests.
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Paul
Arch of Triumph
Ramadier
Railroad employee killed by train near Charleston
A westbound Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a railroad motor car in South Charleston injuring David W. Gibson and killing Andrew McCenesney Jordan. Jordan, 49, of Hurricane, was killed. Gibson suffered lacerations and possible fractures. Jordan's body was taken to Allen Mortuary. Surviving relatives include his wife Ruby, son Joe, his father Joseph Jordan, and sisters Ruth and Reid. In Grandview, Martha E F Truman, 94, mother of President Truman, fractured her right hip in a fall at her home.
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David W. Gibson
RFD 1
Chesapeake and Ohio
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Patrick St. Bridge
Charleston General Hospital
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Jordan
Allen Mortuary
Hurricane
Ruby Bayless Jordan
Joe Jordan
Marshall College
Joseph Jordan
Reid
Ruth Jordan
Truman
Grandview
Martha EF. Truman
President Truman
Mary Janey Truman
Comfortaby
Hmr
Joint Committee Trims Budget Over Services Protest
SEA praises pay bill and departs strike call as Rex Smith lauds unanimous House action. He says school people statewide won’t rush actions that could hurt their cause, amid a general tax cut cleared for float battle and Knutson see y headed for action.
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SEA
Rex Smith
Morgantown
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Solons Propose a Legislative Budget Office
The House Rules Committee backed a plan to create a standing joint committee on government and finance, with 12 members and ex officio co chairs from the Senate and House. It would study state government, demand records, and inform legislators about department needs while remaining under legislative control rather than the governor. It would not replace the existing executive budget office but would provide ongoing fiscal analysis and oversight across departments.
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Charleston
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Board of Public Works
Ane Rules Committee
Executive Department
Bill Hikes Sheriff Fees Across State Agencies
A House measure by Delegates Holden and White would remove the cap on sheriff fee collections for serving process and extend the higher prisoner feeding fees for two more years, modifying a 1945 act. Other bills seek jail reform funding, an equalization board, indigent court copies, and tighter school bus stopping rules with a university farming and safety advisory panel proposed in the Senate.
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D-Harrison
White
Meadows
del. Blankenship
Wyoming
Kanawha
Flaccus
Ohio
Senate
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Fintess
Eddy
Monongalia
Auf
Hovize
West Virginia University Agricultural
Nome
Lilienthal Nomination Sparks Bipartisan Opposition
Senators Overton and Brooks said they will vote against David Lilienthal for chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, with Russell hinting he may oppose. The Navy secretary and the Oak Ridge engineers voiced support, while the Federation of American Scientists urged prompt confirmation amid Senate hearings lingering into a fourth week.
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Brooke
Washington
D-La
Brooks
R-Ii
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
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Secretary of the Navy
Forrastal
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Federation of American Scientists
Federation
Senate
McKellar
Truman
United States
Marshall Warns Of Out Dangers In Occupied Areas
Secretary of State Marshall warned that insufficient food funds for overseas occupied areas would create an intolerable situation. He spoke after meeting with the Senate foreign relations committee, saying the world is politically critical and urging food aid for Austria, Japan, and Korea to maintain occupation. He urged Greece’s parties to unite on a program to restore political and economic health. He described China’s financial crisis as tragic and noted no decision on foreign aid with economists divided. He added Ambassador Lane had not said if he would return to Poland after his visit.
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House
Senate Budget Committee
Truman
Army and Navy
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Gurney
R-Sd
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Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
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D-Mich
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Austria
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Greece
China
Arthur Bliss Lane
Poland
Page & Col
April Sugar Dividend Rumor Sparks Cheer
A whirling note from Stan Arnold hints at an April sugar dividend from Uncle Sam. The playful verse promises a sweeter, brighter spring, capturing reader cheer for forthcoming benefits and better times ahead.
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Stan Arnold
Gacetter
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