McNarney Says Allied Control Council Fails
General Joseph T. McNarney in Berlin declared the four power Allied Control Council failed to govern Germany and urged a shift to a high commissioner system. He favored strategic occupation focusing on Ruhr industry for 10 to 15 years and said the army is not suited to government. He warned that a prolonged four zone division will hinder German unification.
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Germany
Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
Allied Control Authority
U. S
Ward R. Stettinius, Jr
Lucius BD. Clay
Control Council
Young
Association of American Huiland
Ruhr
Ontral
Foreign Ministers Council
Moscow
McNarney
Sulfa Drug May Be Leprosy Cure
CARVILLE Louisiana February 21 Dr G H Faget medical director of the U S Marine hospital says in the Star the hospitals official publication that 19 patients were discharged after treatment with promin a sulfone drug following 22 consecutive months with negative Becterioscopy. The breakdown shows durations of prior treatment from 145 to 5 years with several patients under observation. Two others treated with diasnacer milfone drug Riso were discharged with arrested disease but kept under close watch for four months to a year and a half without recurrence.
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Carville
G. H. Faget
U. S. Marine Hospital
Star
Willie Willis Alleges Truth Tells to Foist Pug Claims
In a fragmented excerpt, Willie Willis asserts a claim about someone labeled Pug being rotten. The text hints at deception and insistence on truthfulness to influence others, but the fragmentary source provides no clear event, date, or full context.
L A Explosion Shocks Los Angeles Officers Seek Cause
A massive blast at an electroplating plant in downtown Los Angeles killed 15 and injured about 1 000, with 158 serious. Officials say perchloric acid caused the explosion, as damage reached 1.5 to 2 million dollars. A mass inquest is planned to determine exact cause.
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Los Angeles
INS
Mile Square
Herbert Waterman
University of Southern California Chemical Engineering
Earl, H. Richardson
Fire Prevention Bureau
Aaid
Masg
John J. O'Connor
American Red Cross
Health Department
Laway
Taft Opposes Lilienthal Confirmation for AEC Chair
Senator Taft declared David E. Lilienthal would be a threat to U S safety if confirmed as Atomic Energy Commission chairman. He called Lilienthal temperamental unfitted and too soft on Communism, criticizing the Tennessee Valley Authority tenure and the Acheson Lilienthal report on international atomic control. Taft warned of a GOP split if others follow him and labeled Lilienthal a power hungry bureaucrat.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Lilienthal
Senate
Vandenberg
R.mich
Senate Atomic Committee
GOP
Sen. White
Wherry
Neb
Foreign Relations Committee
MIT
Atomic Committee
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lilien
Soviet
Russia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Lilienthhal
Acheson-Lilienthal
Poll results favor universal military training in West Virginia
West Virginia survey by the Civilian Military Advisory Committee shows a large majority support universal military training. Judge W T Lovins announced results from National Security Week surveys, with 5 802 contacted and 3 440 in favor, 2 007 opposed or neutral, and 58 undecided. Respondents included ministers, housewives, businessmen, veterans, and office workers.
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West Virginia
War Department
Nations Flour Mills Hit Hard by Boxcar Shortage
Nationwide industries face curtailment due to the worst boxcar shortage in 20 years. Buffalo and Toledo mills cut output 30 to 40 percent, with losses totaling about 100 million pounds. Chicago elevators show 5,850 unfilled grain car orders. mills slow to 1.4 cars daily in mid February.
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Nation
Associated Press
Buffalo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest
Midwest
National Milling Co
Toledo
Macou- Sangamon
Ilinois
Chicago
Board of Trade
Buffalo Mills
Ohio Lime
Toledo-Carey-Sandusky
East Digs Out of Snow 33 Lives Reported Lost
Easterners dig out after the heaviest snowfall of the year caused at least 33 deaths and widespread disruption. The storm stretched from Alabama to Maine, with 27 inches in Dickenson county Virginia. Causes included overexertion from shoveling and traffic accidents as crews in New York City and other states worked to clear streets and restore transportation networks.
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New York
Alabama
Maine
Dickenson County
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Ilinois
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Delaware
New York City
Eastern Seaboard Transportation
United Nations
Snowstorm Paralyses Rural Roads Across West Virginia
A heavy snow blanket averaging 24.2 inches closed schools in eight counties and blocked secondary roads statewide. Beckley to Bluefield remained hardest hit as the State Road Commission worked to restore routes. Atlantic Greyhound started limited trips while Consolidated Lines halted some schedules.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
Beckley
Bluefield
Road Commission
Charleston
Greyhound
Consolidated Lines
Atlantic
Winston-Salem
N. C
Winston- Salem
Associated Press
Consolidated Bus Lines
Welch-Bluefield
Baby Born Prematurely In Glendale Reported Doing Fine
In Glendale Arizona on Monday night a premature baby boy born to Mrs. Frank Mariscal was described as doing fine by Dr. Murt E. Fulk. The infant fits in the palm of the doctor’s hand and is said to be active and crying like a near child.
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Oance Buby
Arizona
Glendale
Ariz
Murt E. Fulk
Fulk
Frank Mariscal
Glensdale
Fulle
Want Ad Headlines from Sunday Gazette Ad Page
A fragmented notice talks about want ads cancelled or removed after a prior surge in listings. It hints at mercantile style ads like apartments rooms and boards offered, urging reliance on Sunday Gazette for similar results and pricing.
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Cealty
Gazette
Man Survives 14 Hours on Snowbound Bus Then Walks Home
Karl Murphy, 39, sat in a stalled suburban bus for 14 hours during a heavy snowstorm before deciding to walk home. The storm disrupted transport from Maine to Virginia, with 350+ New York area schools closed and federal offices slowed in Washington as President Truman postponed activities.
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Philadelphia
Karl Murphy
Murphy
Cornty Council
Lake Success
New York
Maine
Virginia
Truman
Governmental offices close for Washington's Birthday holiday
State capitol postal facilities and courthouse will close all day with no mail delivery. Banks in Charleston observe the holiday while retail establishments stay open. Liquor stores will also operate as usual. No state legislature in session though Senate and House may hold oral committee meetings.
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State Capitol
Washington
Charleston
Senate Aboure
Senate Floor Plays Host To Sheriff Fee Reform Bill
An administration backed bill to abolish the sheriffs fee system and place jail feeding on a cost basis reached the Senate floor with a committee recommendation for passage. The measure, drafted by a 10 member House Senate committee, would end the fee system and shift prisoner feeding to the county court under jail trustees.
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Senate
Senate Committee On
House-Senate
House of Delegates
Judiciary Committee
Meadows
President Seeks 350 Million for Liberated Lands Relief
President Truman asked Congress for 350 million dollars to fund direct relief in liberated lands as UNRRA winds down. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Eaton moved authorizing legislation with a proviso allowing American newsmen to report on aid use, while Taber of the Appropriations Committee warned they must justify the need. The plan adds to 200 million already requested for relief in occupied areas. State Dept indicated Italy Greece and China likely beneficiaries, with possible aid for Hungary and Poland.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
UNRRA
Eaton
R.-Nj
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Taber
House
Lee
War Department
Germany
Austria
Japan
Korea
Tiey
State Department
Italy
Greece
China
Hungary
Poland
New Self Developing Camera Promises Minute Photos
A Boston inventor Edwin H Land announced a camera that delivers a finished photo in about one minute using daylight. Demonstrations showed two models for portrait and news photography. The device eliminates darkroom steps and lets amateurs retake images immediately on site. The system uses ordinary silver bromide film with a unique chemical process built into the camera. Possible uses include X rays, microscope photos, and rapid race finish shots.
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New York
Optical Society of America Today
Edwin H Land
Boston
Polaroid
Lard
Land
Itinys Leapante
Jan
Chips are down in world politics warns Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg told the Senate that any lapse in United States occupation in Germany and Japan would invite Soviet Russia to fill the vacuum. He opposed trimming President Truman's budget, warning such cuts could erode defense and national security amid global postwar tensions.
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GOP
Russia
Washington
INS
Sen
Vandenberg
Senate Today
United States
Germany
Japan
Michigan Republican
Paris
New York
Senate
Truman
Soviet Russia
Tydings
Lucas
Oride
Uncle Sam
Marshall
Moscow
America
Sen. Hawkes
Sen. Young
North Dakota
Europe
Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gen. MacArthur
Iworld
Wages and profits balance urged by Reuther in Senate
Walter Reuther president of the CIO United Auto Workers told the Senate labor committee that the nation needs a better balance of wages prices and profits rather than new labor laws. He said workers buying power has fallen while profits rose and urged a remedy under free enterprise. Senator Ball challenged his view calling it social justice socialism. Taft urged focus on wage policy and productivity amid a broader labor dispute in the House over investigation procedures.
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Reuther
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Senate Labor Committee
OPA
Washington
CIO
Sen. Ball R-Minn
Ball
Hughes Dies Combine To Control TWA
Kansas City February 21 Trans World Airlines announced the resignation of Jack Frye as president and disclosed plans for a complete managerial overhaul under Howard Hughes interests. E Lee Talman senior vice president in charge of administration also resigned as Hughes Tool Co owns 45 percent of TWA stock and recently loaned the airline ten million dollars to aid its finances.
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Kansas City
Trans - World Airline
Jack Frye
Howard Hughes
E. Lee Talman
Hughes Tool Co
Houston
Tex
TWA
Tool Company
Kansas
Paul
Firemen Open Door to Wardrobe Blaze at 1707 Franklin
Richard opened the door at 1707 Franklin Ave to a fire at Miss Myrtle Stone's home. Lt C L Dick Stowers led No 4 station to extinguish a blaze in a dressing table drawer. Windy Fields and E H Brown assisted. boosterling bystanders chanted Open tha door Richard as he used an axe. Damage estimated at 250 dollars. Fire started from a smoking cigarette left to smolder.
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Richard
Franklin Av
C. L
Dick) Stowers
Myrtle Stone
C. A
Windy) Fields
E. H. Brown
Stowers
Errol Flynn Hospitalized After Foot Break
News item reports actor Errol Flynn sustained a foot injury requiring hospitalization. The garbled copy references court scenes and headlines, with uncertain attribution to Bian Arnold and The Garetrey in 1947.
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Errol Flynn
Errol
Bian Arnold
Garetrey
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