Reds Put Condition On Approving Plans For Palestine Talk
United States plan for a Big Five consultative committee on Palestine was accepted conditionally by Russia. Gromyko opposed a formal committee, urging informal talks among the five powers and reporting back in 10 to 15 days. Britain said it would not join the consultations. A disruption by a shouting protester briefly interrupted the U N Security Council meeting.
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Gromyko
Parley Lake
Russia
United States
Palestine
United Nations Security Council
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russa
Britain
U. S
Palestine Commission
Warren R. Austin
General Assembly
Austin
J U. N
John Cosgrove
U.N
Heckler
Cosgrove
Folsom Charged With Paternity in Alabama Suit
In Cullman Alabama Christine Putman Folsom seeks a declaratory judgment naming Gov James E Folsom as legal husband and father to her 22 month old son A second suit filed by James Douglas Folsom through his guardian asks the court to establish the legitimacy of his relationship to the governor Both cases filed in the Cullman circuit court Equity Division Judge Kingman C Shelburne noted in the filing account
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Cullman
Ala
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Christine Putman Folsom
Cullman Circuit
Folsom
Cullman Circuit Court
Kingman C. Shelburne
Tern
Willie Willis Choc Lata Soda Candy Bar Tease
Cartoon caption notes Willie Willis bragging about always having the right change for a choc lata soda when Lucy hints at a candy bar, implying a playful flirtation or prank in a lighthearted scene.
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Lucy
Bullitt Warns of Stalin Slave Attack on U S
Former ambassador William C. Bullitt warned that an assault on the United States could come from Stalin driven slaves if Congress fails to back military aid to China and a broader European recovery program. He urged $100 million for China and opposed restricting aid within the Marshall plan. Senator Knowland warned defenses must be strengthened and voted for the aid bill while pushing an Air Force and military training.
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Washington
William C. Bullitt
Russia
Bullitt
China
House Foreign Affairs Gomankee
Ite Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Europe
Knowland
Senate
Sen
R-Cal
Congress
McMahon
D-Conn
U. S
L U. S
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Wherry R-Neb
Battle near Jerusalem reports Arab losses. British join Jewish forces
Rumors and confirmed details describe heavy fighting 12 miles west of Jerusalem along the Jerusalem Jaffa road. Arab units attacked convoys and settlements, with casualties, including an 18 year old girl killed. Jewish and British forces countered, while cross-border tolls rise to 1,533 deaths since UN partition.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Judean
Jerusalem-Jaffa
Battie
Haganah
Jewish Defense Army
Tel Aviv - Jerusalem
United Nations
Palestine
Eliezer Washington
Kaplan
John L. Lewis
The
Palestine.aters
United Mine
Pridusess
Lewis
Florida
Washington
Louisiana House Rejects Tax Probe Over Fraud Claims
The House voted 299 to 81 to block a request for an investigation into alleged fraudulent income tax returns in Louisiana. Representative Domengeaux had accused Earl K. Long of 1937 tax fraud while backing Sam H. Jones for governor. Hebert defended Long, and Dirksen had proposed the inquiry. Rayburn opposed the resolution, warning it could expose many returns.
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Washington
House
Louisiana
Rep
Domengeaux
D-La
Earl K. Long
Long
Sam H. Jones
Hebert
Dirksen
R-Iu
Rayburn
D-Tex
Army Approves West Fork Dam Project in West Virginia
U S Army Engineers approve a 14 04 million Stonewall Jackson reservoir on the West Fork near Weston West Virginia to provide flood control stream flow regulation pollution abatement and water supply for communities including Clarksburg The earth fill dam would span below Skin Creek in Browlynsville Lewis County with 5000 acre surface at 1010 feet elevation and annual O&M costs about 35000 awaiting congressional action and further study by public works committees.
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Washington
U. S. Army
West Fork
Weston
W. Va
Rohrbough
R-W Va
Stonewall Jackson
House Public Works Committee
Sen
Revercomb
Senate
Skin Creek
Browlynsville
Lewis County
D. J. Weert
Cincinnati
Gen. Weart
Est Fork
Monongahela
Oma
Southern Democrats clash with Truman over civil rights push
Southern Democrats in Congress denounce Truman civil rights proposals as Republicans press for a permanent FEPC and anti-lynching bill. Rep Rivers accuses Republicans of stirring revolt while southern groups threaten a break with the national party. Henry Wallace campaign signals Negro candidates, and Dewey plans to stay in town to monitor events.
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Nedhington
Harry Truman
Rep. Rivers
D.5.c
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
FEPC
Truman
National Party
White House
Rivers
House
Colmer
D.miss
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
C. B. Baldwin
Aldwin
Mississippi
South Carolina
Dewey
Finland Moves Closer to Soviet Pact After Social Democrats Relent
Finland nears a Russian proposed military pact as the Social Democratic party agrees to negotiate. President Paasikivi and envoy Savonenkoy press ahead while other non Communist groups hint they will follow. Communist demonstrations intensify and party leaders express mixed feelings about the concession.
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Brelsined
Marcus
Ins
Finland
Russia
Social Democratic
Juhe Paasikivi
G. M. Savonenkov
Social Democratic Party
Onni Peltonen
Gen. Savonenkoy
Paasikivi
Romania
Hungary
Stalin
Foreign Affairs Committee
Ofice
Peltenen
Social- Democratic Party
Hertta Kuusinen
Nineteen Die as Sabena DC-3 Crashes at London Airport
A Brussels to London Sabena DC-3 crashed in fog on approach at the London airport. Nineteen people burned to death, three survived from 22 aboard, all survivors were passengers. The plane nose-dived at the end of the runway, with no Americans aboard.
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London
Sabena Airlines
Brussels
Marshall Urges UNIT Adoption Amid European Tension
Secretary of State Marshall urged early universal military training before six armed services committee senators confronting a stalled bill. He backed the program amid European developments including Czechoslovakia and Finland, while Senator Taft proposed funding air preparedness and reallocating funds from universal training.
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Washington
Marshall
Europe
Armed Services Committee
House
Rules
Gurney
R.S.D
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Defense Establishment
Séni Taft
Ohio
Army
Navy
Signers of Third Party Petitions Lose Primary Rights
West Virginia Attorney General Ira J. Partlow ruled that anyone signing a nominating certificate to place an unregistered party candidate on the ballot cannot vote in the primary. Violations carry up to 1000 dollars fine and one year in jail. Voluntary nullification of the signer’s ballot is possible. The issue arose with efforts to nominate Henry A. Wallace under the Progressive Party ticket.
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Ira J. Partlow
Henry A. Wallace
West Virginia
Kanawhan
Partlow
Partsow
Kanawha
Frank L. Taylor
Paul B. Wehrle
Progressive Party of
Wehrle
Wallace
Taft Links Steel Price Hike to Higher Costs and Wages
Taft told a joint economic committee the steel price rise will cost consumers about 100 million dollars annually and spur further wage demands. He condemned Big Steel’s move while Fairless and Homer urged restraint, with CIO’s Murray signaling substantial boosts for steel workers.
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Airlesa
Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Joint Congressional Economic Committee
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Co
Aft
Homer
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Flanders
Fairless
U. S
Jto
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Iron Age
Veterans Protest FPHA house prices at Ordnance Park
Veterans Tenants organization argues the Lanham Act interpretation should reflect full market value and long term value rather than scarcity. They note construction cost about 1.406 million in 1941 versus sale prices averaging 1.822 million, claiming about 30 percent profit. Institutional responses cite full market value with wartime housing rules.
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Ordnance Park
St. Albans
Federal Public Housing Agency
John T. Eagan
Veterans Tenants Organization
Frank D. Barxalew
Eagan
FPHA
U. S
Lamarre Seeks Meyers Crawl in Testimony
Washington March 2 7 The government key witness Bleriot Lamarre 36 former business associate of Maj Gen Bennett E Meyers testified he still wants to see Meyers crawl on his belly He expressed contempt for Meyers as Meyers faces trial on charges he pressured Lamarre to deny war profits from Aviation Electric Co Lamarre said he lied during a Senate probe about Meyers business affairs and disputed promises of leniency.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Bleriot H. Lamerre
Army Air Forces
Lamarre
Senate
Gen. Meyers
Dayton, Ohio
The
Aviation Electric Co
Robert T. Bushnell
New York
Sheriff Captain Ducked as Bullet Shatters Radio Booth
Vallejo California March 2 Sheriff Captain Guy Headlee bent to adjust equipment in his radio booth when a bullet shattered the plate glass. The shot would have hit him in the head if he hadn’t ducked. Headlee grabbed a shotgun and pursued the gunman, who escaped.
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Vallejo
Cal
Guy Headlee
Jee
Headlee
Solano County
Former treasury official urges tax cut to stave off stagnation
John W. Hanes, ex undersecretary of the treasury, told the Senate Finance Committee that high taxes threaten stagnation seen in England France and Italy. He supported a general income tax cut not as large as 36.59 billion, asserting it would revive risk capital and employment while lowering consumer prices. Brewster predicted a 4.5 billion cut. Truman vetoed prior versions.
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Waskuyginn
New Deal ‘Treasury
England
France
Italy
John W. Hanes
The
Treasury
New York Corporation
Senate Finance Committee
House
Sen Brewster
R-Me
Congress
Truman
Brewster
Costa Rica teeters as strikes threaten new unrest
President Teodoro Picada vows martial law if the Union National backs a candidate. Banks close to prevent heavy withdrawals amid turmoil. Gunfire kills two, wounds one. congress majority voided the Feb 8 election for newspaper publisher Otilio Ulate Blanco. Police report arrests near Cartage and dynamite found in a car. Ulate fled from Carlos Valverde’s home. Valverde wounded. weapons located there.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Teodoro Picada
Union National Party
Congress
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Cartage
Here
Pacific Railroad
Tres Rios
Ulate
Carlos Valverde
Valverde
Voluntary Rent Increases Not Restored by Stopgap Law
Washington March 2. The stopgap extension of rent control does not revive the voluntary rent increase provision up to 15 percent for signed leases. The 31 day law, signed by President Truman at Key West, keeps ceilings through March to allow Congress time for a longer extension. Authority for voluntary leases ended December 31, 1947. Senate passage would extend controls to April 30, 1949 and protect tenants with existing leases.
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Washington
Truman
Key West
Congress
Tighe E. Woods
Senate
theé@House
Writing Letters to the Finns Draws Salon Pressure
Stan Arnold notes that tension rises as Caece and the Finns face pushback while he writes letters. The commentator hints at a looming fate for the Finns amid disputed correspondence.
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Tike Caece
Stan Arnold
Copmment
The
Gazelle
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