U S to Press For New Plan On Palestine
The United States plans a major push for a five power conciliation plan on the Palestine crisis ahead of high level talks among the United States Britain France China and the Soviet Union. The Security Council urged recommendations by March 15 and Britain declined to participate. The talks center on peaceful settlement and direct negotiations to implement partition while the Jewish Agency and Zionist groups question further conciliation. Dean Rusk headed to New York with instructions for the delegation as secrecy grew and the UN kept a hands off approach.
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New York
United States
U. S
Russia
France
China
Security Council
Holy Land
Britain
U.’S
Warren R. Austin
Palestine
Andrei A. Gromyko
Jewish Agency
Council
U.S
Dean Rusk
State Department
U. N
Washington
United Nations
New Park Avenue
Seamen Await Rescue Off North Carolina Reef
Twenty one sailors remained aboard the battered motor ship Norfolk as heavy seas pounded its waterlogged hull off Morehead City. Coast guardsmen stood by awaiting calmer waves to aid the rescue, with one crewman, Carlos Mario Riquelme, pulled from 18 foot swells before dark. A Mendota rescue cutter raced toward the scene as communications faltered between lifeboats and vessels.
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Morehead City
N. C
Coast
Norfolk
Fort Macon
Carlos Mario Riquelme
Paul Woodard
Beaufort Group
Coast Guard
Mendota
Wilmington
Riquelme
Radiomarine
Savannah
Willie Willis and family sickness sparks mixed fears
The passage recalls fear in Willie Willis family as Jane falls ill, while Grandpa’s illness draws little worry. Most believe he lived long enough, yet he himself holds that belief, creating a quiet, ironic tension around aging and care.
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Jane
Grandpa
CIO Profits Back Wage Boost Justified, CIO Says
The CIO urged substantial wage increases with a cited study showing real wages lagging prices since 1945. It argues profits in 1947 could support higher wages without price hikes, while outlining current union wage talks across major firms and industries. Meanwhile Esther Williams wins as Twenty Nine Palms mayor in a large local gathering.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Steel
U.S. Steel Corp
Ralph ‘Helstein
Chicago
United Electrical Workers
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Reuther
General Motors
Chrysler Motor Co
General Electric
Westinghouse
Meyor
Palms
Cal
Esther Williams
Williams
Fmn
Byrd attacks both parties over civil rights push
Senator Byrd of Virginia condemned both major parties for trying to humiliate the South in the civil rights debate. He warned that Truman's equal time plan and federal anti-discrimination measures threaten state sovereignty and Southern traditions, citing Virginia's strong anti-lynching law since 1928.
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Washington
INS
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
South
MBS
Dixie
Virginia
U S General Escapes Greek Rebel Dynamite Plot
In Kilkis Greece on March 7 a dynamite cache was found on rail tracks about 10 miles south of Kilkis hours before a train carrying Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet and Lt. Gen. Dmitrios Yadzis passed. Four sacks of explosive were placed by guerrillas with a detonator set nearby. Armored cars patrol the line as Gen. Gregoropoulos and American officers accompanying Van Fleet inspect 37th brigade installations.
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U. S
Kilkis
Greece
James A. van Fleet
Dmitrios Yadzis
Fof Kilkis
Third Army
Gregoropoulos
van Fleet
Jean Salonika
Four to Testify In Condon Case Mystery Witnesses
Four mystery witnesses are to be questioned behind closed doors Tuesday by the House un American activities subcommittee probing Dr Edward A Condon. He says he is still receiving secret papers from the Atomic Energy Commission and that the committee will hold preliminary hearings before open sessions.
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Washington
INS
Edward A. Condon
Gsid
Atomic Energy Commission
House un-American Activities Subcommittee
Condon
Rep
Thomias
R-Nj
Senate
Ate National Bureau of Standards
Leslie R. Graves
Condom
Pétais
Congressional Atomic Committee
Turkey to Seek U S Economic Aid
ISTANBUL March 7 Turkish sources say the government wants to shift the American aid program from a military focus to bolster Turkey’s sagging economy. A new U S mission for an economic survey is expected, potentially reshaping aid to reduce military reliance and address the country’s economic needs amid Eastern threats.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U.S
D-Day in Congress Over Oleomargarine Tax Reform
Washington March 7 Congress prepares to open hearings on repealing the federal oleomargarine tax first imposed in 1898. House agriculture committee will hear A L M Wiggins and Rep Poage among others as support and opposition outline the case for removing the tax on oleo.
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Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
A. L. M. Wiggins
the Treasury
Butter and Oleo Tax Repeal Battle in Congress
The Texan predicts all 11 Democratic members of the House agriculture committee will vote to repeal the margarine tax, hoping for three Republican votes to pass. Rep Murray of Wisconsin warns the tax protects the dairy industry and warns against selling out to foreign vegetable oils. The levy, set nearly 60 years ago amid concerns about margarine colored to resemble butter, faces renewed opposition and debate.
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Texan
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
Murray
R-Wis
United States
Congress
Failure Looms For Plan to Cut Europe Aid Bill
Washington March 7 political debate on Europe aid shows backers expect no more than 34 senators to vote to cut the Marshall plan’s 5.3 billion dollars a year. Critics favor about 4 billion for the first year as the limit. Senate debate resumes with a look at Europe’s recovery program involving 16 non Communist countries. House hearings seek to wrap foreign aid into one package while pressing for military aid to China. Generals say aid is needed to check communism, with warnings of blood costs if insufficient backing.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Smith
R-Nj
Congress
Senate
Europe
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Greece
Turkey
China
Trieste
Martin
America
Truman
Marshall
Albert C. Wede Imeyer
House J Committee
Wedemeyer
William C. Builitt
Russia
France
Taft
Rohio
Five Nation Western Europe Union Nearing Pact Signature
Delegates from Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg meet in Brussels and home capitals to finish a fifty year pact aimed at countering Soviet expansion. The agreement includes economic provisions, potential democratic guarantees, and may leave military details to experts with a signature anticipated before the mid March Paris Marshall Plan gathering.
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Brussels
Belgium
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Paris
Big Red Drive In Italy Feared Aid Speed Urged
State Department officials warn Communists may push in Bastian elections next month and press for quicker action on the European recovery program. The timing concerns the administration, reportedly discussed at a cabinet meeting after President Truman’s vacation. Diplomats note mixed developments from Europe, with progress at London and five nation talks in Brussels influencing unity in Western Germany.
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Italy
John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
Bastian
Congress
Truman
Europe
London
Germany
Boussels
Two Die as Mass Blast Levels Plastics Plant
A midnight explosion at Interlake Chemical Corp in Waltham Massachusetts killed two workers and left two missing while 29 others were injured. Rescue crews cleared rubble from the two story plant as authorities named missing men William Brusningham Louis Scalzi Nicholas Ramondi and Albert Quinan. The plant makers of Makalot plastic dishes and novelties suffered extensive damage and an estimated loss of about 2.15 million dollars.
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Waltham
Mass
Interlake Chemical Corp
Daniel Murphy
William Brusningham
Auburndale
Louis Scalzi
Watertown
Nicholas Ramondi
Walliam
Albert Quinan
Newson
B. A. Neal
Raymond Baker, Jr
Red Serves Notice Of Austria Designs
Communist Chief Karl Altmann warned Austria will be forced to follow Czechoslovakia after Allied occupation troops depart. Security secretary Ferdinand Graf called the nation in a critical hour as Communist agents allegedly train abroad to advance activity. Altmann walked from the cabinet last November and accused the government of opposing a peace treaty.
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Vienna
INS
Karl Altmann
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Ferdinand Graf
Altmann
Alles
Col. Gy
Finland to negotiate mutual aid pact with Russia
A Finnish diplomat in Washington says Finland will likely enter negotiations on a mutual military assistance pact with the Soviet Union, while Helsinki debates the scope of Stalin’s vague demand. The cabinet meets and a negotiating committee may be appointed after a formal reply to the Soviet envoy is delivered. Parliament approval looms as the talks begin.
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Washington
Insi
Finland
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Sen. Capper
R-Kang
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Czechoslovakia
Grant
Helsinki
Stalin
Moscow
G. M. Savonenkov
Juho Paasikivi
Bepty
Gert. Savonenkov
Solons to Pare Tax Slash Bill
Senate Republican leaders aim to trim nearly two billion dollars from the 6.5 billion House tax reduction and seek Democratic support to pass it over President Truman's veto. The Finance Committee plans hearings to close and aims to act by Thursday, with a final bill expected to reduce taxes by about four to five billion dollars annually and expand exemptions and income splitting for married couples.
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GOP
Washington
Senate
Truman
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Millikin
R.cole
Millikin
Sen
Aiken
R-Vt
House
Nineteen Prisoners Escape From Georgia Camp
Nineteen inmates escaped from the DeKalb county prison near Atlanta after breaking through bars at the camp kitchen with nineteen individuals on felony charges. Nine were recaptured hours later while a manhunt continued for the remaining ten as bloodhounds tracked the fugitives through a wooded area. The escape occurred with only two guards on duty, as a posse from Fulton and DeKalb counties pursued.
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Decatur
DeKalb County
Atlanta
Fulton
DeKalb
De Gaulle urges Europe unity to stem Soviet rise
COMPIEGNE France March t Gen Charles de Gaulle proclaimed a European military and economic union led by the United States to halt Soviet expansion He called for immediate French elections to pave his return and warned against a divided government declaring readiness to lead France toward salvation and grandeur amid fears of Russia and its satellites He urged a federated Germany and Austria as part of the free bloc and warned Italians and neighbors of Russia of looming peril The large crowd of 50 000 veterans cheered as he denounced Communist separatism and foreign influence while advocating a unified front to defend Europe and restore national strength
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Compiegne
France
Charles de Gaulle
Free States of Europe
de Gaulle
Free States
Europe
U. S
European Union
United States
Germany
Austria
Russia
Finland
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Italy
Stranded Passengers Criticize Evacuation Delays At Sea
NEW ORLEANS March 7 Passengers stranded six days aboard a grounded transport at the mouth of the Mississippi river complain the Army fumbling around caused delays in evacuation. Of 274 aboard 53 were women and children. They say ship officers kept them in the dark and water was cut off for hours. Army cutters and buses finally moved them through the delta. morale was low, and several wanted immediate evacuation.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
Delta
Coast Guard
Glenn Phipps
Oklahoma City
Okla
Canal Zone
Phipps
Allan K. Smith
Panama
Allan, Jr
William H. Thomas
Thorn
Ready for Battle by Arab Chief in Northern Palestine
In northern Palestine veteran Arab commander Fawzi Bey Al Kankji inspected forces and announced readiness to begin combat when he signals. He entered Palestine via Allenby Bridge two days earlier and outlined plans for guerrilla and later frontal attacks with dozens of armored vehicles and artillery. In Jerusalem, an Arab sniper attack killed a Jewish truck driver, and police delayed responding while an Arab bystander ordered officers to halt.
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Palestine
Fawzi Bey al Kankji
Allenby Bridge
Imen
Fawzi Bey
Kabatiya
Army of Liberation
Jerusalem
Sheikh Jarrah
Haganah
Czech Reds Move To Merge Parties
Czech authorities report a step toward merging Czechoslovakia's Communist and Social Democratic parties into a Workers' Unity party. Liberec organizers urged Prague to permit the Liberec group to join forces, with a Social Democratic congress set to decide within five months. A merged party could lead to a Communist social democratic ticket in upcoming elections.
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Prague
Wri
Dirss
Czechoslovakia
Social Democratic
Workers’ Unity
Europe
Lerger
Liberec
Bohemia
Social Democratic Party
Jan Fierlinger
Zdenek Fierlinger
Social Democratic Congress
Hungary
Romania
Czech
Rest Cure News Sparks Voter Shift in Spring Plans
Voters reassess plans as a political figure and unspecified actions create doubt about spring activities. The note references Stan Arnold and a generic caption suggesting a copyrighted era, with unclear details.
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Dewey
Plana
Stan Arnold
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