Yugoslavia Signals Gorizia Trade to Trieste
Belgrade March 22 Yugoslav Foreign Minister Stanoje Simic said Yugoslavia would consider swapping Gorizia for Trieste in talks with Italy. He spoke after protesting the US Britain and France plan to return the entire Trieste free territory to Italy. An American Trieste border firing wounded a police officer.
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Trieste Free Territory
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Tito
U S Clamps Ban on Soviet Trade
Washington reports a new U S ban will block shipments of any American goods that could aid the Soviet war effort. A Commerce Department official said the rules, set to be completed this week, target materials already in transit when March 1 rules went into effect.
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Pele
Germany
Reere
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Jersey City
Senate unit favored universal military training and draft
Washington reports a large majority of the Senate armed services committee backs quick adoption of universal military training and a temporary draft. Chairman Garney said attendees at a closed session with Marshall Forrestal and Royall urged swift passage. The day included Justice Roberts’s testimony on postwar demobilization and concerns over Communist influence.
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U S Soldiers Stay in Berlin Despite Russian Boycott
The U S military governor stated that American troops will remain in Berlin by agreement, despite a Russian boycott that disrupted four power control talks. British and French resolve to stay was also noted as life in the city continued normally. The Russians halted participation in Allied Control Council sessions, citing busyness in World War II matters.
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Thuringia
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Allied Control Council
Dr Nat T Frame Dies At 71 In Martinsburg
Dr Nat T Frame, a founder of the 4 H club movement for rural youth, died of a heart attack at 71 in Martinsburg after returning from a drive. He retired a year earlier after a long career in extension work at West Virginia University, CCC supervision, Oglebay Institute, and federal farming programs. He helped establish the state apple packing industry and remained connected to rural development until retirement.
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Nat T. Frame
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Army
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Oglebay Institute
Wheeling
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Wis
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Here
Inwood
William H. Kendrick
Ware
House Clears Path for War Aid Against Communism
The House approved immediate debate on a $6.205 billion program to fight communism in Europe and the Far East. A 15 hour general debate starts after noon tomorrow with amendments to aid Greece Turkey and China added to the European recovery plan. Final action expected after April 1. The same session approved a $55 million advance for France Italy and Austria to bridge to the recovery program. Senate action pending.
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China
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Italy
Austria
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Deadlock over rent control local option clashes
Washington march 22 senate and house conferees paused on rent control. Local option versus federal veto sparked stalemate as March 31 deadline looms. Tobey and Flanders urged firm Senate stance while House negotiators resist. Page 18 continues.
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Fleeing Priests Arrested at Prague Airport
Prague reports the arrest of two Catholic priests, Msgr. Jan Sramek and Msgr. Fratislek Hala, former government officials. They were seized at Rakovnik airport while fleeing west Bohemia, with large sums of money found in their baggage and several foreigners detained in the inquiry.
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Fratislek Hala
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Sramek
Hala
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Sne
Briton Urges Halt of Reds At Risk of War
Lake Success March 22. Britain urged the United Nations Security Council to damm back the tide of Communism even at the risk of war. Sir Alexander Cadogan blamed Russia for the Czech coup and warned that the pattern had swept Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary and Poland into the Soviet sphere. Czech envoy Jan Papanek appealed for action, claiming Moscow engineered the Prague regime change and called for U. N. intervention. Gromyko remained unmoved as Cadogan attacked Soviet expansionism and Papanek faced questions about the affair.
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United Nations Security Council
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Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Hungary
Poland
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Britain urged to revive wartime shelter policy in Commons
In London on March 22, Sir John Anderson urged the House of Commons to update the wartime air raid shelter plan for quick use. He noted the need to consider atomic bomb effects and stressed a policy that can be implemented at short notice, referencing his wartime Anderson shelter.
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House of Commons
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Anderson
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Commons
U S Proposal To Halt Miners Strike Rejected
Washington March 22 United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis rejected a government plan to end the soft coal shutdown though he left open a possible personal reply to Cyrus S Ching conciliation offer before noon tomorrow. Eight operators joined the talks as they reluctantly accepted a fact finding board. if Lewis declines the proposal or delays, the White House would be notified and Taft Hartley emergency machinery could be invoked.
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Violence rises in Palestine as 140 killed in clashes
In 24 hours in Palestine’s current violence, 140 people died including four British soldiers and a constable. Battles raged at Ishwa, Nizanim, Haifa, and elsewhere with heavy shelling, explosions, and mounting casualties on both Arab and Jewish sides.
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Russ Radio Charges Gas Used in Greece
Moscow radio quoted the Communist Free Greece station reporting American officers were responsible for poison gas used by Greek government troops against guerrillas. The guerrilla radio said government forces employed gas in Castoria, in western Macedonia, on March 15.
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Macedonia
Soviet Denounces Truman Address as Panic Policy
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda condemns President Truman’s Congress speech as panic policy aimed at inflaming world affairs and aiding anti-Communist gains. It cites claims of a hidden drive to incite war hysteria and deflect American voters from domestic issues. A Finnish delegation arrives for talks on mutual defense and friendship with the Soviet Union.
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Leaders Claim Two Houses Will Override Veto
The Senate voted 78 to 11 to cut income taxes by 4.8 billion dollars, a margin strong enough to override a veto if maintained. Democrats and Republicans backed the measure. House support was 297 to 120 for a larger cut, with Speaker Knutson expecting acceptance of the smaller Senate figure. President Truman’s likely veto and world conditions loom over the tax fight as leaders predict cross-party votes.
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French Troops To Block Reds On French Border
Paris reports that war ministry officials say French forces are moving to block aid to a possible Communist uprising in France. Troops will reinforce Alpine passes, with officials denying any immediate danger and noting only minor maneuvers transfer a few Alpine Chasseurs from Austria to border posts.
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Kanawha County approves airport bond and parks plan
Kanawha County voters approved a 1.6 million dollar bond issue with a strong majority, funding airport completion and a county parks system. Results from 191 of 84 precincts show For bonds 4 333 Against 4 206 and extra levies For 4 206 Against 4 333.
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Douglas Urges Positive Moves On Red Three
Supreme Court Justice William D. Douglas told the University of Florida that Communism cannot be beaten by military power alone and cautioned against anti Communism driven politics. He urged dynamic democratic leadership and practical social programs at home and abroad to win the world’s democrats. He warned that victory lies in rice fields, not battlefields, and called to end branding reformers as Communists.
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Supreme Court
William D. Douglas
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Dhome
Miller Describes Near East A-Fleet in Mediterranean
Lincoln congressman A L Miller warned during a Founders Day luncheon that most of the U S fleet is in the Mediterranean and some ships may carry atomic bombs as a deterrent. He asserted rapid atomic use if Tito or Russians threaten Europe, a claim contradicted by Navy officials who listed four Mediterranean ships including the carrier Philippine Sea and three cruisers with ten destroyers.
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A. L. Miller
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Tito
Trieste
Italy
Germany
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Washington
Joe Stalin
Philippine Sea
Hundreds Flee Flooded Homes in Northeastern States
Flood waters from heavy rain and melting snow forced hundreds to abandon homes in the Susquehanna valley and across eastern Pennsylvania New York and North Carolina. One man drowned in Vestal New York while attempting to salvage belongings as six to eight feet of water covered large districts. The crest near Wilkes Barre Towanda was forecast at about six feet above flood level with more rain possible in the next 34 hours. Cleveland Ohio suffered torrential rains turning streets into canals.
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