Marshall's Talk Fails To Ease Foreign Deadlocks
Moscow reports that Secretary of State Marshall’s 90 minute talk with Prime Minister Stalin did not break the deadlocks restraining the council of foreign ministers. The talk is viewed as valuable mainly for presenting a frank American policy on German Europe and the broader US Russian diplomatic conflicts.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
Europe
United States
Baruch Predicts Inflation If U S Keeps Quiet
In a speech at the unveiling of his portrait in Washington, Bernard M. Baruch warned that the nation faces engulfing inflation unless production rises. He urged a five day week with a 44 hour limit and no strikes until 1949 to stabilize prices and bolster security.
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Bernard M. Baruch
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South Carolina
Fraternal Rescue In Columbus Elevator Shaft
Firemen free a party of 12 from a hotel elevator in Columbus after brakes fail. The group includes five visiting fire chiefs and their wives who had gathered to discuss state safety legislation.
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Columbus
Molotov backs Austria peace treaty completion at conference
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov told foreign ministers that Russia has no objection to completing Austria's peace treaty during the current conference. He said his delegation would strive toward that end as ministers moved through 15 of the treaty's 59 clauses, agreeing on a dozen and settling minor disputes.
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V. M. Molotov
Council of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Austria
Secretary Sealed In On Marshall Stalin Talks Outcome
The secretary kept the American delegation’s trip secret while reports suggest he relayed meeting results to President Truman. Official disclosure says the talks began on Marshall’s initiative in response to a prior request, with Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith and interpreter Charles Bohlen present at the Soviet government fortress.
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Charles Bohlen
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Britons Swear Off Smoking Before New Tariff Hike
London reports thousands vow to quit as tobacco taxes push a 20 pack to three shillings four pence with a one shilling rise enacting in 48 hours. A tobacconist predicts most will not quit despite street optimism amid price increase. Chancellor Hugh Dalton faces mixed editorials over duty rise aimed at reducing dollar spending.
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Bombshell Sets Record On Trip
New York April 16 major crowds welcomed Milton Reynolds Chicago pen maker and his crew after their A 26 bomber Bombshell completed a record round the world flight in 78 hours 55 minutes. They praised the fastest Atlantic crossing and noted other record attempts while Howard Hughes sent congratulations.
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Greek Turkish aid measure advances in House
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the administration's 100 million dollar Greek Turkish aid plan. Vote was 12 for, three present, ten absent, with few differences from the Senate version. Attorney General Tom Clark denounced Wallace amid a broader push for anti-communist policy in Greece and Turkey.
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Floods Feared in Eastern North Carolina Rivers
The U S Weather Bureau warned persistent rain could push rivers toward flood stages in North Carolina. Cape Fear near Elizabethtown may reach 20 feet, Fayetteville at 21 feet, Neuse rising at Goldsboro, Kieldsboro, and Smithfield, with Goldsboro flood stage 14 feet.
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Four Jews Executed at Acre Prison Dawn Gallows
JERUSALEM April 16. Dov Bela Gruner and three other Jews convicted of anti British violence were hanged at Acre Prison at dawn today after British authorities imposed iron security measures.
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Licenses to Wed Issued Wrongly in Camden County
Elizabeth City April 16 The State Bureau of Investigation agent James W. Powell said he has sufficient data to confirm most charges of irregularities in issuing marriage licenses at the Camden county register of deeds office. He expects to finish the probe in a few days and hand information to district solicitor John W. Graham for action. He withheld details but noted couples from neighboring states may face doubt about their marriages due to irregularities and potential legal entanglements.
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Truman Keeps Away From Phone Strike
President Truman kept a hands off stance as a nationwide telephone strike entered its 10th day despite failed government efforts to broker negotiations. NFTW officials and Beirne urged broadcast responses while AT T proposed regional arbitration and the union pressed for retroactive cost of living pay and a $12 weekly rise.
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North Carolina Synod Elects New President At Salisbury Meet
About 300 clergy and lay leaders from the North Carolina synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church gathered at St. John s church Salisbury for the second day of the 143rd annual convention. Rev Voight R Cromer of Holy Trinity kory was elected president succeeding Dr J L Morgan who becomes president emeritus and will move to Salisbury. The group approved ordination of Prof M J Stirewall Jr and Harold G Deal of Hickory.
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Prices Slashed By Several Firms
The White House said several firms informed President Truman that they have cut prices. Presidential Press Secretary Charles Ross declined to specify how many or who sent the messages. Truman seeks price reductions while Senator Taft agrees prices are too high and warns against raising wages before broader efforts.
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Editors Speak To Meeting In Winston
More than 200 muralists educators and chamber of commerce members from North Carolina and Virginia attended the second day of the Piedmont Area Industrial Relations Conference in Winston-Salem. Speakers urged practical approaches to personnel relations, with Dr. Kenneth McFarland warning that laziness poor health bad personality dishonesty and immorality undermine work forces.
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Topeka
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South Carolina Leaders Denounce Henry Wallace Tour
Senator Maybank and Representative McMillan criticized Henry Wallace for his overseas addresses. McMillan said Wallace toured foreign countries in opposition to the government that protected him. Maybank said Wallace acted in bad faith and harmful to the country, calling his remarks unfounded and unnecessary.
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Labor Measure Is Certain Of Passage
House Democrats rejected any plan for an organized campaign to defeat the labor bill aimed at curbing strikes and unions. The move clears Republicans toward passage expected tomorrow, as behind the scenes politics swirl over the controversial measure.
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Export Control of Arms Urged By Administration
President Truman asked Congress to enact permanent controls on arms exports and munitions material to strengthen national security. He urged repeal of the neutrality act provision mandating impartial treatment of all applicants for weapons licenses and argued the United States must control weapons traffic to align with United Nations commitments and changing international conditions. He warned against indiscriminate disposition of arms as a factor in peace or war.
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Blast Razes Texas City Killing Hundreds
A massive explosion wrecked Texas City, killing at least 200 people and injuring hundreds or thousands in what authorities called the coast’s worst disaster. Harris County dispatchers reported radio chatter about gas fumes and air masks being rushed to the scene.
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Galveston
Texas City Explosion Kills Estimated 350. toll rises
An explosion and ensuing chain reactions rocked Texas City and surrounding area, razing the 15,000 resident port city. Officials report about 350 dead and more than 1,000 injured as the blast shakes the gulf coast.
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Explosion destroys Grand Camp ship and Monsanto plant
The Galveston Tribune reports the Grand Camp explosion near Texas City at 9 12 am caused a chain reaction of fires. All aboard believed killed and the Monsanto plant leveled with hundreds of casualties as crowds watched. Water shortage hindered firefighting.
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Bomb scare unsettles Scotland Yard after delayed threat
Police rushed the War Office following a telephone warning of a bomb. No device found there, but a link to an attempted explosion at the Colonial Office after the hanging of Bela Gruner in Palestine is suspected. Officials call it a Jewish terror act. The bomb reportedly used 24 sticks of explosive.
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