Royall and MacArthur Plan Pacific Visit Tour
Army Secretary Kenneth Royall meets General MacArthur in Tokyo and outlines a Pacific tour to Okinawa Hawaii Korea Guam and possibly the Philippines. He stresses no troop increase and says economic programs in occupied Japan will be adjusted on site with Joseph Dodge.
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Tokyo
Kenneth Royall
MacArthur
Orient
U. S
Pacific
Okinawa
Hawaii
Korea
Guam
Philippines
China
Royall
Western Pacific
Washington
Detroit
Joseph M. Dodge
Hall
Student Seen Night Before Body Found
Sheriff Flanders Thompson said witnesses reported seeing 23-year-old Duke University law student J B Lattimore Saturday night, with the investigation centered south of Fort Myers. The body was found after clues placed him in a still unnamed town near Coral Gables.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Flanders Thompson
J. B. Lattimore
Thompson
Duke University Law
Coral Gables
Lattimore
Food Costs Rise Less Than Incomes Says Agriculture Dept
The agriculture department states consumers complain of high food prices but incomes have risen more. While many prices are higher since before the war, overall food costs are not enough to justify widespread protests. An average family now spends 21 percent of income for the same foods, down from 23 percent before the war.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Legislators Visit Camp LeJeune With Governor
North Carolina legislators and Gov Scott led a trip to Camp LeJeune in Onslow County after brief sessions in Raleigh. A senate measure would shield radio stations from defaming statements by others unless due care is shown, and libraries received five bills for support. Elsewhere investigators probed a 26 car derailment on the Clinchfield Railroad near Harris with one refrigerator car lifted back on track.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Scott
Camp LeJeune Marine Base
Council of State
Supreme Court
Onslow County
Senate
MORE
Rutherfordton
Clinchfield
Harris
Senate weighs gag rule as filibuster fight grows
The Senate rules committee met in secret to vote on a two thirds rule to gag debate on any matter while southerners threaten a historic filibuster against civil rights bills. Senators Johnston and Connally argued the change would curb debate and end the Senate’s legislative forum.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Congress
Johnston
D-Sc
Connally
Texas
French Gift Ship Is Given Big Welcome
New York hosts a riotous welcome as the steamship Magellan arrives in harbor bearing the French merci train. The 49 cars carry flags historic documents and other World War II gifts to thank Americans for their friendship and the 1 000 000 items aboard. Veterans accompany the scene.
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New York
New York Harbor
States
District of Columbia
France
Planning Is Necessary Says Truman at National Dinner
President Truman urges world planning to avert economic disaster and to keep the American economy sound. He contrasts planned and controlled economies while recalling early career losses and stresses leadership duties for global peace and welfare.
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National Planning Association
Truman
Kansas City
United States
Five Missing In Fire At Grand View Hotel
Search resumed in Ripon Wisconsin for five hotel guests believed dead after the Grand View fire. One unidentified body was recovered. Police Chief Ira Dunham and five others remained unaccounted for. Missing and presumed dead are Lloyd Wasserbach 27 Albert Oleich 60 both of Madison Wisconsin Robert Wingler 32 of Iowa City Iowa Charles Wendt land 80 Alice Callan 52 and Clara Solverson 62 of Ripon.
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Ripon
Wis
Grand View Hotel
Ira Dunham
Lloyd Wasserbach
Albert Oleich
Madison
Robert Wingler
Iowa City
Charles Wendtland
Alice Callan
Clara Solverson
Mother and two children perished in Kansas blaze
In Kansas City a two story brick apartment building fire claimed the lives of Mrs. Dorothy Becklean and her children Susan age 3 and Mary age 2. Harmon R. Becklean, a postal clerk, was at his overtime shift and arrived too late to save them as 34 tenants fled in sub freezing temperatures. Firemen and police tried to revive the trio but failed.
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Kansas City
Dorothy Becklean
Susan
Mary
Harmon R. Becklean
Labor Bill Would Override State Bans On Closed Shop
The NLRB chairman said Truman administration labor reform would override state bans on the closed shop and restore federal precedence in union security across interstate commerce. He supported a five man board and preemptive jurisdiction in disputes, with Tobin backing repeal of Taft-Hartley and restoration of Wagner Act as amended.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Paul M. Herzog
Senate Labor Committee
Tobin
Herzog
Supreme Court
Legisla
Truman
Proposed Libel Law In Georgia Aimed At Press
Georgia lawmakers advanced a strict libel bill amid bitter debate with supporters from Gov. Herman Talmadge’s camp in the House passing the measure to the Senate by a narrow margin. The bill would repeal a provision allowing retractions and would affect damages rules for news outlets including the Atlanta Journal.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Senate
James Cox
The
Atlanta Journal
Damage Mounts as New Snowstorm Hits Nevada
Ely Nevada February 2 A snowstorm threatens to halt the haylift to starving Nevada livestock. Stockmen fear more blizzard conditions as Air Force planes suspends alfalfa flights. The storm adds to losses across states with the death toll rising in 15 states and crop damage in California reaching 30 million dollars. The full livestock losses remain undetermined with relief efforts ongoing.
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Nevada
Ely
Nev
Reno Weather Bureau
Stockmen
Air Force
Fallon
Minden
Texas
Calif
California
Final Rites Held For Match Fire Victim
Funeral services were held for five year old Robert C. Ingram Jr who died after his clothing caught fire while playing with matches at Asheboro. Investigators said he was alone in his home as his mother was away and his father slept. The boy died yesterday at a hospital in Asheboro.
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Kernersville
Robert C. Ingram, Jr
Asheboro
Demand For Steel Stocks Quickens In Early Trading
In New York on February 2 a moderate demand for steels and motors supported a slight uptick in stock prices. The day saw a slow pace with small gains and a cautious range, as U S Steel rose early before easing, while General Motors gained on light volume. Several firms edged higher including Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Montgomery Ward, Caterpillar, and Eastman Kodak, with others like American Tobacco and Dow Chemical easing.
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New York
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Youngstown S.eet & Tube
Montgomery Ward
Caterpillar Tractor
International Harvester
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Gulf Oil
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Phelps Dodge
American Tobacco
Dow Chemical
Texas Co
Westinghouse
Southern Railway
Reading China's Uncertain Future In Mao Era Chaos
Dewitt Mackenzie argues no one can predict China's fate as Mao Tse Tung's forces approach Nanking and Canton protects four southern provinces. He notes Chiang Kai-Shek’s weakened position, Soviet expansion, and Britain’s cautious stake while Washington pursues watchful waiting.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
China
Mao Tse- Tung
Nanking
Yangtse
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pce
Mao
Canton
Hsueh Yueh
T. V. Soong
Hong Kong
Soong
Washington
Northern
Mao Tse-Tung
America
Russia
Norway Consider Joining Atlantic Pact Talks
Oslo rejects immediate Allied base access unless attacked. Norway will study regional defenses with the Atlantic powers and confirm that no pact exists yet. Talks with Sweden and Denmark on a three nation defense ended without results, and U S officials urge broader discussions.
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OSSO
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Denmark
Foreign Office
U. S. State Department
United States
U. S
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Halvard Lange
Oslo
United Nations
No Invitation From Stalin for Truman Meeting Denied
The White House said President Truman has not received any invitation from Stalin to meet anywhere including Russia or Poland. Secretary Charles G. Ross stated officially no invitation exists and Truman would not travel abroad for such talks, though he would meet Stalin in Washington. In Munich six convicted war criminals including two concentration camp inmates were hanged for killing U.S. airmen.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Stalin
United States
Ross
International News Service
President Truman
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia. “Mr. Nixon
Robert Nixon
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Reporer
Munich
Germany
Landsberg
Ame
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Tex
MacArthur, Royall Meet
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Groundhog
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