Johnson Urges Strong, Unified Defense Stance
Johnson told a National Press club audience that defense is stronger than since 1945 and unification will deter aggression. He praised shifting personnel to combat units, warned against waste, and said peace requires a powerful military ready to act within an hour.
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United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pearl Harbor
Pearl ‘Harbor
Russia
National Press Club
University of Virginia Alumni Association
Navy Eyes Far East Presence Amid European Election Drive
Navy announces continued high force levels in the Western Pacific amid Soviet submarine growth. General Bradley and other leaders meet in Japan to review Far East issues including China and Formosa. A student pilot and boat skipper report sighting unidentified submarines off Humboldt County.
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Indochina
George VI
Sherman
U. S
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Russia
Pacific
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Joint Chiefs
Japan
Kyoto
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Air
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Army
J. Lawton Collins
MacArthur
Far East
China
Formosa
Eureka
Calif
Humbolt County
Arrest in London on A-bomb information charge
A British subject identified only as Fuchs faced charges in a southeast London prison awaiting trial after a tip led to arrests. He stood silent as the clerk read the accusations alleging he communicated atomic research details to a potential enemy, with sources noting his work on the A-bomb project in the United States from 1943 to 1946.
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London
Fuchs
United States of America
Washington
Fushi
Anit States
Britain
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Los Alamos, N. M
Lewis Faces AFL Rift Over Mine Workers Contract Clause
Lewis keeps a so called able and willing clause allowing miners to stop work. AFL leaders worry local unions could strike without national discipline. AFL rejects extending help to Lewis, signaling poor chances of reaffiliation. Some AFL leaders favor renewed merger talks with CIO due to recent anti-communist labor movement cooperation in London.
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AFL
CIO
World Labor Movement
London
Floods, Cold Snap Hit Wide Areas From Ark to Kentucky
The eastern Arkansas St Francis river floods and Cumberland river crest threaten Williamsburg and Barbourville as National Guardsmen evacuate lowlands. The Kentucky river crest displaced 250 families, while Ohio river near Point Pleasant nears flood stage. An earlier Texas ice storm caused over 1 million dollars damage and left towns without power or phones. repairs progress with warmer weather.
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Barbourville
Nashville
Tenn
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Ohio
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Virginia
Huntington
Logan
Guyan
Texas
Southwest
Missouri
Waynick May Run for Governor in North Carolina
Waynick, a Rockingham County native and former Highway Commission chair, previously served as a state legislator and was publisher of the Greensboro Record and editor of the High Point Enterprise. The century-old North Carolina Senate tradition splits seats east and west, suggesting Waynick could claim the eastern seat.
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Broughton
North Carolina
Hoey
Graham
Waynick
Rockingham County
Highway Commission
Greensboro Record
High Point Enterprise
Allies to Strike Back at Russia over Berlin blockade
State department officials say Soviet measures slowing traffic between western Germany and West Berlin aim to create unrest and retard economic progress. The United States plans counter measures coordinated with Britain and France, depending on circumstances. McDermott cites January 13 halt of 11 German trucks with scrap metal as first example.
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Western
Germany
State Department
Michael McDermott
Westernoreign
Paris
Counter Messares
John J. McCloy
McDermott
West Berlin
TCU Dean Accepts ACC Presidency
Dr. D Ray Lindley dean of a Bible college at Texas Christian University resigns effective July 1 to become president of Atlantic Christian College Wilson North Carolina Dr M E Sadler president of TCU says seeking successors for the seminary will begin February 15
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Fort Worth
Tex
D. Ray Lindley
President's Tax Plan Outlines Higher Corporate Rates
Snyder endorses President Truman’s tax plan aiming to raise revenue by closing loopholes and boosting excise and corporate taxes. The proposal includes raising the corporate rate from 38 to 42 percent for profits over 25 thousand, reducing certain excise rates, and reforming estate and gift taxes with a dual transfer tax structure. It also calls for offsetting losses from cuts by closing loopholes to net about six hundred fifty five million and adding a billion from other taxes.
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Snyder
Prasse
Attendance Record Set On Local Market
The Southern Furniture and Rug market posted a new attendance record with 6 303 total buyers after 385 registrations yesterday and a 50 new registrations today. Doors close tomorrow at noon though the building stays open for year round retailer displays.
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Paul Casey
Hindu Legend Says Ganges Divides Into 100 Channels
In Hindu myth the sacred Ganges River splits into a hundred streams to reach and purify sixty thousand souls condemned to suffering. The tale emphasizes the river’s restorative power and the scale of purification in ancient lore.
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Ganges
Mule Haas Named Manager for Fayetteville Team
Fayetteville announces George Mule Haas former major leaguer will manage Fayetteville in the Carolina baseball league this season. Haas played five years with the Philadelphia A's, left after 1932 to join the Chicago White Sox and has coached Hollywood in the Pacific Coast League and Montgomery in the Southeastern League.
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Fayetteville
George (Mule) Haas
Elmer Burkart
Haas
Philadelphia A’s
Chicago White Sox
Hollywood
Montgomery
Orchardist Killed In Alexander County Fire
Jonas B. Wike, 76, an orchardist and farmer from Black Oak Ridge, Alexander County, died in a two story frame home fire that damaged the residence between two and three this morning. The cause of the blaze remains undetermined.
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Taylorsville
Jonas B. Wike
Black Oak Ridge
Alexander County
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