Vets Win Higher Living Allowances in House Bill Action
Washington report says about 2 million veterans in school will gain 10 to 30 dollar monthly living allowances starting April 1 after House passage of the bill, pending presidential signature. The measure sets 75 dollars for single veterans, 105 with one dependent, and 120 with two or more children, with variations for dependents. A second bill, approved 371 to 5, raises on the job training pay ceilings to 250 for singles, 325 for one dependent, and 350 for two or more, while maintaining current subsistence rates for some.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Poe
Local Man Found Frozen to Death Near Lillington
Ples Harris aged 52 was discovered frozen to death about a mile from Lillington on the Bunn Lillington highway. Coroner C B Allred reported the death yesterday.
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Ples Harris
Bunn-Lillington
C. B. Allred
North Carolina Weather Outlook February 5 1948
Considerable cloudiness with little temperature change today through Thursday. Occasional light rain possible, starting over the extreme west Thursday. Temperatures reported for selected cities show Charlotte 52/32, Raleigh 60/30, Wilmington 82/30 with rainfall amounts listed for several stations. overall light precipitation statewide.
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Rines
Seta
Charlotte
Weath Bureau
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
See Rock
Memphis
Meridian
Mina
Mt. Mitchell
N. Orleaux
New York
Raleigh
Antonio
S.francisca
Spartanbursey
Tanpa Sn
Washington
Wilmington
Racial Issue Prompts Talk of Southern VP Pick
Washington legislators debated whether Dixie Democrats angry over the civil rights issue could push President Truman toward selecting a southerner as running mate. Some cite past moves by Roosevelt to balance tickets, while others warn such bets may not alter electoral college outcomes.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Dixie
Hary Wallac
House
Rayburn
Texas
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Troy
N. Y
Wallace
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New Effort To Identify Bodies From Club Fire
Raleigh February 4 Further efforts will be made today to identify bones and flesh from the ruins of the Carolina Country Club burned Sunday Coroner L M Cheek reported He said one of two bodies found was James E Baker Jr 14 and the other Mrs James E Baker about 40 mother of the youth An autopsy showed she died from concussion from jumping or exposure Other believed to have burned to death include James E Baker about 40 manager and steward of the club the Bakers daughter Jean about 16 and Mrs Carrie E Lyndall about 60 of Norfolk Va and Baltimore Md mother of Mrs Baker
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Carolina Country Club
L. M. Cheek
Cheek
James E. Baker, Jr
James E. Baker
Greeks Announce Arrests Of 14 In Ioannina Spy Ring
The Greek 8th division reports the arrest of 14 persons in Ioannina and the break up of a spy ring supplying guerrillas with troop movement details. All are described as communists and to be tried by a military court.
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Athens
Ioannina
Third Army
Salonika
Macedonia
U. S
Greece
Senate Republicans Weigh Delays on Tax Cut Action
In Washington on February 4, Senate Republicans debated delaying the tax cut to July 1 to limit revenue loss. The House backed a plan reducing 1948 taxes by over 6.5 billion dollars, while GOP members pressed to keep losses near 4.5 billion to win Democratic votes. The budget panel planned a 10:30 a.m. EST briefing on trimming Truman’s 39.7 billion spending program and possibly halving the proposed rate cuts.
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House
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Senate-House
Truman
Bridges
George
D-Ga
Congress
China
Treasury
House Committee On the Budget
Mr. Truman
Tenants Decline Landlord's Offer to Give Dwelling
In Brooklyn a landlord faced complaints of a leaky roof heat and broken windows. Sam Yachter offered to deed the house to tenants but they refused. The magistrate ordered a health department inspection of the property.
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New York
Brooklyn
Sam Yachter
Yachter
Health Department
Fritz Kuhn escapes Dachau camp in Germany
The Bavarian denazification ministry reports Fritz Kuhn former head of the German American Bund in the United States escaped from Dachau internment camp this morning. Kuhn, jailed since July for possible Nazi offender trial, had been held without trial and was awaiting transfer to Nuremberg as a potential witness in war crimes proceedings.
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Germany
Bavarian Denazification Ministry
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
United States
Dachau
Kuhn
Nuernberg
Julius Herss
Asperg
U. 8
Paratroopers Move Out To Bivouac Area
Paratroopers of exercise snowdrop left after a jump into an imaginary battle at Pine Camp New York moving eight miles to a bivouac area. In sub zero weather 500 troops wore heavy clothing slept in sleeping bags with improvised shelters and no fires allowed. Supplies dropped by C 82 planes for air re supply.
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N. Y
United States
82Nd Airborne Division
Jacob L. Devers
Experts See Progress on Continent
Geneva reports progress toward European industrial and economic recovery but warns of ongoing needs and uncertainty. UN ECE delegates voice optimism about self help plans across differences, with a forthcoming survey led by Nicola Kaidor, drawing data from nearly all nations.
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Europe
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Commission
Congress
U. S
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The
Economic Commission
Nicolas Kaidor
Hungary
Kaidor
Sweden
Gunnar Myrdal
State's Sales Tax Receipts Set Record
Raleigh February 4 The Commissioner of Revenue reports January sales tax receipts reached a record 4 592 139 up from 3 998 663 in January 1947. General fund total 10 893 982. highway fund 9 107 992. For seven months fiscal year general fund 57 877 200 up 10 541 192. highway fund 36 131 828 up 2 909 923.
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Raleigh
Commissioner of Revenue
Edwin Gill
Record cold grips northern states as fuel shortages persist
Frigid conditions extend from the Dakotas to northern New England with lows to 88 below in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Snow and freezing rain slow travel while forecasts predict a surge of cold air from northeast Canada into Minnesota tonight. New York City plans to ship oil to alleviate state shortages as California faces more rain and snow.
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Iowa
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Miami
Kirkman Enters Guilford County Legislature Race
Arthur Kirkman former High Point mayor and councilman announced his candidacy for one of Guilford county four seats in the state house of representatives. He spoke after meetings with Mayor Earl Phillips and local leaders and aims to help shape education and government relations in North Carolina. Incumbents Crissman and Hutton undecided Penny seeks re election Moseley not running.
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Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Guilford County
State House of Representatives
Earl Phillips
Kirkman
Guilford
Rdt
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Walter Crissman
Byron Haworth
Senate
January of 47 Proved To Be A Mild Month
Raleigh February 4. North Carolina weather records show January 1947 was unusually warm with apple blossoms blooming in Columbus County and tobacco thriving in the area. The period also featured extreme contrasts including a record wet November and notably cold March and July.
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Raleigh
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Bureau
Earl of Derby Dies at 82 in Prescot England
Earl of Derby aged 82, Britain’s World War I War Secretary, dies in Prescot. A famed sportsman linked to racing and the family behind a premier horse race.
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Earl of Derby
Prescot
England
Britain
Lord Derby Long
Britain Eyes Voluntary Freeze on Wages and Profits
Prime Minister Attlee plans a voluntary wage and profit freeze to curb inflation. Cabinet discussions indicated a first wages policy since 1945, with government urging both workers and employers to accept holds on income as a national economic measure.
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London
Attlee
Britain
Government seeks wage restraint as subsidies stay frozen
Government officials and labor groups urge workers to avoid major pay rises while costs rise after a late year subsidy freeze. A plan to lay the proposal before Parliament at 3 30 p m is reported alongside a white paper on curbing income growth to curb inflation. An official spokesman warned of a bitter House of Commons debate.
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Ers
House of Commons
De Valera Seeks Victory In Key Irish Election
Irish voters chose the next government as Prime Minister Eamon de Valera battles to retain power in a high stakes race. Fianna Fáil needed a majority of 74 seats in the 147 seat Dail amid a field of 406 candidates across six parties. vote counting was anticipated to stretch into Friday.
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Dublin
Eamon ‘de Valera
Fianna Fair Party
Eire
Hope Held Out For Safety Of British Craft
Faint SOS signals ending with the word Tiger were heard across the Atlantic. An amateur radio operator in Ohio relayed garbled messages to the seventh coast guard district. The coast guard and CAA stations from Florida to Newfoundland and Ohio traced the call sign Star Tiger.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic Seas Board
Coast Guard
Ohio
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Florida
Newfoundland
Coast A
CAA
Qacorn
Florence
S. C
Jackson
Fila
Star Tiger
Pennsylvania Rail Road to switch to Diesel Electric locomotives
Philadelphia reports all major east west passenger trains will be diesel electric within four months, ending the railroad’s era of steam engines.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
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