De Valera’s Government Faces Difficult Irish Vote
Dublin report notes Fianna Fail trails in returns from three quarters of Ireland's 40 constituencies with 53 of 106 seats determined. Prime minister De Valera aims to form a new element with labor and independents, while Fine Gael leader Burke acknowledges a fair chance to retain power with minority support.
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Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Dublin
Thomas L. Mullins
Eire
de Valera
Fianna Fail
William Burke
Fine Gael
Government Information Bureau
Mullins
National Labor
Twins Rescued by Mother From Philadelphia Fire
Mrs. Josephine Johnson aged 27 saved her four year old twins Patricia and Joanne and her two year old son John from a blaze in their Philadelphia home. She led them to the street after discovering the fire in the cellar and twice retrieved Patricia who hid on a bed upstairs as flames consumed the interior.
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Philadelphia
Josephine Johnson
Patricia
Joanne
John
Johnson
Weather summary for North Carolina February 7 1948
Cloudy and cold with rain likely. some freezing rain or snow in extreme north. Snow and freezing rain possible in west Saturday with colder temperatures. Charlotte reported 52, Raleigh 47, Wilmington 38, Spartanburg 54, High Point 49, many stations showing below normal highs and persistent rainfall patterns across the region.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Official
Weather Bureau
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Fle
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Asf
Galveston
High Point
Jacksonville
Tittle Rock
Mem
Resistance By Housewives Shrinks Dairy and Meat Markets
Washington report shows housewives resisting high prices for butter and top grade meat cuts. Demand shifts to cow and duck beef, veal, and lamb while butter demand falls after holidays. Secretary Anderson promotes voluntary self rationing to curb inflation and urges careful meat spending to influence prices. Senate hearings on wage price controls and rationing continue with a clash between Tobey and Wood over Crisco pricing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
Tobey
R-Nh
T. J. Wood
Proctor and c
Nazi Leader Hangs Self In Cherche-Midi Prison
Paris report states Gen. Otto von Stuelpnagel, wartime commander in occupied France, hanged himself in Cherche-Midi prison. The 69 year old defendant faced crimes against international law including hostage executions and was to be tried by an army court later this year.
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Paris
War Ministry
Otto von Stuelpnagel
France
Cherche-Midi
Stuelpnagel
Judge orders Amazon Cotton Mill to bargain with union
Judge Johnson J. Hayes orders Amazon Cotton Mill to stop unfair labor practices and resume collective bargaining with the Textile Workers Union of America CIO. The order stays in effect during the case, aiming to resolve a year long strike by about 400 workers and return the plant to production.
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Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Amazon Cotton Mill Company
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Dcision
Byudge Hayes
Amazon Mill
Robert S. Cahoon
Cahoon
Prices Decline But Slower Drop Seen In Early Trading
Prices of most grains extended their slide for a second day though at a slower pace. The stock market steadied as opening prices offered little guidance on whether the drop in commodity and equity values marked a temporary correction or a lasting trend. Wheat declined only modestly while earlier oats contracts in September and December showed slight gains.
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New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Allied Plan Presents Temporary Western Germany Government
The United States and Britain announced a provisional framework for Western Germany with a two chamber economic council, a high court at Cologne, and an executive committee to oversee bizonal finance transport and trade. The plan aims to manage infrastructure and price controls while signaling a possible future government. Market reactions followed, with declines in wheat corn cotton and stock prices amid investor skittishness and concerns over inflation and supply.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
Bitonia
Economic Council
Cologne
U. S
Food and Agriculture
State Council
Rain and Colder Weather Move Across Carolinas
Rain and a drop in temperatures end a three week run of above normal warmth in North and South Carolina. The Charlotte weather office forecast rain and colder conditions tonight and tomorrow, with freezing rain possible in northern North Carolina and snow in some areas. Readings across the region yesterday showed varied highs from 34 in Spartanburg to 67 in Charleston.
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Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Greensboro
N. C
Winter Weather Weighs Across Nation With Mixed Conditions
A Chicago report notes a varied winter day nationwide with heavy snow in the Mid- Atlantic and Kentucky, rain and sleet in the south and southwest, and freezing to sub-zero temperatures in the north. Southern states brief warmth arrives in some areas while fuel oil shortages ease or persist. San Bernardino records 1.62 inches of rain and Los Angeles 1.07 inches.
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Chicago
Middle Atlantic
Kentucky
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
California
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Greek Warships Ordered to Sink Unidentified Submarines
The Greek navy ordered all warships to attack and sink unidentified submarines in Greek waters after reports of two strange subs. One sighted between the Peloponnesus and Crete, another off Preveza in the Ionian Sea. Troop and supply ships proceed under destroyer and corvette escort with depth charges. Separately, a guerrilla clash near Pyli station on Mount Parnes left several defenders missing after a battle that continued overnight.
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Chakales
Athens
Peloponnesis
Crete
Preveza
Ionian Sea
Epirus
Ministry of Public Order
Pyli
Mount Parnes
Mount Parnessos
Budget Cut Approved by Senate House Committee
A joint senate house tax and appropriation committee recommended a $2.5 billion reduction in proposed government spending for the next fiscal year beginning July 1. The 102 member panel, formed by the Congressional Reorganization Act, aims to cap overall expenditures.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rent Control Bill Triggers Party Clash in Congress
Washington Feb 6 A rent control extension bill in a relaxed form spurs a partisan clash in Congress. Democrats push to tighten provisions while Republicans defend landlord relief. Senate debate looms as leaders decide on next steps. Sparkman warns against coercive leases while pressing to keep a 15 percent cap.
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Washington
UTM
Congress
Senate
Tobey
Kerr Scott Declares Run for North Carolina Governor
W Kerr Scott returns to Burlington to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of North Carolina in May. He explains he had previously decided against seeking reelection as commissioner of agriculture after a 12 year term, and his Raleigh announcement clarified his new plan.
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Burlington
W. Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Scott
Raleigh
Kerr Scott resigns to run for governor in North Carolina
W Kerr Scott announced his immediate resignation as agriculture commissioner to seek the governorship. Governor Cherry said he would appoint D S Coltrane as agriculture commissioner. Coltrane, the former assistant, had considered a run for the post but decided not to announce.
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Raleigh
W. Kerr Scott
Cherry
D. S. Coltrane
Scott
Coltrane
Alamance County official to retire and run for governor
The commissioner of agriculture from Alamance county plans to retire to focus on dairy farming and general farming. He faced strong sentiment to run for governor and announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in 1948. He will resign immediately to allow proper campaigning and full disclosure of his platform.
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Hawfields
Alamance County
North Carolina
Scott
Graham-Pauley Lose Before Committee
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted 3 to 2 against absolving Edwin W. Pauley and Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham of any implication of using inside information in commodity trading. The panel continues its probe into commodity market speculation led by Senator Green.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin W. Pauley
Wallace H. Graham
Knowland
R-Calif
Appropriations
Green
D-Ri
Georgia Senator Attacks Truman over Civil Rights Plan
Senator Russell of Georgia charges President Truman plans an FBI gestapo to break down south segregation. He warns federal action could force integrated schools pools and even marriage as he clashes with Southern Democrats on civil rights measures. Taft and Ball predict GOP delays while Mississippi Governor Wright weighs an independent Democratic convention.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Truman
FBI
South
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Ball
R-Minn
Congress
Senate Labor Committee
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Tallahassee
Fla
National Committee
Fair Employment Practice Commission
GOP
Five Victims Of Fire to Be Buried As One
Norfolk family to bury five lives lost in Raleigh North Carolina fire that destroyed the Carolina Country Club. The service will be held at Holloman Brown home with a single casket and Forest Lawn Cemetery burial. Died: James E. Baker Sr. and wife Thelma Lyndall Baker, daughter Elizabeth Baker 16, son James Edward Baker Jr. 14, and Carrie T. Lyndall mother of Mrs. Baker.
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Norfolk
Carolina Country Club
Raleigh
N. C
Holloman-Brown
P. Rowland Wagner
Central Baptist Church
Forest Lawn Cemetery
James E. Baker, Sr
Thelma Lyndall Baker
John Elizabeth Baker
James Edward Baker, Jr
Carrie T. Lyndall
Baker
Truman Sees Training Aiding Peace Initiative
President Truman said universal military training approved by Congress would give the United States the initiative in working for world peace. He warned that delaying national security measures invites war and that timely steps insure peace.
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New York
Truman
Congress
United States
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