Truman backs Pauley nomination amid Ickes rift
President Truman said he would not withdraw W. Pauley’s nomination as undersecretary despite contention with Harold L. Ickes. He praised Pauley as honest and capable while noting Ickes was not consulted about Pauley’s testimony. The White House discussed California oil fund raising tied to a tide lands case, with no plan to bring Ickes into the matter.
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Truman
W. Pauley
Vnder
Harold L. Ickes
Pauley
Ickes
Senate Naval Committee
California
Tidelands
Ward J. Flynn
White House
New York
Truman Seeks Quick Formula to End Steel Strike
President Truman said he hopes to have a production based formula ready in a day or two to halt reconversion of steel and other industries. He stressed it is not a new wage price plan but a response to current supply and demand, warning mass action now could resolve the crisis without a new formula. He planned a conference with CIO head William Murray later today amid steel strike talks.
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CIO
Ill Murray
Murray
Navy outlines postwar fleet of 319 ships for instant action
Secretary Forrestal reports to Truman a peacetime plan creating two main fleets of Pacific and Atlantic forces with 176 and 143 ships respectively plus ready reserves. The program includes aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, with tests not mentioned and hundreds of support vessels.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Atlantic
Coral Sea
Brownout Ordered In New York Amid Harbor Fuel Shortage
New York City declares a state of emergency to cope with a severe fuel shortage from a four day tugboat strike. Schools close, signs go dim, coal and oil deliveries halt to venues, and utilities prioritized. Union and city officials report a settlement proposal to be voted on tomorrow.
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New York
New York City
William O'Dwyer
Union
Ard C. Maguire
O'Dwyer
Battleship North Carolina Named to Atlantic Fleet Ready Reserve
The battleship North Carolina is listed among major capital ships in the postwar Atlantic fleet and will join the Atlantic on ready reserve as part of the two postwar fleets.
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North Carolina
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Veteran’s artificial foot seized over $28 rent dispute
Ignatius Miedzwiecki, a 22 year old former GI from Philadelphia, alleges his landlord Galzarano kept his artificial foot and furniture after a four week rent arrear. Magistrate Daly set bail at $800 for Galzarano on a fraudulent conversion charge as the ex soldier and his 16 year old wife recount eviction and sale of belongings.
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Ignatius Miedzwiecki
Joseph Galzarano
John F. Daly
Miedzwiecki
Doris
Galzarano
Roxborough
North Africa
Daly
Gal
Eisenhower Plans First US Army Installations Tour
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower intends to depart soon for his first inspection tour of principal army installations since becoming war department chief of staff in November. Officials said the exact itinerary was still being arranged.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
War Department
U S 24th Corps Reports Smallpox Outbreak Fatalities
Seoul Korea February reports twelve soldiers of the U S 24th corps have died from smallpox in the only serious outbreak among American occupation troops in the Pacific theater. Twenty two others were ill.
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Korea
U. S. 24Th Corps
Troo
Pacific Theater
Yamashita to Die Like Any Criminal
Major Allied decision upholds Lt. Gen. Yamashita death sentence for wartime atrocities in the Philippines. MacArthur, as final reviewer, orders a secret execution in Manila to be carried out by Lt. Gen. Wilhelm D. Styer with witnesses barred from reporting.
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Tokyo
Omoyuki Yamashita
MacArthur
Manila
Yamashita
Wilhelm D. Styer
Styer
Western Pacific
Philippines
Philippines Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Capt Kramer a Key Figure in Navy Inquiry
Congressional investigators questioned Naval Capt. A D Kramer on whether he sought Adm. Halsey support to vindicate Adm. Kimmel. Safford claimed a secret code suggested lining up Halsey. Kramer denied seeing Tokyo intercept on Dec 4 1941 and doubted JD-7001 contained the alleged message.
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Congressional
Naval
A. D. Kramer
William F. Halsey
E. Kimmel
Senate
House Committee
Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Kramer
Halsey
L. F. Safford
Tokyo
Safford
Japan
Britain
U. S
England
Russia
Navy
Lucas
D-Ill
President signals return to meat rationing if needed
President said at a news conference he would call for a meat rationing program if starvation among 10 to 15 million people abroad demanded it. He hopes his wheat conservation order will enable shipping 6 million tons of wheat abroad in the first half of the year. He defended allies and warned against American inaction allowing enemy starvation.
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Washington
Wartorn
Canada
Australia
Ferebee To Have His Same Role In Bomb Test
Major Thomas Ferebee of Mocksville North Carolina will reprise his role in the Navy’s forthcoming May bombing test. He serves in the 509th composite bomber group stationed at Roswell Field New Mexico. The unit trains for Bikini Atoll operations against Pacific fleet targets using a B 29 superfortress. Captain Kermit Beahan of Houston Texas also serves as bombardier on the Nagasaki mission's aircraft.
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Hiroshima
Thomas Ferebee
Mocksville
N. C
Navy
Ferebee
509Th Composite
Roswell Field
N. M
Binkini Atoll
Pacific
Sun Spots Disrupt International Radio and Cable Links
Two large sunspots on the sun disrupted international radio and cable communications for hours. Mackay Radio and Telegraph reported magnetic currents from the spots nearly halting its transmissions to Europe and South America. RCA noted heavy activity overnight, with the North Atlantic most affected. Western Union saw interruptions on New York to London cables.
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Sun Hamper Radio and
Cable Communications
New York
International Radio and Cable Communications
Hyden Planetarium
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
Europe
South America
RCA
North Atlantic
Western Union Telegraph Company
London
House Gathers For Final OK On Case Bill
The house assembled to stamp its final approval on the Case strike control bill after tentative approval.
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Washington
House
House passes Case bill to curb labor strife
Washington February 7 The House approved the controversial Case bill 257 to 155 to curb and settle labor strife amid a divisive vote. The measure aims to curb strikes and set procedures. it heads to the Senate where support is uncertain. A Baldwin motion to send the bill back to labor committee was defeated just before final action.
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Senate
Baldwin
R-Ny
Labor Committee
Rep
Case
R-Sd
Measure Clears House After Delayed Final Reading
The measure by P- . Case of South Dakota won its next to last test 197 to 115. The clinching vote was delayed until today as Rep. Hoffman of Michigan demanded the bill be read in full.
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RSD
Hoffman
R-Mich
Meeting a Belgian Hero Ernest Marechal Hero of Freedom
The World Today column greets Ernest Marechal of Belgium as a symbol of allied freedom. The author recalls Marechal rescuing him in Brussels during World War I and notes Marechal’s heroism, cabinet service, and decorations signed by King Albert. A son serves as a major in the British RAF and another son lies buried in a Czech grave.
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Ernest Marechal
Belgium
Marechal
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Albert
Royal Air Force
Belgian Welcome to Allied Car Against Riot and Rescue at Brussels
Dewitt Mackenzie recalls traveling with allied uniforms through Belgium where crowds cheered and felled by Prussian officers closed in. Marechal intervened, forming a lane and protecting the group at his palatial home until safe passage away. He foresaw a stronger Belgium economy after the war.
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Marechal
Brussels
Belgium
British Reds Settle Rumpus At UNO Meet
The United Nations Security Council moved to consider the Soviet Ukraine charge that British troops in Indonesia threaten peace after addressing Russia's Greek crisis. High officials warned this issue could be tougher to resolve than Greece. The 11 nation council opened with the Ukrainian complaint amid Java independence debates.
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London
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Ukraine
Indonesia
Russia
Soviet Union
Java
Ukraine asks UN council for probe into Indonesia unrest
The Soviet Ukraine appealed to the United Nations Security Council to appoint a special commission to investigate the situation in Indonesia where Kiev charges British troops are aiding suppression of the native national movement.
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London
Ukraine
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
Indonesian peace issue tests Allied unity after Java plan
The article notes forces in Indonesia acting under allied combined chiefs of staff to preserve order during Japanese troop withdrawal and POW rescue. Britain supports the Netherlands government while the unrecognized Indonesian government demands British troops stay until all Japanese forces are disarmed. The council leverages experience from resolving the Greek dispute to maintain big power unity.
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Indonesia
Netherlands
Java
Hess Hoped To Overthrow Churchill
The British government disclosed to the international military tribunal that Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland in 1941 with proposals to unseat the Churchill government and secure peace with a new cabinet. Hess sought to persuade Britons Hitler would regret Britain’s collapse and warned of American designs while Canada might join the United States. Ribbentrop and Mussolini notes said Hess promised to rally fascist circles to press Britain, and Hitler warned he would shoot Hess if he returned.
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International Military Tribunal
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Churchill
Europe
Hess
Glasgow
Hitler
Canada
United States
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Great Britain
Board approves salary advances for teachers amid closed schools
Raleigh Feb 7 The state board of education adopted a resolution allowing superintendents to advance salaries to teachers who taught up to five days in a salary month and lost 10 days or more due to impassable roads. The policy requires make up of lost time. NCEA reported 4 944 teachers lost 11 or more days because of bad roads.
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State Board of Education
Annie Laurie McDonald
Hickory
North Carolina Education Association
NCEA
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