British Cabinet Weighs Palestine Formula for 100000 Jews
British sources report a possible compromise plan allowing 100000 Jews from displaced persons camps to enter a semi autonomous Jewish province in the Holy Land. Bevin and Creech Jones back a five year partition with optional secession and immigration limits, while Shertok cautions and awaits official features.
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London
Palestine
Holy Land
Ernest Bevin
Arthur Creech Jones
Ten Downing Street Plm
Bevin
Creech Jones
Pacy
Moshe Shertok
Shertok
A. V. Alexander
Palestine Mandate
United Nations
Jewish Agency
Opportunities Pointed Out By Graham
North Carolina still has great opportunities for advancement in many fields. President Frank P. Graham of the consolidated university says capitalizing these chances depends on people using geographic economic educational and human resources in cooperation with the state's mechanical energies.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Frank P. Graham
Consolidated University
Weather Outlook North Carolina Fair and Cold Interior
The forecast calls for fair and colder conditions inland with clearing coastal areas. Windy and much colder tonight with lows 18 to 24 in the west and below freezing to the coast. Extended Carolinas outlook through Wednesday shows much colder nights, warmer days Monday into Wednesday, generally light precipitation as showers in the mountains.
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North Carolina
Carolinas
Sionday
GOP Nears Accord On Budget
Washington reports Republican leaders near a $32 billion top budget limit for next year with a 20 percent across the board tax cut. They claim $7 billion remains for tax cuts and debt payments, funding defense at $11.2 billion, and potential extra revenue from keeping wartime excises. Final agreement on defense cuts and tax details not yet fixed.
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Washington
GOP
Senate-House
Truman
Colin Stam
Joint Committee
Senate
House
Warren Voices No Opposition To Red Deal
The senate appropriations committee asked Comptroller General Lindsay Warren if the US should ship Russia 25 million dollars worth of supplies under the old lend-lease program. Moscow has offered no date for talks on settling 11.26 billion dollars of mutual aid shipments from the war. Bridges said Warren’s view could sway the committee and Warren suggested approval be considered by appropriations panels.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lindsay Warren
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Bridges
Senate
Kremlin
State Department
Treasury
Warren
Clayton
House Appropriations
Stassen Pushes Soft Plan for Unions in Testimony
Presidential candidate Harold F. Stassen urged a peaceful settlement of industrial disputes before the Senate Labor Committee. He proposed a cooling off period prior to strikes and the creation of an independent federal labor office, warning against weakening labor or the economy.
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Washington
Haroldf. Stassen
Congress
Tassen
Senate Labor Committee
Federal Labor Councillator
Minnesota
Stassen
Ball
R-Minn
Senate
U. S
Labor Department
Conciliation Office
Order Teachers To Return
Bunn North Carolina February 7 1948 The 19 teachers of Bunn consolidated school on a walkout since January 29 were ordered to return to classrooms and teach today Principal O G Thompson called all teachers last night Franklin County school superintendent Wiley Mitchell said they hope the school will be reopened The walkout followed a disagreement between Miss Lucy Wiggs sixth grade teacher and Thompson Miss Wiggs is slated for retirement in November 1948.
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BUNN
Bunn _ consolidated school
O. G. Thompson
Wiley Mitchell
Franklin County
Lucy Wiggs
Thompson
Britain Faces Coal Shortage Cutting Electricity Nationwide
The British government announced a coal shortage worsened by a 10 day cold wave. Electricity would be cut off for industry in London, Birmingham and Manchester and domestic users would have no power from 9 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm. Full Minister Emanuel Shinwell said the move hurts exports and postwar recovery.
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London
Birmingham
Manchester
Britain
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Funeral measure sparks senate debate in Raleigh
In Raleigh on February 7 the senate debated a bill to create a board of examiners for funeral directors and embalmers. Opponents warned such boards expand state control, while supporters said it would raise standards and protect the public. Other bills discussed included retirement age for teachers and state employees, expanded highway and public works condemnations, and a study on legitimizing children born out of wedlock.
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Raleigh
Senate
Allsbrook
Halifax
Directors and Embalmers Association
Weathers
Cleveland
Gray
Forsyth
Cole
Richmond
Hardison
Craven
Moseley
Guilford
Royster
Vance
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Senate Public Welfare Committee
Soprano Lois Butler Retains Role Amid School Status
Hollywood reports soprano Lois Butler, 15, must stay on track at John Marshall high school or her $200 weekly pay will halt. Her contract was approved by the superior court, noting a B plus average. Butler, discovered by Johnny Mercer, is slated for a leading musical role.
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Hollywood
Lois Butler
John Marshall High School
Johnny Mercer
GOP Orators Prepare Reply to Hannegan on Truman Support
Washington reports a Republican response to Democratic Chairman Hannegan after his call for seeking President Truman's renomination. White House aides note the statement reflected party wishes, while Hannegan praised Truman's leadership and signaled possible 1948 ambitions.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Hannegan
New York
Tal
White House
Charles G. Ross
Wati
Mr. Truman
Prosecution of Alleged Rech Urged
The House Committee on Un American Activities pressed for prosecution of Gerhard Eisler, labeled by witnesses as top Communist in America. It cited five charges including conspiracy to overthrow the government, perjury, and passport falsification, with a recommendation to the Justice Department.
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Gerhard Eisler
United States
House An American Activity Committee
Washington
Carol King
House Committee On
unAmerican
Justice Department
Eisler
America
Canada
House
Fisler
Immigration Service
Ellis Island
Reds
Congress
Guaranteed Wage Plan Endorsed in Government Report
A government study for President Truman endorses guaranteed wage plans to steady the economy and reduce labor strife. Employers would provide regular jobs for a fixed period, often a year, regardless of current workload, aiming to stabilize production, employment, and purchasing power while easing productivity restraints.
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Washington
Truman
Murray Latimer
Railroad Retirement Board
Forty Percent Teacher Pay Boost Before Solons
North Carolina teachers seek about 40 percent raises under the South Piedmont plan, dwarfing the 30 percent request from the Education Board and 20 percent urged by Governor Cherry. The plan would cost $36.8 million next biennium and lift proposed state school spending to $159.1 million. Sam J. Ervin Jr. led the case, arguing a $76 million surplus and urging action to save the school system.
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Raleigh
Legislature
North Carolina Education
Cherry
State Board of Education
South Piedmont
Friends of Education
Sam J. Ervin, Jr
Morganton
U. S
South Piedmont Group
North Carolina
He “S
R. L. Fritz, Jr
Hudson
John Otts
Central High School
Charlotte
Max Wilson
Caldwell
Lucille Allen
Henderson
J. Z. Watkins
Se Chartion
Gardner’s Body Is In N Carolina
O Max Gardner ambassador to Great Britain died in New York and his body was sent by Southern Railway from Charlotte to Kings Mountain with funeral plans in Gardner’s hometown. Senator Hoey and Mrs Gardner were among mourners. President Truman expressed sympathy in a telegram.
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Charlotte
Southern Railway
O. Max Gardner
Great Britain
New York
Kings Mountain
Shelby
Gardner
Clyde R. Hoey
D-Nc
Inslaw
Washington
Hoey
U S Russia Arm Reduction Talks Disrupted In New York
In New York on February 7 the six nation council committee adjourned after seven hours with two powers US and Russia deadlocked. The talks aimed at a framework for arms reduction stalled over how to define the relationship between the arms commission and the atomic energy commission with the US demanding clear limits.
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New York
United Nations
United States
Russia
Council
U. S. del
Arms Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Go Commission
Medical Care Data to Be Released to Legislators
Dr. Elias Faison, head of a physician fact-finding committee, announced the poll results on medical care, showing doctors favoring the major program components. Legislators including T Clarence Clark and Clarence Stone requested the findings, with a public release planned.
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House Committee of Public Utilities
Clarence Stone
Kingham
Legis
Another Cold Wave Strikes Midwest
A new arctic cold front swept the Midwest causing near blizzard conditions in the Dakotas and Minnesota with winds 40 to 60 mph. Jamestown ND saw temperatures drop below 15 below zero with 61 mph gusts. Forecasters warned of continued extreme cold and drifting snow across the region.
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Chicago
Midwest Arctic
Dakotas
Canada
Midwest
Rockies
Ponto
North Central
Jamestown
N. D
Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Inson
Florida
Ella Raines Weds Major at Westwood Church Honeymoon
Hollywood scene as actress Ella Raines and Major Robin Olds wed last night at Westwood Community Church. Both 25, Olds a former West 1 football player now a jet fighter pilot at Edwards Field, California, and Raines a former Army air transport pilot. The couple began their honeymoon at Lake Tehoe following the ceremony.
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Hollywood
Uupmovie
Ella Raines
Robin Olds
Robert Olds
Lake Tehoe
Westwood Community Church
Olds
Calif
Raines
Robert W. Trout
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