Price Drops Signal Food Costs Ease Across East
Wholesale commodity declines begin to ease family budgets as flour and lard lead the drop. Brockelman brothers announce a 17 cent cut on 25 pound bags of flour in eastern markets effective Monday, cutting the current retail price from $2.33.
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Associated Preas
Worcester
Mass
Brockelman, Brothers
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Paul S. Willis
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Bradley Relieves Gen Eisenhower in Change of Command
General Omar N. Bradley takes over as army chief of staff from Dwight D. Eisenhower in a noon ceremony at the Pentagon. President Truman witnesses the transfer as Eisenhower retires after 33 years of service and a key role in World War II.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Army
West Point
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Penta
National Defensequarters
Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower cites manpower strain as army nears shortfall
In a farewell news conference Eisenhower warns the army is about 100000 under its target strength and says action is needed. He reflects on his career noting the Cherbourg Peninsula victory as a peak moment and decline to a simple goodbye to the troops.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Omar N. Bradley
Allied Forces In
Europe
82Nd
101St Airborne
Cherburg
Bradley poised to lead Columbia University in June
General Omar Bradley emerges as the likely new president of Columbia University with a June start. Once considered for the GOP nomination, he has shown no political ambitions. Bradley, soon 55, was Eisenhower's key ally in North Africa Italy and France and led four armies in the drive into Germany. After World War II Truman appointed him to organize the veterans administration. he left that post last December to prepare for army chief duties.
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Pare
Coumbia University
GOP
Bradley
Eisenhower
North Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Truman
Veterans Administration
Flo
Army
Washington
State Department
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Austria
Japan
Korea
China
Douglas
Weather outlook for North Carolina with rain then clearing
Increasing cloudiness with rain today and tonight in North Carolina. Warmer to rain ending Sunday morning with fall y clearing and colder. March sun calendar notes sunrise at 7 15 and sunset at 5 54. Temperature and rainfall readings from Feb 7 show varied values across stations including Raleigh 49, Charlotte 50, Charleston 61, Miami 76, New York 28, Little Rock 59, Galveston 66.
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North Carolina
API
Wea
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Evanaville
Galveston
High Point
Dacksonville
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Miami
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
Plane Runaway Crashes Near Oshawa Ontario
An airplane, a two seater piloted by Stan Fraser, ran away from its pilot, climbed to 5000 feet and flew about seventy miles before crashing into a swamp near Oshawa. The craft used up its fuel in a 30 minute flight and was in the air before Fraser could board. It wandered over ice covered Lake Simcoe before the crash.
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Oshawa
Ont
Grafton
Stan Fraser
Lake Simcoe
New Life Injected Into North Carolina Campaign
Raleigh February 7 Democratic circles saw fresh momentum in the 1948 race as two new candidates joined the governor contest. Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott announced a bid for governor while John T Armstrong declared against Secretary of State Thad Eure in the May primary. Scott resigns agriculture post to run. Lt Governor Ballentine remains in the race for agriculture. Eure expects to seek reelection, noting no prior word of opposition from Armstrong.
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Raleigh
New Life
Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott
John T. Armstrong
State Utilities Commission
Thad Eure
Scott
Lare R. Mayne Albright
Oscar Barker
Durham
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
Charles M. Johnson
Overnor Cherry
D. S. Coltrane
Patrolman acquitted of assault charge in Whiteville
State Highway Patrolman R. E. Whitten was acquitted in Columbus County Superior Court on charges he assaulted Ed Williams of Chadbourn, an itinerant Baptist preacher. A jury deliberated 28 minutes before delivering the verdict.
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Whiteville
R. E. Whitten
Ed Williams
Chadbourn
Columbus County
Aid Money For Europe Boosted in Food and Shipping Debate
The report covers declines in wheat and corn futures and a 4 cent drop in retail lard, with economists predicting a mixed impact on living costs. It also notes a rising foreign aid total to 9.33 billion dollars, much of it going to China Greece and Turkey, amid debate over pace and allocations.
Building Permits Rise in North Carolina Counties in 1947
Federal Reserve reports nine NC cities issued building permits totaling 45 032 394 for 1947 with 30 393 907 for the year. Major values include Charlotte 10 495 106 down 9 302 240 and Greensboro 8 614 211 up from 3 635 625. Other cities listed are Asheville Durham Raleigh Rocky Mount Salisbury Winston and High Point with varied gains.
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Charlotte
Federal Reserve Banks
North Carolina
Asheville
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Winston
Quintuplets Become Aunts in Ontario Birth
The Dionne quintuplets now have a niece born in St. Joseph’s hospital North Bay weighing seven pounds. She is the first child of their elder brother and sister-in-law Ernest and Mrs. Dionne and the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne of Callander.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ernest Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Five Service Men Killed In Plane Crash Near Jasper Arkansas
Five armed forces personnel died when a B 25 from Wright Field crashed into Roundtop mountain two miles south of Jasper Arkansas. Wright Field officials in Dayton Ohio confirmed the loss of all five aboard including a suspected navy hitchhiker. The plane was en route to Little Rock.
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Jasper
Ark
Armed Forces
Ozark
Arkansas
Wright Field
Roundtop Mountain
Dayton
Little Rock
De Valera Poised to Remain Ireland Prime Minister
Dublin Feb 1 Eamon De Valera the longtime Irish premier sees his Fianna Fail party lose a majority in the Dail but is favored to retain the post. With 66 of 147 seats won and a Feb 18 assembly to choose a prime minister he may seek support from independents and the National Labour Party to reach 77 votes. Opponents pressed for coalition while a late election in Carlow Kilkenny adds five seats uncertain.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Fianna Fail
Carlow
Kilkenny
de Valera
Independent
National Labor Party
National Labor
Irish Independent
Southern Governors Split Over Plan For Southern Party
Southern governors at Wakulla Springs debated steps to form an all southern party as Mississippi Governor Wright urged a break with Truman era civil rights policies. Georgia Governor Thompson said Wright would be opposed. Alabama Governor Folsom defended remaining in the Democratic fold.
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Wakulla Springs
Fla
Mississippi
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
Truman
M. F. Thompson
Georgia
Thompson
James E. Folsom
Alabama
Folsom
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Beauford
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Arkansas
Ben Laney
Nine More Die In Holy Land Shooting
Nine more deaths in Palestinian fighting raise the unofficial toll to 1,080 since the UN partition vote. Seven Jews and two Arabs died in scattered incidents, including an attack on a 50 year old Jewish bank messenger in Haifa. Sniping continued around Jaffa Tel Aviv as Arabs reportedly set February 15 as a volunteer-force campaign date.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
United Nations
Haifa
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Six Trainmen Injured In Norfolk Passenger Crash
A Norfolk and Western passenger train jumped the rails at Madison injuring six trainmen while 30 passengers remained unharmed. The locomotive tore through a combined commissary dwelling, with three occupants including George Lester, his wife, and eight year old daughter escaping. Co worker Co Knight described surprise at the approaching train.
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Madison
Norfolk and Western Railway
George Lester
Pipe and Brick
UN Showdown On Palestine Near In Security Council
Officials in Lake Success expect a week of decisive United Nations talks on Palestine. The five nation partition commission drafts a report to the 11 nation Security Council on armed force to divide the Holy Land. A rough 15 page draft is circulating as observers expect action next week. Council president Gen A G L McNaughton calls for prompt consideration while big powers await a stance on an international army.
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Council
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
Above Normal Temperatures In N. Carolina
Above normal temperatures in the Carolinas were reported with forecasting of clearing and colder conditions for tomorrow. Remnants of last weekend’s big storm linger with five inches of snow in Warrenton NC and a 20 degree low, while other readings ranged higher across Spartanburg Greenville Myrtle Beach Charleston Wilmington Asheville Columbia Charlotte Raleigh.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Charlotte
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Warrenton
Raleigh
Warrenton’s
Spartanburg
Greenville
S. C
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Wilmington
Asheville
Columbia
Stunt man Dusty Rhodes dies after Golden Gate leap
Hollywood daredevil Alfred Dusty Rhodes perished leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge in a 265 foot jump. Clad in life jacket padding and parachutes, weights were removed before the dive. the parachutes failed to break the fall and his body was recovered by the coast guard half an hour later.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Hollywood
Alfred
Dusty) Rhodes
Lorraine
Jose Guerman
Rhodes
Mae West
Coast Guard
Dispute Over Rent Controls Set To End February 16
Washington reports a cooling off period ends February 16 as the Senate Banking Committee plans to draft a new extension bill. The dispute concerns automatic rent increases and lifting ceilings, affecting about 40 million tenants. A deadlock may trigger a 30 or 60 day stopgap extension.
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Washington
Senate
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Cain
R-Wash
Census Bureau
Taft Blames High Prices On Democrats
Senator Taft accuses the Democratic administration of keeping prices high for political gain. He cites Secretary Anderson’s wheat purchase plan and market swings, saying the move aims to create an air of false prosperity for the upcoming election.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Anderson
GOP
The
Ohioan
France And Spain Readied To Reopen Border
Spain and France agreed to reopen their common border closed since February 28 1946 with limited reopening planned for next Tuesday. Frontier expected to open at midnight tonight according to officials in Madrid and Paris and terms to be published tomorrow.
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Madrid
Spain
France
Foreign Ministry
Paris
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Miss
Holy Land
Lester
Cc. H. Knight
Stokesdale
N. Carolina
Senate Banking Body
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