UNO Selects Permanent Site for United Nations
A New York Connecticut border countryside area near Greenwich and Stamford emerges as the leading candidate for the UNs permanent home, with Hyde Park and Blue Hills also considered. The Security Council faces Greece crisis as Britain and Russia clash over troop presence and the Iran protest unravels with direct negotiations ongoing.
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Westchester County
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Stoyan Gavrilovic
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Russia
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Security Council
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Greece
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Ernest Bevin
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France
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Lebanon
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McNutt warns Philippines may collapse without aid
Philippines high commissioner Paul V. McNutt urges swift passage of free trade and rehabilitation bills to prevent an independent but bankrupt nation after July 4. He notes U S pledges and wartime losses, while calls for aid echo in Washington and world eyes on Philippines.
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Philippines
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Far East
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Japan
Nuernberg
Louvain
Heinrich Himmler
Notable Deaths and Events Across Worlds in Brief
E Phillipsuppenheim dies in England at 79, famed detective and spy author. George Arliss, 77, dies in London after a 60 year stage and screen career. North China welcomes the Year of the Dog after the Tiger farewell. Over a million Mexical Labor Confederation members halt work for four hours in anti fascist show of strength. Former Gov John Bricker says he will seek GOP Senate nomination in May 7 primaries. Over 70,000 St Louis students affected by a strike by 392 public school janitors. Romania gains recognition from Britain and the U.S. but Bulgaria is denied.
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George Arliss
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Mexical Labor Confederation
John W. Bricker
Ohio
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St. Louis
Britain
U.S
Bulgaria
Yamashita’s Death Sentence Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused Yamashita’s appeal from a Manila Military Commission death sentence for allowing atrocities in the Philippines. Convicted of 123 crimes, his case remains subject to MacArthur and War Department review while three American lawyers argued the matter for over five hours.
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Philippines
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Military Commission
Pearl Harbor
Manila Commission
Public mood on Pearl Harbor debated by Barkley quote
Sen. Alben Barkley says the public may decide on Pearl Harbor before Congress. Norah Carpenter says she and the American ex-GI father may wed soon, stating they remain in love despite possible divorce.
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Pearl Harbor
Congress
Norah Carpenter
First Brides Ship Since Colonial Times Sails To America
The SS Argentina carried 451 brides and 175 children of American GIs from Southampton to the United States in January. A stormy voyage left 85 percent seasick, with hospital wards crowded, decks swabbed, and fear of an epidemic. Child Claire Fiedler kept hopeful, asking why Chicago and New York are different places.
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Push-Button Planes Lead to Safer Skies and Records Fall
Army develops a push-button aircraft that can take off fly predetermined course and land without pilot input. A C-54 cargo flight set coast to coast time, and a jet fighter shattered speed records. Pan American Constellation trims transatlantic time to 12 hours 5 minutes as Transcontinental & Western prepares new operations postwar.
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Navy reveals submarine dominance and wartime diplomacy shift
The Navy states submarines sank over half of Japanese shipping and admits breaking the 1930 London Treaty by ordering unrestricted warfare against Japan. It justifies the move as necessary to shorten the war, citing German U-boat activity and a Pearl Harbor era Japanese submarine attack. The statement argues U S carriers and ships faced greater threats from shipping and military targets.
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Navy
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Submarine War Brought Heavy Toll On Japan
V Adm. Charles A. Lockwood recalls Japan’s merchant shipping losses totaling 3129 ships over four and a half years of unrestricted warfare. Submarines sunk 1750 vessels and 194 warships, reducing tonnage to one third. Japanese casualties reached 276,000 with 105,000 civilians, 100,000 troops, and 71,000 Navy personnel dead. US Navy losses were 52 submarines and 3,505 men. Japan planned three aircraft carrying subs to attack the Panama Canal, but none saw action. Lockwood notes potential of rocket submarines with atomic power.
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Panama Canal
Pearl Harbor
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Lockwood
Washington
Illness as Escape Tillsed by Social Class
Dr Jur gen Reusch reports in a Office of Scientific Research and Development memo that a tendency exists to welcome illness as an escape from problems. He notes 75 percent of cases studied came from the lower middle class and that social status medical fads ads and knowledge influence illness type and recovery duration. Middle class conformists seek doctors frequently while the poor neglect disease and the wealthy are less prone to seek medical advice.
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Jurgen Reusch
California Medical School
Reusch
Inflation Crisis Divides Policy Makers Over Steel Prices
Government and industry clash over steel price increases and wage costs as labor strikes threaten output. President Truman orders external input while OPA negotiates a narrow price rise. Auto plants halt production as GM and Ford face walkouts and closures. Seizure of 91 tugboats in New York aims to safeguard fuel, food, and European supplies.
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Big Steel
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Office of Defense Transportation
New York
New York City
Europe
Local Holiday Dates Mark February Observances
A brief notice lists Tuesday February 12 as Lincoln's Birthday and Thursday February 14 as St. Valentine's Day, marking two local commemorative dates.
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That and This Around the World in Brief Happenings
A woman in Maine was dragged nine miles by a car but escaped with bruises and leg injuries. In Paris, a radio drama triggered police calls as in the Orson Welles style scare. A dog was stolen in Hogansville and returned with a note. In Kansas City a man married two women at once for his 50th and 51st weddings. In Syracuse a plate glass window was smashed and a crowd mobbed a store selling stockings.
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Mars
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Will R. Perkins
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Kas
Thomas H. Finigan
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Finigan
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