Navy says carrier fleet could hinder atomic air attack
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told the Senate naval committee that atomic bombs would alter future war power but ships remain hard targets. He cited 53 overseas bases in the Pacific and 20 in the Atlantic Carib area and warned submarines may become key for delivering atomic weapons near coastlines.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Congress
Chief of Naval Operations
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Nimitz
Pacific
Atlantic-Carib Area
Oceans
Britain
Russia
France
Italy
Hague minister Schermerhorn lauds Indonesian self rule stance
Prime Minister Schermerhorn confirms his government and the Netherlands seek Indonesia's self government within a fixed period. He praises the social tide toward freedom and notes his humane, direct approach despite a wartime underground past. The report highlights his prominent status and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Schermerhorn
Holland
America
Netherlands
Indonega
Fast Moving Storm Drenches East with Wind and Rain
An AP report details a fast moving storm center pushing rain or snow across the eastern half of the nation with blustery southeast winds. Low pressure moved from Texas to Lake Erie in 24 hours, causing extensive rains from the Middle Atlantic to the Great Lakes and snow in Michigan Illinois Kentucky Missouri. Property damage reached about 15000 in Hollandale Mississippi as winds toppled a house and tore roofs, disrupting telegraph and telephone lines. Nashville lost power briefly while the St. Lawrence Valley faced heavy weather ahead of a cold front.
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Texas
Lake Erie
Middle Atlantic
Great
Michigan
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Newland
Maine
Hollandale
Miss
Tenee
Nashville
St. Lawrence Valley
Spartans Scouts Help At Major City Fire
A four story Spartanburg bonded warehouse fire destroyed 2 500 bales of cotton worth millions. Scouts on duty at the fire station aided scene response and Scout Chief Bobby Pruitt rode to the blaze. Damage tallied at 300 000 dollars amid a center city blaze described as spectacular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
S. C
J. L. Adams
Beaumont Manufacturing Company
Bobby Pruitt
Rains Forecast Flood Risk for North Carolina Rivers
Rainfall expected to expand across North Carolina threatens renewed river rises. Cape Fear Neuse and Roanoke were four to six feet above flood stage yesterday while Tar at Tarboro stood 17 feet near flood level. Weather Chief E Lamoureux warned of general rain with heavy bursts in the southwest near Murphy and potential new flood heights on major rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Neuse
Roanoke
Tar
Tarboro
E. Lamoureux
United States Weather Bureau
State College
Murphy
Lamoureux
Radio Sun Helmet Of Georgian Is Latest thing In Spring Hats
Georgia teens unveil a sun helmet with a two tube radio. Olin Mumford, a 16 year old Tech High junior, built the set for ten dollars. The helmet houses a crown radio with earphones batteries antenna and dials weighing about three pounds.
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Atlanta
Olin Mumford
Tech High School
Mumford
Ickes Resigns and Urges Centralized Military Intelligence
Secretary Ickes resigns from the cabinet and criticizes President Truman. The White House grapples with steel strikes and economic recovery as Ickes calls for a single office to consolidate all military intelligence, a proposal welcomed by both parties. The article notes friction between Ickes and Truman and the ongoing political fallout.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Ferguson Will Seek Pearl Harbor Inquiry Extension
Senator Ferguson of Michigan said he would seek extending the congressional Pearl Harbor inquiry to June 30 if no one else does. The three month old probe, already extended once, would end tomorrow without Senate and House action. Senator Lucas added the panel needs Hawaii witnesses and stressed ongoing investigation.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Pearl Harbor
Senate
House
Lucas
D-1
Hawaii
Henry C Proposes Lawyer-Soldier Testimony
A proposal by Henry C presenting a lawyer soldier as a witness is noted with continuation on page 2. The fragment hints at a formal legal or legislative discussion involving a named individual and cross-page reference.
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Henry C
Secretary Ickes quits cabinet in blunt defection
Secretary Harold L. Ickes announced he could no longer serve in President Truman's cabinet, saying he could not retain his self respect. The abrupt decision leaves the administration facing a tough political position in the White House.
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Washington
Harold L. Icker
Truman
White House
Ickes
Truman summons western lawmakers to White House talks
President Truman calls House Speaker Rayburn and senators Wheeler Hatch O'Mahoney Thomas and Murdock among others for urgent talks at the White House following Harold Ickes abrupt cabinet exit. A news conference was postponed and a briefing with reporters tentatively planned for tomorrow afternoon.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Interior
Rayburn
Tex
Wheeler
Mont
Hatch
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Thomas and Murdock
Utah
Ickes demands probe of Pauley testimony before Senate
Ickes urged the justice department to investigate the truth of Edwin W. Pauley’s Senate testimony on his qualifications for undersecretary of the Navy. He charged Pauley made false statements under oath and outlined Truman’s immediate tasks: appoint a new interior secretary, repair party rifts before fall elections, and decide on Pauley’s Navy nomination amid fresh opposition.
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Ickes
Justice Department
Edwin W. Pauley
Truman
Navy
Senate
Pauley
Department of Interior
Mr. Truman
Ickes Long
New Deal
Back To Farm Movement Not Materializing
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan said there is no evidence of a large postwar back-to-the-farm movement. Farms still lack manpower and few wartime industry workers are returning to farming. veterans returning to farms are fewer than expected. Brannan spoke during a visit to demonstration farms in the Tennessee Valley with specialists from North Carolina and Georgia and TVA officials.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles
Brannan
Colorado
Rannan
Tennessee Valley
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee Valley Authority
UNO Moves Toward Adjournment and Site Approval
London United Nations general assembly pursues swift adjournment by approving New York City and the New York Connecticut area as temporary and permanent UNO homes. Security Council may linger past Friday. Syrian Lebanese demands for British and French troop withdrawal remain unresolved amid broader world food and trade talks.
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London
United Nations General Assembly
New York City
New York-Connecticut
UNO
World Federal of Trade Unions
American Federation of Labor
Economic and Social Council
Security Council
The
Levant
Legless Veteran To Be Well Fixed
Pfe. T. M. Jarvis Jr. who lost both legs in a German shell explosion in Hurtgen forest in 1944 has a home and a job after hospital discharge. Three hundred union carpenters voted to donate two full days work to build the home. American Legion solicitation and citizen contributions total $2,000. Taylor Refining Co provides the site and a job for the wounded veteran.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Pfe
T. M. Jarvis, Jr
Hurtgen Forest
American Legion
Jarvis
Taylor Refining Company
Chiang Kai-Shek Declares End of Extraterritoriality in Shanghai
About 500000 listen as Chiang Kai-Shek proclaims abolition of extraterritoriality making China free and independent. He cites allies United States Britain France and Soviet Russia and urges hard work discipline loyalty and ethics while thanking Wedemeyer and Cooke and closing with a chant for 10000 more years of life for the Generalissimo and the republic.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Adm
Chas
Axis
Shanghai
Chiang
Valentine Wins and News from Hollywood
Nancy Kelly and Fred Jackman Sr. wed in a late night Las Vegas ceremony after earlier links to Edmond O'Brien. Sonja Henie reports Chicago divorce from Dan Topping. Maria Montez heads toward motherhood as astrologist and doctor approve. Jean Pierre Aumont hopes for a quiet night.
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Nancy Kelly
Lowell
Mass
Fred Jackman
Paramount Cameraman
Las Vegas
Nev
Church of the West
Sonja Henie
Chicago
Dan Topping
Maria Montez
Jean Pierre Aumont
Ao, Ton
Soldier with family begins 80 mile hitchhike to New Jersey
A 23 year old discharged soldier Harry Wolf with wife Susan and 11 month old daughter Susan Alice loaded their belongings into a baby carriage and set out from Philadelphia toward Asbury Park. They spent a night in the Ellisburg municipal building after cold and tired conditions and hope to find relatives in Asbury Park to help until he locates work. Wolf quit a recent job at a medical supply firm due to rising rent and inability to pay.
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Ellisburg
N. J
Harry Wolf
Susan
Susan Alice
Asbury Park
Philadelphia
Ellisburg Municipal
Delaware Township
Wolf
Nylons For Men Go On Sale In Baltimore
An east Baltimore department store announced 400 pairs of nylon hose would go on sale at six o clock tonight for men only. The plan is for men to buy them and give them to their lady friends as Valentines.
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Baltimore
Tugboat Strike Ends as Harbor Returns to Service
New York harbor restarts after a 10 day AFL tugboat strike that shut fuel supplies and 18 hours of business. 3,500 workers return following a plan to arbitrate wage disputes under a three man panel led by Edward F. McGardy. Brownouts and heat outages lift as subways resume service.
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New York
Hudson
New Jersey
Broadway
New York City
AFL
Elect Light
Edward F. MceGardy
Detroi
Washington
Steel
General Motors
Coun
Detroit
Americans Castigate Allies in Cables from U S Letters
U S headquarters reports Americans in the United States wrote clandestine letters to Germans criticizing Allied policy and praising Germany. Intercepted mail shows sharp anti government sentiment and grim views on the war’s progress amid warnings about restricted correspondence and upcoming trials.
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Frankfurt
U. S
United States
Germany
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S. Army Finance Office
Los Angeles
Mannheim
England
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Roosevelt
Secretary of Interior
Homma
Masaharu Homma
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