Lebanon accuses Britain and France of grave attack on sovereignty
Lebanon today charged Great Britain and France with a grave attack on the sovereignty of Levantine states and urged the immediate evacuation of all foreign troops from Lebanese soil. Foreign Minister Hamid Bey Frangie opened the debate on Syrian Lebanese charges at the UN General Assembly, calling foreign troop presence a permanent menace to internal affairs and not justified by military need or international accord. The assembly and a separate 18 nation body discussed world peace efforts as the UN moves to establish its base in New York, with the Westchester Fairfield area approved as the permanent seat.
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World Federation of Trade
Truman weighs O Maho ney for interior post amid cabinet swaps
President Truman weighs several options for interior secretary with Senator Joseph C. O Mahoney high on the list and Wyoming Governor Lester Hunt seen as potential successor. Other discussions include possible moves involving Harold Ickes, Justice William O Douglas, and Secretary Clinton M Anderson.
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Clinton M. Anderson
Interior
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Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
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Pauley
Suy
Truman Names Gen Walter Bedell Smith Ambassador to Russia
President Truman tapped Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith as ambassador to Russia, elevating a tough wartime chief of staff to a key diplomatic post. Smith will replace W Averell Harriman who resigned after a brief mission to the East. The choice signals a blunt, military-influenced approach to U S Soviet diplomacy.
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Truman
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
Eisenhower
W. Averell Harriman
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Smith
United States
Four Deaths In North Carolina Highway Crashes Reported
Associated Press dispatch details four or more fatalities from recent highway crashes across North Carolina. Elisha Dawkins a 15 year old died after a rockingham crash the sixth victim in a two car collision. An additional fatality occurred near Lumberton when Annie Bass Carlyle 41 died from injuries in a road accident. Lieutenant Jack Hughes Smith Camp Sutton officer died when his truck overturned near Chapel Hill. Mrs Latimer of New Jersey died in a Wilson Flinch City highway crash. her husband was injured.
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Elisha Dawkins
Rockingham
Annie Bass Carlyle
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Lumberton
Chapel Hill
Jack Hughes Smith
Camp Sutton
Shreveport
Wilson
John B. Latimer
Haddonfield
N. J
Wilson-Flin City
Arnold outlines plans for Bikini atomic tests
Philadelphia February report on Cross Roads at Bikini Atoll outlines a joint Navy Army Air Forces operation. General Henry Hap Arnold cites a New Mexico training unit studying blast effects on aircraft, radioactivity, shock waves and fallout with ten radio controlled B 17s.
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Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
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Hap) Arnold
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New Mexico
Bank of England Becomes Publicly Owned Landmark Transfer
London February 15 The labor government completes a major step in socialization with King George signing a bill to place the 250 year old Bank of England under state ownership. The bank will be run by a governor deputy governor and a ten member court appointed by the king. Shareholders will be compensated with government stock at three percent interest.
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King George
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Coal Rationing Continues After New York Harbor Strike
Coal rationing remains in effect in New York due to low stockpiles after a 10 day tugboat strike crippled harbor operations. A brownout restriction on electric lighting was set to end at 4 PM tonight, easing some inconveniences for millions.
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New York
Peron accuses Braden of leading vast spy network in Argentina
President candidate Juan D. Peron charged Spruille Braden, former U.S. ambassador, with heading a vast spy network and pressuring Argentine merchants to fund subversive activities. He also claimed Brig. Gen. John Lang was expelled for espionage, as Peron and Foreign Minister Cooke denied Nazi ties.
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Juan D. Peron
Spruille Braden
U. S
Argentina
Peron
Forei
Juan I. Cooke
U.S. State Department
Cooke
Edelmire Farrell
John Lang
Arpe
U. S. State Department
Lang
la Epoca
Braden
Cerba
Guilford Negro Executed in North Carolina Gas Chamber
Walter Hightower a 39 year old Black man was executed at Central Prison Raleigh for the Wilkes county prison camp knife murder of fellow convict William Buker. Hightower had been serving a Guilford county murder sentence from 1939. He left a death row letter to appeal to state youth and said he found God. He was declared dead after seven minutes of lethal gas.
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Walter Hightower
Wilkes County
Hightower
William Bunker
Guilford County
William H. R. Jackson
Waldo Hightower
Greensboro
Seattle Earthquake Shakes Pacific Northwest Area
A strong earthquake rocked the Pacific Northwest from northern Oregon to Canada, felt in Seattle for about a minute at 7 18 p m Pacific time. It caused property damage and minor injuries including a knee injury to Harry B Greenlove a locomotive fireman. The tremor was recorded on the UW seismograph for about 20 minutes.
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University of Washington
Dr C J Foust Dies In Florida At 80
Dr Julius I Foust 80 longtime educator and president emeritus of a women’s college died at 3 am in a Lakeland Florida hospital after a several year illness Funeral plans were incomplete and his body was to arrive from Florida He was born in Graham Alamance County on November 23 1865 and held degrees from the University of North Carolina including a Ph B and an LL D He served as principal of the graded school in Goldsboro and as superintendent of Wilson schools during the 1890s
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Julius I. Foust
Woman's College
Lakeland
Fla
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Foust
Graham
Thomas Carbry Foust
Mary E. Robbins Foust
Alamance County
Graham Academy
Graham Normal School
University of North Carolina
Caldwell Institute
Orange County
University
Goldsboro
Wilson
Seattle Seismic Quake Noted as Worst Here
Geology Prof G E Goodstreet of the University of Washington describes a quake that began at 7 18 pm PST and lasted about 20 minutes though felt for only a minute downtown Seattle. He calls it the worst quake here, likely centered near Olympia. A 75 foot cornic e fell from the Hotel Olympian roof, cracks opened in state buildings from Seattle to Bremerton, and a 14 story Fisher Flouring Mills water tank cracked the roof, flooding stairwells with water and grain. Frye & Co packing plant wall collapsed onto an empty shop as damage assessments started.
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University of Washington
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Frye & Co. Packing Plant
Holland still suffers amid rationing after Nazi rule
Prime Minister Schermerhorn says conditions are improving but hunger lingers in the Dutch recovery, with rationing keeping diets thin while wheat remains scarce and imports from the United States Canada and South America are essential for the year ahead.
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Dutch Shortages and Transportation Woes After War
Dewitt Mackenzie reports on postwar Netherlands facing severe shortages in eggs and milk, clothing, and footwear. He notes limited textile supply, women and children going without underwear, and widespread patching. Transportation suffers as German seizure left minimal rolling stock and damaged cars. Only 400,000 prewar automobiles remain, with no new tires and plans to import 10,000 cars in the year, while many old cars will expire by 1946.
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Germany
Holland
Egyptians Quit Cabinet Berths Liberals Active
Cairo report says Prime Minister Mahoud Fahmy Nokras Pasha and his cabinet resigned today. Sources expect Norashi to form a new cabinet from Sandist party and Liberal Constitution party members, while British Ambassador Killearn departed for London for undisclosed consultations.
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Lord Killearn
London
Paul Porter Takes Over OPA Berth
Paul Porter, a six foot four former Kentucky congressman, takes command of the Office of Price Administration after Truman drafts him from the FCC. He aims to hold prices in check as House debates extending OPA funding beyond June 30, with Porter on leave from the FCC and Charles R. Denny Jr. serving as acting chairman.
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Truman
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Charles R. Denny, Jr
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Commission
40 Americans Injured During India Trouble
Calcutta reports state 40 American soldiers were injured during disturbances. Pfc. Max B Benton of Tabor City North Carolina improved after being stoned in a Kanchrapara Calcutta convoy. A partial injury list includes T R Walter Jennings Hamlet North Carolina and Cpl James D Brown Spindale North Carolina.
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Max B. Benton
Tabor City
N. C
Angel
United States
Kanchrapara
1945 Tobacco Crop Provides $900 Million to Growers
Washington reports that tobacco growers will receive about $900 million for the 1945 crop, up from $816 million in 1944. The increase stems from larger production and generally high leaf prices despite a barley price drop after winter markets opened.
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Washington
Department
Motor Firm's Chief Meets CIO Leader
AP dispatch reports a high level meeting arranged in Detroit between General Motors president C E Wilson and CIO United Auto Workers chief R J Thomas as part of a quick settlement push for wage and price policy. A White House spokesman signaled that the policy would allow price boosts to cover approved wage hikes, potentially ending a 26 day steel strike by 750000 workers. William Green of the AFL criticised the admin plan as unsatisfactory.
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Truman
James F. Dewey
Detroit
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
R. J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
White House
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Truman to Hold News Conference on Wage-Price Policy
President Truman scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. EST today after a postponement caused by yesterday’s wage price policy delay. The earlier tentative time was postponed due to the final agreement delay announced last night.
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Washington
Truman
Labor strife and wage push loom as GM talks begin
The article reports on government wage fixing criticism and calls for free collective bargaining. It notes CIO President Murray and John L. Lewis urging stance, GM talks mark first GM session amid a 37 day GM strike. Officials foresee steel settlement with 18 cent wage rise and $5 a ton price boost, as labor disputes idle about 1.43 million workers.
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Philip Murray
United Mine Workers Journal
Truman
John L. Lewis
General Motors
Wilson
Walter P. Reuther
George Addes
Dewey
Hogh
Pearl Harbor Hearing Sparks Wordy Exchange
A heated exchange occurred during the Pearl Harbor inquiry when Rep. Keefe accused Col. R S Bratton of sworn false statement. The shouting match marked the inquiry's scheduled expiration date as the committee considered an extension after a closed session.
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Pearl Harbor
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R. S. Bratton
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Hawaii
Senate Pearl Harbor hearings to end next Wednesday night
Chairman Barkley said the Senate House committee investigating Pearl Harbor agreed unanimously to end public hearings not later than next Wednesday night. He spoke after an executive meeting, noting the timing reflects the situation as seen at present.
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Barkley
Senate-House
Pearl Harbor
Bratton Questioned Over Pearl Harbor Intercept Testimony
Bratton was recalled for questioning by Keefe about changes in his prior testimony on the delivery of intercepted Beef was messages to Washington officials on the eve of Pearl Harbor. Bratton said he does not recall anyone delivering parts of the intercept to Gen. George C. Marshall that evening. The 14 part message had 13 parts intercepted and decoded on Dec 6, 1941.
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Keefe
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Pearl Harbor
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