Moscow China Pact Viewed With Public Mistrust
After nearly two months of talks in Moscow the Soviet Union and the Chinese Reds sign a treaty of alliance affecting 700 million people. The pact includes a Russian loan to China, mutual defense against Japan, and the handover of the South Manchurian railway within two years. Diplomatic authorities doubt full agreement. Stalin hosted the signing at the Chinese embassy as Western diplomats stay silent.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
China
Russia
Japan
Darien
Washington
Stalin
Mao Tze-Tung
Kremlin
MacArthur
Europe
Germany
Truman Launches Moral Crusade Against Organized Crime
President Truman urged a great moral crusade to combat organized crime across the United States. He cited a postwar rise in underworld activity and pledged full law enforcement cooperation while calling for national education in moral values and family training. Attorney General McGrath backed federal support to curb gambling and bookmaking as the conference on law enforcement opened.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Justice Department
Moses
St. Matthew
St. Paul
J. Howard McGrath
Gamblig
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States Attorneys’ Association
National Association of (State) Attorneys General
American Municipal Association
U. S. Conference of
Eleven State Liquor Meet Is Announced
RALEIGH February 15 Eleven states will attend a whiskey conference in Atlanta to intensify efforts to curb bootleggers. Organized by state ABC chairman Robert Winston the meeting aims to halt shipments from Illinois to Tar Heel bootleggers and will include Carolina Georgia Florida Kentucky Tennessee Illinois Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Alabama. Chalmer C. Taylor of Illinois liquor control helped propose the conference after months of talks with Illinois officials.
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Raleigh
Atlanta
ABC
Robert Winston
Georgia City
Carolnas
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
Winston
Chalmer C. Taylor
Ilinois Liquor Control Commission
South Carolina
Floods and Storms Bring Widespread Destruction Across Regions
Wide swaths of the south midwest and east face flood damage and power outages as february storms trigger at least 16 deaths and millions in property losses. Rivers rise threaten homes in Louisiana Missouri while Illinois Indiana Ohio and Tennessee brace for evacuations.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Louisiana
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
U. S. Weather Bureau
Middle West
Gulf
North Atlantic
Mrs Churchill Not Responsible For All
London report notes Mrs Churchill denies responsibility for statements by Winston Churchill prior to their marriage. She spoke in suburban Hainault near Woodford where he contested the February 23 parliamentary election, replying to a heckler about a 1908 remark and noting their 41 year marriage length.
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London
Winston Churchill
Hainault
Woodford
Churchill
Liberal Party
Girl Scout Nancy Gibbons Heroine In Hamlet Fire
Nancy Gibbons a 13 year old Girl Scout rescued her 14 month old brother Roger from a smoke filled room. She entered through a burning house with a towel over her face to reach the child. Roger suffered burns to his hands and face but is not in critical condition and will recover.
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Hamlet
Nancy Gibbons
Roger
Nancy
H. E. Gibbons, Jr
Hamlet Hospital
Theirehouse
Pelley Gains Respite Before Return to N C
William Dudley Pelley, freed from a 15 year sedition sentence, awaits North Carolina extradition after Indiana granted the request but lawyers pursue habeas corpus. Judge Phillips set March 8 for a hearing as Pelley posted a $1,000 bond.
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Indianapolis
William Dudley Pelley
North Carolina
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Pelley
Schricker
Red Alliance Aims to Undercut US China Policy
Diplomatic authorities say the Sino Soviet treaty signals a weapon to erode American China policy. It pledges Moscow will hand over the south Manchurian railway and the Dairen port within two years and withdraw from Port Arthur, with potential secret terms on naval lanes and military aid to counter Nationalist forces. The move could shift Cold War dynamics and prompt a broader peace bid involving Japan.
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Russia
Red China
China
South Manchurian
Dairen
Moscow
Port Arthur
John M. Hightower
Acheson
Manchuria
State Department
Red
United States
Formosa
Ballentine Declares End Of Seller's Market At Farm Bureau Meet
Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine told the 14th annual State Farm Bureau convention that the seller's market is over for agriculture and trade. He cited rising competition between farmers and farming regions and noted declines in gross and net farm income since 1948. Governor Scott and Mrs Charles W Sewell spoke on the program as the four day gathering concluded with officer elections.
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Raleigh
L. Y. Ballentine
State Farm Bureau
Ballentine
California
Scott
Charles W. Sewell
Chicago
Associated Women of the
American Farm Bureau
Army seeks funds to advance SkySweeper anti air craft gun
The army asks 4,518,500 dollars to continue tests of the SkySweeper a top secret 75 millimeter anti aircraft weapon touted as capable of striking supersonic planes day or night radar guided fire control proximity fuzed ammunition and high altitude targeting systems are among the features described by Secretary of the Army Gray before a House subcommittee.
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Washington
Army
Gray
House Military Appropriations
Defense Department
House
J. Lawton Collins
National committee seeks $3 billion excise tax cut
The National Committee for the Repeal of Wartime Excise Taxes proposed an immediate $3 billion slash, aiming to wipe out the 20 percent retail tax on jewelry furs luggage and toilet preparations and halve the movie tax, while preserving liquor tobacco and gasoline excises. The measure promises price cuts and a boost to a $300 billion annual output.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
National Committee For
Profit Taking Hits Market
Fresh profit-taking hit most radio and television stocks in today’s market. TV issues started steady except Zenith which slipped about a half point. Admiral Emerson Stewart-Warner Magnavox fell in early trading while Sparks-Worningg rose to 95 to 95 5 on heavy volume as Avco and Philco held steady.
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New York
Pfresh
Zenith
Admiral Corp
Emerson Radio
Stewart- Warner
Magnavox
Sparks-Withington
Avco Mfg
Philco
President says lost faith in Russian promises
President Truman, in a Times interview cited by Arthur Krock, says he no longer trusts Soviet promises and fears peace prospects in the UN may fade. He notes Russians hid war aid facts from their people and contemplates sending Justice Vinson to Moscow to clear the air, but pauses due to a campaign. He warns against showing any weakness, citing Soviet fear complex. The report cites 16,000,000 Russians in concentration.
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New York
Truman
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Times Washington
Krock
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
Japan
Germany
Mr. Truman
Far East
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
Stalin
Fifteen Feared Lost On US Sailboat Volador
In Manila on February 15 194? the US sailboat Volador bound for Hong Kong Jan 28 was reported missing with fifteen Americans and four Filipinos aboard. Philippine naval patrol boats joined US Air Force search planes as the yacht leaking badly was overdue in Hong Kong. Listed Americans include owner Gordon Ross and son William, Jack Adams, J L Robles, A E Bryant, Thomas Simmons, George Nesbitt, L Hunt, Ray Goodwin and Tom Gay among others.
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13Th Airforce
Hong Kong
Manila Board of Customs
Gordon Ross
William
Yakima
Wash
Jack L. Adams
Laguna Beach
Calif
J. L. Robles
Hollywood
A. E. Bryant
Alameda
Thomas Simmons
Greenville
Miss
George Nesbitt
San Diego
L. Hunt
N.W
Christensen
Ray Goodwin
Tom Gay
United States
London Sees Fifteenth Straight Rainy Day
London reports its fifteenth consecutive day of rain with government weather officials calling it the wettest February since 1937. The steady downpour continues to affect daily life and travel across the city.
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London
War in Arctic Could Shape Next Great Conflict
Washington reports to a House subcommittee reveal U S military planners fear a hot war with Russia might occur in the Arctic. The army seeks over 4 billion dollars in defense funding for the coming year with research on Arctic life, gear, and sustenance. The focus includes warm clothing material research and equipment improvements for extreme cold conditions.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
Arctic
House
Ment
Siberia
Army
Coal strike stalemate prompts mediation as talks resume
Mediation teams led by David L. Cole await outcome as John L. Lewis and coal operators bargain under a federal court order amid a nationwide coal shortage. About 372,000 United Mine Workers stay idle, defying the court and a message from Lewis to end the walkout. Government officials monitor sessions closely with the risk of a Justice Department court action if talks fail.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
David L. Cole
Truman
Coal Inquiry Board
United Mine Workers
Cole
District of Columbia
Lewis’ United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Justice Department
Truman vows aggressive fight to elect Democrats in key states
President Truman said he will wage an aggressive campaign in Pennsylvania and Ohio to elect Democratic nominees to Congress. Edward Lamb of the Erie Dispatch quoted the President as promising a fight as intense as his 1948 victory effort.
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Washington
Truman
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Congress
Edward Lamb
Erie, Pennsylvania
Dispatch
Air Force B-29 Crashes Near Great Falls
A B-29 plane crashed just east of Great Falls Montana shortly before dawn. Several crew members were killed while seven escaped. Reporter Robert Barnes of the Great Falls Leader said the four engine plane went down on U S highway 87 89 near the local Air Force Base after takeoff heading toward Lewiston.
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Great Falls
Mont
Montana
Robert Barnes
Lewiston
Child Killed Crossing Road Near Newton
A ten year old boy, Jerry Wallace Campbell, was struck and killed while crossing the road to board a school bus near Newton in Catawba County. The State Highway Patrol reported the fatal incident occurred this morning.
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Raleigh
Newton
Catawba County
State Highway Patrol
Jerry Wallace Campbell
Eight or ten feared buried in Portland restaurant blast
In Portland Indiana a restaurant explosion left eight to ten people feared buried in debris. Five rescued from the Home Cafe wreckage, including owner and former Jay county sheriff Ben Hawkins. The two story brick building had flood damage from yesterday’s Salmonie River surge with interior blown out.
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Portland
Ind
Home Cafe
Ben Hawkins
Jay County
Salamonie
Strike Authorized By Western Electric Workers
A strike has been authorized by employees of Western Electric in Winston-Salem and Burlington. CIO Communications Workers of America officials will call the walkout if a reasonable settlement cannot be reached in negotiations with the firm.
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Western Electric
Burlington
CIO Communications Workers, of America
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