Eisenhower Outlines War Readiness For America
In a farewell address as army chief of staff Eisenhower warned that if war returns to the United States the first 60 days decide the outcome. He urged a system of major and secondary bases for defense and retaliation and said a 1,300,000 man ground army would be needed in an emergency, advocating a larger national guard and organized reserves to meet the level.
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Washington
America
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Tate Marshall
Russia
Mediterranean
National Guard
Dutch official delays Indonesia interim government talk
Acting Governor General H. J. Van Mook postponed a nationwide broadcast in Batavia. He planned to reveal the interim East Indies government structure pending the United States of Indonesia. The Indonesian republic, through Premier Hatta, expressed willingness to join the interim regime but was told it must first reach a political accord with the good offices commission.
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Java
H. J. van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
United States of Indonesia
United Nations Good Offices Commission
Jogjakarta
van Mook
Mohamed Hatta
Republic
Good Offices Commission
North Carolina Forecast Improves With Pleasant Weather Ahead
The weather segment notes partly cloudy conditions and warm temperatures in North Carolina with little change in today’s temperatures. The report includes regional temperature readings from multiple cities and lists high and low values for the 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m.
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North Carolina
Nation Sees Relief From Cold Wave Across Regions
The United States experienced milder weather with Midwest temperatures rising toward 45 degrees or higher. Snow cover receded and floods abated in Tennessee and Mississippi areas, though fatalities from floods climbed to six across West Virginia Indiana and Mississippi.
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Midwest
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Caribou
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Cumberland River
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Tenn
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County Roads Closed Because of High Water
Swollen rivers in eastern North Carolina forced several county road closures near Fayetteville and Elizabeth Town. Highway 87 between Fayetteville and Wilmington likely to close this afternoon as Hammonds Creek backs up. The Cape Fear at 50 feet today, about 15 feet flood, was expected to crest later today. veterans rivermen expect no major damage.
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North Carolina
Highway Division
T. T. Betts
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Elizabethtown
Wilmington
Betts
Russian Zone Hinders Printing Under Four Power Pact
Gen. Lucius D. Clay reports ongoing obstruction in the Soviet zone to distributing printed matter from the American zone, violating four power agreements on information flow. He notes strides in German demilitarization, denazification nearing completion, and a new education division led by Dr. Herrhan B. Wells to push democratization.
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United States
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Great Britain
Frankfurt
Clay
George C. Marshall
Herrhan B. Wells
Indiana University
Puppet Soviet Regime Set Up In Korea
A high American official says a Russian puppet government now rules north Korea with an army flag and constitution. He asserts it was timed to the UN commission failure and claims about 200,000 North Koreans, equipped with Russian materiel, form its army. Americans govern south Korea as the UN mission falters.
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North Korea
United Nations Commission
Korea
South Korea
UN Commission
K.,p. S. Menon
Six North Carolinians Die Violently Over Weekend
AP reports six deaths from shootings beatings fires and an automobile crash across North Carolina. Wilmer Griffin of Rural Hall died after his car overturned. Harold Adams of Waxhaw died from burns in a hotel kitchen fire. John Glenn, 47, died of a gunshot in a Charlotte store fight. George Hinson was beaten to death in a Charlotte home. James Eck Johnson, an elderly Robeson County farmer, found in a ditch after robbery suspected. Paul Phillips died from knife wounds after a quarrel in Orange County.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Wilmer Allen Griffin
Winston-Salem
Hall
Charlotte
Harold FE. Adams
Waxhaw Lumberman
John Glenn
Greensboro
R. E. Glenn
George Hinson
Jim Hasty
Hasty
Frank N. Littlejohn
Hinson
Littlejohn
James (Eck) Johnson
Robeson County
Midway
W. C. Britt
Paul Phillips
Lake
Pie Face Thief Fleeed After Pumpkin Pie Swing
Detroit police seek a pie faced bandit who tried to grab Mrs. Charlotte Cloar's purse on a city street. She swung with a pumpkin pie in her right hand, yelled whoa, and the thief ran away.
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Detroit
Charlotte Cloar
Body Of Tenn. Man Is Found
Aspen Colorado mourns after a snowslide on a 10,500 foot ski run killed Alexander McFadden a 382 member of a Memphis cotton firm and descendant of a Philadelphia family Three companions escaped rescuers recovered his body ten feet beneath snow after a 14 hour search through trenches with skiers swept away by the avalanche
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Colo
Memphis
Tenn
Alexander McFadden
Philadelphia
McFadden
Girl Plans Career After Rare Heart Operation
Betty Lee Woolridge, 21, returned to Canton after surgery in Charleston to repair a heart valve. She plans to rest and pursue a receptionist role in a doctor’s office, expressing optimism about recovery after a 1 hour 35 minute operation.
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Canton, CO
Betty Lee Woolridge
Canton
Charleston
Betty
Pennsylvania GOP split on Marshall plan at national convention
Republican leaders in Pennsylvania show a split over the Marshall Plan as Gov. James Duff backs Marshall while Sen. Edward Martin faults its form. Taft reports encouraging convention support from six states as he returns to Washington. Georgia delays Jackson Day dinner, McGrath to decide on speaking event.
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Gentleman's Agreement Eyes Seven Oscars At Academy Awards
Hollywood reports Gentleman's Agreement a strong contender for seven Oscars as the March 20 ceremony nears. The 20th Century Fox film leads nominations with Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire among top acting hopefuls and Elia Kazan and Moss Hart among other nominees.
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Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
20Th Century Fox
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Gentleman's Agreement
Gregory Peck
Dorothy McGuire
Elia Kazan
Anne Revere
Celeste Holm
Moss
Hart
Harmon Jones
Samuel Goldwyn
RKO Radio
Bowles proposes nine point plan to avert downturn
Former OPA head Chester Bowles urged the U S conference of mayors to adopt a nine point program to counter recession. He called for tax cuts top to bottom and a major housing and schools push along with social security expansion and river development.
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OPA
New York
Chester Bowles
United States Conference of Mayors
Bowles
Missouri Valley Authority
St. Lawrence Valley Authority
Truman seeks additional funds for Greece and Turkey
President Truman told Congress he will request more military aid for Greece and Turkey beyond last year’s 400 million. He described Greek guerrilla tactics as targeting civilians and villages, urging continued support under Public Law 75 and the European recovery program.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Balkans
Police Lack Clue In Murder Case
Kansas City reports that John A. Hoover, 54, a construction company official, was found murdered in his gasoline-soaked car. Coroner James C. Walker says Hoover was burned alive after being bound and gagged with baling wire. Autopsy notes a fractured skull and nose. Body found Saturday.
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Kansas City
John A. Hoover
James C. Walker
Hoover
Rent Control Extended One Month Beyond Feb 29 Vote
Washington Feb 16 The House Banking Committee approved extending rent controls one month past February 29 by an 18 to 5 vote. The panel rejected 18 month and four month extensions, but Chairman Wolcott stated measures will continue at least a year in some form. Washington Feb 16 The Supreme Court unanimously upheld federal rent controls. Justice Douglas said the war power sustains the legislation and may extend beyond hostilities.
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House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Supreme Court
Douglas
Negro Woman Blocked From Oklahoma Law School
The supreme court refused to order immediate admission for a Black woman to the all white University of Oklahoma law school, rejecting her bid to enter the program now.
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Washington
Supreme Court
University of Oklahoma
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