Fifteen Sailors Drown in Liberty Launch off Riviera
Liberty launch carrying U S sailors from the Riviera to the carrier Midway swamped near Hyeres France. French sources report up to fifteen drowned while the U S Navy lists eight unaccounted for and officers investigate whether all missing are dead or ashore.
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Hyeres
France
U. S
Riviera
Midway
London
U. S. Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
Mediterranean
Richard
Feb. K
Toulon
L. Conally
U.S
Atlantic
Conally
Hyeres Islands
St of France
Marseille
Cannes
Heyeres
United States
Here
Navy Department
Washington
Philippine Sea
Russia charges talks on separate peace with Germany
Moscow reports accuse the United States and Britain of secret peace talks with Germany during World War I. Allen Dulles allegedly represented the U S in 1942 with a German envoy under the alias Bull, while Lord Beaverbrook’s son supposedly spoke for Britain in 1941.
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Moscow
Russia
United States
Britain
Germany
Allen W. Dulles
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Lord Beaverbrook
France
Soviet Union
Lisbon
Switzerland
Europe
Allen Welsh Dulles
Office of Strategic Services
Hitler
Prices Irregular On All Markets
Prices were irregular on commodity and security markets with a general slight rise. Soybeans jumped to the limit while corn led grain strength in Chicago pits. May corn rose up to 3 1/2 cents. Wheat edged higher though May delivery varied, oats were mixed, hog bids fell about 50 cents per hundredweight, and cattle and hog arrivals lagged expectations. Cotton held steady to slightly lower, wholesale butter rose 3 to 4 cents, and oil prices fell 1.2 cents. Economists warned meat price cuts are unlikely to persist as demand remains. Safeway Stores announced a 10 cent reduction on 105 meat items.
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New York
Chigaco
Agriculture Department
Washington
Safeway Stores, Inc
Weather forecast for the Carolinas and Georgia
Partly cloudy and mild through Friday with general fair conditions. Showers expected lightly over the weekend with mild temperatures. In North and South Carolina and Georgia the period runs from 7:30 p m today to 7:30 p m Saturday. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Wednesday February 18 1948.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Carolinas
Weather Bureau Temperature and Rain Records Report
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour period ending 12:30 a m with temperature and rainfall data for multiple cities including Charleston Charlotte Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Charleston and New Orleans. The bulletin lists readings from cities such as Los Angeles Memphis Mobile Meridian Richmond and Washington with varying conditions.
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Weath Bureau
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evaneulle Clalrestion
Thigh Point
Dacmaunie
Tattle Rack
Los Angeles
Memphis
Meridian
Mian
St. FP Mobile
Mr. Mitchel
Orleans
New York
Raleish San Antonio
Prancisco
Rianburg
Washington
Wilmington
Man Recovers From Blast During Anesthesia
In New Rochelle on February 17 a 47 year old man named Carlo Ditorio was treated for internal injuries after an anesthesia blast on an operating table at a New Rochelle hospital. Two doctors two interns and two nurses were in the room and unharmed. The hospital superintendent Alex F E Norton said the cause remains undetermined and the incident is extremely rare.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Carlo Ditorio
New Rochelle Hospital
Alex FE. Norton
Arabs Attack Jewish Town Tirat Tsevi In Jerusalem Fight
A Palestine government report says 50 Arabs attacked Tirat Tsevi with 31 Arabs and one Jew killed, while Jewish sources claim 57 Arabs died and one Jew. The broader clash in Besin valley and Jerusalem houses torched follow. The UN partition vote toll reaches 1,246 with Jews, Arabs, Brits, Americans among the dead.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tirat Tsevi
United Nations
Esdraedlon
Jordan
Galilean Hills
Besin Valley
Mekor Hai
Captain Is Found Lashed To Mast
Captain Kenneth Malkin, 46, was found lashed to the mast of his overturn boat in 18 feet of water off Tilghman’s Md after an all night search. The 45 foot oyster boat capsized in a gust near the Chesapeake bay fishing center as it overturned yesterday afternoon. Malkin had set out at 4 30 to buy oysters from smaller boats on the Choptank river before the tragedy. Four patrol craft scoured the area and located the wreck about four miles from the wharf.
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Tilghman’s
Kenneth Malkin
Chesapeake Bay
Malkin
Creft
Truman Urges Housewives to Fight High Cost of Living
President Truman called on women to use household spending power to curb living costs. He spoke at a labor department conference of women leaders marking the 100th anniversary of the women's rights movement.
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Washington
Truman
Labor Department
Movement For Women's Rights
Soviet Red Star says no war now but warns troops
Moscow reports the army newspaper Red Star states there is no danger of war at present. It cautions against complacency among the armed forces and describes postwar shifts in power between the Soviet Union and democratic countries.
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Moscow
Red Star
United States
Adequate Armed Force Called For in Palestine Plan
The Palestine commission predicts the United Nations plan to partition Palestine will fail without armed support. Composed of five small UN members, it urges the Security Council to provide international armed force before May 15 to back the commission as it ends the British mandate and aims to build separate Jewish and Arab states.
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Lake Success
Palestine Commission
United Nations
Holy Land
Commission
Security Council
Palestine
Retired Brig. Gen Meyers Indicted For Tax Evasion
A federal grand jury in Baltimore charged retired Brig. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers with evading 15658 in income taxes. Meyers, army air forces No. 2 equipment buyer in the war, allegedly reported 3808 in 1941 while earning 36301. Prosecution notes audits of later years are not complete and the 1941 violation faces a running statute.
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Baltimore
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Army Air Forces No. 2
Washington
Surplus Shows Big Increase
Washington reports the federal budget surplus for the current fiscal year at 4.079 billion dollars, well above half of President Truman's projected 7.183 billion by June 30. Tax collections on high incomes drive the rise, while spending drops from a year ago. the figure more than doubles the 1.716 billion of the prior year.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Coolidge
Two Liaison Officers Put Under Arrest in Pyongyang
In North Korea near Pyongyang two U S liaison officers Major G Costello Imogene Iowa and Major C Biggs Berkeley California were manhandled and temporarily arrested while observing a parade of the North Korean people's army. A U S occupa tion HQ spokesman said they were taken into custody by Korean constabulary with Russian observers present. The incident occurred Sunday according to the spokesman.
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Seoul
U.S. Army
Pyongyang
North Korea
People's Army
G. Costello
New York Voters Test Wallace as New Bronx Race Nears
New York City voters cast a trial ballot for Henry A Wallace in a Bronx congressional special election, aiming to split the Democratic base with American Labor candidate Leo Isacson and Democrat Karl Propper. Eleanor Roosevelt backs Propper. Wallace delays rejoining the party.
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New York City
Henry Wallace
Associated Press
Henry A. Wallace
Bronx
Leo Isacson
American Labor Party
Karl Propper
Propper
Benjamin J. Rabin
Fdr
Aids Propper
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wallace
O'Dwyer
Life on Mars To Be Viewed
McDonald Observatory scientists in Fort Davis Texas expect to answer two questions about life on Mars as the planet nears Earth within 63 million miles. They will look for water in ice or vapor and try to identify whether green areas are vegetation or another form. Dr Gerard Kuiiper leads infrared spectroscopy work on the 82 inch telescope.
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McDonald Observatory
Fort Davis
Tex
Mars
Earth
Gerard P. Kuipeer
McDonald Telescope
Senator Elmer Thomas Alleges Senate Raid On Associate Office
Senator Elmer Thomas accuses Senate investigators of raiding the office of a business associate to find dirt on him. He says the inquiry into his commodity trading is a closed matter and criticizes Senator Ferguson for sending armed staff and subpoenas to his associates. Ferguson offered no comment as hearings on Thomas’ trading were left undecided.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate
Thomas
Duke Cullum
Cullum
Oklahoman
Ferguson
Thoma
Senate Foreign Relations approves four year European recovery plan
The Senate Foreign Relations committee votes 13 to 0 to approve a four year European recovery program of 3.3 billion dollars for the first year financed largely from a 1948 budget surplus. The plan requires recipient nations to balance budgets and will begin April 1 with most funds spent after July 1.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mao
Truman
Millikin
Vandenberg
R-Mich
R-Corp
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Connolly
D-Tex
Senate
House
Rep. Eaton
Congress
Rent Control Faces House and Senate Extensions
Washington observers report the Senate Banking Committee backs extending rent controls for 14 months with changes. The House Banking Committee votes 18 to 5 to continue current law for one month, with longer-term decisions to come. Senators anticipate a compromise by February 29 before the present law expires, while the Senate moves to extend through April 30, 1949 with up to a 15 percent increase under lease terms. Tenants already agreeing to 15 percent cannot be charged another hike.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
House Banking Committee
House
Senate
Cain
R-Wash
Rivers Recede After Floods Hit Eastern North Carolina
Flooded rivers in eastern North Carolina began receding under clear skies and mild temperatures. The Neuse forced evacuations in Kinston and flooded farmland near Goldsboro, with Cape Fear floods closing rural highways near Fayetteville. Schools mostly back to normal as roads reopen.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Charlotte Weather Bureau
Raleigh Bureau
Kinston
Goldsboro
Lenoir County Red Cross
Kinston Area
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
State Highway Commission
Vance Baise
Truman skips news conference for Jefferson-Jackson dinner
The White House announced President Truman will forego his usual news conference this week due to workload. He is finishing the speech for Friday night's Jefferson-Jackson day dinner in Washington, with tickets at $100 per plate.
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Washington
White House
Truman
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