Stalin’s UN Broadside Sparks Global Speculation
Moscow reports huge reaction as Stalin denounces the United Nations as a tool of American aggression in a Pravda interview. Western diplomats assess possible shifts in policy while Big Four talks and a Paris meeting loom, with hints of a broader East West settlement or potential Soviet exit from the UN.
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Stalin
United Nations
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Pravda
U. N
Peiping
State Department
Washington
Lake Success
Red China
Far East
Dean
U. N. Good Offices
Wetern Europe
Estern
London
Paris
Russia
Stock Market At Standstill
NEW YORK, Feb. 17. In the absence of any impelling reason the stock market today did virtually nothing. Gains and losses spread over about 50 cents with several issues opening unchanged and trading flat. Notable small moves came from U S Rubber National Distillers Zenith Radio Consolidated Natural Gas McIntyre Porcupine and Sinclair Oil. Declines appeared in U S Steel American Dynamid Dow Chemical American Can General Electric International Paper Texas Co and Eastern Air Lines. The bond market was steady and quiet.
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New York
U. S. Rubber
National Distillers
Zenith Radio
Consolidated Natural Gas
McIntyre-Porcupine
Sinclair Oil
U. S. Steel
American Dynamid
DOW Chemical
American
City to sell seven old fire stations at auction
Providence R I reports council votes to liquidate seven legacy fire stations by public sale. Separate item notes Seneca county hamlet residents pushing for new gear and a drive to acquire a fire truck.
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Providence, R
Magef
N. Y
Seneca County
Rings Found In Refrigerator After Theft Report
Peoria police reported that Dorothy Hyde had four rings valued at 1350 dollars stolen a week earlier. She later told officers the rings had been found in her refrigerator and she did not know how they got there.
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Peoria
Dorothy Hyde
Postal Inspectors Probe Fraud Charges In Boston
Boston postal inspectors investigate a payroll padding scheme possibly defrauding the government of millions since World War II. Ten staffers are shown as investigators. cases involve time card punching for absent workers, with some clerks earning or preserving large sums while loafing. The Boston district is the nation’s largest by size with about 25 communities served.
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Boston
Florida
South
Francis A. Crawley
United States
William Garrity
Jefferson
Post Office
Annex
AFL
FBI Recovers Most of Bank Robbery Cash in North Carolina
The FBI reports two thirds of 44000 stolen from Farmers and Merchants Bank in Granite Quarry recovered. William Black led officers to 14622 dollars, with remaining loot totaling 29624.64. arrests include Black, Kenneth Jackson, and James Josey.
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Charlotte
FBI
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Charles W. Brown
William Odel Black
Kannapolis
Black
Salisbury
Brown
Oods
Kenneth Eugene Jackson
James Bobby Josey
Granite Quarry
Jae
Josey
Jason Dockery Cole
Johnson
Stanly County
Kinenets
Safety Pin Removed From Child’s Lung in Charlotte
A seven year old girl Joyce Smith of Gaffney South Carolina recovered after a doctor removed a safety pin from her lung. Dr V K Hart inserted a long instrument through her mouth to extract the pin on his fifth attempt. The incident drew many Valentine greetings and donations to help with medical expenses.
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Charlotte
Joyce Smith
V. K. Hart
Valentine
Joyce
Car crashes into home and driver charged in hit and run
Mrs. H L Ray was knocked from her chair when a car crashed into her Asheville living room then drove away. A state patrolman later booked Wayne Earl Waldrop 27 Elk Mountain road for drunken driving and hit and run.
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Asheville
H. L. Ray
Ray
Wayne Earl Waldrop
Elk Mountain Road
Waldrop
Action By Labor Sets Crisis For Controls
Washington reports a labor walkout threatens wage controls as leaders push for unity. Johnston seeks a 10 percent cap on most increases from Jan 15 1950 to July 1 while auto raises loom March 1. Union leaders warn of unrest and government ties to big business.
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Washington
National Unity
Johnston
Emil Rieve
Elmer E. Walker
Harry C. Bates
Bates
Henry B. Arthur
J. Ward Keener
Reuben Robertson, Jr
Wage Stabilization Board
United Labor Policy Afl
CIO
Sos
Gta
Charlies
Lane’s Lawyer Opposes Cugat Co Respondent Label
In Santa Monica on February 17 Abbe Lane’s lawyer argued she is not a co respondent in the Xavier Cugat case. He secured an order for Lorra ine Cugat to answer 18 questions and said the aim to question her about divorces from prior marriages. Lane accuses Cugat of separare maintenance and denies Lane’s naked in a hotel room charge.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Abbe Lane
Xavier Cugat
New Red Push Fails to Break Allied Lines in Europe
Senate GOP splits on foreign aid and troop limits as Hoover and Dewey weigh in. Hearing panels seek tests from Hoover and Dewey next week on how to arm Western Europe as Eisenhower force levels face congressional scrutiny.
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New Red
Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Europe
United States
Wool Workers Strike Tests Wage Freeze Policy
In Boston on February 17, 70000 CIO wool and worsted mill workers began a strike over a one cent per hour raise and wage freeze policy. The dispute involves American Woolen Company and TWUA leaders pressuring for escalated benefits and broader cost of living adjustments while unions seek pensions and extended holidays. The action affects multiple plants across New England and the South with no major disturbances reported.
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Boston
American Woolen Company
Washington
S J. Ellis
Massachuetts Joint Board
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Robert Montgomery
American Woo Company
Waite
Sale Tantoe
New England
Cio-Twu Twua
AFL
Romeo gets two years for leading armed band in Crete
Costa Kephaloyannis, famed as Crete's modern Romeo, is sentenced to two years in jail after a five-man court convicts him of carrying arms without a permit. Tassoula Petracogeorgi, 19, pledges love amid family feuds as political tension surrounds the couple. Tassoula was unable to attend the trial due to illness.
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Canea
Crete
Romeo
Costa Kephaloyannis
Costa
Juliet
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Ital
Tassoula
Herakleion
Mount Ida
Athens
Venizelos
Anthony Maris
Sparta
Marianthe Stavarakakis
Lurid hoax story of slain girl sparks police hunt
Detectives report a hoax claiming two gunmen drove about with a murdered girl. The girl who sparked the search, Rebecca Adams 28 of Amarillo, is held on intoxication charges. Also linked are Marjorie Williams 24 of Galveston and two armed men who disappeared after a dispute.
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Los Angeles
E. R. Hargett
San Pedro
Rebecca Adams
Amarillo
Marjorie Williams
Galveston
Tex
Miss Williams
Miss Adams
Texas
Truman"',
President Truman begins a personal inspection tour visiting Aberdeen proving ground to review the army arsenal and new weapon designs. Demonstrations include tanks recoilless guns small arms and the Eniac computer aiding rocket and missile calculations for future combat needs.
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Washington
Truman
Aberdeen
Weaapn
Zookas
Eniac
Seeee
Crckles A Good Neighbor Quote
A succinct quotation praises a good neighbor who allows happiness and personal space, noting harmony through quiet approval and restraint. The line reflects a philosophy of considerate companionship and respectful independence.
American infantry drive back Red forces near Chechon in Korea
Allied forces repelled North Korean attacks across ridges and valleys north of Chechon, gaining up to two miles amid artillery barrages. UN and South Korean units held the line near Wonju and Chipyong, with heavy fighting continuing and reports of ongoing Chinese pressure elsewhere.
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Tokyo
Chechon
U. S. 10Th Corps
Chipyong Wonju
South Korea
Soea
Seoul
Chipyong
Wonju
Trois
United Nations
U. N
Central Front
John Randolph
Pyongchang- Yongwol-Tanyang
Cheeon
Korea
Oreng
U. S
Hukehon River
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