Mutiny and Riots Roil Bombay Amid Naval Mutiny
Civilian riots in Bombay escalated as seamen mutiny sparked widespread violence with machine gun fire, fires, and a heavy British military response. Royal Indian Navy mutineers in control of a flotilla faced paratroopers and artillery as a curfew and emergency command were established.
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Bombay
A. E. Coffin
Royal Indian Navy
Karachi
H. M. S. Hindustan
Attlee
London
House of Commons
all-India Congress Party
H.M.S. Nith
H.M.S. Seabelle
Southern Indian Command
A. M. M. Lockhart
Philip Mason
National City Bank of New York
Hindustan
Reuters Re
Victory Gardeners Called On To Ease Food Shortage
President Truman urged the nation’s victory gardeners to replicate wartime efforts to boost the food supply amid postwar shortages. Agriculture Secretary Anderson called for converting 3.2 million extra acres to food crops in 1946, warning of soil strain and slow re conversion. Republican senators Taft and Hickenlooper discussed gradual subsidy cuts, while dairy and sugar policy debates highlighted price controls and potential supply impacts. A ban on using grain for fermented beverages aimed to free molasses for cane alcohol.
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Washington
Truman
Anderson
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Rocery
Ter
Pace
D-Ga
House
OPA
Agriculture Department
Saan Als
Murdock
Utah
Petrillo Case Moves to House Senate Conference Action
A conference committee will reconcile rival bills on curbing James C. Petrillo and AFM power over radio. The House passed a bill by 222 to 43 restricting coercive practices and forcing payments for broadcasts, while the Senate backed a milder measure.
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Washington
James C. Petrillo
House
American Federation of Musicians
Senate
Rep
Lea
Calif
Advertising Men Hold Conference In Chapel Hill
Advertising executives gather in Chapel Hill for the Carolinas ad men mid winter meeting opening. Registration this afternoon and a banquet with interim committee reports tonight setup the two day session chaired by Roy Zeigler of Charleston, S C.
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Chapel Hill
Carolinas Advense Executives Association
Roy Zeigler
Charleston
S. C
Daniels Given Service Award Presented in Charlotte
The Carolina Israelite medal for distinguished service in human rights and interfaith amity was awarded to Josephus Daniels of Raleigh. Bernard M. Baruch delivered the keynote address and Dr. Allyn P. Robinson of Raleigh presented the honors.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Baby hippo expected at Chicago Zoo today
Brookfield Zoo plans a new hippo birth for Bebe the 3,400 pound mother as the mate Toto remains estranged after recent trouble. Director Bean notes Bebe’s appetite strong, with a 70 pound meal yesterday and a garlic treat last night.
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Chicago Zoo
Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Robert Bean
Bebe
Hippipotamus
Bean
Beebe
Toto
Momn
Russian Newsman Denied Right To Visit Korea
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge refused Tass correspondent Marrowski access to southern Korea until Russian commanders allow American reporters into northern Korea. The Tass request, sent to General MacArthur's HQ, was relayed to Hodge who holds theater command authority on accreditation and travel.
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Tokyo
John R. Hodge
Tass
Korea
MacArthur
Hodge
Marshowski
Mukden Opens to Nine Allied Journalists Amid Inflation Fears
Nine allied correspondents, briefly held in a Mukden hotel, were allowed by Russian authorities to roam the city freely. The reporters seek to verify harsh inflation rumors and assess postwar conditions in the Manchurian hub once central to historic Sino Japanese conflicts. Maj. Gen. Andrei Kovtoun Stankevitch stated reporters may go anywhere, at any time, with or without escort.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Ifan
Shanghai
Spencer Davis
Manchurian
Genghis Khan
Andrei Kovtoun-Stankevitch
Sugar Coupons To Come From Ration Book 4
Raleigh reports that housewives should keep war ration book 4 as stamps in the sugar series remain active. Sugar stamp 38 is the last sugar labeled stamp, but spare stamps will be designated as sugar stamps periodically. Ration book 4 should be kept even after sugar stamp 39 is used. Sugar stamp 40 covered the 1944 home canning program.
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Raleigh
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Eisenhower Critics Diet Query At Letterman
In San Francisco on February 2 General Eisenhower visited Letterman Hospital and asked Corporal Russell Nunes of Oakland if he was being fed properly. The corporal replied no on a special diet, prompting a brief exchange with Eisenhower and a relieved nurse.
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San Francisco
General Eisenhower
Letterman Hospital
Cpl
Russell Nunes
Oakland
Calif
Java Natives In Uprisings At 6 Places
Batavia Java Feb 22 uprisings by natives at six spots on Celebes island northeast of Java were reported as spontaneous and not directed by Indonesian republic agents. Officials said they had no liaison with native leaders and did not know the status of Dutch citizens. meanwhile fighting continued in Bandung's industrial and railway districts as British Indian troops pursued operations to clear Indonesians from the town.
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Batavia
Java
Celebes Island
Celebes
Bandoeng
Dela
More Tar Heels for Army as 1062 New 4-F Eligibles Registered
North Carolina selective service headquarters reported 1062 new 4-F eligibles in the state after relaxed war department standards. About 762 are white and 300 are Negro, with 144 of 155 local draft boards involved. most likely to be called in April, some perhaps in March.
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Raleigh
War Department
North Carolina
State Selective Service
Selective Service
Displaced Persons Challenge Allied Occupation in Germany
In the German zone the Allied authorities oversee about 7.45 million displaced persons from wartime labor and POW camps. Of these, 1.0 million are Russians and 0.5 million Poles, with Italians Dutch and French making up the rest. Most DPs fear returning home now, especially Poles, due to economic concerns, though many expect to repatriate in spring as conditions improve.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Herford
Germany
Hitler
Washington Observed On 214th Birthday Across Nation
The nation marked George Washingtons 214th birthday with a farewell address reading in Congress. Presidents wreaths were laid at the Washington monument and Mt. Vernon, with Legion and Veterans groups participating. Many offices banks and markets closed or half holiday as Washingtons Day observances continued.
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George Washington
National Congress
United States
Truman
Williamsburg
Potomac
James H. Butte
White House
Washington Monument
Washington
Mt. Vernon
John Steele
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walter Reed Hospital
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
Continental Hall
Clyde R. Hoey
D-Nc
Troubled Egypt Restored by British Troop Guard
Cairo residents saw order restored as British troops and Egyptian police maintained protection of British establishments after violent rioting. A joint student and labor committee urged calm while condemning domo andratare actions and calling for restraint.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cooley Says Wage Rise To Elevate Farm Prices
Raleigh reports Representative Harold D. Cooley predicts industrial wage gains will force higher agricultural prices. He cites a 65 cent per hour minimum wage bill likely to pass Congress and a pace parity amendment to price floors for farm commodities, noting the Pace bill has cleared two house tests.
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Raleigh
Harold D. Cooley
D-N
State College Extension Service
Congress
House
Cooley
Communists Claim Intruders Wreck Dowtown News Office
In Chungking on February 22 a three story office and book store of the Communist New China Daily News was wrecked. Intruders smashed furniture and threw items from windows. Two employees were hospitalized with serious injuries. Communists charged Kuomintang secret service men carried out the attack as fighting drove from room to room.
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Chungking
Communist New China Daily News
Kuomintang
National) Party
Secret Service
Russia
Manchuria
World Daily News
Chiang Ching-Kuo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Moscow
Peiping
Labor Election Ordered at Thomasville Chair Co
The National Labor Relations Board orders an election within 45 days at Thomasville Chair Company in Thomasville North Carolina to decide if employees will be represented by CIO United Furniture Workers of America for collective bargaining. Balloting by eligible members now in the armed forces is provided.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Thomasville Chair Company
Thomasville
N. C
Cio-United Furniture Workers of America
NLRB
Markets Open in U S on Washington's Birthday Observance
New York Feb 22 principal security and commodity markets in the United States were closed today in observance of Washington's Birthday. The trading pause affected major exchanges and financial centers nationwide.
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New York
United States
Washington
Mediator predicts GM CIO Unit A strike end soon
Detroit reports say mediator James F. Dewey expects agreement between General Motors and CIO Unit-A union on all issues including wages, within hours. Talks aim to end a 92 day strike halting 175000 workers, with government involvement possibly if no deal emerges. Milk supplies also hit by a dairy workers strike unresolved wage demands.
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Detroit
James F. Dewey
General Motors
CIO
Autonn
Dewey
Washington Dispatch
Detroit News Today
News Dispatch
Washington
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Labor upheaval threatens telephone and power sectors
Government officials face renewed labor strife as 970 workers idle amid major strikes in telephone electrical coal and shipping sectors. A 250000 telephone workers strike is set for March 7 by the National Federation of Telephone Workers executive board while San Francisco dock workers vote to strike by April 1.
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National Federation of Telephone Workers’ Executive Board
Pittsburgh
Power Company
Wol
San Francisco
CIC
Senate Finance Committee approves Gardner nomination
Washington February 22 the senate finance committee approved the nomination of Max Gardner of North Carolina as undersecretary of the treasury in a bipartisan move.
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Washington
Senate
Max Gardner
North Carolina
the Treasury
North Carolina Travel Industry Faces Record Boom in 1947
North Carolina's travel sector may match or exceed 1941's record of 175 million dollars as advance bookings and federal travel forecasts point to a strong year. Resorts report full July and August bookings, earlier openings, and plans to spread the vacation season from mountains to coast, with floral displays and prime fishing seasons highlighted.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State News Bureau
Sandhill
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