British Press Demands Briton Lead Atlantic Fleet Post
In heated debate over Admiral William M. Fechteler's nomination to head the allied Atlantic naval forces, British papers urge a British admiral to command Western waters. Churchill criticizes the choice, while editors argue Britain and America remain partners with shared leadership on sea power.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
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Commons
Attlee
Independent Daily Express
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America
Eisenhower
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar Square
London
Daily Telegraph
Imeca
Daily Mail
United States
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Aircraft shares lead stock market advance in brisk session
New York investors pushed stocks higher on February 23 as aircraft makers led gains. Consolidated Vultee climbed 15 percent to 204, with Boeing up about 1 percent near 53, alongside United Aircraft and Lockheed. Major names such as US Steel, General Motors, Dupont and Standard Oil also rose amid positive testimony on expanding US air power.
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U. S. Air Force
General Spaatz
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee
American Airlines
Gypsum
Nine Americans Among Nobel Prize Choices
The Norwegian Nobel Institute nominated 28 persons for the 1951 Nobel Peace Prize including nine Americans. Nominations span leaders, lawyers, and scholars such as Frank Buchman, Ewing Cockrell, Allen Dobson, H C Honegger, Manley O Hudson, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Cheney Hyde, Robert H Jackson, and Raphael Lemkin alongside six organizations.
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Norway
Norwegian
Nobel Institute Today
Frank Buchman
Oxford Movement
Ewing Cockrell
Washington
Allen Dobson
H. C. Honegger
New York
Manley O. Hudson
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Cheney Hyde
White House Intercedes in RFC Loan Probe
Senators pressed the Reconstruction Finance Corp inquiry as the White House requested all RFC loan correspondence with Congress. RFC directors said the move was understood. The subcommittee, seeking to back charges of influence peddling, questioned officials and noted a new PR adviser, Eugene Kelly, hired at 50 dollars daily.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
RFC
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Senate Banking Subcommittee
Truman
Eugene Kelly
Senate
Donald Dawson
Kelly
W. Elmer Harber
RFC Board
William E. Willett
Truman May Run for Senate in 1952 Election
Washington February 23 reports say President Truman seriously considers seeking his old U S Senate seat in 1952 potentially opposing Republican Senator Kem This option arises as observers note Truman may not seek another White House term and could base any decision on world affairs by early next year.
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Truman
Senate
White House
Harry Truman
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Roosevelt
Senate finds new support for Truman Europe aid plan
Senate figures indicate stronger backing for President Truman's proposal to send more troops to Europe. Senator Russell signals willingness to back Connally on a bilateral resolution endorsing North Atlantic defense commitments, with changes possible. Harold Stassen to testify on the issue later today as the committees weigh a Republican alternative delaying troop deployments until a clear policy is set.
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Truman
Europe
Senate
Russell
D.-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
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Wherry
Neaska
Congress
Aess
Spee Ae
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
British Rail Strike May Be Averted
London reports renewed wage talks head off a state owned rail strike as unions and the railway administration inch toward a near signed agreement. Bevan and ministers press for a high wage offer to ease a red ink crisis while scattered walkouts and slowdowns persist nationwide.
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London
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B. Figgins
Ranta
Aneurin Bevan
House of Commons
Britain
Red Edict Signals Worsening Unrest in Peiping
The Peiping regime admitted wide peasant opposition to land reform and rising armed defiance as fighting in Korea escalates. It announced death or life imprisonment for acts against the state including rebellion, espionage, and assisting anti Communist forces, signaling a broad crackdown amid unrest.
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China
Peiping
Korea
Couny
Prison probe welcomed by North Carolina director
Raleigh February 23 Prison Director John M. Gold said he would welcome an investigation of the states prisons noting there is nothing to cover up Three legislative committees studied prison conditions and a proposed commission to examine the system The SBI report on prison conditions discussed by Rep Falls highlighted past cases and calls for prosecution of theft Yet officials said training political elimination and segregation remain major challenges in the women’s division and in housing facilities
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John M. Gold
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High Point Enterprise
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Roney Sheffield
Woman's Aid
Ai Commuitiens
W. Brantley Womble
Wake
North Carolina
Wembley
Jessup backs administration foreign policy in Union College speech
U S Ambassador Philip C. Jessup urged peaceable adjustments in foreign policy while warning that immediate war with Russia is the only alternative. He spoke at Union College’s 14th annual founding ceremony, criticizing anti policy critics and the push for preventive war.
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N. Y
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Russia
Truman
Jessup
Union College
Senate expected action on $10,000 free government life insurance
Senate Finance Chairman George said a new substitute to a House bill would extend $10,000 cost free government life insurance to all armed services personnel who joined since June 27, 1950 and allow continued coverage after discharge. The House earlier passed the veterans insurance code.
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Senate
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Ter
House
North Carolina approves constitutional term limit for president
North Carolina becomes the 34th state to ratify a two term presidency amendment. The house backed the bill 59 to 33 after senate approval 33 to 8. 36 states are needed to be effective. Debates cited Roosevelt and concerns about term limits and leadership.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
House
Senate
Morehead Foundation Sets Multimillion Dollar UNC Scholarships
A two million dollar Morehead Foundation endowment will fund graduate and professional scholarships at the University of North Carolina. Eligible candidates are graduates of 31 North Carolina colleges and universities. First awards of 1500 dollars each will be given next fall after screening by local institutional committees.
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North Carolina
Morehead Foundation
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
John Motley Morehead
New York
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Sweden
Morehead
John L. Morehead
Charlotte
Toi Nt
Prehead Foundation
Foundation
Crackles Luck Prompted by a Witty Motto
A cryptic motto by M. L. P. suggests luck favors the prepared. The phrasing implies a reflection on chances and cleverness as shared wisdom.
Hair Growth Hormone Claims Balding Cure
A scientist reports a new hormone grown to hair on two men who were bald for five years. Albert Roberts of United Research Laboratories cites rubbing in a cream begun five weeks ago, producing about an inch of hair on bald spots. The hair appears normal but lighter than typical young-man growth.
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New York
Albert Roberts
United Research Laboratories
Philadelphia
Spearheads Push Four Miles In Korean Front
Allied spearheads push four miles along the central front near Hoengsong and Pyongchang as tanks and air strikes strike back at Communist positions. American forces report advances within a mile of Hoengsong with heavy fighting and persistent artillery from both sides across the Han river near Seoul. The Princess Patricia Regiment joins the drive, marking six nations involved in the Korean war effort.
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