Dixie Leaders In Conference With McGrath
Four southern governors met with National Chairman J. Howard McGrath to block President Truman’s race equality program. McGrath warned he would not withdraw the civil rights measures or return to a two thirds rule, while signaling some conciliatory tone. He denied plans for an FBI police force and argued the president aims to curb industrial hoodlumism rather than enforce desegregation across society.
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Dixie
J. Howard McGrath
Truman
Democratic Party
McGrath
Southland
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Ben T. Laney
Arkansas
Beauford Jester
Texas
R. Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Congress
FBI
Justice Department
Russell
D-Ga
President Truman Relaxes Aboard Yacht During Caribbean Trip
President Truman, en route to Cuba and Florida for a vacation, relaxed aboard his yacht after a three day goodwill tour of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham treated a severe sunburn on his face from driving in the Caribbean sun.
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President Truman
Caribbean
Truman
Cuba
Florida
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Wallace H. Graham
San Juan
St. Thomas
St. Croix
Truman orders inquiry into steel price hikes by three agencies
President Truman directed the Justice Department the Council of Economic Advisers and the Commerce Department to conduct a full inquiry into steel price increases. The orders were issued by radio from the presidential yacht Wilham... and no official reaction to Palestine disorders was yet reported. The president was en route.
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President Truman
Caribbean
Asterday
Truman
Gen. Graham
Palestine
Weather data fragment from North Carolina report
Weather report fragment for North Carolina with scattered garbled lines and dates. Mentions temperatures and rainfall with partial data for Charlotte and other cities. The text is OCR damaged and includes headlines and times for a February period in 1948.
Lads Explain Their Deed In Vandalism At School
In Shreveport Louisiana an 11 year old and a 9 year old told juvenile court officials they caused destruction at a grammar school to hear the sound of breaking glass. They admitted destroying 149 windows and damaging books desks chairs pictures records and a phonograph and inked splatters covered school records. The father of the older boy offered to pay for the damage which has not yet been estimated.
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Shreveport
Jimmy Valentine
Valentine
Taylor Will Join Wallace Ticket as Vice Presidential Hope
Idaho Senator Glen Taylor announced he left the Democratic Party to become Henry A. Wallace's running mate. He argued major parties offer Tweedle Republicans and Tweedle Democrats and endorsed third-party challenges to fight his principles. He expressed belief in possible cooperation with Russia and optimism about winning the vice presidency.
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Washington
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Democratic Party
Henry A. Wallace
Taylor
Wall Street
Wallace
Russia
Stopgap Rent Bill Faces House Vote Today
Washington reports a House vote on a one month extension of rent controls, with passage seen as likely. The Senate weighs a night session to extend the rent law 14 months with changes as leaders plan a swift long term measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Record Navigation And Flood Control Fund Recommended By Committee
The House Appropriations Committee recommends a 538.6 million dollar budget for navigation and flood control, about 20 percent below Truman’s request but 30 percent above this year’s flood control and rivers and harbors funding. The panel aims for Senate action by May 1 and a presidential signature. Wheeler cites the largest program ever directed, notes concern over contractor bid combinations potentially restraining competition, with examples in Omaha hospital bids and Buggs Island Dam bids in Virginia and North Carolina. Case warns against bidding combinations and potential congressional steps if costs rise beyond estimates.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Engel
R-Mich
Army Civil Functions Subcommittee
Senate
R. A. Wheeler
Army Engineers
Congress
Corps of Engineers
Wheeler
Thns
Omaha
Buggs Island
Virginia
North Carolina
Rep. Case
R-Sc
Five Die in Glens Falls Area House Fire
Five family members perished in a western Glens Falls fire as a frantic mother tried to save four children and a housekeeper. Elizabeth Center, 65, and the four Hack children aged 5 to 8 were found burned in the ruins along with severe burns to Mrs. Elizabeth Hack age 30. Vernon Dunkley, 10, escaped uninjured after leaping from the porch roof. Neighbor Mrs. Darwin Peck reported Vernon and his mother fleeing to her house in scant attire.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Here
Elizabeth Center
Janice
Amos
Richard
Ronald
Elizabeth Hack
Hack
Vernon Dunkley
Darwin Peck
Vernon
Peck House
Five Arkansas buildings wrecked by gas explosion
In Pocahontas Arkansas a gas explosion wrecked five business buildings and set the block on fire. Two men were inside a building when it blew up and several others may have been trapped. Bob Allen was reportedly rescued and a couple escaped with minor injuries.
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Ark
Dallas Rowden
City Grocery and Market
Bob Allen
Allen
Rowden
Clyde Newton
Ed Rose
Undertaking Company
Arkansas
Memphis
Tenn
Light Rains and Freezing Temps Across Carolinas
Light drizzle and near freezing temperatures swept North Carolina with warmer, cloudy coastal areas in South Carolina. Forecasts call for lingering rain into tonight and tomorrow with a daytime warmup near 40, few spots dipping below freezing in the morning.
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N. Carolina
Associated Press
North Carolina
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Durham
Charlotte
Asheville
New Bern
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Columbia
Greenville
Spartanburg
State supreme court to hand down first spring term opinions
Raleigh Feb 24 The state supreme court after hearing appeals from the third and eighth judicial districts today will hand down opinions tomorrow. It marks the first opinion day of the court's spring term.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Tamar Mre
U S Urges Elections For Korea
The United States pressed the United Nations to proceed with nationwide elections in divided Korea despite a Soviet boycott. Dr. Philip C. Jessup urged the UN Korean commission to move quickly and comprehensively to let Koreans elect a national assembly and hoped Russia might relent to allow balloting in its zone.
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General Assembly
Russia
Korea
Westerners Seek Formula for German Contribution
Western powers worked to craft a delicate formula to secure maximum German economic input for European recovery while preventing rearmament. U S Britain and allies debated Germany's future with Benelux, focusing on the Marshall Plan as the central issue and noting Benelux participation in upcoming sessions.
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London
Fed
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Prague sees police seizure of social democratic HQ
In Prague on February 24, armed police aligned with communists entered the Social Democratic party headquarters on Pri kopy street. Police said they were guard duty. unions staged a solidarity strike, while anti communist protests occurred outside. The crisis centers on Gottwald led communists seeking control amid party splits and pressure on President Benes to permit reorganization.
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Czech
Prague
Old Town Square
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Benes
Social Democratic Party
Czechoslovakia
Prikopy
National Socialist Tty
Communist Party
Democratic Party
Eduard Benes
Munists
High Point figure Bruce Carraway dies of heart attack
Bulletin reports Bruce Carraway, a well known High Point figure, died this afternoon after suffering a heart attack around 10:30 this morning. He was taken to the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial Hospital where he died a few hours later.
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Bruce Carraway
High Point
Mr. Carraway
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Withholding Statement Use In Select Tax Return Situations
Editor notes this is the second of ten stories on income tax duties. It explains which filers may use withholding forms WW 2 W 2 1 short form and 1040 long form and the income thresholds for each. It covers joint returns for husbands and wives and state filing nuances plus a 10 percent deduction rule for W 2 filers. Tomorrow covers how to use form W-9.
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James Marlow Washington
Ono
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
Michigan
Nebraska
Oregon
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Cambridge
Mass
Weath Bureau
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Antonio
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Record Navigation and Flood Control Fund
U. S
Bulletin
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