Umstead Announces Candidacy For U S Senate Seat
U S Senator William B Umstead announces he will seek reelection with one challenger in the Democratic race former Governor J M Broughton of Raleigh. Umstead cites experience from the House and a farm background and pledges to address key national issues. He notes a public record on his positions and plans to discuss important issues during the campaign. The article traces Umstead's career from Durham tobacco roots to his 1944 gubernatorial campaign and World War I service. Also included is Norfolk Southern dividend news with a 50 cent quarterly payment set for March 15 to shareholders of record March 1.
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Durham
U.S
William B. Umstead
Senate
Umstead
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
Broughton
Cherry
Josiah W. Bailey
Chance
House of Representatives
Durham County
University of North Carolina
Duke University
10Th Judicial
Congress
Democratic Executive Committee
New York
Norfolk Southern Railway Co
Widest Steel Price Probe Sparks Bipartisan Backing
President Truman ordered a government inquiry into a $5 a ton steel price rise and possible anti trust violations with FBI inquiries into industry records. Taft and Barkley endorsed the move while Pennsylvania Governor Duff criticized the hike as harmful to national welfare. The investigation targets steel, nails, pipe, and structural steel as part of a potential inflationary chain.
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Washington
Truman
FBI
Taft
Ohio
Senate-House
Barkley
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Korean Issue Nearing Vote In Assembly
In Lake Success the United Nations General Assembly moves toward a vote on an American plan for nationwide elections in Korea. A UN Korean commission would ignore Russian opposition and begin balloting for a national government, with the southern zone first and the north later. China and several powers back the American position, while Canada and Australia oppose the legality of such elections. Russia boycotts the UN body and blocks access to the Soviet zone.
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China
Canada
Australia
Russia
Little Assembly
U. S
UN Commission
Senate Considers House Rent Bill
The Senate debated a one month extension of rent controls after the House approved keeping the current law alive through March. The present rent law expires Sunday. The Senate proposed changes to the law but would retain controls through April 1949 with the bill likely to stall in the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate passes rent control extension to April 1949
The Senate approved by voice vote the House backed bill extending rent controls to April 30 1949. President Truman expected to sign while vacationing in the Caribbean. The measure keeps rents frozen for some tenants and allows limited increases with consent. The 14 month bill advances to the Senate banking committee for speedy approval.
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Washington
Senate
Caribbean
Truman
Banking Committee
House
Senate Banking Committee
Rough Going For Truman In Caribbean Cruise
President Truman faced rough weather aboard the U S S Williamsburg as it moved toward Guantanamo base about 100 miles south of the Cuban base and 30 miles east of Cape Dame Marie Haiti. Sailors called seas moderate, while reporters aboard the Greenwich Bay noted harsher conditions.
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Truman
Caribbean
U.S.S. Williamsburg
Guantanamo Base
Cape Dame Marie
Haiti
Greenwich Bay
Damp Weather Update for Carolinas From AP
Light rain continues in the Carolinas with warmer temperatures and above freezing highs. Early readings ranged from 17 degrees above freezing to near 50 in several cities, with rain or drizzle already present in most reporting areas. Lows over the past 24 hours included Myrtle Beach 43, Columbia 39, Charleston 49, Wilmington 46, Raleigh 35, Greensboro 35, Charlotte 33, Asheville 39.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Weather Bureau
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Columbia
Charleston
Spartanburg
Greenville
Anderson
North Carolina
Wilmington
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Hickory
Asheville
Goldsboro Request For Airfield To Be Discussed
ATLANTA Feb 25 The War Assets Administration will discuss Goldsboro North Carolina’s request for temporary use of Seymour Johnson airfield with city officials. C R McCrerie of the WAA real property division will travel to Goldsboro to confer with City Manager A B Lansbury.
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Atlanta
Goldsboro
N. C
Seymour Johnson Airfield
War Assets Administration
C. R. McCrerie
WAA
Real Property
Charlotte
A. B. Lansbury
Dixie Rebels Move To Keep Nomination From Truman
Dixie rebels shift tactics to derail Truman’s bid for the Democratic nomination. They seek a candidate less aligned with civil rights, aiming to persuade northern Democrats that Truman cannot win. Senator McClellan and six southern colleagues meet with governors to discuss alternatives, naming potential figures like Marshall, Byrd, Johnston, and Byrnes amid muting opposition.
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Washington
Dixie
Truman
McClellan
D-Ark
McLellan
Olin Johnston
Marshall
Byrd P. McClellan
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Mr. Truman
South
Three Nations Delay Talks On Germany
The United States Britain and France pause western Germany discussions for 24 hours awaiting Benelux arrivals. Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg are invited to join and will be present when talks resume. Officials say Russia will be asked for a detailed accounting of material removed from Austria since the war to aid Austrian peace treaty talks.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Russia
Austria
Big
Noted author Will Irwin dies at 74 in New York
Will Irwin, 74, a prolific writer and former World War I correspondent, died yesterday in New York. A Stanford alumnus, he began newspaper work in San Francisco before moving to the Sun and later gained fame as an author and editor.
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New York
Will Irwin
Stanford University
Irwin
San Francisco
The
Sun
Printers Lose Out In Court Contest
In Indianapolis on February 25, U S District Judge Luther M Swygert denied the International Typographical Union’s bid to block a Taft Hartley injunction. The ruling upholds section 10J of the Taft Hartley Act and sets a March 3 hearing on the injunction petition by the NLRB.
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Indianapolis
U.S
Luther M .Swygert
International Typographical Union
Taft-Hartley
Swygert
Robert N. Denham
General
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Soviet Papers Spotlight Czech Crisis and Labor Solidarity
Soviet newspapers filled foreign pages with the Czech crisis. Pravda led with a nationwide demonstration and a one hour strike in Czechoslovakia showing worker support for Premier Klement Gottwald. Trade unions conducted the strike in solidarity with the communists.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Five Youths Escape Prison Via Spooned Lock
Bloodhounds tracked five young prisoners in Gaston County after they slipped past a sleeping guard who says he dozed from about 3 a.m. for 15 minutes. Names listed include James Chapman 17 Murphy Jack Biddix 17 Gastonia Jack Hunter 20 Fort Jackson S C Howard Norris 18 Gastonia and Garrett Willis 22 Cramerton.
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Gastonia
Feb
James Chapman
Murphy
Jack Biddix
Jack Hunter
Fort Jackson
S. C
Howard Norris
Garrett Willis
Cramerton
Fifth District Store Sales Rise in January Report
Fifth District department store sales rose two percent in January from a year earlier. Norfolk led cities with a 10 percent gain, while Richmond posted nine percent. Washington showed six percent, Lynchburg Charleston and Huntington five percent each. Raleigh fell 17 percent and Winston-Salem declined eight percent.
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Richmond
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank
Norfolk
Washington
Lynchburg
New Cabinet Accepts By Eduard Benes In Prague
In Prague on February 25 President Eduard Benes accepted a new cabinet led by communist Premier Klement Gottwald. The government radio said Benes capitulated to communist demands, eliminating the last obstacle to full communist control. The cabinet includes social democrats and members from other parties amid growing demonstrations and threats of a communist general strike.
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Prague
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Social Democrats
Border tightened as Czech guards seal Czechoslovak border
The U S army reported a heavily armed Czech guard tightens the Czechoslovak western frontier. Czechoslovak security police claim full border control with guards packed closely, armed with submachine guns and pistols. A proclamation blocks Czechoslovak citizens from leaving under any circumstance as train crews are also reported armed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Csechoslovakia
Asch
Reshuffle Triggers Mass Rally in Capital Square
Crowds filled the public square as soldiers with submachine guns patrolled while two social democrats Vaclav and Frantisek Tymes resigned before a new list was accepted. Jan Masaryk remains foreign minister as Gottwald supporters stage a communist led demonstration, countered by national socialist students.
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Mands
Ant Capital
Vaclav
Hay
Frantisek Tymes
Masary Jan Masaryk
Gottwald
National Socialist
E Wes Sur
Weather Log Note With Garbled Date
The readable fragments show a weather note with dates and temperatures but key words are garbled. It mentions warmer conditions and a morning period with numbers that resemble 62 and 695. No clear location or station name is identifiable.
How to File Your 1947 Tax Return With W-2
Guidance from James Marlow on using Form W-2 for 1947 income tax returns. Explains collecting all W-2s, calculating combined incomes, exemptions, and whether to file jointly or separately. Advises sending only the form to the collector with no payment and using the short form when eligible.
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James Marlow
Washington
Internal Revenue
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Nourse
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alvin Lee Bundy
Colorado Springs
Colo
James Fox
I. B. Bruce
Bundy
North Caroline
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Sol Bloom
Charles Eaton
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wall Street
Printers
Sonath
Warmer Todas
Roe Wiesethle
Gorning
Oor
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