Fierce Mortar Fight Rages Near Jerusalem Cemetery
A two hour battle near the Garden of Gethsemane sees Jews and Arabs exchanging mortars with casualties on both sides and houses demolished. Police report two Arabs killed and four wounded, with other reports of deaths and injuries among Arabs and a separate clash near Ramie and Bas tion between Jaffa and Tel Aviv.
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Gethsemane
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Ramie
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Holy Land
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Hadassah Hospital
Herew University
Wadi Joz
Weather Summary North Carolina and nationwide rain data
Considerable cloudiness and warm temperatures continue in North Carolina with tonight and Friday bringing chances of rain. The latest 26 hour rainfall readings include Charlotte 0.02 inches, Columbia 0.00, High Point 0.15, Memphis 0.00, Galveston 0.00, and Miami 0.00 inches, reflecting a mixed regional pattern.
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Riday
Ines
Weath Bureau
Anaes
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
High
Prospective Mothers Warned Not to Listen to Stories
New Orleans report notes Dr. William R. Cooke of the University of Texas urged expectant mothers to ignore scary tales about childbirth. He stressed that a woman's mental attitude toward birth dominates safety and pain management, calling tales from others largely misguiding.
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New Orleans
William R. Cooke
University of Texas
Medical Assembly
Cooke
Texas
Three Killed In Crash Of Big Aircraft
Meridian Texas reports said a B-29 bomber crashed near the city last night. Four crew members were killed and eight others parachuted to safety in rain and fog. Col Alan D. Clark of Fort Worth commanded the 7th Bombardment Wing.
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Meridian
Tex
Here
Alan D. Clark
Fort Worth
Plane crash near Fort Worth claims first life as B-29 goes down
Eight B 29 crew members survived after a crash at 11 30 p m near Oru Solberg’s home following takeoff from Carswell Air Base Fort Worth Texas in heavy rain and fog. One body reportedly seen amid the flaming wreckage while others believed to have escaped. Col Alan D Clark commented the crew was flying on instruments at 10 000 feet.
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Oru Solberg
Korean Battle Takes Lives Of 6 Persons
United States Army reports during renewed anti UN agitation in southern Korea left six dead including five or six civilians and a policeman and seriously injured three others. Saboteurs damaged a bridge cut telephone lines and scattered obstacles on rail lines. Rioters attacked police boxes at scattered sites amid rising tensions before Sam Il Day.
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Seoul
U. S
United Nations
Korea
UN Commission For Korea
Judge Webb to Quit Shelby Retirement Set Next Monday
Federal District Judge E Yates Webb announced to President Truman his plan to retire next Monday. The 75 year old jurist has served as judge of the western district of North Carolina more than 28 years.
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Shelby
Federal District
E. Yates Webb
Truman
North Carolina
Southern Democrats stall anti-lynching bill with House rule
Southern Democrats used a procedural rule to pause House judiciary committee action on anti-lynching legislation backed by President Truman and Republicans. The bill would criminalize lynching and impose penalties, with support seen in the full committee but opposition citing states rights concerns persists.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
Michener
R-Mich
Leo Allen
R-Il
House Rules Committee
House
Waterways Measure Set Before House
Rep Engel of Michigan chaired the subcommittee that drafted a 539000 funding bill for flood control and harbors work for the coming year. He urged passage, noting agency support and a 30 percent rise over the current budget but 20 percent below President Truman’s request. He said maintenance costs were covered in the proposal.
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House
Rep
Engel
R-Mich
Bkill
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Virginia Governors Back Efforts to Bar Presidential Names
Virginia Governor William M. Tuck asks the state assembly to pass a law removing presidential and vice presidential candidate names from ballots, proposing voters simply indicate party preference. North Carolina Governor Cherry says no plan to imitate Virginia, commenting on Tuck's move amid civil rights tensions.
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Virginia General Assembly
President Truman
Tuck
South
Truman
Raleigh
Cherry
Virginia
America
Direct Attacks Beset Mukden Front in Manchuria
Reports from Nanking and Moscow describe intensified clashes near Mukden as Chinese communist forces press a possible direct attack. Sinmin falls to Reds. fighting extends to Tiehling and Penki with radio contact lost and Mongolian border raids noted by Tass.
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Mukden
Sinmin
Moscow
Mongolian Peoples Republic
Tass
Unen
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tiehling
Peiping
Penki
Soviet Expansion And Communism Reach Across The World
The report outlines Soviet and communist expansion before and after World War II, noting annexations of over 240,000 square miles and 24,000,000 people. It contrasts how Hitler acquired territory versus Soviet methods and cites seven countries under communist control by war end.
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Associated Press
Hitler
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Japan
Young Worcester student named astronomy assistant curator
A Worcester Mass high school sophomore, Frederick A. Franklin, was named assistant curator of astronomy at the Worcester Natural History Society becoming the youngest in the United States. He will compile weather data from museum instruments and report local weather records to Washington.
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Worcester
Mass
United States
Frederick A. Franklin
Worcester Natural History Society
Natural History Museum
Washington
Truman Begins Last Extended Vacation
President Truman starts what may be his final extended vacation, relaxing at Key West's naval submarine base after a Caribbean trip to the Virgin Islands. No White House reaction was issued as southern Democratic leaders protested his civil rights stance and poll tax positions.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Naval
Virgin Islands
White House
Six Days Fall of Czech Anti Communist Government
In Prague on February 26 the anti Communist forces crumble as the Communist party forms a new government with Gottwald winning presidential approval. The United States Britain and France denounce the takeover as a dictatorship and artificial crisis. In six bloodless days the Communists seized cabinet control, police power, and action committees, crushing opposition.
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Germany
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Asch
Communist Party
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Washington
United States
Britain
France
State Department
Eeao
Hungary
United
Delegates Plot Partition Talks Amid UN Debate
At the UN the council shelved partition briefly as delegates wind up for a decisive round on the Palestine issue. Gromyko’s anticipated remarks loom with speculation over Kremlin positions while Indonesia and Pakistan India cases receive attention. Officials expect U S and Russia to back partition despite cooling talks and enforcement questions.
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Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
United States
Britain
U. S
UN Assembly
Use Of Short-Form 1040 In Making 1947 Income Tax Return
Washington report explains who can use the 1040 short form for 1947 taxes and how to file. If total income is under 5000, the short form applies, with a 10 percent deduction and no itemized deductions. under 5000 couples may file separately, and instructions show an example taxpayer with 4000 salary, 200 interest, and 300 dividends, resulting in a 34 tax due after withholding. Tomorrow: long form usage details.
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Washington
Werei
Withnald
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