Absorption of Czechs One Of Reds Biggest Triumphs
A foreign affairs analyst notes Czechoslovakia’s absorption by Bolshevism as a major Soviet triumph. President Beneš capitulates under red pressure, Prague sealed by soldiers and police, with frontier control and a looming threat of general strike. The piece argues Czechoslovakia’s fate warns appeasement is ineffective and unity among democracies is essential.
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Reds
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
London News Chronicle
Europe
Prague
Benes
Thomas Masaryk
Red
Ministry of the Interior
Poland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Bolshevists
Gottwald
Lrge
Bidault
Hitler
Russia
Western
Hasty Sentenced for Stamp Slaying of George Hinson
Charlotte report says Jim Hasty, 37, a machine company employee, received a 20 to 28 year prison term after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the Feb 14 killing of George Hinson. Witnesses testified Hasty kicked and stamped Hinson to death after discovering him with the woman he lived with in a bedroom.
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Charlotte
Jim Hasty
Machine Company
George Hinson
Hasty
Seco
Hinson
George L. Beacham
Meacham
John Glenn
Morris Field
Beacham
Glenn
Rise of a Telephone Company President Horatio Alger Tale
Leroy Lee Wilson rose from Terre Haute newspaper routes to become president of AT&T at age 46. The piece traces his boyhood, varied early jobs, Scout leadership, long climb within the Bell system, and a gold-painted office in Manhattan. He is married with a daughter and known for energizing others.
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Telephone Company
Horatio Alger
NEW York
NEA
Leroy “Lee” Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Alger
Wilson
Terre Haute
Ind
Lee
Leroy
Bell Tem . Py
Dasianane
Indianapolis
Blanche Wellhide
Fort Wayne
York
Department of Operation and Engineering
At&t
Glenn Ridge
N. J
Shirley Ann
Manhattan
Financial District
Morehead City Plans Dog Racing Track for 1948
Morehead City to open a dog racing track in the 1948 vacation season. A 1939 state law created a Morehead City racing commission with power to grant franchises for horse and dog tracks and allow pari mutuel betting, subject to approval by a majority of local voters.
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Iuilt
Morehead City
State News Bureau
General Assembly
Cherry Eyes Appointments For Fifth District Solicitor
Governor Cherry, in Raleigh, seeks a solicitor for the fifth district to succeed the late David M. Clark of Greenville. Four candidates were presented: William J. Bundy Henry Harrell T. K. Fountain of Greenville and Charles Abernethy of New Bern.
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Raleigh
Cherry
David M. Clark
Greenville
Fifth District
William J. Bundy
Henry Harrell
T. K. Fountain
Charles Abernethy
New Bern
Arab League Warns Oil Concessions Over Palestine Policy
The Arab League warned that all Arab states will cancel oil concessions with the United States if Washington persists in pushing Palestine at the United Nations. A Cairo session decision led to a note sent to Washington threatening to end contracts linked to the Saudi Arabian fields and the Arabian American Oil Company pipeline project. Beirut sources quote Lebanese Premier Riyad El Solh on a ban of the trans-Arabian pipeline. Azzam Pasha confirmed uncertainty about the report.
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Arab League
United States
U. S
Palestine
League
Tony
Washington
United Nations
Security Council
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
U. S. Navy
Riyad el Solh
Beirut
Lebanon
Mediterranean
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Riyad Bey
Government Gold Reserves Hit Record $23 Billion Mark
Washington reports government gold holdings rise to $23,028,263,000, a historic high. The United States now controls over 60 percent of the world's monetary gold, with Stated gains fueled by foreign purchases to pay for American exports. In 1947 the excess paid by other nations totaled $8,736,300,000.
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Washington
United States
State Political Activity Heats Up Ahead of Primaries
Raleigh Feb 27 There is mounting buzz among political watchers as filing deadlines approach in three weeks for state and district offices. Rumors point to possible bids by F E Wallace in the second district and J R Young in the seventh district. Campaigns for governor and senator show signs of high turnover with new staffers and stakeholdings at headquarters.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Devel Nts
Washington
F. E
Lew) Wallace
Kinston
John Kerr
Sir Walter Hotel
Umstead
Johnson
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Gert
Bruno
Gertie
Gerties
By Marc J. Parsons
Spencer Tracy
Allan
Rocky” Lane
Dark Canyon
Edgar Kennedy
Randolph Scott
Robert Ryan
Ann Jeffreys
George “Gabby” Hayes
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