Josephus Daniels Dies In Raleigh
Raleigh publisher Josephus Daniels dies at 85 from pneumonia and bronchitis after a lifetime as a newspaper man diplomat and politician. Survived by four sons a brother and nine grandchildren his career included ambassador to Mexico secretary of the navy and a long battle with Democratic party and Methodist church leadership. Funeral plans not announced.
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Mexico
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India Warns UN of Full Scale War Over Kashmir Crisis
India told the United Nations Security Council that a full scale war with Pakistan may develop unless measures halt fighting in Kashmir. Minister Gopalaswami Ayyangar said a small war is ongoing and warned the situation grows graver daily as plebiscite and Kashmir status remain unresolved. The dispute involves Junagadh and Manvadar as potential wider issues beyond Kashmir.
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Canada
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Argentina
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Commonwealth
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Weather Report for Friday Uneven Skies and Cold Night
A weather notice from January 16, 1948 reports fair to partly cloudy skies with cool temperatures. Tonight’s lows are expected near 16 degrees. Friday may see lingering cloudiness and continued cold conditions.
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Coldest Weather Hits Carolinas With Record Lows
Associated Press reports the coldest conditions of the winter in the Carolinas with Mt. Mitchell at 13 degrees below zero. North Carolina minima ranged five to ten degrees below South Carolina, and cities like Asheville Charlotte Winston-Salem Greensboro Raleigh Wilmington Cape Hatteras posted single digits to mid-teens. Forecasters expect a moderation by the weekend.
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Prominent Banker Drexel Killed by Accidental Pistol Fire
Anthony J. Drexel III, 34, scion of the Drexel banking family, died at his Oakley South Carolina plantation after a German pistol he was examining discharged. The bullet hit an artery in his right shoulder. He served as a captain with the Seventh Army in World War II and leaves a widow Helen Howard Drexel and two sons and a daughter.
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Marjorie G. Drexel
George J. Could
Young Drexel
Eton
Philadelphia
Helen Howard Drexel
Babe Ruth Story cast ties Bendix to film role
William Bendix is set to play Babe Ruth in The Babe Ruth Story with production slated to begin March 15. Ruth will serve as technical advisor to producer director Roy Del Ruth on the Hollywood biopic.
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Two Trains Collide Headon Near Little Rock Killing Two
At a sharp curve near Little Rock two Island trains, the Memphis Californian passenger and an eastbound freight from Oklahoma City, collided headon. Engineer W L Martin of North Little Rock and an unidentified Black woman passenger were killed. Grady Herr and fireman G W May suffered severe injuries.
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Truman Plan For Controls Meets Attack
Democratic opposition grows as President Truman presses for compulsory action to curb living costs. Senator Maybank objects to rationing and price control talk, questioning its usefulness while Harriman seeks price ceilings on textiles steel lumber and farm machinery. Krug says coal fuel oil gasoline and other products could be frozen for nine days pending authority.
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Supreme Court to Rule On Residence Discrimination
The Supreme Court will hear two days of arguments on whether private racial restrictive covenants in deeds are constitutional and enforceable. Plaintiffs from Detroit St Louis and Washington claim such agreements bar non whites from white neighborhoods, while the NAACP and the Justice Department seek to overturn them as unconstitutional and harmful to civil rights.
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Hummingbird crashes into freight derailing five cars
In Wales Tennessee the Hummingbird derailed five cars after rear-ending a freight train on a detour track. The seven-car diesel streamliner carrying 80 passengers had only one injury needing physician care. PARENT Quebec death toll rises as crews pull bodies from wreckage of two westbound trains amid extreme cold. at least nine dead and 55 injured.
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Pipe Freeze Triggers Widened Payment Plea in Greenville
A sobbing Greenville housewife phoned the water works to plead for reactivation after she failed to pay her bill. Superintendent John L. Hawkins explained the line remained on and she had until the day to settle payment while her pipes were frozen, creating a chilly domestic dilemma.
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Cherry Urges More Milk Production In North Carolina
Governor Cherry and Dr. A Erwin urged expanded milk production and consumption at the North Carolina Dairy Products Association convention. They called for more dairy cows across the state, highlighting eastern Carolina as a need, with health and economic benefits cited.
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Reopened Mellaha Air Field Signals North Africa Strategy
The Mellaha airport near Tripoli is being reopened to boost the North Africa to Middle East ferry route and sustain American supplies. State Department notes show renewed diplomacy with Britain for access rights, while U S Air Force confirms a small maintenance staff is back in service. Officials view the move as a strategic, but not highly significant, step in regional interests.
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Truman Likely to Issue Oil Conservation Order
President Truman is expected to issue a government wide order directing strict conservation of fuel oil and gasoline. Max W. Ball of the interior oil division warned the national shortage could last four to five years and fuel supplies may not be plentiful before 1952 or 1953. The measure aims to ensure all agencies conserve energy and may follow lines of existing department directives.
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Royall Backs Marshall Plan In Statement To Senators
Secretary Royall told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that without a European recovery plan the United States may have to draft men into military service. He cited possible increases in voluntary enlistments or a selective service system as the only ways to raise manpower if recovery funds are not approved. Senator Ball warned of a sizable cut in the requested 6.8 billion for the first 15 months, arguing for concrete European production projects over assurances from officials.
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Principal Speaker Named for Legion Chaplains Conference
Dr Daniel L Polling pastor of Philadelphia's Baptist Temple will be principal speaker for the North Carolina American Legion chaplains annual conference in Charlotte on February 10. Polling advocates universal military training.
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Republicans Plan Wide Tax Cut With Excess Profits Levy
Congress eyed a $5.6 billion annual income tax reduction centered on a flat $40 per person credit and a 73 percent excess profits tax on corporations to offset lost revenue. The plan, drafted by Rep. Knutson and backed by GOP leaders, aims to shift tax relief while taxing corporate profits, with details on exemptions and calculation methods.
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