Buyers Flock To Exposition Building At Mid Winter Market
Opening day at the Southern Furniture Market drew buyers from across the East and Midwest to the Exposition Building and city showrooms. Attendance noon counted 750 with expected 1200 by close. Sellers offered modern and period lines, with allotments on several goods and longer delivery seen for some items due to rising raw material prices.
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Cés
Mississippi
Paul Casey
Chicago
New York
North Carolina Weather: Fair Start Then Clouds and Rain Snow
Fair and rather cold today in North Carolina. Increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with rain or snow in interior regions and rain along the coast. Dated Tuesday January 20 1948 with sunrise 7 28 and sunset 5 34.
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North Carolina
Explosion Shocks West Boulevard Neighborhood
Police and fire crews rushed to the 2300 block on West Boulevard after an explosion. They found a shredded metal container and a burned sidewalk, while residents noted several local youths had recently received chemistry sets and may have progressed beyond the instruction book.
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Los Angeles
West Boulevard
Two American Soldiers Reported Killed in Palestine Turmoil
Jewish sources say two Americans died in action with the Jewish militia Haganna in Palestine after the UN partition vote. Ari Rabinowitz, 24, of Haifa Technical College, and Mosheh Pearlstein, 22, of Brooklyn, were named among those killed. The report notes 893 deaths in Jewish Arab fighting since the partition recommendation.
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Jerusalem
Nagana
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Ari Rabinowitz
Haifa Technical College
Hagens
Wadi Rushmiya
Haifa
Mosheh A. Pearlstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bethlehem
U. N
Er Ramle
Tel Aviv
Government May Sell Impounded Enemy Property
Legislation to sell 250 million dollars worth of seized enemy property in the United States awaited rules committee clearance for a House vote this week. The measure, approved by the House Commerce Committee, would redirect proceeds to the treasury and aid civilian war victims, ending the policy of returning property to original owners after hostilities ended.
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Washington
Rules Committee
House
House Commerce Committee
Treasury
Soviet Industries Reach Prewar Output Levels
Moscow reports two years of the five year plan have lifted Soviet industrial and agricultural output to prewar levels. Newspapers highlighted the State Planning commission's 1947 report as evidence of recovery from the war.
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Moscow
State Planning Commission
Reduction In Taxes Meets Opposition
In Washington on January 19 Bernard Baruch urged restoring an excess profits tax at wartime levels to offset a proposed $40 income tax cut for individuals and dependents. Harriman supported maintaining tax levels to curb inflation while opposing a tax cut and Knutson called Truman’s proposal dead. The American Farm Bureau Federation urged resisting broad tax cuts and expanding community property rules. Republicans weigh cutting revenue further to secure votes.
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Washington
Bernard Baruch
Truman
Harriman
Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Truman
House
Ways and Means
American Farm Bureau Federation
Allan B. Kline
Knutson
R-Minn
1000 American Marines Reach Mediterranean
In Marsa Scirocco bay Malta the aircraft carrier Midway takes aboard 1000 American Marines arrived yesterday on the ships Bexar and Montague. Officers say the reinforcements replace expiring tours and bolster Mediterranean capability for Palestine or Cyrenaica while an airfield is reopened. Transfer expected to finish by Friday.
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Valletta
Malta
United States Navy
Marsa Scirocco Bay
Midway
U. S
Mediterranean
Palestine
Cyrenacia
Cold Wave Lingers in Eastern and Southern States
The severe cold, blamed for at least 25 deaths, remains entrenched in the eastern and southeastern states as President Truman enforces oil and fuel limits. Subzero readings persist in New England and southern Florida reports dip below freezing. Memphis records 12 inches of snow.
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Chicago Weather Bureau
New England
Mercury
Florida
Phillipsburg
Pennsylvania
Memphis
Tenn
Truman
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
I. W. Brunk
Dakotas
Yuma
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Britain asks U S to speed food to Germany
London reports a new urgent appeal to the United States to rush food aid to Germany to ease shortages and curb mounting discontent that could threaten wartime production.
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London
Britain
United States
Germany
Operation Expected To Restore Speech Of 11-Year-Old Girl
Eleven year old Barbara Kirby of Jacksonville Florida, silent since age two after a tissue growth blocked her windpipe, undergoes preoperative preparations at Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia for surgery to restore speech. Her mother Velma Kirby traveled with Barbara and local volunteers offered job support for the 90 day recovery period. Her father works as a weather stripping mechanic in Jacksonville.
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Philadelphia
Barbara Kirby
Jefferson Hospital
Jacksonville
Barbara
Velma Kirby
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Kirby
Russia to oppose new Berlin zoning plan at Allied talks
Berlin January 19 Russia is expected to protest the British American bizonal occupation in western Germany at the upcoming Allied Control Council meeting. Officials from the two Western powers say a Soviet break is unlikely, though questions remain if Marshall Sokolovsky will demand withdrawal from Berlin.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Allied Control Council
Soviet Union
Marshall Wassily Sokolovsky
U. S
Britain
France
London
Sokolovsky
Moscow
Palestine partition plans move forward with UN inquiry
The five nation Palestine partition commission prepares questions on migration security and administration as the United Nations awaits Britain’s stance. Sir Alexander Cadogan aims for quick replies while officials say progress has been made and key decisions hinge on British withdrawal details.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Palestine Partition Commission
Alexander Cadogan
U. N. Commission
Man Succumbs In Theater
In Philadelphia on January 19 Joseph E Friell aged 36 died after the father took his seven year old daughter Patricia to a movie. She found him slumped in his seat and the theater manager and ambulance were summoned. He was pronounced dead at Misericordia hospital.
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Philadelphia
Joseph E. Friell
Patricia
Misericordia Hospital
Daddy
Mother
Gandhi Ends His Long Peace Fast
Gandhi ends his 121 hour 45 minute peace fast in New Delhi after pledges by Hindu Muslim and Sikh leaders to maintain harmony. He drank sweet lime juice and spoke of lifelong service to humanity, aiming to extend peace efforts to Pakistan and reduce communal violence in India and Kashmir.
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New Delhi
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Pakistan
Kashmir
Daniels laid to rest beside wife at Oakwood Cemetery
In Raleigh mourners crowded Oakwood Cemetery as Josephus Daniels 85, famed News and Observer editor publisher and former secretary of the navy and ambassador to Mexico, was buried after a rain soaked service attended by government officials and widows of two presidents, Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Raleigh
Josephus Daniels
Oakwood
The
News and Observer
Navy
Mexico
W. W. Peele
Richmond
Woodrow Wilson
Eleanor Roosevelt
Daniels
Extension Of Rent Control Debated In Congress
Rent control expires in six weeks with hearings running through February. Senator Cain backs a compromise bill by February 5, to send to the Senate floor. Ives and Baldwin propose extending controls to June 30 1949 and restoring price bids for residential hotels.
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Washington
Congress
Cain
R-Wash
Senate
Capitol
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Yond
Ives
R-Ny
Baldwin
Rconn
Ditor Tighe E. Woods
Ives-Baldwin
Baruch Urges Rollback and No Tax Cuts for Two Years
Bernard M. Baruch tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee his 11 point program for peace includes a food price rollback in exchange for farm price guarantees, wage stabilization, and a two year postponement of tax cuts. He also proposes broader anti inflation measures and a five year plan to boost production while supporting Europe’s postwar union and joint defense. He endorses the Marshall Plan but warns dollars alone won’t save Europe. He calls for mobilization to organize civilian effort for peace.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
United States
Anderson Sees Agricultural Prosperity
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson told President Truman a booming world trade is the strongest sign farmers will not return to restrictive production. He warned of a possible postwar downturn if the world food shortage ends, urging continued engagement in the global economy to avoid depression and costly agricultural programs.
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Washington
Anderson
Truman
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Bury Daniels
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