Officers Club In Jerusalem Demolished
A Sabbath explosion wrecked a three story British officers club in Jerusalem. An army officer said it is hard to estimate the dead and wounded. At least 12 survivors were moved by ambulances within 20 minutes. Rescue crews searched debris for 38 others believed in the building. An eye witness said armed men surrounded the club before the blast and began shooting at guards. It was not immediately learned whether the attackers were identified.
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King George Avenue
King David Hotel
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Russian Council Calls For Increased Coal Production
The Soviet government directed a 16 percent rise in coal output for 1947 as part of five year plan goals. It cited war damage and backwardness in heavy industry and transport, projecting 31.6 million workers and 2.58 trillion rubles in funding, with aims to boost 35 items and train nearly 1.06 million people. A note on page six mentions more on the topic.
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Weather picture shows chilly trend with rain and clearing skies
The forecast notes little temperature change with cold tonight and Sunday as rain and snow edge. Sunday is expected to clear. Regional readings include Little Rock 00 Los Angeles 64, Mobile 84, New Orleans 3, New York large ti Antonio 68, Wilmington 45.
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Antonio
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Wilmington
State Banks Establish Mark In Resources
Banking Commissioner Gurney P. Hood reported North Carolina bank resources reached a record high at year end 1946. Total resources of state and national banks stood at 1.964 billion dollars, up from 1.918 billion the previous year, with 153 state and commercial banks and 148 branches operating.
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Gurney P. Hood
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Price Trend for Homes Slips Across Major Cities
Washington report from the National Association of Real Estate Boards shows a sharp drop in home sales and a definite trend to lower prices for the first time in eight years. Residential turnover fell in 64 percent of 475 cities. larger cities show the trend most. about one quarter posted lower prices, while 54 percent still had prices higher than a year ago.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Truman Plans Five Day Presidential Flying Trip
President Truman will begin a five day trip starting Sunday at 7 a.m. He will visit his mother Mrs. Martha Truman in Grandview Missouri, spend three days in Mexico, and deliver a Baylor University address in Waco Texas at 1 p.m. Thursday. The Baylor speech, about 25 minutes, will cover foreign and domestic affairs.
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Mexico
Waco
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Charles G. Ross
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Grandview
Martha Truman
Strike Leader Signed Up For Communist Nomination
Robert Buse, leader of Local 248 CIO Auto Workers at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis Wisconsin, testified before the House labor committee that he signed a Communist nominating petition for governor last year but denied he is or was a Communist. He said he joined the petition with others on the picket line to support democratic rights.
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West Allis
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Rain General In N. Carolina
General rainfall spread across North Carolina with Greensboro and Winston-Salem spared. A low pressure system from Kentucky to the Gulf, with a secondary center near Savannah, was forecast to move northeast over the state. Western areas could see snow and sleet tonight with lows near 30 to 32, Piedmont and coast around 36. Snow and sleet were reported in Asheville and at Charlotte airport.
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Fire Fierce in Greenville Main Street Building
Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze in the Cleveland building on Main Street Greenville station 8 a.m. The first floor houses H. Kree and Company and the owner is W Cleveland Sr. The fire forced closure of traffic and trolley service as flames spread to a rear structure near Greenville's Woodside building.
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Woodside
Nationwide Strike Notices Filed by Telephone Workers Union
More than 10,000 telephone workers in at least 23 states filed thirty day strike notices with the federal government today. A union spokesman called the move a coordinated program of the National Federation of Telephone Workers with workers in New York and New Jersey among those disclosed.
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Telephone workers mobilize in nationwide strike notice
More than 140000 telephone workers in at least 35 states filed 80 day strike notices with the federal government. Union sources call it a coordinated program of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, with workers in Alabama to California and beyond participating.
Nationwide states prepare for potential April telephone strike
Illinois through California and beyond report 30 day notices filed under Smith Connally act as Mountain States Federation of Telephone Workers discusses a possible April 7 strike. Thomas A. Lambert says notices are formalities while NFTW leaders hint at a planned action if contract demands persist.
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Republicans Rally For Tax Plan In Senate Clash
Republicans push a $2.6 billion debt reduction cap to keep room for tax cuts in the new fiscal year. Democrats block a 39 38 vote to add surplus-sales proceeds to the debt. House votes $6 billion cut. conference likely aims for about $5 billion. President Truman warns of a new food crisis shaping foreign reconstruction.
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Wherry
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Congressmen Demand Details On U S British Greek Plan
Congress members pressed for a clear blueprint of the U S British and Greek plan after a White House conference with President Truman and Secretary of State Marshall. They seek specifics on financial cost and foreign policy implications before any commitments.
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Marshall
White House
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Europe
Greece Aid Could Require 250 Million This Year
Officials say a U.S. shift to back Greece as a democratic bulwark might cost up to 250 million dollars in 1951. The figure rests on White House talks between President Truman Secretary Marshall and congressional leaders. No plan discussed to deploy American troops to supplant British security forces.
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Truman
Marshall
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Britain
Allied Council Abolishes Prussia
Berlin dispatch reports the Allied Control Council issuing a law to dissolve Prussia including its central government and agencies. It cites Prussia as a longtime bearer of militarism and reaction and outlines its breakup into German states to support democratic reconstruction.
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Allied Control Council
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Control Council
Eight Reported Dead In Korea Independence Day Clashes
American army intelligence reports eight deaths during South Korea independence day celebrations. In Seoul about 100000 Leftist and Rightist sympathizers collided in the city center as police fired about 150 shots to disperse the crowds. Two deaths occurred in Pusan and two near Chongju with multiple injuries reported.
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Chongju
Charlotte Man Among Injured In Air Crash
Anchorage Alaska March 1 Fourteen Army air forces fliers parachuted from a burning B 29 over the Aleutians and were rescued by amphibian planes. The bomber vanished after engine trouble during a search for another missing craft. Injuries included a dislocated hip for one flyer. The men were taken to hospitals in Kanakanak Baknek village and the base.
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Liquor Bills Highlight Raleigh Week in Legislature
Lawmakers filed liquor bills in Raleigh as the senate finance committee set a Tuesday hearing. The eighth week saw the House pass an anti closed shop bill while a wildlife measure gained Senate committee support. Prohibition bills reached 32 in number and labor failed to revive the closed shop.
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Senate Committee On Conservation and Development
Man amputates his hand to escape deadly corn picker
George E. Kirk 50, alone in a Wisconsin corn field, cut off his right hand with a pocket knife to avoid being pulled into a corn picker. He then drove home, was taken to Camp Girardeau hospital, but collapsed near arrival. his death was disclosed by his wife.
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George E. Kirk
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Camp Girardeau
Jerusalem Sabbath blast kills and injures dozens at officers' club
A three story officers' club in central Jerusalem was wrecked by a Sabbath blast. Authorities estimate over 12 dead and 20 injured while about 50 people were believed inside. Twelve survivors were removed by ambulances within 20 minutes as rescue crews searched the debris. An army officer called the death toll impossible to estimate.
Bomb blast shakes Haifa during Sabbath as 1400 Jewish migrants await decision
A bomb exploded near a Jewish agency club on King George avenue in Haifa injuring bystanders and shattering windows. British troops sealed off the area as ambulances ferried victims and police conducted searches in the city amid heavy gunfire from armed assailants.
Ship Gives Up Plan to Run Blockade
BATAVIA Java March 1 An American consulate official said the U S liberty ship Martin Behrmann abandoned its attempt to run a Dutch blockade with a multi million dollar cargo of rubber sugar and quinine An Indonesian republic spokesman denied it saying the ship remained in Cheribon harbor awaiting orders from its operator Isbrants on company of New York The consul general said the vessel had sailed for Tandjong Priok under its own steam and would arrive tomorrow The cargo would be unloaded and held at Batavia pending court ruling on ownership
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