Truman Calls End To Draft Law As Military Plans Shift
President Truman urged Congress to let the draft law expire March 31 and rely on voluntary enlistment if army strength holds at 1,070,000 and navy at 571,000. He asked agencies to hire civilian help with already appropriated funds to offset shortages and signaled future universal training proposals after a forthcoming study. The message was sent as Truman traveled to Mexico City for a goodwill visit.
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Telephone Union Head To Testify Before Labor Body
NFTW president Joseph A. Beirne prepared to testify before the House labor committee as strike notices cover more than 197,000 telephone workers in 36 states. He cited industry stall tactics while unions seek $12 to $20 weekly raises. NY wages range from 29 to 80 dollars weekly.
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Europe Situation Read to Congress on Balkan Crisis
Senator Tobey urged Secretary Marshall to brief Congress behind closed doors on the Greece Near East crisis before approving larger aid. Marshall and Byrnes were slated to testify on Balkan peace treaties as Truman pressed for a confidential report on Soviet pressure and Turkish resistance.
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JayCees Back Shipyard Plan in North Carolina
Greensboro delegates of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce support buying the Wilmington shipyards. The group also backed highway safety daylight saving time and a ban on interstate alcohol ads. Ten clubs were admitted from Lumberton Whiteville Elizabethtown Henderson Belhaven North Wilkesboro Hendersonville Bethlehem Weldon Tarboro.
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Dramatic Rescue Saves 73 Seamen Off Maine Coast
Coast guards from four Portland area stations rescued 73 crewmen aboard the collier Oakley L. Alexander after it broke in two against rocks off High Head during a fierce storm. Two survivors, David Rogers of Norfolk and Lorenz Connelly of Boston, reached shore after a perilous 150 yard crossing.
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Nine Violent Deaths In North Carolina Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports at least nine deaths in North Carolina over the weekend eight in highway crashes and one from gunshot wounds in Burke county. Names include Winfred Cummings 20 and Quincy Locklear 21 in an overturned car near Lumberton. Charles Smith Jr 23 near Princeton. Harry Garrett 31 near Greensboro. Cetus Plummer of Charlotte. Louis Flynn 19 near New Bern. Joseph Fenner Walters 36 in Roanoke Rapids. Rosa Wooten Moore of Oakboro in a Raleigh area crash. Hannibal Hall 64 of Valdese in Burke county death from gunshot related injuries.
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Senator Hoey and Others See Victory For Dixie States
Washington reports Governor Thurmond predicting a favorable Supreme Court ruling on an interstate freight rate case. The extended eight hour argument period will consider class rate changes across the south and west. Senators Maybank Hoey and Johnston, all former governors, back Thurmonds forecast.
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Truman Receives Historic Welcome in Mexico City Visit
President Truman arrived in Mexico City for a three day official visit becoming the first U S chief executive to visit the capital. A 21 gun salute greeted his plane as troops lined the airport and President Aleman and officials welcomed him.
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Italian Assembly Urges Allies on Peace Treaty Revision
Bulletin from Rome reports the Italian constituent assembly has sent messages to the United States Britain France and Soviet Russia seeking revision of the peace treaty. Details were not released locally. Ratification hinges on the assembly.
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Martial Law for 250000 In Palestine Reported
In Jerusalem on March 3 British forces extended martial law to about a third of Palestine’s 700000 Jews. Violence rose to 22 deaths in three days. Isaac Poli, a 30 year old Jewish ex serviceman, was shot and killed in Tel Aviv during curfew enforcement.
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Tobacco Men Hold Session On Export Promotion
Representatives from flue-cured tobacco states including North and South Carolina Virginia Florida and Alabama met in Raleigh to plan organizing Tobacco Associates Inc a group to promote export of flue-cured tobacco. R Flake Shaw NC Farm Bureau executive secretary chairs efforts begun two weeks earlier with farm groups buyers merchants bankers and warehousemen.
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Hartley Seeks Labor Bill Bans Foremen Union Membership
Chairman Hartley outlines ten points for a new labor bill including bans on the closed shop and on union membership for foremen. A drafting crew has been assigned to translate these items into legislative language.
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Tax Refund of 5 671 000 To Coast Line
Federal tax refunds for the year ended June 30, 1946 include a top refund of 5 671 001 to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co of Wilmington for excess profits and income taxes. J Reynolds Tobacco Co of Winston Salem received 677 657 70 in combined refunds, and Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co of Durham got 524 779 33 in tobacco tax overpayments. Former Senator Robert Reynolds is listed with 655 66 in overpaid income tax.
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Sub-freezing Florida and Midwest snowstorm sweep the East
A powerful winter storm brought snow from the Great Lakes to New England while Florida saw temperatures dip below freezing. Gulf Coast lows reached the upper 20s to mid 30s with several cities reporting freezes as New York and New England nations faced heavy snowfall and gale winds.
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Convicts Back In Their Cells
Five convicts aged up to 22 boasted in Eastern State penitentiary cells about an escape plot that used two guards as shields to threaten hostages with razors until gates would open. Warden Burke called the attempt the boldest in 23 years. They planned a store robbery for funds and supplies to flee toward the Poconos or Maryland.
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Britain's Greece proposal reshapes postwar influence shifts
AP analyst notes Britain's plan to shift Greece obligations to the United States would hinge on congressional assent and British troop retention. The piece argues Greece is Britain's keystone in the eastern Mediterranean, warning that loss could invite Soviet expansion and threaten Western security across Europe and the Middle East.
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Students Stay Out On Strike In Mt Clemens
Mt Clemens Michigan March 3 striking high school students backed by many parents vote to continue the walkout until at least Wednesday to protest the dismissal of principal Monte McFarlane whose contract ends July 1. About 200 students refuse to return while 63 teachers remain on duty.
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Sunday Blast Kills Two In Chicago Loop
A noon Sunday explosion leveled a three story brick building at Wells and Van Buren, killing Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Koons of Fort Wayne and wounding more than 30. One man, Louis Pappas, missing feared buried. Fire chief said the blast could have caused hundreds of deaths on a weekday.
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