Pauley Withdrawn As Navy Undersecretary Nominee
President Truman withdrew the nomination of Edwin W. Pauley California oilman as undersecretary of the navy at Pauley s request. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts announced the action after a closed Senate committee session ending weeks of controversy including Harold Ickes resignation and public exchanges between Pauley and the White House.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Navy
Pauley
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Harold L. Ickes
Secret
Interior
Ickes
White House
Leslie Biffle
Senate
Congressional Races Assured In 3 North Carolina Districts
Three North Carolina districts will have Democratic primaries in May as candidates filed with the state board. Hendersonville lawyer Monroe M. Redden challenges Rep. Zebulon Weaver in the 12th district. C B Deane of Rockingham seeks the 8th district seat, opposing Bill Horner. Earle Scrubby Rives of Greensboro runs in the 6th district against Rep. Carl Durham. Cliff Moore of Burgaw also filed in the eighth interstate race.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Monroe M. Redden
Hendersonville
State Board of Elections
Zebulon Weaver
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
W. P. Burgin
E. Earle
Scrubby) Rives
Greensboro
Carl T. Durham
Chapel Hill
Deane
Bill) Horner
Sanford
Burgin
John Lang
Carthage
NYA
Archie Gay
Northampton
State Senate
John H. Kerr
Cliff Moore
Burgaw
Eighth Judicial
Life goes on amid ruins as Mackenzie travels Vienna frontier
In Vienna March 13 Dewitt Mackenzie notes daily life continuing amid war wreckage. He observes refugees returning with Alpine bundles, skiers pursuing Tyrolean sport, war profiteers, reconstruction efforts by honest tradesmen, occupying forces and UNRRA workers shaping Austria’s rehabilitation.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Vienna
Europe
Austria
Plan Curb On Cotton Speculation
Government officials draft an order to curb cotton futures speculation and prevent clothing price boosts. If exchanges reject voluntary higher margins, an order will be issued. OPA and CES claim authority under the price control act, while critics call the move dictatorial and unauthorized.
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Washington
Office of Economic Stabilization
OPA
CES
New York Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
OES
Goering Takes Stand in War Crimes Trial
Hermann Goering testified in a packed Nuremberg court describing a career starting in the Richthofen air squadron. In a sober voice he listed medals and a wound from early battles, while his white haired attorney cross examined amid the dramatic trial setting.
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Reichsmarshal
Wee
Frien
Cecil Rhodes
Joseph Chamberlain
Goering
Lehman resigns UNRRA director general post
Herbert H. Lehman resigns as UNRRA director general due to illness and a doctor advised rest. He notes his previous resignation as New York governor in 1942 to lead relief efforts at Roosevelt's request.
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Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
UNRRA
Relief Agency
Lehman
New York
Roosevelt
Russian forces near Tehran draw Western concern
British and other officials report Russian combat troops within 20 miles of Tehran moving toward the Iraq border as Premier Qavam and foreign officials condemn the Italian front. Byrnes dispatches a note demanding an explanation while Iran denies any negotiated settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Goodwin
Temran
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
James F. Byrnes
Washington
Pong
Karaj
Tehran
Kazvin
Qavam Es - Saltaneh
Moscow
Maragheh
Miyandaub
Lake Urima
London
Ament
Foreign Office
Qavam
Eviction Proceedings Start Against 17 Families at Rock Hill Mill
In Rock Hill South Carolina on March 13 the Industrial Mill began eviction actions against 17 families of striking Textile Workers of America members alleging breach of contract. Company attorney W B Wilson said families moved into company houses after the strike. Plant reopened last week with 32 of 600 workers reporting. Both sides expect Supreme Court review if needed. Magistrate Ben R Ross presiding.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Industrial Mill Company of
Textile Workers of America
CIO
W. B. Wilson
Wilson
United States Supreme Court
Ben R. Ross
Argentina to reply on Blue Book charges in new statement
Foreign Minister Juan I. Cooke announced Argentina will soon send a formal reply to the U S Blue Book accusing Col Juan D Peron of pro Nazi leanings. The message will include observations Argentina had not time to present earlier as Peron solidifies a lead in the presidential race with Tamborini gaining 18 electoral votes to reach 38 while Peron holds 66.
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Buenos Aires
Juan I. Cooke
Argentina
U. S
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Democratic Union
Jose Tamborini
Corrientes
Tamborini
Full Supply Of Nylons Delayed
The March 13 report notes nylon stock is limited as production lags and rayon shortage persists. Stores favor charge accounts, leaving some customers with more than others. Officials warn 1946 will not see normal prewar nylon availability despite aims to increase output to 3 million dozen pairs in months ahead.
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OPA
National
Two Arrested In Attack On U S Vice Consul
The United States embassy said Soviet officials arrested two members of a group involved in the March 3 attack on U S Vice Consul William E. Wallace. Wallace, a Philadelphia native living in Providence, was reported slightly injured. The embassy noted the investigation continues.
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Moscow
United States
U. S
William E. Wallace
Wallace
Philadelhia
Providence
Russia's Manchuria Plan Kept From Chinese Government
CHUNGKING March 13 Russia has not informed China when Soviet withdrawal from Manchuria ends. Liu Chien said no information indicated Mukden evacuation marks a general retreat. Reports say troops stream into Mukden, with clashes in northern suburbs injuring police and capturing others. Communist forces estimated at 110000 to 120000 near Mukden.
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Chungking
Russia
China
Manchuria
Liu Chien
Mukden
Tiem
Liu
United States
Byrnes
Associated Press
Davis
Chinchow
Lim Piao
Japanese Torpedoes Superior to Allied Weapons
Admiral Allan L. Dunning reported that Japanese torpedoes exceeded American and British models in explosive charge range speed and bubble-free wake. He said Tokyo also built large aircraft carrying submarines and conducted aerial reconnaissance from subs. Germany provided little timely assistance to Japan.
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Tokyo
Allan L. Dunning
U.S. Navy
Navy
Dunning
Grandby, Conn
Nashville
Tenn
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Germany
Truman Meets Byrnes Over Foreign Situation
President Truman summoned Secretary of State Byrnes for a review of the foreign situation. The White House dismissed British reports of new U S moves and a Big Three meeting as largely inaccurate while signaling likely talks on Iranian and Manchurian issues and Soviet protests.
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Washington
Truman
State Byrnes
White House
United States
Truman-Byrnes
Iran
Manchuria
Charles G. Ross
Britain
Attlee
Marshal Stalin
Ross
Yeast as a substitute for wheat and fats advocated
Atlantic City reports Barnett Sure of the University of Arkansas presenting experiments to the federation of American societies for experimental biology. He shows yeasts especially brewer’s and ordinary yeast acting as high quality protein sources and enriching foods such as corn bread soups gravies meat dishes and more to compensate for wartime shortages.
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Atlantic City
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Barnett Sure
Department of Agricultural Chemistry
University of Arkansas
Wage dispute between GM and CIO union appears near deal
An official says GM and the CIO United Auto Workers have reached a settlement on the wage portion of the protracted strike with non economic issues still pending. A night session in the GM building followed earlier talks as the largest U S labor dispute unfolds with a possible 18 to 9 cent wage proposal discussed.
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Associated Press
General Motors Ee
CIO United Automoile
CIO
UAW
James F. Dewey
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Valentine Sees Humble Japanese Police In Tokyo
former Gotham police chief Lewis J. Valentine toured Tokyo police, praising efforts to modernize and democratize the force. He criticized uniforms as outmoded and urged better telephones and teletype to aid reporters and public safety, saying police should be public friends not enemies.
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Tokyo
Lewis J. Valentine
Gotham Police
Japan
New York
Toonerville
Valentine
MacArthur
Nan
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