Stalin Voices Peace Support Across Moscow Citizens
In Moscow on March 23 Generalissimo Stalin expressed confidence in the united nations and said nations and their armies do not want war. Citizens from police to cooks, cashiers, and a red army captain praised his position, emphasizing Russia’s desire for peace and collective security. The Pravda front page highlighted Stalin’s answer as top news.
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Moscow
Stalin
United Nations Organization
Associated Press
Russia
Red Army
Lfe
United Nations
Comrade Stalin
Pravda
Kerr Keynotes Jackson Day Dinner In Raleigh
Governor Kerr of Oklahoma told about 500 North Carolina Democrats at a Jackson Day dinner that common people worldwide want peace and are willing to pay the price. He praised the United Nations idea, urged tolerance, and warned against nationalist pride as he emphasized United States Britain and Russia toward global peace.
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Raleigh
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
North Carolina
W. P. Orton
Pittsboro
W. B. Umstead
Umstead
R. G Cherry
Or Kerr
Lois Kilpatrick
Ayden
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Russia
San Francisco
United Nations
Watt asks Folger to seek renomination for fifth district
Raleigh March 23 Lawrence E Watt says he will withdraw from the fifth district race if incumbent Rep John F Folger seeks renomination and re election Watt notes Folger has widespread support and district desires his re election Folger filed candidacy but earlier said he would not run if opposition arose Besides Watt no other Democrats filed Danbury John Taylor and Winston Salem Thurman Chatham are listed as candidates Watt as executive secretary of the general statutes commission filed his candidacy
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Raleigh
Lawrence E. Watt
John 4. Folger
Watt
Folger
Olger
State Board of Elections
John Taylor
Danbury
Thurman Chatham
Winston-Salem
Congress
General Statutes Commission
Attlee Sees Britain on Road to Recovery Within Year
Prime Minister Attlee told Birmingham audiences that Britain would be on the way to recovery within a year, barring industrial difficulties at home and disturbances abroad. He appealed to employers for the right leadership to prevent strikes and lockouts.
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Birmingham
Eng
Attlee
Britain
Jewelers and Silversmiths Association
Committee Pushes 500000 Man Navy Size Plan
Washington March 23 The House Naval Committee pressed for a quick showdown in Congress on postwar fleet size amid a $2.1 billion budget cut. Adm Nimitz testified the Navy views 500000 sailors as the minimum for security, while President Truman sent a total naval request of $4.225 billion, far below the Navy’s ask. The panel began an inquiry, with continuation on page two.
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Norman Walker Washington
House Naval Committee
Congress
Chester W. Nimitz
Truman
Budget Bureau
House Committee
Scientists Glad Bomb Test Halted
Scientists applaud the halt to Navy atom bomb tests citing concerns over inadequate instrumentation and naval risk assessment. They note secrecy orders from President Truman and limited information sharing with the army after the New Mexico test, while warning against overstated destruction in any naval detonation.
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Navy
Army
New Mexico
Leslie Groves
Manhattan
Truman
W. H. P. Blandy
Navy Project
Slayings Fuel Chinese Fear of Russian Return to Mukden
In Mukden on March 23 reports say eight Russian civilians were killed after the Red army withdrew ten days earlier, with a ninth wounded and a tenth missing. The small Russian community of under 1,000 is shaken as attackers remain unidentified. Russian sources call the shootings signs of disorder and warn they could affect further withdrawals from Manchuria.
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Mukden
Red Army
Manchuria
Reds Fail To Hush Troop Activities In Austria
Atlantic City March 23 After UNRRA talks Russia blocked a proposal to discuss Soviet troop requisitions in Austria at the UNRRA council. The move followed charges from Poland and Britain over refugee care in postwar Europe. Only Yugoslavia Byelo-Russia and the Ukraine backed Russia, with debate to continue later.
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Austria
Sigrid Arne
Atlantic City
Russia
UNRRA
Europe
Poland
United Kingdom
Truman urges party unity at Jackson Day rallies
President Truman appealed for party unity and responsibility at Jackson Day dinners held in about 300 cities to fund the Democratic Party and kick off the campaign for the 1948 elections. He described the party as progressive and pledged cooperation to carry out the party platform while defending social reforms and human freedom.
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Truman
Washington
Mayflower Hotel
Robert E. Hannegan
Senate
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Commerce
Wallace
Progress
Geoing
Jefferson
Jackson
Capital In Bloom in Washington Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak
Washington reports the famous cherry trees around the Tidal Basin are in full bloom as park police brace for a Sunday turnout of about 250000. Botanists say only a very severe frost could threaten the blossoms, despite a predicted frost tonight.
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Washington
Washington Tidal Basin
National Capital Park
State Traffic Accident Toll Up 80 Percent
Eighty two people were killed and 433 injured on North Carolina streets and highways in February, an over 80 percent rise from February 1945. Ward cited most deaths outside incorporated areas and urged public cooperation and vigilance to reduce crashes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
T. Roddie Ward
Ward
Reuther Runs For CIO UAW Presidency Amid AFL Attacks
Walter P. Reuther announces his candidacy for the UAW-CIO presidency amid a snarl of intra-labor politics. CIO president R J Thomas accuses AFL leaders of conspiring to destroy the CIO from within while naming David Dubinsky and John L Lewis as targets in a ten point program for industry wide agreements and wage guarantees.
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Reuther
Cio-Uaw
AFL
Felix B. Wold
Atlantic City
N. J
R. J.thomas
Cio-United Auto Workers
CIO
Auto Union
Uaw-Cio
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Armen Workers Union
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Thomas
General Motors
Homer Martin
Dave Dubinsky
Martin
UAW
German V-2 Rocket May Attain 100 Miles Height in Test
White Sands commander Lt Col Harold R Turner announced plans to launch a V-2 rocket in April reaching about 100 miles for atmospheric data, exceeding the wartime 62 mile record. The 13 ton craft, 49 feet long and six feet in diameter, carries no explosive and will be fueled by alcohol and liquid oxygen.
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White Sands
N. M
Harold R. Turner
White Sands Proving Grounds
Tunner
Militay
Turner
Union Leader Sees Westinghouse Strike Persist
Edward Matthews of the CIO United Electrical Workers said the 68 day strike by 75,000 Westinghouse workers will continue until wages rise to an 18 percent pattern. The union rejected an 18 percent across the board proposal. the company offered an average 15.1 cent increase, which the union says equates to as little as 9.7 cents for some and nothing for 10,000 others.
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New York
Edward Matthews
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electrical Corp
Nationa
Matthews
Tulane Buys Catfish 3 500 Years Old
NEW ORLEANS March 23 Tulane University bought a 3 500 year old mummified catfish from Khalil of Egypt. The fish was linen wrapped and taken from a tomb to serve as food in the after world. Dr E S Hathaway of Tulane zoology x rayed the specimen to confirm species.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
An Khalil
Egypt
E. S. Hathaway
Tulane
Zoology Department
Weather Speeds Withdrawal Of Reds From Manchuria
Moscow officials report that warmer weather accelerates the Red Army withdrawal from Manchuria. The Red Star notes two prior Chinese requests for longer stay and difficult winter ground conditions delayed the move.
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Manchuria
Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Wartime Leaders To Retain Rank Venturer General Officers
President Truman signed legislation granting permanent rank as general of the army or fleet admiral to wartime leaders. Generals George C. Marshall Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower and Henry H. Arnold plus Fleet Admirals William D. Leahy Ernest J. King and Chester W. Nimitz will receive a $5,000 annual allowance in addition to retirement pay.
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Washington
Truman
George C. Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry H. Arnold
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Russians on trail of atomic secrets long before bomb
Montreal March 23 Soviet agents were on the trail of Canada's atomic energy secrets at least five months before the bomb was used, new government evidence in spy trials shows. Documents from the Soviet embassy in Ottawa detail March 28 1945 knowledge of Canada’s work, paid Canadian contacts, and requests for specific research information including a radar device for the Pacific and argonite propellant.
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Harry F. Montgomery
Montreal
Canada
F. Phillipe Brais
Ottawa
Russia
Pacific
Repatriation woes and displaced peoples after World War II
The World Today notes Europe east Asia and the western Pacific have many displaced persons left far from home. China holds the most D P s with 25 000 000 Chinese who fled westward and now want to return. Japan receives ships for repatriation and operates small craft under American supervision to bring troops and civilians home. Repatriation in Manchuria is large with estimates of 700 000 Japanese troops and 1 200 000 civilians. Soviet Russia may influence plans for these returns.
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East Asia
Western Pacific
China
D.P
Manchuria
Japan
Indochina
Dutch East Indies
Wedemeyer
Soviet Russia
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Glenn Bassett
Douglas Aircraft Company
Pasadena
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Douglas
BY Eddy Gilmore
By Howard W. Blakeslee
N. I. Feonov
Allied Control Commission
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Central Committee
Yugoslavia
Byelo-Russia
Ukraine
Walter P. Reuther
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James D. White
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