Bodies Of 16 Are Brought To Surface
In Centralia Illinois the bodies of 16 more miners were recovered from the No 5 mine bringing the toll to 33 dead with 78 still trapped. Rescue leaders warned the count could rise to 111 while efforts continued through heavy snow and gas precautions.
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Centralia, Ill
Centralia Coal Company
William J. Rowekamp
Centralia
AFL
United Mine Workers
Mather
W. P. Young
Farlier
Rowkamp
Driscoll
Scanlan
Illinois
Washington
U. S. Senate
Brooks
Ill
Government In Role Of Peacemaker In Telephone Crisis
The government seeks a peaceful resolution as a nationwide NFTW strike date of April 1 looms. NFTW demands include a $12 weekly pay rise and nationwide bargaining, while AT T favors local contracts. Labor officials met with AT T amid hopes for a last minute settlement without wartime seizure powers.
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Washington
Ai Ween Federation of Telepho Workers
NFTW
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone System
John &. Gibson
AT. T
New York
Joseph A. Beriie
Gibson
Weather summary for Charlotte and regional readings
Weather report notes increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures overnight across western and northern areas. Forecast includes chance of rain with a period ending around 8:50 pm and temperatures showing modest gains, with Charlotte near mid forties to upper fifties.
Tax cut bill sails through House amid GOP push
The House approved a Republican backed measure to slash income taxes by retroactive to January 11, targeting 7 million low income Americans with a 30 percent cut and about 46 million taxpayers with a 20 percent reduction. The bill now heads to the Senate for revision.
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Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Congress
Truman
Prev. Engel
R-Mich
House Today
Hitler Deputy Being Hunted
Berlin reports an intensified hunt for Martin Bormann the condemned Hitler deputy missing since the war end. The U S state department has distributed his photographs to embassies and missions worldwide amid unconfirmed sightings and rumors of his survival.
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Berlin
U. S. State Department
Martin Borman
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Biswig
State Department
Europe
South American
Bormann
International Military Tribunal
Nuernberg
Speakership Race In Limelight At North Carolina House
Raleigh March 27 The race for speaker drew attention in the house with Rep Kerr Craige Ramsey of Rowan signaling a 1949 candidacy while offering no firm statement. Rep George Uzzell a Rowan colleague has twice faced defeat, and others including Moseley Shuford and Vogler remain potential candidates with Vogler eyed for state treasurer if Johnson runs for governor.
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Raleigh
House
Kerr Craige Ramsey
Rowan
Finance Committee
Ramsey
George Uzzell
Uzzell
Alon
Moseley
Guilford
Shuford
Buncombe
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Capitol Hill
Charles M. Johnson
Johnson
Vogbler
Austrian Pact Outlook Improves at Moscow Meeting
Austrian Premier Dr Karl Gruber after a 40 minute talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said he is encouraged by the prospects of a Moscow peace treaty. He stressed Austria wants a fair agreement and warned failure would harm Austria and worse for world peace, showing four great powers can still disagree.
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Moscow
Karl Gruber
V. M. Molotov
Austria
Council
Gruber
Jury Locked In Forsyth County Courthouse Door
Twelve jurors in Forsyth county court faced a stuck door in the jury room after reaching a civil case verdict. They received tools through a transom and removed the door to exit the room.
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Winston-Salem
Superior Court
Forsyth County
George Wants Check Rein On Truman
Senator George calls for a commission led selection for Greece and Turkey aid officials to curb executive control. He plans to press the demand during closed senate foreign relations committee work on a measure for financial and limited military help to counter communism. The issue follows warnings from LaGuardia about Balkan entanglement and comes as committees hear witnesses and await action by March 31.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Greece
Turkey
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Georgia
Ald
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
UNRRA
United States
Balkans
Hy Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
War Patterson
Navy Forrestal
Britain
Michigan Man Opposes GOP Tax Slash
Rep Rev Engel of Michigan spoke against a GOP tax cut plan claiming it favors big profits with little relief for low incomes. He warned the measure could push Republicans to a minority party in next year’s election while Democrats argue it primarily aids the wealthy and debt payoff. The House prepared for a late vote as party lines hardened.
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Engel
Conn
House
Halleck
Indiana
Michigan
Rayburn
Texas
Truman
Congress
Senate
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Treasury
Churches Are Classrooms In Polkton Fire Aftermath
Preparations were made to hold classes in churches and other buildings to replace Polkton high school’s 15 classrooms after a fire in the decement furnace room damaged the main building seven miles west of Wadesboro. Estimated damage was 75 000 dollars with 27 500 dollars insured. Superintendent J O Bowman said the older building remained structurally sound.
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Wadfsboro
Polkton High School
Here
J. O Bowman
Anson County
Los
New Snowstorm Heads Eastward
A new snowstorm moved rapidly eastward from eastern Oklahoma toward the Atlantic coast as forecasters predicted center formation by Friday morning. Snow covered areas from eastern Kansas to central Kentucky with six inches in St. Louis by 6 a.m. and four inch reports in southern Illinois. The system followed a week of severe weather causing damage and deaths, with temperatures largely below freezing in the north central region.
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Oklahoma
Hatteras
Atlantic Coast
Weather Bureau
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Kansas
Nebraska
Kentucky
Tennessee
St. Louis
Quebec
North Central
Gladwin
Pellston
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
New York City
New York Tile Makers Forecast Record Output in 1947
New York tile producers expect 95 million feet of floor and wall tile to be produced in 1947, a record high for the industry. The anticipated surge reflects strong demand across construction and renovation markets.
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New York
INS
Big Palomar Telescope Mirror Nears Completion
After seven years of grinding and polishing the 200-inch mirror for Mt Palomar, Caltech expects the world's largest telescope to be completed by August and in operation by October. The 36 million reflector has been polished to within two millionths of an inch of perfection.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mt. Palomar
California Institute of Technology
Temperatures to Rise Across North Carolina
Temperatures are expected to rise today as rain blankets the state and light snow falls in the western mountains. Frost risk wanes tonight with clouds and rain, keeping temperatures above freezing in most areas. Observed lows reached 6 at Mt. Mitchell and 26 in Asheville, with Charlotte 28, Greensboro 23, Raleigh 25 and Wilmington 31, marking March as several degrees below normal.
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Carolina
Asheville
Mt. Mitchell
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Paraguay Rebel Leader Arrives in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil ordered the internment of Maj. Cesar Albino Guirre a Paraguayan rebel leader who arrived yesterday as the first envoy of the revolution. He lacked a passport.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Cesar Albinouirre
Spring thaw in Moscow masks stalled foreign ministers council
Moscow reports a spring thaw yet progress stalls in the foreign ministers council. Wary delegates mind luggage as a spring fever of homeward thoughts spreads. Marshall remains unseen by Stalin after 18 days, fueling Kremlin displeasure with U S aid to Greece and Turkey. De Gaulle plans Normandy trip as March 30 signals possible return to politics.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Coun
George €. Marshall
Stalin
Kremlin
Truman
U.S
Greece
Turkey
DE Gaulle
Paris
Normandy
Conference Dims as Moscow Ministers Balk on Austrian Pact
Moscow dispatches report a faltering conference as Molotov shifts stance amid Western pressure. Four foreign ministers stall over major and minor issues delaying a Austria pact and the European treaty timetable. The official U S delegation rejects rumors of an April departure if progress stalls.
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Moscow
Austria
Diplomats clash over German Austrian asset rulings
The council failed to reach a pact on German and Austrian treaties after hours of talks. Soviet Molotov contends assets defined by the allied control council may be seized by Russia in Austria, while the United States seeks a special definition to prevent Austrian industrial stripping. Britain joins the dispute as power interests and reparations shape the debate.
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Moscow
Mar
Molotov
Austria
George C. Marshall
Ms Four
Ich
Thia
M. Molotov
Marshall
Allied Control Council
Gersman
Senate to probe mine disaster and licensing flaws
The Senate moved to appoint a subcommittee to investigate the Cen tralia mine disaster and whether any federal official had licensed the mine. Republicans faulted the Interior Department led by Secretary Krug for safety code violations in soft coal mines. The inquiry, backed by $5,000 for cases, followed partisan clashes with Democrats accusing the GOP of exploiting the explosion.
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Washington
Butler
Senate
Centralia
Til
Interior
J. A. Krug
Interior Department
GOP
Conyay Comeneane Mine
Keet
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