Starvation Report From Russia Highlights Drought and Policy
A Paris source with Moscow ties reports famine in four Soviet regions amid drought and heavy rains. He cites a state-led collective farm regime as saving Russia from worse hunger, notes cattle slaughter and below prewar cattle herds, and mentions UNRRA shipments ending this winter intensifying shortages.
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Paris
Russia
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Lower Volga
Upper Volga
Moscow
A. A. Andreyev
Central Committee
Communist Party
Andreyev
UNRRA
Donets
Jews Reject Territorial Bargaining in Bergin Statement
Bergin declares in a page one write up that Jews will not accept carving up national territory. He argues they fight not for bargaining positions but for the restoration of their homeland and the liberation of their people from homelessness.
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Bergin
Soviet and American talks on reparations stall in stalled committee
Details from page one describe persistent disputes at a Soviet and American foreign ministers' meeting over German exports and Ruhr control as reparations terms remain unsettled. The committee aims to simplify listing of agreements while no final deal is reached. The report notes tensions between Vishinsky and General Clay and uncertainty about the report’s timing.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Seemeg
United States
Britain
Vishinsky
Amercan
Lucius D. Clay
Ruhr
Germany
Convici 4
Austria
New York Stocks Snapshot Amid Mixed Trading
Readable fragments show New York stocks section with numerical figures and percentage hints. No clear company names appear, suggesting a partial OCR of market data.
Moscow Conference Weighs Progress Amid Tense Diplomacy
DEWITT MacKENZIE notes the Moscow conference on peace treaties for Germany and Austria has made little concrete progress after two weeks. He highlights U.S. and British resolve, Molotov versus Marshall, and suspicions Russia aims to expand influence across Europe as Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Romania shift to communist regimes. The piece questions whether Moscow stalls to secure time for consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Gruber
Austian
Molotov
Europe
Russia
Adolf Hitler
English Channel
Germany
Moscow
Poland
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Food Conservation Program Put On By Negro Farmers
Negro county extension workers in 43 North Carolina counties led 1946 efforts in home food production livestock and crop work. 129 farmers bought purebred bulls 679 bought purebred or high grade cattle to boost dairy herds. Cavenned boars 151 families and 300 purebred females supported hog quality. 2,638 families obtained better poultry chicks and one county bought over 15,000 baby chicks. 15,835 farm women joined home demonstration clubs producing over 1.83 million quarts of fruit 2.06 million cans of vegetables and 315,017 quarts of meat and fish.
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College Station
Raleigh
Negro County
North Carolina
J. O. Schaub
State College Extension Service
R. E. Jones
Greensboro
Homework Regulation Measure Receives Unfavorable Report
Raleigh March 28. A hearing before the House manufacturers and labor committee on Rep J I Memory's bill to regulate industrial homework drew opposition from hosiery and mill interests. Proponents argued for worker protections while opponents cited privacy, wage, and competitive concerns. the measure received an unfavorable report.
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Raleigh
J. I. Memory
House Manufacturers and Labor Committee
Memory
Lynwood Smith
High Point
Adams-Millis Corporation
John Aiken
Hickory
Bailey Patrick
Tawba County
Harry Vanderlinden
Lot of Talk New York Telephones Rise in U S
There are now about 32 million telephones in the United States, nearly 50 percent more than in 1940. Since V J Day four and a half million phones have been added and more will be installed in the near term.
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New York
INS
United States
Ice Cream Airlift Reaches Anchorage From Portland Firm
Ed Nye of a Portland distributing firm chartered the first plane carrying 300 pounds of ice cream to Anchorage Alaska. More shipments are planned as summer approaches with additional routes and orders in the works.
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Alaska
Portland
Ore
Ed Nye
Anchorage
Death of campus dog sparks student protest at William Jewell
Brownie, a campus pet at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, died after a lab mix up. More than 400 students demonstrated, hung an effigy of biology head Dr Leland Gier, wore mourning bands, fired shotgun salutes, and sang Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone.
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Liberty
Brownie
William Jewell College
Leland Jacob Gier
Biology
Biological
Dr. Gier
Irregular New York Market With Highs For Some Stocks
Market moved in a narrow range with few standout gains. International Harvester and National Distillers reached new yearly highs while others like U S Steel and General Motors showed relative weakness amid broad trading. Cotton futures opened with mixed to lower prices as noon bids fluctuated around the prior close.
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New York
International Harvester
W National Distillers
Santa Fe
Great Northern Railway
Caterpillar Tractor
Goodyear
American Can
Allied Chemical
U. S&s, Steel
General Motors
Woolworth
American Telephone
Western Union
North American
Kennecott
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
N. Y. Central
Baltimore and Ohio, Texas Co
Standard Oil
Dow Chemical
Westinghouse, du Pont and
Johns-Manville
Australia Faces Large U.S. Trade Surplus in Seven Months
Sydney report shows Australian exports to the United States reaching about 93 thousand dollars for seven months ending January 31 while imports from the U.S. totaled 64.27 million dollars, leaving a surplus of roughly 28.91 million dollars, driven by wool demand.
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Sydney
United States
Commonwealth
Roland Wilson
Boy Finds Police Efficiency Off
Seven year old Bobby Joe Mc Cord was shaken by a second report of a stolen bicycle to the Springfield police. Officers took six hours to locate the bike, leaving him in tears after the prior Christmas day report. He left the station wide eyed after officers, who had not found the bicycle, turned it over to him.
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Springfield
Bobby
Joe McCord
Language of 700 words and 10 words in speech
A compact note explores how approx 700 word usage forms ordinary speech and that ten words can compose about a quarter of everyday English. It reflects on word frequency, speech economy, and the impact of common terms on comprehension and fluency.
Three Union Chiefs Captives Say Witness Details NCEA Bid
A witness testified that three union chiefs were captives amid the bid for the NCEA presidency, tied to disputes over the South Piedmont pay raise plan and influence in other offices. Tonight Jonathan Daniels of the Raleigh News and Observer will address North Carolina directions. Delegates heard Dr. Kenneth McFarland urge attracting balanced personnel into teaching, as superintendent of Topeka city schools.
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NCEA
South Piedmont
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
North Carolina
Kenneth McFarland
Dr. McFarland
Topeka
Kans
UN- Greece border plan eyed by Security Council
The United States urged a lasting Balkan border system with Greece Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Albania. A continuing commission of council members could monitor rules and settle disputes peacefully under the UN charter. In Washington Gov Kim Sigler labeled CIO UAW leaders as captives of the Communist Party and urged action against communism in unions and schools.
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United States
Security Council
Council
Austin
UN Balkan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Commission
Washington
Kim Sigler
Michigan
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Communist Party of the United States
House Committee On Un-American Activities
CIOUA
Detroit
Sigler
Communist Party
J. Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
Hollywood
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Eric Johnston
Motion Picture Association
Johnston
Thomas
Deena
Hollywood xxx
Explosion at Centralia Coal Mine Delays Rescue Efforts
Rescue squads in the No 5 mine of Centralia Coal company wear gas masks and carry oxygen tanks as they continue ventilating and widening side passageways. Officials estimate two to three days to finish tasks. Chief electrician Fred Hellmeyer says missing miners may be located in three separate spots.
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Centralia Coal Company
Fred Hellmeyer
Lawmakers debate alcohol referendum and judges pay hike
Rep Dan Tompkins sponsors a measure to allow wine and beer elections in counties with 15 percent petition or county commission support, excluding towns over 5 000 but permitting large towns to hold elections. A Hatch bill proposes raising superior court judges' salaries from 6500 to 7500 and adds 2500 expense allowance. Whitfield seeks to fix NC eastern boundary at one league from shore amid U S disputes over ocean rights.
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Dan Tompkins
Jackson
Bruce Elmore
Swain
J. J. Memory
Randolph
Ronald Hocatt
William T. Hatch
Wake
Aoe
North Carolina
J. W. Whitfield
Pender
Seaboard
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
U. S. Vs
California
U.S
Natural gas is harmless to plants unlike manufactured gas
The article notes that natural gas, in contrast to manufactured gas, does not harm potted plants or cut flowers, implying differences in chemical effects on greenery.
Decatur Drugist Pays Overtime Parking Fines in Bulk
In Decatur Illinois the police traffic division reports its top customer is a local druggist who routinely ignores overtime parking rules. He accumulates multiple tickets and then settles at one dollar per ticket in a single payment. His latest settlement covers several overtime parking fines.
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Decatur, Ill
Decatur
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