Grain Market Shows Gains On Export Buy signals
Chicago reports show grain prices rising as talk spreads that the government may start exporting flour next week. Wheat led the advance with sharp intraday gains, while corn and oats followed higher. CCC purchased 1,620,867 bushels of wheat at Kansas City and held 130,716 at Chicago as prices climbed. The Argentine corn harvest is expected to be larger than last year.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Gome
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kansas City
CCC
Agriculture Department
Raleigh and New Bern Common Carrier Schedules
Daily serve to Raleigh at 1 2 hours or New Bern at 4 hours. Winston-Salem 14 minutes, Bristol 1 12 hours, Lexington 2 34 hours, Louisville 3 14 hours. Fares subject to Federal Transport Passengers Air Mail Air Express. Phone 9554 Greensboro High Point Airport.
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Raleigh
New Bern
Bristol
Lexington
Louisville
Greensboro High Point Airport
Wheat Exports Rise as Argentine Shipments Remain High
Last year’s 229 million bushels were shipped with Argentina continuing fairly high this week. Exports since Jan 1 total 28.626 million bushels, up from 12.133 million a year ago. Corn shipments were 2 thousand bushels, a rarity amid dull eastern demand. Thirteen thousand bushels were booked to arrive from the country.
Deportation Roadblock Halts 3,616 Cases Over Destination
The State Department says 3,616 deportations are stalled for lack of a country to accept them with 81 labeled Communist. Hans Eisler, Hollywood musician, delayed departure after being ordered deported and later allowed voluntary exit. Many cases hinge on visa negotiations and claimed citizenship status under Soviet law.
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United States
Hans Eisler
Eisler
Hollywood
Justice Department
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Department
Ion
U.S.S.R
O Connor Warns of Russian Bombers Threat to U S
A PROM PAGE 1-A quotation warns of Russian bombers targeting the United States and the possible use of guided missiles atomic bombs and even bacteriological warfare. The speaker declares the time for action has arrived and urges readiness amid a stark warning.
Hard Weather In Midwest Areas Today
Midwest storms bring cooler temperatures and a snow band from northeastern Iowa to central lower Michigan. Madison Wisconsin reports seven inches with snow flurries in northern New England and northern New York forecast to morning showers in southern New England.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Lower Michigan
Madison
Wis
New York City
Middle Atlantic
New England
Far West
Northwest Pacific
Bandits Kill One Wound Officer in San Diego Finance Office
Two bandits robbed a downtown San Diego finance company, killing Arthur W. Smith of Chula Vista and wounding off duty Officer Harley Oak in the hip. About $5,400 was taken with $1,200 recovered at a bus depot locker room. A .38 revolver was found at the depot.
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San Diego
Calif
Arthur W. Smith
Chula Vista
Harley Oak
Smith
Orcs
Minister's Son Robs Office To Pay Off A Loan
Clayton Wurtz, son of Reverend S R Wurtz, was sentenced to one to 15 years for robbing a loan office twice to pay off debts. Circuit Judge H Russell Holland granted clemency to allow release after the minimum term. Wurtz, 28, a former milkman and father of five, cited a conscience debt of 1600 dollars.
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Pontiac
Mich
H. Russel Holland
Clayton Wurtz
S. R. Wurtz
Snover
Wurtz
Senators Back Provisional Jewish Government for Palestine
Three U S senators Chavez Magnuson and Capper urged immediate creation of a provisional Jewish government in the Holy Land backed by a small Palestinian army funded by the United States. They also asked the U N delegation to press border nations to desist from aggression against Palestine or face consequences. They made public a letter to Secretary of State Marshall.
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Washington
United States
Holy Land
U. S
United Nations
Palestine
Chavez
Magnuson
D-Wash
Capper
Bkan
Secretary of State
Marshall
Treason Trial Faces Erstwhile Newsman
Robert Henry Best, a 51 year old former newsman born in Sumter South Carolina, goes on trial in Boston for treason. He conducts his own defense in a tent and is the second man tried in the city within a year on charges of betraying his country.
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Boston
Robert Henry Best
Sumter
S. C
Naval Academy Men Win National Debate Honors
At Fredericksburg Virginia the United States Naval Academy team of Howard Estes and Rodney Eyster won top honors in the debate division of the Grand National Forensic tournament. They competed against 51 teams from 63 colleges nationwide as the four annual event concluded.
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Fredericksburg
Howard Estes
Rodney Eyster
United States Naval Academy
Estes
Eyster
Margaret Findlay
Alabama College
Elliott Shiefeld
University of Florida
Man Reaches Father He Hadn't Seen in 30 Years
James Daniel White, a West Virginia University student, learned that the man ahead in line at the Fayette County clerk's office was his father William P. White. White, adopted about thirty years ago, had not seen his father until this coincidental encounter while obtaining birth certificates.
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Fayetteville
W. Va
James Daniel White
West Virginia University
William P. White
White
Mayor Locked in after jail inspection in Coal Grove
In Coal Grove Ohio on March 27 mayor Archie Malone entered the deserted jail to inspect it. A passing sailor James Fullerton found the mayor behind bars and, after seeing the open door, locked it and departed.
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Coal Grove
Lawrence County
Archie Malone
Malone
James Fullerton
Ancient Tablet Found Near Baghdad Reveals Early Code
Yale and the American Schools of Oriental Research announce the discovery of a nearly 4000 year old Babylonian tablet in Baghdad. The code of Bilalama predates Hammurabi and includes a price control section for grain oil and copper with penalties akin to eye for an eye.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
American Schools of Oriental Research
B.C
Yale
Albrecht E. R. Goetze
Baghdad
Iraq
Bilalama
Eshnunna
Tigris
Hammurabi
Babylon
Ted Williams Leads AL Homers Across Three Seasons
Boston star Ted Williams led the American League in home runs for the 1941 1942 and 1943 seasons, showcasing his power with consistent top marks.
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Ted Williams
Boston
Europe recovery plan faces cuts and possible arms aid
Officials describe a trimmed 5.3 billion plan relying on European civilian output, with risk if arms production reduces. An alternative is to ship American arms to friendly European nations, kept separate from economic aid and run by the armed forces.
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Europe
Bowling Establishments and Alleys Across the United States
An estimated 10 700 bowling establishments operate in the United States with about 76 000 alley beds. The figures reflect the scale of the bowling industry and its facilities nationwide.
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U. S
United States proposes treaty to abolish censorship at UN
The United States introduced a 16 article draft at the U N conference on freedom of information proposing an international treaty that would end censorship. It would require signing nations to grant equal access to each others’ newspaper correspondents and ban censorship except to maintain national military security.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United States
U. N
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