British Troops Rush Back to Halt Deteriorating Palestine Crisis
In Jerusalem May 3, British forces moved 1000 reinforcements into Palestine as a 48 hour truce held in Katamon amid rising tensions. Both sides readied wider ceasefire talks while reports said 25000 British troops remained in place and Arab, Syrian, and Lebanese forces planned to intervene before May 15. The Haganah reported successful repulses of five Arab attacks in the north, with clashes including Ramat Naftali and Lahavot Habashan.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Katamon
Highland Light Infantry
Haganah
Tel Aviv
Ramat Naftali
Lahavot Habashan
Kefar Szold
Dan
Dafne
Trans-Jordan
Cairo
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Jaffa
Labor clashes loom in rail and auto sectors next week
Labor tensions rise as rail workers plan a May 11 strike and Chrysler and Nash-Kelvinator plants face a May 12 stoppage. CIO unions claim gains at meat packers while back-to-work efforts spread. Mediation talks in Chicago resume as officials seek a settlement after fruitless sessions.
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Associated Press
CIO Meat Handlers Union
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Chicago
Frank Douglass
CIO United Packinghouse
CIO
Chrysler
United Auto Workers Union
Uaw-Cio
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Weather notes from Carolina May 4 1948 and city temps
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered light showers possible. May 4 official readings show high temperatures around the upper 80s to mid 90s in several cities including Raleigh 66 11 feed, New Orleans 89 74, Charlotte 86 67, Columbia 93 66, Jacksonville 84 88, Little Rock 85 64, Memphis 89 74. Rainfall amounts modest in many stations with fluctuations across the region.
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Charlotte
Official
Weather Bureau
Moston
Charleston
Chiesso
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Fransvile
Galveston
Td High Point
Jarcksomsine
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Meimiplils
STOD
Jerusalem May Be Put Under The Red Cross
Informed sources report negotiations to place parts of Jerusalem under Red Cross protection. The plan would shelter women and children from both sides in isolated sections and feed them, with a neutral official to run a jointly divided municipal council.
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Lake Success
Jerusalem
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Holy City
Taft And Stassen Wind Up Drives
Taft and Stassen end their Ohio delegate battle amid signs it could influence early GOP balloting in Philadelphia. They urge last-minute appeals to Ohio voters as 700,000 Republicans cast ballots in tomorrow’s primary. Illinois Taft supporters claim a majority of 56 votes and some predict 51 on first ballot. Green named as convention keynoter.
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Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Philadelphia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Taft
Qhican
Dwight Green
Green
Stassen
Girl's Suitor Held After 2 Deaths By Explosion
Conway, May 8. Sheriff Ernest Sasser said he held the dead girl's suitor Maxie Elliott about 22 while two Negroes were released. Gov Thurmond offered 500 dollar reward for information aiding conviction. Miss Lu Mae Willoughby 16 and her father C. T. Willoughby 57 buried Saturday. Mrs. Willoughby 55 injured and recovering. FBI lab report awaited on earth from a ten foot crater at the home site.
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Conway
8. C
Ernest Sasser
Horry County
Maxie Elliott
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Cers
Sasser
Roy Williams
State Constabulary
Elliott
Lu Mae Willoughby
C. T. Willoughby
Parcel bomb kills Roy Farran’s brother in England
In Wolverhampton England on May 3 a parcel bomb addressed to Capt Roy Farran exploded at the Farran residence, killing his brother Rex Farran age 26. The device, hidden inside a copy of Shakespeare, shattered windows as Rex Farran was home alone.
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Wolverhampton
England
Roy Farran
Palestine
Rex Farran
Farran
Truman Says 1948 May Decide World Future
President Truman warned that 1948 could determine the world’s future and liberty for all. He spoke in a greeting to the AFL Upholsterers International convention about defending freedom and American values. AFL President Green warned of a “startling political overturn” in November if prices stay high and gains in wages lag.
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Washington
Truman
AFL
International Convention
United States
William Green
Harold E. Stassen
Green
Stassen
Nineteen Die as Winds Hit Seven States Tornadoes Rage Across Midwest
Tornadoes and violent winds swept seven states over the weekend. West Virginia led with six dead and 65 injured as tornadoes struck rural communities near Clarksburg. In Kentucky Alpha and Clinton County suffered damage and injuries as churches and homes burned or collapsed. Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas reported ten dead and 31 injured in Grand Lake and nearby areas. Illinois Indiana reported damage from high winds though fatalities were not listed. Rescue crews battled blocked highways and downed lines as gas leaks sparked fires in Mount Clare.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
Clarksburg
Milford
Lost Creek
Wolf Summit
Mount Clare
Quiet Dell
Alpha
Clinton County
Davis Chapel
Mary
Wiley Gregory
Albany
Monticello
Tennessee
U. S
Bernice
White Oak
Grove
Grand Lake
Erie
Kas
Lake of the Ozarks
Workers Report For Shift Amid Labor Tension at Reynolds
In Winston Salem the Local 22 United Tobacco Workers FTA CIO report for work at usual hour despite no labor contract with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco. The union, whose contract expired Friday, authorized action to enforce bargaining. A mass meeting with about 2,000 people urged a 24 4 cent wage increase as a down payment on the 1948 contract.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
United Tobacco Workers
Fta-Cio
United Economic
Woodland Avenue School
Soviet Followers Active In Korea
An AP tour of the Palestine border finds no invasion by Syria or Lebanon as claimed by Haganah. Arabs deny attack plans before May 15 and Britain’s troops in Haifa rush to calm a deteriorating situation. UN talks resume on emergency measures as refugees flee. troop counts cited by both sides remain disputed. Gen MacArthur urges Japan to keep its promise of constitutional freedoms.
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Haganah
Syria
Lebanon
Palestine
Great Britain
League of Nation
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Haifa
Newcastle
United Nations
Yarmuk
Fawzi Bey al Kaukji
MacArthur
John R. Hodge
U.S
Korea
Rain Forecast For Carolinas Warms Farmers Hope
Rain was predicted for the Carolinas with widely scattered thunder showers welcomed by farmers. Warm weather continues today with cooler conditions expected in North Carolina tomorrow. yesterday saw high temperatures from Raleigh 86 to Columbia 93 and winds lashing the region.
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Carolinas
North Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
Columbia
Greensboro
Charleston
Spartanburg
Wilmington
Ill Feeling At Pan American Conference Report
Bogota reports the ninth Pan American conference shows cooperation on many projects yet reveals economic rift between the United States and Latin American nations. Sessions extended over a month with further discussions on trade and policy.
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Bogota
Colombia
United States
Latin America
Inter
Howard Hughes Seeks Control of RKO Studios
Howard Hughes has optioned to purchase control of RKO Studios and reached a tentative deal with Floyd Odlum for 928000 shares. The 43 year old producer and aviation magnate has long argued independent producers cannot compete with majors and has pursued the studio stake as part of a broader film venture.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
RKO Studios
Hughes
Floyd Odlum
RKO
Odlum
Jean Harlow
Jane Russell
Draft bill heads to Congress after House vote
The House Armed Services Committee approved a two year draft bill by 28 to 2. Secretary Forrestal called the measure excellent and emphasized a need to augment armed forces. The bill sets manpower limits and registers ages 18 to 30 with two years of service for 19 to 25 year olds. Ministers and some conscientious objectors would be exempt or assigned to noncombatant service.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Defense Forrestal
Andrews
R-Ny
Forrestal
Army
Royall
Royal
Navy
Air Force
House
Armed Forces
Marine Corps
Regular Army
Secretary of Defense
Stromerh
Supreme Court rules against enforcing restrictive housing covenants
The Supreme Court, in a 6-0 decision led by Chief Justice Vinson, holds that racially restrictive real estate agreements cannot be enforced by state or federal courts. Justices Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy and Burton join. Jackson, Reed and Rutledge did not participate. The court says voluntary adherence avoids enforcement but does not declare the covenants invalid.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Vinson
Jackson
Reed
Rutledge
Black
Frankfurter
Douglas
Murphy
Burton
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