Churchill warns of India civil war after British exit
British Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons warned that Moslems and Hindus in India may clash violently if Britain withdraws troop support by June 1948. He blamed the political stakes on the Socialist government and said India must shoulder responsibility, with Cripps arguing continued British control would only delay independence.
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Winston Churchill
India
England
Churchill
House of Commons
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Stafford Cripps
Commons
Attlee
Punjab
Indian
Europe
Russia
John Bull
British India
John
British Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Actor Leslie Howard Will Closed in California Estate
Court approves final accounting of the California portion of Leslie Howard estate earned from a 1943 plane shoot down. Most of the 700000 dollar estate goes to widow Ruth B. Howard of England with quarter shares to children Ronald Howard and Leslie Ruth Dale Harris. Beverly Hills home left to secretary Violette Cunnington but reverts after her London raid death.
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Los Angeles
Mar
California
Leslie Howard
England
Portugal
Howard
London
Ruth B. Howard
Dorking
Ronald Howard
Leslie Ruth Dale-Harris
George Breslin
Winston Churchill
Beverly Hills
Calif
Violette Cunnington
DeGaetanos to Attend National Cleaners Convention
DeGaetano and Robert De Gaetano of Ross and DeGaetano Master Cleaners of Indiana will attend the National Association of Cleaners and Dyers convention in Chicago next week. They plan to leave tonight and return Thursday night and expect to inspect new types of dry cleaning and dyeing equipment on display.
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AL DeGaetano
Robert DeGaetano
Ross & DeGaetano Master Cleaners
Indiana
National Association of Cleaners and Dyers
Chicago
DeGaetanos
Coal Mine Returned to Owner in West Virginia
United States Coal Mines Administration must restore control of a northern West Virginia soft coal mine to Ralph A. Fox of Morgantown after a federal judge ruled Fox was deprived of his property without due process for being dismissed over a five cent per ton royalty to the UMW welfare fund. The judge noted CMA agents could avoid suit by staying outside the district. Fox set his own resumption date. three Carter Coal Company mines remain under Navy control.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Mar
United States Coal Mines Administration
West Virginia
Ralph A. Fox
Morgantown
William E. Baker
Kiug
Fox
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
John L. Lewis
Krug
UMW
Coal Mines Administration
District of Columbia
CMA
Fox Tight
Carter Coal Company
Dutch Unload US Liberty Ship Cargo in Java Clash
Dutch workmen in Tanjong Priok slowly unload confiscated cargo from the US Liberty ship Martin Behrman under armed Dutch guards. Crew refused to operate cranes as bales of rubber and quinine bark were removed, with shore cranes used. Authorities dispute ownership between Isbrandtsen Lines and the Indonesian Import-Export Corp, while British plantations and a Chinese merchant also claim rubber and quinine bark.
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Tandjonpriok
Java
Mar
U. S
Martin Behrman
Behrman
Alberth
Netherlands East Indies
Cheribou
James W. Rayan
Isbrandtsen Lines
Gerciiots
Corp
Indonesian Import-Export Corp
Batavia
Woman blown into backyard by gas blast in Kansas City
A blast shattered a quiet Kansas City neighborhood as 48 year old Ruth Toner was hurled from her basement to the yard. Three children escaped unhurt. She suffered severe burns. Fire Chief Judkins said gas from a main in the front yard caused the explosion, with about $2,000 in house damage.
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Kansas City
Mar
Ruth Toner
Marriage Flops Return Presents in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 8, Mrs Elizabeth Hawkins Hawkins won an annulment from Thomas A Hawkins 35 year old engineer. The couple wed April 28 1946 and separated the same day. She demanded the annulment and asked for the return of all wedding gifts. Hawkins testified he kissed her only once after the ceremony.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Hoffman Hawking
Thomas A. Hawkins
Hawkins
Hawking
Attlee Wins India Round In Commons
In London the Labor government defeats Churchill on India's exit plan but faces a censure bid. The Commons backed June 1948 as the quit date amid Churchill's threat of a motion. In Washington Nixon pushes contempt actions against Josephson as the Unamerican Activities subcommittee proceeds with passport case questions.
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London
Brittan
Winston Churchill
India
Churchill
Attlee
Laborites
Washington
Nixon
Its/es
Leon Bor
Josephson
Trenton
Ounrar
Awryner Josephson
New York
Gerhard Eisler
America
House
Bisler
Eisler
Samuel Liptzen
Liptzen
Rep. Rankin
D-Miss
Congress
Spirit Medium Hoax Uncovered In Galiardi Shrine Case
Police investigate a spirit medium hoax centered on a Galiardi shrine where a woman funded the scam with about 400 dollars in money and clothing between January 10 and March 2. The medium claimed trance merges with a Virgin Mary image and spoke as the deceased son of another woman, revealing personal dreams and life details. Another victim is believed involved. her son is due back March 15.
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Vinto
Marty
Mrs. X
Virgin Mary
Mrs. K
Britain cannot be a first order military power again
Dublin dispatch reports Captain Hugh J. Delargy, Labour MP from Manchester, saying Britain is bled white by war and can never regain top military status. He notes Churchill’s remark about liquidation of the empire and argues disintegration is imminent despite any number of Churchills.
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Dublin
Mar
Hugh , J. Delargy
Manchester
Eire
Britain
London
Eamon de Valera
Luishy Press
Delargy
Winston Churchill
Dolly Sisters Film Shown At Court Suit
Los Angeles reports a federal jury viewed dialogue from The Dolly Sisters and saw a private screening as the $100,000 suit by songwriter Jear Schwartz against 20th Century Fox, producer George Jessel, and Roszika Dolly Netcher proceeds over credit in the Rosie and Jenny Dolly story. The London dispatch notes Jessel testifying the film did not accurately portray the sisters lives and mentioned a separate coal shortage context across Europe.
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Los Angeles
Dolly Sisters
Campbell E. Beaumont
Jear Schwartz
20th-Century-Fox Studios
George Jessel
Roszika Dolly Netcher
Rosie
Jenny Dolly
London
Jessel
Europe
British Isles
Harry Fox
Schwartz
Fox
England
Superior Court
New York Winter Garden
Prince of
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Duke of Windsor
Law
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Britain
British Board of Trade Jast
Harold F. Collins
Transenough
Hastings
Seine
Pas de Calais
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Somme
Switzerland
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Germany
Brussels
Liege
Miner Killed In Harwick Mine Crash
Charles J. Conegny of Harwick, aged 53, was killed yesterday in a two mine car collision at the Harwick mine of Duquesne Light Company during a man trip into the mine. Other miners were aboard when the coal laden trip struck their vehicle.
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Pittsburgh
Charles J. Conegny
Harwick
Duquesne Light Company
Conegny
Judge Throws Out Carradine Suit
Superior Judge Caryl M. Sheldon dismissed a $50,000 false imprisonment suit by film and Shakespearean actor John Carradine against his ex-wife Ardanelle Carradine. The case failed because Carradine did not post the required surety bond for out of state residents. He alleged she caused his arrest on June 29, 1945, causing a missed New York engagement. she claimed he was trying to leave the state without funds.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Caryl M. Sheldon
John Carradine
Ardanelle M. Carradine
New York
Kee Bird Fliers Return To Bases
Great Falls Mont March 8 1 1 1 recovering from injuries suffered when their plane crashed in Greenland February 21 eleven crewmen of the army B 29 bomber Kee Bird are scheduled to take off from here today for their home base of Fairbanks Alaska After rescue three days after the crash the men were brought to the United States for treatment for frozen fingers and toes They will leave for Alaska from the Great Falls Army Air Base
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Great Falls
Mont
Greenland
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Great Falls Army Air
Plan Vote Monday On Lilienthal Plan Vote Monday On Lilienthal
The Senate Atomic Energy Committee will vote Monday morning to recommend confirmation of David E. Lilienthal and other Atomic Energy Committee nominees. The panel has debated the nominations for nearly six weeks and faced a postponed vote due to unaddressed questions sought by some members.
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Washington, Mar
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Committee
Irgun Posters Defy British Rule In Tel Aviv Display
In Tel Aviv during martial law, masked men hung large banners across power lines on Allenby Road declaring defiance of British rule. The posters bore the Irgun emblem and messages in Hebrew and English urging continued fight for liberty as soldiers later removed them and extended martial law to three suburbs. Maj Gen Gale discussed easing restrictions with Palestinian officials, signaling possible material resupply for industry and up to 10,000 job losses caused by import bans.
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Jerusalem
Lewish
Irgum Zvai Leumi
Tel Aviv
Allenby Road
Irgun
Palestine
R. N. Gale
Joba
Fragmented OCR coinages obscure key facts in a cryptic note
An unreadable OCR fragment contains scattered numbers and letters without clear events or identities. It mentions resignations and references to a mandate and the United Nations in a garbled context, but no coherent names, places, dates, or outcomes are discernible.
War policy anger over pregnant wives sent home
Baltimore Catholic spokesman condemns U S army orders to return pregnant wives of occupation troops saying the move tramples the natural right to marry and bear children. He cites regualtions describing unauthorised pregnancies and warns of “rationing babies” echoes from former Nazi Germany. War Department defends action cites housing shortages forcing dependent wives home during the pregnancy.
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Baltimore
Mar
U. S
Catholic Review
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Bureau of Family Life
Germany
Nazi Germany
Washington
War Department
War on Cats Letter to the Editor
A reader argues that squirrels and dogs in the borough cause more nuisance than cats. The writer notes noisy dogs despite licenses, squirrels raiding fruit and corn, and questions the dog catcher’s effectiveness while urging attention to urban wildlife issues. Respectfully, A. G. Heath.
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Rata
Elephant Siam Dies at Berlin Zoo of Heart Failure
Siam the 27 year old elephant at Berlin's Zoological Garden died yesterday from heart failure. He survived war and tigers, but visitors recall his greeting while veterinarians say he had been ill for some time.
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Berlin
Mar
Siam
Zoological Garden
Agilnass
Ionelinese
Palestine UN Move to Britain Shapes Holy Land Talks
The United States EU UN delegation insists on a concrete proposal before any UN action on Palestine. Britain is expected to file the case with Secretary General Lie and may seek General Assembly consideration for a commission of inquiry, while Arab states oppose such a panel.
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Lake Success
Palestine
United Nations
United States
U. N
Holy Land
Britain
Trygve Lie
General Assembly
Commission
Lie
U. S
Faris el Khoury
Security Council
Cheyney State Boss to Speak at Presbyterian Service
Dr Leslie Pinckney Will president of Cheyney State Teachers College Cheyney Pa will be the speaker at the morning service in the Presbyterian Church The Young Women's Missionary Society will present its annual Thank Offering at this service
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Leslie Pinckney Will
Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney
Presbyterian Church
Hill
The
Young Women's Missionary Society
Infant Terrance Lopacinski Dies in Indiana Hospital
Arthur Terrance Lopacinski Ski, nine days old, dies in Indiana Hospital at 1:00 PM. Born February 26 to Edward and Mary Lopacinski, he leaves parents and a brother John. Friends may visit Leydic Funeral Home until 3:00 PM for services by Rev. Rey Burchell. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Arthur Terrance Lopacinski
Indiana Hospital
Edward
Mary Mack Lopacinski
John
Leydic
Rev
Rey .Burchell
Greenwood Cemetery
Solon Would Cut Interest on Tax Refund
Rep Gore proposes cutting the interest rate on income tax refunds from 6 percent to 3 percent to save about 33 million dollars in the 1948 budget. He notes refunds totaling over 66 million last year and targets corporations that overpay taxes, while the six percent statutory rate remains in law.
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Washington
March
Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Treasury and Post Office
Truman
Tennessean
Treasury Post Office
House
Army
Navy
Veterans Administration
Treasury
Engaged Couple Killed By Train In Trenton Area
A young engaged couple to marry April 6 were killed when the Spirit of St. Louis streamliner struck their light delivery truck at a grade crossing near Hamilton Township, Trenton. Police identified the dead as Walter H. Coleman Jr., 21, and Helen Parent, 19.
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Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spirit of St. Louis
Hamilton Township
Philip Booze
Walter H. ‘Coleman, Jr
Helen ‘Parent
Truman to seek Congress aid for Greece crisis
President Truman plans a White House meeting with 15 congressional leaders to decide on requesting authority and funds to share Britain’s Greece burden. Discussions will cover eastern Mediterranean questions including Turkey as Moscow watches. A separate note mentions a top ski run at Surveyor Park near Pinedale, Wyo.
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Great Britain
United States
Truman
Congress
Britain
Greece
Europe
White House
Moscow
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