Italian vote hands anti Communist triumph reshapes government
Rome reports a decisive defeat for the Communist led Popular Front as Christian Democrats under Premier Alcide De Gasperi gain strength. Vice Premier Giuseppe Saragat and other leaders declare Communists will not join Italy’s next cabinet, signaling a rebirth of democracy in Western Europe. Official tallies show Christian Democrats ahead of the Popular Front by about two to one with anti Communist votes totaling around 4.08 million from the precincts counted.
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Italians Vote Surprises Pro-Fascists In Italy Election
Pro fascists express surprise as Christian Democrats win big in Italy’s election. MSI secretary general Giorgio Almirante says his party may not back the new government, while Premier De Gasperi’s aides report strong support for the Christian Democrats, noted as a pivotal choice in the election. Vatican observers await formal comment from Pope Pius XII.
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U S Presents Palestine Trustee Plan at United Nations
United States presents its trusteeship proposal for Palestine to the United Nations General Assembly political committee. The plan reportedly contains no American troop commitments and is framed as recommendations rather than formal proposals. Warren B. Austin obtained clearance to present and open debate, with emphasis on honoring the Saturday Security Council truce in the Holy Land.
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Green to Keynote GOP National Convention in Philadelphia
Governor Dwight H. Green of Illinois will deliver the keynote address at the GOP national convention this summer. A 32 member arrangements committee named Green temporary chairman, while Joseph W. Martin Jr of Massachusetts was nominated as permanent presiding officer pending convention approval. Walter Hallanan heads the arrangements committee during a two day meeting in Philadelphia.
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West Virginia
Trash Clean-Up Kicks Into Day Two Citywide Drive
Kingspar's spring cleaning campaign moves into day two with a fleet of trash trucks collecting waste across Borden Mill Village Bicot Street and necumbfeted areas. Wednesday extends to Highland Park Robyns Addition with debris clearance citywide until April 30. Co chair Stewart Crosley says drive is on plan after Bays View Wingtor Terrace pickups. school phase lauded as very successful.
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Joe Nidermaier
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Buckshot Blast Jet Propels Boy Into Calaboose
A Springfield resident phoned police reporting a shotgun air pistol incident last night near the station. Officer Hatey Shuman arrived as a crowd dispersed eight blocks away, a youth quickly fled the scene, exclaiming the shot caused him great pain.
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Selumian
Farm Land Boom At Break Point
The Agriculture Department reports farm land values on March 1 reached the peak level of March 1920 before a sharp collapse. High farm product prices and record incomes spur the boom, but forecast of future collapse is not offered. A 1920 decline followed reduced foreign food demand.
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Agriculture Department
Thio Department
Gloves Do Not Make Man Crazy Bequest Upheld
In Los Angeles Judge Allen W. Ashby upholds a $50,000 bequest from 81 year old physician Dr William Stewart Philp to his secretary and nurse Helen Watts. The widow Emma Sutton Philp and two children receive the estate minus the Watts share. The judge found no evidence that rituals surrounding amber gloves or alleged vibrations affected the physician’s mental clarity.
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Helen Watts
Eupertor
Allen W. Ashburn
Emma Sutton Philp
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Mock GOP convention spoof draws campus buzz at Wise campus
Washington and Lee student Ben Brown from Kingsport will nominate Reese on the first ballot at a mock Republican convention on campus. A South Carolina delegate may back the choice, aligning Reese with Dewey and Vandenberg. An elephant parade on campus fuels excitement as news spreads.
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Tennessee
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Costa Rican Truce Pact Ends Civil War Hopeful
Rebel leader Jose Figueres rushed couriers to halt bloodshed after ratifying a pact with Costa Rica's government. The agreement signed in San Jose by President Teodora Picado Michalski and a Figueres representative calls for Vice President Sintons Lean Herstera to lead until May 8, with a constituent assembly expected. Becomes a provisional government atop a future junta and election.
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Teodora Picado Michalski
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Feadera
Figueres
Mexico
Rene Picado Michalski
Sintns Lean Herstera
Labor
Miguel Beenes
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Britain to receive large share of European recovery funds
The House Appropriations Committee learned that Britain is slated for a $1,824,300,000 share of the $5.8 billion European Recovery Program. Other tentative allocations include France $1,130,800,000 and Italy $703,800,000. Detailed spending plans target grain, cotton, petroleum, and tobacco as priorities. Paul G Hoffman presented the figures in a closed session to guide funding for the program.
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Italy
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Germany
Europe
iHouse Appropriations Committee
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Fine levied against UMW by Justice in contempt case
Washington AP reports Judge T Alan Goldsborough fined United Mine Workers and its leader John L. Lewis a total of 1.42 million dollars for contempt of court over a stop work order. Civil and criminal contempt findings followed threats of prison, with potential daily civil penalties if mines stay idle, as miners considered strikes and appeals loomed.
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T. Alan Goldsborough
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Supreme Court
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Goldsborough
Welly SK. Hopkins
White Lewin
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H. Graham Morison
Morison
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Lee Lewis
Kage
Pittsburgh
Hael
Pennsylvania
Five Virginia mines still open despite reduced coal output
Norton VA reports only five of 39 Virginia Coal Operators Association mines active on Tuesday with production down about 90 percent after a 29 day walkout ended last week. Association president George H Esser said no cargoes spared.
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Virginia Casal Operators Association
George H. Esser
Virginia
Esser
John L. Lewis
Lee, Wise, Dickenson
Buchanan
Housing Measure Passage Forecast In Senate
Senator Taft predicted the Taft Ellender Wagner long range housing bill would pass by nightfall after resolving differences with Senator McCarthy. Backers seek to spur construction of 15 million homes by 1958, extending government insurance to fund home loans and authorizing up to 2 billion dollars more in insured loans.
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