Inauguration Week Brims With Capitol Festivities
Washington prepares for the 41st inauguration of President Truman and Vice President Barkley. The Capitol area rises with stands for up to a million spectators, a White House parade of 40 000 participants, and the Avenue of Patriots decorated with tributes from 58 nations. Receptions, dances, and teas fill the social calendar as governors and dignitaries arrive for a week of events.
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Democrats Shuffle Un-American Activities Committee Members
Democratic leaders plan a party meeting to oust two States Rights Southerners from the committee and add four lawyers. Reps Rankin and Lat both opposed civil rights proposals, while Truman has scrapped parts of the panel. A purge interpretation contrasts with aims to reform and improve legal procedures.
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Five year old Marjoe Gortner urges parents to stay home
From Long Beach AP reports a child evangelist, Marjoe Gortner, tells parents to read the Bible and avoid excess travel. Across the country, a car theft at Tube Motor Co. in Monongahela nets a 1943 Lincoln Chili Coupe worth about 3000 dollars. In Baltimore Mae Wert ends the show and goes to bed after an abdominal obstruction. A trapeze artist in Shreveport falls 35 feet, suffers a broken wrist and facial cut, with doctors saying recovery depends on x rays.
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Foster Sickness Delays Communist Leaders Trial in New York
The conspiracy trial of twelve top Communist leaders opens under the largest New York courthouse guard in history. Over 400 police and federal agents will control demonstrations and pickets. Sealed medical reports on William Z Foster may delay the trial, which had been postponed last November due to his heart ailment.
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Bloodshed in South Africa as racial violence erupts widespread
Rioting flares from Durban to Johannesburg with gangs attacking Indians and Africans. Police fire on mobs, 2000 troops deployed, 100 plus killed in street fighting after a native boy’s injury. Zulu king appeals for calm, but waves of violence continue across Natal and nearby towns.
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Man Shot Killed In Knoxville Hotel
Knoxville, Tenn.—Louis Lowenthal, 35, an ALCOA plant employee, was shot and killed in the lobby of a downtown hotel early today. Edward Baljeh, hotel assistant manager, is in custody for investigation. Police say the shooting followed an argument between the two men.
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Dewey’s puzzling stance stirs GOP as retirement talk rises
Washington Republicans question New York Governor Thomas B. Dewey citing his plans to speak at Lincoln Day banquets in Washington and New York on February 12. The appearances seem to contrast retirement rumors and set him against Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner on February 24, troubling some who hoped for a fresh challenger.
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Benes Refused to Believe Stalin Lied Says Secretary
Dr Eduard Tabarsky, former secretary to Czechoslovakia’s late president, recalls Benes saying his greatest mistake was not believing Stalin would lie. He spoke en route to Texas, noting possible embarrassment over past Moscow conferences.
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Storm leaves hundreds stranded as planes crash world news
Widespread storm and a U. S. Air Force Superfortress crash in international reports leave six confirmed dead. Weather towers predict rain and cooler temperatures for Monday and Tuesday in the Rocky Mountain region and Southern California endures freezing conditions.
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Sullivan County Crime At All Time High Judge Says
Sullivan County crime reached a peak in 1948 Judge Shelburne Ferguson told grand jurors. He cited 600 to 700 criminal cases across the county three court salons and 32800 cases in session courts. Kingsport City Court logged 6272 offenses while Bristol posted over 3000.
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Sanity Observation Court Orders Williams Placed In Hospital
Judge F T Carter ordered J Weenley Williams, charged with murder, committed to Southwestern State Hospital Marion for mental observation. The court added April 11 1940 for the hospital superintendent to report on Williams mental condition. Dr A Mack G Wallace testified Williams had not seemed right mentally due to blood pressure concerns, though last examination was six months or more ago. Hobart Williams, son, said his father did not seem right to him.
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Payroll Tax Hike May Be Asked
The administration plans to ask Congress for almost 8 million dollars in payroll taxes next year to fund a broader social security program including government payment of doctor bills. The proposal adds a six percent social security tax with three percent paid by employees and up to four percent later for health insurance, disability benefits, and expanded old age and unemployment coverage.
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Volunte ers Comb Mountain In Hunt For Two Children
Grim-faced volunteers comb mountain hillside as search for Eston Carr nine, Robert seven, and John Helmick eight continues. A third child found yesterday died earlier. Helmick was found three miles from the area in a semi conscious state and gestured toward the mountain when asked where the Carr boys were.
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Peace Delegation Heads Toward Peiping Talks
A Chinese peace delegation prepared to leave the besieged Peiping for talks with the Communists, a move seen as possibly ending North China’s civil war. Shelling wounded delegation member Ho Sze Yuan’s family, his daughter killed and others injured. The Red capture of Tianjin, a major North China hub 70 miles southeast, underscores the pressure.
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Bloom Urges Chiang Expulsion to Defend China
Rep. Bloom, newly named chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says Chiang Kai-shek and his faction must be removed before China can be defended against communism. He aims to aid China but demands proof it helps the Chinese and not the Communists, as Congress faces initial hearings in the new session amid the cold war. The budget includes 4.5 billion dollars for the Economic Cooperation Administration for the next year, with Congress to renew the program's authority.
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Rape Allegation On West Coast Limited Trains Sparks Inquiry
The case of a reported assault aboard Southern Pacific West Coast Limited prompted a 1,000 mile, two state inquiry. Two sailors were questioned for seven and a half hours. the victim Mrs Don Holmes, 35, plans to withhold statements per her attorney.
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Governor Browning declares war on enemies of reform
Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning vows a bold, public confrontation with political forces he calls enemies of the people's will. He recalls past clashes with opposition leaders, likening current struggles to national wartime decisions and pledges decisive action to drive reform forward.
Bunche Opens Middle East Peace Offensive
A United Nations spokesman says Dr. Ralph Bunche has launched a broad peace offensive in the Middle East. Israel seeks armistice for region but excludes other Arab states from talks. Israeli Egyptian talks progress on troop fate in the Faluja pocket, Negev withdrawal, and reducing armed forces.
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Terriers confront mongrel as cab scene unsettles street
A Saturday night disturbance unfolds in a residential street as two well groomed terriers bark at a lounging mongrel in a owner’s yard. A cab stops. a self‑combed male head and a female passenger shout from a doorway, asking the cab occupant "This is it?" with tense exchanges and wary stares.
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