Russia and Britain Face UNO Clash Over Java and Greece
Observers warn Moscow and Kiev complaints to the United Nations threaten a split among the five great powers. Attlee defends Britain amid Soviet charges while the Security Council weighs possible actions on Greece Java and Iran. The panel may urge conciliation or policy shifts with Britain veto power intact.
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Lanoon
United Nations Organization
Greece
Java
Security Council
Britain
Asake
Amhe
Soviet Union
Soviet Ukraine
Ji Nation Security Council
Iran
United States
UNO
Fassia
Council
The
Counci
White House acknowledges seizures could be used in labor strife
The Labor Committee approved a modified Truman plan creating fact finding boards for major disputes, while denying subpoena power and a 30 day cooling off. White House said seizure of meat industry was under consideration, with steel possibly next. Meantime thousands idle in strikes hit steel, appliance, meat, and transport sectors across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Truman
Rep. Landis
R-Ind
Randolph
D- W. Va
House
Dividus
Associated Press
White House
Boy Scout Week Planned for February in Kingsport
Kingsport Scouts set February 8 to 14 as Boy Scout Week coordinated by Holston District chair Ak Fletcher with Marshall as district commissioner. The week features a Shirts Off Our Backs campaign supplying used uniforms and camping gear to Scouts overseas and a future pole luck supper at Civic Auditorium. Uniforms are requested for all Scouts and Cubs throughout the week.
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Kingsport
Mate
Kingsport Inn
Marshall
Ak Fletcher
Holston
Fletcher
Civic Auditorium
Sai
Congress Divided Over Truman State of the Union
Washington observers split along lines on President Truman's State of the Union. Some praise price control extensions and high taxes while others attack his broad program as a failed mandate. Senators Br idges and Mead offer contrasting views, with Ball proposing a measured 5 percent cap to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Bridges
R-Nh
Mead
Senator Ball
R-Minn
Ball
Explosion Wrecks Bristol Gas Plant Injuring Four
An explosion at a Bristol Tennessee gas plant shortly after 10 am sent four men to the hospital with superficial burns. Plant superintendent W. M. Hoover was admitted, two brick walls blew out, and nearly 300 residential and industrial gas customers lost fuel as dangers limited access.
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Bristal
Lenn
Bristol
W. M. Hoover
Walt Carrier
Sailors Beaten in Shanghai Riot
During a Shanghai parade protesting unemployment, American sailors in a Navy truck were attacked by unemployed Chinese demonstrators. Ten thousand to twenty thousand marchers moved five abreast with banners blaming Shanghai authorities. Witnesses described Chinese crowds swarming the truck and beating sailors, with shards thrown, but no serious injuries after shore patrols drew pistols.
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Navy
She Bund
Shanghai
French Reds Push Gouin For Leader
The Communist party proposed Felix Gouin as interim president of France to succeed De Gaulle. The move effectively withdraws Maurice Thorez from contention and notes the Socialist insistence on a tri party government. The MRp refuses a Communist led government while Gouin is described as above parties.
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Caris-7p
Communist Party
Felix Gouin
Sovintl
Constituent Assembly
de Gaulle
France
Maurice Thorez
Popular Republican Party
MRP
Military Groups Cool To Draft Extension Request
Congress shows reluctance to extend the draft beyond May 11 while considering President Truman’s plan for universal training and Army Navy merger. House and Senate panels debate timing, with hearings set after Christmas, and open questions on demobilization and future mobilization.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
May ¢IeKye
House Military Committee
Army
Navy
Mays
Lhal
Austin Wli
Elbert DB
Thomas de Utah
Senate
May
House Committee
Christiaas
Legion Members Hear Talk By Facility Manager
Lee reer, Mountain Home Veterans Facility manager, told Hammond Post members that facility services are free and available anytime, urging veterans especially World War II returnees to stay engaged with service organizations. He noted reorganization to boost veteran support and warned against unemployment dangers seen after World War II. Attendance ranged 200–250 with many new members listed by name.
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Lee Reer
Mountain Home
Hammond Post
American Legion
Hart
Dewey H. Johnson
B. Toohey
Warner Guillen
Luther
B. Noel
G. R. Fleenor
Hastan
Era C. E. Roberts
Ernest EB. Shipley
William C. Cox
James
Smith
A. ©. Copas
Thomas A. Dodson
Dwane Robinson
William A. Bryant
Niles Pierce
W. L. Hilliard
Tanac H. Marcum
Raymond Pollard
P.M. Volberg
James RK. Kineller
Torneo Austin
Gohort Storey
Baucom Daugherty
Homerin
Bailey
Charles L. Testerman
Fred J. Gillette
F. G McCoy
Supreme Court Rules Against County Judge in Note Series
Tennessee Supreme Court ruled County Judge W V Davis lacked right to withhold signature on a $155000 note series ordered by the Quarterly Court last July. Court said signing would be ministerial. charge of selling notes to a favored bidder lacked proof.
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Supreme Court
Nashville
Palle
W. V. Davis
Tennessee Supreme Court
Davis
Grafton Green
Crean Anil
Blink
Melirh
Nie
Street Scene Turbulence Ends in Fatal Incident
A chaotic street gathering during a demonstration led to a police clash. Officers attempted to control an unruly crowd as a seven year old and others were caught amid shoving and a fatal incident involving a white driver. The outcome centers on the pedestrian-involved collision between two cars and the ensuing investigation.
Jury Finds Two Guilty Of Nuisance In Kingsport
Sullivan County Circuit Court juries convict Patsy Custer and R L Watkins of Kingsport on public nuisance charges after brief deliberation. Separate cases include a verdict against Preston Sutherland for operating a nuisance, and Charles Puckett of Kingsport charged with age of consent violations amid allegations of poisoning during a theater outing. Judge Ferguson to rule on sentences Thursday.
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Blountville
Spt
Circuit
Sullivan County
Patsy Custer
R. L. Watkins
Kingsport
Shelbourne Ferguson
Preston Sutherland
Long Island
Sutherland
Sidney Thomas
Robert White
Charles Puckett
Puckett
Tuck Bills Now Before Member's Va. Legislature
Virginia lawmakers consider Governor Tuck's recommendations as House and Senate committees weigh measures. Highlights include a ban on flogging convicts, creation of a health division for pupil medical exams, anti poll tax amendments, broader carrier tax repeal, and state ballet inspections. Budget hearings began as the 214,115,000 biennial budget moves forward in executive session.
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Tichmong
Tuck
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Charles H. Phillips
Richmond
Virginia
Bath Houses
Department of Health
Stuart B. Campbel
Wytheville
J. H. H. Adams
Northampton
Senate Finance
Group of War Mothers Confront Eisenhower on Capitol Hill
A crowd of irate War Mothers from the Servicemen's Wives and Children's Association cornered General Eisenhower outside May’s committee office. They warned that if fathers were discharged from the Army, there would be no Army. The scene unfolded as he tried to answer rapid questions on demobilization policy.
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House Military Committee
Maenaaco Ud-Alnd
Hone Penditures Committee
Onkel
Senate Military Committee
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cang
Senate
Washington
P— Wen
Wwight
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Servicemen's Wivesand Children’s Association
May
D-Ky
Five War Veterans Seek Demo Offices in Dionneville
Five of ten announced candidates in Dionneville identify as Army or Navy veterans including Russell Hare for County Court Clerk H P Barger for Sheriff Bal Car for County Attorney Davie F B for Circuit Court Clerk and Winnde Pou for Wayinunu. The Democratic executive committee pushes a pledge not to use money to influence votes with violations handled by the petty primary board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionneville
Mary Monday
Army
Navy
Russell Hare
H. P. Barger
Bal Car
Davie FB
Winnde Pou Beoben
Wayinunu Swauus
Correction Through Error in Kingsport Times Story
Major J W Erwin, formerly Sullivan County Health officer, is in Kingsport on terminal Army care. Enlisted August 1942, served in U S camps then overseas twenty months in the Pacific. While abroad he was with the Surgeon’s Office at Base Headquarters in Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. He plans no definite immediate move but expects to return to Public Health work after terminal leave.
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J. W. Erwin
J. B. Williams
Kingsport Times
Erwin
Sullivan County
Kingsport
U.S. Army
United States
Australia
New Guinea
Philippines
Japan
France Charges Treaty Scrap Of Paper To Nazis
French prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal accused Nazi leaders of starving France by looting food and weaponizing supply lines, stating up to 150000 French deaths and long term health damage from a deliberate campaign to distort the armistice and seize French industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Charles Garthoffer
International Mlitary Tribunal
Germany
Largo
International Military Tribunal
Henri Gerthoffer
Armistice Efforts Push Troop Withdrawals Across China
General Marshall to meet Chiang Kai-shek as armistice commission orders Communist and government forces to withdraw at least 20 miles from conflict zones. American envoy seeks truce violations prevention while cease-fire leaflets circulate across five provinces. Mobile teams expand field reach as parley debates armament reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Chiang
Chungking
Chiang Kai-sheik
China
Armistice Commission
Peiping
Rambate
Shanghai
Kiangsu
Hansu
New Armiation Commission
Deishing
Associated Press
Spencer Davis
Davis
Lown
Uled
Neild
Canton
Yangtze River
Otara
Chihfeng
Jehol
Tsinan
Shantung
Hshuchow
Kwangshan
Henan
Chining
Suijyuan
Isigan
Chahar
Tatung
Shansi
Marahisi
Strikes Across Nation Reach New High in Labor Disputes
The Associated Press reports widespread walkouts totaling about 1.627 million workers led by AFL and CIO action. Federal seizures hint at government role with plant shutdowns across 29 states. Steel output hits a year low as 750,000 CIO workers strike, GM CIO actions disrupt auto production, and talks with labor officials press for wage deals amid 10 to 19 percent demands. Public transit and electrical plant strikes threaten city operations as negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Buureau
General Motors
CIO
AFL
International Harvester Company
Western Union
New York
Ross
Truman
Steel Fast-Finding Board
Schivellenbach
Willan H W. Davis
War Labor Board
Arthur S. Meyer
New York State Mediation Board
General Electric
Westinghouse
United Electrical Workers
Detroit
Detroit News
Ford Motor Company
CTO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Spat Finet Ading Board
Ook
Associated Cross
Chicago
Automotive General Motors
Borrd
Transportation
William O'Dwyer
New York City
CIO United Electrical Workers
Wwestinghouse
Labor Department
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