Western powers vow to stay in Berlin amid Soviet pressure
In Berlin the Western Big Three insist they will remain in the city despite Soviet threats and a boycott of four-power machinery. Gen. Lucius D. Clay stands firm guarding the American zone with U S troops, while the Russians press to redefine control of Germany. Berlin watchers say abandoning the city would erode Western prestige and hamper German support in western Germany.
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Yast Week
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Sokolovsky
Landon
U S May Summon UN On Palestine
The United States plans to urge an immediate special session of the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine and seeks to end plans for partition. A Russian veto looms as the Security Council meets for the first time since last Friday’s policy shift. Washington hopes the General Assembly could convene by early April to consider an interim UN trusteeship instead of partition.
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R. Amlin
UN Palestine Partition Commission
Bitter Fight Against Aid Ebbs Slowly
Washington reports a House clash over the foreign aid bill of 6.205 billion dollars as debate continued into the second day. Rep. Jonkman of Michigan supports the full amount while Rep. Smith of Wisconsin wavered and no trim was found. Secretary of State Marshall attended a closed Senate briefing on the situation as Italy France and Austria sought fresh stopgap aid. An Italian election on April 18 looms with Communist strength a concern. The Senate and House scrambled to manage the package amid overall urgency for European stability.
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R-Mich
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R-Wis
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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Appropriations
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France
Austria
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Senate
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MacArthur faces communist threats over public office bid
Neenah Wis Gen Douglas MacArthur says he will stay open to public office but faced pressure from the American Communist Party. Attorney Charles H Velte says MacArthur outlined reasons for his announced availability and warned of political sniping if he campaigns. MacArthur described forewarnings as brutal frankness and affirmed his duty and service pledge to the United States. In City Court a local drunkenness case, two fined for drunkenness, two drivers fined for speeding.
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Wis
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American Communist Party
Charles H. Velte
MacArthur
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Welie
MacArithur
Aiight Decket
Warmenday
Howard Poston
Clarance Poe Cox
Fall Brincis
Rancher French Walks Away After Jeep Rollover
Pierre South Dakota rancher and rodeo clown Francis Bill French of Ft. Pierre, famed for surviving spills, was in a rollover when his jeep overturned and struck a bridge abutment. He escaped with a slight forehead scratch. the jeep was sent to a junkyard.
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Bill" French
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French
Truman Orders Fast Inquiry On Coal Walkout
President Truman acted to curb the coal strike by creating an Inquiry board under the Taft Hartley act and setting a rapid report deadline. The panel must report by April 5 on the 20 day shutdown, enabling possible federal court action with fines or jail for John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers if defiance continues. Officials doubt the board can finish sooner than a week. In New York the stock market opened mixed with uneven advances and declines amid a few notable earnings, while a handful of industrials led gains in a choppy session.
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Truman
Board of Inquiry
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
White House
Finlah
John T. Hatile
National Coal Association
Gov McCord Returns to Area for Bristol Meeting
Nashville Governor McCord heads to West Tennessee this week after Browning raided Cox to pick a campaign manager. He plans to address Sullivan County Teachers Association in Bristol Friday night then visit Johnson City. A third term bid is awaited as he consults advisers in the region.
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Tenn
McCord
West Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Cox Organization
Sullivan County
Bristol
Johnson City
Secion
House Passes Tax Cut Bill Faces Higher US Budget
Washington reports that defense plans may boost next year’s spending by as much as 3 billion dollars, threatening to erase the projected budget surplus. President Truman met with Budget Director Webb and armed forces chiefs to review potential cost increases tied to rearmament and ERP financing.
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U. S
Washington
Truman
James ©. Webb
Expert testimony over blasting damages in Virginia Callins suit
The $16 000 damage suit against Clinthield Stone Company proceeding with afternoon testimony. Defendants present expert witnesses G R Beeson of Johnson City and James Mitchell of Knoxville arguing cracks in the Coline home near Rotherwood result from construction, settlement, or lumber shrinkage rather than quarry blasting. They note rear foundations on solid rock and front on soft earth, while other witnesses include geologists, a quarry engineer, and a former renter.
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Johnson City
James Mitchell
Knoxville
Hendersonville
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A. V. Pierce
Thomas McNeer
Kingsport
H. Wood
Wood
Collins
Cracis
Rent control group backs trimmed down home rule plan
Washington house members drafting a new rent control law appeared ready to accept a pared back home rule provision. They study proposals for giving local boards final say on recommendations and possible federal terms beyond the next year, as the Senate objects to strict local option.
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Senate
Major Dangers Of Big Floods Appear Easing
Flood fears abated as heavy rain eased across the Midwest and Northeast. No major rainfall hit the flooded zones in New York and Pennsylvania while several states reported fair weather and cooler conditions. Rivers like the Susquehanna, Allegheny, and Delaware began to fall, schools reopened, and highways were cleared though many areas remained waterlogged and homes were still affected.
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Dramatic Story Told Of Crash in Washington Mountain
Eight Air Force crewmen died when an Air Force transport crashed in rugged Washington mountains near Scarchora. Survivors Major Joan B Harding of Portland and Pfc John M Belmonte of Boston endured frostbite after crawling miles to a cabin and signaling loggers. Bodies found yesterday. search teams recovered the other victims as the plane vanished Sunday in heavy rain.
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Scarchora
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Portland
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Hast
Boston
Maas
Portland Air Base
Fair- Neld-Suisun
California
Yugoslavia Repeals Trieste Gorizia Offer Talks Continue
Yugoslavia backed out of a proposed trade exchanging Trieste for Gorizia. A foreign ministry spokesman signaled openness to other ways to resolve the Adriatic port issue while Italy rejected a renewed barter offer. In Milan, tear gas and clashes marked a third day of demonstrations as police kept order near Cathedral Square.
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Trieste
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Italy
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Piazza Piemonte
Street Scenes in Flooded Downtown Parking Cartoons
A comic scene shows a group trying to exit a car in a downtown lot that floods after heavy rains. Water surrounds the vehicle as a young man listens to radio Wadly and pretends to orchestrate an imaginary performance, while a snail sells goods nearby and a grenade joke hints at a risky moment.
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Cherokee Lake
45 Year Draft Limit Debate Split on Exemption Ideas
Washington reports backers pressed for exemptions for veterans husbands and men over 27 in a fresh draft plan while Senate leaders rejected raising the age limit to 45. Rep Wadsworth urged 19 to 28 or 27, and veterans were said to be favored by some. hearings continued as Truman weighs broader defense needs amid calls for civilian catastrophe organizations.
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Chiukman Gurney
RSC
Senate Armed Services Committee
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Wadsworth
R-Ny
Andrews
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Erope
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Hopley
Measure Veto Expected On Truman Tax Cut Bill
The measure, a 4.6 billion tax cut, goes to President Truman with hopes of an override. Democrats split, and House and Senate polls favor a veto. Republicans insist the two thirds are achievable to enact the relief for 52 million income taxpayers.
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Martin
Meas
Taft
Ohio
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Doughton
Rep. Knutscn
R-Minn
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America
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White House
James EB. Webb
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Masa
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Mrasura
Rabies crackdown in Shelby County leads to dog arrest orders
Commissioner Dan C Mitchell authorizes health crews to arrest dog owners who violate the large dog ban as rabies epidemic reaches a peak. All county dogs placed under quarantine and violators face a general sessions court fine up to 351. Political figure E. Crump declines comment on Gordon Browning's gubernatorial bid.
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Shelby County
Dan C Mitchell
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