Britain fires back at Stalin bluntly over war talk
Britain denounced Soviet Premier Stalin in a Pravda interview accusing Britain of lying and pulling the United States toward war. London cited Russia's 374 divisions 250000 tanks and 20000 aircraft as proof of an aggressive buildup. Poland joined the Western nations in noting Moscow seeks to split Allied unity.
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ONDON
Britain
Sovie
Jose Stalin
Russia
Hin How
Aterent
Gritlah Foreign Office
Stalin
Pravda
Clement R. Atden
United States
Attlee
House of Commons
Poland
Navy flier dies as crash kills three near San Diego
Long Beach Navy pilot Lt Willem J. Darien, 28, and two others died after a torpedo bomber crash near the Fugger mountain area between San Diego and the Imperial Valley. Two other crew members were injured as a board of investigation prepared to determine the cause amid bad weather and a severe alert storm.
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San Diego
Start
Vindahonk
Navy
Willem J. Darien
Tromay Payd Manor
Roger i
Fite
la Creaconta
Howard Maillon
Mate Second Clame
Multiiphere
Tat
Thet
Tonephot
Carrell
Lowell Ind
Ug Willam F. Smith
Anderen
Chendaln
Art
Ventre Naval Air Station
Fugger Mountain
En Diego
Imperial Vally
Tito warns Soviets Yugoslavia faces possible world war
Belgrade Feb 17 Marshal Tito warned the Soviet Union and satellites that any attack on Yugoslavia could spark a world war. He told 2400 Communist guards division members that a localized European war is the least likely outcome and urged acceptance of Western aid as a political necessity to strengthen Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Europe
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Tito
Communist Party
Atlme Jes
George Perkins
Russia
West
America
Hungeer
Army Field Chief Cenfers in Orient
General Mark Clark, chief of the Army Field Forces, arrived in Tokyo to confer with leaders at General MacArthur's command headquarters. The visit centers on coordinating allied operations in the Orient theater.
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Orient
Tokyo
Meh
Mark, Clark
Army
Porces
Gen. MacArthur
U S apology to Prague after jet flyover incident
PRAGUE FEB 27 The United States said two of its jet fighters inadvertently flew over Prague on February 7 during a lost training mission and apologized to the Czech government An American note said the planes crossed the border from the U S zone of Germany mistaking the Prague beacon for the Hammen dor beacon The mistake is regretted and corrective action is being taken at once.
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United States
Manes
U.S
Germany
Partly cloudy tonight and mostly Sunday forecast
Weather outlook notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and a predominantly sunny Sunday. Light variable winds shift to westerly at 10 to 20 mph Sunday afternoon with little change in temperatures.
Truman says US has no aggressive aim in world stance
President Truman, visiting BERDEFN PROVING GROUND, states the United States seeks peace and has no plan to destroy any nation or government. He notes efforts for peace while praising new weapons and recalls Army days as he shares a meal with enlisted men.
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Truman
Russia
Josef Y. Stalin
United States
Bookies Lay Off Senators Behind Remote Race Fixes
Senate crime committee heard Richard Remer of Miami Beach testify on how big-time bookmakers use remote control to manipulate racetrack odds and insure against losses. He described the comeback money operation aiding bookmakers at Maryland tracks and the Thoroughbred Racing Association report banning such betting methods.
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Senate Crime Committee
Richard Remer
Miami Beach
Cincinnati 4
Louis Rosenbaum
Remer
Downey Rice
Rice
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Maryland
Anaheim Youth Hunted Over U S as G's Slayer
A nationwide manhunt is under way for a California youth accused of murdering four Korea bound soldiers and dumping the body in a Toyah Texas gravel pit near Pecos. CP, Miller of East St Louis was found in the pit with throat slashed and skull fractured. John E Welch of Anaheim charged with murder after Miller picked him up hitchhiking Jan 23 near El Paso.
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Dennis
Miller
East St. Louis
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West Texas
Panin
John E. Welch
Anaheim
Calif
Fort Bliss
EI Paso
Charlie Fitzgerald
el Paso
Highway Patrol
Justice of Peace Court
van Horn
Welch
Studebaker
U. 5
N. D. Lassiter Sr
Broadway
Ferg
Florida acts to curb bookies by delaying race results
Miami Florida February 17 The State Racing Commission ordered a 20 minute delay in transmitting race results from all Florida tracks to curb off the track bookmaking The rule was approved unanimously and takes effect Monday No results may be transmitted until 20 minutes after official results are posted except for the last race of the day and the feature race on Saturdays
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Fla
State Racing Commission
Florida
Reds Back Two Miles In Korea Counterattack
U S forces hurled North Korean Reds back two miles in a counterattack on the central front threatening Chechon gateway. By 5 p m American units had driven a Red column seven miles north of Chechon and endured mortar fire four miles north of the town. The fighting came as North Korea’s Fifth Corps pierced defenses around Wonju with a three-division threat affecting Pyongchang and the east coast.
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U. S
Chechon
Korea
Chejehon
Wonju
U.S. 1Th Corps
Chechon Defense Inc
Eighth Army
Pyongchang
Chechen
Debonair bandit steals $40000 in diamonds in New York
A man calling himself Mr Griffin entered the Jean Schlumberger shop on the east side after scheduling an appointment by phone. He examined gems with a jeweler’s eyeglass for 45 minutes, selected a bracelet and loose stones, then pulled a pistol and ordered staff to the rear before fleeing into rush hours crowds. The theft totaled $40000.
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New ‘York
East Side
Mr. Griffin
Jean Schlumberger, Inc
Probe Huge Postal Payroller Fraud
Postal inspectors probe a payroll padding scheme at Boston's South Postal Annex. Investigators say 200 workers may be involved, with time cards punched by others for $3 daily or $10 weekly and some clerks reporting fake absences or earning illicit sums.
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Tennyson Jefferson
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Boston
Big South
Jefferson
Crete's Romeo Gets Two Years in Jail
ANEA Crete February 17 Costa Kephalovannis a 32 year old man known as Crete's modern Romeo was sentenced to two years in jail for forming an armed group to abduct Tassoula Petracogeorgi, the 19 year old daughter of a rival family, and for carrying arms illegally. The five man court entered the verdict as Tassoula, expecting Costa's child, voiced sorrow but pledged to stay near him.
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Canea
Crete
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Anea
Costa Kephalovannis
Costa
Tassoula
Athens
Sobber
U S Plans Markups On Food Prices Soon
Washington reports Assistant Price Stabilizer Ed ward F Phelps Jr said the government will reimpose a WWII era markup rule within about ten days. The policy would let wholesalers and retailers pass higher costs to consumers as most food prices rise toward parity, with farm prices and livestock costs also up.
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Washington
Edward F. Phelps Jr
Chicago
Phelps
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dud Bomb Blows Up Killing 12 Children in Citluk
Belgrade reports a wartime bomb exploded as children in the village of Citluk pounded it with sticks and stones. Twelve children were killed and three injured. The incident occurred February 7.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Citluk
Red Hukbalahaps raid Luzon towns. 14 killed
Communist Hukbalahaps raided two Luzon towns last night and killed 14 in an ambush on a Philippine army truck. Philippine army headquarters said fighting continued today into Ragay in southern Luzon.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippine Army
Ragay
Bullet riddled body found near Mobile
The bullet pierced body of an unidentified middle aged man was found in a ditch along a county road southwest of Mobile. Deputies Blake and Ferguson said a Los Angeles hotel statement on the corpse bore the name L L Hardison. Los Angeles police suspected the man might be Constable Luther Hardison of Coral Gables Florida who was traveling from Los Angeles to Miami with a prisoner. The county coroner said the man was shot at least three times with a heavy caliber pistol.
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Mobile
Ala
Here
Herman Blake
W. H. Ferguson
Los Angeles
Calif
L. L. Hardison
Luther Hardison
Coral Gables
Fla
Miami
Tom Henderson
Atom Submarine Plant Takes Step Forward
Rochester Feb 17 The U S probably will have atom powered submarines in a few years, Atomic Energy Commission Commissioner Sumner T Pike predicted in a speech at the University of Rochester He said the first atomic plant for a submarine is partly built and that hydrogen bomb research is an important part of the multibillion dollar program He did not elaborate on the H bomb.
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N. Y
U. S
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Lotte Lehmann Retires After Forty One Year Career
Lotte Lehmann announced her retirement from concert and opera after 41 years, prompting cries of No No from a Town Hall audience. She spoke during intermission, thanked colleagues, and told the public she had sung since 1910, then thanked fans for their support as crowds followed her to the street in tearful farewell.
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Lotte Lehmann
Town Hall
Escud
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