Communist China And Russia Sign 30 Year Alliance
The Soviet Union and Communist China sign a 30 year alliance in Moscow, pledging mutual aid and economic ties. Russia will lend China 300 million over five years and surrender Manchuria railroad and naval rights by 1982.
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China
Russia
Soviet Union
Manchuria
MOSCOW
Kremlin
Washington
Formosa
Japan
Joseph Stalin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Mao Tze-Tung
Chou En-Lai
Vishinsky
Chou
Yalta
Port Arthur
Tyaaren
Changchun
Manchura
Vladivostock
Dairen
Floods Threaten Midwest South After February Storms
Storms and floods sweep the South and Midwest causing at least 16 deaths and millions in damage. Rivers rise, thousands homeless in Louisiana Missouri and Indiana Ohio Tennessee while power and telephone lines fail and air travel is disrupted.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Lousiana
Missouri
I hnor
Indiana
Ohio
Tennessee
U. S. Weather Bureau
middle west
gulf
north Atlantic
Mississippi valley
Michigan
New England
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York
Louisiana
Bates Captures House Seat After Naval Service
Lt Cmdr William H Bates, drafted by Republicans to replace his slain father, won the six district seat with 4547 votes against Richard M Russell's 16422. Bates carried all 38 cities and towns in the district, signaling a GOP appeal with a new, 1950s outlook amid wartime veteran momentum.
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HAVERHILL
Mass
William H. Bates
GOP
U. S
George J. Bates
Washington
Richard M. Russell
Russell
irom
Boston
Cambridge
Truman
Sates
Secretary of Labor
Maurce J Lubin
iis
m.nate
B-29 Crash in Great Falls Kills Eight Survives Seven
A B-29 bomber crashed after takeoff from an Air Force base near Great Falls Montana killing eight crew members and leaving seven survivors. The plane from the 99th Bomb Group disappeared near Queen Charlotte Sound with 17 aboard, while search teams pursued a missing B-36 elsewhere.
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GREAT FALLS
Mont
Air Force
Queen Charlotte Sound
the
Praire
K. D. McFarland
Spokane
Saki
antefield
British Columbia
McFarland
99th
Bar Group
SEATTLE
wes eo
Montana
here
wy listress
RFC To File Suit Against Lustron Firm
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation orders foreclosure against Lustron Corporation in Columbus Ohio over a 7.5 million loan. Foreclosure could be filed in federal or state court with a possible receivership. Lustron president Carl G. Strandlund argues the company remains technically in default but near break even and requests more loans to reach profitability before summer.
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WASHINGTON
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
ener
Lustron Corporation
Columbus
RFC
Lustren
Carl G. Strandlund
cems
dellar
Rescuers Near Tio Trapped Coal Miners
Rescuers worked to reach two men trapped by a slate fall in a coal mine near Marking Ky near Mar king Fork. The two identified as Dever Rose and John Dickson of Pond Va were believed alive with ambulances on standby. A crowd of about 300 gathered as rescue efforts continued at dawn.
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WHITESBURG
Marking
Leicher Stamper
Stamper
Dever Rose
John
Dickson
Pond
netier
Sobel Adams Coal Company
Reliable Finance
pany
A. D
Sisk
Norwood
Department of Mines and smale
Minerals
M. E Pruntv
Consolidation Can) Co
Kyat
Jenkins
United [Mine Workers
Finland President Wins Second Term
Juho Paasikivi was elected president of Finland for a second six year term by the 300 member electoral college. He won 171 votes to 67 for the Communist candidate Mauno Pekkala and 62 for Agrarian candidate Urho Kekkonen.
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WEELSIN
Finlani
Juho Paasikvil
Finland
striesman
Mauna Pekkala
Urha Kekkonen
Story Flop Lessons In Telling A Tale
A writer explains why a joke falls flat in social storytelling. Gifted speakers entertain with ease but a poorly told tale yields only a sickly grin. The piece urges mastering the art of raconteurship to avoid a failed yarn.
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GORDON MARTIN
Truman Hopeful Despite Red Promises, Paper Reports
New York dispatch cites Arthur Krock interview with President Truman. He remains hopeful about the future while criticizing Soviet promises and noting Russia’s control of East West trade would have worsened outcomes if not for Allied actions. Truman emphasizes restraint and unity in the Far East and warns against Soviet divisions of postwar Germany and Japan.
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NEW YORK
Tran w
United States
United Nations
ay suame
Japan
Truman
Far East
wei
Covington Paper Fire Destroys Plant and Laundry
A three story Covington paper and woodware plant burned out of control after midnight, with adjacent Kay’s Laundry damaged. One firefighter injured. fire confined to roof and rear of the laundry. Power lines and hospital access were briefly threatened but not lost. Cincinnati crews observed flames from across the river. local departments reinforced from Ludlow and Fort Mitchell.
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COVINGTON, KY
rosume
paper company
Walter Salyer
Covington paper and Woodenware Company
Kay
Silver
Booth Memorial Hospital
Covington
Salyer
Jlames
Cincinnat
Cincinnat hill
Cincinnati
Explosion Kills Two At Home Cafe Restaurant
Portland Indiana AP reports a restaurant explosion at the Home Cafe after flood damage. Two men died Walter Muven and Tad Armantrout a gas worker and a fireman Guy Collins died later. six others injured and six received first aid. Firemen blamed possible gas equipment ignition during attempt to restore service after flooding from the Salamonie River.
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PORTLAND
IND
Home Cafe
Salamonie
Walter Muven
Richmond
Tad
Guy Collins
Maye
Collins
Ohio Valley Gas Company
Fred Puckett
Armantrout
Hehnag
Coal bargaining resumes amid looming crisis in nation
President Truman’s coal fact finding board chief David L. Cole said talks between John L. Lewis and soft coal operators opened with procedural disputes as a federal court back-to-work order looms. The strike drains coal supplies while a District of Columbia rationing plan emerges. About 372,000 United Mine Workers members remain idle amid the standstill as government mediators monitor progress.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
David L. Cole
Truman
coal factfinding board
District o of Columbia
Lewis’ United Mine Worke Vniion
Lewis
Free Department
Cyrus S. Ching
federal medino service
David Li. Cale
Presi Genk Truman
White House
Cole
Truman calls for crusade against crime nationwide
President Truman urged a great moral crusade against organized crime, calling for full cooperation among federal, state, and local law enforcement. He emphasized education, family guidance, and moral values to prevent totalitarian outcomes, while Attorney General McGrath and Justice Department officials outlined drives against gambling and racketeering. Representatives from the United States attended a conference on law enforcement problems.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
United States
Jusice
Exodus
St. Matthew
Isiah
St. Paul
W. Hinward eather
Grath
Justings
McGrath
woofer
b FEL
J. Edgar Hoover
ihe
ru unders ork
SONAL
Proman
Planes Seek Missing Yacht Amid Fears of 15 Dead
An AP report notes intensified search for the 100 foot yacht Volacer overdue a week since last contact near Hong Kong. Authorities fear up to 15 people may have died as debris and a faulty Auxiliary engine are investigated.
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Hong Kong
Friendsar WA
Velador
Dragna Vanishes After Crime Commission Link
Los Angeles mafia chief Jack Dragna disappeared after the governor's Crime Commission identified him with the Mafia amid rumors of internal purges. Local police and a large manhunt yielded no trace, while four Dragna relatives were arrested on suspicion related to a murder plot and casino bombing. County supervisors demanded a review of Sheriff Biscalu’s office for alleged neglect in cracking multimillion dollar bookmaking rings.
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LOS ANGELES
mogman
Jack Dragna
seciety
Dragna
governor’ s Crime Commission
Bornee
Lynn White
ASTO Orly
Mafia
Sicilian crime organization
international gang
commission
pole
Mickey Cohen ui
little, gamblers
Louis Dragna
Jack
Ton Drasna
bauts biner
4ies
Firwa Dra
Tom
aso
Wart
Cusen
kaw
samne
Cohen
ToWere
visuo
Eugene Bistalus
Los Angelles
Biscartuz
Aica
Willan Simpson
Wilbur Standley
Crime Commission
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