War era Jeeps return west as parade signals spring
A Sunday parade featured Jeeps heading west in a wartime echo. Forecasts say trout streams should open April 15 if rain holds. Lawrnece Mercer counties stocked streams. street sweeper routes set for Tuesdays and Fridays. Park cleanup under directors James Gibson and Joseph D Alexander precedes painting at Cascade Park. Speeding remains common on Liberty street. some trailers seen eastbound may serve a college campus for veterans. Cold weekend hurt magnolia blooms. peach and cherry trees in bloom, orchardists assess damage. Personal tax assessment cards arriving from county reflect rate changes.
Hold-The-Line Legislation Sought In Inflation Battle
The administration’s top five anti inflation officials outline a plan to push new laws in a joint report to President Truman. They urge swift action to extend price controls and the second War Powers act, and advocate quick wage adjustments within established industry patterns.
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Washington
Truman
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
W. Willard Wirtz
John D. Small
Clinton P. Anderson
Congress
Patman
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 1 a.m with a high of 53 and a low of 34, trace precipitation, river stage 48 feet. A separate period ending Sunday morning reports a high of 99, a low of 22 and heavy frost with no precipitation noted.
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United States
Recess in Coal Strike Parley Until Tuesday
Washington April 8 The coal wage talks between John L. Lewis and mine owners are in recess as 400000 bituminous miners enter a second week of strike. Negotiations resume at 2:30 p m tomorrow with hopes for progress on a contract to end the shutdown and protect production plans. Some producers still foresee no return to work before May 1 amid a deadlock since March 12 over the welfare fund and safety proposals. The government’s intervention last week aimed to help break the impasse.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Frost Devastates Western Pennsylvania Fruit Crops
Western Pennsylvania fruit growers report widespread blossom damage after subfreezing temperatures. Temperatures as much as 10 degrees below freezing hit the district. Allegheny County Park Agent Henry R. Eby says full extent will take days to determine. Cherries pears and peaches in blossom face severe damage. the frost recalls a 1945 cold spell that nearly ruined the crop.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Henry R. Eby
Eby
Senator Presses for President to Deliver War Fears to Congress
Senator Wilson of Iowa urged President Truman to provide Congress with more facts supporting the war fears cited in his Chicago Army Day speech. He said the Military Affairs committee would request information from the President and Secretary Byrnes to explain the need for a one year draft extension. Byrnes has previously testified in secret to justify the extension. The three point program mentioned by Truman remains under discussion.
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Washington
Sen. Wilson
Iowa
Truman
Congress
Chicago
Wilson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Byrnes
Capitol Hill
Harry S. Truman
Ocbte
Soldier Field
Near
Middle East
Fugitive May Be Connected With New Crime
Police link Earl McFarland, condemned rape murder fugitive, to a new crime in Hagerstown. A local grocer identified a photo of McFarland as a mysterious customer who appeared in his store at 1 p.m. and left quickly upon noticing scrutiny. McFarland was sentenced to die in Washington for the earlier case.
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Hagerstown
Earl McFarland
District of Columbia
McFarland
Washington
Reds Refuse To Delay Evacuation
MOSCOW reported from Changchun that Soviet Army officials refused a Chinese request to delay Red Army evacuation of Manchuria until Chungking troops arrived. Marshal Rodion Malinovsky’s chief of staff said the timetable was fixed to meet Moscow’s pledge that all Red Army troops would leave Manchuria by April.
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Moscow
INS
Changchun
Manchuria
Chungking
Rodion Malinovsky
Iran Reveals Soviet Monopoly in Northern Oilfields Pact
Tehran reports Premier Ghavam disclosed a Russo Iranian treaty giving Russia 51 percent of the new oil company for 25 years and 50 percent thereafter. Iran agrees not to grant foreign concessions in the zones. Azerbaijan province leaders were invited to Tehran for settlement talks amid mobilization reports.
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Tehran
INS
Ahmad Ghavam
Iran
Moscow
Ghavani
UN Security Council
Azerbaijan
Ghavami
Russia
Russo-Iran OU
Eisenhower urges draft extension to May 15 1947
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower told Congress that without extending the draft to May 15 1947 the nation would be gambling with world peace. He said the Army prefers volunteers but reserves the right to selective service and warned risks to national security. He emphasized a tremendous task ahead and urged lawmakers to avoid risk.
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Washington
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Army
United States
Seek Early Vote On Extension Of OPA By Congress
Members of the house farm group disclosed plans to add a parity extension for farm labor costs into the OPA extension law. The proposal, part of an inflationary package, heads to House debate next week with Senate riders and cost estimates cited by administration spokesmen.
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Paby
Washington
House
Senate
Retired Army Chief Calls for Keeping Bomb Secrets
Gen. Peyton C. March, 82, former army chief of staff, told International News Service that military control of atomic energy would be unconstitutional and opposed sharing atomic bomb secrets with any international control commission. He said civilian control would remain, and the armed forces’ voice on atom matters should be limited to strictly military applications.
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Army
Washington
INS
Peyton C. March
International Control Commission
America
International News Service
March
Congress
Voice of the Armed Forces
Frost Damage Hits Lawrence County Crops
A early Sunday freeze around 20 degrees caused serious damage to fruit crops in Lawrence County. Apples not yet in bloom may escape. peaches plums and cherries are hit hard with magnolias in bloom seared. Full extent unknown, local variation noted by county agent L C Dayton.
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Lawrence County
U. S
L. C. Dayton
Army Plane Crash-Lands Near Colorado Springs
Bulletin from Denver reports an Army C-45 transport crash landed 60 miles northeast of Colorado Springs in flat eastern slope country. The two crew members were uninjured. Initial PR info placed the incident in the Rocks mountain area.
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Denver
INS
Lowery Field
Colorado Springs
Rocks Mountains
President Truman to receive honorary degree in Liberty Mo
The White House announced President Truman will make a one day trip to Liberty Missouri on May 20 to receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree from William Jewell College. He will speak briefly and extemporaneously when the degree is conferred.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Liberty
William Jewell College
Devree
Soviet Silent On Truman Address Report from Moscow
Reuters reports from Moscow indicate the Soviet press and radio have not yet mentioned President Truman's Army Day address. The silence spans official outlets and state media as the world notes the speech. No commentary or reaction has appeared in Soviet channels as of April 8.
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London
Reuters
Moscow
Truman
Deaths in New Wilmington and surrounding areas
Obituary notes the death of James Tackson Martin two months old in New Wilmington. Also listed are Mrs Elsie Patterson McBride 74 North Beaver township and Richard Matey of Texas aged months at 928 Adams Street and Join Fracul age 50 of 523 Lyndal Street.
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James Tackson Martin
New Wilmington
Elsie Patterson McBride
North
Beaver Township
Richard Matey
Adams Street
Fracul
Lyndal Street
Pre-Election Tension Grows In Tokyo Area
In Tokyo the run up to the first postwar general election on April 10 saw a protest by about 10 000 left wing supporters. They marched to Premier Shidehara’s home waving red flags and singing breaking windows as police called in U S troops for aid. Eight police were slightly injured and one shooting incident occurred as the crowd dispersed.
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Tokyo
Kijuro Shidehara
U.S. Army
Somere
Daylight Time Order Rescinded by Punxsutawney Council
Punxsutawney borough council rescinded its daylight saving time adoption after strong push from business and agriculture leaders citing hardship. Separate Pakistan state demand cited in Assam unrest report from Calcutta dispatches.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Punxsutawney Borough
Soviet Union Demands Iran Case Dropped From UN Agenda
Secretary Byrnes meets President Truman over the international crisis as the United Nations Security Council faces a new clash. Soviet ambassador Gromyko asks to drop the Iran case, while Poland pushes Spain Franco as a new trigger.
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New York
INS
Russia
Iran
Poland
Spain
Security Council
Freak Storm Ravages Anniston Alabama
A freak storm hammered Anniston and surrounding Calhoun County communities for about 30 minutes. Fifteen people were injured and property damage runs into millions with hail stones up to casaba size reported. The storm affected Piedmont Jacksonville and Oxford as well.
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Anniston. al
Anniston
Calhoun County
Piedmont
Jacksonville
Oxford
Ala
Arthur Mometer Prepares for Fishing Trip Next Monday
The passage describes Arthur Mometer tuning his tackle and gear for a planned fishing outing. He considers boots or army shoes, wears a license and badge, and is set to fish where the wily trout were found, awaiting weather and departure.
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