Britain Feels Arab Holy War Threat in Palestine
London sources say Foreign Secretary Bevin fears an Arab holy war in Palestine and views it as a key obstacle to finalizing Britain’s partition plan. Prime Minister Attlee summons the cabinet to pursue a scheme to ease tension as reports hint at a possible crisis within days. Creech Jones favors a partition compromise while Shertok argues rapid features of the plan remain unseen.
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Associated Press
London
Ernest Bevin
Palestine
Holy Land
Atlee
Bevin
Arthur Creech Jones
Moshe Sheriok
Shertok
Republicans Preparing To Draft Answers To Truman Announcement
The piece notes Republicans readying responses to President Truman's candidacy announcement while Soviet and U S delegates in New York remain deadlocked on arms reduction. A six nation council group briefly paused UN debate to let U S and Soviet teams seek private talks, with no scheduled meeting between Warren Austin and Andrei Gromyko yet.
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Truman
Associated Press
New York
United Nations
United States
Soviet Russia
Sccwity Council
U. S
Warren Austin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Titler Attacks State Bill To Bar Closed Shops
George J. Titler president of District 29 UMW said a new labor coalition in West Virginia protests a bill to hamstring labor. The measure would ban the closed shop outlaw company pickets bar union dues checkoffs and ban strikes against state or public services. Delegates expect mixed action though some support action in some form. Senate leaders favor protecting labor and public rights while seeking a fair state labor policy for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Titler
United Mine Workers
Legislative Council
Titler
West Virginia Cooperative Legislative Council
AFL
UMW
CIO
Ce . Ek
Tiller
Smith
Senate
West Virginia
Stassen
Senator Ball
R-Minn
Cold Wave to Follow Temporary Warm Spell in Beckley
Beckley residents enjoyed a brief warm spell reaching 22 degrees as a new cold wave was forecast within 48 hours. The Federal Weather Bureau expects subzero Midwest and East temperatures with about 1.5 inches of snow. Snowplows clear highways, while a Cleveland family suffered a head injury after a car skid eight miles from Beckley on Route 19 21. State police had no report of the incident.
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Beckley
Federal Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midwest
State Road Commission
Louis Sauer
Cleveland
Ohio
0. S
Byrd Leads Retreating Ships From Little America
Three thin skinned ships of the Antarctic departed Little America for home leaving Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd and 197 men to winter in a tent town on the ice cap. A flight over the south pole is being planned as a possible activity before Byrd’s base is evacuated around March 1.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
MT. Olympus
Antarctic
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Byrd
Byrd's Antarctic Operation Details And Snowbound Camp
The report outlines Byrd leading an expedition with the Mt. Olympus cargo ships Yancey and Merrick through pack ice near Little America. Weather remains a key factor for action as three box dwellings on skis shelter the advance at the edge of the tent town. Rear Adm. Cruzen boards the Northwind to guide ships with possible ice-pack dangers ahead.
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Little America
Byrd
Richard H. Cruzen
Mt. Olympus
Yancey
Merrick
VFW Urges Congress to Maintain Rent Controls
Veterans of Foreign Wars calls for continued rent ceilings to June 30, 1948. John C. Williamson, VP aid, warns against across the board increases, fearing evictions and higher landlord profits, noting residential rents already exceed 1939 profit estimates by about 35 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
John C. Williamson
V.F.W
Senate Banking Committee
Williamson
Soviet Distrusts Our Arctic Moves
Izvestia denounces U S Arctic activities as military and provocative. The Soviet statement cites strengthened U S bases in Iceland and Greenland, deployment of the carrier Midway and submarines, and bomber patrols over Arctic regions, noting press disapproval abroad and at home.
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Arctic
Associated Press
Moscow
Izvestia
United States
Tevestia
U. S
Iceland
Greenland
Midway
Wallace, Pepper
Ickes
Beckley Parkerburg showdown moved to February 20 1948
Due to a full schedule the Beckley Parkerburg basketball game postponed by weather will not be played this season. The teams will meet in Parkersburg on February 20, 1948, in a rearranged matchup. The junior varsity Sandstone preliminary game shifts to February 25 ahead of the home Bluefield game.
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Beckley - Parkersburg
Woodrow Wilson Gym
Parkersburg
Bluefield
Reporters Describe Welfare Aide Visit to Mabscott Home
Register staff writers Lois McDaniel and Audrey Wood accompanied county authorities to remove six underprivileged children from a Mabscott home. They describe their experience in the unpleasant welfare action and the conditions they witnessed in the house linked to Mrs. Lela Powers.
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Keneh
Eiriz Kir Haw Liams
L McDaniel Register
Audrey Wood
Second Register News
Department of Public Assistance
Brank
Wile
Register
Lois McDaniel
Mabscott
Lela Powers
Mother Held In Jail On Health Warrant
Mrs. Lela Powers, 38, Mabscott mother, is held in Raleigh County jail on a health warrant. Five children placed in private homes, an 18 month old at the state DP A home. A 12 year old daughter remains missing. warrant issued by Dr. W. W. Hume.
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Lela. Powers
Mabscott
Raleigh County
Department of Public Assistance
D.P.A
South Kenawha Street
W. W.hume
Republicans Ready to Answer Truman Reelection Push
A Lincoln Day broadside in New York hints that Republicans plan to counter Democratic Chairman Hannegan who urged backing President Truman for reelection. Hannegan suggested the move without Truman's knowledge, while GOP leaders imply a campaign focus on domestic and foreign issues ahead of the 1948 convention. Taft Bricker Ives and Delvey plan speeches in coming days as party figures rally in New York and Midwest cities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Hannegan
New York
White House
Charles G. Ross
America
Mr.Truman
Carroll Reece
Pendergrast
Kansas City
Lincoln
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Charleston
W. Va
Bricker
Robio
Toledo
Ives
R-N. Y
Thomas E. Delvey
Harold E. Slassen
Minnesota
Senator Vandenberg
Mich
Grand Rapids
Gardner’s Body Enroute Home From New York
The body of O. Max Gardner ambassador to Great Britain who died in New York enroute home to Shelby North Carolina for funeral services. President Truman sent a personal message expressing sorrow and sympathy as the train bearing the body reached Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
O. Max Gardner
Great Britain
New York
Shelby
N. C
Gardner
London
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Mr. Gardner
Stassen Proposes Neutral Labor Peace Plan for U S
Presidential aspirant Harold E. Stassen outlines a program for peaceful settlement of industrial disputes. He urges a cooling off period before strikes, a federal labor conciliation office, and neutrality in enforcement, while warning against overly restricting unions and injuring the economy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Congress
Stassen
Senate Labor Committee
Office of
Federal Labor Conciliation
Minnesota
Threat Of Steel Industry Strike Eliminated
A wave of contract extensions across the steel industry reduced the threat of a major strike. Negotiations, eased by the time bought, may continue into April as unions and company officials resume talks. Extensions include Jones Laughlin, Allegheny Ludlum, covering about 24 000 workers in four plants. Allegheny Ludlum alone employs 11 000 in PA and NY.
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Pittsburgh
G.S
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corporation
Steelworkers Union
Jones
Laughlin Steel Corporation
Allegheny-Ludium Steel Corporation
Allegheny-Ludlum
Pennsylvania
New York
Tid “Wei
GOP Teams Near Accord on 82 Billion Budget Top
Republican leaders reportedly reached a plan for an 82 billion dollar next year budget with 7 billion for tax cuts and debt payments. The proposal includes 20 percent across the board tax reduction costing 3.5 billion and uses possible defense cuts to meet the target.
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Washington
G.O.P
Senate House Budget Committee
Truman
Glass Men Sign Contract Ensures Equal Wages
Washington reports a new agreement between Pittsburgh and Libbey-Owens Ford Glass companies and the Glass, Ceramic and Silica Land Workers union. The contract raises base wages to 1.01 dollars for men and women from 98 and 96 cents, effective Feb 1, 1947, through Feb 1, 1948, covering about 16 000 workers at multiple plants nationwide. It also permits new wage claims to be filed between May 1 and next February.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pittsburgh
Libbey-Owens
Ford Glass
C.I.0. Glass, Ceramic and Silica Land Workers Union
Creighton
Ford City
Toledo
Rossford
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Charleston
Clarksburg
W. Va
Crystal City
Henryetta
Oklag Shreveport
Ottawa
Ill
Colonel Returns to Japan on Gem Charge
Col. Edward J. Murray of Palo Alto remains under technical arrest awaiting his return to Japan to explain the source of $210,000 in jewels seized by customs in San Francisco. Murray denies theft and says he treated the gems as souvenirs, while a customs official says two stones were found on his arrival and pointed to a safety deposit box containing the rest.
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San Francisco
Edward J. Murray
Palo Alto
Japan
Prais
Paul Leake
Customs
Murray
Weather Outlook for Irginta Middle Atlantic States
Cold trend continues with below normal temperatures. Light snow expected in the north area and rain or snow likely south late Monday or Tuesday. Colder Wednesday with temperatures averaging three to six degrees below normal. Beckley area reports low temperatures around 23 and 0.12 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am.
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Middle Atlantic
Beckley
Bam
Ich
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U. S. Conciliation Service
Labor Department
Slassen
GOP
MR. Truman
Colin Stam
Joint Committee
Thas
House
Ourgo
Glass
Bank of Japan
Fort Mason
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