Arabs plan to block U N force to split Palestine
Arab leaders plan to repeal the Palestine partition project at the United Nations Assembly. They aim to block Security Council action on international force for partition and seek reconsideration of the whole plan, possibly in a special session, while Marshall and Austin discuss U S stance. China abstains on partition.
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Associated Press
United Nations Assembly
Security Council
Palestine
Assembly
George C. Marshall
Warren R. Austin
Washington
Austin
General Evans to visit Climax City for Security Week events
Brig. Gen. E. A. Evans executive director of the Reserve Officers Association will arrive at Prince at 7 15 a m tomorrow for a day of National Security Week observances. He will speak at a dinner tomorrow night at Black Knight Country Club hosted by the Alfred Beckley chapter and tour a local coal mine during the afternoon.
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Reserve Officer's Association
Prince
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Toomorrow
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Alfred Beckley
Reserve Officers’ Association
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Trusteeship Council
Washington, D. C
Wil Jerusalem
U.S
Theiam Harris
Ellison Avenue
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Austin
U. S
Faris el Khoury
Syria
1-Nation Council
President Says Russia's Stand Is U N Problem
President Truman told Congress that Soviet refusal to follow U N decisions creates a disturbing new problem but that the United Nations is making headway. He praised UN strengthening as a cornerstone of U S foreign policy and summarized 1947 UN work in a 359 page report submitted by Secretary of State Marshall.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
United Nation
Soviet Union
United Nations
Congress
United States
World Agency
Marshall
Governor Meads and Officials to Attend Civic Event
Governor Clarence W. Meadows will attend with Mayor G C Hedrick and civic leaders introduced. General Evans will outline bills on national security and likely outcomes for the 80th Congress second session. He will explain reserve officers chapters role in aiding passage. A formal ball will close the evening.
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Mayorg. C. Hedrick
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Cchapters
Truman Leaves For Island Visit
President Truman departed by plane at 10 32 a m EST on a 15 day trip to Florida Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Cuba. First stop Boca Chica Airport near Key West where he will spend the night. Flight about four hours. Secretary of State Marshall and Adm William D Leahy joined the departure crowd. He plans San Juan tomorrow to meet Puerto Rico governor Jesus T Pinero and will meet another official on Sunday.
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Associated Press
Wasitington
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Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Cuba
Boca Chica
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Truman
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William D. Leahy
San Juan
Jesus T. Pinero
Lawyer Sues for 130 Taken in Simon Arrest
James Rawland, Beckley attorney, sues Sheriff C. C. Lewis for 180 dollars alleging funds taken from James Edward Simon during a November 194% arrest in Raleigh County lottery theft case. Rawland claims Simon assigned the amount to him as part of his legal fee.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
James Rawland
C. C. Lewis
Court of Justice of the Peace
G. O. Mills
Rawland
Lewis
Ed Simon
Street Scenes and Courtroom Tangles in County News
Disjointed notes recount a three year old sharing a lolly with a mongrel, a scooter crash on Heber Neville, and a courthouse basement reveal of a ballot theft from the county clerk. France reports a bumper wheat crop with acreage around 10.17 to 11.03 million acres. Markets show volatility but little price declines, while skeptics warn against optimism. A signed confession places $120 as the remaining sum for ballot retrieval tied to Henry Lilly and W A Thornhill in a state senate race. Magistrate Mills keeps the suit open as Sheriff Lewis arranges money transfer pending final court disposition.
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France
Willy
Thornhill
Simon
Logan
Raleigh County
State Supreme Court
Mills
Lewis
Rowland
Prices Irregular on Commodity Markets
Prices were irregular on major markets with small changes. Wheat fell about one cent to 244 cents per bushel, corn and oats fluctuated slightly, soybeans dropped up to 17 cents, lard eased, and cotton mixed with old-crop deliveries rising as much as 70 cents per bale amid mill buying.
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Associated Presse
New York
Parkersburg Man Arrested Here
Richard Dean of Parkersburg was arrested on Route 3 near the Black Knight Country Club. State Police say he participated in a breaking and entering of a Parkersburg hardware store and is held at police headquarters awaiting the owner’s sending of another driver for the trucks involved in the incident.
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Besley
Iby
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Castle
Dean
Pany
Black Knigh Country Club
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Lawyer Is Named To Aviation Board
WASHINGTON Harold A. Jones, a Los Angeles lawyer, was nominated by President Trumani to one of two vacancies on the Civil Aeronautics Board. Other nominations sent to the Senate include John C. Wiley of Indiana named as ambassador to Iran, currently ambassador to Portugal, Mennett B. Davis of Colorado to Panama, and J. Richard P. Butrick of New York to Iceland.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harold A. Jones
Los Angeles
Trumani
Civil Aeronautics Board
Senate
John C. Wiley
Indiana
Iran
Portugal
Mennett B. Davis
Colorado
Jto
Panama
J. Richard P. Butrick
New York
Iceland
United States States Reds Defy U N in North Korea
An unnamed U S official claims Russians are openly forming a Communist government in North Korea aimed at the United Nations. The remark suggests Moscow intends to declare a government in North Korea before UN action can occur.
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Associated Press
Seoul
U. S
GOP Says Demos Bid For Wallace Support
President Truman's call for the common man to rally for reform drew GOP criticism as a bid for Henry Wallace's third party support. Republican leaders labeled the address as a political bid while Southern lawmakers decried civil rights proposals and planned to organize against perceived federal overreach.
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Demos
Wallace
Pue
Associated Press
Washington
Truman
High Command
Henry Wallace
Carroll Reece
Ald Henry
Harper Man Waives Hearing on Assault Charge
Parker of Harper posted $1000 bond for release from Raleigh County jail after waiving preliminary hearing on a felonious assault charge against his wife. Magistrate G O Mills office reported today.
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Parker
Raleigh
G. O. Mills
Dixie Solons Declare War on Truman Plan
About fifty Democratic congressmen from 11 southern states formally declared opposition to President Truman's civil rights program. They pledged cooperation with southern governors and vowed to block anti lynch, anti poll tax, and anti segregation legislation. The group met behind closed doors in the House Banking Committee room and selected Rep. Colmer of Mississippi to chair a cooperating committee.
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Byrd
Richmond
Truman
Civil Rights Commission
Asmaigcieu Inc
Washington
Colmer
Mississippi
Congress
Western powers seek Austrian deal within paying capacity
United States Great Britain and France push for a peace formula with Russia to settle Austria after Hitler's rule. Russia demands 200000000 dollars in two years plus control of oil and Danube shipping and repayment for former German assets. Delegates meet two hours with cautious optimism and warnings of collapse if demands rise.
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London
Austria
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Danube
Foreign Ministers Council
Soviet Union
U.S
Cold Wave Brings Freezing Nights Across Regions
The cold wave spread from the Midwest to the Atlantic Seaboard and Gulf states with subfreezing forecasts for northern Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. Florida may escape the chill as Boston and New York register around 50 and 55 with a sharp drop expected, while Northern New England faces near zero readings.
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Chicago
Middle West
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf States
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. M. Porter
Florida
Boston
New York
New England
Senators predict month extension of rent controls
Senators Flanders and Bricker forecast the Senate will vote for a one month stopgap to extend rent controls as debate opens on a 14 month bill. The House Banking Committee already approved extending through March and will vote next week. Aforementioned amendments would end controls in areas with high vacancy or allow 15 percent rent increases if costs rose 30 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Flanders
Bricker
Ohio
Senate
House Banking Committee
House
Senate Banking Committee
Ohioan
Congress
CIO orders Bridges to quit Wallace or resign CIO
Washington The CIO has told Harry Bridges to disavow Henry Wallace s third party or quit as CIO regional director for Northern California. Bridges a West Coast leader and ILWU president has not replied to the February 18 ultimatum from CIO vice president Allan Haywood.
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Associated Press
Washington
CIO
Harry Bridges
Henry Wallace
California
Bridges
West Coast
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Allan Haywood
Anti Communist Resignations Shake Czech Cabinet
Three anti Communist parties quit Czechoslovakia’s cabinet amid rising pressure to curb Communist influence. Leaders of the National Socialist Party Slovak Democrat Party and Catholic People’s Party submitted resignations to President Eduard Beneš prompting Gottwald to seek a stalemate over police purge attempts.
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Associated Press
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Barater
Furtler
Gottwald
Eduardes
Alrikes
H.ven Gottwald
Interest in Primary Increases As Demos Meet
Charleston observers report rising interest in the Democratic primary as two gubernatorial candidates outline platforms. Bailey plans to resign to run for the party nomination while A W Paull, vice chairman, is viewed as a logical choice for the next chair.
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Charleston
Democratic Committee
A.W. Paull
State Committee
KR. D. Bailey
Pineville
Virginia Official Seesley Temperature Report
A Virginia official notes yesterday’s high and last night’s low with scattered figures. The record mentions a 10.8 a.m. reading and a mild temperature pattern for the day.
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