Truman Polls Governors on Action Toward National Problems
The New York Times reports President Truman asked governors for opinions on nonpartisan national issues. Most governors supported his course, with Georgia's Gov. Ellis Arnall as the lone exception, as the coal crisis prompt prompted policy moves. The piece notes the Jeffersonian view of delegated powers guiding national plans amid differing local conditions.
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Bridges Urges Firm Stand at Moscow Talks on Germany
Senator Bridges warns Russia aims to turn Germany into a satellite and ally and urges Secretary Marshall to maintain a firm policy at the Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference. He cites the March 10 meeting as a critical test and criticizes wartime diplomacy with the Soviet Union.
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Battle Near Hanoi in Indo China Feared Turn to Independence
Pictures from News of the Day show Viet Nam Free State forces clashing with French troops near Hanoi as Gen LeClerc leads modern warfare efforts to suppress the uprising. The revolt seeks independence from French colonial rule.
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Franco Not Wounded In Recent Attempt On Life
A French report claiming General Franco was wounded in a life attempt was denied by a Spanish foreign office spokesman. He said Franco is in perfect health after a hunting trip to Toledo province and was not attacked. The entourage included Foreign Minister Artajo and ambassador De Las Barcenas.
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Toledo
Alberto Martin Artajo
Domingo de Las Barcenas
London
Child Wanders Aisle During Tense Neville Street Theatre Scene
A three year old boy wandered up and down the aisle at Neville Street theatre during a tense moment in the movie unmindful of the disturbance he caused.
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Welfare Neglect Perils Industry
Walter S. Hallanan, chairman of the National Petroleum Council, warned at a California oilmen luncheon that neglect and indifference threaten American industrial freedom more than communism. He urged support for a petroleum council named by Secretary Krug to sustain wartime government industry cooperation.
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Walter S. Hallanan
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National Petroleum Council
California
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America
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Karl Marx
Plymouth Oil Company
Pittsburgh
Petroleum Council
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Callinan Urges End of State Liquor Monopoly
L J Callinan former House of Delegates member and Kanawha County Republican editor appeals to the 48th Legislature in an open letter to end the state liquor monopoly. He proposes private package stores and a constitutional amendment to abolish state control, arguing centralized government wastes funds and invites evils of monopoly.
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House of Delegates
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Federal Judge Extends Hearing in Mt. Clemens Pottery Pay Suit
Detroit judge Frank A. Picard will hear new testimony in the Mt. Clemens Pottery portal pay case, a precursor to billions in claims. The crowded courtroom debated de minimis issues as labor, industry, and government pressed for dismissal to limit damages.
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Detroit
United States
Mt. Clemens Pottery Company
Frank A. Picard
Coom Oe
Picard
National Association of Manufacturers
Byrd Expedition Presses Antarctic Flight Return
Eyewitness account by NBC correspondent Robert Reuben describes Admiral Byrd and his team reaching Little America after a 650 mile triumph over the Antarctic ice pack. The report notes the Betty and Byrd’s plane lifting off from the Philippine Sea carrier with assisted takeoff and a bleary crew resting at base.
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Robert Reuben
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Philippine Sea
England bids farewell to royal family before South Africa voyage
London crowds gather as King George VI Queen Elizabeth and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose prepare to board the battleship Vanguard for a 16 day voyage to South Africa. The royal party travels by special train to Portsmouth amid RAF and Navy displays with a cold weather altered farewell route.
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British Nationals To Quit Palestine Evacuation Ordered
British women and children will be evacuated from Palestine by next Tuesday in what the Palestine Government called an orderly withdrawal amid rising violence. The move follows reports of kidnappings and threats of martial law, as Parliament planned to debate the Palestine unrest.
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MacArthur Orders Japs Not To Strike
General MacArthur ordered Japan’s labor leaders to desist from a general strike of government workers planned for midnight. He said the strike would be a deadly social weapon unnecessary in Japan’s impoverished and emaciated condition and that it was with reluctance he deemed intervention necessary.
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Soviet Radio Attacks Plans for New Germany as Talks Proceed
London reports say Moscow broadcasts attack U S British proposals to reorganize defeated Germany into a federation of small states while Big Four deputies draft German and Austrian peace treaties. Yugoslav charges against Austrian governor Plesch over Nazi ties sparkdebate as discussions continue.
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Perlman Named Solicitor General
President Truman nominated Philip B. Perlman of Baltimore to be Solicitor General of the United States. He succeeds J. Howard McGrath, now a Rhode Island senator. Perlman, 56, served as Maryland Secretary of State under Albert C. Ritchie in the early 1920s and later practiced law.
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Fee System At Institutions Changed State Lower House Passes 7 Bills
The West Virginia House passed seven bills including changes to commitment procedures at mental and tuberculosis hospitals and transferring fee setting authority from the Board of Control to state educational boards. The Senate approved three measures in a perfunctory session, with no final action on any bill. The House sent to the Senate a measure fixing hospital patient charges by fixed maxima and a bill to empower the University Governors over expenditures and disbursements. The Senate adopted a House resolution to seek the Newton D. Bal er hospital near Parkersburg for Federal use and passed an authorization for four alternate jurors.
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Democrats Hit GOP Tax Plan In Senate Debate
Democrats escalate opposition to a 20 percent overall tax cut while Republicans urge a flat rate. Senator Lucas of Illinois accuses the GOP of bias toward the wealthy and pledges to press for relief for low income taxpayers. House members reportedly back President Truman's extension of wartime taxes on luxury items as a counter to the plan.
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Two youths seek death by dice after murder sentence
In Nashville Tennessee two youths James D. Sandusky Jr. and John T. Kelly await date for execution after murder of a hitchhiker benefactor. They remain calm while Kelly is moved by a former waitress Ramone Coy who traveled to marry him before death.
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Nashville
Tenn
James D. Sandusky, Jr
John T.kelly
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Lewiston
Minn
Ramone Coy
Tommy
Two youths convicted of first degree murder in Sprouse killing
In Centerville Tennessee a Hickman County jury found two youths guilty of first degree murder for killing J. Edward Sprouse a Clarksville motorist they had tied to a tree and shot after taking his car on January 6. Attorneys said they would seek a new trial.
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Clarksville, Tenn
UN delegate warns arms cuts need peace guarantee first
A Security Council delegate urged that world peace assurances precede any 55 nation arms reduction, calling for an international UN military force and a report from the Military Staff Committee. The panel, including Russia, U.S., Britain, France, and China, has not addressed unit numbers or command. The debate follows Britain Albania tensions and a pending Albanian representative arrival. Warren R. Austin will present U.S. views next week.
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Tornado Toll Rises Across Deep South and Midwest
Violent tornados swept Alabama Georgia and Tennessee causing eight deaths with two missing and seventy injured. Missouri and Arkansas saw seven deaths and wide damage. Kent Ala near Montgomery suffered four deaths. Bethel Ala three killed. Tennessee counties Haywood and Crockett reported fatalities and injuries. Power and telecom outages followed the storms.
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Weather sketch for Virginia and West Virginia mountains
Cloudy and much colder with snow flurries in the mountains. Partly cloudy to colder conditions extending to Saturday with increasing cloudiness. Beckley reports yesterday's high and last night's low. Precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at 8 am is reported as inches.
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