Democrats Get Campaign Idea In Indiana Dinner
Hoosier Democrats gather in Indianapolis for a Jackson-Jefferson Day dinner where National Democratic Chairman J. Howard McGrath will speak. Rumors swirl about a Schricker draft for 1948 and potential signals from Pleas Greenlee, Frank McHale, and Harry McClain, with McClain opening campaign HQ as the race widens.
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William A. Drake
United Press
Indianapolis
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Indiana
Pleas Greenlee
Frank McHale
McHale
Henry F. Schricker
Greenlee
Shelbyville
Harry McClain
Schrieker
Schricker
Walter Mybeck
Lake County
McClain
China Pledge Revealed Aids Chinese Air Force
Washington reports reveal a long secret US pledge to arm anti communist forces in China with a 300 million dollar air force. The plan, tied to WWII era commitments, outlines a 1,071 aircraft force with 936 delivered and 135 more planned, including B-17s P-47s P-51s and C-46s, and details on costs training and projected deliveries. Chinese leaders consider retreat from Changchun as Communist forces advance toward Mukden, with consular evacuations already under way.
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Washington
United States
China
W. Stuart Symington
State Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
RNH
Chiang Kai- Shek
U. S
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Spain
Chiang
Czech Leader Seeks Change After Attack On Minister
Prague reports former justice minister Dr Prokop Drtina was found injured outside his villa with a possible suicide note. He is hospitalized with head injuries but expected to survive. Premier Gottwald urged a merciless purge of agents as farmers rally backed his new cabinet amid a nationwide crisis. Continued on Page 2.
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Prague
Prokop Drtina
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Trades Union Assembly
Assembly
Antoin Zapotocky
Czechoslovakia
American Woman Quits Embassy Over Policies
Annabelle Bucar 33 of Clairton Pennsylvania resigns from the U S embassy in Moscow after 13 months as wife of Konstantin Lapshin a Russian baritone with the Moscow operetta theater She cites disagreement with U S policy and says she has gained insight into Russians Ambassador Bedell Smith says the letter not yet received and notes she should have informed the embassy of her marriage before resigning.
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Moscow
United States
Annabelle Bucar
Clairton
Konstantin Lapshin
Lapshin
Moscow Operetta Theater
Miss Bucar
Soviet Union
United States Information Service
Miss Rucar
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
State Department
Ex Librarian Mary Phillips Dies After Illness
Mary Royse Phillips 2216 North Tenth street former librarian at Indiana State Teachers College Garfield High and McLean Junior High died at 7 25 p m Friday at Union Hospital after several weeks illness. She joined the Indiana State library staff after Wiley High School, later served Garfield and McLean branches before retiring in June 1947. Surviving sister and brother and several nieces grand nieces. Body to H P Martin Funeral Home.
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Mary Royse Phillips
North Tenth Street
Indiana State Teachers College
Garfield High School
McLean Junior High School
Union Hospital
Wiley High School
Six Year Old Girl Escapes Serious Injury In Street Accident
Sharon Lee Snow a six year old of 415 Elm Street narrowly escaped serious harm when she darted into a street as a truck driven by William Rogers approached at about 10 miles per hour. The vehicle passed over her but heeding witnesses say she suffered only bruises and abrasions and was treated at home.
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Sharon Lee Snow
Elm Street
Fourth and Locust Streets
William Rogers
Terre Haute
Sharon
Rogers
Sharon Lee
Eisler to Leave U.S. on Monday for Rome
Hollywood composer Hanns Eisler, accused of concealing communist ties, will depart the United States Monday aboard a Trans World Airlines flight to Rome. He will be accompanied by his wife Louise while his brother Gerhart Eisler is detained at Ellis Island awaiting deportation proceedings.
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New York
Hanns Eisler
Hollywood
United States
Trans World Airlines
Rome
Eisler
American
Louise
Gerhart
Ellis Island
Child actor James Grimes missing after hockey incident
Nine year old Broadway child actor James Grimes from Finian's Rainbow vanished Thursday after a dispute with his mother who disciplined him for five days of school hockey. The mother contacted the Missing Persons Bureau reporting the disappearance and noting the protest quote attributed to the boy.
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New York
James Grimes
Finian
Police Missing Persons Bureau
Two Killed in Indiana Storm
A severe Indiana storm killed two men near Auburn when a car crashed into a bridge abutment after losing control in high winds. Josiah Mercer of Muncie survived with injuries along with Miller Baldwin, while Gilbert Townsend and John Russell, both of Muncie, died. The storm also struck Centerton, Evansville, and South Bend with widespread damage and power outages.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Auburn
Weather Bureau
Frank Carpenter
DeKalb County
Josiah Mercer
Muncie
Gilbert Townsend
John Russell
Mercer
Miller Baldwin
Morgan Co
Try to Avert Coal Strike
Washington February 28 United Press report says soft coal operators plan to counter John L. Lewis who threatens a spring strike to win pensions. Lewis seeks 100 a month for miners aged 60 with 20 years service. Industry surveys on pensions at 65 and funding from the 10 cent a ton levy aim to frame a counter offer.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Three Youths Drown Near La Salle Bridge Crash
In La Salle Illinois on February 28 three Rockford youths were believed drowned after their car plunged from an open bridge into the Illinois River on Route 51. Gerald Ames 19 escaped and swam to shore. Passengers identified as Joseph Kelly and Ralph Stephens. A third victim unnamed. Police and county deputies recovered the car and searched for the bodies.
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Shippingsport
Route 51
la Salle
Sheriff's Deputies
Democracy Finds The Time Has Come To Stand Up For Itself
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues that Moscow’s aggression in Czechoslovakia forces western democracies to reject further concessions to Russia. He notes allied nations must defend themselves and cites French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault calling the seizure a threat to liberty and Europe, signaling hardening resolve. Continued on Page 3.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Democracy
Georges Bidault
National Assembly
Europe
Hitler
East
Parker Trial Nears Close in Indiana Slaying Case
Defense and state close to finishing Parker case in Vigo Circuit Court with expected conclusion early next week. Witnesses from Indianapolis testified about Parker's employment and a woman believed to be Mrs Parker, while others described Parker seen with a woman at a tavern and at a poultry market job.
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Arthur E. Parker
Vigo
Lillian Marie Johnson
H. DeWitt Owen
John R. Jett
Winfield M. Fox
Parker
Indianapolis
Ben Foltz
South Third Street
Johnson
Lafayette Avenue
John Pine
Model Laundry
East Ohio Street
Sewage Disposal Projects Approved Across Indiana
Indianapolis Feb 28 The Indiana Stream Pollution Board approved sewage disposal projects costing 750000 dollars. The plan includes storm and sanitary sewers in West Lafayette, sewage treatment works at the state soldiers home near Lafayette, sewers at Logansport State Hospital, service to Bedford and to the Standard Oil Co at Whiting.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Stream Pollution Board
West Lafayette
State Soldier's Home
Lafayette
Logansport State Hospital
Bedford
Standard Oil Co
Whiting
Four car crash kills Victor Manor in Indianapolis
A four car collision at U S Highway 52 and High School road killed 28 year old Victor Manor of Indianapolis and seriously injured five others.
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Indianapolis
U. S. Highway 52
High School Road
Victor Manor
Weather Report From U S Weather Bureau
FAIR AND COLDER. TEMPERATURE RECORD FEB 28. A M 47 NOON 52 9 A M 46 2 PM 54 SUNRISE 6 25 SUNSET 5 41 RIVER STAGE 5.8 FEET RISING.
Local weather reads 6:30 am conditions report
At 6 30 am the thermometer stood at 47 degrees with yesterday's high of 58 and last night’s low of 47. Precipitation totaled .90 inch, indicating a damp start to the day.
Weather Forecast for Terre Haute and Region
Fair and colder tonight and Sunday with low around 25 for Terre Haute. Indiana region cloudy north and fair south with diminishing winds tonight. Illinois forecast fair tonight and Sunday with colder conditions. low tonight 28 to 34, high Sunday 45 to 48.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Temperature Street Thermometer Readings
Local report records a 6 am temperature of 48 and a 2 pm reading of 55 on Temperature Street.
Soviet Grain Dilemma Drives Finnish Views on Pact
In Helsinki Feb 28, Soviet grain leverage prompts Finnish leaders to weigh Stalin's proposed treaty of friendship and defense. Paasikivi heard Soviet envoy Savonenkov outline Moscow’s stance as Finns debate neutrality and potential delegation talks in Moscow. Public opinion shows broad opposition to a Russian pact, with emphasis on grain security and independence.
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Helsinki
Juho K. Paasikivi
G. M. Savonenkov
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Russia
Finland
Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Social Democrat
Uusi Suiomi
Helsingen Sanomat
Storms Cause Floods Snow Heavy Across Midwest and New England
Storms bring floods and heavy snow across the United States. North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and New England report record snows while floods threaten Ohio river towns. A Massachusetts Bay earthquake is described as minor and 700 people are trapped in a snowbound caravan near Cloquet Minnesota.
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United Press
United States
New England
North Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Darlington
Wis
Galena
Ill
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts Bay
Provincetown
Cloquet
Minn
Floodwood
Carleton High School
Duluth
Safe For Bachelor In Aurora Today
In Aurora Newfoundland February 23 the town returns to normal after a leap year manhunt led by the women who jailed about 500 men for loitering on the road to matrimony. The men paid fines in stockings and sweets, and Claude Gillmore, 27, married Betty Robotham, 23, after his early arrest and release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Claude B. Gillmore
Betty Robotham
Gillmore
Communists Arrested in Athens Ambush Crackdown
About 700 communists and self defense group members were arrested in Athens. The government said those aiding guerrillas or endangering public security would face trial by military tribunal or referral to a security committee. Greek troops reported an offensive in Delvinaki near the Albanian border with seven villages retaken from guerrillas.
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Athens
Self Defense
Security Committee
Delvinaki
Sweden Watches Russia Finland Pact Move
Sweden gauges Finland Russia pact as threat to defense plans. A military spokesman says changes would not target Russia but reflect a border shift of a great power. Swedes and observers expect a Finland Russia treaty may force use of Finland’s transport and economy in future conflicts.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Sweden
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Chiang Kai Shek
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Szepingkai
Manchuria
Britain
Peiping
Congress
By A. I. Goldberg
Phillips
Morgan County
Centerton
Martinsville
Ben Knox
Knox
Mary Foster
Earl Locery
Evansville
Charles Holsclaw
South Bend
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Pine
Ruth Parker
Dollie Ruth Richardson
Richardson
Martha Marsee
Helen Marshall
Ruth
Thomas Gallagher
Marsee
N. George Nasser
Mr. Fox
Jett
Art
Fox
Gallagher
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bulletin
Charles Isaacson
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