Byrnes Resigns as Secretary of State. Marshall Named Successor
James F. Byrnes resigns as Secretary of State citing medical advice to slow down. President Truman selects Gen. George C. Marshall, wartime Army chief of staff, to succeed him and guide postwar diplomacy. Marshall to serve after Senate confirmation with Byrnes staying until then.
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State Department
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Truman
America
George C. Marshall
Byrnes
Marshall
China
Senate
White House
Charles G. Ross
Republic
War Department
Patrick Hurley
Roosevelt
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Heirens Denies Slayings As Year Passes At Menard
In Menard Penitentiary's psychiatric division 18 year old William Heirens, the confessed killer of Suzanne Degnan and two other women, maintains his innocence and says he would have confessed to burglaries only. He asserts a memoir plan and seeks a NY detective to probe the murders. Police linked him to the Degnan and Brown slayings by fingerprints.
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Menard, NL
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
William Heirens
Menard Penitentiary
Ian
Heirens
Bridewell
New York
Walter Storms
John Coghlan
James E. Degnan
Elizabeth
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Degnan
Brown
GOP Grinding Axe For Truman Budget
President Truman faces sharp opposition from the new Republican House as Taber of New York threatens to use a sledgehammer on a proposed 37 billion dollar federal budget. He calls for cutting about one million federal employees as part of budget battles set to unfold when the President submits his recommendations tomorrow.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
New Republican Congress
Representative Taber
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
Budget War Looms Over Truman Plans For 1947 Expenditures
Treasury and White House aides forecast a 1947 budget near 37 billion dollars with a $1.5 billion surplus aimed at debt retirement. Taber touts a 29.14 billion outlay while Republicans push for 12 billion less and tax cuts. Truman opposes broad tax relief and urges continued excise tax rollbacks with import of keeping liquor taxes at 8 dollars per gallon. Congress shows mixed support for strike prevention committee and federal health insurance debate.
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Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Taber
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports fair and continued mild temperatures for Amarillo and vicinity through Wednesday and Thursday. West Texas also experiences fair skies with little temperature change on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Amarillo
West Texas
French Chuters Rescue Europeans in Indochina
French parachute troops relieved the European colony in Namdinh by night drop, establishing a bridgehead across a canal and capturing a cotton mill where civilians had defended against Viet Namese attacks since December. French forces advance toward Hanoi area, fighting entrenched Viet Namese near Namdinh.
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Paris
Namdinh
Hanoi
Haiduong
Tonkin
Wails of British War Brides Echo In New York
In New York and Birmingham, officials dismissed London reports of mistreatment of British war brides. A New York Red Cross director said only about 30 brides were aided last year, with no widespread neglect. Alabama judge corrected a divorce filing timing error affecting a case linked to London interviews.
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London
Dorothy Geast Henn
Baltimore
America
Red Cross
Daniel Green
Home Service Department
Green
Birmingham
Ala
Robert J. Wheeler
Charles W. Vincent
Millie Vincent
Vincent’s
Army
Six Killed in Roswell Train Car Collision
A group of six Dexter basketball fans returning from a Roswell High game died when their car was struck by a northbound Santa Fe train at a Highway 285 crossing near Roswell New Mexico. The wreck occurred at 9 28 P M Mountain Time and involved Richard Dick Shaw 38 his wife Vivian Shaw 37 and their neighbor Tate Aston 10. Sheriff George Wilcox said Shaw failed to see the train and the car was hurled about 100 feet. The engineer Tom Bonner of Clovis steered the passenger train to the scene and investigators stayed overnight to assist. Also reported: the nation spent 10131 billion dollars on new building construction during 1946 per Commerce Department.
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Roswell
N. M
Dexter
Dick Shaw
Dexter School Board
Vivian Shaw
Tate Aston
Roswell High School
George Wilcox
Shaw
Carlsbad
Clovis
Tom Bonner
Marshall Says Liberals Are China's Hope
Gen George C Marshall warned that China g p is torn between reactionaries seeking civil war and hardline Communists bent on wrecking the country The only salvation he saw was the liberals gaining power in a new government His 2000 word review issued after Truman recalled him as presidential envoy outlines the dilemma facing U S policy toward internal Chinese politics
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Washington
George C. Marshall
China
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
State Department
White House
Truman
Federal Cafeteria Strike Sparks Praise as Coffee Hour
Rep Ed Rees hailed a labor dispute between Government Services Inc and its 2200 employees as a public win. The conflict over wages and benefits led to reduced coffee hours for 64000 daily workers, while cafeteria workers pressed for higher pay and better leave. Congress restaurants remained open as usual.
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K. O
Rees
Government Services, Inc
Washington
Rees Long
United Restaurant and Cafeteria Workers
CIO
Congress
House
Senate
Mystery cone on Oregon campus sparks rocket theory
A five inch cone shaped object fell on Hill Military Academy grounds amid hail. Oregon geologist Dr. John E. Allen analyzed the fragment, noting materials common in rocket experiments and suggesting a possible link to White Sands tests or Mojave rocket activity. Army officials say the object is unlikely tied to White Sands V-2 missions. no conclusion on origin.
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Portland. Ore
Hill Military Academy
Military Academy
John E. Allen
Oregon State Gcologist
Army
Allen
Leon Thompson
The
Hill Academy
White Sands
N. M
Mojave Desert
California
Hill
Harold Turner
Portland
Ore
Turner
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