Cold War costs rise to 21 billion next year
Washington column notes the 21 billion dollar foreign policy bill for next year, with military and aid programs dominating spending. It cites estimates for defense outlays, relief, and Marshall Plan spending, and warns a broader crisis could raise costs further if conflicts flare. It also highlights the link between US armed strength and non Communist world security.
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Washington
Congress
China
Greece
Mr. Truman
Europe
United States
Germany
Japan
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan Agency
Hubert Pioneer Gas Attendant Dies A Thousand Dollar Shot
Harvey V. Wickliff aged 85, a pioneer gas station attendant in Columbus since 1913, reputedly made a $1,000 billiard shot after thieves robbed a San Mateo jewelry store and damaged the storefronts. He died as the incident unfolded in a report filed from Columbus and San Mateo on December 28.
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Columbus
Ohio
San Mateo
Cal
Harvey V. Wickliff
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Ulling
United States
Wickliff
Methodists edge Summit in YMCA league tilt
Polk Street Methodists beat Summit 32 to 31 as Farl Simpson tallies 15 points on five baskets and five free throws. Summit’s W. F. McPherson scores 13 to take scoring honors. In the nightcap, First Baptist defeats Line Avenue Baptist 34 to 27 with LeRoy Gill on 10 points.
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Polk Street Methodist
Summit Bay
Simpson
W. F. McPherson
Summit
First Baptist Wallowed
Line Avenue Baptist
LeRoy Gill
First Baptist
C. Dawson
First Baptists
Mooring
Johnson
Line Avenue
Faes
Joison ‘Dowl
Erie Ave
Prices of Meat Take Big Drop
The American Meat Institute reports a sharp fall in meat prices with wholesale declines about 19 percent from the September peak and retail drops around 13 percent. The AMI cites government and trade quotations on wholesale markets in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, with a Chicago survey backing the retail drop. For the four weeks ending Christmas, both wholesale and retail prices fell about 4 percent from November.
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Basketball Scores From Various Matches Across Schools
Buffalo 65 Lafayette 5 Carnegie Kent State 69 Muskingum 56 Notre Dame 51 Purdue 50 Bradley 69 St. Marys Cal 58 Duquesne 53 Rutgers 43 NYU 76 Yale 67 DePaul 63 Centenary 49 Ohio State 66 Denver 57 Pacific Coast Tournament Missouri Valley Tournament Kansas City Town St 56 Harvard 54 Kan St 48 Neb 34 Idaho 53 B Wash 43 Laurence Tech 45 Colo St 43 Ceylon government aims to raise living standards by boosting food production.
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Muskingum
Notre Dame
Purdue
Bradley
Kansas City
Town St
Harvard
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Neb
Idaho
B. Wash
Laurence Tech
Colo. St
Tito Threatens to Cut Yugoslav Material Exports
Premier Marshal Tito warned in a parliamentary speech that Yugoslavia may halt supplies of raw materials to the Soviet bloc and instead sell to capitalist nations if Cominform allies refuse to supply machinery. He said eastern bloc purchases and low prices for Yugoslav raw products forced higher costs for domestic industry. Tito implied Soviet-dominated states oppose Yugoslavia's drive for industrialization.
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Aaron Ne
Marshal Tito
Europe
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Tito
Yugoslavia
Texas Flier Seeks Return of Impounded Plane
A Dutch Texas flyer, five days back from Jogjakarta, appealed to US and Dutch legations for the release of his $45,000 aircraft. He did not discuss his arrest by Dutch paratroopers in Jag vakarta, fearing jeopardy to his return. He confirmed Bobby Freeberg, called the one man Indonesian air force, is alive and will file a full report later.
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Reelance
Jogjakarta
United States
Jag Vakarta
Latavia
Kilgore Flier
Bobby Preeberg
Parsons, Kan
Fcared
Freeberg
Britain Plans Resolution Branding Israel Aggressor Leaked
A British plan to label Israel as the aggressor in Palestine was accidentally disclosed when a UN address system remained on during a Security Council recess. Delegates P. S. Falla and Philip Jessup were overheard discussing the resolution, and officials later confirmed Britain was preparing it after earlier denial.
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Bag Pari
Watson
Marconi
Israel
Palestine
Security Council
P. S. Falla
Philip Jessup
Britain
Dozen Dressed Chickens Stolen From Truck
A thief took a dozen dressed fowls from a Hollywood Produce Co truck at 200 Buchanan in the Polk e Taylor alley 600 block. Driver A. A. Spillers reported the birds valued at $17.57.
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Hollywood Produce Company
Buchanan
Polke Taylor Alley
A. A. Spillers
Wife Guilty in Mate's Death in Germany Military Court
Wilma Ybarbo a 23 year old Malden Massachusetts mother was found guilty by a three man American military commission of homicide with malice aforethought for shooting her husband Sgt John Ybarbo Joliad Texas three times with a Hungarian pistol She pleaded self defense saying he beat her and threatened to kill her He was shot three times and died 11 days later The verdict and 20 year sentence were announced by Judge DeVite White Morgantown West Virginia and the sentence will be served in a United States Army stockade Federal prison.
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Madburg
Germany
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
Ybarbo
John Ybarbo
Joliad
Tex
Bea Rer
License
Fuor
Mexicans React to Bomb Scare in Chamber of Deputies
In Mexico City on December 28 Mexican congressmen fled the chamber after a package dropped from the balcony with a bomb threat. Guards detained Leo Endert Ropp a German piano tuner who said his briefcase slipped from his grip and caused the scare.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Leo Endert Ropp
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