Britain Backs US Palestine Peace Plan
Paris dispatch reports Britain dropped the Bernadotte proposal to cede the Negev and joined the United States on a compromise Palestine plan. The resolution, handed to the UN Assembly, endorses bargaining on territorial changes in Jerusalem and outlines talks with UN mediator Ralph Bunche ahead of broader Palestine negotiations.
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Sawyer Assures Big Business Over Inflation Fight
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and President Truman sought to reassure business leaders that there is no reason for fear amid inflation controls. They noted improving production in steels and autos, optimism from government economists, and hinted at a January anti inflation program while stressing cooperation between business and government.
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Education Board Election Urged
The 51st Legislature may elect the State Board of Education and raise the minimum salary for degree teachers from 2000 to 2400 dollars. The department also seeks making the state superintendent a constitutional post and expanding eligibility for equalization aid. Additional requests include a local maintenance tax and higher operations funding, with a two year appropriation of 39288 dollars.
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Army Cuts January Draft Call as Budget Shrinks
The Army halves its January draft call to 10,000 men amid a proposed defense budget of 23 billion for the next fiscal year. President Truman caps defense at 15 billion, with 600 million for strategic materials. Army strength forecasts aim for 677,000 within a five billion budget, risking the planned 900,000 authorized by Congress.
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Taft Hartley Author Favors Few Changes
Representative Hartley co author of the Taft Hartley labor law says he favors repeal of the employee election ruling on union shop He argues the requirement is costly and unnecessary Based in Washington the remark was made Tuesday November 30.
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Girl Awakens From Long Coma After 87 Days
Orange high school student Juanita Phillips, 19, woke from an 87 day coma following a Port Arthur automobile crash. Her father said prayers and faith aided her recovery as she regained memory and asked for water and a Christmas watch.
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Berlin Reds Name Self Made Government in Putsch
Berlin in shock as the Soviet backed Social Unit party convened in a theater to install a rump administration led by Friedrich Ebert. About 100000 protesters rally in Unter den Linden while western officials denounce the move as an operetta and call the action illegitimate.
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Betts Bars Shutdown in 8 Oilfields
Judges granted temporary restraining orders to block the Railroad Commission shutdowns in eight oilfields amid hearings. The orders delay enforcement pending further court action as companies seek to maintain total quotas and argue the shutdowns would waste oil and harm public supply.
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West Warns Of Separate Berlin Action
A Western source says the United States Britain and France may act separately in Berlin if a split continues. The note to Argentine Foreign Minister Bramuglia marks a united warning after a Communist rump municipal regime was set up in Berlin. The three powers insist on neutral mediation but reserve right to counter Russian policy.
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Move to Save Nanking Prompts Flee Talk Amid War Turmoil
Chinese forces retreat rumors grow that Suzhou garrison will abandon Suchow and head toward Chunking Canton or Formosa as air links with Nanking are cut. President Truman backs thorough lobbying investigation while Congress debates registration and reporting requirements amid indictments of farm and state officials.
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Hoover Seeks Reducing Federal Agencies to Ten Cabinets
Former President Hoover said President Truman approved a plan to group 60 government agencies into a single housekeeping unit. The commission aims to telescope about 70 agencies into 10 cabinet posts and six new departments, potentially saving up to 3 billion dollars yearly through efficiency gains.
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Marshall in Hospital Patient with Operation in Washington
Secretary of State Marshall is at Walter Reed Hospital for tests and examinations. Warren Austin, the US delegate to the United Nations, was also admitted and underwent an operation Tuesday morning. Both returned recently from the Paris UN meeting.
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Man Fatally Crushed Under Steel Plate
Elvin E. McClain 39 of Pasadena died when a steel plate tore loose from a tank at Stone Oil Company property in Texas City. The plate crushed him and injure fellow worker J H Fisher who survived with a broken arm and fractured pelvis after both were hurled 32 feet by high winds.
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Coughing Remedy Saves Girl From Surgery
In San Francisco a five year old, Janice Potts, bit a thermometer and inhaled glass. Doctors planned to operate but, after a physician held her upside down and ordered a cough, the child expelled the fragment. No surgery was performed.
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Llano Hereford Sale Opens Today
Llano and Mason County Hereford sale opens in Llano with 43 head to be offered starting at 1 p.m. Auctioneer Walter Britten of College Station and judge H. M. Fitzhugh of San Antonio will oversee the event beginning at 9 a.m. Breeders from Mason and Llano counties signed consignments.
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Family Pickets Picketing Over Marriage License Policy
In Portland on November 30, Joseph A. Hughes had his five children picketing in front of his meat market to protest a union rule requiring a union card for family members to work. J. D. McDonald of the AFL Meatcutters' Union defended the policy saying most family markets belong to the union and he saw no reason Hughes’ family should be exempt.
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MoPac depot bids come in under estimate at $68,529
Missouri Pacific rail bids for the Third and Baylor Streets passenger station total $68,529, well below the earlier $75,000 estimate. Low bids cover general construction $55,999 to $67,555, heating and air $3,355 to $4,060, electrical $4,210 to $4,920, and plumbing $4,965 to $7,997. The project includes site work by Raymond Canion of Austin and promises a mid winter completion for service of all trains including a new streamlined route between San Antonio and St. Louis.
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Jap Execution Stayed a Week
Tokyo dispatch reports Hideki Tojo and six other war leaders may delay their gallows by about a week. MacArthur said executions will not occur while the two remaining appeals are before the US Supreme Court, which may act next Monday or later.
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Ex Associated Press President Frank Noyes Dies
Washington obituary reports Frank B. Noyes age 85 dies at 12 40 a m in his home. He chaired the Evening Star Newspaper Company and served 38 years as president of the Associated Press, retiring in 1938 as its first president.
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Denver Hotel Fire Fatalities Raise Alarm in Downtown
A downtown Denver hotel fire early Tuesday left two men dead Charles Webber 60 and Julian Frenson 55. Three others were overcome as investigators suspect a bed smoker started the blaze.
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