Truman Visits Vacation Press Conference in Casual Style
President Truman surprised reporters at a seaside briefing wearing a white pith helmet and casual attire. He asked about bedtimes and breakfast habits, praised the reporters as not all under oath, and said he is enjoying a wonderful vacation while staff work on the State of the Union message and planning with Chief Justice Vinson.
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Charles G. Ross
Ross
Western Union
Federal Register
Truman
William D. Hassett
Washington
Frank Page
Vinson
Anti-Red Labor Group Chooses Belgian for Head
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions names Paul Finet of Belgium as president of the new anti-Communist labor body. Finet, 52, fled Belgium during World War II and has served as secretary of the Belgian Confederation of Labor.
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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
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Paul Finet
Belgium
France
England
William L. Green
Philip Murray
United States
Arthur Deakin
Britain
Leon Jouhaux
Bernardo Ibanez Aquila
Chile
Hans Boeckler
Germany
Eiler Jensen
Denmark
Confederation
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Proposals To Rearm Germany Stir Western Defense Debate
AP analysis notes German rearma ment plans spark fury at home with Bonn open to a multinational command while many Germans fear mercenary use. The piece weighs sovereignty, NATO style control, and the risk of nationalist gains as Allies weigh future defense needs.
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Europe
Germany
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Russia
Bundestag
Plea Guilty Fractions in Bulgarian Titoist Trial
Sofia reports two more defendants in the Kostov Titoist treason trial admitting guilt. Ivan Stefanov and Nikola Nachev testified they spied for Britain and plotted with Tito to create a federation, with Boris Christov also pleading to treason and espionage.
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Bulgaria
Traicho Kostov
Kostov
Foreign Office
London
Rostov
Nikola Nachev
Boris Christov
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Hungary
Laszlo Rajk
Tito
Stefanov
Frank Goessling
United Nations
Brown
Nachev
Britain
Financial and Economic Committee
Christov
Soviet Protests Over Allied Behavior In Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Soviet officials protested to the United States and Britain over alleged Allied excesses in the Soviet sector. Major General Kotikov cited three drunken American soldiers arrested November 24 and four British soldiers who attacked a German citizen and damaged property on November 29. A British spokesman confirmed receipt of the letter and reserved comment.
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Pent News
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German Democratic Republic
Tin Cans Use in Food Preservation Emerged Late 19th Century
The article notes tin cans for preserved foods did not become common until late in the 1800s, marking a shift in packaging and storage practices of the period.
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