Big Four Meet Breaks Up Over German Future
London reports the Big Four foreign ministers failed to agree on Germany leaving Europe split from the Adriatic to the Baltic. The United States Britain and France blamed the Soviet Union for the breakdown while Molotov accused the West of a common front. Western powers may push to unify western Germany as tensions rise.
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London
Germany
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
U. S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Marshall
Bevin
Kials
Moscow
Big Greyhound Bus Sliced In Two In Centerville Crash
A eastbound Greyhound crashed with a semi-trailer near Centerville Indiana killing one and injuring seven or eight others. The wreck collapsed the bus end, nine miles from Reed Memorial Hospital, with victims transported by ambulance to Richmond. John B. Lewis name found on a card in the victim’s pocket.
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Centerville
Ind
Greyhound
Floyd Howard
Cambridge City
Reed Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Here
Howard
John B. Lewis
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Lewis
Grehound
Connersville
Former Nicaragua President Arguello Dies in Mexico City
Former Nicaraguan president Leonardo Arguello, toppled by Gen. Anastasio Somoza last May, died in Mexico City today from heart strain linked to chronic disease. Arguello's death marks a solemn note in Central American politics as international reactions pour in.
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Mexico City
Leonardo Arguello
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Stassen Demands Public Insider Market Speculators List
Logan Slayer Granted Appeal in murder case. Bud Peterson a 53 year old Logan County coal miner, sentenced to die Jan 2, appeals to the Supreme Court. Paul Burton of Stirrett also seeks appeal for a fatal shot near WV Coal and Coke No. 19 mine. Court may docket for April term.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bud Peterson
Riley
Logan County
Supreme Court
Ourt
Acton
Paul Burton
Stirratt
Willard Simpson
West Virginia Coal and Coke Company
No. 19
Peterson
Bessie Wright
Wright
W. T. Lovins
Fred Ia. Fox
W. U. Strike Set Next Tuesday
A three member mediation panel was named to avert a walkout by about 50 000 AFL Western Union workers with a strike date set for 6 a m est December 23. Mediation also targets cable companies and wage demands across unions. The CIO ACA and UMW plans and other labor actions are noted as part of a broad roundup of labor disputes and negotiations in Washington.
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Associated Press
AFL Western Union
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Telegraph Company
AFL
Philadelphia
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Telegraph Employes’ Union
Telegraph Workers’ Union
New York City
New York
CIO American Communications Association
ACA
Cable
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co
The
Commercial Cables Co
Cables Division
Western Union
CIO _ United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union
CIO Oil Workers’ International Union
Fort Worth
Tex
AFL Air Lines Pilots’ Association
United Air Lines
David J Behncke
ALPA
John L. Lewis
District 50
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Baltimore
ITU
National Labor Relations Board
Superfortress Flight Lands In Germany
United States air force reports 10 B 29 Superfortresses of the strategic air command landed at Puerstenfel brueck air base in Germany after a routine navigational flight from America and will remain briefly for crew training.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Puerstenfelbrueck Air Base
America
Stassen seeks Pauley resignation over commodity trading
Harold E. Stassen urged President Truman to publish a list of government insiders alleged to trade on grain and commodity markets. He named Edwin W. Pauley as needing to resign and said a broader probe would reveal a pattern of insider operations by administration figures impacting prices and taxation.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Stassen
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Pauley
Senate Appropriations Committee
Minnesota
America
Bridges
RNH
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Congress
Supreme Court opens test on Taft Hartley impact on foremen rights
The court sent back a case from Cincinnati on Budd Manufacturing Detroit foremen actions to stop discouraging foremen from joining the Foremen's Association of America. It also allowed the supervisors' union to participate, preserving reinstatement and back pay for Oscar Owens and contesting retroactive reach of the act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cincinnati Court of Appeals
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Foremen’s Association of America
High Court
National Labor Relations Board
Circuit Court
Foremen's Association
Budd
Oscar Owens
NLRB
Caldera Concedes Venezuela Election to Gallegos
Rafael Caldera of the Copey party conceded the presidential race to Romulo Gallegos of Accion Democratica after early returns showed the leftist candidate favored. Caldera said he was satisfied the opposition voice had been heard despite trailing with less than a third of the estimated vote in the contest also featuring Gustavoado, a communist candidate.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rafael Cladera
Copey Party
Romulo Gallegos
Accion Democratica
Caldera
Gallegos
Gustavoado
Russians Back To Proletarian Existence Says Economist
Dr. Julius Hirsch argues that ruble devaluation drives Russians toward state provided daily income and Soviet community security. He notes farmers selling on free markets blur the line with state control and predicts price unification could signal a new policy toward agriculture.
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New York
Julius Hirsch
Dr. Hirsch
Weimar Republic
DPA
Palestine Faces Threat Of Hunger
Six Arabs and two Jews died from gun and bomb attacks as hunger loomed in Palestine. Zionist leaders accused the government of disarming Jews and called for withdrawal of Trans-Jordan Arab legion troops. Arab volunteers gathered near borders while evacuations of Arab women and children continued from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and Beit Jala. Food shortages worsened by disrupted transport, with lines at bakeries and bare meat counters as Haifa warehouses crowded with goods.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Port
Haifa
United Nations General Assembly
Associated Press
Middle East
Trans
Burglar Emulates Santa Claus. Tries Bakery Break-In
A burglar and a companion attempted a bakery theft in St. John's mid December. One ran across roofs while the other got stuck down a chimney and was rescued brick by brick after two hours, then jailed.
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St. John's Mid
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Argentine rear admiral dies after brief illness
Rear Adm. Rogelio Perez, 52, recently named commander of the Argentine high seas fleet, died at the naval medical institute today following a brief illness in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Rogelio Perez
Naval Medical Institute
Foreign Aid Bill Sends Relief To France Austria Italy And China
Congress approved a 597 million dollar foreign relief measure for France Austria Italy and China and sent it to President Truman. The compromise bill aims to aid winter hardship and counter communism, with the first 150 million to flow immediately after Truman signs. Budget forecasts envision up to 16.5 billion over four years, with allocations to be decided by appropriations panels.
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Washington
Congress
France
Austria
Italy
China
Truman
Senate
House
Mr. Truman
White House
U. S
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
Secretary of State
Marshall
Blast Shatters Celanese Building in Newark Injuring Dozens
An explosion at Celanese Corporation of America in Newark's ironbound district damaged a brick structure and injured at least a dozen people. Eight or more were said to be in serious condition at St James Hospital. no fatalities reported. Firefighters fought fire as ambulances rushed victims to nearby hospitals. cause of blast remained under investigation.
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Newark
N. J
Celanese Corporation of America
St. James Hospital
Magazine Street
City Hospital
Pirates Take Passenger Ship Hostages in Hong Kong Raid
A 25 pirate band seized the Dutch passenger ship Van Heutz after boarding in Hong Kong en route to Swatow. They held six hostages including Capt. Klass V. Vlick, looted money jewelry and clothing from about 1,600 aboard, and escaped in boats after abandoning the vessel near Bias Bay. The ship later returned to Hong Kong with crew members questioned by A. H. Elston of criminal investigation.
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Hong Kong
China Sea
Klass V. Vlick
van Heutz
A. H. Elston
Vlick
Elston
Swatow
Bias Bay
Chi Leng
van Houtz
Fite
Steamship Company
House Democrats Balk GOP Effort To Enact Bill To Fight Inflation
A split House vote failed to approve a Republican plan for voluntary price and wage controls to curb inflation. Democrats blocked amendments, and 26 Republicans joined them in opposition, leaving passage uncertain before January. The session also featured a grim Wisconsin murder confession tying Buford Sennett to the Weckler and Carlson cases.
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Washington
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Friay
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Truman
Congress
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
R-Mass
Patman
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Christmas Tree Fund Near Gala Boosts City Donations
The Community Christmas Tree fund aims for 3500 to grant Santa visits for city children. About 3000 has been pledged through WHIS programs. Pledgers are urged to deliver funds to WHIS or the Daily Telegraph so toys candies fruits and nuts can be purchased for the needy.
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Santa Claus
Station Whis
Daily Telegraph
Hazardous West Virginia roads amid sleet and rain
Cold wet weather across West Virginia caused dangerous bridges and ice coated highways. Thirteen mishaps occurred on U S Route 60 near Charleston with a trailer truck going over a bridge. Roads in Raleigh Mercer Cabell Lincoln Logan and other counties faced hazards as ice and drifting sleet impacted mountainous routes. Weather forecasts warned of zero to five below temperatures in northern states.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Iy Reed
H. M. Starbuck
State Road Commission
Raleigh
Mercer
Cabell
Lincoln
Logan
SRC
Clarksburg
Kingwood
Elkins
Norton Bridge
Road Commission
Preston
Pocahontas
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Russians Begin New Money Era In Soviet Currency Reform
Moscow announces a sweeping currency reform with a one to ten exchange rate for old to new rubles and price controls on most goods. New rubles will replace old in a week long bank exchange while wages stay unchanged and rationing ends.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Storm Warnings Hoisted From Block Island To Cape Hatteras
The weather bureau ordered northeast storm warnings from Block Island to the Virginia Capes at 4 p m est and small craft warnings for Chesapeake Bay and south to Cape Hatteras. A developing Carolina coast disturbance will deepen and move northeast over 24 hours with overcast skies rain and poor visibility.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Block Island
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Hatteras
Carolina
Bay
Price Control Bill Sought to Limit Wholesale Prices
The administration sent to Congress a plan for price control via ceilings on wholesale prices for meat butter eggs grain farm machinery and lumber with a temporary wage stabilization board to cover wages affecting controlled prices. Departments would assign responsibility for different commodities and retail controls could follow if needed.
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Washington
Congress
House Banking Committee
Interior Krug
Agriculture Anderson
Commerce Harriman
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Rae
W. U
Blue River
Wis
Georgia
Jean Weckler
Buford Sennett
Fort Atkinson
Carl Carlson
Sennett
Waupun
Grant County
Madison
Jefferson County
Francis Garity
George Lehman
Wisconsin River
University of Wisconsin
Robert Winslow
Carlson
University of Michigan
Garity
Winslow
Weckler
Richland Center
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