Limited Inquiry Into Conditions in Greece Gains Momentum
The Council accepts an American backed plan to limit the inquiry to Greece with Britain and Egypt abstaining. Russia proposes a narrower remit but agrees to investigators if allowed to follow terms. Australia joins the commission, and the decision is hailed as a potential step toward stability in Europe.
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Russia
Greece
Council
Britain
Egypt
Gromyko
Chalthe Fom Council
Johnson
United States
Wiing
Australia
Will &E
Ita
Europe
Mercy operation tale in Australia and US labor debate
In a fragmented dispatch, a Melbourne teen travels for mercy treatment in Philadelphia to remove a nail from a lung. Amid other notes, Boston hears General Motors’ A P Sloan warn wage hikes spark inflationary spirals, urging restraint and reforms in labor practices.
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Ban Francisco
Australian National Airwaya
Oskland
Bhittey Skinner
Melbourne
Philadelphia
Vancouver
Dhusembame
Senator Bilbo Denies Bribe Allegations Before War Panel
Senator Bilbo testified to the Senate War Investigations Sub-committee that claims he took bribes from war contractors were lies and fabrications. He said he helped constituents secure contracts but asserted others did the same and denied any personal gains beyond a sedan, furniture, and a few trinkets.
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Washington
Bilbo
Senate War Investigations
Fiarges
Fom
Secre
Bulbo
Gunstor
Ceiline Sedan
H. Analinger
United States Narcatices Bureau
War Crimes Trials Count In Europe Reaches 24000
The War Crimes Commission announced that in Europe through December 24, 865 persons were tried with 1,432 executed 16,413 imprisoned and 520 confirmed sentenced. The figures include Czechoslovakia and Poland but exclude Russia or the Soviet Union in Germany.
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London
War Crimes Commission
Europe
Poland
Russia
Germany
Sensational murder trial in France advances in Seine Assizes
Alain de Bernedise Segoyer grandson of a judge faces murder and collaboration charges in Paris at the Seine Assizes. Irene Lebeau testifies describing a cruel deed as Segoyer allegedly tried to kill his wife Jeanne with a cord. Prosecution cites long crime and embezzlement history. hearing adjourned.
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Paris
Petiot
Seine Assizes
Alain de Bernedise Segoyer
Calgourlands
Reutera
Irene Lebeau
Begoyer
Jeanne
Lebeau
Segoyer
Europe
Nurse Maids Excluded From British Forces Parties
In Hamburg on Friday the British Control Commission ordered German nurse maids be barred from British forces clubs and canteens when British children under their care attend Christmas parties. Nurse maids may accompany the children to the event but wait outside until it ends. A British officer quipped it as a new Poona.
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Hamburg
British Control Commission
Blackhand Society Organises Vice in America
Federal Narcotics Bureau reports the Blackhand Mafia expanded postwar with political ties spreading murder and vice coast to coast. Colonel Garland Williams says the group, funded by Italian immigrant descendants, profits from gambling drug peddling hijacking and other crimes. Two Haremites arrested for operating a drug combine tied to the Mafia, amid a two million dollar yearly estimate.
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New York
Mifla
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Garland Williams
Hart
Williams
Aix
Atomic energy to be source of electric power
A New England expert panel led by MIT president Karl Compton sees atomic energy as a credible future power source within five years. They predict commercial atomic power will begin by supplying heavy and continuous loads, marking a major shift from present generation methods.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts Institute of Technicology
Karl Compton
British Industries Hit by Power Restrictions
The Birmingham electricity department warned of a 25 percent cut as coal stocks may run out by January. Leyland's foundry near Preston shut for two weeks with 600 workers stood down amid government orders to close certain industries one day weekly and curb domestic energy use.
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London
Birmingham Electricity Department
Leyland
Preston
Birmingham
Zionist publisher expelled from United Revisionists Party
William Zit, a Chicago and New York publisher and author, was expelled by the United Revisionists Party for breaches of discipline after making a statement on British troops in Palestine without approval. He has been active as a delegate of the Zionist congress and aligned with Irgun Zvai Leumi. The report notes other political mentions and a birthday celebration for Mr. R. G. Menmy.
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Basle
William Zit
Chicago
New York
Palestina
United Revisionists Arty
Guer
Zionist Congress
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Tern Gang
Indian Revolt Advocated by Communist Leader
In New Delhi on Friday Somnath, the sole Communist, urged India to revolt and drive the British out of the country amid warfare. His call highlighted growing anti colonial sentiment and resistance to colonial rule.
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New Delhi
India
Somnath Habe
Secret stash yields film reels from Eva Braun life with Hitler
United Press correspondent reports 31 reels recovered from a Bavarian hideout show intimate scenes of Eva Braun with Adolf Hitler. The films, found near Frankfurt, are part of a larger search for high ranking members of Hitler’s entourage and potential identifications.
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London
United States Army Haa
Alma
Eva Braun
Hitler
United Press
Frankfurt
Este An
Nazi Children Taught Marxism in Soviet Schools
Berlin reports two million schoolchildren in the Russian zone receive undiluted Marxist history instruction. AP notes directives to interpret the Communist manifesto as the basis of education, describing World War II as a fight against fascism and portraying the last war as the fratricidal Imperialistic conflict.
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American Associated Press
Bet
Armaniet Iy
Union
Identity of USS. Negro Lynchers Not Established
In New York a court reports it found no agreement to support charges of lynching tied to a white farmer’s car incident. The mob allegedly included 29 men who halted the vehicle on a lonely road and dragged two Black men and their wives, injuring them.
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USS
New York
Army Minister in Japan Plans Christmas Holiday Visit
Tokyo reports the Minister for the Army Mr. Chambers will travel to the B.C.O.F. area in southern Japan for a Christmas holiday. He dined with Mr. McMahoo Ball and then met the Eighth Army Commander Lieut. General Eichelberger before departing.
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Tokyo
Mr. Chambers
McMahoo Ball
B.c.of
Japan
Chambers
Eighth Army
General Eichelberger
BBC Rejects Televising Hypnotism Demonstration
The BBC decided against televising hypnotism after a demonstration deemed too successful. Five of twelve volunteers had to be awakened from sleep on the first test and four on the second. The broadcaster warned it would be too dangerous without the hypnotist to wake participants.
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B.B.C
Churchill to Move Censure Vote Over Sarawak
The Opposition will move a vote of censure in the House of Commons over the government’s refusal to permit Anthony Brooke to enter Sarawak. Brooke, nephew of Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, arrived in Singapore amid official statements that he would refrain from certain activities if allowed passage.
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Churchill
Sarawak
London
House of Commons
Anthony Brooke
Charles Vyner Brooke
Mr. Morrison
Singapore
Brooke
Singa
Hon
Stalin Refused Mediation For Japan Amid Allies Talks
Stalin rejected acting as peace mediator for Japan in talks with Britain and the United States. Attlee noted Japan made no overtures to Britain or the United States until five days after the declaration.
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Stalin
Tating Rae
Japan
Mr. Attlee
Britain
French Communists Walk Out in Protest at Indo China Policy
In Paris, French Communist lawmakers stage a walkout from the Assembly in protest of a motion praising the government for defending French interests in Indo China. Reports of renewed heavy fighting in Hanoi stir Paris headlines.
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PARIB
Indo-China
Hanoi
Senaation
Faris
Argentine Central Bank Head Maps Accelerated Development Plan
President of the Central Bank of Argentina Miguel Miranda outlines a plan to push development at an average of one major initiative per year, doubling the pace of the five year Perens plan. The policy emphasizes no discrimination while favoring Latin races due to linguistic and cultural assimilation advantages.
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BUENO
Dakota plane crash lights Bri tain snowstorm tops house
London and surrounding areas faced heavy fog and snow as ice and rain disrupted transport. A Dakota airliner taking off from Northolt tore roofs from five houses and rested on one, with a four month old infant safe. firefighters rescued occupants. Two Royal Naval Air Service officers died when a twin engined plane crashed near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
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London
Vane
Britain
Pasaan
Iway
Air Services Dakota
Northolt
Royal Naval Air Services
Royal Navy
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
British MP Piratin assaulted in House precincts
Phillip Piratin, a Communist MP, told the House he was twice assaulted by a journalist from the Press Association within Parliament. The incident led to a Privileges Committee reference as Churchill urged safeguarding MPs from violence by outsiders.
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London
Phillip Piratin
House of Commons
Committee of Privileges
Piratin
Rehe
Churchill
Eee
Tiia
D. Lucy
Press Association
Two Airliners Collide Over Washington Flight
A twin-engined plane with 21 passengers and three crew collided with another aircraft near Washington. The cockpit windshield was smashed, a hole appeared in the fuselage above the cockpit, and radio and hydraulic systems were knocked out. The pilot landed safely at Aberdeen. It marked the first collision of two air liners flying in the same direction.
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Washington Airport
Aberdeen
Government says Smer tenko visitor not desirable
The Under-Secretary of the Home Office told the House that Britain will act to prevent foreign influence. He noted that Smer tenko openly funds a terror organization in Palestine and sought to form a branch in England. The visitor has left the country and steps to exclude him were taken.
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London
Home Office
Oliver
House of Commons
Britain
Nally
Home Secretary
Smertenko
Palestine
England
Stepe
Protest Against British Exclusion Of Smertenko
A protest statement from the League of New York members condemns Britain for excluding Smertenko. It accuses the action of suppressing truth about reported British terrorist activities in Palestine.
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New York
York
American League For Free Palestine
Smertenko
Britain
Palestine
Prime Minister Warning on Waterfront Commission
A New Zealand government letter warns watersiders that continued defiance of the Waterfront Industry Commission could lead to suspension of the commission. The move would abandon a co related system and benefits granted to workers, including a guaranteed minimum wage of 426.
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Auckland
Waterfront Industry Commission
Frazer
Waterside Worldiately
Justice
Anglo Soviet Friendship Strengthened
A brief report notes closer ties between Britain and the Soviet Union, highlighting agreed on cooperation and mutual interest. The item emphasizes shared aims on security and trade, with officials from both nations signaling ongoing dialogue.
Peace in China hinges on United States says Communist
In Nanking on Friday a Communist official claimed lasting peace in China depends on U S actions. The statement underscored tensions as Beijing officials stressed mutual restraint amid regional upheaval.
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China
United States
Five Day Week For British Coal Miners
A five day week for gas mining workers to start on the first Monday after May 1. If arbitration occurs the start is four weeks after the Arbitrator’s award. The National Coal Board moves toward an agreement with the National Union of Mineworkers and will submit unsettled February conditions to arbitration.
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London
Mags & ‘National Coal Board
National Union of Mineworkers
Coal Board
Fire clash at Yoshida residence as Koreans clash with police
In Tokyo a protest at the official residence of Yoshida escalated when about 2,000 Koreans forced a police cordon. Ten Japanese officers and several Koreans were injured as doors and windows were smashed. A spokesman reported discrimination claims and demands for government action. reinforcements, including American military police, were called in.
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Tokyo
Yoshida
Te Trewd
Pe Okeeay
Admi' Seentas
SANS
Amerisen
Clashes Reported Over Indonesian State Proposal
A summary of turbulent discussions in the Dutch Parliament and regional unrest related to the proposed new State of Indonesia. The Second Chamber voted on the government’s stance by 69 votes, amid opposition from religious groups and rebels in the region.
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Denhaber Bally
Indonesia
Hague
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