Gas workers reject ACTU plan delaying strike action
Melbourne reports a three state gas strike continues as the ACTU urges resumption of work. Ten unions may withdraw backing if their members reject the proposal. The Federal Council plans further talks at 9:30 am tomorrow with delegates split on resuming and wage claims. Leaders from ACTU and ALP canceled trips to Canberra to meet the Prime Minister, who confirmed discussions on arbitration amendments had been postponed.
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Federal Council of the Gas Workers’ Union
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Monks
BR. J. Clarey
Agt.u
Federal Council of the Union
Mr. Chifley
ACJBU
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Southustralian
Arbitration Court
Victoria
Theen
Electecal Trades
Manipal
Amen
Motornaport
A.ru
A.elu
New South Wales Gas Workers
J. C. West
Sydney
Eir
Wyoming Wool Decline Prompt State Action
In Cheyenne Wyoming Governor Lester I nt urged wool producers bankers and railway officials to unite to halt further decline in sheep. Meeting heard the 1909 peak of 6 000 000 drop to 1 958 000 by 1946 with forecasts of near extinction if trends continue. Senator Joseph Omahoney said he would reintroduce the Wool Bill but reform faces stiff odds as tariffs and other changes seem unlikely.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Lester Int
Hunt
Heald
Wyoming Democrat
Joseph Omahoney
Gas Explosions Injure Eleven Workmen and Residents
In London a double gas explosion injures five adults and six people near damaged homes. Workmen repairing a damaged area outside houses were caught in a second blast that caused a larger explosion. Authorities describe the incident as a major accidental blast with multiple injuries.
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London
Sun
Secret Meat Board Recommends Price Standstill
In Sydney a price dispute stalls progress as the Australian Meat Board, chaired by J L Lehute, delays posting a public recommendation to Prime Minister Chifley. Federation officials insist on Prices Commission adjustments before reopening. A mass meeting of 1500 workers at Homebush Abattoirs planned to discuss management’s bid to suspend employers amid the Sydney butchers strike.
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Newcastle
Australian Meat Board
Chifley
J. L. Lehute
L. Tierney
Brisbane
Meat and Allied Trades Federation
T. Herbert
Prices Commission
Meat Board
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Butchers
Homebush Abattoirs
Poll favors Princess Elizabeth marriage to Prince Philip
The Sunday Pictorial reports 55 percent support for the marriage if in love, 40 percent oppose, and five percent seek royal throne renunciation if needed. Women mainly favor the union across age groups, with strong objection to foreign appeasement in this domestic royal matter. Poll to continue in January 19 issue.
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London
Sunday Pictorial
Elizabeth
Prince Phillip
Greece
Pictorial
General Marshall Accepts State Post as Challenge
In Honolulu on Sunday General Marshall, confirming his appointment as Secretary of State, said he saw the role as a greater challenge than his wartime Chief of Staff duties. He stated he had no evidence that Chinese Communists were backed by Russia and noted anti American China demonstrations were inspired, but he declined to identify by whom.
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Marana
Russia
China
Marshall
Canada to Restore British Preference
Canada will restore its British preferential tariff schedule to its prewar basis next June 50 at the IST.O. conference in Geneva. Finance Minister Abbott announced that many wartime reductions or removals were made during the conflict and will be reversed to allow Canards to negotiate on peacetime terms.
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Geneva
Canada
Mr. Abbott
United States Receives Davis Cup In New York
Walter Pate delivered the Davis Cup to the United States Lawn Tennis Association in New York after arriving by air from Los Angeles. The USTA will safeguard the trophy for as long as it remains in the country.
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New York
Walter Pate
Low Angelea
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Permanence in US foreign policy urged by Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg at the Cleveland Foreign Affairs Forum urged a broad age reorganization of the State Department to emphasize long range planning. Former Secretary Byrnes in his Cleveland address said no single nation can alter UN peace without others, and urged using force only in defense of law. He and Vandenberg criticized veto overuse and discussed rapid Austrian treaty completion and troop removal from Europe except Germany.
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United Tes State Department
Benale Foreign Relations Committee
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Cleveland Foreign Affairs Forum
General Marshall
United Nations
James Byrnes
Cleveland Forum
Byrnes
United States
Security Council
Germany
Americans to Search for New Guinea Oil
The Royal Dutch Shell group has arranged full scale exploration of Dutch New Guinea. An American firm won the contract to build two piers and about 62 miles of roads to access drilling areas through dense jungle terrain.
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New York
Royal Dutch Shell Group
Dutch New Guineas
Britain to Refer Albanian Dispute to Security Council
Albania replies with profound regret over the mining incident involving the British destroyers Volant and Saumarez on October 22. it rejects Britain’s accusations and shifts blame to Greece. The Albanian note claims British diplomatic hostility and unilateral mine sweeping in Albanian waters, and declares Albania cannot accept demands for apologies or retribution.
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Britain
Security Council
London
Albania
Volant
Saumarez
Corfu
Greece
Albantan Sple
14 Miners Trapped In Burning Pit In Scotland
Rescue squads battled through the night to reach 14 miners trapped behind a wall of fire in the Kurnrange shale mine near Midlothian Scotland. It was later announced that hope of saving the men had been abandoned.
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London
Kurnrange
Midlothian
Scotland
Evacuation as Mayon Volcano Sends Lava Streams
Libog and Camalig towns near Mayon Volcano were evacuated as molten lava flowed down slopes. Smoke covered about 5000 square miles. The dormant volcano erupted again last Wednesday after five years. The 1896 eruption killed several hundred residents.
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Libog
Camalig
Mayon
Manilla
Immediate Tax Cut of 35 Million Urged by Australian Leader
The Australian Country Party leader A W Fadden urged an immediate £35 million direct tax cut, calling for a 28 percent overall reduction. He cited Commonwealth Treasury figures showing higher federal revenue stamps and criticized the Chifley government for heavy taxation and fiscal mismanagement while stressing the need to ease tax rates to support production and peace in industry.
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Sydney
Australian Country Party
A. W. Fadden
Commonwealth Treasury
Chifley
Moat Simerly
Australia
Chitter
Noot
Air Crash Toll Rises Across Three Lands
Britain United States and South China Sea report fatalities and missing after major air crashes. A British Dakota crash in Kent leaves three dead and eleven injured as 11 survivors are hospitalized. Rescue work proceeds amid fog rain and line searches. no fuel on board.
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Britain
United States
South China Sea
Kent
Detroit
Miami
British European Airways
Channel
Bordeaux
le Bourget
Cape Gris Nez
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BVO
Mewseine Vint
Reuters
Cara
Folkstone
Missing U S Plane Wreck Sighted In Antarctica
A U S Navy search plane sighted the wreckage of a Martin Mariner on an Antarctic peninsula about 60 miles north of Cape Dart. Survivors eight miles from the crash site reported that three crewmates had died after 12 days in the bitter cold.
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Martin Mariner Pine
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Navy
Ofirier
Cape Dart
Alan
Kignaya
Airliner Crashes into Sea Near Laon Coast
A Hongkong bound airliner with 44 aboard crashed into the South China Sea, 80 miles from Northern Laon coast. Three life rafts with survivors sighted, four air rescue planes with lifeboats from Clark Field duty, 27 saved. General Collins said 16 survivors aboard, 11 on life rafts yet to be picked up, 17 unaccounted. Three British schoolboys aboard F. R., R. K. Braddock, and R. J. Bpikina. one boy’s status unclear.
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South China Sea
Laon
Guard risks life to save man on Perth rail tracks
At Perth station guard F. W. Fowles tried to rescue a man who had jumped onto the tracks and seated himself before an approaching train. The attempt failed and the 76 year old John El Newport of Ferth died from fatal injuries as the train struck him.
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F. W. Fowles
John el Newport
Ferth
18 Perish in U S Crash Near Galax
An Eastern Airlines passenger aircraft from Detroit to years crashed near Galax Sunday, killing 14 of 19 aboard. The sole survivor was injured and said the plane burst into flames before crashing as the pilot attempted to land on a road.
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GALAX
Detroit
Pjqre
Catalina Forced Down At Goulburn
A Catalina aircraft was forced to land in a paddock near Goulburn yesterday after an in-flight issue. The pilot managed the landing skillfully and two of the eleven aboard escaped uninjured. The plane will attempt a take off tomorrow.
Socialist split widens in Italy amid congress uproar
Rays Sunday report a widening rift in Italian socialism as Signor Baragat and followers break from the pro Communist wing led by Signor Quenn to form a new party based on autonomy and social democracy. Stormy sessions and mass defections marked the congress as delegates stormed out amid chants.
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Signor Baragat
Socigniat
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Signor Quenn
Saragat
Congress
Athera
Von Papen 70 Faces Second Trial
Nuremberg. Count Von Papen, previously acquitted in last year’s war crimes trial, was served with an indictment as the Denazification Board orders him to answer charges of aiding Hitler. The board plans to try Von Papen and Dr. Fritzsche before month’s end, according to American press reports from the Denazification Minister.
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Count von Papen
Miler War
Denazification Board
Hitler
Denazification
Loritx
von Byran
Dr. Friteche
Explosion kills salvage leader on eve of refloat
Capetown Sunday report says salvage contractor Captain Van Elden and his assistant died when a hatch blew up during air pressure tests on the stranded liner City of Lisbon. They were to claim a large sum for the salvage operation.
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City of Lincegin
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van Elden
Aasitint
ARCTC Claims Russian ARCTV Helo Sunday
The Norwegian Foreign Minister Mr Lange denies reports that Russia attempted a Beit Inland operation between Northern Norway and Spykhermen. The claim, printed Sunday by ARCTC and ARCTV, remains unsubstantiated.
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Norway
Spykhermen
Mr. Lange
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