Western allies hint at action over Berlin crisis
Paris AP reports the Western Powers warn they may counter Russian moves to alter Berlin control after the Communists set up a rump government. Bramuglia, UN security council head, mediates while a neutral expert committee study on currency and trade is accepted with reservations.
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Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
U.N. Security Council
France
Britain
United States
Bramuglia
Security Council
Status Quo Decision by FEW Locals in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids district leaders of 16 FEW locals vote to maintain independence and hold off on merger with CIO UAW. President Hobbie says status quo remains until executive boards meet and rank and file hearing is held. Absent locals in California and Denver connected by phone.
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Cedar Rapids
CIO Farmiament Workers District No
Charles W. Hobbie
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hobbie
UAW
Ben Henry
Des Moines
Henry
Few-Uaw
Iowa
California
Denver
Lovett says US will not be driven from Berlin by force
Undersecretary of State Lovett on Wednesday asserts Russia is mistaken if it believes the United States can be driven out of Berlin by force. He emphasizes resolve and warns against aggression in the tense postwar context.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Berlin
Lovett
Wholesale Food Cost Index Dips to 17 Month Low
Dun and Bradstreet reports the wholesale food price index fell two cents in the week ending Nov 30 to 6.36, matching the 17 month low seen on Nov 2. The index compares with 7.17 a year earlier.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Hoffman to Visit China for Onsite Survey
Foreign Recovery Administrator Paul G. Hoffman announced he will depart for the Far East Saturday to assess China's needs and will return to Washington December 20.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Far East
China
CIO Farm Equipment Workers mull merger with UAW
The CIO United Farm Equipment Workers board will meet in Chicago on December 15 to consider a merger with the CIO United Automobile Workers. The Portland convention demanded the merger, and a referendum may be held. The McCormick Works local, with 5,500 employees, backs the move, while top officers have opposed it.
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CIO United Farm Equipment
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Portland
Ore
Farm Equipment
Grant Oakes
International
International Harvester
McCormick
UAW
Matt Halas
Stock Market Rises Sharply in Final Week Rally
New York AP reports a sharp stock market advance on Wednesday marking the strongest rise in five weeks. Fractions to over three points gains, about 1.4 million shares traded, driven by technicals, year end tax selling, and a price level near the year's low.
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New York
Pastor Beck Granted Divorce After Coconut Incident
In Pittsburgh, Elder Charles W. Beck of the Church of God in Christ testified his wife struck him with a coconut. Judge William H. McNaugher granted the divorce on Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh
Charles W. Beck
Church of God In Christ
William H. McNaugher
Truman Joins Missourians at Norfolk Silver Service Event
President Truman will travel on the presidential yacht Williamsburg to Norfolk on Friday night to join fellow Missourians as Missouri presents a silver service to the battleship at the naval base. The White House announced the plan on Wednesday.
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Truman
Norfolk
Show Me State
Missouri
White House
Williamsburg
Welcome for Madame Chiang Draws Quiet State
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Washington seeking renewed U.S. backing for the Nationalist government. She was met by Mrs. George C. Marshall and Chinese Ambassador Wellington Koo, but top American officials were absent. The group left for Leesburg, Virginia, with Mrs. Marshall hosting Madame Chiang for the time being.
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Associated Press
Chiang
U.S
Moffett Field
Calif
Chiang Kai-shek
Navy
Raymond Muir
State Department
Washington
China
George C. Marshall
Wellington Koo
Madame Chiang
San Francisco
President Truman
Walter Butterworth
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
Leesburg
Mme Chiang
Koo
H. H. Kung
Stanley Woodward
Vite House
Dues-Paying Theft Club Discovered
Seven Newark youths aged 13 to 16 were detained on suspicion of a dues paying theft club that stole about $3,000 over two years. Investigators said half the loot was found in the cellar of the 16-year-old leader. The group also stole seven guns and used 15 cars for joyriding, with police recovering all vehicles. The boys were being held at their parental homes pending juvenile proceedings.
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Newark
Frederick McGrath
Robert Griffith
Newark Academy
Rob Crath
Griffith
Little City
Dream Bike Stolen From Iowa Boy Who Rebuilt Hope
Charlie Netolicky, 13, had a shiny bicycle as a symbol of four years of recovery from polio. After returning to school and working after hours, his bicycle disappeared from a downtown rack. His parents urge tips to recover the irreplaceable ride.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Charlie
van Avenue
Fourth Street
Linn County Seeks Replacements for Three Board Vacancies
Linn County faces two resignations from the Soldiers Relief Commission and its public health nurse, leaving three vacancies to fill. Frank Simon, longtime chair and veteran of Spanish American and World War I service, Carl D. Smith, World War II veteran, and Miss Joella Antes, the public health nurse, will depart. a Spanish American or World War I veteran and a registered nurse must be appointed, while Mrs. Don Newell remains as the World War II veteran member.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Soldiers Relief Commission
Frank Simon
Soldiers Relief’ Commission
Carl D. Smith
Joella Antes
Linn County
Simon
Miss Antes
Don Newell
WAC
Marion
Vinton
Smith
Typewriter Corporation
Antes
Lin County
Syrian Government Resigns Amid Protests and Strikes
In Damascus a general strike and mass demonstrations forced the government to resign. Bloodshed marked the capital as protesters condemned policy toward Palestine and perceived concessions to Jews, sparking a crisis in Syria.
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Damascus
Palestine
Chinese Reds Reinforce Front as Nanking Falls Likely
Chinese Communist forces rush south from Manchuria to aid the Suchow Pengpu operations near Nanking. Lin Piao’s troops move through Shantung to reinforce the assault while Nationalist defenders retreat from Suchow. Evacuations of Nanking residents and staff are ordered as Changchung and Formosa plans surface. US advisory group contemplates withdrawal as air force assets depart toward Shanghai.
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Communist High Command
Manchuria
Shantung Province
Lin Piao
Shantung
Suchow
Pengpu
Clare L. Chennault
Civil Air Transport Company
Nan
United States Advisory Group
Air Force
Shanghai
U S Endorses British Plan on Negev Split Angers Israel
The United States backs a British proposal to yield part of the Negev or Western Galilee to Arabs, drawing immediate opposition from Russia and Israel. Moshe Shertok calls the plan an aggression and warns Jerusalem needs defense amid calls for an international regime.
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Galilee
Russia
U.N
Trans-Jordan
Abdullah
Moshe Shertok
Semyon Tsarapkin
Britain
Shertok
Trans- Jordan
U.N. General Assembly
Jerusalem
Holy
Rita Hayworth Wins Final Divorce Decree
Hollywood star Rita Hayworth obtained her final divorce decree from Orson Welles while vacationing with Ali Khan. Superior Judge Elmer D Doyle signed the order, with custody awarded to Rebecca, four. The actress remained abroad as rumors of a possible marriage to Khan circulated.
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Rita Hayworth
Ali Kahn
Orson Welles
Kahn
Mexico
Cuba
New Orleans
India
French Riviera
Miss Hayworth
Khan
Aga Khan
Elmer D. Doyle
Frank B. Belcher
High Court of Alabama Dismisses Folsom Plea
The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking to force presidential electors to back President Truman. The ruling mirrors a federal judge's decision that the governor's suit lacked jurisdiction, continuing Gov. James E. Folsom's legal challenge.
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Montgomery
Alabama Supreme Court
President Truman
James E. Folsom
C. B. Kennamer
Monticello Local 185 Bolts FEW for UAW Over Non Communist Oath
The Monticello Farm Equipment Local 185 of the Farm Equipment Workers Union seceded from FEW to join the UAW. Harland Burcham said 71 members approved Nov 18. Ambrose Leytem and other FEW officers were suspended after a letter from Charles Hobbie.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin Equipment Company
Monticello
UAW
Harland Burcham
Dubuque
Burcham
CIO
Halstead Carpenter
Equipment Company
Charles W. Hobbie
FEW
Hobbie
Ambrose Leytem
Leytem
Local
Chinese leaders urge MacArthur as supreme adviser says Nanking
In a personal conversation Chiang Kai-shek outlines a view that selecting Gen. MacArthur as supreme adviser could halt communist advances in Asia. He cites grave danger, urgent need for American munitions, and a Marshall plan for Asia to coordinate aid across nations including Japan.
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Chiang Kai-shek
National Defense Ministry
Nanking
Chiang
Yangtze River
Pacific
China
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Far East
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Washington
Russia
Europe
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Yangtze
Film Director Raymond McCarey Found Dead in Hollywood
Raymond McCarey, 44, an established film director and Leo McCarey’s brother, was found dead in his Hollywood apartment in a kneeling position beside the bed. Police reported two empty sleeping-pill bottles and suspected self-inflicted death. Leo cited his brother’s poor health and recent despondency. His wife was reportedly seeking divorce.
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Raymond McCarey
Leo McCarey
Ben Eiteneuer
Leo
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