Chinese Say Units Break Out of Trap
Chinese government dispatches claim the 12th army group smashed through Communist encirclement near Nanking and linked with northward Nationalist forces from the Hwai river line. Reports note air resupply to the trapped 12th army, with ongoing Communist pressure on Suchow’s garrison and martial law extended to Wuhan area.
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Nanking
12Th Army Group
Hwai River
Here
Suchsien
Fallen Suchow
Suchow
12Th
Chen Yi
Chiu Ching-chuan
Wuhan
China
Hankow
Hanyang
Blue Declines Call for Extra Session on Bonus Levy
Gov. Rob D. Blue said he would not justify a special session to resolve soldier bonus financing, citing the upcoming legislative start and other issues. Meanwhile the state tax commission ordered a levy of 1.95 mills on property to fund the first year’s principal and interest on the 20 year bonus bonds, with implications for county auditors and potential legal actions by taxpayers.
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Des Moines
Rob D. Blue
George Faul
State Tax Commission
Statehouse
Tax Commission
Iowa County Auditors Association
Iowa
Faul
Assembly
Robert L. Larson
Larson
U S Population Tops 147 Million
Washington AP reports the U S population reached 147 280 000 on Oct 1 per census data. Growth slowed from last year with about 1 800 000 increase in the first nine months of 1948 versus 2 100 000 in 1947. Since April 1 1940 the total has risen about 15 500 000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Food Cost Index Falls to 17 Month Low
New York AP The Dan and Bradstreet wholesale food index dropped to 6.33 the lowest in over 17 months from 6.36 last week. The index tracks wholesale cost of 31 commonly used foods with changes led by gains in corn rye beef butter cheese sugar and rice while declines occurred in wheat oats barley hams lard cottonseed oil cocoa eggs potatoes raisins hogs and lambs.
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New York
Fewer Forest Fires Lower This Year Says Forest Service
Washington reports a 27 percent drop in forest fires this year compared with 1947 according to the forest service.
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Washington
The
Forest Service
Hanzlik Maintains Original Basis For Tax Levy
Linn county Auditor Otto Hanzlik said he will continue computing 1949 taxes without the state veterans bonus levy. He has about two thirds of the 1949 taxes payable in 1949 worked out and will not adjust levy figures to include the 1950 state levy.
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Linn County
Otto Hanzlik
Britain Eyes Israeli Move on Trans-Jordan Invasion
Paris AP dispatch reports Britain has private information that Jewish armed forces invaded Trans-Jordan. Harold Beely, a British UN envoy, told the Palestine committee that if confirmed, Britain would act under its treaty with Trans-Jordan providing mutual military assistance in case of aggression.
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Paris
Trans- Jordan
Harold Beely
U.N
Security Council
Palestine Committee
Britain
Trans-Jordan
Don'ts Listed To Avoid Fire Peril
The National Safety Council urged parents to not leave children alone in homes with reliable stoves after a string of fire deaths in the Midwest. It advised checking heating equipment with fire departments or fuel dealers, moving heaters away from exits, and ensuring escape routes from sleeping areas. It warned against pouring kerosene on fires, dipping kindling in kerosene, filling oil stoves while operating, spilling oil on warm surfaces, and placing trash or fuel oil cans near stoves.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Errol Flynn Pays $50 Fine After Court, Says He Will Cuba
New York police report swashbuckling film star Errol Flynn paid a $50 fine for assaulting a policeman after arguing with officers Tuesday. Flynn admitted guilt on a reduced charge of disorderly conduct and faced possible 30 days in jail. Publicist Morris Green advised settlement and Flynn earlier spent time in jail for missing a court appointment.
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New York
Errol Flynn
Cuba
Flynn
Morris Green
Radio City
Henri Schwab
Green
Robert Wahn
Warner Brothers
Wahn
Plan Commission Attacks Cedar Rapids Park Conditions
Cedar Rapids Park officials clash over a harsh annual parks report. The Plan Commission and Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones debate budget, maintenance, and a proposed 20 year improvement plan amid criticism of supervision and spending.
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Plan Commission
Cedar Rapids
City Plan Commission
Richard C. Jones
Parks Committee
Jones
Reds Chart Shakeup in Berlin Life
Communist plan for Berlin to mirror a two year plan focuses on socializing most factories and transferring Nazi property to public ownership. Moscow trained Karl Maron announces Berlin economic mobilization amid currency split debates and Allied airlift prospects.
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Berlin
Moscow
Karl Maron
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
City Bank Department
Britain
France
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Maron
Mail exchange halted between East and West Berlin sectors
J H Gayer, an American communications official, said Soviet controlled German postal officials reported mail traffic suspended since Monday. Previously, about 600 mail bags were exchanged daily.
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Berlin
Russia
J. H. Gayer
Oxnam Denounces Un-American Labeling by Committee
Methodist Bishop G Bromley Oxnam called the House committee on un American activities un American for labeling churchmen as Communists without a chance to answer. He spoke during the Methodist board of missions meeting in Buck Hill Falls. Dr Earl R Brown said Methodists must establish one new church daily for four years to keep pace with population shifts.
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Buck Hill Falls
G. Bromley Oxnam
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
un-American
New York
Oxnam
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Methodist Church
Earl R. Brown
Home Missions and Church Extension
Methodists
Millions Pour Into Yugoslavia From United States Aid
Belgrade reports huge US contributions to Tito's rehabilitation program. American gifts in three years total 15.5 million dollars plus over 1 million in medical supplies, clinics, trucks, and sprinklers via the Yugoslav Red Cross.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Borba
United States
America
Yugoslav Red Cross
London
Tito
Fatherland
Marshall Faces Possible Resignation After Kidney Operation
Washington report says Secretary of State George C. Marshall underwent kidney surgery to remove two cysts and may resign if recovery is slow. Officials expect he will stay on if health permits, with decisions likely by mid January.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Army
Congress
Man Found Dead in Capital Hotel
A man tentatively identified as Charles J. Hines of Madison was found dead in a room at the Ambassador hotel in Washington. Detective Chief Robert S. Bryant said he was apparently killed by a blow to the head. A maid found the body after unlocking the door. blood marked the head and pillow. Hines, about 50, checked in two days earlier.
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Washington
Charles J. Hines
Madison
Ambassador Hotel
Robert S. Bryant
Hines
Judge Surprised By Driver in Auto Safety Court
In Chicago AP report Judge Irwin B. Clorfene confronted Mitchell Thomas, 50, in auto safety court after Thomas was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. The case involved Thomas’s first driving incident in 17 years, his license showed he must wear glasses, and he admitted he had no hands on the application. He was fined $100 and his license suspended for a year.
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Chicago
Irwin B. Clarfene
Mitchell Thomas
Auto Safety Court
Thomas
Clorfene
Witness Found in Mundt Spy Probe One Missing
Rep Mundt said one of two missing witnesses in the House un American Activities Committee spy probe has been located. The witness, with a semi connection to the state department and a 1930s department job, will appear before a New York federal grand jury before testifying to the committee. The two witnesses are accused of supplying secret government papers to Communist agents.
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Associated Press
Rep
Mundt
R-S.d
Congressional
House
UN American Activities Committee
New York
House Committee On un-American Activities
State Department
Department
Washington
Officials accused in Chambers case link to German and Japanese codes
House investigators reported that three government officials fed confidential documents to Whittaker Chambers before the war. Alger Hiss named as a top suspect tied to the Carnegie Endowment. officials said codes may have been read by foreign nations, with the State Department renewing security measures and defending past actions.
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Washington—House
Whittaker Chambers
Rep. Mundt
R-S.d
UN- American Activities Committee
Chambers
Alger Hiss
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
New York
Mundt
John Peurifoy
Peurifoy
Maryland Farm
Chambers reveals hiding microfilms in pumpkin shell during Hiss case
Whittaker Chambers told a federal grand jury he hid secret microfilms on his Maryland farm first in a squash and later in a hollowed pumpkin to keep them from falling into Alger Hiss’s hands. He testified alongside Hiss as investigators probed espionage and communist ties.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
State Department
Maryland
SIBELIUS OBSERVES 83rd BIRTHDAY AT HOME
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius marked his 83rd birthday at his secluded country home in Helsinki with family members present on Wednesday.
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Helsinki
Jean Sibelius
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