Long Debate Will Aid Reds To Bolster Mid East Grip
Time is on the side of the Soviet Union as debates in the Middle East stretch. Soviet political agents gain time to entrench in Iran and build influence through potential elections and bloc votes. The piece traces Iran’s oil interests, Kurdish mobilization, and a possible Kurdistan Soviet republic shaping regional power.
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Middle East
World Security Council
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Tudor
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Pishevari
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Iraq
Kurdistan
Kars
Baku
Mohammed
Abdul Rahman Ibn Zainullah
Comintern
Caucasus
Central Asia
India
Sinkiang Province
China
Tigris
Pakistan
Kurdish Front and Soviet Interest Loom in Iran
The text traces Kurdish revolts led by Mullah Mostafa and kin across Iraq and Iran during 1943 44, aided by a Soviet backed Kurdish front seeking autonomy. It notes fears of Soviet influence, potential oil disputes, and a hypothetical demand for restoring Bahrein Island as a step toward broader control of Iran and its borders.
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Mullah
Mostafa
Iraq
Chazi Mohammad
Kurdistan
Tigris
Bahrein Island
Persian Gulf
Saudi
Soviet airpower growth linked to Iran and Kurdistan routes
The text notes oil output now goes to American companies and reports a new Soviet airline from Tehran to Meshed, with links to Ashkhabad Kabul and broader networks. It warns that Soviet success in Iran and Kurdistan provinces could expand Russian air lines and power in the Middle East.
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General Assembly
UNO
Abadan
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Johnston endorses British loan as excellent risk
Eric Johnston, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, urged Senate Banking Committee approval of the 3.75 billion dollar British loan. He called it an excellent business risk from a practical American business view and said it would keep the industrial machine running and help maintain peace by preventing restrictive trade practices. He warned barter systems used by Hitler’s regime in the prewar era disrupted trade and contributed to chaos, and estimated U.S. productive capacity up 50 percent since the war, with foreign trade potentially creating millions of jobs.
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Eric Johnston
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Senate Banking Committee
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America
Trial of Bluebeard Opens in Paris Court
Swarthy Dr. Marcel Petiot age 49 known as the first murderer of the atomic age goes on trial in Paris for his life. He faces 26 killings admitted out of 163 total murders alleged, in the grim assize court at the Palace of Justice.
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Marcel Petiot
Palace of Justice
Troop Arrivals From AP At East and West Coast Ports
Two coasts expect seven vessels carrying 4517 returning service personnel. New York arrivals include Aiken Victory with 910 troops and Mexico Victory with 1013. Other ships Tusculum Victory and Cape Newenham report crews and detachments from various units. San Francisco and Pearl Harbor movements along with Panay entries round out the inbound flow.
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New York
Aiken Victory
Antwerp
Ord
Mexico
Navy
Ray K. Edwards
Pearl Harbor
Panay
Keokuk Tavern Closed After Second Affray
Keokuk police chief ordered the Stone Front tavern closed after an affray that left William Meyers with a skull fracture. Steven Brown, 25, is held on assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury after allegedly striking Meyers with a beer bottle during a scuffle. Brown surrendered voluntarily after being sought for questioning. A separate January shooting case against John Thorpe, 39, for alleged murder attempt remains with the grand jury.
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E. C. McPherson
William “Buck” Meyers
McPherson
Steven
Jonah” Brown
Brown
Meyers
John M. Thorpe
Webster City
Laurence Lorentzen
Kahoka
Smith held as insane after confessed hold up killing
Grand Haven, Mich. UP reports 21 year old Robert Smith admitted being involved in the hold up and killing of Roy Beh, a Grosse Point salesman. He was ordered committed to the state hospital for the criminally insane.
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Mich
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Roy Beh
Grosse Point
State Hospital
Red Protests To UNRRA On Food Handling
Atlantic City AP report on N I Fernov Russian delegate condemning UNRRA food distribution as unfair pledging aid as moral obligation. He criticizes the three power board for restricting UNRRA requests, cites Spain and Portugal gaining fats and oils, and urges enlarging the board and central committee to include Poland and Yugoslavia.
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N. J
N. I. Fernov
Combined Food Board
European Coal Committee
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Belgium
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Great Britain
Canada
Herbert H. Lehman
Poland
Sebastiao Sampaio
Brazil
Mexico
Former Federal Judge Denied Pension by House
Washington AP The House approved denying former Federal Judge Albert W. Johnson of Pennsylvania a 10000 dollar annual pension after a committee report accused him of selling justice. Johnson, who resigned last July amid a judiciary committee probe, saw no congressman speak in his favor.
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Washington
Albert W. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Justice
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