U N Condemns Albania Bulgaria Yugoslavia Over Greece Aid
The United Nations political committee condemned Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for aiding Greek rebels, approving a paragraph saying the actions threaten Greece's independence and violate the UN charter. The vote was 47 to 0 with Poland lone yes and others abstaining. The move aims to pressure a Balkan conference progress. The Greek government postponed executions of 10 seamen to aid mediation efforts.
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Paris
United Nations Political Committee
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
U. N. Assembly
Balkan
Balkans
U.N
Aloc
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Vishinsky
Poland
Ales Bebler
Bebler
United States
Athens
Herbert V. Evatt
Paul
Themistokles Sophoulis
Evatt
Markos Vafiades
Ames Canning Firm Owner Henry Chavis Shot Dead
Henry W. Chavis, 55, owner of the Ames Canning Company, was found shot through the heart at his farm home south of Ames. Police noted a .32 caliber cartridge at the scene and a recently stolen pistol linked to the case. An intensive investigation involving the sheriff, state agents, and county officials followed as relatives and local civic leaders mourned the prominent business figure.
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Ames (Ap
Henry W. Chavis
Chavis
Ames Canning Company
Ames
Story
Gus Hall
Arlie Schumer
Hall
Ed J. Kelley
Guy Mills
Betty Alber
California
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Fowler
Ind
Iowa-Nebraska Canners Association
National Canners Association
Iowa
T. A. Thompson
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Gas Company Blamed for Tree Deaths in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials blamed the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Company for escaping gas that killed 46 trees last summer as a city council resolution urged prompt repair of leaky mains. Parks Commissioner Richard C. Jones led the motion noting talks with the company have not sped repairs. Arborist R. K. Alman reported gas in the ground killed 46 of 300 trees found dead in Cedar Rapids with soil tests confirming gas presence.
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Cedar Raps
Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Richard C. Jones
Jones
Airman and wife accused in $100000 treasure haul case
Colorado Springs police said sergeant Wiley Walter and his wife Miriam swapped 1500 cartons of American cigarets in Vienna for valued furs furniture and jewelry found in their bungalow. Investigators noted possible import duty evasion and the couple were held for questioning after a jeweler flagged a diamond ring sale.
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Colorado Springs
Air Force
Vienna
Wiley Walter
Miriam
Walters
I. D. Bruce
Brush Fire Routs Many Californians
Fire driven by 40 to 55 mph winds scorched 4 400 acres in the Santa Ana mountains as residents from Silverado and Modjeska canyons evacuated. About 2 500 people fled using buses and base vehicles while hundreds of firefighters fought the blaze on the edge of two canyons with 100 homes in Modjeska. No serious injuries or property damage reported yet.
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Osha Ana
Calif
Silverado
Moda Canyons
Ma Ana
el Toro Marine Base
State Division of Forestry
Oe Star Canyon
Modjeska
Fairfield Fatal Night Collision Claims Emil Thys
Emil Thys a factory worker was killed when struck by a vehicle while walking home in Fairfield. The accident occurred at night and authorities investigated the incident as a fatal traffic collision.
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Fairfield
INS
Emil Thys
Grant Wood painting sold for six thousand five hundred
A Grant Wood work from Herbert Hoover’s West Branch birthplace fetched 6500 dollars at a New York public auction on Saturday. A private collector bought the painting, part of Ralph Blum’s Beverly Hills collection which totaled 57225 dollars for the sale.
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New York
Grant Wood
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Ralph Blum
Beverly Hills
Calif
Chuckle Child Quips About Santa Stork and Papa
Quick humor from a comic page features a child asking if Santa brings gifts and the stork brings babies, then questions the need for a father figure. The captioned gag plays on family myths with a punchline about papa’s usefulness.
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Santa Claus
Papa
B 29 Missing Over Guam Area During Okinawa Flight
Air-sea rescue teams searched the Pacific north and west of Guam for a B 29 missing since Saturday on a flight from Okinawa to Guam. The bomber was last reported 250 miles northwest of Guam and was attached to the first air division in the Ryukyus. The number of men aboard was not known.
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Guam
Pacific
Okinawa
First Air Division
Ryukyus
Stocks Edge Higher as Cautious Market Continues
New York AP reports a slow stock market recovery with prices rising a few cents to about a dollar per share. Gains centered in railroad, steel and auto stocks while chemical retail and tobacco lagged. brokers noted low volume and cautious optimism as advances were often pared back.
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New York
Gasoline Derailment Fire In Kansas City Suburb
A Missouri Pacific freight derailed at Dodson six miles from Kansas City igniting three tank cars carrying 30 000 gallons of gasoline and four freight cars. Three people suffered minor burns as firefighters battled the blaze for two hours, preventing the inferno from reaching two additional tankers nearby.
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Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
Dodson
High Court to Rule on Taft Hartley Affidavit Issue
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the Taft Hartley non Communist affidavit requirement for union officials is constitutional. CIO American Communications Association challenged the provision as vague and rights restricting. The court also took up Eisler contempt conviction and rejected a fast track for Lawson case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
CIO American Communications Association
United States
New York
Charles Douds
NLRB
Douds
Press Wireless, Inc
High Court
CIO
CIO National Maritime Union
Labor Board
Gerhart Eisler
Congress
Eisler
House An American Activities Committee
Alexander Holtzoff
Holtzoff
House Committee
John Howard Lawson
House
Lawson
United States Court of Appeals
De Gaulle Loyalists Win Big in Upper House Vote
Paris AP report shows Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s Rally of the French People securing a large share of seats in the Council of the Republic after Sundays elections. Communists suffer heavy losses while coalitions limit any single party’s control. Pierre De Gaulle elected as Paris city council president.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Council of the Republic
de Gaulle
Interior Ministry
National Assembly
France
Pierre
Line of Duty Controversy Over Milk Theft
Jamestown New York patrolman James O'Brien observed a neighbor's milk theft. He followed the thief to a nearby lot, saw the bottle opened, and decided not to make an arrest, citing there was little reason to arrest a police dog.
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Jamestown
N.Y
James O’brien
O’brien
First Lady Bess Truman May Enjoy Warmer First Lady Role
The piece predicts Bess Wallace Truman will find life as first lady more congenial as her daughter Margaret grows into a poised 24 year old with her own career. It notes the White House social season is trimmed and repairs push events to Blair House, making Mrs Truman feel more at home.
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Washington
Ins
Bess Wallace Truman
Union Station
White House
Margaret
Bess Truman
State Department
Blair House
Truman
Perae
Fraud Plot On Salaries Charged Against Rep J Parnell Thomas
Federal grand jury charged Representative J Parnell Thomas with conspiring to defraud the U S by taking salary kickbacks from payroll and filing false vouchers for nonworking staff. Helen Campbell, his former secretary, named in the indictment with two dummy helpers Myra Midkiff and Anette Minor. The scheme alleged to run 1940 to 1945 involved checks routed to Thomas via Campbell and deposited in his bank. We note a separate false claims count involving Jacqueline B Hill listed as clerk-typist.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N.j
Thomas
House UN American Activities Committee
House
Helen Campbell
Miss Campbell
Myra Midkiff
Annette Minor
United States
Clark
Miss Midkiff
Miss Minor
First National Bank of
Allendale
N. J
Pearson
FBI
Grand
Jacqueline B. Hill
Miss Hill
Omaha Hog Run At One Month Top
The largest hog run since December flooded the Omaha livestock market on Monday. Hart Jorgensen of the Omaha Livestock Foundation reported 22 800 hogs with 14 000 on sale. Chicago hog receipts were the heaviest since June 8.
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Omaha
INS
Hart Jorgensen
Omaha Livestock Foundation
Chicago
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