Federal Jury Set For Meyers Probe in Wartime Finance
A federal grand jury will again probe Bennett E. Meyers, a retired major general, over wartime financing with three principal figures subpoenaed: Bleriot H. Lamarre, his wife, and T. E. Readnover. District Attorney Fay said the timing of their appearance is uncertain as details of the case remain undisclosed. The report also covers Arab-Jewish clashes in Palestine, with attacks on buses near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and security measures by British forces and local authorities. Reporter notes mass demonstrations, refugee tensions, and continued calls for restraint amid partition plans.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Forces
Senate
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Aviation Electric Co
Meyers
Lamarre
Lamarres
T. E. Readnover
George Morris Fay
Dayton
Meyer
Justice Department
Fay
Nablus
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Trans World Airlines
John Keegan
TWA
Lydda
Isaac Berger
Keegan
Haifa
Jewish Agency
United Nations
United States
Jerusatem
Tren
Ergun
Palestine
Violence escalates as Jews killed in bus attacks near Tel Aviv
British and Jewish leaders warned of widespread bloodshed while Arab leaders warned of trouble ahead. In an assault on buses near Petah Tiqva southeast of Tel Aviv, five Jews were killed and 14 wounded, eight seriously, during gunfire on Independence Day week.
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Jaffa
Tell Aviv
Sala
Nehana Zlolowsky
Benyamin
Jerusalem
Ramile
Jenin
Palestine
Esdraelon
Petah Tiqva
Tel Aviv
Arab League plans and UN split deepen regional tension
The report details ongoing Arab League deliberations and troop movements near Palestine as Egypt Syria and Lebanon shift forces. Azzam Pasha warns of a long struggle while the UN decision draws wide condemnation from Arab leaders and calls for order in Iraq.
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Arab League Council
Lebanon
Egypt
League
Holy Land
EL Arish
Sinai
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
Trans-Jordan
Feypt
United States
Azzam Pasha
League Secretariat
U.N
Palestine
Ahmed Hussein
Young Egypt Party
Europe
Turkey
America
Baghdad
United Nations
Ent
France Acts to Halt Labor Unrest With Split Bills
France moves to curb CGT strikes after a government led push splits legislation into two bills. The assembly approved the trends bill 408 to 184, with the central measure delayed. CGT vows victory as clashes disrupt transport and the metal sector amid police seizures of Communist papers.
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Socialist Party
Jules Moch
Daniel Mayer
Guy Molfett
Socialist Assembly
Mayer
Schuman
MRP
Ahe
Assembly
Legislative Commission
CGT
France
Hanks
Lange
Premice
Annecy
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbours
la Humanite
Republic
Paris
Press Federation
Defense of the Nation Faces Germ Warfare Dilemmas
Reports discuss secrecy around bacteriological warfare and three defense needs. Early detection of toxic agents, immunization against spread, and preventing panic are cited as crucial. Military officials note interest in bacteria and toxins, including anthrax and pneumonic plague, amid a broader push for total defense.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Public Health Service
Agriculture Department
Jto
Camp Derrick
Sen
Lodge
Herbert Woaver
Nubi
GOP Faces Foreign Aid Strategy At Steering Committee
Republican leaders plan a premeeting before the foreign affairs committee to chart the GOP stance on foreign aid. Ives warned Congress risks delay after Christmas recess as Sen Taft and others pledged to back passage despite an amendment defeat 36 to 3d in a prior roll call.
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Ture
Beton R- Ni
Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Ives
Congress
Len Aiken
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Biblican Policy Committee
Off Street Parking Rules For Downtown District
The city studies off street parking in the downtown area amid high land values. Proposals include municipal lots funded by bonds or special assessments, merchant cooperation, and a detailed required space schedule by use such as churches schools hotels banks and offices with specific space per seat room or floor area. A survey and orderly layout are urged to ease future parking difficulties and fit zoning authority.
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Crichton
State Road Commission
Charleston
Bowling al‘Jeys
Charleston Airport Hosts Inaugural Air Service Evenings
Ten daily flights will operate with four routes including new night service on the Capital Airlines Newark to Birmingham path. Gov Meadows and local officials will attend welcoming ceremonies as Charleston debuts commercial flight operations with passengers from London and New York joining ceremonies and tours of the port.
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Rage
Gov. Meadows
Carl Andrews
County Court
Carl Calvert
Mont L. Cavender
James G. Carper
Citizens Advisory Committee
Jesse Sullivan
D. M. Gillinan
D. N. Mohler
Robert G. Kelly
Dean P. Reed
W. F. Ficklen
Charles E. Hodges
City Air
West
London
American
X. E. Settle
Charleston
J. L. Miller
Wertz Field
Capitaliner
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Capital Airlines
Daniel Boone Hotel
Robert Wilson
Fred C. Alley
Aw Flighta
Eastern
CAA
Alley
Charleston Air
New York City
St. Louis
Detroit
Miami
New York-St. Louis
Boston
Capital
Newark-Birmingham
A. B. Treffer
Enzio Bassi
Leo Given
Ida Hager
Palestine tension warned as offices close after partition move
Musa Bey Alami head of the London Arab Office declares the New York and Washington offices will close, citing new Palestine conditions and a belief that Arabs face compulsory hostility. He accuses the United States of denying Arab rights and interests and calls for reciprocity amid shifting regional alignments. The piece notes the U.S. holds a 99 year fence on air bases in Newfoundland.
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Fars
Musa Bey Alami
London
New York
Washington
Palestine
United States
Newfoundland
Price control debate stalls in Truman inflation program
A Florida senator urged a broad price rise trigger while others doubted congressional support. Senator Aiken warned Congress must act if prices keep climbing, but many lawmakers moved to other measures. Truman’s plea for a standby price wage center and rationing authority appeared likely to be ignored as third week of the special session opens.
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Florida
Aiken
Congress
Truman
Trumar
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