Capture of Suchow Reported by Reds
Chinese Communists announced they had captured Suchow and government reports gave no reason to doubt it. Along the Suchow to Nanking route three major government troop masses faced critical danger from encirclement as Communist forces tightened their grip near Pengpu and the Yangtze river. Refugees streamed west as government units withdrew south.
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Nanking
Suchow
Pengpu
Hwat
Hual
Sanking
Yangtze
Foreign Ministry
Shih Cao-ying
Foreign Office
Jacquies Meyrier
Pulota
Claire Chennault
China Air Transport Line
Teng Wen-yu
Budget Chief Sees Higher U S Taxes At State Assembly
U S Budget Director James E Webb warned at the ninth Biennial General Assembly of the States that federal taxes may rise and a federal deficit looms if taxes do not increase. The draft 1939 program urged a state defense agency and emergency powers for governors while municipalities may gain power to tax further.
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U. S
James E. Webb
General Assembly
Webb
Eivision Defense Agency
Assembly
Willie Willis Grandma Hilda’s Teaspoon Appetite
Grandma Hilda, known as Willie Willis in local lore, values tea and toast over cooking. She lives frugally, like a mother figure who dislikes preparing meals when no one is present to eat.
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Hilda
Mom
President to Receive Mme Chiang for Talk
President Truman announced he will receive Mme Chiang Kai-shek with no hint of his stance on new aid to China. He set a meeting date with Chiang's wife but did not specify when. He ruled out dispatching General MacArthur to advise the Nationalists and noted Mme Chiang will visit White House and Secretary Marshall at the hospital.
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Washington
Truman
Aday
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Chiang
MacArthur
Petad
Mme. Chiang
White House
Secretary of State
Marshall
Waller Reed Hospital
State Department
Marshalls
Leesburg
U S Lays Fraud To Hungary Reds
The United States accuses Hungary of fraud and falsehood over the seizure of American owned oil properties. The note, delivered to Budapest, rejects charges by Hungary that U S officials sabotaged oil production. The U S seeks compensation for about 25 million dollars. The dispute began when Budapest accused two Hungarian American MAORT officials of sabotaging oil and gas operations.
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Washington
United States
Hungary
State Department
Budapest
Paul Rudemann
George Hannantine
Rudemann
Balnentine
Progress Seen In Smog Probe In Kanawha Valley
Dr. W P Black president of the Assoc for Purification of Air and Streams in West Virginia announced a survey of smoke and dirt problems in the Kanawha valley. Representatives have visited about half the city plants to assess dust soot and fumes and to outline cleanup plans. The survey should finish next week with reports by each rep to the association. William M Woodher was named secretary. Black praised industry cooperation and civic backing as dozens of clubs pledge support and a plan of operation will be formed after the survey. He noted other cities cracking down on smoke abatement laws after the Donora incident and cited medical findings linking soot to cancer.
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Kanawha
W. P. Black
Assoc
West Virginia
Black
Dr. Black
William M. Woodher
Yesjterday
Donora
Cancer Authority
Charleston
William E. Smith
New York
Cancer Prevention Committee
Expert Discusses Vital Chinese Issue
Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richardson Ret. analyzes American policy toward China in The Gazette Pure 26. He evaluates whether China is worth warning against the Communist tide and if the United States can act now.
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China
United States
Robert C. Richardson
Nasturtium debate stirs New York vegetable soup recipe
In Manhattan a heated debate erupts over including nasturtium stems in Eisenhower’s vegetable soup recipe. The column cites Columbia’s president and chefs, with experts split on whether nasturtiums are flowers or vegetables. John Schwarz and Marty Snyder referenced for further discussion.
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New York
Manhattan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Columbia
Eisenhower
Maxime Maisson
Algonquin
John Schwarz
Marty Snyder
Butcher Admits Hoax in Posing As State Man
Windsor Ontario December report: 38 year old butcher John Krajiak admitted hoaxing relatives in West Virginia by posing as a man believed killed with the Canadian Army over six years ago. Detective Chris Paget said relatives would not press charges. He called a Kempton uncle posing as his missing son Kronik to renew contact with a family branch unseen since 1937. Hoax exposed when Mrs Kronik and Helene Kronik learned the truth.
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Windsor
West Virginia
John Kramak
Chris Paget
Krajiak
Kempton
Preston County
W. van Tuesday
John Kronik
Helene Kronik
Asis
Marshall Stays On Cabinet Job
President Truman announced that Secretary of State Marshall will remain in office to guide U.S. foreign policy as tensions persist. Defense Secretary Forrestal also will stay, despite retirement rumors, with Truman saying all cabinet members are willing to stay at his request.
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Forrestal
Alan
Truman
Washington
INS
Marshall
United States
Defense
Marco
Key West
International News Service
Robert G. Nixon
J. Kingsbury Smith
Paris
Cap
Bride of 5 Days Missing in Belington Woods
Lucille Teter, 23, wife of Worthy Teter, vanished two miles north of Belington while hunting near route 250 after leaving her sister’s home at 2 p.m. A search party of over 50 relatives neighbors and Boy Scouts scoured the area but as of 10 p.m. no trace had been found.
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Belington
Dev
Everett Wilmoth
Lucille Teter
John Goodman
I Ton
Jacob Wilmoth
Worthy Teter
Chicago
Mrs. Teter
Wilmoth
U N Shelves Israel Bid In Committee In Paris
The Security Council sent Israel’s UN membership application to the Membership Committee delaying action until the General Assembly meets next year. A companion move split Arab and pro Israel blocs over Britain’s Palestine plan as the committee rejected two key clauses tied to the 1947 partition and the Bernadotte report. The panel approved the creation of a Conciliation Commission and began framing future boundary discussions with Arabs and Jews.
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Paris
Det
Security Council
Israel
United Nations
Thy
U. N. General Assembly
Assembly
U. S
United States
U. N
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Ace Thon
Conciliation Commission
Negev
Bernadotte
Palcane
Doctors to Fight Back Politically
The American Medical Association plans a grass roots political push against compulsory and federal medical insurance. It authorizes spending up to 3.5 million and requires county societies to assess members 25 each. The move aims to educate on health progress and the American system for broad medical care.
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ST. Louis
American Medical Associte
AMA
House of Delegates
House
Russians Recognize Berlin Rump Regime Amid Clash at Rally
In Berlin the Kremlin backed rump government was recognized as the city’s provisional authority while clashes broke out at a Western Berlin rally. Soviet spokesman Jelisarav told Ottomar Geschke the recognition defined Berlin unity and the need for democratic self rule. Police used clubs as Communist hecklers fought with anti Communist crowds. no serious injuries or arrests were reported.
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Berlin
ADN
Alexis Jelisaray
Jelisarov
Ottomar Geschke
Red Rowdlea
Come Nunist
Christian Democratic
Spandau
Christian Democrat
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Jelisarav
Geschke
Jetter
Greater
Jeeten
Business at Critical Stage Warns Industry Leader
Dr. Leo Wolman of the National Bureau of Economic Research warned at the 3d annual Congress of American Industry in New York that the U S economy shows weak spots and is at a critical stage. He cited rising costs, inventory backlogs, and uncertain future profits as evidence that government policy should not mask underlying weaknesses.
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Economist
Industry
New York
Leo Wolman
National Bureau of Economic Research
Wolman
National
Assoc.af
Columbia University
Lane D. Webber
Los Angeles
Joseph Morrell Dodge
Detroit
Solid Homes
Ccmpnty
Waldorf, Astoria
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Truman
NAM
United States
Berlin split shows Reds will not call off Cold War
Berlin report interprets the Soviet takeover of East and West Berlin as a sign Moscow will not compromise in the cold war. It argues a dual administration prevents any Paris currency deal and that a four power accord is unlikely, worsening relief efforts and Europe’s political peace. Western efforts are hampered as East Berlin seizes power.
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Berlin
Wea
Gallagher
Russia
Germany
Europe
Paris
United Nations
U. N
France
Britain
United States
East Berlin
CIO Union Admits Michigan Violence at Shakespeare Plants
Kalamazoo Mich Dee 2 A CIO union admitted its members staged the dawn raid on two Shakespeare plants in Kalamazoo. About 200 nonstriking workers joined the picket lines. Seven were injured. The state ordered a one man grand jury to pursue raiders as Gov Sigler acts.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Dee
CIO
Shakespeare Companies
Michigan
Thomas Shane
United Steelworkers
Shakespeare
Shane
Kim Sigler
Raymond W. Fox
Brighter View Of Inflation Curb Seen By Officials
Government experts told President Truman inflationary pressures may ease next year though major relief is months away. Nourse and Webb warned military spending and deficits could require tax rises or controls. Wholesale prices edge down while food costs remain elevated. farm and heavy industries forecast mixed trends through 1949.
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Truman
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
New York
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Congress of American Industry
National
Aspe. of
Leo Wolman
Columbia University
Business Congress Today
Federal Reserve
San Francisco
Atlanta
St Louis
Dallas
Chicago
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Conc
Nourse
U. S
James E. Webb
Detroit
Webb
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