French Jail 213 Red Agitators Under New Law
Paris reports a drastic government action arresting 213 alleged agitators and saboteurs to halt Communist led turmoil. Among detainees were a CGT leader in Oise and the Valenciennes miners chief. 19 charged with inciting soldiers to mutiny and arming, 194 with interfering with liberty to work under a sweeping anti strike law signed hours earlier by President Auriol.
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Paris
Oise Department
Valenciennes
Vincent Aurrol
Jules Moch
CGT
Confederation of Labor
Daniel Mayer
General Confederation of Labor
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Communist led workers in Rome issue three day ultimatum
In Rome Communist led workers demand unemployment relief and threaten a general strike if not met. A workers committee representing about 300,000 people condemns police actions at Primavalle, reports one death and multiple injuries as partisans meet in a national congress to shape their stance.
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Red
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Primavalle
Workers’ High Command
Leutenant
de Gasperi
Italy
Airman Survives P47 Wreck Near Kanawha Airport
A P-47 fighter of the West Virginia Air National Guard crashed near Kanawha airport injuring pilot Leonard Bostic 26 of South Charleston severely. He was removed from the wreck with a fractured skull broken pelvis and dislocated shoulder and taken to Charleston General Hospital where doctors said his recovery looks hopeful. Four local men including Julius and Preston Miller and Aaron Wesley Flood pulled him from the burning craft after aborting canopy entrapment and freed him using a car to rush him to care. Cause of the crash remains under investigation with witnesses offering conflicting reports.
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West Virginia Air National Guard
Kanawha
Leonard Bostic
Columbia Av
South Charleston
Charleston General Hospital
Bostic
D. C. Taylor
Oak Ridge
Julius
Preston Miller
Aaron Wesley
Sonny) Flood
Charles R. Fox
National Guard
Farm Program Almost Ready for Congressional Action
Senator Aiken said a long range farm program to ease food costs and shortages will be ready for action early next month. The plan includes continued soil conservation benefits, government price supports to stabilize farm prices, and a revision of the parity price formula. He stressed the program is nonpartisan and aims to safeguard production and fair prices through potential short crop years.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
White Agericulture Group
Agricul
Death Toll in Palestine Conflict Reaches 159
Arab-Jewish fighting in Palestine raises total dead to 159 since partition decisions. Palestine’s toll hits 80 with 52 Jews, 27 Arabs, two Armenians. Aden reports 75 dead and Syria four. Arab League leaders head to Cairo for a council to plan armed opposition amid Jerusalem Haifa Tel Aviv Jaffa clashes and bombings.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Middle East
United Nations
Holy Land
Areba
Aden
Syria
Arab League
Cairo
Egypt
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Yemen
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Negeb
el Majdal
Aleppo
Fawzi Bey Kawkazi
Yarmouk
Transjordan
Jordan
Galilee
Samiel Said
Beirut
I Theat
Liberation of Palestine Committee
U. N
Syrian Chamber of Deputies
Salih Saleh Jabr
U N Balkans Observer Groups to Monitor Greek Frontiers
The United Nations Balkans committee orders observer groups to watch Greece and adjacent borders. Observers will be drawn from U S Britain France China Australia Brazil Mexico Pakistan and the Netherlands with Russia and Poland declining seats. The groups operate near both sides of the Albania Bulgaria Greece and Yugoslavia frontiers.
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U.N
Greece
Lake Success
United Nations Special Committee On
Balkans
Salonika
Graups
Special Committee
United States
Britain
France
China
Australia
Brazil
Mexico
Pakistan
Netherlands
Russia
Poland
General Assembly
U.S
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Arabs and Jews Muscled for Power in Palestines Unrest
Cairo report by Max Boyd outlines Jewish and Arab military strengths amid Middle East turmoil as world powers eye oil interests in Saudi Arabia and Russia. Zionist plans for a Jewish state advance in Jerusalem while Arab leaders gather in Cairo to push for Security Council options and possible partition impacts.
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Max Boyd
Associated Press
Cairo
Seejor
Palestine
Ble
Saudi Arabia
Russisen
Middle Est
Jerusalem
Russia
United States
United Nations General Assembly
Brek
Dec
Middle East
Washington
U. S
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Baghdad
Syria
Aden
Holy Land
U. N. Security Council
Jamil
Mardam Bey
Security Council
Hagana
Pope Pius XII Seeks Mediation in Palestine Strife
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII is gravely concerned over the Palestine warfare and aims to mediate between Jews and Arabs. He favors U S moral authority, citing America’s lack of colonial holdings in the Middle East, and has pursued indirect persuasive steps to avert large scale conflict.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican
United States
Middle East
United Nations
U. & One
Palestine
Holy See
Sleet Clamps Northern West Virginia Roads
Road crews battled layers of sleet across northern West Virginia prompting use of cinder crews. Aurora and Terra Alta reported worst conditions while Elkins and Parsons areas were slippery. Road commission urged travelers to employ chains in driving.
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West Virginia
Road Commission
Information Bureau
Aurora
Terra Alta
Elkins
Parsons
Ban on Exports to Russia Proposed by Weichel
Rep. Weichel of Ohio urged an outright embargo on all U S exports to Russia as a last resort to curb supplies to a potential enemy. He chairs the House merchant marine committee and warned current exports to Russia include farm equipment and industrial machinery. He said Congress could bar ships from leaving U S ports by making clearance papers illegal and favored a less drastic approach if possible.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Weich
Ohio
Weichel
House Merchant Marine Committee
Weicher
Europe
Construction Worker Saved by Suspenders
Mrs. Rob ert Robinson of Tunnel Hill says her husband fell 57 feet from the Bluestone dam top to the lower level. A suspender strap snagged on a bolt and broke loose a button saving his life briefly before the fall resumed. He is hospitalized in Hinton with a broken leg an elbow fracture and chest injuries.
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Hinton
Dec
Robert Robinson
Tunnel Hill
Bluestone Dam
Robinson
Hinton Hospital
Foreign Aid Bill Faces House Test Vote Monday
The House faces critical test votes on Monday as Washington maneuvers over a 690 million dollar winter aid bill for France Italy Austria and China. Republicans seek a plan to curb inflation and limit price rises while Democrats foresee 25 or more passage votes and outline future Marshall Plan funding.
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Washington
House
France
Italy
Austria
China
Foreign Affairs
Rep
Bloom
D.-Ny
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
R.-Ny
G. O.P
Truman
Secret Service halts Chicago counterfeit ring
Six men arrested as U S Secret Service seizes 415000 in bogus currency in Chicago operations. Chief Harry D Anheier said ring printed 830000 in fake money with Moschiano passing 50000 in tens since July, with some bills reaching Detroit and Los Angeles. Several Chicago passers and an Des Plaines printer were rounded up in the raid and investigations extend to other cities.
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Secret Service
Chicago
INS
U. S. Secret Service
Joseph Moschiano
John Gilbert Brennan
Des Plaines
Minas C. Aretos
Peter Kilkas
Vito D'Agostino
George Kanakaa
Anheier
Everglades National Park Dedicated by President Truman
President Truman dedicates 454000 acre Everglades tract as a national park in Everglades City Florida urging vigilance against raids on natural resources for private gain. Seminole delegation present gifts and ceremonies featured tribal dress and a song.
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Everglades City
Fila
Truman
Florida Everglades
Everglades National Park
Everglades
William McKinley Osceola
Corey Osceola
Osceola
Aziz
Ise
Ingram Billy
Wah Nese Red Rock
Millard F. Caldwell
Interior
Krug
Mr. Truman
Everglades Park
Gulf of Mexico
Alias Santa Claus Club Seeks Gifts for Needy Families
In Kanawha County the Alias Santa Claus Club partners with The Gazette and WCHS to collect donations for food and toys. Donors can receive a certificate and will be acknowledged on air during the Gift Basket program on December 20. Send gifts or donations to Box 2673 Charleston or to WCHS/Gazette.
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Claus
Jed
Salvation Army St. Nick
WCHS
Gazette
Kanawha County
Santa Claus Club
Iesie Peerance
Hes
Saat Club
Aris
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Charleston
Wchs Gazette
Riera
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