Congress Told Law Protects Food Gamblers
Senator Ferguson pressed the Agriculture Department for a list of heavy food market speculators but officials cited a business secrets law shielding the names. The fight centers on whether Congress can obtain the names to probe price effects, with Ferguson arguing for quick disclosure and department officials standing by the refusal.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Sen. Ferguson
R.-Mich
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Roosevelt
Anderson
Truman
Ferguson
Bennett Meyers
Department of Agriculture
Department
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bridges
R.-Nh
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange Authority
Mehl
Ferguson Heads New Inquiry Unit
Senate Republicans select Sen. Ferguson of Michigan to lead a new expenditures inquiry unit when the war investigating committee ends January 31. He will continue probes begun into Edwin W. Pauley’s grain market dealings and may bring staff from the former panel. The move signals broader scrutiny of government activities and potential shift of the commodities market probe to the expenditures committee.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Edwin W. Pauley
Brewster
R-Me
Truman
Erewater
Pauley
Army
Senate Appropriations Committee
Joint Senate
Polio Poster Child Named For 1948 March of Dimes
Terry Tullos of Laurel Mississippi, a three year old polio survivor, will be the 1948 March of Dimes poster child announced by Basil O’Connor. The campaign runs January 15 to 30 with a national goal of 30 million dollars due to rising polio cases. Terry contracted polio in 1945 before walking and is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Tullos.
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New York
Terry Tullos
Laurel
Miss
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
O'Connor
Clarence E. Tullos
Marshall Appeals For Europe Pact On German Economy
Secretary of State Marshall told Russia the United States and Britain have not profited from German exports and urged major powers to cooperate to revive Germany's economy and foreign trade. He addressed Morozov’s charge of Anglo American profiteering and stated the U.S. position ahead of the Big Four foreign ministers talks, with reparations and accounting remaining central issues as discussions resume.
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London
Marshall
Russia
United States
Britain
Germany
VM Morostov
Foreign Ministers Council
Europe
Red Papers in Reich Set to Blame Marshall
Russian controlled newspapers in Germany launch a propaganda campaign to fault U S Secretary of State George C Marshall and the imperialistic press if the London foreign ministers conference fails. Taegliche Rundschau led the effort, citing Molotov’s charges and presenting them in full while ignoring Western rebuttals.
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Berlin
Germany
U. S
George C. Marshall
London
Argen
Taegliche Rundschau
V. M. Molotov
Rundschau
Molotov
Third Round Wage Hike Sets 10 Cents Hourly Rise
White House advisers warn a nationwide third round wage increase around 10 cents an hour could spark inflation. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse notes unions showing restraint may help, while management absorbs costs or limits price hikes. Early settlements run under prior rounds, with varying averages from 5.2 to 14.4 cents. CIO Textile Workers of America gain 8 to 9 cents. Amalgamated Clothing Workers to receive 12.5 cents.
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Washington
White House
Edwin G. Nourse
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Labor Department
National Foremen's Institute, Inc
CIO Textile Workers of America
Southern Textile
CIO Amalgamated Clothing
Fund Bill May Slash Stopgap Aid for Europe
Washington dispatch reports a House sub committee proposing cuts to the $397 million emergency aid bill aiding France Italy and Austria with a possible further $60 million reduction over China’s removal from the measure. The plan aims to finance urgent needs while awaiting the Marshall plan framework.
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Washington
Europe
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
China
France
Austria
Italy
Taber
R-Ny
House
Marshall
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Atomic Poison Test Planned in Far Pacific
United States scientists plan the first field test of radioactive poison warfare at a remote Pacific proving ground. Officials emphasize secrecy comparable to atomic and bacterial projects and provide few details on progress or dates.
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Washington
Rec
United States’ Atomic Weapon Proving Ground
Pacific
Bikini Atoll
Raid on convoy kills fourteen Jews in Palestine
In Jerusalem a convoy from Tel Aviv to the Ben Shemen children's village was ambushed by Trans-Jordan Legionnaires. Fourteen Jews died and twelve were wounded amid gunfire and bombing. Haganah reported ten Arabs slain nearby in separate clashes as violence escalated since partition turmoil. The two-week death toll in Palestine rose to about 250.
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Tel Aviv
Ben Shemen
Palestine
Beit- Na-Halah
Ben Shemen J
Jewish Defense Organization
Haganah
Shad
Tel Errish
Arab Jaffa
Remleh
Froigi
Food from Friendship Train to Feed Children for Six Weeks
The Friendship Train will supply a major portion of the children's noon meals for six weeks. Distribution is shared with American Aid to France Church World Service and the War Relief Service of the National Catholic Welfare Conference.
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France
Church World Service
War Relief Service
Natiional Catholic Welfare Conference
Thug Surrenders In Gang Slayings
Chicago. James Morelli, 20, convicted robber, surrendered to police after a gang style shooting that wounded two and killed three men Friday night. He is one of three suspects. Thomas Daley, 36, and Lowell Fentress, 21, were also captured. Morelli was handed to detectives by his attorney Roland V. Libonati at a West Side rendezvous.
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Chicago
James Morelli
Morelli
Thomas Daley
Alain
Lowell Fentress
Roland V. Libonati
West Side
Friendship Foods To Feed 320000 French Pupils
Paris reports a Friendship Train carrying 3200 metric tons of wheat flour macaroni beans and canned foods will feed about 320000 school children in eight war torn areas during winter. A second ship may add 500 tons for the aged as American relief agencies plan distribution via the Joint Distribution Committee aboard the American Leader reaching Le Havre.
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Friendship Foods
Paris
Friendship Train
U. S
Amercan
le Havre
jJoint Distribution Committee
St. Valentine's Day
John Kuesis
Theodore J. Callis
Emil W. Schmeichel
Kuesis
Fentress
GOP House Inflation Curb Poised to Pass
Washington December 14 Republicans claim the anti inflation substitute for price wage and rationing will pass the House tomorrow with votes to spare. Leaders warn Democrats would bear blame if it fails, while a GOP tactic seeks to bar amendments and secure Southern Democratic backing.
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Washington
Martin
R.-Mass
Truman
House
Halleck
Indiana
White House
Capitol Hill
Sen. O'Mahoney
D.wya
GOP
Rep. Wolcott
R.-Mich
Rayburn
Texas
Last U S Gls Evacuate Italy From Livorno
The last American troops sail from Livorno aboard the Admiral Sims under U.S. banner, ending the 1W. 8. military role in Italy after four years and five months. Evacuation aligns with the Italian peace treaty requiring all occupying troops out by December 15. A festive farewell and nostalgic memories mark the departure as troops head home for Christmas, while 5,000 8th Division troops remain overseas.
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Italy
Sicily
Russia
Bulgaria
Moscow
Romania
Hungary
Austria
Sims
Pfc, Paiva
Providence
I Want to Help Santa Claus Gift Basket Club Entry
A reader offers half a dollar and a pledge of 38 8 to join the Mister Christmas Club at The Gazette in Charleston. The note invites the mystery man naming game during the WCHS Gazette Gift Basket program on December 20 and asks to mail entries to the club in Charleston.
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Mister Christmas
Wchs-Gazette
the Gazette
Charleston
Public Invited To Play Santa In Fer County Needy Children
Public donations to aid Fer County families in need during Christmas are urged. The piece describes a large family with several children and a father afflicted by illness, seeking toys, food baskets, clothing, and an extra bed for the holiday season.
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Santa Fer County
DPA
Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Iply Saining
Nawha
Youhes
Baldwin King Breaker Dies Three-Time Premier
London dispatch reports Earl Baldwin a key ally in Edward VIII abdication died in his sleep at Stourport Worcestershire. The former prime minister influenced Royal crisis decisions in 1936 guiding Parliament as Edward chose abdication over Wallis Warfield Simpson, paving George VI’s ascent.
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Edward
London
Earl Baldwin
Stourport
Worchestershire
Stanley Baldwin
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Baldwin
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Canterbury
Wallis Warfield Simpson
George VI
Britain
House of Commons
Simpson
Ground Level Rain Making Seen Possible By Langmuir Team
Commerce Department report by Dr. Irving Langmuir and GE researchers details eight experiments from spring to June seeding clouds with dry ice pellets. It suggests ground based silver iodide generators could seed large cloud areas, lowering costs and potentially moderating thunderstorms by cooling tops, reducing severity and hail.
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Washington, Des
Commerce Department
Irving Langmuir
General Electric Co
Army
Navy
Siegenrom Veer
Meron
Tanarain
Langmuir
Treasury Indicates U.S. Bought Its Own Bonds
Washington December 14 A Treasury statement confirmed reports that the government supported long term bond prices in November by buying them itself. The record shows net purchases of 220,961,000 dollars versus October net sales of 14,128,500 dollars as the government sought to raise yields by selling bonds over weeks.
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Treasury
U.S
Washington
Soviet Price Cuts Predicted After Ruble Devaluation
Washington officials forecast Moscow would campaign on a devaluation crisis by removing the ruble’s double price system. The Dec decree cut purchasing power by nine tenths with a 10 to 1 conversion for cash holdings, excluding small bank balances, aiming to curb speculation and justify lower prices amidst inflation abroad.
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Washington
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Russian Edict Ends Rationing and Reforms Ruble
The Soviet government unveiled a currency reform exchanging old rubles at ten to one and ending rationing starting Tuesday. Small savings are spared, while accounts 3,000 to 10,000 rubles swap at two new per three old. Wage and peasant incomes remain at current rates. A price cut program aligns new retail prices, with bread beer and cereals cheaper. The decree targets profiteers but imposes a brief halt on deposits and withdrawals to curb evasion.
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Moscow
Council of Ministers
Central Committee
The
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Telegraph Unions Plan Yule Walkout
Washington December 14 unions from AFL Commercial Telegraphers TEA and Telegraph Employes plan a national walkout of Western Union workers outside New York City to peak at Christmas. Votes run about 10 to 1 in favor. demand a 15 percent wage increase. contract talks opened after May strike threat and 60 days notice under Taft-Hartley.
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Washington
AFL
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Telegraph Employes Union
Telegrapher Workers Union
New York City
Cioamerican Communications Asso
Bal Swann
Awanta
TEA
Federal Mediation Service
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