Housing Policy Declared Boom Bust Invitation
President Truman’s housing policy is an invitation to a real estate boom and bust according to Deputy Housing Expeditor Norton Long. He says relaxing controls will produce $15,000 to $20,000 houses for veterans, while non veterans may seek own occupancy and stores rise. Industry leaders forecast easier building conditions and a surge in construction, though some officials warn enforcement and price stability may fade.
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Wyatt
Washington
Truman
Norton Long
Wilson Wyatt
Ray Sawyer
Amvets
Jen Fae
Lang
Tru- Tan
Somme
Jeintry
Frank W. Cortright
Naonal Assoc
Home Builders
Joseph’. Meyerhoff
The
White House
National Housing ‘Administration
Federal Housing ‘Agency
Nehru Sets Timeline for India’s Split from Britain
Nehru predicts India will sever ties with the British empire within three days. He says the constituent assembly decisions won’t go to Britain's Parliament and that India will face its own problems as Congress pushes forward to independence. He accuses the Moslem League leaders of seeking British support to stay in power in Pakistan and to create difficulties.
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Benares
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Britain
Nehru
Pakistan
People Discuss Happy Childhood Amid Illness Fears
In a candid reflection, residents wonder what constitutes happiness when children face diseases like measles mumps and whooping cough and the social sting of being licked by illness.
CIO top union chiefs plan coordinated wage push
In Pittsburgh leaders from CIO unions including Philip Murray Walter Reuther and Albert Fitzgerald prepare for week long talks to outline bargaining demands for about 2. Kak workers as next year opens. Murray argues industry can raise wages 25 percent without price hikes and Reuther says hourly raises of 231 cents will be sought.
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ICIO
Pittsburgh
CSO
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Walter Reuther
United Stule
Albert Fitzgerald
United
Murray
Reuther
New York
Heather
Fitsgerald
Labor leaders oppose government arbitration machinery
A joint labor-management committee representing the AFL CIO manufacturers and the chamber of commerce urged unions and employers to settle disputes with government oversight as a bystander. They proposed a panel of national labor relations experts as conciliators and wider use of voluntary arbitration, with emergency fact finding when mediation fails and parties consent.
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Washington
Htap
Tnstead
AFL
CIO
National Assoc. of
Manufacturers
United States Chamber of Commerce
Keeeviti
Emergency Board of Inquiry
Advisory Committee
Truman
Labor-Management Conference
Permanent Use of Pipelines for Natural Gas Favored
The House surplus property committee backed permanent use of the Big and Little Inch gas pipelines, arguing it avoids a petroleum monopoly. Rep Rooney warned of oil-company control via pipelines and tanker routes. The panel rebutted a以前 Symington report seen as flawed and unnecessary. Sun Returns to Britain after fog and delays clear.
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Washington
Det
House Surplus Property Committee
Rooney
D-N Y
Congress
W. Stuart Symington
Air
Symington
Syminton
Soviet and Allied Prisoner Estimates Stir Debate
Senate War Investigating Committee materials reveal Army estimates that 3,000,000 German prisoners were held by the Soviets and satellites, with France and Britain releasing many prisoners. Meader notes Soviet releases total about 600,000, and 3,337,000 Germans discharged to the U S zone. U S backs trials as denazification proceeds.
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Washington
Russia
Senate War Investigating Committee
George Meader
Army of Occupation
Europe
Meader
Republican Committee
Byrnes
France
United States
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
U.S
U. S
Office of Military Government
Columbian President Burke in Fulton jail on bond bid
Atlanta report says Emory S. Burke leader of anti Jewish and anti Negro order remained in Fulton county jail on a 2900 dollar bond after surrendering on riot and dynamite possession indictments. Ira Jett, also indicted, posted bond for himself. Loomis and others named in the same case.
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Atlanta
Emory S. Burke
Fulton County
Jalter
W. B. Johnson
Johnson
Burke
Ira Jett
Jett
Homer L. Loomis
The
Columb
City Honors Nimitz and Stump at Charleston Dinner Parade
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Adm. Felix Stump will attend Charleston Chamber of Commerce events including an open car parade through downtown Charleston and an annual dinner at the Shrine Mosque. Schools close early as officials prepare for a Myrtle procession and a 7 p.m. dinner with about 650 business and civic leaders.
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Nimitz
Charleston
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Felix Stump
West Virginia
Lexington
Hinton
Charles B. Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
Virgil L. Fun
Adm. Nimitz
Nimitz Party
W. Meadows
Dawson
Carl Calvert
Charleston High School
Brooks St
Kanawha Blvd
Capitol St
Capitol
Washington St
Erne Prze Fr
Adm
Com. E. B. Fluckey
USN
Naval Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
John A. Kennedy
South Hills
Kennedys
Shrine Mosque
North Carolina Senator Bailey Dies at 73
RALEIGH NC Dec 15 Senator Josiah William Bailey Democrat of North Carolina died at his home today from a cerebral hemorrhage He had been in a coma since yesterday after a heart illness eight months ago Bailey chairman of the Senate commerce committee was in his third term set to expire in 1948 Relatives said he felt cheerful yesterday and had found an apartment in Washington in preparation for a return to Congress next month He had called a business conference with a Raleigh hotel manager shortly before his collapse
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Raleigh
N. C
Josish William Alley
North Carolina
James H. Pow Bailey
Bailey
Senate Commerce Committee
Washington
Senate
Waliam Primm
Washington, D. C
Primm
Page ' Col
Bilbo Bets He Will Hold Senate Seat Despite Foes
Senator Bilbo predicts Republicans cannot bar him from taking his Senate seat when the new Congress opens January 3. Republicans privately acknowledge the risk but vow to press further if defeated. The party balance favors Democrats as holdovers outnumber Republicans 36 to 29 after Senator Bailey’s death, with seating to proceed alphabetically.
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Washington
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Senate
Senate War Investigating Committee
Leslie Biffle
Sen
Bailey
Raymond B. Baldwin
R.-Conn
Floods Recede in Washington White River Valley
Severe floods in the White River valley south of Seattle eased as temperatures dropped and rain stopped. More than 1,600 families were evacuated, with farm damage and livestock losses rising toward a million dollars. Some roads and a bridge approach were washed out, and brief evacuations continued near Renton.
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Seattle
White River Valley
Weather Bureau
Enton
Maple Valley
Boeing
Renton
Tarlington Flats
Long Pioneer
Longview
Washington
Cowltz River
White River
Red
U S Foods Survey Aims to Reallocate UNRRA Aid
The United States begins an intensive study of foreign food needs to decide if UNRRA shipments should be diverted. Italy and Austria may be targeted for extra aid, despite expected opposition from Russian and Yugoslav delegates at the UNRRA talks.
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UNRRA
Washington
United States
Daza
Italy
Austria
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechosio
Charleston
Kiddies Christmas Party Backed by WCHS Gazette
WCHS and The Gazette announce the annual Christmas Basket fundraiser to aid needy children in Kanawha Valley. Proceeds from five hour event will support a 1600 child party at Shrine Mosque with vaudeville show and gifts. Donations from listeners and advertisers help fund the Yuletide effort.
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Stavio Wchs
the Gazette
WCHS
Charleston
Vicinilty
Salvation Army
Kanawha Valley
Shrine Mosque
Hensela
Es Gazette
Columbia
Midwestern Judge Rules on Stripper Strike Amid Claims
A Midwest judge weighs a stripper labor dispute amid conflicting claims of pay and fairness. The case centers on wages and conditions presented by performers versus venue management as tensions rise.
Refugee Tiff Delays Final U N Session
United Nations Assembly near end of its first session in New York faces a bitter clash over the refugee question. Mrs. Roosevelt urged swift approval of an international refugee organization to aid Europe's displaced populations, while Soviet diplomat Gromyko argued for faster repatriation and opposed the draft constitution focusing on resettlement. The session paused for dinner then resumed as delegates hoped to adjourn that night or Monday.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Andrei A. Gromy~ko
Cat Saray
Neisies Hechar
Soy
Assembly
Paul-Henri Spask
Belgium
Flushing Meadow Park
Lake Success
Bevin
Molotay
M. Molotov
Ernest. Bevin
Capiital
Wchs.gazette
Yard
London
Scotland Yard
England
British Broadcasting Corp
Royal Artillery Records Office
Post County
Soviet loses bid for WFTU verbal rights in UN Assembly
The United Nations Assembly defeated a Russian proposal to grant the World Federation of Trade Unions a right to verbal and written statements to the economic and social council. The decision left the WFTU with limited consultative privileges while other groups faced similar constraints.
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New York
Soviet Union
United Nations Assembly
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Economic and Social Council
WETU
Council
United States
APL
International Chamber of Commerce
International Cooperative Alliance
Provisional Jewish rule urged for Palestine
Basel dispatch reports William B. Ziff of Chicago addressing the World Zionist Congress urging a Jewish provisional government in the Holy Land as the only protection against threats to the Jewish people. He argued American backing is essential for Britain’s policy in Palestine and world affairs.
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Basel
Switzerland
William B. Ziff
Chicago
Zlon
Palestine
Europe
Zionist Revisionist Party ofAmerica
Zit
Holy Land
Britain
Ziff
United States
Q v
America
Poland
Franco Warns World Faces Impending War From Spain
In Zaragoza Generalissimo Francisco Franco warned that the world is in a warlike state and may declare war at any time. He said the fifth column and double nationality saboteurs threaten nations, while denouncing subversive propaganda and praising Spain’s Christian civilization and Catholic heritage.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Francisco Franco
Franco
Pearl Harbor
United Nat General Assembly
New York
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Stump
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