Democrats Battle Over Aid Funds Split by House Panel
Washington December 16 Democrats fought to restore 88 million dollars slashed from an 597 million foreign aid program for France Italy Austria and possibly China. The appropriations committee cut military costs and occupation funding and proposed a 75 percent US share in British American zones. Senate may reinstate China and raise overall relief.
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Washington
House Democrats
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D-Mo
Rep
Mahon
D-Tex
Europe
U.S
Gen. Marshall
Truman
Marshall
France
Italy
Austria
Appropriations
China
House
Morrow
Taber
Appropriations Committee
Germany
Japan
Korea
U. S
Britain
United States
TS Pet
Charles Ross
Othe Bil
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Congress
Senate
Senate House
Willie Willis Speech Analyzed For Meaning
The phrase suggests a study of a speech by Willie Willis comparing it to a pot being studied. It implies an evaluation of wisdom and quality, inviting interpretation of metaphorical language and implied intent.
UN Delegates Say Beds to Increase Propaganda Drive
UN observers predict Russia will intensify propaganda at the United Nations while keeping its boycott of most bodies. Soviet delegates are expected to stay active in the General Assembly the Security Council and the Atomic Energy Commission while avoiding the Trusteeship Council and the Little Assembly. Some officials suggest Soviet motives are political, using the UN as a platform to air views. Officials note the London break and possible Austrian issues to be raised by Marshall and others.
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Russia
United Nations
London
U. N
U.N
Assembly
Security Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Little Assembly
Marshall
Austria
Atomic Commission
Trusteeship Council
Gromyko
HCL Report Cited In Pay Hike Plea
Government cost of living figures show a typical four person family needs about 450 dollars more annually since March 1946. Bureau estimates, presented to a Senate subcommittee, indicate the rise reflects standard of living costs for a father mother and two children. Highest costs listed in Washington Seattle New York, lowest in New Orleans.
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Washington
CIO
Bureau of Labor Statistica
Cnte
Senate House Economic Committee
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Ewan Clague
Bureau
Seattle
New York
New Or
Gift centers to collect toys for Morris Hospital children
Gifts of toys and clothing for Morris Memorial Hospital children may be left at four designated centers. Mrs VY Eugene Woolcomb, president of the hospital women’s board, announced the drive yesterday. Centers include South Hills at 22 Norwood Rd, Kanawha City at 4312 Virginia Ave SE, Edgewood at 911 Chester Rd, and the Coloniz Candy and Gift Shop at 1021 Quarrier St downtown.
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Morris Hospital
Morrcis Memorial Hospital
VY. Eugene Woolcombe
Women's Board
the Hospital
South Hills
G. TE. Thayer, Jr
Norwood Rd
Kanawha City
C. F. McNut
Senate to consider Taft inflation bill in split vote
Senate agreed to consider Taft’s voluntary restraint bill amid uncertainty over full action before the special session ends. The measure would urge industry wide voluntary accords to curb living costs, with two Senate amendments and potential use of wartime grain controls in liquor, while House leaders tied passage to timing.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Taft
Ohio
House
Marfin
R-Mass
GOP
Walcott
Cought
Congress
Truman
Tait
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Banks
Senate Banking Committee
Who's Mister Christmas
A light feature on a holiday figure titled Mister Christmas appears on page 19. The piece surveys who embodies the role and its local reception, with brief notes on festivities and community participation during the season.
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Mister Christmas
Mine Safety Law Tightening Urged
Representative Melvin Price urged Congress to strengthen federal mine inspection laws after the Centralia Illinois explosion that killed 111 workers. He highlighted the resignation of Illinois inspector Driscoll Scanlon as evidence of needed reforms and criticized state actions that left miners at risk.
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Washington
Melvin Price
Dsl
Congress
Centralia
House
Price
Driscoll Scanlon
Congressional
Scanlon
Illinois
State Department of Mines
Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest Rules Released
The Electric League of Charleston and The Gazette announce a postwar Christmas Lighting Contest open to homes in Kanawha area. Entries must be mailed by December 23 in one name, with judging based on artistic effect originality and use of surroundings. Displays lit 7 to 10 pm daily during December 25 week. members of the league and Gazette staff are ineligible.
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Electric League of Charleston
the Gazette
Charleston
South Charleston
Dunbar
North Charleston
East Kanalwha Estates
Elk River
Kanawha City Bridge
Patrick St
Kanawhaji City Bridge
Kanawha City
East Kanawha Estates
Spring Hill
Rock Lake Village
Dunar
Gazette and Mail
Charleston Gazette
Electric League
The
Actress Gloria Grahame Granted Uncontested Divorce in Los Angeles
Pasadena born actress Gloria Grahame, 21, won an uncontested divorce yesterday from actor Stanley Clements, 21, in Los Angeles. Grahame said she lost 15 pounds due to her husband’s jealousy and the tension over her shaking hands with another man. The couple married in Wichita Falls, Texas in summer 1945 while he served in the air force.
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Gloria Grahame
Los Angeles
Stanley Clements
Wichita Fall
Tex
Hagana Claims Trap and Destroy Arabs North of Tel Aviv
Hagana says it trapped and destroyed a large Arab scouting party five miles north of Petah Tikva after a sighting north of Tel Aviv. Arab sources gave no confirmation. In Jerusalem two British police sergeants were wounded by gunfire as violence flared amid the partition dispute. The unofficial Palestinian death toll rose to 254.
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Jerusalem
Hana
Jewish Defense Army
Petah Tiava
Hagana
Tul- Karm
Tel Aviv
Hagena
Holy Land
United Nations
Palestine
Spar Hagana
20 Believed Dead In Crash of B 29
A B 29 Superfortress from Davis Monthan field with 20 men aboard crashed near the air base during a routine navigational training flight to Varnum field Jamaica. Maj D Burke said reports that eight escaped were in doubt and the Pima county sheriff noted light men may have escaped. An official statement will follow.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis- Monthan Field
D. Burke
Pima County
Jamaica
Maj
Burke
Christmas Shopping Brings Want Ads Results
Ads from Gazette Ads show Christmas shopping results remain strong with numerous listings sold and rapid responses. Rentals and furnishings appear among items sold, including a furnished room and a second day hire for a cook helper. Dial 2 6160 is listed as Want Ad Headquarters contact.
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Want Ad
Special Group To Investigate Grain Traders
House Republicans form a seven member committee to probe speculation in commodity markets. Secretary Anderson withholds trader lists unless Congress authorizes it. Bridges says he will pursue authority and may seek new legislation. Andresen calls for Pauley resignation over alleged market dealings. Hannegan denies grain trading while in public office.
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Washington
INS
House
Anderson
Congress
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
In-1
Martin
R-Mass
GOP
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Democratic National Committee
Hannegan
St. Louis
Robert
International News Service
Ruble Exchange Drives Russians To Shops In Reform Day
Soviet citizens rushed to banks to swap old rubles for new under currency reform, then shopped for essentials in stores with some items priced lower as rationing ends. Traders note deposits above 3,000 rubles receive one new ruble for each three old, while smaller sums convert at ten old to one new.
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Moscow
Western Germany merger talks unfold across Allied zones
In Frankfurt and London Dec 16 leaders of the British and American zones map a plan for a western German government with a provisional parliament and three ministries. Marshall meets Bidault on exploratory talks while Molotov heads to Moscow as Western Germany unites politically amid the collapse of the foreign ministers council.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Christian* Social Union
Social Democrat
Liberal Democrat
Zentrum
Lucius D. Clay
Brian Robertson
Erich Koehler
Bizonal Economics Council
Ito
Gens
Clay
Robertson
Economic Council
London
Marshall
Bidaultlin
Molotov
Moscow
Stalin
Politburo
Council of Foreign Ministers
Austria
Winter Weather Warnings From State Road Commission
The return of winter brought snow sleet and rain across West Virginia prompting warnings of dangerous conditions from the State Road Commission and the weather station. Counties reported icy spots and continued snowfall with limited chains usage and active cinder crews on Route 60.
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West Virginia
State Road Commission
CAA
Weather Station
Pendleton
Packer
Randolph
Pocahontas
Lewisburg
Greenbrier
Nicholas County
Sewell Mountain
Eastern
Panhandle
Preston County
Charleston
Science May Rob Disease of B-1 To Sap Its Power
Stanford researchers report two possible virus fighting ideas. depriving vitamin B-1 and boosting B-2 aided mice. overfeeding amino acids extended lifespans of cowpox infected chick embryos. Dr Windsor C Cutting led the study.
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San Francisco
Stanford University Medical School
Windsor C. Cutting
Stanford
Longley and Modarelli Receive $100 Gift Offer
The WCHS Gazette Gift Basket seeks funds to aid needy families at Christmas. A donor offered $100 to be matched to reach $1,000 if Rev. Harry Longley and Antonio Modarelli sing Flat Foot Floogie on air for the 10th year Saturday night. The anonymous contributor provided cash evidence of good faith. Neither Longley, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, nor Modarelli, conductor of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, could be reached for comment.
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Wchs-Gazette
Harry Longley
Antonio Modarelli
Longley
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Modarelli
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Mister Christmas Mystery Prompts Kanawha County Guesses
A crowd of Charleston business leaders contested the identity of Mister Christmas during the WCHS-Gazette Gift Basket program. Donations of at least $1 unlock entry to win prizes including a gas refrigerator and Westinghouse items, with the winner to be revealed after Saturday’s 8 p.m. broadcast.
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Charleston
Wchs-Gazette
Westinghouse
Earnsworth
Columbia Records
Thor
Mister Christmas
Marshall to Air Report on Big Four Flop
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Marshall will address the nation Friday night to explain American foreign policy after the collapse of the London Big Four foreign ministers conference. The report aims to outline steps to break the impasse on German and Austrian peace plans.
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Evrope
Marshall
Washington
London
Bidault
United States
Bec
France US Britain weigh Ruhr plan amid veto fears
The talks focus on a majority voice for Ruhr decisions, with France seeking veto power rejected by the United States. US and Britain favor postponing any separate Rhineland regime while Saar is to join French economic influence. Western German leaders meet in Frankfurt seeking a workable western German constitution ahead of weekend conferences.
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Ruhr
United States
France
Rhineland
Germany
Britain
Saar
Marshall
Bidault
Frankfurt
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