Stop Gap Aid and Truman Plan for Europe
President Truman asked Congress to approve a 17.0 billion dollar four year plan to build a strong Europe, aiming to deter totalitarian aggression. Congress approved 522 million in winter aid to France Italy and China and adjourned after a 33 day special session.
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Truman
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Europe
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France
Italy
Austria
China
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House
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R.-Vi
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D.-Tex
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D.-N.c
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D.-Okla
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Ohio
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Mr Christmas
Meyers and Lamarre Indicted in Wartime Deals Probe
Federal grand jury charges Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers and Biernot A. Lamarre in a probe of wartime deals linked to Aviation Electric Corp. Dayton Ohio. Meyers faces false statements counts and conspiracy to induce lies to Congress, with potential 60 year term. Lamarre charged with making false statements to the Senate committee. Bench warrants ordered for both men as U S district judge sets arrest.
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Washington
INS
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Meyers
Biernot A. Lamarre
Ohio
Husand
Lamarre
Aviation Electric Corp
Dayton
W.S
David A. Pine
Cadillac
Mister Christmas to Reveal Identity on Tonight Program
The mystery figure Mister Christmas will reveal his real name on the 10th annual WCHS Gazette Gitt Basket program tonight starting at 8 p m for at least four hours. Co hosts Virgil F Frizzell and A A Cousin Lilly will lead the event which funds toys and food for needy families in the area. Readers have sent in coupons and dollars to help solve the clue trail as the ditty with daily clues continues.
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Mister Christmas
Wchs-Gazette
Kanawha Countiaes
Virgil F. Frizzell
A. A
Abe Lilly
Netley
Christmas
the Gazette
Russia Veto Question Placed on Security Council Agenda
The United Nations Security Council voted nine to two to place the Big Five veto issue on its agenda for future consideration despite Soviet and Polish opposition. Delegates discussed the Indonesian situation as the session closed, with a tentative next meeting set for December 30.
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Lake Success
N. Y
INS
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Poland
Andrei Gromyo
Council
U. N. General Assembly
Security Council
Gromyko
Marshall says lasting European peace distant despite London talks
Secretary of State Marshall argued in a radio address that Soviet frustration blocks a lasting peace in Europe. He blamed Molotov for the conference failure and said a unified Germany is not feasible now, urging focus on Western Europe with American help to restore a healthy society.
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Washington
Europe
London
Russia
Molotov
Soviet Union
Clesrer
Germany
Waa
Western
Italian Premier Wins Confidence Vote Over Marshall Plan
Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi secured parliamentary backing for reliance on American aid under the Marshall plan. Moderates and Conservatives supported a 303 to 118 vote, with Communists and left Socialists opposing. He urged faith in the United States and warned of consequences if the plan failed.
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INS
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
United States
Palmiro Togliatti
House Passes Anti-Inflation Bill in Narrow Vote
The House approved the Republican plan for voluntary industry wide actions to curb inflation by 281 to 73 and sent the measure to President Truman who is expected to sign it though he may issue a critical statement. The bill shields participants from anti trust action if they join self disciplinary agreements.
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INS
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Anderson
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Senate
Leslie Biffle
Capitol Hill
House
Martin
Walcott
R.-Mich
House Banking Committee
Rep. Monroney
D.-Okla
McCormack
Massachusetts
GOP
Trench Warfare Flare in East Palestine Border Clash
In Palestine tensions surge as Jewish fighters claim a first strike against Arab forces near Khisas, killing 10 Arabs and wounding five. The Palestine government imposes a 36 hour highway curfew in upper Galilee, banning Jewish vehicle movement. Arabs then attack a Judean bus convoy, killing one Jew and wounding three others.
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Palestine
Khisas
Upper Galilee
Judean
Baby Death Ray Demonstrated At Alabama Tech
At Auburn Alabama on December 19 a baby size death ray shown to scientists at Alabama Polytechnic Institute in a glass bottle demonstrated radioactive phosphorus in plant study. The tiny device emitted a 10 foot cone of electrons, detected by a counter, with potential cancer risk if aimed at a person for days.
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Als
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Ralph T. Overman
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Commission
Wae Dr Christen Inquiry Page 8 Column 5
No clear article content available. Readable fragments mention a doctor named Christen and a note about page 8 column 5. The item appears fragmentary with no verifiable event or outcome to summarize.
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Ture
Christen
Red Foes Quit French Union
In Paris on December 19 1947 a majority of CGT members opposed to Communists voted to split from the General Confederation of Labor forming Force Ouvriere led by Leon Joufaux. The move follows CGT strikes seen as aligned with Russian policy against the Marshall Plan. Finance Minister Rene Mayer announces new policy to curb inflation with higher taxes.
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General Confederation of Labor
Leon Joufaux
CGT
Rene Mayer
National Assembly
Force
Bolt
High Court Frees Parole Violator Hicks
The Supreme Court ordered the release of Thomas J. Hicks from Kanawha county jail, ruling the lower court erred in sentencing for parole violation after probation expired. Hicks had a 90 day jail term for a November 1946 probation violation and was later arrested on new charges in South Charleston before probation ended.
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Supreme Court
Thomas J. Hicks
Kanawha
Hicks
South Charleston
City Police Halt Sale of Evergreen in Midtown
City police halted street and sidewalk sales of holly mistletoe and other evergreens in the midtown area on orders of Chief Harvey N. Rexroad. An ordinance from July 15, 1946 bans street sales in the district bounded by Washington Court Broad Streets and the Kanawha river. Collector Everett Shamblin acknowledged some licenses were issued but argued permits covered store or vacant lot sales, not hawking on streets.
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Harvey N. Rexroad
Rexroad
Washington, Court and Broad Sts
Kanawha River
Everett Shamblin
Mister Christmas Gift Basket Fund Promises Large Prizes
A 1947 Charleston Gazette plea invites readers to mail donations of at least $1 to the Mister Christmas Gift Basket fund benefiting Kanawha County families. The tenth annual program airs on WCHS in the afternoon with a chance to win over $1,100 in prizes if a reader guesses Mister Christmas’s real name.
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Kanawha County
WCHS
Gift Basket Program Praised by Radio Star Arthur Godfrey
Radio celebrity Arthur Godfrey lauded the WCHS Gazette Gift Basket program as swell noting its 10th annual show and the Salvation Army effort to buy toys and food for needy families. Donors in Kanawha county contributed beyond the required Hollas to aid Mister Christmas and the program continues with top local entertainers tonight at 2 o clock.
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Hooper
Wchs-Gazette
Godfrey
CBS Wchs
The
Gazette
Salvation Army
Kanawha
Mystery of Mister Christmas contest at WCHS Gazette
Call 60-336 to request a filled item for the 10th annual WCHS Gazette Gilt Basket tonight. Six secret studios await, location revealed after Mister Christmas is identified. Deliver donations to WCHS or The Gazette or mail to Charleston post office by 5 p.m. today with coupons. pledges accepted by telephone.
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Charleston
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