Two Arrested After $7,287 Street Holdup
Police say two men identified as Lewis Scott and Lawrence Myers robbed a state liquor commission messenger of 7287 dollars on Capitol Street. No money recovered. Scott, employed at a barber shop, and Myers, a former truck driver, were arrested near Capitol and Dryden. Insurance covers the loss. investigation continues.
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State Lquor Control Commission
Capitol St
Percy H. Burls
L. B.warren
Lewis Scott
Washington St
Commission
G. Be, Williams
Scott
Myers
Capitol and
Dryden Sts
A. L. Chapman
von Brown
Emmett Thompson
EB. C. Guthrie
Burlz
Baris
Burls
Truman Creates Amnesty Board for Draft Violations
President Truman formed a three member amnesty board to review all draft law violations with aim of possible clemency. Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts heads the group which will recommend executive clemency in suitable cases. The move follows public demand by demonstrators for release of conscientious objectors and comes as the White House hosts holiday cheer.
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Washington
Truman
White House
U. S
Surpreme Court
Owen J. Robexts
Secret Service
Lise Tset Eis Ace Iday
Martha &. Truman
Grandsview
James F. O'Neil
Police
Manchester
N. H
Willsgmith
Raleigh
N. C
Quadruplets Born to War Bride Puzzle Stirs Baltimore
Baltimore doctors at St Agnes hospital report the birth of quadruplets to a British war bride. Dr. George W. Corner and Dr. Bowyer led a team delivering three boys and a girl from Mrs. Charles Jones. Placentas and embryology studies raise questions if all four are separate or identical. microscopic analysis planned to confirm within weeks.
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Baltimore
Charlesjiony
U. Henn
George W. Corner
Bowyer
Department of Embryology
St. Agnes
William B
Carnegie Institute
Sawyer
Krane
Thomas S.bowyer
St Agnes Hospital
Johns Hopkins Medical
GOP Senators Propose Tariff Inquiry After Vote
GOP senators on the Ways and Means Committee urged a foreign trade and tariff inquiry after the new Congress convenes. Rep. Gearhart of California proposed the probe, with Woodsruff of Michigan and Jenkins of Ohio backing the move. The plan follows criticism of Democratic tariff policies amid warnings of economic harm and opposition from Southern agriculture leaders.
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Washington
GOP
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gearhart
Cal
Gésx
Woodrutt
Commissioners of Agriculture
South
Butler
R-Neb
State Department
Taps Sounded For Gene Talmadge Amid Georgia Obituary
Gene Talmadge lay in state as crowds gathered at McRae and the Baptist church. Creedon announced new housing regulations tying to Truman's 1947 program, relaxations for veterans, and limits on floor space bathroom fixtures rent. The scene recalled political turmoil and the governor's death as supporters mourned.
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Creedon Washington
Creedon
Truman
Mcrae
Eugene Talmadge
Gale
the Baptist Church
Giorgia
Georgia
Bethlehem Shrine Readies for Christmas Eve Service
In Bethlehem on Christmas Eve the St. Catherine’s and Church of the Nativity altar area is getting final touches. Priests and helpers test electric lights on the Star of Bethlehem while a guard with a rifle stands atop the police station across the street.
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Werler L
YaVinsen
Bethlehem
St. Catherine's
Stress Local Campaigns and FHA Charge Reductions
The Federal Housing Administration announced a reduction in monthly carrying charges, underscoring new local campaign implications. FHA details affect borrowers and lenders, with officials signaling broader relief in the housing market.
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Federal Housing Administraion
Ultimatum to U.S. Ship at Dairen Prompted Department Action
Washington reports a verbal Soviet ultimatum ordered a U S Navy landing craft to leave Dairen Manchuria within 20 minutes or face unspecified consequences. State Department seeks full details from Consul General Benninghoff as the vessel departs with Lt Ray White and courier Harris Ball aboard.
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Washington
State Department
U. S
Dairen
Manchuria
Tsk
Department
H.J. Merill Benninghot
Darren
William HL Newton
Scripps Howard
Teff
Combined
World Press
Barry
Ray C. White
Silver City
N. M
Harris H. Ball
Amarillo
Tex
V. U. Kotzhanoff
Navy Department
LCIL
Tsingtao
North China
Korzhanoff
U.S
Benninghoff
Jesse 4. Poole
Atlanta
Argentine Policy Showdown Looms
Veteran ambassador George Messersmith heads to Washington to clash with Secretary Byrnes over Argentina policy as Braden and Byrnes harden positions. The 63-year-old envoy aims to push for substantial policy changes, while Byrnes plans to leave for Christmas in Aiken, leaving uncertainty over a meeting time and potential transfers.
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Washington
George
Messersmith
Argentina
State Byrnes
Wilmington
Del
State Department
Byrnes
Aiken
S. C
Spruille Braden
Peron
Braden
Taft and Bricker May Decide Who Seeks Ohio Victory
Senator Taft and Senator-Elect Bricker planned to meet soon to decide who should run for the Republican presidential nomination from Ohio. Friends in Columbus said Bricker wants an early decision on whether he or Taft will step aside for the other in the 1948 race.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
John W. Brick
Ohio
Bricker
Friends
Columbus
Taft
Gor Bricker
1 125 Believed Killed by Jap Quake Waves
Casualty figures for Japan's submarine quake and tidal waves reached 1125 dead 104 missing and 1471 injured with millions of yen in property damage anticipated. Refugees estimated at 300000 though current totals vary as relief plans mobilize.
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Tokyo
Des
Japan
Rex Beasley
U. S. Eighth Army
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Wakayama
Honshu
Shikoku Island
Nakamura
Asahi
Shikoku
Shimando
Shinjo
British plan for a Federation of Malaya outlined
The British government tonight outlined a plan for a Federation of Malaya to unite native states and British colonies in the peninsula. A crown appointed high commissioner would head a central government with expanded citizenship and native-ruled state governments under British advisers. Federal citizenship rules cover various birth and residency conditions, while London pledges to guard peace and financial stability and prevent any grave threat to the federation.
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Singapore
Federation of
Malaya
Malayan Union
Malaya Penins
Federation of Nihe
Malay Peninsula
Federation
Court Broadens Basis For Judging Coal Case
The Supreme Court agreed to broaden its review of government actions in the coal strike legal battle. It will hear John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers appeals challenging the temporary restraining order and possible First and Thirteenth Amendment implications. Reversed convictions of two Jehovahs Witnesses on Selective Service charges and allowed new defenses. The court also will rule on plant guards as NLRA employees and upheld the NLRB on Roxbury raincoat workers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Shuey Willeg Whinnel
High Court
United Mine Workers
T. Alan Goldsborough
High Tribunal
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corps
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
A. J. Tower Co
Roxbury
Mass
NLRB
Jehovah's Witnesses
Stores To Close Early For Christmas Eve
Charleston retail stores will close at 5 p.m. today so employees may reach home for Christmas. Most public offices including the capitol, courthouse, and city hall will close at noon. Post office hours remain regular today but will close tomorrow. Some U S courthouse offices are also expected to close early.
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Charleston
Capitol
Court House
City Hall
U. S. Court House
Indicted Hotel Operators Charged in Winecoft Fire
Atlanta hotel operators Geele Jr, Geele and OConnell face involuntary manslaughter indictments after a grand jury probed the Winecoft fire that killed 119 in the early hours of December 7. The case ties arson testimony to rapid flames and accuses the trio of dangerous, careless hotel operation without external fire escapes.
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Atlanta
Dee
Winecoft
National Board of Fire
Fulton County
E. B.andrews
A. 2
Geele, Jr
A Andrews
Greeks Promise U S Help Though Aid Tied to Stability
Greek Prime Minister Constantine Tsaldaris left Washington with a baré promise that the United States will urgently explore all possibilities of extending relief and long range aid to Greece. A State Department communique suggested aid would hinge on political stability being restored in Greece and noted ties between economic and political issues in the Balkan peninsula.
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Washington
Constantine Tsaldaris
United States
Greece
State Department
United Nation Security Council
Army baby Barrett Shepard narrowly survives double death
At Bermuda Fort Bell the Army told how tiny Barrett Alan Shepard born October 22 weighing about 1 pound 15 ounces twice stopped breathing and was revived after emergency oxygen tents blood transfusions and incubator care during a nine week struggle led by Brig Gen Dale V Gaffney son of Lt Albert Shepard and Mrs Josephine Barret.
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Fort Bell
Permuca
Vec
Army
Barrett Alan
Shepard
Dale V. Gaffney
Bermuda
Atlantic Division
Air
Transport Command
Albert HR. Shepard
Josephine Barret
Birmingham
Ala
Sranty Con
Fort Hospital
St George's
Tom N. Lindquist
Jamestown
Nyquist
James Kreiger
Michigan City
Ind
Mary S._‘Templeon
Folkster
Marie Bruno
New York
Anter Schwan
Rospita
French Troops Battle Natives Through Hanoi
French forces with planes and tanks battled through Hanoi streets in a clash for Northern Indo-China. President Flees warns of wider war as Le Clerc rushes to the troubled colony while Viet Namese leaders vow to fight for freedom amid accusations of French aggression.
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Indo-China
Paris
Hanoi
Leon Blum
France
Fresch Natienal Assembly
Jacques Lew Clerc
Far Eastern
LeClerc
He Chis
Saigon
Ho Chi Binh
Bachainh
Viet-Nam Republic
Associated Press
Issantoy
Lgency
Aise
Field Mans
French Put Saar Behind Barrier
Berlin dispatch reports a clash between the American and French military governments over 1200 French troops moving into the Saarland to erect a border barrier separating the Saar from Germany. France argues it fights black market and currency flow. Gen. Clay calls it unilateral and outside the Allied control council, while Britain supports the measure as targeting currency manipulators.
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Berlin
Germany
Coalrid
Saarland
Saar
Lucius D. Clay
Allied Control Council
France
Landon
Foreign Office
Foreign ‘Ministers Council
New York
Clay
Baelgaria
Bremen
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Gov. Meadows
Dawson White
Dan Prowse
WCHS
the Gazette
Asket
Salvation Army
Gazette
GOP Senators
Gene Talmadge
Bethlehem Shrine
Darien
Faft
British Planning Malay Federation
Au Dept
Dial
Janet Perkins
Indianapolis
Cpt
Chester Perkins
Santa
Meekin
Bage
Navy
Stan Armeld
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