White House Doctor on Grain Speculation Listed
President Truman’s personal physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham and Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw appear on an Agriculture Department list of 99 public employees who speculated in grain last September. Graham said he learned of a small holding in a broker account on October 7 and ordered it sold. Maw, a Democrat elected three years ago, said he has traded on and off for 20 years and that speculation is legal. The list aims to counter claims of insider profits by government insiders amid a national grain debate. The release follows earlier disclosures and is expected to be expanded by lawmakers probing grain speculation.
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Washington
Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Utah
Herbert B. Maw
Agriculture Department
Graham
Man
Salt Lake City
Department,of Agriculture
Army
Navy
B-29 Survivors Return to Nome from Subzero Crash
Six survivors of a B-29 crash 95 miles north of Nome were flown to Nome by civilian plane and reported in good spirits after nearly six days in minus forty below zero. Two crew members, Lt Vern H. Arnett and Lt Frederick I. Sheetz, are still missing after attempting to reach Shishmates on Christmas Day. The six hospitalized crew members include Lt Donald B. Duester, Lt Francis J. Schaack, Lt Lyle B. Larson, F-Set Wilbur E. Decker, S-Set Leslie R. Warren, and Sgt Otan R. Samford.
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Nome
Alaska
Vern H. Arnett
Frederick I. Sheetz
Arnett
Fairbanks
Riverside
Santa Ana
Calif
Sheetz
Keyser
W. Va
Nome Air Base
Ade
Taft Criticizes U N Violation and Truman Blast
Sen. Robert A. Taft voices opposition to federal power expansion as a remedy for inflation in a Kansas City speech. He frames inflation as political and urges restraint, arguing New Deal methods rely on agencies with broad authority. Greece accuses Yugoslavia of breaking UN anti warmonger rules and Balkan resolutions, with possible further action under consideration.
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Kansas City
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Washington
New Dealer
Ohio Republican
Argentina halts most meat shipments to Britain
Buenos Aires said to days that Argentina ordered nearly all meat shipments to Great Britain halted. Amos J. Cooke of the British food ministry reported no official notice, but packing houses indicated orders to stop. Trade circles expect the ban unless Britain can pay in pounds convertible to dollars.
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Buenos Aires
Amos J. Cooke
British Food Ministry
Great Britain
Cooke
United States
Argentina
Britain
London
Reds Close in on Mukden in Manchurian Battle
Peiping dispatches report about 50,000 Chinese Communist shock troops moving within nine miles of Mukden. Government troops, including units flown in, resist as artillery and machine gun fire echo in the city. Censorship limits official details. about 12 Americans live in Mukden, with no evacuation ordered.
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Peiping
Mukden
Hercely
U. S
U. 5
Reinforcements Bolster Arabs In Jaffa Area
In Palestine the Tel Aviv Jaffa front intensified as Arab volunteers from neighboring regions reportedly crossed into Palestine. Deadly clashes rose with Irgun attacks in Jerusalem and Jaffa, raising counts to 23 for the day and 429 overall in Palestine since the UN partition vote.
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Jaffa
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Palestine
Historic
Damascus Gate
United Nations
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Middle East
Holy Land
Topighi
Nablus
Moab- Flas
British Ships Move To Black Refugees
A British Admiralty source said heavy Mediterranean fleet units move to intercept two Jewish refugee vessels carrying nearly 14 000 European Jews sailing from Black Sea ports to Palestine. Britain secretly sought aid from Panama Turkey Bulgaria and Romania to halt the voyage. The ships Pan York and Pan Crescent, Panama registered, sailed through the Bosporus as part of a mass bid to break the Palestine blockade. Admiralty says the fleet will include an aircraft carrier and two cruisers to augment blockade forces.
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London
Admiralty
Black Sea
Palestine
Britain
Panama
Turkey
Bulgaria
Romania
Holy Land
Bosphorus
Geet
Rebels Seize Konitsa in Greek Civil War Frontline
Greek guerrillas reinforced from Albania broke into Konitsa outskirts and fought the city siege to seize it as a capital for a rebel Greek Communist state. Government troops and Kortitsa garrison counterattacked amid hand to hand fighting and heavy artillery. Rebels fortified southern Konitsa edge and suffered casualties as snowbound slopes bore 98 bodies.
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Athens
Konitsa
Kortitsa
Albania
Greece
Ioannina- Konitsa
Kalpaki
Prophet Bliss Hill
Food Prices Dip Edges Upward in Wholesale Report
Wholesale prices rose 0.7 percent for the week ending Dec 20, nearing postwar highs, while food prices eased slightly with meats eggs fats and oils down but fresh fruits and vegetables higher. Farm products up 15.3 percent year over year. overall commodities up 1.3 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
OPA
Winners of Christmas Lighting Event Listed
Winners of the Charleston area Christmas Outdoor Lighting Contest were announced by the Electric League of Charleston and The Gazette. First prizes went to W. F. Nunnenkamp, second to H. Gibson, and a rare tie for third between F. L. Turley and W. W. Mowry, with honorable mentions to several residents. North Charleston and Dunbar section honors went to Phares E. Reeder, with other top placements noted for Marjorie Smythe and J. Me Mondy. Kanawha cities awarded to George L. Grubb, M D, and Mrs. C. E. Bligen.
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Charleston and Vicinity
Electric League of Charleston
the Gazette
South Charleston
W. F. Nunnenkamp
Keols
HI. Gibson
Pennsylvania
Jefferson Park
F.L. Turley
Staunton
W. W. Mowry
Riverside Dr
Harry Frame
Jefferson
St. M
Marjorie Smythe
Stop 5
Grandview School
North Charleston
J. ME. Mondy
Linghtnex
Dunbar
Basil Arthur
Lock
Dunbar Read
Kanawha City
East Kanawha Estates
George L. Grubb
M. D
Wallace Announces Candidacy for 1948 With Peace Party
Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho said he is considering running for vice president on Henry A. Wallace’s independent ticket. Wallace announced a third party bid for president, drawing mixed reactions in Washington. Taylor praised Wallace but did not commit, while other senators predicted Wallace would be a weak third candidate and unlikely to win any states.
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Lake Success
Greece
Yugoslavia
United Nations Assembly
U. N
Russia
United States
Turkey
Balkan
Alexis Kyrou
Trygve Lie
U.N
Athens
Kyrou
Washington
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Chicago
White House
Taylor
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
New York
California
Dewey
Truman
Johnson
Govi
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Sen. Capper
R-Kans
Kansas
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Difficulties Rise for Wallace in West Virginia Ballot
The 1948 bid by Henry Wallace to form a new party faces West Virginia ballot hurdles. A petition equal to 1 percent of 1944 president votes, about 7,136 signatures, must be filed 30 days before the general election. Petitioners must file county declarations detailing petition topics with county clerks. Democratic official Arthur Koontz warned Wallace’s candidacy will not alter election outcomes in the state.
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Associated Press First
West Virginia
Henry Wallace
D. Pitt O'Brien
Secretary of State
Wallace
O'Brien
Arthur B. Koontz
Koontz
Romanian King Denied Permission to Marry Danish Princess
The Evening Standard reported that King Mihai I of Romania was denied permission to marry Danish Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. Foreign Minister Anna Pauker cited Romania cannot afford the expense of a royal wedding. The Standard did not identify its source.
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London
Standard Tonight
Mihai I
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Anna Pauker
Reimania
Standard
Bill to throttle inflation lost at White House
The GOP anti inflation bill vanished in the White House emergency, as secret service and an Army plane were used to retrieve a substitute copy for Speaker Martin’s signature. President Truman, calling the measure pitifully inadequate, waited to sign as a duplicate copy was prepared and sent toward North Attleboro for the missing endorsement. Deadline looms, or the bill dies.
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Washington
White House
Secret Service
Speaker Martin
Executive
Clark M. Clifford
Truman
Charles G. Rossi
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Martin
North Attleboro
Mass
George Elsey
Clifford
New York Anticipates More Snow As City Struggles
New York faces another inch or two of snow with colder air and possible sleet, as 30,083 workers plus 2,486 pieces of equipment battle weekend snowfall. Subways run near schedule while surface transit remains limited. The death toll reached at least 17 in nearby states, with show removal costs bolstered by a new 3 million dollar allocation. LaGuardia crews cleared runways enabling flights to exceed 50 percent of normal levels.
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New York
New York City
Benjamin Perry
Weather Bureau
Long Island Railroad
Manhattan
Parry
New England
Washington, D. C
Board of Estimate
LaGuardia Ifield
York Authority
Petrillo Faces Second Lea Act Trial in Chicago
James C. Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians goes on trial in Chicago for a second time on charges of violating the Lea Act. The case centers on alleged coercion of WAAF radio to hire three musicians deemed unnecessary. Judge Walter J. La Buy will oversee the trial after the Supreme Court upheld the law's constitutionality on appeal.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Petrillo
WAAF
Walter J. la Buy
U. S. Supreme Court
Judge la Bay
Petrilla
Wallace declares 1948 run as independent for president
Chicago date December 2 Henry Wallace announced he will run as an independent candidate for president in 1948. He criticized both major parties for policies leading toward war and called for a new political alignment and a new party. He cited requests from across 18 states and the District of Columbia and noted his 69 years as a former secretary of agriculture and commerce.
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Chicago
Henry Wallace
Mutual
Ja ‘Truman
America
United States
Progressive Citizens of America
New Progressive Party of Chicago
Wallace
District of Columia
Wallace Ln
Roosevelt
Wall St
Third parties had scanty success in U S elections
A Washington report recalls how third party movements failed to win presidential elections. From 1844 Liberty party to 1936 Union party, these efforts influenced outcomes but seldom secured a victory or substantial electoral votes. Notable cases include Birney in 1844, Mugwumps in 1884, Roosevelt split in 1912, and LeFollette Wheeler in 1924.
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Wasrington
James G. Birney
Liberty Party
Henry Clay
New York State
James K. Polk
Polk
John. P. St. John
New York
James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
White House
Theodric Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Robert © . LeFollette
Sen
Burton K. Wheeler
Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Bull Moosers
Wisconsin
Socialists
Cormunist
Prohibition
Union Party
William Lemke
Polls Stir Over Nation's Vision in 1948 Race
An aging optometrist-turned-commentator examines the country’s eyes in the 1948 campaign. The piece notes shifting public opinion and hints at the sparsely reported candidate mood as elections approach.
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Whitney
Tex
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Laddfield
Willie Willis
Robert Quillen
Henry
Taft
China
Irgun
Damascus
Faour
Munazimet Shabab
Peace’ Party
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UMIT
Geecee Cellap
Sian- Arnold
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