Name of Ex-Treasury Secretary on Latest List of Speculators
Henry Morgenthau, former secretary of the Treasury, appears on a government list of corn futures speculators. He says he sold corn futures as a private citizen, incurred a loss, and had no inside information. The list also includes Edwin W. Pauley and four Pauley relatives, and notes a Wallace-linked firm involved in hybrid seed corn.
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Treasury
Washington
Henry Morgenthau
Secretary of the Treasury
Agriculture Department
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau
Chicago
Pauleys
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold R. Pauley
Los Angeles
Elbert L. Pauley
Sam Marino
Cal
Doo
Aileen T. Pauley
Harold
Marie Mckenry
Edwin W. Pawley
Beverly Hills
Wallace
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
H. 1 Bred Corn Co
Gov. H. B. Maw
Utah
Brazil Bars Communists From Posts as Violence Flare
The Chamber of Deputies voted to remove all Communists from elective posts nationwide. Police and army units were alerted as fistfights and gunplay erupted on the chamber floor during debate. The measure, passed by the Senate, heads to President Dutra for signature to abolish Communist activity.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Wruruig Ave Ocomue
Epulycer
5Eira Silva
Gregorio Bezerrd
Enrique Oest
Benedicto Valadares
Communis
Luis Carlos Prestes
Prestes
Communist Party
Congress
Sen. Prestes
Soviet Union
Thia
Sao Paulo
Belem
Salvador
Uruguay
Rio Grande Do Sul
Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Pane Senate
Dutra Ft
Willie Willis By Robert Quillen Brevity vs speed in reading
A concise quip by Robert Quillen about Willie Willis and the speaker's reading pace. The narrator jokes that if he could skip nonessential parts, he could read as fast as an automobile. The item riffs on selective reading and quick comprehension.
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Stinker
17 Persons Killed In Airliner Crash
A chartered twin engine plane crashed into a Savannah river marsh at 7 50 am ET killing 17 of 26 aboard and injuring nine. The pilot Alvino Antonioli died, co pilot Raymond Eick survived. Passengers were mostly Puerto Ricans from New York en route home. A 10 year old girl died on a U S engineer boat en route to Savannah. The wreck involved a converted Army C 47 operated by Coastal Airlines. The crash occurred after fuel troubles and a failed attempt at a crash landing. The passengers included two women who were killed. The Doboy engineers assisted and transported survivors to Marine Hospital. Catholic priests administered last rites on the dock.
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Savannah
U. S
Alvino Antonioli
Raymond Eick
Trenton
N. J
New York
Hick
Coastal Airlines
Erik
Elery
Doboy
Marine Hospital
Jewish Bombs Kill 14 in Jerusalem At Jaffa Gate
In Jerusalem on January 7 Jews in blue Palestine police caps and an armored car bombed two crowds at Jaffa Gate and a nearby street intersection. Fourteen killed, including eight Arabs and two Armenians at the gate and three Jews and one Arab died at the road junction. 42 wounded. Two Jewish bombers were killed. British police bullets stopped others fleeing toward an old Moslem cemetery. The attacks raise Palestinian death toll to 618 since the UN partition decision.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Police
Jaffa
United Nations
Palestine
Damascus Gate
Jaffa Gate
Mamilla and
Julian Way
Railroads Set New Coal Moving Mark
The Association of American Railroads announced a 1947 coal tonnage record of 520,060,000 tons, surpassing 1926, aided by heavy loading and quick car turnaround. Coal dumped at Lake Erie docks reached 52,500,000 tons, 3,000,000 more than 1946, with bituminous coal to New England about 20,000,000 tons. Railroads added roughly 18,000 new hopper cars in 1947, and as of Jan 1 there were about 43,060 more on order.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
William T. Farley
Fariey
Four Drown in Flood at Eugene Oregon
Floodwaters cresting in Oregon claim four lives as a stalled cable ferry trapped three riders and a motorist who rode away on horseback after his car bogged down. In Eugene 1400 residents fled last night as the Willamette River reached a peak well above flood stage and began to recede.
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Eugene
Ore
Jan
Oregon
Williamette
Meyers Faces 60 Year Term in War-Time Deals
Major Meyers pleaded innocent to perjury charges linked to Senate probes of war time private deals. Lamarre admitted three perjury counts, testifying Meyers profited from Aviation Electric Co. Dayton. Lamarre claims to have been a dummy president, keeping only 3000 of 30000 salary. Meyers pleads not guilty to two indictments. trial set for February 18 before Judge Pine.
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Washington
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
David A. Pine
Meyers
Air Force
Bleriot H. “Lamarre
Lamarre
Aviation Electric Co
Dayton
Sinking Dvina Near Japan Traps 740 Aboard Dvina
A Russian patrol boat and a Japanese manned vessel reached the sinking Soviet ship Dvina off northeast Japan as American B 29s spent hours locating the stricken liner. Weather hindered rescue attempts while officials disclosed the Dvina listed 40 degrees and took water fast.
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Tokyo
Japan
Dvina
Yorota
E.S.T
Air Force Headquarters
Tookyoo
Vladivostok
Siberia
Kuriles
Russia
Reds Hold Romanian Minister in Italy
Theodore Solacclo, Romanian minister to the Vatican who resigned after King Michael abdicated, claimed Communists were holding him prisoner at the Romanian legation in Rome. He said monarchist staff were discharged and exits chained, prompting a carabinieri intervention and six policemen assigned to protect him.
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Rome
INS
Theodore Solacclo
Vatican
Michael
Legation
Salacolo
Solaccio
Carabinieri
U S and Britain warn against recognizing Greek free state
Washington officials warned Yugoslavia and Bulgaria that recognizing the proclaimed free state in northern Greece would violate the UN charter and ignore assembly recommendations. The move followed Marine deployments to the Mediterranean and the appointment of Vice Admiral Sherman to lead the Mediterranean task force.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Free State
Greece
United Nations
U. S
United Nations Assembly
Michael J. McDermott
State
Department
Oraily
State Lovett
Lovett
Navy
Mediterranean
Forrest P. Sherman
Chester W. Nimitz
Markos Vallades
Livestock Hits New Price Levels
Chicago traders reported record prices across livestock with beef steers unchanged at the all time peak. Heifers reached 23 000 a hundred pounds for top grades, cows hit 24 00, hogs topped 29.00, and sheep slaughter wad 12 25 with lambs at 26 50, while active demand slowed for porkers leaving 1,500 head unsold for Thursday.
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Chicago
Truman Proposes $40 Tax Cut and Higher Corporate Rates
President Truman asked Congress for a flat $40 yearly tax cut for all income tax payers and dependents, funded by higher corporate taxes to cover a $3.2 billion revenue loss. He urged urgent action on four year Marshall plan, universal military training, and extended rent control.
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Truman
Washington
State of the Union
Congress
Ma. Truman
Henry A Wallace
Mrr
Allies Propose German Rule With Economic Government
British and American military governors offered Germany a temporary, almost complete economic government. It would create a supreme court, levy taxes, and expand the bi zonal economic council, but keep political power separate. Gen Clay outlined a five point plan including a second legislative house and a central bi zonal bank under military control.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Supreme Court
Brian Robertson
London Foreign Ministers Council
Clay
Economic Council
U. S. Senate
Varied Reactions to State of the Union Address
Washington reports Republican lawmakers denounced President Truman's State of the Union as demagoguery while many Democrats praised it as wise. Tax recommendations drew sharp comment across parties. remarks from Rep. Arends Sen. McGrath Sen. Taft and others noted mixed views on universal military training and taxation. Page 18.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Union
Halleck House
Halebeck
Ind
Wallace Wallace
Truman
GOP
Carroll Reece
Wallace
Henry
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Congress
Sen
Lucas
Ilinois
State of Union
Washington
State of the Union
Rep. Arends
Rikacssis
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
McGrath
Wiley
R-Wis
Sen. Pepper
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Republican Senate Policy Committee
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Britons to Visit Coal Operations
A group of British coal miners and operators will visit Kanawha county coal facilities in Charleston on invitation by Gov. Meadows. Departing Richmond as part of a 21 nation delegation to a world conference, they will tour two to three large mines, attend a 5 pm press conference, and a 6 pm dinner with local labor and management figures before moving to Pittsburgh for further study of the industry.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Richmond
Curie
New Boards to Speed Gazette Phone Service
The Gazette will install a two-position private branch exchange in the office, with two operators during rush hours and more outside lines. The system will replace the old board, reduce call delays, and can expand to 30 outside lines and 160 office phones.
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Gazette
Democrats Fire Back at Dewey
Albany report on January 7 notes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey accusing President Truman of inflationary policy. Democrats counter with a demagogic campaign speech charge while Republicans hail the message as a clear economic analysis. Dewey argues wage controls preceded prices rise, urges restraint of state resources, and states no tax increase despite a large budget. Democratic reply pins blame on the 80th Congress for removing OPA controls and failing to heed Truman’s warning that supply and demand require a normal economy.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
New York
Dewey
Roosevelt
80Th Congress
Tojo Regrets Allies Not On Trial With Him
Tokyo January report says Hideki Tojo, wartime premier, laments that Allied leaders were not tried alongside him. After a dramatic stand, he issued a statement invoking conscience, spirits enshrined at Yasuki shrine, and Japan’s war dead, claiming his case would differ if others had faced trial.
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Tokyo
INS
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Tojo
Iglear
Yasuki Shrine
Henry Wallace ticket eyed by Senator Taylor and Stan Arnold
fragmented text suggests a political pairing option with Senator Taylor as Henry Wallace’s potential running mate. references Henry tid a 5 Koin and Stan Arnold appear as named individuals, but the content is garbled and may reflect informal chatter or a draft caption.
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Giddap
Taylor
Henry Wallace
Henry Tid
Stan Arnold
Copsright
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Morehead City
Camp Lejeune Marine Base
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North Carolina
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