Congress Votes 597 Millions for Aid to Europe
Congress approved a 497 million dollar emergency relief bill for France Austria Italy and China to aid winter recovery and resist communism. The measure known as the Foreign Relief Act of 1947 passed the Senate by voice vote and the House 314 to 82. President Truman was expected to sign shortly, enabling the first 150 million to flow immediately.
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Congress
France
Austria
Italy
China
Truman
Senate
House
Provisions of the Foreign Aid Act of 1947
Washington announces the Foreign Aid Act of 1947 details. It authorizes up to 597 million dollars in aid to France, Italy, Austria and China subject to congressional appropriation. It lets President Truman decide whether to retain a 150 million bushel wheat carryover and allows aid cuts for Communist-receiving nations.
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Washington
France
Italy
Austria
China
Congress
Truman
Congress Agrees on Major Points of Four Year Aid Program
A Senate House conference report outlines a program costing about 16.5 billion dollars over four years to aid recipient countries. The President must keep 150 million bushels of wheat domestic as a carryover unless March 1 determines otherwise. Additional surplus foods and goods may be shipped as bonuses to encourage foreign production.
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United States
U. S
Senate House
Missouri House votes on European aid bill approval
Mis souri House members voted today on the 597 million emergency foreign aid bill. For were Bell Cannon Zimmerman Bakewell, all Democrats. Against were Arnold Schwabe Reeves Bennett Short Ploeser, all Republicans. The measure passed and was sent to President Truman.
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House
Missouri
Truman
Bell
Cannon
Zimmerman
Bakewell
Arnold
Schwabe
Reeves
Bennett
Short
Emnta
Ploeser
Polite Parrot Stolen From Newark Home
A bilingual parrot that speaks English and Italian was reported stolen from Walter T. White of Summit Place Newark. The bird’s owner said it can be identified by its extensive vocabulary and its avoidance of any swear words.
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Newark
N. J
Walter T. White
Summit Place
Russia ends rationing as ruble reform hikes costs
Moscow reports end of rationing with new rubles to replace old at 19 to 1. Prices rise for essentials from rye bread to tailored suits, while wages stay unchanged. A currency exchange will run for a week, with tiered rates for deposits above 3,000 rubles.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Zone One
U. S
U S Leaders urge independent stance after broken London talks
Washington press reports lawmakers urge the United States and Great Britain to act without Russia to stabilize Western Europe. Senator Johnston backs a separate treaty. others condemn Russia's government as unreliably obstructive. Some warn of world delay if ministers fail to agree, urging definite action. Senator Thames says sooner action is better. political tensions rise.
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London
Gonhead
England
France
Europe
Russia
Johnston
D-Sc
Great Britain
United States
Eaton
R-Nj
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Ministers Council
Elmer Thames
Dokla
Missourians Named for National Poultry Contest
The Missouri agriculture department announced forty breeders selected to compete in the national chicken of tomorrow contest. Next spring the championship offers a $5,000 top prize with runner-up awards from a commercial chain. Finalists will ship 7,250 hatching eggs to a Delware area hatchery in February for a 12 week rearing phase, with winners announced June 24 in Georgetown. Finalists include Vernon S. Harper of Moreland Ohio ShelBina Hatchery ShelBina Mo W W Neel Bolivar Mo Mrs H M Linhart Chillicothe Mo and Gus Liedtke Glasco Kan.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
H. L. Shrader
Extension Poultryman
Chillicothe, Mo
Land Gus Liedtke
Glasco, Kan
War Dads Group Hears Lt Gov Davis
Lt Governor Walter Davis spoke to state War Dads at a Missouri hotel meeting. About 39 councilmen attended as the group decided to send $3 checks to children of Missouri veterans killed in action. A Springfield chapter wagon was announced to transport returning service members from the railroad station.
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Walter Davis
State
War Dads’ Association
Missouri Hotel
Davis
War Dads
St. Louis
Missouri
Springfield
Nimitz Named Texas Navy Chief in State Designation
Governor Jester designates retired Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as chief of naval operations of the Texas navy. The Texan says the duties should not be burdensome. The state notes Texas once had a navy with four ships during its war of independence.
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Austin
Tex
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Texas Navy
Beauford H. Jester
Nimitz
Texas
Mexico
Truman panel targets 4.69 million college students by 1960
The 28 member commission led by George F. Zook proposes free public two year college education, federal scholarships, and expansion of community colleges to reach nearly 4.7 million students by 1960. It calls for curriculum reforms toward a unified general education to curb specialization.
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Washington
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
George F. Zook
The
American Council On Education
Zook Report
Hold Man in Attack On St Joseph Woman
Police pursue Clyde Reed after Miss Hatti Jagodzinski names him as her attacker in St Joseph Missouri. She remains in critical condition with knife wounds to the back paralyzing both legs, a three inch blade section removed. A warrant accuses felonious wounding. Reed is believed to have fled toward Austin Minnesota.
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Austin
Minn
Hatti d Jagodzinski
Gus Hillix
Clyde Reed
Cole Upholds Anti-Communist Bill in House
Representative William C. Cole, a Missouri Republican, defended a bill to outlaw the Communist party as constitutional under the federal power to protect states from invasion. He warned that critics would cite civil liberties and states’ rights but argued the founders did not intend happiness to permit subversive action against republican government.
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Washington
William C. Cole
R-Mo
Dixon Driver Fined for Improper Parking
Charles Lick of Dixon Missouri was fined fifty dollars and costs in magistrate court yesterday on a charge of improper parking. He was arrested Sunday on Highway 50 East when the State Highway Patrol found his car partially obstructing the highway.
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Dixon
Charles
Lick
State Highway Patrol
House Vote Fails to Deliver Anti Inflation Plan
A Republican bid to fast track a voluntary anti inflation program failed by 58 votes in the House. The Wolcott bill, blocked by a no amendments rule, would have limited price and wage controls and aimed to secure industry agreements. Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for the no action outcome as the special session faced Friday adjournment.
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Washington
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Wolcott
R-Mich
Truman
G. O. BP
Congress
Hannegan Takes St Louis Cardinals Post At Park
Robert E. Hannegan, newly named president of the St. Louis Cardinals, has moved into Sportman’s Park, will stay in St. Louis amid a Christmas trip to Washington, and studies baseball under Sam Breadon. He dismisses plans to buy Sportsman’s Park, saying no such probability exists.
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St. Louis
Robert E. Hannegan
St. Louis Cardinals
Sportman’s Park
Sam Breadon
Hannegan
Washington
Little Woman Slays Giant Cougar in Utah Canyon
Mrs. Verne Trittin, 112 pounds and Utah archery champion, killed a 160-pound male mountain lion with a 48-pound bow at 15 yards in Avenaquin Canyon near the Strawberry River. She was joined by her husband Oscar Trittin and four other hunters. The cougar measured 7 feet 3 inches. In another brief item, the Senate confirmed Jesse M. Donaldson of Illinois as postmaster general, with Paul Aiken and Carl Raymond Gray Jr. named to senior posts.
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Salt Lake City
Verne Trittin
WaoninGtun
Senate
Jesse M. Donaldson
Illinois
Paul Aiken
Kansas
Carl Raymond Gray, Jr
Minnesota
Taxi driver praised as ally by St Joseph police
St Joseph police said taxi driver Leroy L Sherard could join the force after aiding a robbery victim. He directed officers to a suspect with an artificial leg who fled in a car. The following night he helped officers arrest a subdued man booked as a suspected prowler at his home.
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ST. Joseph
Leroy L. Sherard
Sherard
Poiice
Run Away From Training School In Early Evening
BOONVILLE MO December 15 AP The State Highway Patrol said 17 boys escaped from the State Training School for Boys tonight Two left at 620 PM two at 8 and 13 at 9 oclock The superintendent John Tindall said 12 escaped tonight and two were recaptured The group pulled a light switch kicked out a window and went down a fire escape Two others escaped last night but one returned within hours Tonight’s breaks raise the monthly total to 19
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Boonville
State Highway Patrol
John Tindall
Tindall
Telegraph Strike Set for Next Week
Washington reports a nationwide strike of 54,000 Western Union employees set for 9 am Tuesday December 23, threatening telegraph collapse during the busy Christmas season. The walkout would shut down Western Union facilities used by news wires, stock and grain exchanges, and weather relays to airports, with potential burden on phone lines. Government mediation seeks to avert the shutdown, but optimism is low.
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Washington
Jefferson City
AFL
New York City
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Federal Mediation Service
Philadelphia
Judge Douglas Heads State Bar Committee
Judge Douglas chairs a 19 member appellate practice committee appointed by Missouri Bar Association president Charles M. Blackmar. The panel includes 16 lawyers and three court of appeals judges with Judge James M. Douglas as chairman to push Missouri toward procedural improvements and leadership in the field. The listed judges hail from Kansas City St Louis Springfield and other cities.
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Supreme Court
James M. Douglas
Charles M. Blackmar
Kansas City
Missouri Bar Association
Missouri
Court of Appeals
Nick T. Cave
William C. Hughes
St. Louis
William L. Vandeventer
Springfield
Williams. Hogsett
Harry I. Jacobs
Charles M. Miller
Walter A. Raymond
Ben W. Swofford
Roberts P. Elam
Oscar Habenichl
Orville W. Richardson
Gilbert A. Schuessler
Fred W. Schwarz
Emmett Bartram
Maryville
Richard Chamier
Moberly
Leon FP. Embry
Jefferson City
Slgin T. Fuller
Hannibal
Rush H. Limbaugh
Cape Girardean
Clarenes
Woolsey
Springield
Vande Steep
Vande Stege
Independence
Valley Park
Gray Summitt
Fulton
Joplin
Kirksvile
Nevada
Mexico
Soonville
Monett
Marceline
Lamar
St. Charles
Webster Groves
Gladstone
Overland
Kirkwood
Brookfield
Vande Steeg
Special Christmas Dream Ends in Tragic Death
Jody Anselmi a 3% year old from San Francisco dies two days before Christmas after a sudden illness. Doctors say leukemia caused his death despite family plans for a special Christmas Sunday. Hospital staff and friends sent hundreds of cards and gifts as the boy’s condition worsened.
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Jody Anselmi
San Francisco
Joseph Michael Anselmi
Jody
Michael Anselmi
Santa Claus
Arabs Stop Flow Of Food To Jews In Holy Land War
In Jerusalem on December 15, six Arabs and two Jews died from gun and bomb attacks as hunger rose in Palestine. Leaders accused the government of disarming actions and called for withdrawal of Trans-Jordan Arab Legion troops. Evacuations from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and Beit Jala were reported while food shortages intensified across major cities.
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Holy Land
Jerusalem
Palestine
Haifa
Associated Press
Middle East
Assumes New Duties As Guard Instructor
Colonel Clinton T. McClure has become senior ground instructor for the Missouri National Guard with offices in the Adjutant General's office. He replaces Col. Merrett E. Olmstead, who retired and moved to Lawton, Ohio. McClure, a Kansas native and Annapolis alum, served in the Infantry and Field Artillery, fought in World War I and II, and helped train Chinese troops in China during World War II.
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Clinton T. McClure
Missouri National Guard
Adjutant General's Office
Col. McClure
McClure
Hayselton Drive
Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Merrett E. Olmstead
Lawton
Ohlo
Kansas
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Army
Col. MecChire
China
Missouri Pacific Seeks New Trial Over Crossing Case
Missouri Pacific Railroad seeks a new trial in Cole County Circuit Court against Morris C. Rippete. Rippete won a case to gain access to land west of town to build a drive across the Bagnell branch of the railroad connecting his property to a main road. The railroad argues the evidence does not support the circuit court judgment.
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Morris C. Rippete
Guy A. Thompson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Cole County
Rippete
Bagnell
Vets Win Extended Window to Reinstate Life Insurance
The House passed a bill extending the reinstatement period for veterans life insurance until December 41 1648 and sent it to the Senate. Lapsed policies can be reinstated without a physical exam as officials say operational kinks are being resolved and a more stable period is coming.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Veterans Committee
Harold W. Breining
Veterans Administrator
Farm Bureau Victory Dinner Tonight in Cole County
Membership solicitors of the Cole County Farm Bureau will hold a victory dinner at 7 tonight. Julius Heisinger, membership captain, announced last night. About 60 members are expected to attend. Each solicitor will report on his success in the recent membership drive.
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Cole County Farm Bureau
Julius Heisinger
Heisinger
Davis improves after bladder operation at St Louis
Chester C. Davis president of the Eighth District Federal Reserve Bank in St Louis is convalescing satisfactorily from a bladder operation performed November 29 his wife said today in a brief bulletin from the bank headquarters and hospital confirming his condition and recovery progress
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St. Louis
Chester C. Davis
Eighth District Federal Reserve Bank
Burglar Tries Santa Claus Trick and Gets Caught
In St. John’s, Illinois, a bakery break in ended with one burglar fleeing rooftops and another sliding into a chimney. Police freed the man after two hours of brick by brick work, and both suspects were jailed.
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ST. John’s
Mid
St. Nick
Bolice
Wallace Cards Draw Fire From Knights of Columbus
New York December 15 AP The New York State Council of the Knights of Columbus condemned six Christmas cards with Henry A Wallace messages calling them an atheistic attack on Christian beliefs The Progressive Citizens of America published the cards and said 85000 members are in the council jurisdiction Matthew F Kennedy chaired the Catholic Affairs Committee and signed the protest The cards included Mother and Child by Joseph Hirsch deemed sacrilegious and obscene Kennedy urged peace dialogue while Wallace and PCA offered no immediate comment
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New York State Council
The
Knights of Columbus
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Citizens of America
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K. of C
Matthew F. Kennedy
Council
PCA
Wallace
Kennedy
Joseph Hirsch
Margaret Truman Appears Before Kansas City Crowd
Miss Margaret Truman drew a capacity Kansas City audience for her first hometown concert tour stop. The President's daughter performs again tomorrow night at the Municipal Auditorium Music Hall while critic C. H. Thompson praised her strong middle voice and depth but noted room for growth in extreme highs and lows toward a lyric soprano future.
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Kansas City
Margaret Truman
Music
Municipal Auditorium
C. H. Thompson
Broadway Restaurant Offers Margaret Truman Big Break
In New York on December 15 AP reports Margaret Truman was offered a sensational post concert engagement at the Chicken Roost in Times Square for 10,000 dollars weekly. The offer included six weeks with options and a potential restaurant rename. Ralph Watkins, partner in the venture, said no reply had yet arrived.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Broadway
Times Square
White House
Washington
Ralph Watkins
Watkins
Tennesseean to Help K. C. in Bell Hearing
Leon Jourelman Jr resigns from the Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission effective Jan 1 1948. He will assist Kansas City at a hearing where Southwestern Bell seeks a Missouri rate increase. He said work begins Jan 1.
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Nashville
Tenn
Leon Jourelman, Jr
The
Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Jim McCord
Jourelman
Kansas City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Missouri
Kourolmon
Bell Rates Hike Sought To Fund Missouri Facilities
Southwestern Bell officials told the Missouri Public Service Commission that 1945 to 1950 spending on extending and repairing facilities in the state would exceed 111 million dollars. The request aims for about a 10 percent local and toll rate increase across a five state area.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Public Service Commission
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Clarence DeWitt
G. J. Vande Steeg
Missouri
PSG
PSC
Southwestern Bell
Jerome Joffee
Kansas City
Missouri Weather Forecast: Mild Temperatures Continue
Forecaster J. C. Huddle expects Missouri to have temperatures similar to yesterday with little cold air movement. Top readings may reach 30 to 33 degrees as clouds dropped 0.38 inches of rain near West Plains and about 0.5 inch at Advance yesterday.
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Backar Fairweather
Missouri
J. C. Huddle
West Plains
Advance
Midwest Weather Update For Missouri Region
A brief forecast notes Tuesday will be warmer along the northern border with highs around 36 across the north and 35 in the south. Tuesday night lows are expected to range from 20 to 25. Conditions show a gradual warming trend into Wednesday with continued mild temperatures.
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