Abs of Deutsche Bank Traced in New York Visit
Drew Pearson reports that Herman J. Abs, branded by U.S. officials as a top Nazi economic influence, quietly stayed at the Plaza Hotel in New York last month and raises funds for the German steel industry. He faced strong State Department opposition in 1948 over his nomination to head the new trizonal bank, reflecting a reversal in U.S. policy toward Germany.
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Washington
New York
Hitler
Herman J. Abs
Ho.De
Abs
U.S. A
Germany
State Department
Pearson
General
U. S
Robert Murroe
NSDAP
Murphy
Deutsche Bank
Clay
War Department
Trizonal Bank
Presidential race may have a college flavor this year
Harold Stassen and General Eisenhower are named as likely GOP seekers while President Truman hints at Eisenhower. Both are university presidents. Iowa again leads the nation in agriculture income and the gap with Southern states highlights vast growth potential. Alabama farm income could double with room to rise. efforts for better markets are worthwhile.
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Harold Stassen
Truman
General Eisenhower
Iowa
Alabama
Inzer Declines Run for Governor After Public Service
Lieut. Governor Clarence Inzer ends months of speculation by staying out of the governor race. He cites a preference for private life and law practice over the arduous duties of office after years in the legislature. The public servant faces a tougher role as time advances.
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Clarence Inzer
Inzer
Probe For A Pension Defieet In Steel Prices
A congressional investigation is promised into price increases by leading steel companies. The probe may be misdirected as critics argue price hikes stem from pressure to fund company paid insurance and pensions. The piece notes business must cover overheads, reserves, and profits beyond subsidies.
Eisenhower and the 1952 candidacy question
General Eisenhower, then president of Columbia University, speaks on public questions and denies any intent to run for office. He remains a central figure unsettling both Republicans and Democrats who still hope or fear a 1952 candidacy.
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Eisenhower
General Eisenhower
Columbia University
Truman
Farmers Demand Fair Cotton Quotas From Congress
Farmers in Alabama and the cotton belt approve a crop control plan but say the quota system is unfair. They warn Congress and the Agriculture Department to rethink quotas or many will face ruin after the next harvest. They claim other sections gain at Alabama’s expense and urge a workable, fair adjustment.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Brutus And Caesar Drew Pearson Row Over Byrnes Rift
Pearson recounts a mix up that pulled him into the dispute between President Truman and former Secretary of State Byrnes. Byrnes claimed resignation stemmed from ill health and sent the letter to Truman who replied referencing Byrnes Washington and Lee talk and Caesar et tu Brute.
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Drew Pearson
Truman
Byrnes
Washington and Lee University
Abs Arrival Ties U S Aid to German Steel Revival
Dr Abs arrived in the United States amid ties between German steel reconstruction and U S funding. The 300 million marks Adenauer sought for Vereinigte Stahlwerke echoes a 125 million dollar loan from Dillon Read that never repaid. The episode highlights postwar finance shaping German power and the potential American stake in future steel revival.
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New York
Dillon, Read & Co
U. S
Germany
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
United Steel Workers
Hitler
Konrad Adenauer
Dillon
Adenauer
United States
Dr. Abs
Ex Senator Joe Ball's party hops questioned
Former Minnesota senator Joe Ball wavered between Republicans and Democrats during his time in Congress. The problem, as described, was his ability to see merit in both parties.
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Joe Ball
Minnesota
Congress
Joe
Living Too Fast in Modern Life and Health Risks
A meditation on the dangers of high tempo living in America. It warns that a persistent fast pace can damage mind and body, with burnout, nerves, and ill health as outcomes. Ambition and necessity push people to overextend, often without realizing their limits until it’s too late.
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America
Ex-Senator Joe Brand Shifts To Labor Letter Role
The former congressman, now out of office, works on a Washington labor letter for a lobbyist linked to independent steamship operators. He helped push Taft-Hartley era labor reform and is guided by William Ingles who sits near coal and steel interests. Ingles previously lobbied with and now employs ex-Senator Ball.
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Congress
Joe
Washington
William Ingles
Ingles
Senator Ball
Ball
Tito Undermines Kremlin Infiltrates Italian Communist Party
Tito dispatches 200 top followers to Italy to raid the Italian Communist Party and spread Titoism inside its ranks. Yugoslavs hold talks with Italian communists about COMINFORM actions and warn of Moscow control, signaling Kremlin fears and an American-embassy reaction.
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Kremlin
Italy
Trieste
de Gasperi
Rome
Italian Communist Party
Togliatti
Cominform
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Air lift design spurs debate over air merchant marine
Debate grows over whether the Pentagon should back a government funded air merchant fleet. Democratic advocates Johnson and Kennedy push financing for cargo planes to mirror shipping subsidies, while Republicans Brewster and Hinshaw seek government built prototype planes to avoid boosting independent freight firms. The decision rests with Defense Undersecretary Steve Early.
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Pentagon
Air Transport Association
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Joe Kennedy
Massachusetts
Owen Brewster
Maine
Carl Hinshaw
California
Brewster-Hinshaw
Steve Early
Filibuster Charged Over Muscle Shoals Bill
Senator Underwood of Alabama, in a Norris speech, charged today that an organized filibuster is blocking action on the Muscle Shoals Bill. Boy Scout Troop 17 from the First Presbyterian cooked their meal without pots and pans under Scoutmaster Long. Office Cat Many a family budget has fallen down because it pro-
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Washington
Underwood
Alabama
Norris
Nebraska
Boy Scout Troop 17
First, Presbyterian Church
Long
Unified security system eyed for all armed services
The munitions board plans a single security system for all services on military industrial projects. A central clearance file will cover personnel and plant visitors, with restricted secrecy by item rather than whole machines. All three services would use the same secrecy level for a given item. The American Taxpayers Association notes heavier mail, including more farmer queries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Munitions Board
Cabinet Informant Hints 1950 General Election Timing
An informant near the British Cabinet suggests the 1950 general election will occur before March or after May. Most expect Prime Minister Attlee to call it in February, with the annual Labour Party conference early in the month offering a timely occasion.
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London
Attlee
Labor Party
New TV Stations Expected With FCC Permit Return
FCC plans to resume construction permits in 1950 after a 15 month freeze to study interference and channel allocations. Chairman Coy says the number of stations on air now 98 would likely triple if not for the halt, which the commission hopes to lift in early 1950.
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New York
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Coy
FFC
Five Western nations eyed for new regional economy pact
Well informed French sources say five Western European foreign ministers will meet in Paris to discuss a projected regional economic union covering France Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The session likely follows Tuesday's European Economic Cooperation directors meeting.
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Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
European Economic Cooperation Organization
Taxes Washington Looms Over Incoming Congress
The upcoming session promises a livelier tax debate as lawmakers prepare to tackle fiscal policy, with anticipated clashes over rates deductions and spending plans shaping early legislative priorities.
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Washington
Congress
Albany High School Glee Club to Perform December 19
The Albany High School Glee Club will present Love Pirates of Hawaii on December 19 at 8 PM at the Masonic Theatre. Mrs H D Greer hosted the Tuesday Club with prizes awarded to Mrs Will Wyker and Mrs Garner Pride at the bridge game. A Valley Country Club diner dance is planned for Friday evening. Mr and Mrs W J Nesbit and Miss Mable Nesbit visited Birmingham to see their son Arthur. Mary Love returns from Ashville after 15 months away. B A Turner recovering from flu. Christmas sales ad ends.
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H. D. Greer
The
Valley Country Club
W.J. Nesbit
Mable Nesbit
Birmingham
Arthur Nesbit
Missouri Waltz to Be Staged Soon in Moscow
A new play about America titled Missouri Waltz will be staged here soon. Another U S themed work, The Mad Haberdasher, has been running for some time and continues.
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Moscow
America
United States
Uranium tests near Cuneo in Italian Alps
Test drilling is under way to determine the value of uranium deposits in the Italian Alps near Cuneo. Britain to respond to UN queries on colonial policy with a white paper expected by late January. India drops plan to conscript teachers for mass literacy due to economy drive.
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Milan
Cuneo
London
Britain
United Nations
New
Delhi
Tax deadlines and withholding in early 1949 follow law
The article notes fixed final 1949 income tax, estimated and quarterly payments due January 15, with withholding certificates often arriving by January 31. It asserts few people must make estimates, and many employers will issue certificates early due to voluntary efforts, despite legislative doubt about changes.
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Washington
Congress
Uneasy Dominions London Reassurance Next Month
The British government will reassure the dominions next month that the commonwealth comes first with the mother country. The move signals continued emphasis on unity between Britain and its dominions amid evolving imperial ties.
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London
Dominions
Local residents discuss civic celebrations before soon event
Civic front talks continue with plans and preparations ahead of the event. Some groups have already celebrated while others await their turn, as expected leaders including Charles Winston recently became president following the resignation of the president-elect.
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Vic Bubbett
Charles Winston
Civitan Club Party Sparks Christmas Banquet Plans
Civitan members and wives enjoyed a fine Country club party with about 36 couples Thursday night and applauded a lively program. Civitan wives and provisional women joined at Cornelian Court for their annual Christmas banquet. The group agreed to seek bids soon for fixtures for the proposed public restroom project.
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Civitans
Cornelian Court
Christmas baskets expand aid by Disabled American Veterans
A civic group adds another season of Christmas baskets. The Disabled American Veterans sponsor deliveries to veterans at the Flint sanatorium and other local hospitals, extending support to injured and hospitalized men and women this holiday season.
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Flint
Legionnaires Barbecue Ticket Deadline Notice
A community barbecue is scheduled for December 26. Tickets must be purchased before 6 p.m. on December 20 from Garland Roberts at Smith Motors Garland Ford Waverly Loosier or Mrs Garland Roberts at the rental office. No tickets means no barbecue and no activities.
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Garland Roberts
Smith Motors
Garvis Ford
Waverly Loosier
American Legion Show Opens 6 P M At Legion Hall
The Legion show starts at 6 P M at the Legion Hall and is open to all Legionnaires the Auxiliaries and their families or special guests. The A L Auxiliary is busy preparing the food for the event.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
A. L
Jaycees Set Tuesday Play and Country Club Christmas Party
The Jaycees will perform Tuesday with a Christmas party to begin at 7 PM at the Country Club. Sam Patton leads a Christmas activities program to provide food, aided by Frank McLaughlin, Earl Jones, Ray Baker, Jerry Comer, and Sam Evans. The Jaycees and guests are invited.
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Sam Patton
Frank McLaughlin
Earl Jones
Ray Baker
Jerry Comer
Sam Evans
Kiwanians to Host 30 Children for Christmas Dinner
At the Thursday luncheon the Kiwanians will host 30 children for a Christmas dinner with gifts and a tree. The club will also elect a new 1950 first vice president to replace Fred S Hunt Jr. who steps down.
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Fred S. Hunt Jr
Western Union commitments voiced at Commonwealth Foreign Ministers
Official informants say assurances will come at the Ceylon conference of Commonwealth foreign ministers, following Western Union commitments. The report notes expectations tied to discussions at the upcoming gathering.
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Ceylon
Commonwealth
Britain may offer dollar incentives to boost exports
Britain weighs cash incentives to industry to push exports to the United States while some industrialists favor Commonwealth markets. The dollar exports board plans several schemes and a government report is due in weeks. The labor government must balance support with labor backers who could oppose too much cash encouragement.
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London
Britain
Dollar Exports Board
Decatur BPW backs charity for Talladega mute child gifts
Last week the Decatur BPW said it would replace its club gift exchange with contributions to a Morgan county child at the Talladega school for the mute, dumb and deaf. The club will send clothing and sponsor Christmas gifts to be delivered to the girl at her home for the holidays.
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Decature Bpw
Morgan County
Talladega School
Talladega
Shriner Club to Elect Officers for 1950 at Jan. 11 Meeting
The Decatur Shrine club will elect its officers for 1950 at the next regular meeting on January 11. Recently the club members entertained their wives and friends with a supper at Cornelian Court.
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Decatur Shrine Club
Cornelian Court
Civitan board discusses football party and convention plans
The Civitan club's last board meeting covered the annual city football party with Paul Sprayberry and Joe Elliott coordinating the 50 arrangements. The playing lineup remains undetermined. Directors also discussed the International convention, aiming for 25 representatives from the local club at the Dallas gathering in June.
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Civitan
Paul Sprayberry
Joe Elliott
Civitans
Dallas
Christmas Music Setup For Rotary Event
Bulletin board notes Christmas music setup by Holmes Turner and the music committee for the Rotary party. Members will learn gift recipients when the Rotary Clock arrives Monday morning. Lions clock determines Tuesday noon entertainer with a festive lunch and colorfully staged jokes. Civitan guest speaker Rev. O E Burton of Central Baptist church at Wednesday Lyons luncheon.
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Rotarians
Holmes Turner
Civitan
Civitans
the Lyons
O. E. Burton
Central Baptist Church
Rotary and Lions adjust meetings for holidays
The Rotary meeting normally on December 26 will move to December 27 and the meeting slated for January 2 will shift to January 3. Both dates fall on legal holidays. The Lions will not meet on December 27 and this week's meeting will cover both weeks.
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Rotary
Lions
Barriers Down Antwerp Boy Recovers With Lifesaving Drug
Belgium’s health minister paused duties to aid Joseph Van Horen, a fever patient in need of chloromycetine. With permission from authorities, a London supply was obtained and carried to his bedside by a health ministry attache within two hours. The boy’s condition improved and he nears recovery.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Joseph van Horen
London
Health Ministry
Little Joseph
Salvaging Bricks for White House Reconstruction
Officials estimate about 500 000 old bricks will be removed in rebuilding the White House but many will be put back. The bricks are slightly larger than today s standard size.
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Washington
White House
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