Foreign Aid Slash May Reduce Raw Material Shipments
Washington officials warn the 75 million dollar winter aid cut for France, Italy, and Russia may sharply curb shipments of raw materials while efforts aim to preserve a heavy food flow. Officials foresee renewed pleas to restore aid, submit demand for wheat margin, and continued shipments despite the funding squeeze as the Marshall Plan moves forward.
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Edward EE
Bomar Washington
Congress
France
Italy
Russia
Truman
Mr. Truman
Austria
Waite House
China
White House
Ina Ree Hutton Glamor and Work Mix For Show Night
Ina Ray Hutton leads an all male orchestra at Klub Ko Ko Mo on Saturday December 27. She explains glamour comes from hard work and notes she changes gowns mid show, with a record of seven thousand three hundred fifty six outfits one year. Advance tickets available through Schwab Clothing Co and Dothan Webster Amusement Co. in Marianna, Florida.
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Ina Ray Hutton
Klub
Ko-Ko-Mo
Miss Hutton
Schwab Clothing Co
Dothan and Webster Amusement Co
Marianna, Fla
Adv
Fala's Successor Delayed On Journey To The White House
AP report from Chicago about Feller a five week old cocker spaniel chosen as the White House mascot to succeed Fala. The crate labeled with his name was ready for air shipment to Washington but departure was delayed by low airport visibility. Gift to President Truman from Mrs Peter Joseph Marsden of Galena Illinois, a former nurse for the President's mother.
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Chicago
Feller
White House
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Peter Joseph Marsden
Galena
Firecracker blamed for grass fires in two blocks
City firemen blamed firecrackers for starting a minor grass fire in the 100 block of S Denton street last night with no damage. Earlier yesterday afternoon a second grass fire in the 300 block of E Spring street was extinguished without damage.
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S. Denton Street
E. Spring Street
Folsom attacked over road bonds and taxes in tense Alabama clash
Senators Ben Glover and David A. Patton joined the fray criticizing Governor Folsom. Glover blasted the governor for actions at a public event and called for accountability, while Patton joined in questions about pension proposals and fiscal policy. The dispute centered on road bond funding, inflation fears, and political tactics ahead of the amendment vote.
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Folsom
David A. Patton
Limestone
Glover
Monroeville Kiwanis Club
Texas
Gen Meyers to Face Arraignment on Perjury Charges
Gen Bennett E Meyers indicted on six counts for perjury before a Senate committee investigating war contracts. Bail expected to be set at arraignment before a U S Commissioner in Brooklyn. His associate Bleriot H Lamarre also indicted on three perjury counts.
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New York
Blay
Bennett E. Meyers
United Pistol
Mario Pitton
Air Forces
U. S
Brooklyn
Senate
Bleriot H. Lamarre
Fire destroys Fibre Can plant in Sumter S C
A fire of undetermined origin nearly destroyed the Fibre Can Manufacturing Corporation plant in Sumter South Carolina yesterday. The plastics plant is located in the southwestern section of the city and damage estimates were not yet available.
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Sumpter
S. C
Fibre Can Manufacturing Corporation
Sumter
Aich
Conscientious Con Gives Brother Ticket at Mall
SAN METRO California police officer Clarence Silva found his car tagged for illegal parking while off duty during Christmas shopping. The tag bore the signature of officer John Silva, sparking questions about whether the act showed exemplary duty or a failure to recognize a brother's vehicle.
Violent clashes and casualties across Palestine and Middle East
Number 17 near Rehovot reports multiple deaths including Ara and Jew in Jerusalem and a policeman killed at Allenby barracks. An Arab boy looter died from a booby trap in a recently evacuated Jewish store. several companions were injured. Rabbis in Tel Aviv appeal to Attlee as Arab leaders urge resistance to partition. Baghdad premier Ber Jabr vows to defeat Zionism. Damascus and Aleppo see Arab protests and mobilization.
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Rehovot
Jerusalem
Allenby
Tel Aviv
Aden
Attlee
London
Middle East
Palestine
Baghdad
Saleh Ber Jabr
Ara League
Cairo
Sear
Shuki Bees Kowady
Arab “People's Arming For
Aleppo
Syria
Kemal Effendi Arikat
Munraimet E¢ Shabab
Would Have Santa Answer All Letters
Washington AP reports Senator Langer outlined a plan to have a special Santa Claus signature authorize replies to children who write Santa. Post office workers in Santa Claus Indiana would mail a card bearing the signature to every child who writes a letter, though not to take effect for Christmas 1948.
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Washington
Langer Crnl
Langer
Santa Claus
Ind
Traffic Policeman Gets Holiday Card From Sender
Birmingham AP report notes Dave Moxley, traffic ticket supervisor, received a holiday card with wishes for the new year. Enclosed was a traffic citation for improper parking and $2 to pay the fine.
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Birmingham
Dave Moxley
Russian views on US policy and Soviet rationing impact
A Moscow dispatch analyzes Soviet reaction to Allied wartime decisions, Soviet rationing ending, and price controls. It notes Moscow assertions that the United States pressured Russia, while Russians see it as brinkmanship. End of rationing boosts state planning respect but reveals ruble-era inflation and profiteering concerns.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Komsomol Pravada
Leningrad
Dissolution Risk for CDU Leaders in Soviet Zone
Kaiser and Lemmer faced Russian orders that undermined CDU independence in the Soviet zone. Observers foresee the Socialist Unity Party dominating politics as the Liberal Democratic party remains small. The controversial People’s Congress in Berlin, backed by the SED, sparked CDU disfavor and a fight over representation in London.
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Kaiser
Lemmer
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Liberal Democratic
Christian Democratic Union
Berlin
London
Germany
Celesates
Copper Testing Solves Florida Cow Disease In 1940s Study
Atomic Energy Commission researchers report copper deficiency in soil caused fragile cattle bones and poor growth on Florida mucklands. Adding copper to feed and soil fertilizer restored health in cows and some race-track foals. Experts caution about radiation safety, noting few deaths in atomic work and greater risk in traditional radium methods. Robert Oates, 22, held on petty offense claims.
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Florida
Florida Everglade
Cgc. L. Comer
Miami
Illinois
Ds. Davis
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Los Alamos
Howard B. Slipper
Southern Research Institute
Birmingham
Birmingham Officers Arrest 17 Violators Of Tobacco Laws
BirminghamLicense Inspector Bradley Brown said 17 persons were arrested and bonded in the Birmingham area on tobacco law violations linked to mailorder cigarette purchases. More than $790 worth of untaxed tobacco and cigarettes were seized. The offense carries up to a $500 fine and six months in jail per count.
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Birmingham
Bradley Brown
Brown
Soybean Crop Costs and Quotas Discussed in Alabama Meet
The 1950 discussion covered harvesting costs per acre for soybeans totaling 12 to 13 dollars including seed and cultivation. Average local yield reached about 30 bushels per acre with price expectations around 2.15 to 1. The oil market for soybeans was noted as strong as cottonseed and peanuts. Bryson urged building up acreage for allotments and anticipated future quotas, with 4,000 acres possible in Houston, Henry, Dale and Geneva Counties next year. J. P. Wilson announced study plans comparing soybeans with peanuts at the Wiregrass Experiment Station. Reimer recommended several varieties for planting.
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Baldwin County
Iran
Reimer
Jesse H. Bryson
Brvsen
Bryson
Hoouston
Henry
Dale
Geneva
United States
J. P. Wilson
Headland
Oden
Oortch Wo
Taft Opposes Plan To Spend 17 Siffion In Help For Europe
Senator Taft challenged President Truman's European recovery program arguing that large scale American spending is not essential to Europe’s recovery and could harm the U S economy. He warned the four year plan would be debated too late for a timely appropriation and criticized the initial 6.69 billion dollar intake and total 17 billion figure while acknowledging some aid could help rebuild Europe.
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Taft
Europe
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
U. S
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Truman
Congress
George C. Marshall
Ruman
Marshall
Pinehurst
N. C
Washington
London
Russia
Arthur H. Vanderberss
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Boy 11 Walks Again After Toy Plane Fire
In Phoenix Arizona Jim my Wishart a one year old for mer Chicago boy recovers from severe leg burns that nearly crippled him. He can walk again and his Christmas wish may come true as letters of encouragement arrive from President Truman Gov Sidney Osborn and others while he regains use of his leg. The burns followed a freak accident when a match ignited the propeller of a toy airplane.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Wishart
Chicago
Truman
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Jimmy
Little Gift's Pies Boy Gets Good Results
In Rock Springs Wyoming an 11 year old girl urged gifts for a seriously ill neighbor, Bobby Peterson ten, in a radio appeal read on KVRS. The studio overflowed with electric trains radios cash and gifts as church groups Scouts civic bodies Friends of Bobby and local merchants donated. Gloria Garcia will still have a large stocking though her wish to spare gifts for Bobby partly succeeded. Gloria is the daughter of E L Garcia while Bobby is son of John L Peterson.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Santa Claus
KVRS
Gloria Garcia
St. Nick
Bobby Peterson
Bobby
Gloria
E. L. Garcia
John L. Peterson
Western Union Strike Looms as Mediation Stalls
An official said Western Union may stall the threatened nationwide public utility strike by offering a five-cent an hour wage increase. Unions accuse the company of unfair labor practices under Taft Hartley and warn workers may walk out at any moment with no notice. The AFL filed a NLRB brief alleging intimidation and coercion and will challenge state injunction efforts in Wisconsin and other states.
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Western Union
Ching
Truman
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Baltimore
Bloom
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Wisconsin Board
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Virginia
New Jersey
Indiana
Fire Burns Kill Children Across Arkansas and DeKalb
A devastating blaze across Arkansas and DeKalb claims multiple young victims as families mourn. Emmet Anderson and Arnice Anderson lose several step and visitant children, while victims span ages from months to thirteen. Arson or accident remains under inquiry and hospitals report serious injuries to other Miller and Banning family children.
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Emmet Anderson
Arnice
J. W. Dangerty
Essie Daughtry
Charles Daugherty
Earl Aanderson
Eva Anderson
Jerry Anderson
Clarency Rayson
Ola Faye Anderson
Brothers Reunion Ends In Tragedy in San Jose
In San Jose, Ty brothers William Coyne and Ray Coyne reunited after five years with celebration and drinking. William shot Ray with an automatic pistol after a minor dispute, killing Ray. William is jailed. Sheriff says two wives witnessed the incident.
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San Jose
Calif
N. J. Meng
William Coyne
Ray Coyne
Ray
San Jo
Cupertino
Howard F. Hornbuck
Dodge offers 248 trucks in new line
Detroit Mich Dec 20 Dodge announces a complete new line of Job Rated trucks totaling 248 basic chassis models from 4 250 to 23 000 pounds gross vehicle weight and up to 40 000 pounds gross weight. Models will be shown January 7 by Robert Malone Motors in Dothan Alabama with emphasis on weight distribution handling safety and comfort.
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Detroit
Mich
Dodge
L. F. van Nortwick
Chrysler Corporation
Robert Malone Motors Inc
Dothan
Ala
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