Japs to Hasten to Give Guarantees CLO
Washington December 19 The AFL and CIO leaders have given up hope of a speedy reunion. Committees from each labor camp will hold another peace conference Tuesday but no settlement is expected. The talks have been deadlocked for nearly two months. Green and Lewis show reluctance to concede. Green said the house of labor must be maintained at any cost and patience has worn thin.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
C.lo
Wiliam Green
L. Pragident
John
Kellogg Gravely Ill at Home in St Paul
Frank B Kellogg coauthor of the Kellogg Hrland peace pact and former world court judge lies gravely ill at his St Paul home. Dr J A Lepak says there is virtually no hope for recovery and the case is a matter of hours. Kelloggs family says the patient has regained consciousness briefly amid pneumonia and cerebral thrombosis.
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St. Paul
Minn
Frank B. Kellogg
J. A. Lepak
Wellona
Kellogg
Congress Weighs White House Talk on Wage Hour Bill
Washington reports indicate congressional leaders will meet with President Roosevelt at the White House to discuss the administration program including the stalemated wage hour bill. Many registrars doubt any resuscitation of the measure will occur soon as debate suggests it has little chance of passage before the session ends. The House will complete lay out procedures for conference while the Senate moves to perfect the housing bill.
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Washington
Administration
Roosevelt
White House
O'Connor
N.Y
Faw
House
Senate
Odds to 1 Montana's spring wheat yield forecast
Montana farmers expect a spring wheat crop 1958 to surpass five year share. Economist Ghatonton of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates an average 2.7 bushels per acre for the coming harvest, with past records showing 10 bushels per acre in 1954. Weather shocks could alter the forecast, as drouth or storms threaten yields. six months before planting, forecasters rely on correlations between fall precipitation and next year's harvest.
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Montana
Montana Vrarmer
G.hatont
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Witasmondestimtes
IRS
Diamond
Drouth
On the Record: Dorothy Thompson on Anglo American relations
Dorothy Thompson argues it is vital for Britain and the United States to understand each other amid world tensions. She contrasts U.S. and British attitudes, noting past support for pro Japanese positions and warning against pursuing informal alliances over legal treaties. The piece critiques how London Times reflected imperial interests and calls for joint representations to Japan based on shared democratic values.
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Someon
United States
Times
London
London Times
Japan
Stimson
Britain
Manchuria
Sir John Elmon
League of Nations
Yosuka Matsuoka
Booth-Manchurian
Jandon Times
Joh Simon
Uitte Troup
Timon
Marchuria
Shanghai
Yangtso
Ag Rressork
China
United Kingdom
Canada
Babe in Toyland Finds Home in Buffalo Foster Care
A two year old girl nicknamed Babe in Toyland was found alone among dolls in a Buffalo department store. Authorities search for her parents as social agencies arrange support including a large holiday package from donors. The child remains in a foster home through the Children's Aid Society as the mystery of her guardianship continues.
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Buffalo
Tasland
Buffalo Iepart Ayent
Thea Alore
Paulet
Dolla
Children's Air Society
Eight Soviet Officials Executed on Anniversary
Moscow on December 19 20 anniversary of the Soviet secret political police marked by the execution of eight long standing officials for high treason Leo M Karakhan former vice commissioner of foreign affairs and recently recalled as ambassador to Turkey was among those executed He had previously served as the first Soviet ambassador to China
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Moscow
Leo M. Karakhan
Turkey
China
DISSENSION IN RANKS SLOWS WORK ON MT UNEMPLOYMENT TALKS
About 100 delegates from farmers, laborers, and unions met in Helena to tackle Montana’s unemployment. The Workers' Alliance dominated, advancing six of twelve resolutions after seven hours of debate. A WPA wage rollback was urged to 40,000, up from 14,000 receiving security wages, with state economist WT Heaumnt noting WPA employment was down about 2,000 from last year.
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Wreat
Stnhouse
Works Progress Administration
Hol
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President Hoover 15 Hopeless Wreck at Sea
Manila dispatch reports heavy gales and high seas threatening the helpless 8 million dollar liner President Hoover aground on Holahata Island near Formosa. Naval radio warnings said conditions aboard were so threatening a skeleton crew was ordered to abandon ship. No immediate confirmation of Japanese reports that a big ship had broken up was received.
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Manila
President Hoover
Rocky Holahata Island
Formosa
Naval Radio Revines
Upper Ohio Valley Flood Threat Lapses
Wheeling West Virginia December 19 Rain cessation eased flood risk in the Upper Ohio Valley. A network of dams held back melting ice floes along the 100 mile stretch from Pittsburgh to Wheeling. At Pittsburgh the river rose to a peak around 27.44 feet, spilling into some lower water sectors.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Allegheny
Monongahela River
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Pittapurgh
Pittatargh
Minghany
Monongahela
Opposition Mounts Against Further Silver Purchases
Washington reports rising opposition to extending the government's silver buying program. Representative Tabor labels it a racket and urges blocking further expenditures beyond December 31. The New Yorker cites government purchases since 1923 totaling over 600 million dollars for about one billion ounces stored in New York and West Point vaults, arguing the metal has little monetary use.
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Washington
Tabor
Thor
Hose Appropriations Committee
Newamen An Aften
New Yorker
New York
West Point
Panay sinking sparks shift in Japanese stance
Tokyo and Washington clash over the sinking of the U S gunboat Panay amid Japanese denial and a new admission. A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed a nearby Japanese boat and questioned who fired first, while Ambassador Saito pledged steps to protect foreign interests in Sino-Japanese tensions. Public焦焦 unrest grows as hostilities with the Soviet Union rise, complicating the Panay crisis and prompting warnings across Asia.
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Washington
Hiroji Saito
Japan
Panayay
Tokyo
Soviet Union
Panay
British fear Hongkong fall next Americans to be taken from Hankow
From Hankow Christmas 1941 reports say British newspapers warn Hongkong could fall to Japanese forces as cabinet planned strong defense and possible dispatch of ships and air units. The United States embassy began arranging evacuation from Hankow, one of China’s government seats after Nanling fell to the Japanese advance.
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Hongkong
Hankow
United States
China
Nanling
President Roosevelt praises national safety drive
Chicago dispatch reports President Roosevelt commends the National Safety Council’s holiday safety drive. He notes the appalling toll of traffic accidents during Christmas and urges drivers and pedestrians to exercise the utmost care in crowded holiday streets and centers.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Opruiee
National Safety Councils
OD. Te. Fennell
Holly Town
Waleas
Tsingtao Save Yanks Shanghai Crisis
Two US warships arrived at Tsingtao from Shanghai to evacuate about 300 Americans in danger amid the Chinese Japanese war. Marblehead and Tope joined Sacramento offshore as Chinese troops repelled Japanese property destruction. Admiral Yarnell postponed a flag officer’s voyage due to the crisis. Large Japanese forces reported along the Kwantung coast.
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Shanghai
United States
Tsingtao
Marblehead
Tope
Sacramento
Shantung Province
Shantung
Augusta
Harry EB. Yarnell
United States Atlantic
Marine
South Chine
Kwangtung Province
Mae West program apologizes for skit offense
Hollywood December 19 The sponsors of a Mae West program last Sunday night issued a written apology for a skit deemed offensive to religious values. They pledge the show aims to entertain and edify and regret any unintended offense. The Federal Communications Commission has received letters calling the skit profane and indecent and asked NBC for a transcript of the broadcast.
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Hollywood
Decc
Anich Mite West
Feders Communications Commission
National Broadcasting Company
Regional planning bills face strong opposition in poll
Washington December 19 The Chamber of Commerce of the United States reports an overwhelming opposition to pending bills creating seven regional planning authorities. President Roosevelt had urged enactment of a regional planning program in his special session message to Congress.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Decorations Await Crew of Sunk Panay
Washington reports that Navy decorations for bravery are likely for officers and men of the U S S Panay sunk by Japan. Officials say awards will be carefully considered, with the Medal of Honor presented by the president if given, and the Distinguished Service Medal by the secretary of the Navy.
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NAVY
Panay
Washington
U.S.S
State Departments
Secretary of Navy
Claude A. Swenson
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