Rationing Power Plea Reaches Congress Over Coal and Oil
Oscar S. Chapman urged Congress to grant President Truman authority to ration and fix prices for coal and oil if needed. He favored voluntary conservation for oil, but called for transportation and export controls as a minimum for coal, with allocation and price controls available in reserve. He cited ODT actions and urged extending export control legislation to curb high prices and direct exports to suitable coal types.
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Washington
Oscar S. Chapman
Interior
Congress
President Truman
Chapman
Senate-House Economic Committee
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
British Yarn and Cloth Output Reaches Postwar High
London reports cotton yarn production for the week ending November 8 at 17,610,000 pounds, the best since 1941. Cloth output averaged over 43,720,000 yards, a postwar peak, with second quarter 1947 averaging 41,950,000 yards.
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London
St.ir
King Seeks Right To Wed Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma
Maj. Jacques Vergot ti, private secretary to King Mihai of Romania, said the king would ask the Bucharest government for permission to marry Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma. Vergotti denied London reports that the Romanian government had forbidden the marriage due to a Russian veto.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jacques Vergotti
Mihai
Romania
Bucharest
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Vergotti
London
Weather sketch North Carolina and regional temperatures
Considerable cloudiness and light rain in western and northern segments today with cooler readings in the east. Tonight turns partly cloudy and cooler. Saturday brings milder, partly sunny conditions. Regional thermometer readings show varied highs from the mid 60s to mid 70s with several locales in the 70s and a few near 50s in higher elevations.
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North Carolina
Nor Carolina
Communists Threaten Rice Fields in Central China
From Kiukiang China on December 5 John Roderick reports Gen Po Cheng and Communist raiders estimated at about 100 000 threaten central China's rice producing area. General Pai Chung Hsi stations headquarters at Kiukiang to confront Liu Po cheng while Manchuria and North China rivalry intensifies.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Shanghai
Kiukiang
Nanking
China
Liu Pocheng
John Roderick Kiukiang
Po-Cheng
Pai Chung-Hsi
Liu
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Chen Cheng
Manchuria
Central China
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Clear Flying Weather Helps Plane Search
Clear flying weather allowed the U S transport plane missing seven days with 20 aboard to resume its search. The hunt expanded to Switzerland Austria and Italy with about 100 American planes ready. Search planes include 30 L-5 observation craft for ground work.
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U. S
Switzerland
Austria
Italy
Air Force
Palestine clashes intensify as Tel Aviv battles persist
Tel Aviv endures a fourth day of fighting after a double Arab attack disrupted Sabbath calm. 44 killed and hundreds wounded as Arab mobs strike Hatikvah and Zablawi quarters. British troops guard Haifa and Jerusalem as security forces reinforce lines and impose a highway curfew.
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Haifa
Natanya
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Holy Land
Hebron
Ramallah
Flood Control Meeting Set For January in North Carolina
Residents and property owners along the Yadkin river watershed in North Carolina will attend a flood control meeting in Winston-Salem in January. The session was moved from December 19 due to conflicting speaker engagements and will include participants from Wilkes, Caldwell, Watauga, Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth, Stokes, Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Iredell, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Stanly and Richmond counties.
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Winston-Salem
Yadkin River
North Carolina
Yadkin Valley
Wilkes
Caldwell
Watauga
Surry
Yadkin
Forsyth
Stokes
Davie
Davidson
Rowan
Iredell
Cabarrus
Anson Montgomery
Stanly
Richmond
French Federal Workers Begin Quitting Their Jobs
Paris faces major disruption as government employees walk off the job causing power failures and factory shutdowns. Sailors and guards move to restore generators while the senate debates anti strike legislation aimed at ending a three week long general strike affecting over two million workers.
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Paris
Council of the Republic
France
Ntional Assembly
Dulles Talks with French Leaders Amid Post Bombing Turmoil
John Foster Dulles met with Premier Robert Schuman in Paris as part of planned talks with French leaders. A bombing at Communist leader Maurice Thorez's Choisy-le-Roi home caused minor damage. Thorez was away. Paris faced a power outage and communication blackout, with sitdown strikers cleared from six plants and long-distance lines down.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
Robert Schuman
Dulles
Rene Mayer
Vincent Auriol
Andre Marte
Maurice Thorez
Choisy- Le-Roi
Thorez
Dial Telephone
Job’s Patience Test For Paris Citizens In Strikes
Paris citizens faced a rough day as strikes crippled services. Water pressure dropped and plumbing failed while lights went out and subways stalled. Cabs ran full, buses crowded, and streets were choked with overflowing garbage due to ongoing labor actions.
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Paris
GOP Outlines Anti-Inflation Plan at Meet
Senate Republican policy committee discussed a coordinated anti inflation package with House leaders. Plans include voluntary allocation of scarce goods, export controls, grain trading regulation, curb on installment buying, and a potential bill to guide voluntary industry allocations with antitrust exemptions and government funding.
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Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
eThe
Ohio
Children killed by train in Tokyo suburb
Two five year old girls and a six year old boy died when they placed ears to railway tracks to hear an approaching train and failed to move in time. Police reported the incident occurred in a Tokyo suburb on December 5.
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Tokyo
Ten Cinema Figures Indicted for Refusing to Answer
Ten film writers producers and directors including Maltz Trumbo Ornitz Lawson Lardner Biberman Scott Cole Bessie and Dmytryk were indicted for contempt of Congress for refusing to disclose whether they are or have been communists during the House un American Activities hearings. Eight faces additional charges for declining to say if they belong to the Screen Writers Guild. Dmytryk Scott and Lardner have recent studio dismissals. others lack current contracts.
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Washington
Albert Maltz
Darlton Trumbo
Samuel Ornitz
John Howard Lawson
Ring Lardner
Herbert Biberman
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Alvah Bessie
Edward Dmytryk
Scott
R-K-O Studio
Lardner
20Th Century Fox
Cole and Trumbo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Workers Donate Christmas Funds to Streptomycin Drive
Industrial workers at Tomlinson’s High Point voted to forgo their Christmas party and donate the funds to Guilford County Tuberculosis Sanatorium’s streptomycin fund. The Melrose and Glenn Hosiery mills joined in, aiming for a total well over $1,200 with Tomlinson’s approach near $2,000.
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Tomlinson's
High Point
Guilford County
Tomlinson
Melrose
Glenn Hosiery
Duke-Carolina
WHPE
Glenn
Pepsi-Cola
Greensboro
Bonner
Secretary Marshall urges concrete peace terms with Germany
London dispatch reports Secretary of State Marshall pressing the foreign ministers to drop generalities and determine each delegation’s true aims for Germany's postwar settlement. He attacks Molotov’s push for a central German government and contends any government tied to occupation policies would be a sham and delusion.
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London
Marshall
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
T Marshall
Molotov
Reduction In Aid Fund Proposed By Rep Jonkman
Washington December 5. Rep Jonkman a Michigan Republican proposes trimming the administration foreign aid program from 597 million to 300 million asserting overestimates for Italy Austria and France. The Senate backed 597 million for aid to Italy Austria France with 60 million for China, while House debate centers on a 590 million proposal. House Appropriations Chair Taber signals opposition calling 60 million for China too liberal as committee prepares a separate funding bill to carry out the authorization measure.
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Washington
House
iRep
Jonkman
R-Mich
State Department
Italy
Rep
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Subversive Findings Ridiculed by Un American Affairs Chair
Washington December 5 Chairman J Parnell Thomas says the list of about 80 organizations labeled subversive by Attorney General Clark is utterly farcical and promises a list that will outdo his. Clark warns the list is not final and may expand as investigations proceed.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
RNJ
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
Clark
Thomas
Committee On UN- American Activities
Communist Party
Bund
Ku Klux Klan
Columbians
American Youth Congress
American Youth For Democraty
Civil Rights Congress
Refugee Committee
Hollywood Writers Mobilization For Defense
Seth W. Richardson
Richardson
Truman
Marshall arrives early for London talks with Molotov
Secretary of State Marshall, arriving ahead of schedule, toured London sights with Ambassador Douglas rather than wait at the Russian embassy. He later met Molotov, amid speculation over possible German concessions and potential F M Council progress. Bohlen and Smith accompanied Marshall, Vishinsky was near Molotov.
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London
Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Lewis Douglas
Douglas
Molotov
U. S
Germany
Foreign Ministers Council
Charles F. Bohlen
State Department
Four Power talks begin on Germany unity and future fate
The conference opened with a pledge to pursue a solid chance for agreement on Germany. Marshall urged immediate four power action on core questions to end Germany's division, while the United States favored a provisional government only if it does not threaten allied security or mislead the German people. A three hour Austrian session failed to yield a quick path to an independence treaty.
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Germany
United States
Marshall
Austria
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