Congress Focuses On ECA Money Problems Not Amounts
Washington December 9 The debate centers on how to handle ECA funds for European recovery and Korean relief. Senators Connally and Vandenberg meet budget experts as the plan’s second year looms with a possible 1.25 billion filling a three month gap. The dispute with the maritime commission over bulk shipments and ship line subsidies adds to tense talks.
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Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Economic Cooperation Administration
China
ECA
BCA
Paul G. Hoffman
Maritime Commission
North Carolina Considers Boost in Unemployment Benefits
The 1949 General Assembly may raise minimum weekly unemployment payments from 4 to 5 dollars and maximum from 20 to 25 dollars. The plan also seeks to extend benefits to 20 weeks and cover salaries up to 3 thousand dollars, while reducing employer contributions by rewriting the tax formula. The advisory council noted fund balance and past totals since 1926.
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Henry Wendall
North Carolina
Kendall
Council
Israel's UN Membership Bid Sidetracked In Council
Israel's bid to become the 59th member of the United Nations appeared doomed as the Security Council debated a Palestine settlement and a Sweden led request to reconsider 12 rejected membership bids. The General Assembly prepared to adjourn with ongoing discussions on Korea and children appeals. Israel remains listed as No 13 on the applicant list.
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Holy Lann
France
Folke Bernadotte
U S Diplomacy Attacked By Methodist Official
Rev Garland Hopkins of Washington urged the Methodist board on December 9 that American diplomacy has fallen short of Christianizing international relations. He called for expanding mission posts and tackling barriers to goodwill while linking American moral leadership to foreign policy and domestic life.
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Methodist Church
Garland Evans Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Board of Missions and Church Extension
The
U.S
Hopkins
United States
America
Market Settles Down As Prices Become Stable
NEW YORK December 9 The stock market closed with narrow price movements and mixed gains and losses. Specialty issues attracted demand while favorites declined. U S Steel Studebaker Montgomery Ward Boeing Distillers Corp GE Dow Chemical Great Northern preferred Sinclair Oil Paramount were higher. Losers included U S Rubber Western Union Du Pont Texas Co Pacific Western Oil Graham Paige. Barnsdall oil held at 45 a share as Atlas Corp offered to buy 200000 shares.
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du Pont, Texas Co
Pacific Western Oil
Graham-Paige
Barnsdall Oil
Atlas Corp
Codes Safe Says State Department Has Constant Security Checks
Washington officials said the State Department keeps vital codes under constant checks to prevent leaks to foreign powers. Acting Secretary Lovett says the system has transformed and is as secure as experts can make it, though concerns linger about prewar messages and past thefts by a Communist spy ring.
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Dec
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House UN- American Activities Committee
James McMillin
Moscow
McMillin
White House
Arab factions clash over Palestine rule in Jordan crisis
In Cairo, rival Palestinian groups argue over who should govern Palestine. The Palestine Arab government rejects Abdullah as sovereign, while the Palestine congress pushes for kingship under Abdullah. The dispute centers on representation, partition fears, and refugee issues amid regional tensions.
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Western Union Sued for 2500 Over Delayed Cablegram
Fort Mill South Carolina December 9 Col Elliott Springs a wealthy textile magnate sues Western Union for 2500 claiming a cablegram about his wife arriving in Bermuda was delayed nearly 36 hours. The message went from Bermuda to Charlotte then to Springs in Fort Mill arriving Monday morning October 18.
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Nationalists Admit Reds Inflicting Heavy Damage Near Nanking
Government sources report Chinese Communist forces inflicted heavy casualties on three encircled army groups near Nanking. The 16th army group may have been virtually wiped out while Suchow’s garrison retreated to join the 12th army group at Suhsien. Neutral observers note Suchow losses at about one third of its strength since Dec 1.
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Biggest Bomber Completes 8000 Mile Nonstop Flight
The B36 bomber from Fort Worth flew 8,000 miles round trip to Honolulu with a 15 man crew. It landed at Carswell air field after 35 hours in the air, setting a new record and delivering a useful bomb load toward Pearl Harbor. Brig. Gen. J B Montgomery announced the achievement as routine but remarkable.
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Britain Hands Off In Chinese Crisis
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said Britain would follow a hands off policy in Communist threatened China. He explained to the House of Commons that Britain's financial and economic position prevented substantial aid to China.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
China
House of Commons
Declaration of Rights Faces Soviet Opposition in UN Debates
The United Nations social committee completes a 31 article Human Rights Declaration praised as a historic document. The Soviet bloc opposes it, calling it unsatisfactory for not condemning fascism, while supporters say it upholds life liberty and equal rights for all.
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Truman To Meet Madame Chiang At Tea Tomorrow
President Truman said aid to China would be taken up when he meets Madame Chiang Kai-shek at a tea tomorrow. He noted China aid is the topic she seeks, and it remains to be seen if further talks will follow at the event hosted by the Trumans.
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Dec
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Chiang Kaishek
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Extreme Cold Hits Montana and Dakotas
A frigid Canadian air mass chilled the Dakotas and Montana starting today and moving toward the central states. Temperatures dropped below zero with Havre Montana at 15 below, Glasgow at 13 below, and Williston North Dakota at 10 below. Havre’s high yesterday was 9 above.
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President Truman Says Inquiry Into Espionage Is Red Herring
President Truman said the congressional inquiry into Communist espionage remains a red herring. He indicated Attorney General Clark will enforce laws related to stolen State Department documents possibly linked to Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. He noted the House committee will change with the new Congress in January.
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Missouri Heads Flotilla On Caribbean Training Cruise
The battleship Missouri leads a 5 ship fleet including two carriers and eight destroyers sailing January for two week Caribbean cruises. About 5,160 reservists from eastern U S will participate across three Caribbean runs, with Missouri billeted aboard and ships from the Kearsarge Leyte Fargo Portsmouth Huntington and Juneau forming the escort.
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