France Ends Communist Led Strikes After Month-Long Squabble
France's Communist led General Confederation of Labor accepted terms to end rapid strikes that crippled coal mining and railways. Up to 3 million workers were idle at the peak with 1.5 million still on strike at the end. The government blamed the movement on political aims by the Communist leadership and Russia, amid costly damage and halted talks with Moscow.
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France
Reds
Paris
Russia
General Confederation of Labor
GGT
Robert A. Lovett
U. S
Washington
Italy
Marseille
Soviet Union
Moscow
Rivalry Set to End Palestine Communal Strife
High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham warned Britain would take severe measures against Arabs and Jews in Palestine unless communal fighting ends. In 11 days 127 people died with attacks across Gevulot near Gaza Haifa Tel Aviv and Jaffa. Police used gunfire armored cars and curfews to restore order amid deaths and arson.
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Jerusalem
Alan G. Cunningham
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Gevulot
Gaza
Negev Desert
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Arab Jaffa
Jewish Agency
Hagana
Jewish Defense Organization
29 Passengers And Crew Of 5 Feared Lost
A big army C 54 transport plane with an undetermined passenger list crashed about midnight eight miles north of Goose Bay Labrador. No known survivors were reported. Also Greek British and American planes searched for a missing C 47 with four aboard near Athens after a last radio at 1 am saying they planned to bail out possible sea crash off Attica coast.
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Westover Field
Mass
Goose Bay Airfield
Labrador
Athens
Hassani
U. S
Baghdad
Attica
Rome
Small Pages Used Due To Shortage
The Enterprise reports a newsprint shortage at year end and uses smaller sheets to maintain the number of pages. The paper notes this is the only surplus newsprint it could secure, and the situation is grave for general newsprint supplies.
Weather prospects mixed with cool spell over western areas
The forecast notes a cool front moving over the west portion with clearing conditions expected late night into Thursday morning. Official records show temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities including Charleston 44 Miami 73 New York 58 Raleigh 58 Washington 42 Wilmington 48 with scattered totals.
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Charlotte
Wea
Charleston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Miami
Minn-St
Mobile
Mirehell
N. Orleans
New
Halleck backs cut in Western Europe relief aid
House Majority Leader Halleck aligned with Republicans demanding a reduction in the $597 million winter relief bill for France Austria and Italy. Reports say GOP leaders may trim to $500 million with Senate House conference in view. Halleck urged a further reduction while noting concern over domestic economic impact.
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Washington
Halleck
Western
Europe
Truman
U. S
Senate
House
France
Austria
Italy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Rediscount Rates Slated for Raise
Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner S. Eccles said the rediscount rate of one percent will be raised soon, likely to 1.4 percent. He spoke to the Senate-House economic committee and said he does not expect Congress to approve a proposal requiring banks to set aside an additional reserve to curb credits.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Marriner S. Eccles
Eccles
Senate-House Economic Committee
Congress
Supreme Court Rules Today On State's Closed Shop Law
Raleigh December 10 The state supreme court will hand down opinions late today and rule on the constitutionality of the closed shop ban The cases stem from Buncombe county with arguments heard weeks earlier One case involves two Asheville employers and four labor union officials accused of entering a closed shop contract The other asks if forcing union membership as a condition of employment violates criminal law
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Supreme Court
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Buncombe County
General Assembly
Asheville
Leftists May join Italian Cabinet
Premier Alcide de Gasperi aims to broaden his cabinet by adding moderate leftists after talks with labor socialist and Republican leaders. A government response to the chamber of labor demands for unemployed aid was due today. Rome faced a possible general strike starting tomorrow if demands were unmet. The cabinet approved a 40,000,000 lire public works budget to counter the leftist winter campaign.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
P ‘Es
Christian Democrat
Chamber of Labor
Province of
Strikes of Printers Disrupt Operations in 4 Newspapers
AFL Typographical union locals walked out in Bartlesville Oklahoma and Abilene Texas disrupting morning and afternoon editions. Bartlesville planned to keep publishing the Morning Examinex while Abilene papers likely stayed in print. Chicago suffered a 16 day printer strike with six major dailies kept alive by photo-rotogravure. Times Herald in Morristown Pennsylvania announced it would use the same process after 35 printers quit over wages.
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Hy Associated Press
Bartlesville
Okla
Abilene
Tex
AFL Typographical Union
Chicago
Warner
Morristown
Times Herald
N C Trustees Debate Medical School Location
The UNC board of trustees in Raleigh held a meeting to weigh continuing talks on placing a four year medical school at Greensboro. Major L P McLendon led a sub committee with Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital trustees to assess solvable problems and avoid delays. The 1947 legislature funded expansion from two to four years and a teaching hospital at Chapel Hill, while the Cone Foundation plans a $15 million Greensboro hospital.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina Board of Trustees
Cherry
Greensboro
L. P. McLendon
Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
McLendon
Cone Trustees
University Medical School
General Assembly
Chapel Hill
The
Cone Foundation
Eisenhower to Take College Job on June Seventh
Washington reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower will become president of Columbia University on June 7. Speculation shifts to his post military plans with Omar Bradley possibly taking over as army chief of staff by February or March. He is expected to take a 60 day vacation before joining Columbia.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Omar Bradley
Columbia
Anti-Inflation Accord Sought By Republicans
Republicans moved to set aside an administration rationing bill and pursue a voluntary anti-inflation program. Rep Gore charged the majority with rubber stamping for big business as Senate GOP policy chairman Taft in Ohio led the effort amid intra party tension.
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Washington
Senate House
Gore
Dtenn
Tennessean
GOP
Taft
Rohio
Senate
Four point anti inflation program outlined by Republican leaders
Washington lawmakers propose voluntary industry cost controls with relaxed anti trust rules, extended export controls, higher gold reserve ratios for Federal Reserve Banks and increased backing for commercial deposits, and tighter control of vital transport assets like box cars.
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Washington
Dee
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Steering Committee
House Republican
Hall
Indiana
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Secretary Harriman Measur e On Rationing Stance Clarified
A committee told a reporter the bill sent to Congress by Secretary Harriman aims to authorize allocations and priorities for scarce items. The measure would cover meat gasoline livestock poultry steel grain and other commodities and include freight cars for distribution.
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Capitol
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Illiam C. Foster
Reds Demands May Break Up Ministers Conference
Western diplomats describe Russia’s demand for 10 billion dollars in reparations largely from current production as the issue likely to fracture the Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Molotov’s hint that reparations and German economic unity could be discussed together angers U.S. and Britain, who oppose the proposal. Marshall presses for removing zonal trade barriers as a prerequisite to any German accord, while Bevin backed proposals to delay reparations until imports, costs, and a balanced economy are addressed. Moscow opposition and clash over national interests deepen the stalemate.
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London
Russia
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
United States
Britain
U. S
George’c. Marshall
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Moscow
Snow and Rain Sweep Wide Area Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports snow and freezing rain spreading across the country with Midwest temperatures rising from sub-zero levels. A light snow band extended through Missouri Iowa Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin and parts of Indiana Michigan while freezing rain affected lower Missouri and lower Ohio valleys and rain fell in parts of the Gulf states.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Gulf States
Mercury
Rochester
Pellston
Mich
Dakotas
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
France Sends Notes Back to Red Government
Paris reports that the French government will return Russian notes protesting the treatment of Soviet citizens in France to Moscow. President Vincent Auriol presided over the cabinet meeting and Francois Mitterand will explain the move in a radio address. The government said the notes were unacceptable but not a formal rejection.
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Paris
France
Moscow
Vincent Auriol
Francois Mitterand
Veterans Affairs
Western Union Employees Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike
The AFL Commercial Telegraphers union reports a 10 to 1 strike vote in favor of a pre Christmas walkout for higher wages. CTU talks with Western Union Te legraph Company could extend to joint action with two other unions if deadlock continues. Strike date expected at the height of the Christmas business.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Atlanta
APL
CTU
Western Union Teelgraph Company
Frank Bloom
Bloom
Big transport plane crash sighted by Ninth Air Force recon
Reliable reports from St. John s Mid. indicate a large transport aircraft with up to 40 crew and passengers may have broken up in rugged Newfoundland terrain near Northwest River. Ninth Air Force reconnaissance reported scattered burning wreckage 842 miles from Goose Bay, as ground teams launched in daylight with Army Transport Command coordination and helicopter evacuation planned.
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St. John's Mid
Ninth Air-Force Reconnaisance
Westover Air
Northwest River
Goose Bay
Army Transport Command
9Th Airforce
William H
ATC
Westover
Newfoundland
Atlantic Air Transport Division Command
Harmon Fie
St. John's
Popebell
Pope Field
Airplane Crashes Near Kanawa With Fatalities Reported
A small aircraft crashed and burned near Kanawa Oklahoma before dawn. A highway patrol unit at the scene reported two or three fatalities. No army craft were missing from Tinker Field in Oklahoma City. Kanawa lies about 70 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
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Knoawa
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Tinker Army Field
Oklahoma City
Kanawa
Air Force plans C-82 flight to Goose Bay with helicopter
Fort Bragg and the Greenville air base consider using a C-82 to transport a helicopter to Goose Bay. Ground crews dismantle the helicopter for airlift as Lt. Stanley H. Bear, a medical corps officer and qualified parachutist, prepares to join the mission.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Greenville Air Force
Greenville
S. C
Goose Bay
Air Force
Stanley H. Bear
Medical Corps
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