Attitude Of America Unchanged In Face Of Chiang Mission
Washington reports no shift in U S stance toward China or the global cold war as Mme Chiang Kai shek presses appeals to Marshall and Truman. Western Europe plans a North Atlantic alliance to deter Soviet aggression while Romania accuses allied diplomats of espionage, which the U S calls a Communist tactic.
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Europe
Mme
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Truman
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Mme. Chiang
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
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Western
State Department
Bucharest
Filibuster Hint in Spy Case Sparks Partisan Clash
Rep. Nixon accuses the justice department of using one red spy investigation to filibuster another as the House Un American Activities Committee and DOJ clash over how to pursue alleged theft of government secrets for the Russians. The panel released documents said to be stolen from state department files a decade ago and circulated word of a 1937 38 typewriter used to copy papers for a Red spy ring. Mundt returns from home as a session is postponed and aides suggest a possible afternoon statement from Acting Chairman ASC.
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Whittaker Chambers
U. S
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Austria
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Diplomatic Corps
Hitler
Washington
Nixon
R-Calif
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House Un-American Activities Committee
House UN American Activities Committee
ASC
Mundt
Russia
Holifield
D-Calif
Congress
Coal Supply Could Last U.S. Forty Days
Washington reports a soft coal stockpile believed sufficient for about 40 days raises questions about John L. Lewis’s bargaining stance. Operators weigh shutdowns to trim above ground reserves before the June 30 wage agreement expires, as the 70 million tons mined and ready could ease miners’ leverage.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Floods From Willamette Crest Sweep Oregon Farmlands
Rain swollen Willamette River floods surge toward the Willamette Valley. Four people died as 500 fled lowlands and 200 residents were stranded away from home. High water blocks highways while mountain snow and slides affect transport. Red Cross aid reports 500 trailer residents evacuated to the University of Oregon campus and Lane County Fairgrounds.
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Red Cross
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University of Oregon
Lane County Fairgrounds
Pianist Eileen Joyce Narrowly Escapes on Stage Incident
Australian pianist Eileen Joyce fainted on stage at Royal Albert Hall last August while performing Tchaikovsky First Concerto. On a subsequent recital a piano string broke and flew into the Philharmonia, narrowly missing Joyce and conductor Rafael Kubelik as it landed among the cellos.
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London
Eileen Joyce
Tchaikovsky
Royal Albert Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra
Miss Joyce
Rafael Kubelik
Truman Seeks Pay Increases For Cabinet
President Truman asked Congress to raise cabinet officers pay from 15000 to 25000 dollars a year and boost salaries for other top level government officials. Budget director James E Webb said higher wages attract the best men and urged overhauling the entire pay structure for leadership roles. Webb proposed 17500 to 22500 for undersecretaries and heads of independent agencies.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
James E. Webb
Webb
Senate Post Office and Civil Service
Radio Shares Rally Amid Mixed Markets on December Day
In New York trading the stock market showed modest activity with radio shares leading some gains. Magnavox reached a new yearly high while other stocks such as U S Steel Shelly Oil General Motors U S Rubber Santa Fe American Tobacco Caterpillar Illinois Central and American Smelting climbed at times. Declines appeared in Republic Oliver General Electric Gulf Oil and Southern Railway as prices fluctuated within narrow ranges.
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Shelly Oil
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Santa Fe
American Tobacco
Caterpillar
Ilinois Central
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Republic
Oliver Corp
General Electric
Gulf Oil
Southern Railway
Royall Arrives To Check Army in Europe Tour
United States Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall arrives in London for a first hand check of American troops and equipment in Europe. His tour includes Frankfurt Athens Ankara Istanbul Naples Trieste Heidelberg Weisbaden Vienna and Paris to aid estimates for manpower money and material to Congress early next year. He plans to return to the United States around January 1.
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Kenneth C. Royall
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Five High Point Teens Arrested After Sears Robbery
Five High Point men aged 16 to 23 were arrested after a staged story book break in at Seabuck's Sears Roebuck store on Main Street. Police chased a black Ford and detained the group at West End. They were held on breaking and entering larceny and receiving with $1,000 bonds each.
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Seabuck
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English ‘Street
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W. E. Kiger
G. D. Walker
J. L. Kivett
B. W. Jenkins
Raymond L. Davis
Ennis Street
Darrell Donald Crisco
Paul Edgar Sapp, Jr
Joseph G. Robertson
I Millis Street
Jack B. Sheldon
Clinton Street
Partly Cloudy Mild Weather Foreshadows Carolinas Forecast
Associated Press reports a cloudy mild pattern for the Carolinas with forecast rain tomorrow and a turn to colder conditions on the following night. Morning lows resembled December maxima with Myrtle Beach at 60 and several cities in the 50s, marking a sharp warm spell after earlier frigid air.
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Carolinas
China News: Yangtze Defense Breached as 12th Army Crumbles
Nanking dispatch reports Chiangs government fears Yangtze watch may come sooner as Red infiltration grows near Nanking. Over 50,000 from the encircled 12th Army group are said wiped out southwest of Suhsien, striping the unit to under four square miles with critical supply shortages worsening amid pilot reports of difficulties.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Hwai River
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Suhsien
12Th
Farm leader warns on prewar price demands
Atlantic City reports farm leader Hassil E. Schenck of the Indiana farm bureau says consumer push for prewar pork chops eggs and other staples threatens the nation as it could bankrupt the government and prevent debt service. He argues a prewar price structure would shrink the national income below current levels.
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N. J
Hassil E. Schenck
Indiana Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau address warns on price supports and booms
President Hassil E. Schenck of the Indiana Bureau cautions that low prices would cut wages and incomes as farm prices face a possible boom and bust. Delegates debate durable supports, preferring a flexible system tied to crop supply and quotas, influencing the 80th Congress and Truman era policy.
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Indiana Bureau
American Farm Body
Bureau
Truman
Costa Rican Forces Contain Invasion From Nicaragua
Costa Rican authorities said the country is under control after an invasion launched from Nicaragua with communist support. The force, estimated at 200 to 300, was contained to a small area near the northwest border.
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Nicaragua
Costa Rica seeks Rio Pact aid as invasion threat grows
Costa Rica appeals under the Rio Pact for inter American help after a suspected communist backed assault. Nicaragua is accused of backing attackers and martial law is in force as civilians form a defense amid Junta leadership. The crisis prompts a possible emergency session of foreign ministers and an OAS referral.
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Panama Canal
Rafael A. Calderon Guardia
Havana
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Council of the Organization of American States
Anastasio Somoza
National Guard
Soviet Deputy Forges Warned Tone in Paris Assembly
In Paris, Andrei Vishinsky denounced Britain and the United States in the closing Paris session, saying no praise was due and predicting further steps to wreck international cooperation. The assembly adjourned to meet in New York on April 1, 1949, as Korea’s unification efforts continued with a UN commission.
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United Nations General Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
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Paris Assembly
John Foster Dulles
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Vishinsky
New York
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Republic of Korea
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Korea
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Government Forces Repulse Communists at Karditsa Greece
In a brief battle near Karditsa government troops 2 500 to 3 000 guerrillas were driven from the city with tank reinforcements. Communists used heavy weapons but were repulsed. Constantine Rodopoulos traveled to Larisa to direct operations amid ongoing street fighting.
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Constantine Rodopoulos
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