Organized Labor Groups To Bid for More Power
The AFL and CIO held strategy sessions to repeal Taft Hartley and expand labor political power. CIO leaders reported to Secretary Tobin and outlined a plan for aggressive action through 1950, including restoring Wagner Act provisions and possible amendments. AFL aims for a 14 month education drive funded by member contributions, with projected proceeds to build voter awareness and turnout.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Philip Murray
Portland
Ore
Labor
Tobin
James B. Carey
Arthur Goldberg
David J. Mc Ronald
Truman
Congress
Cincinnati
Joseph D. Keenan
AFL Political League
New Breed of House Flies Defy DDT Resistance Found
New York report shows a fly population resistant to DDT. Scientists W W King and J B Gahan of the U S Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine say some house flies have developed tolerance after generations exposed to DDT. Earlier hints in 1947 grew stronger this year as Orlando Florida stock survived higher concentrations. The result is a tougher fly lineage requiring new control methods.
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New York
American Association of Economic Entomologists
W. W. King
J. B. Gahan
United States Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
United States
Bureau
Orlando
Fla
King George VI Cheered On By Birthday Observance
London dispatch notes King George VI turning 53 amid improved leg condition yet subdued celebrations. Illness kept him mostly in bed though he joined a family luncheon with Queen Mother Mary and royals. A palace spokesman described gifts as intimate while public displays marked the day.
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London
George VI
Mary
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
Elizabeth
Margaret
Legislative Speedup Is Forecast
President Truman is likely to signal a legislative speedup when he reports to Congress on the state of the union January 4 or 5. The new session is not expected to pass major laws before inauguration January 20, while Democratic leaders aim to push their program early and bypass civil rights debates temporarily.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
White House
Senate
Cryoscope to Detect Water in Winston-Salem Milk
In Winston-Salem a cryoscope will be used to test milk for added water as inspectors plan rigid tanker inspections. Health official Harold Parker cites a 1850 gallon shipment condemned with 10 percent water and notes recent local prosecutions of dairy producers for diluting milk.
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Winston-Salem
Harold E. Parker
Forsyth County
Parker
Howard Goforth
Public Private Power Fight Looms in Congress
Washington reports a winter power shortage sparks a heated battle over federal versus private control. TVA expansion, regional authorities, and private utility speed to build face off as experts warn shortages and favor conservation. Public-private rivals vow to push differing plans including a new Tennessee Valley Authority style regions bill and a flagship steam plant at New Johnsonville.
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Washington
Muscle Shoals
National Security Resources Board
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
P. L. Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
Smith
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Coal Industry Sees Weather Help Amid Soft Coal Surplus
Pittsburgh December survey finds unemployment and shorter weeks in parts of the coal sector amid a 70 million ton soft coal stockpile. Operators say mild weather and year end inventories depress demand while vast supply remains accessible. Domestic markets and New York City receive much of the anthracite and truck strip production.
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Pittsburgh
New York City
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Colorado
Maryland
Southern Governors Rally States Rights Banner At Savannah
Southern governors met in Savannah to unveil a regional education program while debating federal control of the national guard Tide land oil reserves and freight rate discrimination. Leaders included Fielding Wright Ad. Gen. Reckord Beauford Jester Strom Thurmond and Walter McDonald as regional funds were sought. The conference approved a 1.736 million initial two year budget for regional education.
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Savannah
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
National Guard
Beauford
Tideland
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
National Association of Utilities Commissioners
Southern Governors’ Conference
Southern Regional Council For Education
Stocks Leveling Off After Weak Opening Today
New York action mixed as losses predominated after the opening bell with many blue chips down. Tax selling weighed on the market but gains appeared in Firestone Sears Roebuck J I Case Western Union and Texaco as others fell.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
General Motors
Woolworth
International Harvester
Boeing
Glenn Martin
Schenley
Kennecott Copper
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Oil
Transcontinental and
Western Air
Firestone
Sears Roebuck
J. I. Case
Western Union
Consolidated Natural Gas
Allied Chemical
Johns Manville
American Woolen
Decca Records
Texas Co
Robbery suspects charged in multiple local break-ins
Five men linked to Sears break-in questioned late yesterday as police connect at least five recent burglaries. Two teens, Ray Pope and Eddie Wishon, arrested for conspiracy and larceny, admitted plans to aid Shelton in Efird’s break-in. Shelton faces four counts plus conspiracy with total bonds $4,750. other suspects face varied charges and bonds. Local police tie Shelton to several sites including Bard's Lamet Salvage and Guilford Furniture.
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Fred Flagler
Sears
High Point
Ray Pope
Redding Street
Eddie Wishon
Smith Street
W. G. Friddie
Eaird’s
Jack Shelton
Darrell Crisco
Pope
Wishon
Shelton
Efird’s
Shelton Boy
Bard’s Lamet Salvage
Guilford Furniture Company
Ray
Joe Robert More
Cost of Keeping Peace Might Match War Cost Says France Soir
The Paris paper France Soir claims UN assembly words totaled 10.6 million with 1.7 million francs in expenses, costing 53 cents a word. It cites Andrei Vishinsky and U S involvement, noting soaring costs of defense, aid, and airlifts while arguing peace at any price may be cheaper than war. The London Times suggests trimming verbosity to save time, energy, and money.
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Assembly of the United Nations
Paris
France Soir
U.S. A
France Seir
Scotts
Andrei Y. Vish
Pussia
Sam
U. N
Moscow
London Times
U.N. Assembly
Farm Bureau Urges High Farm Prices and Controls
Atlantic City reports the American Farm Bureau Federation convention backing strong government action to keep farm prices high. Delegates push for extending government controls over production and sales to prevent overproduction, aligning with prior campaign sentiment and recent Grange and state committee meetings.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Farm Bureau Federation Convention
Congress
Washington
80Th Congress
Farm Bureau Convention
National Grange
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Agriculture Department
Peiping Under Siege As Nationalist Airfields Close
Peiping isolated as Communist forces near. south air field and west field shut. Peiping-Tientsin railway halted. Nationalist troops accused of looting the west field. Gen Show Jih Jou reportedly ordered withdrawal without Fu Tso Ti consent amid claims of a first real battle against Lin Piao.
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Spencer Moosa
Peiping
Peiping-Tientsin
Show Jih Jou
Fu Tso-Ti
Associated Press
Tsingtao
U. S
China
Nanking
Lin Piao
Lin
Rumors of Coalition Government Sweep Nanking Civil War
In Nanking on December 14, reports and petitions floated about forming a coalition government or negotiating peace to end China's civil war. Authorities denounced the idea while rumors spread through the capital.
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Harold K
Miles
Nanking
China
Aged Duplin Couple Robbed After Assault
Two masked gunmen beat and robbed Co. F Mallard Sr and his wife in Six Forks Duplin county. They were locked in a smokehouse, cash bonds and heirlooms taken, including a yellow gold ladies watch. Joyce Jacobs, a truck driver, later released the couple. Sheriff Brown noted a $500 reward for capture.
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Burgaw
Co. F. Mallard, Sr
Joyce Jacobs
Duplin
Six Forks
Mallard
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