Taft Opens Slim Door to Anti-Inflation Action
Taft indicated a mere crack remains for a special session on anti inflation measures. Senate GOP leaders discuss rushing a modified Walcott bill while House and Senate battle over votes and timing. The House defeated the GOP substitute 202 to 183, 538 short of a two thirds margin, delaying action.
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Taft
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Tobey
Senate Banking Committee
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Banking Committee
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GOP
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Mass
Halleck
Ind
Senate
Wolcott
Federal Reserve Bank
Prosecution to Call 40 Witnesses in Fritz Case
In Caldwell County Superior Court, prosecutors plan to call about 40 witnesses as they seek to prove charges against R. L. Fritz Jr., former president of the North Carolina Education Association. The state accuses the Hudson school district of obtaining money under false pretenses and alleges payroll irregularities involving about 1600 dollars. Fritz led a state wide drive for higher teachers salaries last winter.
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Caldwell Superior
R. L. Fritz, Jr
North Carolina Education Association
Hudson
Neipal
Fritz
Deposition Ties Fritz to Payroll scheme at Hudson School
In Lenoir North Carolina on December 16 a former Caldwell county teacher testified that R L Fritz Jr allowed using her name on Hudson school payroll while she was not employed there. The statement named Fritz's wife among several recipients of funds from such checks and claimed vouchers were used to cover a teacher shortage. Fritz restitutioned $1600 to the state and says the money aided classes with county approval of the procedure.
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James C. Farthing
Hudson School
Fritz
State Board of Education
County Superintendent of Education
Weather Summary North and South Carolina and Nearby Areas
Weather report from Charlotte and other cities shows clear and windy conditions with cooler readings in the east, tonight and tomorrow. Extended forecast calls for near normal temperatures Wednesday through Thursday, warming by Friday and Saturday with scattered rain chances. chega includes multiple city readings such as Atlanta Columbia Charleston Asheville Wilmington and Spartanburg with temperatures ranging from the mid 30s to mid 70s and rainfall inches recorded in some stations.
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Asheville
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Atlanta
Chicago
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iHiringham
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Evansville
Iveston
BBC Point
Ville
A Rock
Les
Idian
Cold Weather Spreads Across Southern Cities
Colder weather hit the south with sub freezing temps reaching Vicksburg Mississippi and Nashville Tennessee. Minnesota and Wisconsin logged sub zero readings, with Inter national Falls recording 11 below. Colorado states showed mixed readings as rain extended to the Gulf coast and Atlantic, while Miami noted a high of 78.
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Associated Press
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
International Falls
Minn
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Mercury
Nashville
Tenn
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Tex
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Oklahoma
City
Arkansas
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Little Rock
Lower Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Upper Michigan
Dakotas
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Maine
Pacific Coast
Miami
Youth Admits Murdering His Sister in Colorado Home
Sheriff L E Brookshire said 12-year-old Jimmy Melton confessed to killing his 16-year-old sister Phyllis Marie with a .22 rifle after claiming she nagged him about fuel. He described planning the act at home and firing multiple shots in their Colorado Springs area residence.
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Las Animal
Colo
L. E. Brookshire
Brookshire
Sayling
Phyllis
Senate Nominates Five To Expanded NLRB And Posts
The Senate moved President Truman's nomination to the expanded National Labor Relations Board plus several top administration posts with little opposition. Senate Republican leader White of Maine delayed a recess, after Democrats and Senator Taft of Ohio questioned the timing and blocked a vote yesterday. The NLRB expansion from three to five members has been debated since the Taft Hartley law boosted the board.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
White
Maine
Taft
Ohio
NLRB
Farm Bureau leader warns on choice for America’s future
Chicago December 16Ed ward A O NeaI president of the American Farm Bureau Federa tion tells the 29th annual convention that America stands at a threshold between a golden age and downfall He says scientific helps and technologies can boost productivity but social and moral progress must match advances He urges UN support consumer purchasing power Marshall plan Europe cooperatives soil conservation unity and a revised parity price formula Delegates total around S 000 expected to elect Allan B Kline head of the organization Thursday in Des Moines Iowa and the election of officers is set for Thursday
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Chicago
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
America
Federation
O'Neal
United Nations
Europe
Farm Bureau
Allan B. Kline
Des Moines
Eight Killed In Collision Of 2 Vessels Off Cu rac
Eight died after two tankers collided off Curaçao in the Dutch West Indies. A Puerto Rico coast guard message said 50 were rescued, eight bodies ashore, and 12 missing. The Venezuelan tanker Tucupita, a converted LST, was reported total loss with a crew of 36, including two women.
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New York
Curac
Dutch West Indies
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Living Cost Rises for Families in 34 Cities
A Labor Bureau survey shows an average four person family spending about 450 more annually for a modest standard of living in 34 major cities than 22 months earlier. Food costs lead the rise, with housing increasing modestly under rent control, and figures cited for New Orleans Washington Cincinnati and New York.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
New Orleans
Bureau
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
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House Appropriations
Clague
House
Senate Economic Committee
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
New York
Seattle
Soviet Propaganda Triumph Overtakes London Conference Narrative
London reports say Molotov dominated 17 foreign ministers sessions, portraying the USSR as Germany’s ally and pressing for a strong liberal German government. Bevin and Marshall accused him of addressing the German people, and their attempts to halt him failed over 16 days.
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United States
Great Britain
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Union
Germany
Molotov
Ernest Bevin
W U. S
Marshall
Stop Gap Aid Bill Reaches President Truman
Congress sent the 597 million dollar stop gap foreign aid measure to President Truman as the House Appropriations Committee cut 88 million from the request. The compromise bill speeds through both chambers after a four week session, enabling immediate shipments from a 150 million advance from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Congress
Truman
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
France
Italy
Austria
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House committee trims relief aid for Europe and China
The appropriations panel outlined a plan to cut 66 million from France aid and 22 million from Italy, plus 58 million from Austria, while noting no funds for China as a separate bill advances to the House floor for debate. Passage is set for tomorrow.
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House
Truman
France
Italy
Austria
Belgium
White House
China
Bootlegger’s Christmas Cards Backfire in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City sheriff relished a Christmas joke when he received bootlegger cards thanking him for friendship. Deputies traced a phone number on a red card, arranged visits, and arrested a man on liquor charges. The scam left the bootlegger exposed and lawmen with the last laugh as four pints disappeared from Santa’s stash.
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Oklahoma City
Prohibition
Oklahoma
Yale Greetings
Santa
Plan to form western Germany faces rapid steps
American observers expect Western Germany to become an interim state or confederation soon after the London talks collapse. German leaders from the Christian Social Union and Social Democrats convened to draft a government plan as Allied authorities prepare for a potential bi zonal council meeting with Gen. Clay and Gen. Robertson to outline a political framework.
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Prankfurt
Western
Germany
London
Jor
Christian Social Union
Social Democrats
Lucius D. Clay
Frankfurt
Bizonal Economic Council
Clay
Brian Robertson
Marshall Plans To Make Report Friday Night
Secretary of State Marshall plans a 20 minute radio address to the nation Friday night detailing the failure of the big four foreign ministers conference to reach a European peace settlement. He will speak at about 9 p.m. EST after arriving from London aboard President Truman's aircraft the Sacred Cow.
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Washington
Marshall
State Department
London
Truman
Moscow
Western Allies Move Toward Unified Western Germany
Secretary Marshall prepares proposals with French Foreign Minister Bidault for merging the French zone with British and American zones as four power talks collapse. Bidault says conversations will occur to gauge Western Germany prospects while Molotov heads home after the big four failure.
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Marshall
Georges Bidault
Germany
Bidault
U. S
Molotov
George C. Marshall
Lucius D. Clay
Robert Murphy
Clay
Uty
Andrei Y. Vishinski
Marshall Vassily Sokolovsky
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Berlin
Moscow
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Fire destroys four story hotel in Wildwood blaze
Wildwood New Jersey December 1 Fire at the Lincoln Hotel left the 40 room four story brick hostelry a total loss. Flames fed by a mile wide ocean wind swept through the building causing an estimated 100000 dollars in damage. Three guests registered and about six patrons at the bar escaped injury.
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N. J
Lincol
Hart Steele
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