Georgia Governor-Elect Eugene Talmadge Dies Before Inauguration
Georgia political shock as Eugene Talmadge dies at 62 in Atlanta after a coma and illness. Funeral planned for McRae with tentative services, triggering a bitter power struggle over succession and potential constitutional moves to fill the vacancy.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Piedman Hospital
Jain
Almadge
McRae
Talmadge
Ellis Arnall
Council Debates Baruch Plan On Atomic Veto Limits
Delegates clash over whether to approve a U S proposal to end the big power veto on enforcing atomic energy controls. The Baruch plan advances in principle, but Soviet Russia and Canadian sponsor Meaghon press for wording to fit the assembly resolution. Molotov signals support for a veto free system but keeps enforcement under the security council. More details on page six.
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United Na | Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Commission
Russia
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Andrew G. L. Meaghton
Eee
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
U.S
V. M. Molotov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Earthquake and Tsunami Ravage Southern Japan
A violent earthquake and massive tidal waves struck more than 50 000 square miles of southern Japan. Early figures report 500 dead 612 injured and 43 missing with about 28 000 homes destroyed damaged or flooded and 500 fishing vessels lost. One allied casualty a missing British soldier. Seismologists say it was the world’s most violent tsunami provoking quake beneath the Pacific.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Wakayama
Arnall Orders Capitol Closed and Flag At Half Mast
Gov Ellis Arnall announced a day of state mourning after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge. The state capitol will be closed and the flag flown at half mast for Saturday December 21. Arnall declined to comment on a successor at this time.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia Governor Talmadge Dies After Long Illness
The report states Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge died at 7 o clock after a lengthy period of illness. He had suffered a stomach hemorrhage on October 4 in Jacksonville and returned to hospital several times, with a relapse last Sunday. Family members including his wife, son Herman, and campaign manager were at his side along with two daughters.
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Talmadge
Herman
Arnall
Bill Kimbrough
Charles Smyly
Much Damage Done By Barge
Residents of Manteo NC surveyed damaged docks and fishing boats after a huge oil drilling barge broke loose from its mooring in yesterday's high winds. The 1800 ton 205 foot vessel battered its way over 500 feet before control was regained by flooding. Damage estimated at more than 30000 dollars for half a dozen docks and boats. The barge was being fitted out by Standard Oil Company for shore drilling operations.
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Manteo
North Carolina
Standard Oil Company
Weather outlook for North Carolina with light rain and warming
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional light rain or drizzle and slowly rising temperatures today, followed by clearing and little temperature change tonight. Sunday should be fair and warmer. Official records report 24 hour temperature and rainfall ending 8 50 am in Charlotte.
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Carolina
Charlote
Weather Bureau
Senate May File Contempt Charge Against Terry
Senate committee seeks authority to charge Edward T Terry with contempt for refusing to disclose the fate of $15,000 from Simon Liberman meant to defeat Bilbo in Mississippi. Contempt penalties include up to a year in jail and $1000 fine. perjury charges were also pursued.
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Washington
Edward T. Terry
Bilbo
D-Miss
Terry
Mississippi
Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
Federal
Mead
D-Ny
George Meader
Simon Liberman
New York
Liberman
Ferguson
Berlin Papers Praise Stalin On His 67th Birthday
Soviet controlled Berlin newspapers celebrate Josef Stalin's 67th birthday calling him an outstanding statesman and leader of progressive forces in the fight against fascism. Molotov and Vishinsky flew to Moscow for the birthday and met with Marshal Sokolovsky before returning from New York.
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Berlin
Josef Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Moscow
Stalin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Molotov
Vishinsky
New York
Christmas Day Weather Outlook
The weatherman forecast a clear cool Christmas with a day slightly cooler than 42 degrees on average. Winter begins Sunday at 5:44 am as temperatures in Asheville, Greensboro, Spartanburg, Columbia and Cape Hatteras show varied readings with rainfall noted at Cape Hatteras.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Asheville
Greensboro
Spartanburg
Columbia
Cape Hatteras
Rift in Republican ranks over house leadership clash
Rep. Thomas Jenkins of Ohio objects to outsider influence on American Congress amid Dewey's endorsement of Charles Halleck for house floor leadership. He also targets presidential aspirants Taft and Bricker, signaling a serious intra party split in December.
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Washington
House
Rep
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
American Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Taft
Senator Bricker
Jenkins
French Troops Suffer Losses in Indo China Actions
Paris reports heavy French casualties as forces advance in two northern sectors of Indo China. A small garrison at Vinh falls to Viet Nam troops while Lanessan hospital in Hanoi is retaken. Tourane airfield remains under French control after a dawn attack.
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Paris
Vinh
Saigon
Lanessan
Hanoi
Tourane
Sud
Tidal Wave Strikes Kainan and Wakayama Coast
Reports describe a major tsunami hitting Kainan on the Wakayama peninsula and spreading along 370 miles of coast. The town faced collapsed homes and missing relatives as tremors began at 4 20 am.
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Kainan
Truman Names Three Judges to German War Crimes Tribunal
President Truman appointed three American judges to a military tribunal in the U S occupation zone in Germany to try major war criminals. Walter B Beals of Washington Harold L Sebring of Florida and John son Tal Crawford of Oklahoma named as members with Victor Swearingen as alternate. appointments via executive order under four power authority.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Germany
Walter B. Beals
Supreme Court of
Eye Operation Lets Child See Christmas Decorations
Bette Goudy, 14, of Artesian Illinois, regained sight after Dr. Richard A. Perritt transplanted a cornea from a stillborn baby into her right eye. She can now distinguish colors and objects at twelve feet, with further improvement anticipated in four months.
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Artesian
8. C
Bette Goudy
Bette
Chicago
Richard A. Perritt
Dope Vendor Is Held In Custody
Joseph Gagliano known as Pip the Blind, accused of leading an east Harlem narcotics syndicate, faces 150000 bail in General Sessions Court. Four co defendants hold 15000 bail, while Charles Albero, linked to a second Harlem syndicate, is in hospital with bail to be set later.
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New York
Joseph
Pip the Blind
Gagliano
Frank S. Hogan
East Harlem
Charles
Little Bullets) Albero
Hogan
General Sessions Court
Francis L. Valentine
Unions File 56 Million in Wages Suits Across Midwest
CIO and USW unions in four midwestern cities filed federal suits seeking portal to portal pay and damages totaling 56 million for about 8 500 workers. Largest claim 30 million from General Steel Castings and National Enameling in Granite City Illinois with 3 000 workers. Other actions target Laclede Steel Ford Motor Briggs and Oliver plants with unions asserting retroactive pay under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.
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CIO
Midwest
Portal To Portal
U. S. Supreme Court
Mt. Clemens
Mich
United Steel Workers
Springfield
Ill
General Steel Castings Corporation
National Enameling and Stamping Company
Granite City, Ill
St. Louis
USW
Laclede Steel Company
Chicago
Ford Motor Company
South Bend
Ind
United Farm Equipment Workers
Oliver Corporation
Shelbyville
Charles City
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Briggs Manufacturing Company
UAW
England Moves to Avert Fuel Shortage at Austin Plant
London officials rush to secure coal as Austin Motor Car Co warns of a shutdown due to fuel scarcity. Officials warn exports and up to a million workers could be affected, while the ministry urges economy to avert a full stoppage.
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London
Britain
Austin Motor Car Co
Ministry of Fuel
Hugh Gaitskell
Fuel Ministry
Austin
Food Imports To Germany Decline
In the American zone Germans have lived on reserve stocks for three months as U.S. food imports fall short of half the 1,550 calorie daily ration. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney said a big rise in imports is expected next month to cover the deficit. He reported 300,000 tons of American food for Germany were on the seas or loading.
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Berlin
United States
Joseph T. McNarney
O Day
Wuerttemberg-Baden
Seismologists Report New Quakes Near Aleutians
The Fordham University seismograph logged two strong shocks at 5 32 13 and 5 42 52 a m EST about 6000 miles from New York in an unknown direction. A quake yesterday was centered far south of the Japanese islands and England’s West Bromwich Observatory noted tremors lasting about two hours with apex about 5300 miles away.
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New York
Joseph J. Lynch
Fordham University
England
West Bromwich Observatory
J. J. Shaw
Aleutian Islands
Japan
Devastating quakes and waves hit Honshu Shikoku coastlines
A 370 mile wide quake zone from Shimoda to Kochi triggered 10 foot waves and widespread destruction. Casualty figures ranged in the hundreds with thousands homeless as fires and flooding hit Kushimoto Shingu and Watayama areas. Half hour tremors followed the initial quake and damage stretched from Kyushu north to Shizuoka.
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Kyushu
Shikoku
Shizuoka
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