Names Of 71 Traders On Latest List
Washington officials said the next public listing will include 71 federal state and local job holders who traded in wheat futures amid a year end sweep. A 1 240 person Chicago wheat futures list for April 30 1946 showed few government officials and only four small traders with Washington addresses.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Yin W. Pauley
Army
Senate Aviations Committee
Auley
Pauley
Navy
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange
Anderson
Autos Still Short Of Demand At End Of 1948
Detroit December 27 The 1948 year end outlook shows passenger car output rising but not enough to meet demand in all price bands. Industry leaders warn metals and labor costs will pressure production, with backlog remaining strong for both new and used cars despite a three day shutdown. Production totals from Automotive News and Ward's confirm high volumes but persistent supply gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Jon T
Deep
Automotive News
Ward's
Automotive Reports
United States
Ward
Marshall Named To Direct Stopgap Aid
Secretary of State Marshall named by President Truman to supervise stopgap aid totaling 40,000,000 for Austria, Italy, and ce through winter. A White House order also authorizes Marshall to direct use of 18,100,000 for China.
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Washington
Marshall
Trunan
Austria
Italy
White House
China
Weather Summary and City Temperatures Report
Official bureau notes for 24 hours ending 4:00 p m. list readings from Charleston to San Francisco with temperatures in the 20s to 60s and mentions of partly cloudy today and a warmer Sunday. Data include Charleston 52 Charlotte 28 Chicago 26 Columbus 52 Denver 60 Raleigh 28 San Antonio 66 San Francisco 53.
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Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Golumbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Frettanburg
Sehington
Wimien
VA Faces Loss Of Physicians In Near Future
Washington December report says the Veterans Administration will lose 1 400 physicians by May, about a fifth of its hospital staff. Maj. Gen. Paul R Hawley warned his successor will face fiscal constraints and a need to defend the 1949 VA budget. He plans to resign next Wednesday and may take a full time post to apply his veterans experience.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Paul R. Hawley
Hawley
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of
Defense Forrestal
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Gray
Paul B. Magnuson
Officials Meet To Name Trieste Governor
In Rome officials of Italy and Yugoslavia held their first talks on appointing a governor for the Trieste free territory. Under UN auspices the two nations plan to agree on a governor by January 5, with Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza hopeful of an agreement by that time.
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Rome
Foreign Office
Trieste Free Territory
United Nations inSa Pucuens
Italy
Yugoslavia
Carlo Sforza
Generalissimo Bans Military News in North
Chiang Kai-Shek issued a personal order banning disclosure of military news by government officials as reports from the north said Manchuria’s national position was deteriorating. The order forbids sharing any military information with press or public, with severe punishment for violators.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
Chiang
Outbreaks Claim Ten More Lives In Jerusalem
Palestinian violence across the region adds ten fatalities in Jerusalem as Hagana conducts raids on Silwan and clashes occur near Tel Aviv Jaffa. Arab civilians and Jewish residents suffer deaths and property damage amid renewed hostilities.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Middle East
Hagana
Silwan
Mount of Olives
Tel Aviv
Arab Jaffa
Katamon
Negev
Storm Toll Rises to 49 in Philippines Disaster
Manila reports 49 dead or missing after December typhoon the Kina sank near Samar sea. Of 61 aboard, 32 rescued, 11 killed in Laguna, others unaccounted. Damages in Laguna and Samar run into millions as communications recover. Ships and air service slowly resume. Kina valued at $2 million with 17 knot speed.
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Manila
Philippines
Samar Sea
Laguna
Laguna de Bay
Cavite
Bureau of Posts
Santa Cruz
Catbalogan
Samar
U. S. Army
Meigs
East Asiatic Company
Kina
U. S. Army Department
Shanghai
Far East
Europe
East Asiatic Co
Atlantic
Proclamation To Outlaw Greek Reds In Athens
The Greek government planned to rush a law outlawing the communist party and EAM as it fights guerrilla forces in Konitsa Agrinion and surrounding areas. Premier Sophoulis pressed for stronger army support while U.S. officials awaited Greek pleas for arms amid heavy fighting near the Albanian border.
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Chakales Athens
Communist Party
Greece
Chemistokles Sophoulis
United States
Karl Rankin
EAM
National Liberation Front
Coordinating Council
Eleutherios Venizelos
Constantine Dovas
Agrinion
Kato Prosiova
Athens
Konitsa
Markos Vafiaides
U.S
Sophoulis
U. S
Mexico City Cold Wave Leaves Dozens Hospitalized
Police report 10 dead and more than 100 hospitalized after a three day cold front grips the Mexico City area. The December 26 low set a new record for the Mexican capital.
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Mexico City
Volunteer Fireman Killed As Weldon Theater Burns
A fire at the Levon theater in Weldon North Carolina killed Everette A Carr 39 a motor company mechanic he died when an upper wall collapsed while directing a hose on the marquee Three others were injured L C Barrow Jr A W Garner of Weldon and Rufus Britton of Roanoke Rapids were hurt Firefighters from Weldon Halifax and Roanoke Rapids fought the blaze discovered about 2 pm by Forrest Rowe Jr in the projection booth Several others escaped unharmed
Snow Storm Sidelights From New York City
New York city residents faced a heavy snowstorm with 25.8 inches dropping overnight. Suburban visitors stranded in Manhattan found ways to pass time as dime bar crowds and impromptu rescues filled the scene. Weather officials admitted surprise as the storm moved from Atlantic areas and forecasts underestimated snowfall. Skiing appeared in Madison Avenue, Central Park, and Bear Mountain with Palisades Park officials predicting record winter crowds.
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New York
Times Square
Atlantic Ocean
Weather Bureau
Madison Avenue
Central Park
Bear Mountain
Palisades Interstate Park
Queen Mary Sails After Storm Delay at Dawn
The liner Queen Mary departed at 4 25 a m after a storm delayed her departure nearly 12 hours. Passengers had brought luggage to the pier on sleds. A horse drawn sleigh delivered two perweer from the Savoy Plaza hotel.
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Savoy Plaza
Otel
Greece Crisis Deepens as Red Rebels Expand
DEWITT MACKENZIE explains that a rebel Communist state in northern Greece signals Moscow’s aim to control the Dardanelles and become a Mediterranean power. He notes Turkey’s stand with the West, the Greek monarchy’s struggle, and the risk of a broader Balkan conflict if the revolt succeeds, urging cautious Western and Russian behavior to avoid war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Greece
Russia
Dardanelles Strait
Dardanelles
Turkey
America
Britain
Moscow
Turka
Balkan Peninsula
Mediterranean
United Nations
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Athens
Reds
Mapa
Balkan States
Red
Markos Vifiades
Poland Convicts Seven as Traitors in Underground Network Case
A Warsaw military tribunal sentenced seven defendants for aiding underground networks and passing state, military, and economic secrets to British and American diplomats. Two leaders received death sentences, while others faced long prison terms. The group allegedly coordinated to overthrow the Warsaw regime and supplied information to former ambassadors Victor Cavendish-Bentinck and Arthur Bliss Lane. Lt. Col. Edward J. York was named as having received information.
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Warsaw
Waclaw Lipinski
Wlodzimierz Marzwski
Washington
Wincenty Kwiezinski
WIN Underground
Poland
Helena Sosnowska
Stanislaw Sesiak
Maria Marynowska
Adam Ovarski
Ministry of Reconstruction
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck
Arthur Bliss Lane
Edward J. York
San Antonio
Texas
Army Refuses Glenn Davis Release To Join Pro Football
The Army declined Glenn Davis's request to resign to play professional football. Secretary Royall announced the decision, with the Army personnel board and General Eisenhower concurring, noting resignations are allowed only for extreme hardship or humanitarian reasons. Davis, a West Point graduate commissioned last June, is on leave at his home in Claremont, California.
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Washington
Army
Glenn Davis
Bom
Royall
West Point
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Davis
Claremont
Calif
Snowstorm Leaves New York Paralyzed In Record 25.8 Inches
New York City endured a historic blizzard like storm with a record 25.8 inches of snow. Transit systems ground to a halt as buses, subways, ferries, and trains operated well behind schedule. The storm caused at least 31 deaths across the region and prompted mayor William O Dwyer to return from California.
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New York
New England
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Connecticut
Massachusets
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
William O'Dwyer
el Centro
Calif
Los Angeles
Manhattan
la Guardia Field
O'Dwyer
Hudson Tubes
Hudson River
Monte Carlo
Swank Stork
Baptist Churches In State Have Good Year
North Carolina Baptists reported a record year with 25,435 new members in 1947 raising total membership to 622,426 and 41 new churches added. Gifts to church causes reached 14 million 122 thousand 727 dollars, up about 20 percent from the prior year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
L. I. Morgan
Baptist State Convention
Morgan
Baptist Church
Tar Heel
Callendar
All Causes of the Church
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Taasheville Tanta
Trieste
Generalissimo
Harry Kenny
Philadelphia
Virginia
Weldon
Visiades
Gonatas
Balkans
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