Britain urges immediate Palestine cease fire and Israeli withdrawal
Britain called for an urgent UN cease fire in southern Palestine and Israeli withdrawal from the Negev. Harold Beeley proposed a cease fire and withdrawal enforcement under Nov. 4 truce orders, with Bunche to report on compliance at Lake Success. Egypt accused Israel of premeditated violations, while Bunche said he could not identify who fired the first shot in the renewed Negev fighting.
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Paris
Britain
Palestine
Negev
Harold Beeley
Security Council
Egypt
Israel
Irael
State Department
Washington
Beeley
Truce Supervision Comitee
Jan
Lake Success
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
U.N. Charater
M. Fawzi Bey
Eye
Raph Bunche
U. N
Negev Desert
Bunche
N. Y
Hos
Borer
U.N
Army Plane Rescues Stranded Men on Greenland Icecap
The U S Air Force announced the rescue of 18 airmen stranded on the Greenland icecap. They were picked up by a C 47 aircraft with skis from a base 270 miles northwest of the crash scene and are returning to Bluie West Eight.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenland
Bluie West Eight
Actress Faye Emerson Roosevelt Hospitalized After Wrist Slashing
Faye Emerson Roosevelt was treated for a superficial left wrist cut at Hyde Park and later moved to Vassar Brothers Hospital under observation. Sheriff C Fred Close quoted Dr Hirst as saying the wound was personal safety related and that Roosevelt was restrained from further harm amid Elliott Roosevelt denying intent. The sheriff planned to question Elliott Roosevelt at the district attorney's office.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
C. Fred Close
H. Sherman Hirst
Close
Indonesians Sullen As Jeeps Patrol Capital
The Jakarta area reports 57 civilians killed during Dutch occupation operations on Dec 19. About 29 Indonesians and 74 wounded, with three officials killed in cold blood, including Santoso and Sutojo. Delegates at the UN Security Council criticize Holland for defying calls to halt fighting in Indonesia.
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Harris Jackson
Jogjakarta
Java
Republic of Indonesia
Santoso
Ministry of Education
Sutojo
Rusland Abdul Gani
Ministry of Information
Paris
United Nations Security Council
Holland
Council
Indonesia
Ybarbo Is Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Soldier Husband
Mrs Wilma Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts was found guilty of killing her American soldier husband Sgt John Ybarbo of Goliad Texas in a bedroom quarrel. A U S military court of three judges ruled the act amounted to the rough equivalent of second degree murder under German law and rejected self defense. The panel led by Judge Dewitt White deliberated six days and imposed a twenty year prison term.
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Marburg
Germany
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
U. S
Ybarbo
John Ybarbo
Goliad
Tex
Dewitt White
Morgantown
W. Va
John C. Campbell
Alhambra
Calif
Eldon V. Soper
Glendale
Meat Prices Fall Across Nation 19 Percent From September Peak
The American Meat Institute reports wholesale meat prices dropped about 19 percent since the mid-September peak, with retail prices down about 13 percent. The decline relies on government and trade quotes for wholesale markets in New York Chicago and San Francisco. For the four weeks to Christmas both wholesale and retail prices eased about four percent versus November.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Institute
AMI
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
San Francisco
Earthquakes Rattle Reno City Hall Prompt Council Adjourns
Seven earthquakes struck Reno within four and a half hours last night. The third tremor caused notable shaking of the 42 year old city hall, prompting the adjournment of a city council meeting. No damage was reported.
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Reno
Navy carrier races to Greenland to rescue airmen
On December 28 the U S S Saipan homeward bound for Greenland pushes through storms to save 13 air force flyers stranded on an ice cap. Captain Kane says rescue may start by Thursday noon with helicopters landing on the 7 800 foot ice cap while Col Balchen's expedition to Bluie West One is hampered by weather. All 13 are reported in good condition.
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Greenland
U. S
Saipan
Norfolk
U.S.S. Saipan
North Atlantic
Air Force
Newfoundland
Joseph L. Kane
Bernt Balchen
Winnipeg
Balchen
Bluie West
Ice Cap
Washington
Charter Plane With 28 Aboard Missing at Sea
A DC-38 twin engine charter plane with 28 people on board vanished while en route from San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami. Over five hours overdue and fuel exhausted. Coast guard air sea rescue and search planes from air force navy and coast guard comb the Atlantic around 50 miles on either side of the Miami San Juan airway and the Bahamas.
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Miami
Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Air-Sea Rescue Service
Overseas
New Orleans
Overseas Radio
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Seach
Miami-San Juan Airway
Bahama Island
Truman Declines to Expand on Russia Talk
President Truman refused to elaborate on his remark that certain leaders behind the iron curtain seek an understanding with the United States. Press Secretary Ross said the president will not name individuals in the Soviet government and offered no new information on suspected internal dissent. He spoke during a luncheon in Missouri and plans a White House conference with Vice President-elect Barkley and Speaker Rayburn.
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Kansas City
Truman
Charles G. Ross
United States
Ross
Eddie Jacobson
Mr. Truman
Moscow
Washington
White House
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Stalin
Joe
Maxim Litvinoff
Litvinoff
Peace rumors swirl as Chiang silent amid peace talks talk
In Nanking on December 28 rumors of a government reorganization and possible peace with the Chinese communists spread despite denials by top officials. Observers say Chiang Kai Shek faces pressure to step down, with Vice President Ii Tsung Jen seen as a potential leader to pursue talks, while Chiang fortifies Nanking for possible combat along the Yangtze.
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Nanking
China
Peoples Court
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
II Tsung-Jen
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Hwai
Yellow
Dangtze
Bolshevist Strategy Ignored Western Morality Says Truman
DEWITT MACKENZIE analyzes President Truman’s Kansas City remarks in which he accuses Russia of breaking promises and pursuing Bolshevist strategy in the cold war. The piece notes the president’s wish to seek understanding with Soviet leaders for lasting peace and ponders whether Stalin or Litvinoff is meant by the unnamed “certain leaders.”
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Truman
Russia
Kansas City
Potsdam
Yalta
Moscow
Lenin
Canada
Mr. Truman
Gains and Losses Balance on a Mixed Stock Day
The New York stock market wavered toward the downside with no clear trend. Low priced issues drew activity with American Broadcasting rising to 9 percent, while Avco fell below 7 percent. Several large names eased, but gains appeared for Republic Steel Sears Roebuck International Harvester Electric Power and Light Phelps Dodge Allied Chemical Radio Corp Pennsylvania R R and Mission Corp.
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New York
American Broadcasting
Avco
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Goodrich
Woolworth
Lockheed
American Smelting
Westinghouse Electric
Dow Chemical
Johns Manville
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Texas Co
Paramount Pictures
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Electric Power & Light
Phelps Dodge
Allied Chem
Radio Corp
Pennsylvania R.R
Mission Corp
Assassination of Egyptian PM Nokrashy Pasha shocks Cairo
Prime Minister Mahmud Nokrashy Pasha was shot dead in the Egyptian interior ministry by a student in disguise as a police officer. Authorities blamed the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood for the attack amid a wave of unrest and explosions in Cairo. The killer, who tried to shoot himself, was arrested at once. In Israel, reports say fighting near Gaza and the Negev is easing with the coastal corridor under tight Israeli control.
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Cairo
Mahoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Moslem Brotherhood Association
Ministry of Interior
Ascassin
Nekrashy Pasha
Nokrashy Pasha
U.S. Foreign Policy Upkeep Cost Climbs for Next Year
Washington reports US foreign policy spending rising to about 21 billion dollars for the next year, with roughly half of the Truman budget devoted to security forces and foreign aid. Costs reflect escalating military and aid programs, including European recovery and new military air plans.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
China
Europe
United States
Germany
Japan
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan Agency
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