Truman Describes Republican Anti-Inflation Bill as Inadequate
President Truman said he would sign the Republican anti inflation bill but called it pitifully inadequate to meet the grave peril to the economy. He warned Congress that any action to fight inflation must avoid delays and that the bill falls short on key measures. The measure extends wartime powers, controls exports and rail transport, and relies on voluntary industry agreements without broad price or wage powers.
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Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Man
Priest and Nuns Sentenced in Yugoslav War Crimes Case
In Belgrade a Haribor court in Slovenia sentenced a priest, three nuns and nine others for aiding war criminals. Rev Valentin Stiler received seven years and expulsion after. one nun got three years, others 16 months. five women and four men got three to six years.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Haribor
Slovenia
Valentin Stiler
Weather forecast indicates light rain and warming tonight
The report notes colder conditions earlier in the day with light rain possible tonight. Temperatures readings for multiple cities are listed, including Little Rock 67 and New York 35, as the forecast covers the region.
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Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Meridian
Ominn
T. Po
Mobilyt
Mitchell
Orleans
New York
Wallace weighs third party bid in Wallace speech tonight
Washington dispatch says Henry A. Wallace may enter the 1948 race on a peace platform criticizing Truman as Democrat strategists expect a Wallace third party could siphon left wing votes. A New Republic editor resigns amid debates over Wallace coverage and future of the magazine’s Wallace writings.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Chicago
Soviet Russia
Sparkman
Alabama
New York
New Republic Magazine
William Harlan Hale
Hale
New Deal
Straight
Bruce Bliven
Bliven
Officials named by Anderson as grain speculators
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Gra ham Truman’s personal physician and Gov. H. B. Maw of Utah were among 99 public officials listed by Agriculture Secretary Anderson as speculating in grain last September. The list includes 80 federal employees and various state and local workers. graham faced scrutiny over 30,000 bushels long and 220,000 bushels short on Sept 17 and 10,000 sold on Sept 19.
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Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
H. B. Maw
Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Graham
Agriculture Department
J. Lee Zimmerman
Route 4
Lexington
N. C
Maw
Conditions Almost Normal In Snowbound Metropolitan Area
New York City returns to work as snow cleanup nears finish. Railroads run near normal, subways back, but ice and scattered outages linger in buses and streets. Mayor O Dwyer appeals for volunteers to help remove vast amounts of snow after record snowfall. Death toll reaches sixty seven with costs estimated between three and seven million dollars.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Maine
District of Columbia
New York City
Democrat Joins Republicans In Tax-Cut Fight
Colorado Senator Edwin C. Johnson joined Republican leaders in forecasting an income tax cut in 1948. He supported the Knutson bill volume of 5.6 billion dollars and noted Truman vetoes failed to override. Johnson said community property provisions and higher individual exemptions might have made those bills law.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Johnson
Knutson
Senate
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Navy Helicopter Crashes Killing Two Crew in Naples
A U S navy helicopter from the carrier Midway lost a rotor blade over the Naples dock area and exploded in the air before crashing near an enclosure. Port laborers and firemen rescued three occupants. two naval officers Robert Lamm and Jack Peter died at Pelligrini hospital and a third crewman is seriously injured.
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Naples
Italy
Midway
Pelligrini Hospital
Robert Lamm
Jack Peter
Truman accused of playing politics with high prices
Senator Robert A. Taft charged President Truman is using inflation politics after Truman said he would sign the Republican anti inflation bill. Taft spoke at a Jackson county breakfast noting the administration seeks to shift blame to Republicans and blaming government spending for 15 years of inflation.
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Kansas City
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Ohio
Taft
Jackson County
Republican Committee
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Winds Hamper Rescue After Nome C-47 Crash
Heavy fog, gale winds, and 40 below temperatures hampered rescue efforts 95 miles north of Nome Alaska. Four B 29 survivors and seven crew not yet accounted for as air force attempts to evacuate amid ongoing weather hazards.
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Nome
Alaska
Air Force
Turkey
Aiken Mays
Col. N. Burkhalter
Nome Air Base
U. S. Probing Bikini Explosion Findings Reported
The United States government is drilling holes on Bikini Atoll to learn more about atomic bomb explosions. Early results are inconclusive, a report to American and Canadian scientists in Ottawa said.
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Ottawa
United States
Bikini Island
Holiday Drinkers Find Water in Whiskey Bottles
About 3,600 half pint bottles labeled as nationally advertised whisky sent to Washington for the holidays contained only water. The local alcohol control board was alerted by unhappy customers. Federal officials are investigating. the distributor plans to recover remaining stock from wholesalers and retailers. An early theory blames distillery workers who failed to drain water after cleaning a tank.
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Washington
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Alan W. Payne
Ex King Vittorio Emanuele III Dies in Egypt
Vittorio Emanuele III, 78, former king of Italy, died of pneumonia in exile at his Alexandria villa with wife Elena by his side. The monarch governed under Mussolini from 1922, later helped unseat him in 1943, and sought asylum with the Allies after Italy’s collapse.
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Egypt
Vittorio Emanuele III
Benito Mussolini
House of Savoy
Italy
Elena
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Mediterranean
Hitler
Weekend Toll in North Carolina Claims Thirteen Lives
The Associated Press reports at least 13 people died in North Carolina over the weekend from accidents and violence. Victims include 75-year-old Isaac Wilson and 65-year-old Eliza McAdoo in Greensboro, 42-year-old William Maxwell from Reidsville, and 78-year-old Joseph Dale of Brindletown.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
Isaac Wilson
Eliza McAdoo
W. W. Harvey
Guilford County
William Russell Maxwell
Reigsville
Joseph M. Dale
Brindletown
George Clinton
Sutton
Gees o_a Sutton
Bryson City
Say
Henry W. Covington
Charlotte
Charlotte Hospital
Violet Louise Huff
Homer Hill Cashi
Mecklenburg County
Croft
Tojo's Self Defense Plea Reaches Public
In Tokyo on December 29, Hideki Tojo told the war crimes tribunal that Japan acted in self defense as defeat loomed. Allied censors noted the defense stirred strong reactions in Japanese media and among the public while a 65,000 word affidavit was still being read to the court.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tojo
Jewish Agency Faces Split Over Relations With Soviet Bloc
Jerusalem reports a rift within the Jewish Agency as Moshe Sneh resigns to form a popular opposition, accusing the body of leaning to western powers and neglecting eastern bloc ties. At the same time violence in Palestine grows with 21 deaths in a Sabbath. Further ship arrivals of visa-less Jews challenge immigration limits as tensions rise.
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James M. Long
Jerusalem
Jewish Agency
Viet Russia
Holy Land
Palestine
United Nations
Haifa
Brith
Cyprus
Istanbul
Bosphorus
Bulgaria
Sneh
America
Plestine
Rebels Fail In Drive For Konitza
Greek government forces report a relief column broke through guerrilla lines to Konitsa near the Albanian border. The offensive aimed to crush the rebel drive and thwart the declared communist government. Air force Spitfires aided the attack, knocking out two heavy guns amid bitter mountain fighting and a new anti Communist decree tightening penalties.
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Konitsa
Kos Visiades
Konitsa-Kalpaki
Ioannina
Lus
Western Main
Communist Party
Coordinating Council
Amazon Hearing Set Before Federal Judge in Greensboro
Thomasville December 29. Attorney Rob ert Cahoon for Local 633 Textile Workers Union says a hearing will be held in Greensboro before Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes on January 2 at 10 am regarding the union’s restraining order against the Amazon Cotton mill. The proceeding is separate from tomorrow’s state court hearing.
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Robert Cahoon
Textile Workers Union of Cio
Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Amazon
H. Hoyle Sink
Davidson County
Hayes
Cahoon
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