Wholesale prices near all time high as 1948 rise looms
Wholesale prices across 900 commodities edged toward the May 1920 peak, with the December 20 week posting a 0.7 percent gain. The BLS index reached 162.5 versus 167.2 in May 1920, signaling continued inflation and higher consumer costs driven by brisk demand and storage buying for 1948.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Bureau
Aey
Truman
Congress
Abdication Of Mihai Proclaimed In Romania
King Mihai I abdicated at 3 p m and Romania was proclaimed a popular democratic republic by the communist dominated cabinet in a broadcast. The proclamation said changes in the constitution were necessary and the people must choose their own form of government.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mihai
Court Upholds Negro Primary Vote Decision
The Fourth District Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond affirms the right of Negroes to vote in Democratic primaries in South Carolina. The ruling supports District Judge J Waites Waring's injunction preventing officials from denying qualified Black voters a voice in the primaries, calling them the real elections in that state. Judge Parker wrote the opinion, grounding the decision in the principle that governments derive power from the governed and that every citizen deserves a voice in selecting officers.
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Richmond
United States Fourth District Circuit Court of Appeals
South Carolina
J. Waites Waring
John J. Parker
Seers
Morris A. Saper
Baltimore
Armistead M. Dobie
Charlotteville
Parker
Man Pays Because He Kept Xmas Secret
Joseph Poisel a Baltimore grocery executive regrets obeying not to be opened until Christmas stickers on his desk presents as burglar stole several gifts before the holiday leaving only boxes and wrappings. he does not know what the gifts were or who sent them.
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Baltimore
Joseph Poisel
Poisel
Weather forecast for North and South Carolina Dec 31 1947
Partly cloudy and warm today with possible showers in the west. Cloudy and warm in many areas with cooler spell ahead. Moderate to heavy rains at night expected, followed by cooler temperatures Friday.
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North Carolina
West
Carolinas
South Caroline
Temperature Rainfall Rates Across Cities
Readable fragments show temperature and rainfall notes for multiple cities including Charleston Charlotte Chicago Columbia Denver Detroit Evansville Galveston High Point Little Rock Los Angeles Memphis Meridian New Orleans New York. Data appears garbled with times and figures but indicates hourly rainfall and temperatures for several locations.
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Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Galveston
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphia
Meridian
Mobile
Mt. Mitchell
N. Orleans
New York
Love Solves Auto Theft Explained by Probation Officer
Federal Probation Officer Lindsay C. Yost credited love with solving an automobile theft case. Standard B. Moreland of Huntington confessed to stealing a car here and selling it near Lexington. He later worked in Cincinnati where he met a woman who demanded restitution before they could marry. He waived a preliminary hearing and was remanded to the Federal Correctional Institute at Ashland, Ky., in default of $1,000 bond pending further action.
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Huntington
W. Va
Lindsay C. Yost
Yost
Standard B. Moreland
Lexington
Cincinnati
Moreland
Federal Correctional Institute
Ashland
Truman to Sign New Measure Amid White House Mystery
President Truman prepared to sign a revised cost-of-living bill after an all day search failed to locate the original text. The copy was flown to Dedham Massachusetts for Speaker Martin to sign, despite Truman calling the GOP measure a feeble inadequate weapon against inflation.
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Washington
Secret Service
White House
Truman
Dedham
Mass
Martin
G.O.P
Truman Signs Duplicate Bill To Cut Living Costs
President Truman reluctantly signed a duplicate copy of a Republican sponsored measure aimed at cutting the cost of living. Secret Service men conducted a search of the White House as the original disappeared after reaching the premises.
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Washington
Truman
Secret Service
White House
White House races to sign bill delay ends with signature
The bill faced a Wednesday deadline and was rushed through. President Truman’s aides, led by Clark M. Clifford, arranged signed copies with Senator Vandenberg and delivered the document to Dedham before 11 p.m. Martin signed after addressing a Republican club. Separately, grain allocation limits for distillers were outlined and a tentative peacetime priority system emerged in the commerce department to allocate scarce materials.
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Clark M. Clifford
Maurice C. Latta
Truman
White House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Clifford
George Elsey
Hillsgrove
R. 1
Dedham
Martin
Norfolk County
Republican Club
Dedham High School
Moon
Anderson
Commerce Department
New Attacks by Greek Forces Near Konitsa
Greek forces report renewed guerrilla assaults on Konitsa as government troops push to break a rebel siege. A decisive battle for the city is joined with reinforcements advancing and tanks and planes supporting the operation. Police seize Communist party HQ in Piraeus as legislation outlawing the party takes effect.
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Athens
Konitsa
Markos Vafiades
Bourozani Bridge
Toannina-Konitsa
Kalpaki
Bourozani
Communist Party
Pireous
Communist Party In
Greece
Explosion hits DuPont plant unit in Carneys Point
An explosion at a DuPont nitro cellulose and sporting powder plant unit in Carneys Point Delaware injured two men. Officials could not yet determine the extent of damage to that isolated section.
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Wilmington
Del
DuPont Company
Carney’s Point
Delaware River
Utah Senator Convinced Meat Must Be Rationed
Senator Watkins of Utah says he is convinced rationing meat is the safe course. He aligns with New England Republicans favoring distribution controls and notes Congress has yet to issue findings. He argues rationing would ensure fair shares across income groups and potentially lower prices.
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Utah
Washington
Watkins
New England
Flanders
Baldwin
Conn
Lodge
Mass
Senate
Truman
Light Snow Forecast for New York After Record 25.8 Inch Storm
New York weather officials expect a light snowfall tomorrow as the city continues to dig out from Friday's 25.8 inch record. Forecasters warn of diminishing storm intensity and cooler winds, with 30,000 snow crews and 2,486 machines still clearing streets as services resume.
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New York
Weather Bureau
William O'Dwyer
New York City
New England
Sub Zero Weather Blankets Parts of America
Sub zero temperatures spread from northern sections of the United States toward the south with diminishing intensity. Northern New York and Northern New England posted sub zero readings along with Montana and the Dakotas.
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America
Associated Press
United States
New York
New England
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ilona
Kansas
Nebraska
Cantrell Held For Further Investigation In Wife Death
A Spartanburg coroner's jury ordered D T Cantrell held for further investigation in the death of his wife Mrs Virginia Snyder Jones Cantrell after a Saturday fire at their Connecticut Avenue home. The jury ruled the death caused unknown while hearing Dr Sam Orr Black Jr state that death likely resulted from suffocation despite extensive burns. Cantrell testified his wife was alone in the house when he found the fire and alerted the fire department. he remained in sheriff custody awaiting trial arrangements.
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Spartanburg
S. C
D. T. Cantrell
Virginia Snyder Jones Cantrell
Connecticut
Rioting at Haifa refinery leaves 20 Jews dead
In Jerusalem on December 30 rioting at a Haifa refinery killed 20 Jewish workers and wounded many others after a bomb attack on an Arab employment queue. British troops entered the site to restore order as Arab and Jewish factions clash following the UN partition decision.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Palestine
United Nations
Nine Burman leaders sentenced to die for assassination
Burmese special tribunal sentenced U Saw prewar premier and eight others to die for the July 19 attack that killed Maj. Gen. U Aung Saw and six cabinet ministers. Ba Nyun, who testified for the state, was acquitted. all defendants pleaded innocent.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Saw
U Aung Saw
Myochit Party
U Saw Long
Aung San
T Saw
London
the Sun
UU Law
Ba Nyun
Navy
Waynesville Man Named to State Highway Board
Waynesville farmer and dairyman D Reeves Noland was appointed to the state highway and public works commission from the 10th district. He will resign from the state board of agriculture to take the new post, succeeding John A Goode of Asheville.
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Ralhigh
Goymer Cherry
D. Reeves Noland
Waynesville
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Noland
State Board of Agriculture
John A. Goode
Asheville
Wallace announces 1948 independent presidential bid
Henry A Wallace declares he will run as an independent in 1948 on a peace and prosperity platform. He criticizes both major parties for policies he says invite war and says there is always hope for election. He resigns as Commerce Secretary and as editor of the New Republic and hints at a possible running mate and new party formation.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Wallace
Truman
James F. Byrne
Russia
The
New Republic
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Progressive Citizens of
America
New Progressive Party of
District of Columbia
PCO
Mer Nye Progressive Democratic Tes
Congress
Democratic Party
Wall Street
Henry Wallace
Man Receives Ticket Also Term In Jail
In Asheville a defendant named Joe Roberts of Los Angeles claimed not to steal a bus ticket after a seller testified he grabbed a ticket she was preparing. Judge Sam Cathey sentenced him to 60 days in jail despite the defense claiming the ticket was given or pitying his poverty.
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Asheville
Joe Roberts
Los Angeles
Sam Cathey
Lynchburg
Cathey
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