Floods Wreak Havoc In 6 Northeastern States
GOP Senate veterans prepare to contest leadership with young conservatives after a slim old guard win. Taft of Ohio foresees victory in a caucus fight for chairman of the Minority Policy Committee, while McKellar secures Senate President pro tempore with southern backing.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Massachusetts
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
McKellar
Tydings
Maryland
Old Guard
Ohioan
Brewster
R-Me
Ives
R-Ny
Lodge
Morse
Len Millikin
Colorado
Michiis
Cherry Outlines Four Years Of Progress In North Carolina
Governor Cherry in a statewide broadcast reviewed his four year term highlighting aid to low income people and improvements in mental health and penal institutions. He cited Camp Butner care for 1122 patients and hospital expansions bringing doctors from 13 to 25.
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Raleigh
Cherry
North
Caro
Camp Butner
Kerr Scott
Good Health Association
Dutch End Of Java Fighting Declared As Phase Ends
Dutch spokesmen announced part of the Indonesian war in Java is over as cleanup ceases at year end. General Spoor urged troops to finish the work by eliminating rebel elements until peace and security are obtained.
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Batavia
Java
Netherlands
Security Council
Paris
Spoor
New York
Indonesia
Netherlands East Indies
Sumatra
L. J. M. Beel
High Representa
North Carolina prepares for new governor and legislature
North Carolina's capital braces as Kerr Scott is to be inaugurated as the states 50th governor with the legislature convening next week. Lt. Governor Ballentine and Thad Eure will lead the opening session as committees form and the advisory budget report is issued.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate
L. Y. Ballentine
House
Thad Eure
Kerr Scott of
Hawriver
Advisory Budget Commission
Cherry
Scott
Kerrap Ramsay
Rowan
J. C. Pitman
Lee
Julian Alisbrook
Halifax
O. B
Auto Crash Kills Six Near Dunn Injures Three
An early morning wreck four miles east of Dunn claimed the lives of Percy Weeks Jr Katherine Herring and Sam Gray all of Clinton. Geraldine Pope Peggy Honeycutt and Janice Bizzell were injured. Investigators say the vehicle left control at 1 30 a m crashing into a bridge.
War Spills Over Into New Year
War weary world greets 1949 hoping for peace as fighting continues in China Palestine Greece Indonesia and Malaya. Diang Kai shek presses for end to civil war while Trans-Jordan King Abdullah signals openness to peace talks. Berlin airlift resumes amid a Soviet blockade as Western and Eastern blocs pursue military and economic plans.
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China
Palestine
Greece
Indonesia
Malaya
Germany
Diang Kaishek
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Israel
Tel Aviv
Java
Sumatra
Berlin
Russia
United States
Truman
Kremlin
West
Brussels
Britain
France
Benelux
Trains Run Again After Hudson Tubes Strike
Traffic between New York City and northern New Jersey resumed as trains operated on schedule after a four hour strike by Hudson and Manhattan railroad employees. The dispute centered on severed employment terms, with workers returning at 6 40 p m under a company union plan until a U S mediator handles jurisdiction.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Hudson and Manhattan
Metropolis
United States
Democrats Meet Today In Congressional Rules Fight
Washington January 1 Republicans report overtures from Southern lawmakers seeking to form coalitions against proposed changes in House rules. Democratic leaders discuss easing rules to bypass the rules committee and force bills to the floor, with discharge petitions among the proposed options considered.
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Washington
House
Rep. Sabath
China Cabinet weighs peace terms as civil war hangs on
Nanking January 1 AP China's cabinet debated Chiang Kai Shek's New Year message amid signs a peace or war settlement could come within days. Some read his lines as signaling resignation. others see no such implication as he warned that armed rebellion by the Communists leaves little choice but fighting to the finish. In Peiping observers note a possible separate Red deal in north China.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Peiping
North
Chian
Chang Chun
Chang Chin
Japan
Auto Industry Censured For Indifference
A House subcommittee led by Rep. Macy faulted auto manufacturers for lax policing of the industry to protect buyers. The final report, filed before the 80th Congress, urged action to stop gouging and improper deals. Testimony cited $400 to $500 tips for prompt delivery and used cars sold at inflated prices. One dealer lost his franchise. some firms disappeared to avoid records.
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Washington
House
Rep
Macy
R-Ny
Public Works
Forecast for 1949 World Affairs by MacKenzie
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie surveys 1949 politics with a cautious view of continued cold war tension and no predicted global shooting war. He notes improving western Europe under Marshal Plan, China faces a decisive Red struggle, Japan may shore up defenses, and a bold attack on religion by communists is likely in Eastern Europe.
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America
Alben W. Barkey
Europe
18 Year Old Held In Father's Slaying
Asheville January 1 an 18 year old boy was jailed as his father George L Marshall 42 a former Asheville policeman and Southern Railway worker lay dead from bullet wounds at his home His son George L Marshall Jr is held in connection with the death
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Asheville
Jan
George L. Marshall
The
Southern Railway
George L. Marshall, Jr
Royall Returns to Washington After Europe Tour
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall departed Orly for Washington after inspecting the Berlin airlift and American military installations in Europe. He previously visited key strategic sites and met with allied officials during the trip.
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Royall
Paris
Kenneth Royall
U. S
Orly Airport
Washington
Europe
Dozens Of Streams Still Rage Across Six States
Floods in New York New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont and Maine left hundreds homeless as streams overflowed and rivers rose. National Guard units evacuated families while power lines and communications were disrupted and emergency crews worked through the night. The Hudson reached near crest in Albany while other rivers swelled spilling onto roads and basements.
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Associated Press
United States
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maine
National Guard
Berkshire Hills
Bennington
Hudson River
Albany
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Hardley
Washington Crossing
Schuylkill
Troy
N. Y
John J. Ahern
Dean P. Taylor
Hun More
Tel Aviv Port Shelled by Enemy Ships
An Israeli military spokesman said two enemy vessels directed shell fire at Tel Aviv port shortly after 2 a.m. before being driven off by shore batteries. No casualties or damage were reported, and the nationality was not confirmed though possibly Egyptian.
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Tel Aviv
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