Truman Recommends Labor Study and Darien Port Move
The United States urges China and the Soviet Union to promptly arrange the end of Soviet control over Dairen and reopen the Manchurian port to world traffic under Chinese administration. Washington delivered a note January 4 after Soviet orders to remove a U.S. civilian group from Dairen following a 48 hour permit overstay.
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Nanking
Pacific Storm Abates as Palmyra Fends Off Floods
Honolulu reports Palmyra atoll garrison of 123 Americans refused rescue and stayed safe as the South Pacific storm waned. Navy says immediate danger past and tides receding. Alaska and Aleutians suffer no reported losses. the storm traveled two and a quarter million miles across the Pacific. Local damage inland remains limited.
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Jan
Palmyra Atoll
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Arctic
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Truman lays out labor reform and national well being
President Truman delivers a state of the union urging outlawing jurisdictional strikes and broadening labor laws to curb disputes in coal and other key industries. He proposes a 20 member commission, a balanced budget, a new national defense department, and a goal to reduce public debt while pursuing international peace.
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Truman
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Congress
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Suitor Named Tax Research Division Head
Governor Cherry named W. O. Suitor of Raleigh acting director of the tax research department to succeed the late A. J. Maxwell. Suitor, educated in Texas and at the University of Chicago, led Guilford College’s economic department for a decade and has been with the state since 1942 when he helped organize the tax research unit.
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Cherry
W. O. Suitor
A. J. Maxwell
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Suiter
Texas
University of Chicago
Guilford College
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Bank of House Sergeant at Arms Closed for Audit
The House Sergeant at Arms bank was shut today pending an audit by the comptroller general. William Russell of Pennsylvania, newly elected, will not reopen until the audit is finished, likely about a week. He ordered the audit to replace Kenneth Romney after a 15 year tenure.
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House of Representatives
Sergeant At Arms Bank
William Russell
Pennsylvania
Russell
Kenneth Romney
Montana
Britain to Press Palestine Offensive Largest in Modern History
London reports government sources saying Britain's army in the Holy Land totaling about 100,000 men will join a major offensive to crush a Jewish extremist open rebellion. Egyptian reinforcements arrive as cabinet ratifies a peace formula discussed by Cunningham Montgomery Attlee Bevin and Armitage.
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Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Egypt
Alan Cunningham
Lord Montgomery
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Reaction riding high in Congress sparks new liberal group
Washington January 6 The anti communist pro new deal Americans for Democratic action ADA names Wilson Wyatt and Leon Henderson co chairs of a nationwide organizing committee. They promise a fighting liberal movement to satisfy millions dissatisfied with current trends.
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America
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Leon Henderson
OPA
Americans For Democratic Action
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Progressive Citizens of America
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Wyatt-Henderson
Wyatt
Henderson
New Congress Debating Foreign Policy Weighs Byrnes Review
The new Congress probes foreign policy, with House Foreign Affairs emphasis on Byrnes oversight. Proposals include a joint session for a comprehensive review, international armament controls, and Congress guiding foreign delegations on rights. Immigration liberalization also surfaces amid policy tensions.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
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Yugoslavia
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Celler
Baruch warns UN on atomic report to avoid war
Bernard M Baruch, 76, cautioned the UN security council to accept the atomic energy report without abridgment or risk a false sense of security He spoke from his Georgetown plantation in Charleston warning that study will show a peaceful path and guard against warlike use and danger signals.
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UN Atomic Energy Commission
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Atomic Energy Report
Baruch resignation shocks UN atomic controls plan
Warren R. Austin arrived in Washington for talks on atomic disarmament following Bernard M. Baruch's surprise resignation as atomic energy spokesman. Baruch cited the UN commission adopting the U S proposal for global nuclear controls and other unexplained reasons to the President.
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Warren R. Austin
United Nations Security Council
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Baruch
Truman
Special Atomic Commission
United States
Five Republican lawmakers press strike prevention measure
Five house Republicans demand a law to bar strikes that endanger public health or safety. Rep. Harter says the public has no right to strike in essential utilities or coal when health is at risk. Senate Republicans push Ball Taft Smith bill to speed to floor, aiming to outlaw strikes for anticompetitive aims.
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Jan
Congress
Rep
Harter
R-Mass
Capitol
Senate Republicans
Plane Crashes Claim 47 Lives In U S And China
The Associated Press reports five killed and 21 injured in three crashes amid a heavy east coast snowstorm. The worst wreck occurred in Carmel New Jersey where a Nationwide Air Transport passenger aircraft went down in a wooded area.
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China
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Tragic China air crashes trigger total flight halt
Shanghai reports a transport plane crash near Tsingtao killing 42 aboard including three Americans. Relatives of 71 killed in Christmas eve fog near Shanghai demand punishment for airline officials. Identified American victims include Charles Sharkey of Lawrence Mass John Etchison of Crawfordsville Ind and Sister Elizabeth Cecile of San Franciscan Order of Egypt.
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Chinese National Aviation Corp
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Crawfordsville
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San Franciscan Order of
Egypt
Plane crashes kill two in Virginia coast area
A small private plane flying from Mt. Pleasant Michigan to Florida crashed in Scott county Virginia, killing both occupants and injuring 19 others aboard. In New York Jones Beach an American Airlines DC-3 made a crash landing near the water. only the pilot and co pilot were injured.
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Brighter U S Weather After Snow Storm Strikes East
A winter storm moved up the Atlantic coast bringing two to four inches of snow in Pennsylvania and flurries in Ohio and Michigan. Five lives were lost and 21 injured in eastern coastal plane crashes as the system eased. Forecaster P F Sutton noted a low pressure origin and colder but not severe eastern temperatures while the rest of the nation saw clearing skies and rising temperatures.
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Texas
Abolition of Absentee Vote Recommended by State Board
Raleigh reports a proposal to abolish the civilian absentee ballot in general elections as the main cause of election troubles. Col. William T. Jr, chair of the state board of elections, urged the legislature to act. The suggestion includes prosecuting violations of election laws by the state attorney general only with board request and governor approval. The absentee ballot had already been abolished in primaries in 1939.
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William T. Jr
State Board of Elections
State Election Board
International Race Grows Over Antarctica Claims
A developing international race to stake claims around the South Pole centers on the United States with Rear Admiral Byrd leading a major expedition. Argentina Chile Australia Norway Japan Britain Russia France Belgium and Germany also eye Antarctic holdings. The U S plans to claim a large share and may seek international resolution for overlapping claims.
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South Pole
National Geographic Society
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National Geographic
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America
Richard E. Byrd
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Australia
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Norway
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Belgium
Germany
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Antarctic
Admiral Byrd
Edward E. Bomar
AP Washington Bureau
Recordine Development
Lincoln W. Ellsworth
International Court
United Nations
Ewen
Uncle Sam
Harlem Tenement Fire Kills Four. Eight Hurt
A flash blaze in a Harlem tenement dumb waiter shaft killed four people and injured eight, all described as Black. The fire began shortly before 2 am and spread across the five story building, burning for over an hour before extinguished by three alarms. Firefighters performed dramatic rescues using ladders and fire escapes.
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Antarctic Rescue Flight Aborted by Severe Weather
A seaplane from the USS Mt. Olympus and Pine Island attempted a search for nine missing fliers over Franklin D Roosevelt sea and Ellsworth land but was forced back after 2 hours 25 minutes due to bad weather. Lt Cmdr John Howell led the mission from West Orange New Jersey. The aircraft was last heard from a week earlier during a reconnaissance flight.
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Weather report fragment for Tuesday temperatures
A terse forecast notes Tuesday will be partly cloudy with cooler temperatures. Readable lines indicate a cold Tuesday night and lower highs, with a general shift to cooler conditions expected.
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Weather Notice Summaries From Jan AP Dispatch
Fragmentary report lists temperature readings and rainfall notes for cities including Houston and Chicago. Data appears garbled with several misspellings and partial figures, offering a snapshot rather than a full forecast.
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