Paris Assembly in turmoil as Communists boycott offices
In Paris the national assembly faced a stormy reorganization with a Communist boycott threatening its function. Leaders proposed giving the first vice presidency to socialist Max Lejeune while demoting Communist Jacques Duclos, who walked out. Fistfights and chants erupted as deputies clashed over office distribution and policy. Herriot led with 317 votes to 124 for Calas.
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National Assembly
France
Reblic
Viant Auriol
Assembly
Assembly Eet
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Herriot
Max Lejeune
Jacques Duclos
Duclos
Hor
Marcel Cachin
Bein
Maurice Viollette
Seeeking
Cashin
Viet-Nam
Indo-China
Raoul Calas
Paul Ramadier
Snyder Opposes Lodge Proposal on Marshall Plan Funds
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that forcing 16 Marshall plan countries to use their dollar holdings in the U.S. to help fund the 6.8 billion aid program would be folly. He noted about 4.8 billion dollars of assets existed but that many are pledged or insufficient to stabilize currencies. President Truman urged a mix of grants and loans and conditions to steady currencies.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Truman
United States
U. S
Canada
Latin America
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Snyders Apeace
Lodge
Lewis H. Douglas
Great Britain
State Department
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Pauley Denies Stassen Accusations in Resigning Plans
Edwin W. Pauley announced plans to resign from government service as assistant to the Army Secretary Royall, denying Harold Stassen's charges that he profited from wartime commodity speculation. Pauley said he planned to leave within three to four months and accused Stassen of trying to claim credit for his resignation. Open hearings on Pauley’s commodity deals continued as Senate committee members pressed traders.
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Pauley
Stassen
Army Post
Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold E. Stassen
California
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Army
Royals
Army Department
Senate Appropriations
Royall
Senate
Guerrilla Force Reported Moving In Greece
Dispatches say a large guerrilla force attacked Arakhova on Mt Parnassus about 20 miles from the military mop up at Era Aini on the Gulf of Corinth. Reported strength ranges from 600 to 1500, with three-sided assault near Arakhova 75 miles northwest of Athens near Delphi. Air force harassed the guerrillas and dropped supplies to the village.
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Athens
Arakhova
Mt. Parnassus
Era- Aini
Gulf of Corinth
Delphi
Banks Open in Italy After Strike Ends
Rome January 14 Italian banks reopened after a December 31 strike. Settlement averts a threatened nation wide general walkout by the Italian General Confederation of.
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Rome
Italian General Confederation
Weather notes from North Carolina and national temperatures
North Carolina clears and winds intensify with fair skies and colder air. Temperatures fall to near 16 to 2 degrees inland and 26 inland. coastal areas stay milder, with Thursday forecast still fair and cold. Nationally, city temperature readings show varied highs and lows with rainfall totals ranging up to 2.16 inches in some locations and notable lows in others.
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North Carolina
Roe
Attorney General Orders Probe of Alleged Lobbying
Attorney General Clark ordered a federal grand jury inquiry into lobbying in Washington DC. Special Assistant Irving R. Kaufman was empowered to act as district attorney and present the inquiry. The probe targets compliance with the 1946 lobbying registration act requiring registration and disclosure of sponsors.
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Attorney General Orders
Washington
Clark
District of Columbia
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman
Congress
Petrillo Acquitted by Federal Judge in Lea Act Case
Chicago January 14 James C Petrillo head of the AFL American Federation of Musicians was acquitted on a Lea act charge. Federal Judge Walter J Labay ruled there was no evidence Petrillo knew of or was informed about Station WAAF Chicago lacking need for extra staff. The government cannot appeal since the judge did not rule on the act's constitutionality.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
Walter J. Labay
Petrillo
AFL American Federation of Musicians
WAAF
Petril.o
Survivors of Stricken Funeral Ship Rescued After 12 Hours
Survivors drifted for twelve hours before rescue as a funeral ship was struck by disaster. The cold wave spread from the Gulf states to northern areas, with Minnesota reporting twenty four below and Chicago matching the season’s low.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Midwest
Minnesota
Illinois
Gulf States
Florida
San Antonio
Tex
Atlanta
Knoxville
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Asheville
High Point
New Orleans
Tallahassee
Fla
Jacksonville
Miami
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Dakotas
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ilinois
Chicago
Rockies
Seamen Rescued After Harsh North Atlantic Night
New York reports tell of 46 U S Army transport Connolly survivors found after 12 hours in lifeboats following a blizzard and rough seas 900 miles east of New York. Captain G Ober of Union Victory described the hazardous rescue and 27 sailors lifted in fatigue. The Gen R E Callan later picked up 19 more as the vessel headed toward Halifax with the rescued men.
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New York
North Atlantic
G. Ober
Black Diamond Line
Union Victory
Associated Press
U. S. Army
Joseph V. Connolly
Ober
Halifax
Nova Scotia
R. E. Callan
Connolly
Antwerp
Patricia Schmidt hires new lawyer in Mee yacht slaying appeal
Havana report says Patricia Schmidt known as Laura, serving 15 years for killing Chicago lawyer John Lester Mee on his yacht last April, has hired a new attorney to pursue the appeal.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia Schmidt
Laura
Chicago
John Lester Mee
Jerusalem May Be Declared Open City
Jerusalem potential open city move amid Arab Jewish warfare. Palestine government seeks religious truce in old city while 1,500 Jews under siege inside walls are evacuated. Sniper fire wounds and kills. death toll reaches 714 since late November partition decision.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Damascus
Jaffa
Old City
Russian Marshal Treated for Skin Cancer by Swedish Specialist
Helsinki dispatch reports Dr Elis Berven, a Swedish cancer specialist who flew to Moscow, disclosed that a Soviet Union marshal was his patient with skin cancer. The date noted is January 14.
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Helsinki
Finland
Elis Berven
Moscow
Soviet Union
APC Report Urges Expanded Air Power for Defense
A Truman air policy commission urges billions more in air power spending to build a 70-group force with 6,869 first line aircraft by 1953 and 8,100 in reserve, plus navy air arm modernization, arguing for a double approach to world peace and readiness despite political friction.
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United States
United Nations
Truman asks Congress for power to curb inflation and price control
President Truman, in his economic report, urges Congress to grant standby authority to set prices wages and rationing to fight rising costs. He calls for tax cuts tied to living costs and a broad national program to prevent depressions while outlining 1948 goals including production gains and full employment. He warns runaway inflation could trigger a severe recession without self restraint and regulatory action.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Failure Of UN Suggested By Air Group's Report
The article discusses a president's air policy commission report from January 14 evaluating U N effectiveness, warning that United Nations authority may not grow in time to prevent a future war. It urges strengthening the U S air force and planning for defense against potential atomic air attacks by 1953.
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United States
Commission
Air Group
United Nations
Truman
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