Asian nations denounce Dutch rule in Indonesia
At a New Delhi conference on January 22 Asian nations urged the United Nations to halt Dutch military action in Indonesia and grant self rule to the Indonesian people. The resolutions, adopted in closed session, called for release of political prisoners including President Soekarno and restoration of the Indonesian Republican government.
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New Delhi
India
United Nations
Indonesia
Netherlands
Security Council
Soekarno
Search Continues For Man Missing Since Hotel Fire
In Wilmington on January 22 1944 searchers look for J R Mallard 70 of Charlotte missing since a fire at the Orton hotel. Fire crew tearing down walls to reach the ruins while hotel owner A Abrams says all 40 guests evacuated. Damages estimated at 1090000 dollars. Mallard's relatives not knowing his whereabouts. his son Gordon Mallard says the elderly man was last seen in his room about six hours before the blaze and that he escorted him there after ten p m Thursday night.
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Wilmington
J. R. Mallard
Charlotte
Peers
Orton Hotel
J. A. West
A. Abrams
West
Mallard
Gordon W. Mallard
Gordon Mallard
Peiping Seeks Separate Deal As Communists Take Charge
A bipartisan liaison office will manage civic affairs during an unspecified period until the Communists can govern. Chiang Kai-shek's retirement leaves Nanking under pressure as the Reds push to end the three year civil war on their terms and Shao Li-Tze heads a peace delegation including Chang Chih-Chung Huang Shao-Hsiung Peng Chao-Hsien and Chung Tien-Hsing.
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Peiping
China
Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
San Francisco
Shao Li-Tze
Moscow
Chang Chih-Chung
Huang Shao- Hsiung
Peng Chao-Hsien
Chung Tien-Hsing
Senate opposition grows to federal tax increase
Senate Finance Committee members show resistance to Truman’s proposed 4 billion tax rise. Democrats Byrd and Johnson signal opposition without extraordinary budget conditions, while all Republicans pledge to vote against higher taxes unless deficit concerns vanish. If GOP members unite, one Democratic vote could stall any House tax bill.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Byrd
D.-Va
Congress
Finance Committee
Senate
George
D.-Ga
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Millikin
Taft
Ohio
Butler
Nebraska
Brewster
Maine
Martin
Pennsylvania
Williams
Delaware
Four Killed in Dud Shell Explosion at Hope Army Site
At an inactive Hope Ark proving ground a salvaging crew removing unexploded shells was hit when one shell exploded, killing four and injuring three. The dead include Herbert Worthey and three Worthey relatives. victims were members of a private salvage operation. An Army demolition squad had warned locals four days earlier not to touch shells.
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Hope
Ark
Army Proving Ground
Southwestern Proving Ground Reservation
Herbert Worthey
Felton Hartsfield
Melba Jean Worthey
Mary Emma Worthey
Worthey
Jenina
Robert Bain
Proving Ground
Enouch Worthey
Snowbound Livestock Crisis Triggers Utah State of Emergency
Fresh snow blocks rescue efforts for starving cattle and sheep on the Utah Nevada ranges as stockmen warn of heavy losses. Gov. J. Bracken Lee proclaims a state of emergency to mobilize feed. 600,000 Utah sheep in distress and Nevada reports 35,000 cattle and 100,000 sheep at risk with potential losses 50 percent or more.
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Associated Press
Utah-Nevada
Rockies
Maine
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
South
Plains States
Utah
J. Bracken Lee
Washington
George N. Swallow
United Stockmen's Association
Ely
Nev
Nevada
Diplomatic shakeup eyed as ambassadors face replacement
President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson plan changes to top postings abroad. Five posts under speculation include Moscow, Nanking, Paris, and Buenos Aires as ambassadors seek retirement or new assignments. Walter Bedell Smith, John Leighton Stuart, Jefferson Caffery, and James Bruce are among names tied to possible moves.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
State Department
Moscow
Walter Bedell Smith
Soviet Union
Nanking
John Leighton Stuart
Yen Ching University
China
George C. Marshall
Stuart
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
George M. Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Harrison
Buenos Aires
James Bruce
Baltimore
Agrentine
National Guard Plane Crashes Near Fort Eustis
A National Guard plane with four aboard crashed near Fort Eustis at 3 25 P M EST and all aboard apparently were killed. Army divers recovered one body from Skiffs Creek as darkness halted further searches. The aircraft was reported to have departed Byrdfield Richmond and an Army tug assisted at the scene.
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Newport News
National Guard
Fort Eustis
Army Transportation Corps
Skiffs Creek
Byrdfield
Richmond
Army
Kerr named chair of five member House Sub-Committee
Rep. Kerr of North Carolina was named chairman of a five member subcommittee of the House Appropriations committee. He heads the group handling deficiencies and army civil functions. Other members are Reps. Can non of Missouri Rabaut of Michigan Taber of New York and Gigglesworth of Massachusetts.
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Washington
Rep
Kerr
North Carolina
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D.-Mo
Rabaut
D.-Mich
Taber
R.ny
Gigglesworth
R.-Mass
British Move to Recognize Israel Ties to Anti-Soviet Strategy
London reports that Britain plans to formally acknowledge Israel as soon as Monday, aligning Anglo American policy against Soviet influence in the Middle East. The move would end long strained British Jewish relations and come alongside expected U S recognition of King Abdullah of Trans Jordan, amid fears of communist activity in the region.
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London
Israel
Russia
Middle East
Britain
United States
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Palestine
Poicy
Mediterranean
Far East
Suez Canal
Egypt
Eleven Airmen Rescued From Arctic Ice Field
In Churchill Manitoba on January 22 the RCAF ski plane rescued all 11 crew members from a Dakota transport forced down on a Hudson Bay ice field during a mercy flight. The four first men were lifted mid day and seven more later. the Dakota had been en route from Arctic Bay to pick up two ill individuals.
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Churchill
Man
Dakota
Hudson Bay
RCAF
Arctic Bay
Baffin Island
Arctic Circle
Harold Dunn
Department of Transport
Akoolimak
Norseman
Party Leaders Push Faster Path to Labor Act Repeal
Senate Democrats consider speeding repeal of the Taft Hartley act as Lucas and Hill press for quick action. Morse urges April target for a floor bill while Pepper seeks immediate committee action, with Thomas and Hill pledging support for hearings.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Congress
Lucas
Illinois
Truman
Hill
Dala
Morse
R-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Pepper
D-Flo
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Thomas
Young Prisoners Knock Out Jailer In Escape Attempt
Oxford dispatch reports two young prisoners Russell Gregory 22 and William Cummins 21 both of Pennsylvania knocked out Granville County jailer Lee J. Yancey 57 during an escape bid. The jailer required eight stitches for a head wound but is listed in satisfactory condition. Sheriff E. P. Davis said assault charges will be filed. Both men were awaiting trial for a UNC student robbery two years ago.
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Oxford
Granville County
E. P. Davis
Lee J. Yancey
Davis
James ‘Russell Gregory
William ‘Robert Cummins
Pennsylvania
University of North Carolina
Here
US Expected to Promote Overseas Industrial Development
High officials propose long term government backed commitments to buy foreign outputs of strategic materials. The plan aims to spur private investment in underdeveloped areas, with authority possibly via a treasury agency and escalator price terms. Marshall Plan Administrator Hoffman backs a permanent agency to implement the program.
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Washington
Trushan
Cussed
Treasury
Bureau of Federal Supply
Marshall Plan
Paul G. Hoffman
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
Hoffman
ECA
Sweden and Neighbors Also Active
London diplomats report a western five nation defense line from the Dutch coast to Switzerland and Scandinavian talks on a common policy. Denmark Norway and Sweden discuss a Scandinavian defense as Sweden wavers on joining the North Atlantic pact amid Soviet and Western diplomatic signals and recent Communist rhetoric.
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Alex H. Singleton
London
Dutch Sea
Switzerland
Copenhagen
Russia
Washington
Truman
New York Times
Moscow
France
Italy
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Rome
Marcel Cachin
Girl Survives Sewer Descent After 45 Minutes of Fear
Margaret Renz recalls being swept a quarter mile by swift sewer waters after slipping into a Cleveland manhole. She describes being submerged, scraped by walls, losing coat and shoes, and finally climbing out after about two and a half minutes of danger with Frank Paskic and Caroline Onders nearby.
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Margaret Theresa Renz
Margaret Renz
George E. Condon
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Frank Passick
Caroline Onders
Frank
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D-Tex
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