Truman to address Congress with call for European relief and inflation curb
President Truman will address a joint session of Congress on Monday at 1 30 p.m. EST to urge stop gap relief aid for Europe and inflation controls at home. He is meeting industry, agriculture and labor leaders, with officials and CIO head Philip Murray among attendees, as talks center on the food situation and European aid.
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Labor
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St. Paul
Europe
Ross
Government Seeks Increase in Livestock Feed Grain Planting
The Agriculture Department plans to ask farmers to plant nearly 6.5 percent more land to livestock feed grains next year to replenish supplies after a poor corn crop. The semi final corn output estimate hints at a 25 percent decline from last year, with a target 156 million acres for feed grains including corn oats barley and grain sorghums. Wheat goal is set at 75 million acres for 1948.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Dutch Vessel on Fire Calls for Help in South China Sea
The S. S. Althearat, a Dutch ship off Hong Kong 150 miles to the southeast in the South China Sea, issued an SOS via Globe wireless. Manila relayed the message to San Francisco at 6 49 a.m. PST. The mast ers position was 20 53 N, 115 24 E, speed five knots, course 272 degrees. All nearby ships were asked to stand by.
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South China Sea
Hongkong
Globe Wireless
Manila
Weather report for North Carolina and surrounding areas
North Carolina forecast clear and cooler with frost likely tonight. Lows near 28 to 44 in central areas and 34 to 38 in the east, Thursday fair with little temperature change. Also includes a table of temperature readings from multiple cities and rainfall amounts ending at 8:30 a m.
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Newark blocks port to stop salvage of New Mexico
Newark officials deploy two fireboats armed with chemical sprays and water hoses to block the port channel as the 30 000 ton battleship New Mexico moves toward a salvage dock. Mayor Murphy says the fight is with Lipsett Inc over the dock lease and the ship sale, not with the navy or the vessel’s history.
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Meyers Says He Reported None Of Hughes Offer Details
Retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers told senators he did not report offers of a house and a job he says he received. He also described a wartime bond deal netting $90,000 from a $4 million transaction discussed with then Secretary Morgenthau who advised him not to worry. The testimony followed conflicting accounts with Howard Hughes over a loan request related to the bond deal.
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Bennett E. Meyers
Bennett FE. Meyers
War probe quote from Ferguson prompts Hughes reply
Senate war investigating subcommittee chairman Ferguson of Michigan presses Howard Hughes during the war inquiry. The excerpt notes this confrontation and directs readers to page 10 for more details.
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Taft's Slash Drive Gains Supporters
Senator Taft of Ohio builds backing for cutting foreign aid as he clashes with administration plans for a special session. He opposes the 2.567 billion dollar State Department estimate for Europe and China aid through June 30 and pressures a showdown with the GOP policy committee on Friday.
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Taft
Ohio
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Marshall
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China
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White House
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Italy
Austria
Dworshak
Idaho
United States
Drive to Curtail Power Of Lords Nears Reality
London reports the government edges toward curbing Lords powers after a 345 to 194 second reading victory in the House of Commons. The bill would reduce the Lords delay from two years to one and could be thwarted by packing the Lords with new Labour peers, a tactic last used in 1911.
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De Gaulle Urges Alliance Against Communism
Gen. Charles de Gaulle urged France to lead anti-Communist alliances with the United States, Britain and other nations. He said France must act as an equal partner, seeking specific joint aims and not a beggar role, while relying on U S aid and leveraging France's geography and moral influence in Europe.
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Charles de Gaulle
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Great Britain
Rally of the French People
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Britain
de Gaulle
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Europe
Blaze Aboard Craft Forces Emergency Landing
Four airlines grounded their DC-6 aircraft after a fire forced American Airlines Flight to land in Gallup New Mexico. Twenty five passengers and crew escaped unharmed as flames erupted beneath the fuselage prompting an urgent inquiry and a call by Douglas Aircraft Corp to halt use until causes are found.
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W. E. Clarke
D. B. Clarke
Clarke
Industrialist Seeks End to Wage Hour Law
Tyre Taylor general counsel of the southern states industrial council urged outright repeal of the 40 hour work week. He claimed a 45 hour week would create vast extra man hours and could dramatically expand housing and auto production, while noting not all hours would be usable for any single product.
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Tyre Taylor
Southern” States Industrial Council
Taylor
U. S
House
Crewmen Attempt Line On Stricken Ship Off Virginia Coast
Norfolk, Va. November 12. Coast Guard cutter Ingham battled heavy seas to reach the freighter Victory ship which broke loose from the army tug LT-788 about 60 miles northeast of Cape Henry. The tug reported the tow line broke and the ship was adrift near midnight.
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Ingham
St. Albans Victory
Cape Henry
New York
Prominent Actor Theodore A. Lorch Dies at 68
The Camarillo actor once starred in stage productions such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Sherlock Holmes. He also performed in vaudeville and later worked as a film character actor. His last recorded screen credit was in 1936.
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Theodore A. Lorch
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Sherlock Holmes
Reds Fish For A-Bomb Information
Washington officials describe a Russia backed propaganda and rumor trick used to probe U S knowledge of Soviet progress toward an atom bomb. The aim is to elicit confirmation or denial to learn what the United States knows about Russian activity and U S test detection methods.
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Isropaganda
Russia
United States
Missing Girl Is Hunted By Officials
Goldsboro authorities continue search for Mary Helen Tucker a 13 year old girl who disappeared October 27 while reportedly heading to school Welfare Superintendent A J Best says she lived with her grandmother and an aunt Her mother has remarried and lives in Pitt county The girl weighed 120 pounds has long dark hair gray eyes and was last seen in a flowered voile dress red socks and brown slippers
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Mary Helen Tucker
A. J. Best
Pitt County
Root Beer Blast in Policeman's Home
Philadelphia police rush to the Davis residence after a string of explosions reported by Patrolman Harvey Davis's wife Ruth. They find activity in the cellar described as a shooting gallery with the home rocked by blasts.
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Seattle
Wash
Reno
Nev
Blackwell
Washington State
Philadelphia
Harvey Davis
Ruth
Davis
Communists Lose Out In UAW Elections
Walter Reuther and Emil Mazey extend control of the CIO United Auto Workers at the Atlantic City convention. Vice presidents R. J. Thomas and Dick Leonard face likely defeats as Mazey’s victory over George Addes for secretary treasurer signals a militantly aligned leadership.
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Emil Mazey
CIO
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R. J. Thomas
Dick Leonard
Reuther
Thomas
Dick Gosser
Toledo
Leonard
John Livingston
St. Louis
Mazey
George Addes
Addes
UAW
China aid seen as difficult by Marshall in hearings
Secretary of State Marshall told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that U S aid for China may run about 300 million dollars over 15 months with an efficiency target near 70 percent. He also urged immediate Europe aid to keep supply lines open as Harriman backed a 597 million dollar interim aid package for France Italy and Austria.
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Marshall
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Kee
D-W. Va
House
Harriman
Senate Foreign Committee
France
Italy
Austria
Republicans Split Over Extending Rent Controls
Republican leaders show wide disagreement over extending rent controls beyond February 29. Senator McCarthy warns expansion may be impossible, while House Banking Chairman Wolcott says extension could be considered if rental demand remains unmet by March 1. Many bank committee members doubt housing will meet demand by the expiration. McCarthy condemns current law as very disturbing after Woods rejects a Chicago rent advisory board proposed 15 percent increase.
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McCarthy
R-Wis
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R-Mich
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Tighe E. Woods
Chicago Rent Advisory Board
Chicago Area
Grounding of Truman Plane Independence Brought on Request
The White House announced the grounding of President Truman's DC-6 aircraft the Independence. Eben Ayers said the action came at the Douglas Aircraft Corp. request and that Lt. Col. Henry T Myers said the plane will stay grounded until the company confirms there is no danger in its use.
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White House
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Independence
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Douglas Aircraft Corp
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Hank) Myers
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