Congressmen Tell Europe To Work More
United States congressmen returning from a 25 day European tour urged European nations to work harder and stop counting on Marshall Plan aid. Rep. Francis Case said no aid offer was authorized by Congress and European recovery must come from within. Rep. John Taber echoed concerns about European effort, noting few underfed people seen. Other comments from Rep. Dewey Short described Europe as a sad sick world without German rebuilding.
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Southampton
England
United States
Marshall
Britain
Francis Case
R-Sd
Congress
Europe
John Taber
Berlin
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Nacht-Express Today
United
Rome
Dewey Short
R-Mo
Gyggg
Newsmen Is
Germany
Case
House
Christian A. Herter
R-Mass
Italy Rebuilds Navy as Armistice Ends War Role
The armistice assigns Italian merchant ships to Allied command for wartime use and the United States returns 23 Italian merchant vessels last month in a billion dollar aid gesture that cancels war claims. The postwar treaty limits Italy’s navy to two battleships four cruisers four destroyers plus torpedo boats corvettes and auxiliaries.
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United States
Italy
Sforza Announces U S Renounces Italian Fleet Share
In Rome Foreign Minister Carlo Sforza inflamed a tense seven day debate by announcing that the United States renounces title to Italy’s warships under the peace treaty. The move prompts Italy to scrap the ships while keeping auxiliaries. Bitter reaction from leftist leaders followed.
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Sforza
Rome
Carlo Sforza
Constituent Assembly
United States
Aldide de Gasperi
Common Man Movement
Washington
U. S
Mrs Burnet Maybank in Serious Condition at Flat Rock
Mrs Burnet R Maybank wife of Senator Maybank of South Carolina is reported in serious condition at the Maybank home in Flat Rock. She has been ill for several weeks and came here last month for her daughter's marriage at St. John s Episcopal Church.
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Flat Rock
Burnet R. Maybank
Senator Maybank
South Carolina
Mock Funeral By Students Protests Trustee Action
About 500 High Point college students staged a mock funeral on campus to protest the dismissal of Vice-President N. M. Harrison. The ceremony ended with threats of disciplinary action and a near riot as factions clashed while a eulogy denounced the administration and trustees.
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N. M. Harrison
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G. I. Humphreys
Methodist
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Miss Cress
Thurman Horney
High Point
Horney
Bob Harrington
New Bern
Dean P. E. Lindley
Henry Ridenhour
Dean Lindley
John McCormick
Linden
Herb Waldorf
McCormick
C S
Dr. Humphreys
Motners
P. E. Lindley
N. P. Yarborough
Elmer Bradshaw
Enterprise
Ferguson Calls for Halt on Russian Tech Visits
Ferguson publicly urged an end to Russian technicians entering the country without oversight. State department officials noted ongoing Russian study of American manufacturing as Moscow buys equipment here. The trigger was Local 468 of the CIO Auto Workers protesting Clark Equipment in Buchanan Michigan agreeing to train Russians in steel axle housing production.
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Ferguson
State Department
Russia
Cio-Auto Workers Union
Clark Equipment Company
Buchanan, Mich
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Outlaw Strike Takes Hold At Myrtle Desk Plant
The Myrtle Desk company faces a walkout with under 100 attendees at a strike vote meeting and fewer than 70 backing a strike. UFWA CIO leaders claim illegality under the Labor Management Relations Act while mass meetings show about 200 workers pledging continued action.
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Myrtle Desk Company
Powell
CIO
NLRB
Rniture Workers of America
Unon
Mr. Powell
Mike Ross
UFWA
White House to broadcast food conservation plan via beer producers
A 10 30 p m EST White House telecast will present the first televised from the White House on food conservation. The brewing industry backs measures including halting wheat use in beer and freeing 200000 bushels of wheat for food. Luckman and Agriculture Secretary Anderson attended a six hour secret conference with brewing groups to expand the program.
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White House
Food Committee
Truman
Luckman
Agriculture Anderson
United States Brewers’ Foundation
Small Brewers’ Committee
Liberty, Socialism, and European Response to-American Power
The piece argues European liberty depends on people’s experience, not regime form. It contrasts Spain with socialism to Scandinavian social programs and notes American capitalism and anti communism fuel European distrust of an American pattern, while Europe values independence in world power struggles.
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Spain
America
Europe
Immature American Troops in Europe Face Moral Crisis
A doctor reports alarming alcohol use and a high venereal disease rate among U S troops in Europe. He cites a 19 year old regiment and notes widespread sex acts as a result of wartime conditions. The remarks blame German moral collapse and Nazi influence for the degradation.
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Europe
America
Ockenga
Giessen
Hesse
Sole bandit attacks apartment in fearsome jewel heist
A lone gunman forced Mrs. Hilton and a maid into a foyer after threatening to shoot. He tied them, ransacked a bedroom jewel box, stole jewelry, and exited by a self service elevator. Police note the building is owned by Mrs. Hilton.
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Mrs. Hilton
Hilton
Less Than Half of British Malaya are Malay
A historical note reports that less than half of the population in British Malaya are Malays, indicating a diverse colonial demography with significant Chinese, Indian, and other communities present. The piece highlights the multiethnic composition of the region during the period.
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British Malaya
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