Putnam seeks longer U S price wage control powers
Washington AP Roger L Putnam the economic stabilizer proposed extending federal price and wage control authority to June 30 1954 and restoring powers to restrict instalment credit adjust down payment terms on new houses and reimpose ceilings on fruits and vegetables as conditions warrant while the White House dismissed a report Truman may end controls before Congress reconvenes.
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Roger L. Putnam
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Roger Tubby
Tighe E. Woods
Office of
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DiSalle
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Senate
DiSaile
Toledo
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Blood Donors' Greetings Help Troops In Korea
In Long Beach a Red Cross blood drive on Broadway collected 146 pints while donors recorded Christmas messages for soldiers abroad. Voices from donors and families were played behind a tape setup as gifts of blood and words of care traveled toward Korea. Messages from parents and spouses conveyed hopes for safety and reunion this holiday season.
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Korea
Linda Kay Nelson
Red Cross Blood Bank
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Long Beach
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W. Broadway
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Ordnance
Seoul
Daddy
Elaine Nelee
Missouri Ave
South
Virgil Pinkley
American Broadcasting Co
Pinkley
Red Cross
Eugene Burrows
ABC
Hollywood
Burrows
Enslaving by Debt in U S Slavery Comparison
A speaker before the United Nations Forced Labor Committee argues the United States keeps over five million people enslaved, contrasting American systems with Communist camps. He blames California and the South, claiming debt bondage of sharecroppers ties labor to landlords and private enterprise.
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United States
United Nations Forced Labor Committee
California
South
Youthful purse snatcher eludes police on Market Street
A teenage thief on a dark bike snatched a woman's purse containing 73 dollars and fled as police pursued. The victim, 54 year old Marie Brand of 5372 Pine Ave, described the youth as wearing blue jeans and a matching jacket with black hair, who rode past her with two granddaughters nearby on the 300 block of East Market Street.
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Marie Brand
Pine Ave
Air clashes in mid-air over Travis base
A C47 from Travis and a B50 from Mather Air Force Base collided softly at about 5000 feet Tuesday night but both crews avoided a crash. No injuries reported and fighters escorted both aircraft to safety.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Travis
Mather Air Force Base
Eisenhower Expected Tonight in Korea Amid Welcoming Cheers
In Seoul the press predicted President-elect Eisenhower would arrive in Korea tonight or Thursday. Crowds waved flags as thousands welcomed him, while an army spokesman said the report was news to the Seventh Army. In New York Eisenhower named two women to high posts, Oveta Hobby as administrator of the Federal Security Agency and Ivy Baker Priest as Treasurer, with Arthur Summerfield set to become postmaster general.
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Seoul
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Eighth Army
Eisenhower
Gen
Ike
New York
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Oveta Culp Hobby
Women’s Army Corps
Federal Security Agency
Ivy Baker Priest
Bountiful
Utah
United States
Hisenhower
Hobby
Summerfield
Power Fails and Schools Shut In Wichita
A severe pre Thanksgiving snowstorm packs western plains with 60 mph gusts and heavy drifting. Wichita with 220000 people is isolated as electric service drops and schools close. National Guard assists stranded motorists and Red Cross aids those marooned across Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Kansas
Wichita
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Red Cross
Russell
Kans
Kansas Highway Department
Weather Bureau
Meany Heads AFL Seeks Unity with CIO Merger
George Meany was elected president of the American Federation of Labor at age 58 and immediately urged renewing a merger with the CIO. The veteran organizer, previously AFL secretary treasurer, led eight million members as William Green’s health declined. William Schnitzler was named to succeed Meany as secretary-treasurer. A CIO reaction from Emil Rieve welcomed Meany’s unity push.
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George Meany
Tuesday
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Meany
AFL
William Green
Green
AFL Council
William F. Schnitzler
Chicago
AFL Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union
Schnitzler
Labor Giants
Emil Rieve
Rieve
New York
A Nice Suntan Day With Ultra-V Lamp Forecast
The forecast calls for a sunny day in Long Beach with variable clouds and periods of sun. Winds from the southwest 10 to 15 mph will cool the area this afternoon, with a high near 66 and a low around 40s tonight.
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Long Beach
Mexico City police block rebel celebration for independence day
Steelhelmeted police and cavalry blocked downtown Mexico City to stop supporters of defeated presidential candidate Gen. Miguel Henriquez Guzman from a planned private celebration of the 42nd anniversary of Mexican independence. Officials said the gathering would not be allowed.
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Mexico City
Miguel Henriquez Guzman
French Gunship Reds Periling Stronghold
Heavy French firepower blasted Communist lines outside Na Sam as Reds massed about 25 000 troops for an all out attack on the last French stronghold in the Thai country Indo China theater.
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Hanot
Indo-China
Na Sam
Eden Plane Forced Back Overseas Trip Surfaces
An oil leak forced the plane carrying British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Australian Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies from New York to London to return Tuesday night to Gander Newfoundland.
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London
Anthony Eden
Robert G. Menzies
New York
Gander
Newfound
Tan
Phantom bullets terrorize Indianapolis homes injuring none
Indiana police suspected a crackpot rifleman fired phantom bullets into three city homes. Nine month old Laura Blacker narrowly escaped as a wall hole and glass splinters appeared. Miss Virginia Ann Johnson, 1952 Miss Universe contender, was near a French window when a bullet struck the mantelpiece.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Laura Blacker
Virginia Ann Johnson
Robert W. Loser
U S Asks Delay In Du Pont Case
Attorneys seek postponement of hearings in the antitrust case against Du Pont finance firm until January 5. The move followed the sudden illness of chief prosecutor Willis L. Hotchkiss. The meeting included defense and government lawyers, with Victor H. Kramer and E Hubert Harsha attending, alongside Otto Kerner Jr.
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U.S
du Pont
Chicago — FE
du Pont Financial Grepine
Willis L. Hotchkiss
Justice Department
Vinsl
Victor H. Kramer
Newhere
E. Hubert Harsha
U. S
Otto Kerner Jr
Niece Slayer Lawrance Found Guilty Faces Death
Riverside AP report says John C Lawrance was convicted of the sex murder of his 16 year old niece Kathryn Knodel on Aug 19. The jury returned a no recommendation death verdict and he will be sentenced by Superior Judge John G Gabbert. The state argued he ravished and killed her, while Lawrance claimed the death was accidental during tire repairs.
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Riverside
John C. Lawrance
Kathryn Knodel
John G. Gabbert
Lawrance
George A. Brown
Frank
Clara Lawrance
Marie Knodel
Erwin
Jludge
Kathryn
Prison Riot Threats At Massachusetts Prison
Warden John J. O'Brien canceled Thanksgiving privileges as 149 year old state prison endured a tense state of emergency after four inmates failed to spark a mass riot. Police reported a cache of weapons including an iron bar three ice picks two knives and a pair of scissors found during a search.
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Boston
Massachusetts
John J. O'Brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Wreckage spotted near Whittier may be missing planes
An Anchorage based pilot searching for two lost military craft reported unidentified wreckage high in an inaccessible spot near Whittier Alaska. Darkness and clouds prevented positive identification leaving Air Force officials unsure whether the debris belongs to the missing C 124 or other aircraft.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Whittier
Air Force
City Council approves deed for Ocean Blvd park site
The City Council approved accepting a deed giving the city title to property at the southwest corner of Ocean Blvd and 17th Pl. The deed owner pledged the land be used as an art center or public park, with conditions for public use.
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Ocean Blvd
17Th Pl
Leberty oOon
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