Forrestal Sets Stage for Fight Over Services
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged greater control over the three armed services in his first annual report while signaling possible hard domestic choices to fund larger European rearmament. He floated creating an under secretary and touched on an earth satellite vehicle program that could enable space based missiles.
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Defense Forrestal
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Europe
United States
Forrestal
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Navy
Ground National Guard
Air National Guard
Wainwright Denies Surrender Version
General Jonathan M. Wainwright refutes a claim that Lt. Gen. Edward P. King disobeyed orders on Bataan in 1942. He states King never defied him and questions Professor Morton’s statement. Wainwright, MOH recipient, leads a life insurance firm and spoke at a Seattle press gathering.
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U.S.A
Edward P. King
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Louis Morton
Army
Pacific
Seattle
King
Professor Morton
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Col
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Rock of Corregidor
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Douglas MacArthur
Australia
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Col. Traywick
General King
United States
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Illegal Meat Charge Denied By Defendant
Peter Vogel 63 testifies he never bought meat from Lorenz and Gomez who pleaded guilty to preparing and offering for sale uninspected meat. Court takes case under advisement with decision due Jan 6 alongside nine other uninspected meat cases.
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Louis Lorenz
Wood Rd
Samuel Gomez
Rt. 2
Edward J. Ruetz
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Thomas Gomez
Harry Ott
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New Chambers Data Reported by Baltimore Sun
Baltimore edition reports Whittaker Chambers met with Rep Mundt and Rep Nixon on his Maryland farm yesterday and disclosed new names and detailed espionage information from a decade earlier Under oath the witness provided fresh leads that Mundt said could keep the committee and staff working for six months to a year The House committee aides and investigator Stripling accompanied the lawmakers during the five hour session at the Westminster farm
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Baltimore Sun
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Chambers
House Un-American Activities Committee
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Westminster
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Russia's 15-Year Plan Aims to Fight Drought Progress
Moscow reports progress on a 15-year drought plan announced October 24. The program targets dry winds from the Asian deserts and Caspian region to minimize agricultural and water impacts.
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Russia
Caspian
Controls to Remain For Ruhr District
State department sources rejected German protests over the six nation agreement to clamp firm controls on the Ruhr. The officials cited that Germans started two terrible wars within a generation and warned neighbors to fear possible future developments.
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Washington
U.P
State Department
Germany
Ruhr
Tax ruling ties Benny switch to income tax
The Internal Revenue Bureau will rule that Jack Benny's move from NBC to CBS is taxed as personal income rather than capital gains. In New York, Dr. Albert Einstein is set for abdominal surgery tomorrow to address a longstanding condition, per his physician.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Jack Benny
NBC
CBS
New York
Albert Einstein
Singer Dick Haymes and Joanne Dru Separate After Six Months
Hollywood report states singer Dick Haymes and actress Joanne Dru have separated and plan to live apart for at least six months. They share three children and made the announcement today.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Joanne Dru
Hebert Criticizes House Un-American Leaders for Publicity Mania
Washington Representative Hebert of Louisiana accused Republican leaders on the House committee of suffering from publicity mania. He called their actions a hysteria for newspaper headlines in a formal statement as a committee member.
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Washington
Rep
Hebert
House un-American Activities Committee
Pastor Adds Cushioned Seats At South Park Methodist
Dayton reports Reverend James Thomas at South Park Methodist Church installed 160 theater-type seats with rounded backs and air cushions to encourage attendance after a parishioner avoided church citing hard benches. The pastor expected at least one more member next Sunday.
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Dayton
James Thomas
South Park Methodist Church
Thomas
Six Month Dip Shown in Retail Prices of Food
A United Press survey of 25 cities shows retail food prices broadly drop in step with wholesale declines of over 14 percent since July, with milk the sole item nudging higher by four tenths of a cent. Local store managers anticipate further declines in January as consumer spending tightens.
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Dun and Bradstreet
Fred Smith
Springfield
Los Angeles
New Chevrolets Roll Off Line January 10
Cincinnati report that the General Motors Norwood plant will resume production January 10 after a holiday shutdown. New 1949 Chevrolet passenger cars will roll off the line as the facility returns to normal operation and full employment following inventory and change-over.
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U.P
General Motors
Norwood
Republican reform group urges sweeping changes to Congress
A committee of prominent Americans proposes a four point program to streamline operations in the 81st Congress. It calls for ending seniority based chairmanships and Senate filibusters, strengthening party policy committees, limiting rules committee blockades, and preventing staff from becoming patronage positions.
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U.P
Congress
National Committee For Strengthening
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Cleveland
Heller
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Henry R. Luce
CIO
James B. Carey
Foreign Aid
Paul G. Hoffman
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Beardsley Ruml
R. H. Macy & Co
Senate
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
House
Decline in US marriages reported for leap year
Metropolitan Life statisticians report 1,850,000 marriages in the United States this leap year, down 150,000 from 1947. The all time high was 2,300,000 in 1946.
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New York
U.P
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
United States
Woods May Seek Two Year Rent Extension Before Congress
Washington U P A rent director said he may ask Congress for a two year extension of rent controls beyond the planned one year. He cited housing construction delays and said the program could be ended early by presidential action or a joint resolution if conditions improve. The plan also includes harsher enforcement, triple damages for overcharges, evictions control, and possible voluntary rent boosts up to 15 percent through 1950.
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U.P
Tighe E. Woods
Congress
Woods
Reno tremors calm despite fears of major quake
Reno Nevada residents and visitors moved to flee in the wake of a week of tremors that rattled the region. Scientists call the activity unusual while geologists caution no major quake is assured. Minor damage and no fatalities reported in Reno, Verdi, and Carson City areas.
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Nev
Nevada
California
Vincent Gianella
University of Nevada
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Verdi
Bert Mosconi
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Sparta’s 19 Below Sets Wisconsin Cold Record
Wisconsin awoke to an extreme cold spell with Sparta reporting 19 below zero the coldest reading in the state. La Crosse at 14 below contrasted with 32 above yesterday while Eau Claire Rhinelander and Stevens Point logged sub zero depths. Drivers urged to exercise extreme caution on rural roads amid slippery conditions as warmer weather was forecast for tomorrow. A snow storm in Traverse City pushed east toward Ohio Pennsylvania and New York with 8 inches reported.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
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Kenosha
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Ohio
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Germans Still Easy Prey for a Dictator
The American military government said many Germans remain potential prey for a new dictator. It announced a plan to transplant western democratic techniques to western Germany. The program covers an exchange of governmental experts between the U S and Europe and will cost 840,962 dollars for the year ending June 30 1949.
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U. S
Europe
New Year Safety Drive Aims at Traffic Law in Kenosha
Kenosha Safety Council president George F. Nugent urged a 1949 push for a new traffic safety law and stricter precautions during New Year celebrations. He warned of slippery roads and alcohol gas risks amid an expected 170 traffic deaths that weekend, urging drivers to slow, avoid drinking, and stay focused.
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George F. Nugent
Kenosha
National Safety Council
Nugent
Vatican Excommunicates Hungary Arrest Suspects in Mindszenty Case
The Vatican’s sacred consistory decreed excommunication for all involved in the arrest of Cardinal Mindszenty, primate of Hungary. The decree, dated December 28, follows Hungary’s charges of plotting, spying, treason, and black market dealings against Mindszenty, with ten other church figures also detained. The penalty, ranked only below anathema, brands offenders with infamia juris, equating the crime with rape, heresy, and simony.
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Vatican
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Sacred Consistorial Congregation
Cardinal Mindszenty
Mindszenty
Utilities Strike Ban Is Upheld by Wisconsin Judge
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Daniel Sullivan upheld the 1947 Wisconsin law prohibiting strikes in public utilities. He ruled that public welfare allows the state to regulate strikes and related actions to protect health morals and safety. The suits named the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board. CIO United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers Local 18 v Milwaukee Gas Light and AFL division 998g v Milwaukee Transport Company.
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Daniel Sullivan
Wisconsin
Sullivan
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
CIO United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers Union Local 18
Milwaukee Gas Light Company
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employer of America
AFL
Milwaukee Transport Company
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