Tension High As Congress Meets Government Junks Pole Reveals Red Treachery Big Cost
Polish actor Stanislaw Mikolajczyk recounts his escape from Communist Poland and the invasion of Poland by the Soviet Union. Washington trims the Marshall Plan cost estimate, with Senate leaders urging focused, time-bound aid. Vandenberg signals no change in the 46.8 billion plan for early aid, while cautions about future costs and oversight.
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Poland
Polish Peasant Party
Bob Considine
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Stanislaw Mikolaj
Hla
Russia
Hungary
Washington
Europe
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Millikin
Colorado
Natonal Committee
Mullkin
Stassen to Testify on Commodity Trading Delayed
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee delays Stassen appearance to allow more time for evidence. Harold Stassen, former Minnesota governor and GOP candidate, will testify about insider profits from commodity speculation alongside Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham and other White House broker responses. The panel seeks more details from Bache and Co and Edwin W. Pauley as it reconvenes.
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Harold E. Stassen
Senate
Stassen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Minnesota
Wallace
H. Graham
Truman
White House
Graham
Bache and Co
Rescue Ships Save Shipwreck Victims
Aogink Alaska area survivors including a mother and six children were rescued from the Alaska Peninsula ice and were being transported toward Kodiak aboard two Coast Guard cutters and a Navy tug for hospital care. Ten frost-bitten survivors rode the wrecked cannery tender Spencer found near Kodiak Island after New Year’s Eve wreckage. three others were off a Navy tug Mataco lifeboat crew.
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Alaska
Enirtsen Rersons
Kodiak
Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Spencer
Kodiak Island
Hranovers
Mataco
Clover
Courts Acted to Aid School Programs Across East Tennessee
Tennessee courts in Hawkins Carter Washington Sullivan Knox Greene Unicoi and Grainger counties acted Monday to support county school systems. Actions included bond issues 4 million for Knox building program 135 thousand in Greene County bonds and reallocating sales tax receipts to fund school improvements. The Hawkins boys farm and Swift Memorial College funding were also approved along with a rebuilt Hawkins County courthouse plan.
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Greene
Unicoi
Carter
Washington
Knox Counties
Sullivan County
Hamblen
Grainger County
Hawkins
Squires
Knox County Court
Greene County Court
Greeneville
Unicef
Upper East Tennessee
Rogeraville
Hawkins County
Clinton W
Armatrong
Surgainsville
Charles Long
Bulls Gap
Wiliam Carmack
Hawking County
Swift Memorial College
U. & Northern Presbyterian College
Hawkine County
Tom C. Bran
Armstrong
Les Tenn
Court
Sullivan county selects D A Barger to lead Democrats
In Blountville a standing room crowd elected D A Barger of Blountville as chairman of the Sullivan County Democratic Executive Committee replacing P Jd Spivey. Arthur Herklerold of Bias City was the only opponent. J C Leonard became vice chairman and Georges Bradley was secretary.
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Bill Frechoff
Times-News
Blountville
D. A. Barger
Sullivan County
Democratic
P. Jd. Spivey
Kingsport
Arthur Herklerold
Bias City
J. C.leonard
Bristol
Georges Bradley
Barger
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Democratic Executive Committee
Veré George Bradley
Brownsville
J. C. Leonard
Hillis Binkicy
County affairs in good shape says Judge Bandy
County Judge T R Bandy reports a quarter of progress in Sullivan County with upgrades in the County Trustee office and courthouse. He notes approvals for about 8000 in equipment to modernize tax collection and court funds for repairs on two Holston River bridges may require highway department borrowing.
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Sullivan County
T. R. Bandy
Bandy
Holston River
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Highway Department
Stranger In Town Greets Snowy Broad Street
A man waits outside a downtown theater on Broad Street early Sunday afternoon as snow covers the street. He jokes about Sunday movies being universal while watching for the box office to open.
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Broad Street
County Court Approves Funds For New Schools
County Court approves 719190 for new school buildings in Blountville and Sunmn County plus 47500 for already under way construction. It funds six room school in the south civil district, Gunnings elementary on high school grounds, and a new Blountville elementary. An extra 25500 for plumbing at Chinquapin and 22000 for Buffalo School were approved. Also backs establishment of county volunteer fire fighting unit for county buildings.
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Blounty Ie
Sun Mn
Éth
Jemmes Emaauneeny
Yeneney A& New
Gunnings
Blountville
Squires
Chinquapin School
Plana
D. A. Barger
Barger
Blountville Kiwanis Club
MacArthur Silent on Report of Nomination Interest
Wisconsin officials report General MacArthur has not stated whether he will accept a presidential nomination. HQ sources say he remains silent on the topic, while noting he would stay in Japan until a peace treaty is signed. A Wisconsin group proposed MacArthur pledged delegates for next April's presidential primary.
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Wisconsin
Hss
Japan
Fred R. Zimmerman
Truman faces tax clash as Congress reopens with wariness
Deep divisions emerge as the 80th Congress reconvenes. Republicans push for a $5.6 billion tax cut while vowing to trim a $40 billion budget, and President Truman weighs tax relief aimed at shifting relief toward lower brackets amid higher corporate levies.
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GIF
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Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
80Th Congress
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R¢Ny
House Appropriations Committee
Knutson R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Congress
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Senate
Treasury
Senators push plan to set up meat rationing machinery
Senate leaders Ives and Murray back a proposal to authorize the Agriculture Department to prepare meat rationing plans. If needed a new act of Congress would authorize enforcement. The move follows prior meat and poultryless days and forecasts of a spring shortage.
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Ives
R-Ny
Murray
D-Mont
Ives Aurmey
Trums Committee
Decideiugless
Macatlean 'Tueadaya
Jamen A. Bowell
Agriculture Department
Flanders
R-Vi
Congress
Poston Reduces Overtime Parking Fine Here To Seven Dollars
City Court reduced the standard overtime parking fine to seven dollars effective January 1. Two forfeitures of one dollar each for overtime parking were declared. one plea of no plea adoctor was withdrawn. Other fines include public drunkenness first offenders four ten and fifteen. whisky possession and reckless driving each twenty five. no driver’s license twenty five.
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Toerdsy
Tojo Defends Actions In War Crimes Cross Examination
In Tokyo Hideki Tojo testifies at the international war crimes tribunal claiming no wrongdoing while insisting Manchukuo was an example of a state respecting independence and sovereignty. Chief prosecutor Keenan ends cross examination after three days as tribunal president Webb continues questioning.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
International War Crimes Tribunal
Zi Tojo
Joseph R. Keenan
William Webb
Australia
U S Approves Greek Army Increase and Britain Lend Lease
The United States approves an increase of 12 000 Greek army personnel and a boost to the National Guard as Britain transfers lend lease equipment. The State Department notes the move fits aid against communism, with earlier temporary and permanent army increases already authorized.
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Britain
Athens
United States
Konitaa
Bophoulis
Sophoulia
U S. State Department
Washington
Greece
Department
Man Admits Slugging Wife In Pueblo Tragedy
Pueblo police say 37 year old steelworker Harry Vandyne admitted striking his wife Edna Vandyne during a snowstorm quarrel over divorce. He allegedly left her unconscious or dead on a railroad tract after a long questioning by Sheriff Hart Dunlap. Mrs. Vandyne, 31, mother of five, was found dead on the scene by railroad workers.
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Colo
Hart Dunlap
Edna Vandyne
Salles
Dunlap
Harry Vandyne
Vandyne
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