Moscow talks end in deadlock over German reparations
Western ministers clash with Molotov over Soviet demand for ten billion dollars in German reparations. Britain and the United States oppose reparations, citing Germany cannot pay and long-term taxpayer costs. The session ends with no agreement as Marshall, Bidault, and Bevin push for a comprehensive Soviet economic plan.
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London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Moscow
Germany
Molotov
Soviet Union
U. S
Britain
America
United States
Marshall
Bidault
Bevin
Reuther Calls for Price Cuts and Wage Balance at CIO Talks
Milwaukee speech to Wisconsin CIO convention details Walter Reuther’s stance that industry could raise its wage bill by 20 percent without price index increases by government data. He advocates nine percent price cuts to preserve profits and argues for democratic elections at Allis-Chalmers Local 248 amid internal union turmoil.
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Milwaukee
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Wisconsin
Reuther
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
UAW
Waldorf- Astoria
President Truman dedicates Everglades National Park in Florida
President Truman dedicates a 454000 acre Everglades tract as the nations 28th national park in Everglades City Florida. Officials Seminole Indians and thousands attend as Caldwell and Krug accept title and plan for future land additions expanding to about 1500000 acres. Truman urges wise use of natural resources and the public duty to resist private exploitation. He notes a White House visit in Key West before returning to Boca Chica.
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Everglades City
Fla
Truman
Florida Everglades
National Park
Everglades
William McKinley Osceola
Corey Osceola
Osceola
United States
White House
Key West
Naval Air Base
Boca Chica
Navy
Violence in Holy Land as UN Partition Triggers Flares
Demonstrations and riots flare across Egypt Lebanon Syria Iraq and Arabia after the UN partition vote. Death toll climbs to 145 Arabs Jews and others, with 664 killed and $4 million in property damage in the Holy Land. Arab and Jewish forces mobilize with calls for conscription and regional troop moves.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Middle East
United Nations
Palestine
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Iraq
Arabia
Aden
Arabian
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Haifa
Associated Press
Aleppo
White Crosses Remind Of Pearl Harbor Day
Six years after the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaiians reflect on the surprise strike that drew the United States into war. The calendar erases most memories aside from white crosses in cemeteries and graves being returned home for reburial, keeping the date as the sole reminder.
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Pearl Harbor
Shriners
Petrillo Sets Chicago Talks With Networks Monday
In New York a pattern of radio and television labor talks unfolds as Petrillo and AFM officials plan to meet Chicago network representatives Monday to discuss a new contract. Details of offers remain undisclosed, with possible 1948 scenarios including limited recorded music on networks and FM.
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New York
James C Ring
Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Chicago
Ous
Wth
FCC
Radio Manufac Association
John McNeil
Dumont Television Network
Henry Lindemann 88 dies in Viroqua Wisconsin
Henry Lindemann 88 died suddenly at his home in Viroqua Wisconsin Friday night. He served as president of the Bank of Viroqua for 50 years and retired in 1934. He was active in community affairs and civic committees. Burial will be in Viroqua cemetery.
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Viroqua
Wis
Henry Lindemann
Liamiemann
Willem FE. Lindemann
United States
Germany
Lindemann
Bank of Viroqua
Henry
Grace
Ellery J. Beal
Viroqua Cemetery
Air Force to Send Instrument Assembly Into Space Next Week
The Air Force will launch an intricate set of instruments into space to gather data for future supersonic aircraft and guided missile development. The assembly is installed in a V-2 rocket warhead prepared for a Sands New Mexico firing by Army ordnance officials.
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Washington
Air Force
Army Ordnance Deee Aeee Sands
N. M. Testing & Und
Tom Mix Statue Guards Desert Wash Scene in Arizona
A seven foot stone column topped by a statue of a saddled horse guards a desert wash near Florence Arizona. The image, tied to silent frontier lore, marks a rugged local landmark observed by residents and visitors alike.
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Florenz, Ariz
Desert
Local Weather Forecast Clouds and Light Snow Sunday
Sunday brings cloudy skies with light snow. No major temperature change expected, with a high near 34 degrees in the afternoon.
Strike Looms At Atom Plant In Oak Ridge Tennessee
About 3,000 production workers at the Oak Ridge gaseous diffusion plant threaten a strike Tuesday midnight over a 25 cent an hour wage increase. The Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. and union officials negotiate under the labor relations act while the Atomic Energy Commission stresses production continuity as a matter of security. Senator Hickenlooper comments on possible measures to assure work continuity. The union cites unresolved grievances from the past year.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Gaseous Diffusion
The
and Carmion
CIO
National Labor Per Fhle Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate House Atomic Committee
Wagner
Movie Formulas Are Out The Window Says Tay Garnett
Veteran director Tay Garnett argues film industry should abandon formulas after wartime era breakthroughs. He cites Going My Way and Lost Weekend as unconventional successes driven by honesty and realism from a postwar mood.
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Hollywood
Tay Garnett
Eight Children and Escort Burned in Bus Crash
In South Minneapolis a Sunday school party bus carrying 28 children collided and caught fire. Eleven people were burned including Wanda Schickling the 23 year old escort who moved the children to safety. Officer Delmar Kuehn helped rescue others and received minor injuries.
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Minneapolis
Delmar Kuehn
Wanda Schickling
Miss Schlickling
Peterson
General Hospital
Peterson Boy
Fort Worth Woman Wins $20000 In Merchandise On TV
Ruth Subbie of Fort Worth Texas correctly identified the voice of Miss Hush Martha Graham on NBC Truth or Consequences. She won about $20000 in merchandise including a car washing machine trips to Honolulu and Hollywood a $2000 house trailer a diamond watch $2000 cash a fur coat phonograph and more.
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Norman
Okla
Fort Worth
Tex
NBC
Miss Hush
Martha Graham
Ruth Subbie
Subbie
Italians Press Job Relief After Rome Riots
Communist led workers in Rome demand unemployment relief and threaten a general strike if the de Gasperi government fails to act within three days. A workers committee representing about 300,000 people accused police of firing on demonstrators at Rome’s gates, while a death occurred at Primavalle amid paving-block barricades and chants for public works employment.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Primavalle
Critical Vote On Aid Monday Heads Toward House Test
Washington reports a critical test vote on the foreign aid bill set for Monday amid inflation concerns. Republicans seek a plan to prevent raising prices with the $590 million winter aid package for France Italy Austria and China as the foreign affairs committee gears to consider amendments before final passage. Democrat Rep Bloom predicts no more than 25 votes against the measure.
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Washington
House
France
Italy
Austria
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Bloom
D-Ny
Foreign Affairs Committee
State CIO backs third wage hikes at annual convention
Delegates at the tenth state CIO convention in Milwaukee voted to support a third round of wage increases aligned with national CIO plans. One delegate Jack McBane opposed, refusing to state objections. The gathering criticized Milwaukee suboffices of United Steelworkers and Farm Equipment Workers for not listing non affiliated locals. other actions urged return of price controls, a federal housing program with units rented 30 to 40 dollars monthly, federal probe of real estate boards role in rent control, and support for cooperative ventures tax exemptions for sons in lower income Solita, relief for small businesses from corporate and surtax profits taxes.
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Milwaukee
CIO
Jack McBane
Heil
United Steelworkers
State Cio
State Council
Meyer Adelman
Steelworkers Union
James de Witt
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Penicillin's Future in Question as Bacteria Develop Immunity
London reports the British Medical Journal warns penicillin may lose value as bacilli evolve immunity. Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the drug, states this can be overcome with further research and development.
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London
Alexander Fleming
Return of Officers Follows Lead in Dr. Neime’s Slaying
Two investigators Roy Lapitz and Ivan Wright traveled to Chicago to review criminal records as part of the probe into the November 14 death of Dr. James E. Neime. Authorities pursued two suspects described as six feet one inch and five feet six inches tall.
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Chicago
James E. Meene
Roy Lapitz
Ivan Wright
Main Street
Lapitz
Wright
la Crosse
Unpublished Lincoln Picture Found in Decatur
A decades old image of Abraham Lincoln, owned by the original photographer’s daughter, was located in Decatur and authenticated by three Lincoln scholars. The photo, never before reproduced, was donated to the Decatur public library by the photographer’s family.
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Decatur, Lll
Abraham Lincoln
Decatur
Lincoln
Jay Monaghan
Springfield
Illinois
Chicago
Ralph Newman
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