Clark Brings Court Actions On Tidelands
Attorney General Clark filed suits in the supreme court to gain federal jurisdiction over tidelands off Texas and Louisiana. He seeks the same federal paramount interest as in the California tidelands case decided in 1947. The actions aim to place oil royalties in part under federal control, involving millions of dollars.
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Communists tighten grip near capital amid setbacks for Nationalists
Ambitious Red forces advance toward Peiping and Tientsin, encircling three Nationalist groups and wiping out two others. Northward, supply lines to the two cities are severed as observers declare them lost. Reports speak of fierce fighting around the southwest gate before a temporary lull.
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Madison man dies at Yale party
Madison state highway department employee M. Kiefer, 47, died of a heart attack at a department Christmas party. The party chairman, Miss Kiefer, had worked in the department’s filing section for several years prior to the incident.
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Stalin Is 69 Who'll Succeed Him
London reports Stalin marks 69 with signals of a successor plan. Molotov appears as the likely next premier while Lavrentiy Beria looms as top security chief. Andrei Zhdanov has died. Health not confirmed as an issue. Sochi remains his favorite retreat.
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Official Claims Tax Increase Will Cause Inflationary Spiral
A congressional panel led by Senator Flanders questions if profits are too high while U S Steel finance chief Voorhees calls current profit rates exceptionally low. A Commerce Department report links prices profits and the economy as talks reopen on restoring the excess profits tax to curb inflation.
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Disagree On Red Influence On UK Union
In Schenectady New York two CIO electrical workers leaders dispute a house labor subcommittee report alleging Communist control of the union. Albert Fitzgerald of Local 301 General Electric denounces the findings as a fake, while Frank Kriss says the charges align with his anti Communist stance and that local and international leaders share Communist aligned policies.
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Farm appeal aimed at keeping children on the land
A page 3 clipping argues that agriculture must be made attractive and prosperous to deter youth from leaving the farm. It hints at a broader cultural view of rural life and contrasts it with other wealth sources cited in Mongolian contexts.
ECA Suspends China Reconstruction Projects
Paul G. Hoffman announced that the economic cooperation administration has suspended all reconstruction projects in China. The halt affects 70 million dollars set aside for such work as Hoffman discussed the decision with President Truman at the White House after returning from China and a global inspection trip.
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County Board Delays Actions on Property and Travel Rules
County board members approved delaying several measures including moving structures on property within a year and preserving frontage along Jackson Street to reduce traffic hazards. A travel restriction for county agricultural agents was lifted, with extension agents urged to use allowances for rural services. The meeting also debated tax payment mishaps involving Clarence Smith and assigned a 30 day hold for further investigation.
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Alaska Security Urged for Arctic Front
A congressional subcommittee warns of Russian buildup across the Bering Strait and espionage among Alaska Natives. It cites Communist leadership among 4,000 workers near Anchorage and Kodiak, calls Alaska highly strategic and under defended, and urges expanded combat forces, housing, Arctic training, and expanded warning lines while eliminating subversive activity around bases.
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Carnegie Endowment aid figures in espionage probe
The piece notes Carnegie Endowment backing for an investigation. Alger Hiss, indicted for perjury over denying disclosure of secrets to Whitaker Chambers. Mundt reveals a transcript alleging Duggan named by Levine as funneling confidential information from the State Department. Duggan dies after an office fall on West 45th Street. no witnesses. Deapen’s widow says he recently had back surgery and seemed to recover.
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Admits Slaying Chicago Girl
Hammond immigration inspector said naturalized Mexican Herlindo Arias Perez admitted orally that he strangled 10 year old Roberta Rinearson. Perez claimed fogginess about the act while detailing the crime after the Brookfield girl left for a LaGrange movie. her body was found in a ditch near Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Judge refuses to dismiss Thomas indictments in conspiracy case
Judge Henry Schweinhaut refused to dismiss the indictment against Rep. J Parnell Thomas. Thomas had sought dismissal arguing the grand jury was all federal employees. The memorandum cited a new Supreme Court ruling upholding trials with government workers on juries.
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MacArthur set to announce hangings after court ruling
After a 13 minute meeting with General Walton Walker, General MacArthur prepared to set the execution day for Shinsho Hanayama and others. The supreme court ruled it had no jurisdiction, clearing the way to notify prisoners. Secrecy remains tight with no public breakdown on timing for notices, hangings, or body disposal.
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Berlin rally in Soviet sector spurs call for western military govt
About 2 000 city employees in the Soviet sector heard a rally urging the western zones to establish a separate military government after the puppet eastern Berlin regime, as the western powers still run their own sector administrations amid border divisions.
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Weather Stalls Rescue Of Airmen On Greenland Ice Cap
Bad weather blocks new rescue attempts for 11 airmen stranded on the Green land ice cap. The second sentence appears unrelated to the weather item and discusses adultery as a common cause of divorce.
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MacArthur Plans to Stay in Japan After War
Gen. Douglas MacArthur says he has no plans to leave Japan and will remain to complete the occupation effort. An Allied HQ source told the AP there was no truth to reports of a return to the United States. The situation follows intensified moves to stabilize Japan’s economy.
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Mrs Gooderum Taken to Hospital After Incident
Mrs. R. C. Gooderum, 35, of 627 Charles Street, was taken to St Capital by police ambulance at 1 21 p m yesterday. She was said to be suffering scenes of canvas? Noted condition not clear in source.
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Picture Puzzles from France Roaring Through Centuries
Rebus riddles from FranceImage based sentence puzzles have captivated readers for centuries as clever wordplay frames. The tradition blends visual cues with language to form quotable phrases and witty proverbs.
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