Heated Words Swapped in House Debate
In Washington on December 11 the House passed a $500,014.0W emergency foreign aid bill by voice vote after six days of debate and more than 50 amendments. The session featured sharp exchanges between Republican Leader Halleck and Democratic Leader McCormack over the bill and an amendment directing government agencies to sell surplus products, potentially costing the United States billions. Jarman, Anderson, and Vorys supported the measure, while a partisan clash dominated proceedings as the House neared final action.
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Washington
Nec
House Foreign Affairs Committee
APD
House
United States
Halleck
Hallack
McCormack
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Tf McCormack
Brown
Ohiown
Ewards
Jarman
Rep
D-Ala
Indiana
Anderson
Vorys R-Ohle
Vory
D.ala
Truman
Purchase of 600 acres near Long Beach eyed as park
The Park Commission advocates purchasing 600 acres just outside Long Beach for a municipal park. Other items include a Long Beach patrol car recalved, Elks leader visit, and various page notices across the paper.
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Long Beach
Buragy
Cairo
Stassen
Truman
Six Survive Crash in Labrador. 23 Dead
WESTOVER FIELD Mass Dec 1 1944 The U S Air Transport Command announced only six of 29 American military aboard a C 34 Skymaster survived a Labrador crash eight miles north of Goose Bay. The dead include 23 others with names withheld pending report. Rescue hampered by storm and rugged terrain. helicopters and dog sleds aiding recovery.
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Westover Field
Mass
U. S. Air Transport Command
Labrador
Stanley
Bear
Carlisle
Goose Bay
William J. Bujak
Sted
Cal
Harry J. Bullis
J. M. Bickley
Abilene
Texas
Joseph P. Stefanowicz
Warren Ohio
John H. Shaner
Harrisburg
G. Ly Harder
Fort Wayne
Goose Bay Jabdiels
Westover
Mall
Air’ Force
Two Burbank Fliers Downed in Oklahoma
Capt. B D W Bunch and Tony Mancuso from Burbank California landed in a wheat field near Fairview Oklahoma Tuesday night due to overcast conditions. They planned to resume flight to Burbank once the field dried or froze sufficiently to take off.
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Burbank
Oklahoma
Fairview
Okla
Calif
BD. W. Bunch
Tony Mancuso
Death threats mailed to widower after wife murders son
Sam Wartnik clothing maker received unsigned letters postmarked in San Diego Van Nuys and Roseville promising harm after Lena Mae Wartnik 32 killed their 10 month old son Neil and then died by suicide in a Hermosa Beach hotel. Wartnik was in San Francisco on December 1. bodies found December 37.
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Los Angeles
Sam HH. Wartnik
W. QO. Graf
San Diego
van Nuys
Roseville
Wartick
San Francisco
Lena Mae
Neil
Toluca Lake
Hermosa Beach
Wartnik
Graf
Troops Guard Rome as General Strike Paralyzes City
Rome dispatch reports Italy deploys army navy and air force to downtown Rome to quell violence during the first general strike since pre Fascist days. Striking workers roam the capital with Communist badges while police and riot squads clash at Colonna Square and nearby streets. Eighty arrests for armband displays, with disruption to public services and rail lines though government and labor leaders seek settlement terms.
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Rome
Italy
Communist Party
Colonna Square
Tritone
No Decision Reached on Aid to Navajos
Senate public lands committee took up the Navajo aid bill but reached no decision. Reporters were told a decision likely at Saturday’s meeting. The House passed a measure for a 2 million dollar appropriation to aid the Navajo and Topi tribes in Arizona New Mexico and Utah.
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Washington
Wee
Senate Public Lands Committee
House
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Five Yard Blow Penalty Marks Hubbard Postseason Game
In Corsicana Texas on December 11 Dan Roberts head linesman penalized Hubbard for a five yard infraction after an unidentified Hubbard player used a referee flag as a handkerchief when both teams were offside on a play.
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Corsicana
Texas
Dan Roberts
Hubbard
Roberts
Irregularities in Boston Tax Office Charged
Washington reports that a House appropriations subcommittee turned over a report to the Justice Department alleging possible criminality in the Boston Internal Revenue Bureau office. The hearing transcript cites misused trust funds, weak controls on outside donations, and possible Hatch Act violations, with reference to March of Dimes and Jefferson Day fund handling. The panel also noted un deposited receipts from the March of Dimes and a memo about dinner tickets for the Hannegan reception.
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Washington
A.P
House Appropriations
Justice Department
Boston
Internal Revenue Bureau
Canfield
Ryn
Attorney General
Treaaury Department
Internal Revenue Commission
Civil Service Commission
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Robert E. Lee
Mas
Lee
Delaney
John E. Burns
Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Britain to Receive Russian Grain Under Trade Pact
London December 11 Britain will obtain a substantial quantity of Russian grain under a trade agreement announced by J Harare Wilton president of the Board of Trade. The deal includes quantities prices and terms for shipment from the 1947 harvest. Wilson said further talks will follow next May on long term arrangements to balance trade between Britain and Russia.
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London
Britain
J. Harare Wilton
Board of Trade
Wilson
Moscow
House of Commons
Attlee
Paris suspends disloyal agent for pro red talk
Paris reports the government suspended Lt Col Raymond Marque the Communist chief of the French repatriation mission at Moscow for his attack against the government claiming it shows a malicious attitude toward Russia. Francois Mitterand said he received a Moscow report calling Marquie attack inadmissible and the mission head may be dismissed and expelled on return. Marquie identified as a Communist longtime ally of staying in Russia faced accusations of providing incorrect repatriation figures. Mitterand Andre Marie will speak to the National Assembly tomorrow with broadcast. The Veterans Ministry noted Marquie held a post over a year, while his wartime rank is described as fictitious. He was making efforts to stay in the U S HR R despite expulsion orders with four other mission members.
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Paris
Raymond Marque
Moscow
National Assembly
Russia
Francois Mitterand
Marquie
Mitterand
France
War Veterans’ Ministry
Ens
Andre
Marie
Veterans’ Ministry
Laurent Casanova
War Ministry
U.S
HR. R
Hunger Victim in Frankfurt Reported by Paper
The Frankfurter Rundschau reports Hermann Weiss aged 50 died of undernourishment in Frankfurt, named as the winter's first hunger victim in the city.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Dec
Frankfurter Rundschau
Hermann Weiss
Persistent 'Masher' Shot To Death On Doorstep
A 24 year old Emeryville man, Glen Hinkle Collins, followed a housewife home after accosting her on a bus and was shot to death on her doorstep by Mrs. Elizabeth Jean Drack. She fired through the door with her husband’s gun after Collins kicked and pounded the door, then found him dead beneath a window. Officers quoted her account of the incident.
Swing to Left Halted by Maloney Report
Rep Franklin J Maloney says Communist swing in Europe stalled after World War II and they must choose violence in France or Italy within months. He cites Benelux customs union progress and Marshall Plan non Soviet response as signs of a reoriented Europe.
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Ashington
House Foreign Affaire Committee
Europe
France
Italy
Franklin J. Maloney
R.-Pa
Foreign Affairs Committee
Maloney
Near East
Britain
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Belgium
Ian Maloney
Netherlands
Luxemburg
Benelux
Republicans Brush Aside Truman Anti-Inflation Plan
Republican leaders rejected President Truman's 10 point anti inflation program and pushed their own bill for House Banking Committee approval by nightfall. Taft criticized the plan while Wolcott predicted quick committee approval and asserted the President does not have to accept it. Taft said Republicans would publish a full program tomorrow, arguing their measure covers at least six of the 16 Truman points.
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Washington
A.P
Truman
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R.michy
Howe
Sen
Taft
Ohio
House
Senate
Polley Committee
Shanghai Stock Exchange Raided Forces Trading Standstill
Shanghai brokers halted activity as police blocked doors to the exchange. Officers detained those attempting to buy at higher prices as authorities accuse traders of speculating to push prices down. Normal operations were suspended while the scene remained tense.
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Seanghat
Shangai
Poliy
Ras
Chinese Stock Exchange
Gas Explosion Kills Six in Coal Mine
A gas explosion at the Franklin colliery of Lehigh Valley Coal Co in Wilkes Barre today killed six men and injured at least three others. A company spokesman said six were known to have perished in the underground blast. Names of victims were not available immediately.
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Wilkes-Barre
Franklin
Lehigh Valley Coal Co
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