High Republican doubts Marshall Plan will succeed
A senior House Republican forecast the Marshall Plan doomed to fail and costly. Leader Lea Allen argued Russia influence cannot be changed by European aid and predicted a program cost up to 200 billion dollars over 20 years. He doubted Congress would approve the plan as proposed and favored at most a one year relief effort. He noted Speaker Martin and Leader Halleck had not committed, while Herter proposed a bipartisan independent foreign aid body.
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Wyssiie
Ren
Jon
U.P
U. S
Truman
Lea EE. Allen
R-Ul
Howse
Europe
United States
Congress
Alien
House
Bliss
Allen
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Wloor
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Martin
Christian A. Herter
R.mass
Herter
State Department
Federal aid lined up for tornado victims in northwest Louisiana
The Reconstruction Finance Corp classified the area around Cotton Valley as disaster relief eligible, enabling rehabilitation loans. President Truman urged surplus federal property to help state and local governments in Louisiana and Arkansas as Red Cross aid of 190,000 dollars supported relief efforts. The five state outbreak left 22 dead and 250 injured with damage in northwest Louisiana estimated at 1.5 million. Cotton Valley suffered the worst with 49 deaths among 1200 residents.
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Sureveport
Ladin
Louisiana
Collot Valley
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Fruman
Federal Works Administration
Arkansas
Red Cross
Hind
Tennessee
Mississippi
Arkingag
Alabame
Cotton Valley
Rail Fare Boost Sought From Interstate, State Panels
Eighty railroads petition the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington for a raise from 2.2 to 2.5 cents per mile with a 12.63 percent increase in round trip fares and higher first class rates. California utility filings mirror the move. A typical trip from a San Francisco branch line would rise from $5.37 to $6.16.
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San Francisco
Dan
Western
Ocollroads
Athe Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
California Public Utilities Commission
San
Rena
Five Damage Suits Filed Against Auto Accidents
Deputy County Clerk Wiram The Peek notes a flood of personal injury claims from auto crashes. Simie Ward seeks 100000 from Thurman A Crosswhite after a collision on 101 Highway and Gas Encinas. Wilfred Mainiey Jr seeks 50000 against Long Beach City Bus Lines for knee fractures. Roger Kelly seeks 35370 for fractures from a bicycle collision. Samuel E Woods seeks 28600 from Janis E Eitze Jr and others for injuries. Archie F Harned and Carl D Jones seek 12000 for dog bite injuries.
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Wiram the Peek
Crosswhite
Ward
Long Beach
Wilfred C. Mainiey Ja
C. Ransom Samuelson
Haney
Samuel E. Woods
John I. MeCarthy
Rey J. Brown
Superior Court
Janis E. Eitze Jr
Archie F. Harned
Carl D
Leona Jones
C. Crale Hosmer
Durante Feeling Wonderfully Well After Abdominal Operation
Hollywood reports comedian Jimmy Durante is recovering well from an abdominal operation. He will be off the air until January 21 and directed to cancel all personal appearances through next month.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Durante
Durante
Dr Daniels Will Filed in Superior Court Probate
Friends and relatives are named beneficiaries in the will of Dr W W Daniels founder of Community Hospital who died December 19 at age 88 in Long Beach He lived at 266 Lindero Ave Attorney Verne Garten filed for probate and valued the estate as uncertain A daughter of Mrs Sarah N Lindauer died December 24 and inherits most of her mother’s estate in probate filing by Eugene Utincher Mrs Lindauer arrived in Long Beach in 1908 and her estate is valued around 120000.
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W. W. Daniels
Daniels
Community Hospital
Dee
Long Beach
Lindero Ave
Verne EF. Garten
Sarah N. Lindauer
Wll
Mathers
Eugene Utincher
Lindauer
Stock and Commodity Exchanges Closed Across Major Markets
The New York stock and commodity exchanges were closed today due to storm conditions. Major markets in Chicago Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh suspended activity while Los Angeles and San Francisco operated for two hours. Most New York commodity markets including the cotton exchange were shut.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Chielmati
Pittsburgh
Phildelphia
Los Angeles
Sim Francisco
Ralph L. Creighton Dies Former AP Executive
Ralph L. Creighton, 70, retired AP employee after 42 years, died at Ross General Hospital. A Mill Valley resident for 44 years, he formerly served as cashier of the western division of the Associated Press. He was knocked down by a bus in Mill Valley Monday night, fracturing his collarbone.
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Mil Valley
Call
Ralph Creighton
Associated Press
Ross General Hospital
Creighton
Mill Valley
Jeashier
A.P
Brittle Bones Woman Suffers Eight Fractures
In Boston Mary Christenson, 41, of Racine Wisconsin, has endured eight leg fractures in a year as doctors study prior operations. Friends say her bones crack from the slightest twist and two fractures occurred in the past 10 weeks. Mass General doctors attribute the condition to osteoporosis due to overactivity of the parathyroid gland and note surgery has provided no relief.
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Boston
Mary Christenson
Racine
Wis
Massachusetts General Hospital
England May Lose Argentine Meat
An Argentine agency signaled possible suspension of meat shipments to England. British official Amos J. Cooke cited talks ongoing as shipments halted Jan. 7, with later reports indicating continued flow under a gentleman's agreement amid British Argentine trade discussions.
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Buenos Aires
England
Amos J. Cooke
British Food Ministry
Argentine Institute For the’ Promotion of
Great Britain
Argentina
United States
Efforts to Keep International Lines Open in Strike
Supervisory employees at four major cable systems work around the clock to sustain international traffic during a strike by about 3500 overseas communications workers. Mackay Radio reports Honolulu service down while China Japan the Philippines and Australia receive about half normal volume. New York says overseas transmissions proceed via supervisory staff. Cables involved include Western Union Commercial Cable and All-America cables, which normally handle two-thirds of foreign communications.
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New York
UPI
Orient
Mackay Radio
San Francisco
Honolulu
China
Japan
Philippines
Australia
Tmén
Western Union Telegraph Company
Commercial Cable Company
All-America Cables
Ruling Jan 14 in Petrillo Case
Chicago January 3 A federal case against James C Petrillo president of the American Federation of Musicians ends arguments in U S District Court Judge Walter J La Bay is to rule January 14 The government asserts Petrillo willfully violated the act and faces up to one year in jail and a 1000 dollar fine He is charged with calling a May 1946 strike at WAAF Chicago for hiring three extra musicians.
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Chicago
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Lea
Walter J. LaBay
U.S
Otto Kerner Jr
Petrillo
WAAF
Ex-messenger Boy Dies Rich Wall Street Financier
Michael J. Meehan aged 56, who rose from two messenger boy to Wall Street financier with holdings estimated from 85,000,000 to 25,000,000 in radio stock, died yesterday of pneumonia. Meehan was a notable figure on the Stock Exchange in the twenties and was ordered expelled from major exchanges after a Securities and Exchange Commission probe into alleged market rigging. Born in Blackburn England, he was brought to the U.S. as an infant.
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New York
Michael J. Meehan
Wall St
Meehan
Stock Exchange
New York Stock and Curb Exchanges
Chicago Board of Trade
Securities and Exchange Commission
Blackburn
Eng
Mechan
U.S
French brides delayed by immigration deadline
Three French women and their children arrived in Wilmington Delaware just after the Dec. 3 deadline for fiancee entry, despite plane delays. Immigration officials would house them in Philadelphia while decisions proceed. temporary parole bonds set at 500 dollars allow freedom pending status adjustments.
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Ilmington
Del
A.P
Ferande David
Nicholas di Franco
New ‘Castle
Wilmington
Trans-World Airlines
France
Harold Skee
San Francisco
Anna Goch
Paris
Fall River
J. Mase
Frank Marker
Marthe F. Donas
Montmorency
Josbe
Roy
Morrison
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Franco
Ellis Island
W. J. Zucker
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United’ States
Lebanon Faces Holy War Fears as Greater Syria Backdrop Looms
Lebanese leaders fear a Transjordan backed push for a Greater Syria and the political backlash of a holy war on Lebanon’s Christian majority. Premier Riad el Solh says Lebanon aids Palestine partition efforts while avoiding the term holy war as Christians, now about 60 percent, worry about regional escalation.
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Eirut
Lebanon
Palestine
Desert
Abdilah
Transjordan
Syria
Greater
Beshara al Khoury
Abdullah
Samiy Raili
Thati Ru
Riad el 1Cob
Rummage Sale Planned by DeMolay Mothers’ Club
A rummage sale set for Wednesday starting at 9 a.m. will be held by the DeMolay Mothers’ Club at 1154 Pine Ave. In aviation news Pvt. Donald W. Moorehouse is in his eighth week of basic training at Lackland Air Base San Antonio Texas. He is the son of Dr and Mrs Cecil L Moorehouse of 3520 California Ave and is a Long Beach Polytechnic High School graduate who was captain in the RCT.
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Mothers' Club
Will
Pine Ave
Donald W. Moorehouse
Air Force
Lackland Air Base
Air Training Command
San Antonio
Texas
Moorehouse
Cecil L. Moorehouse
California Ave
Long Beach Polytechnic High School
R. C. Tc
Slayer Tries Again to Escape Death
Thomas H. McMonigle, condemned for the murder of 15-year-old Thora Chamberlain, seeks a further delay in San Mateo County Superior Court to gain the right to direct the disposal of the body and to challenge the Feb. 20 execution date at San Quentin.
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San Mateo
Thomas H. McMonigle
Thora Chamberlain
Supreme Court
San Quentin
McMonigle
Mateo County
Birt
Building Permits Record Set in 1947 for Los Angeles Area
Long Beach Advertising Club officers to be seated after recording the nation’s alltime high for issued building permits in 1947. Total permits valued at $258,422,260 with 62,697 permits issued. Key officers named include Lois Smith and Bob Holcomb with Wade Maple Morris and Ken Mc Cafferty as others.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Masonic Temple
Gilbert
Lois
Morris
Smith
Ager
Long Beach Independent
Bob Holcomb
Long
Beach
Adohr Co
Wade Maple
OCO
Losager
Press-Telegram
Soc Angeles
Ken Mc
Wacky Weather Shocks Denver With Rain From Clear Skies
Denver residents witnessed rain with no clouds and lightning in clear air. Weather Bureau notes five men from one station observed the event. unusual snow-melt rain caused by mountain snow blown east. Three daily temperature records were set, including two highs and a low of six degrees below zero on New Year’s Eve.
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Denver
Weather Bureau
Barnum Secion
Mile High
G.O.P to Defend Record on Prices
Washington January 3 Republican leaders respond to Democratic charges that Congress has blocked price controls and failed to curb inflation. Senators Taft Millikan and House leaders Dartin Halleck named to answer critics on radio coordinated by the Republican National Committee. The Democratic critique labeled GOP actions as choked price control and deferred measures for the new session.
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Washington
Congress
Republican National Committee
Taft
Ohio
Millikan
Colorado
House
Dartin
Massachusetts
Halleck
Indiana
G. O.P
Sen. McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National’ Committee
Rep
Norton
D.N.J
Margaret Truman Rejects $10,000 Weekly Café Offer
Margaret Truman has declined a ten thousand dollar weekly offer to sing at a Times Square restaurant. Ralph Watkins, owner and promoter, said she turned down the bid for an appearance at the Royal Chicken Roost citing other plans and even offered to rename the venue if she agreed.
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New York
Margaret Truman
Times Square
Ralph Watkins
Royal Chicken Roost
Watkins
Miss Truman
Ex I T U Officer and Wife Die in Burning Home
VAN NUYS Jan 3 A former vice president of the International Typographical Union and his wife died of suffocation after their seven room ranch home burned to the ground. Firemen found the bodies inside near a bedroom door leading to an outside patio. The victims were Mr and Mrs Eugene Donovan both about 60 parents of publisher Michael Donovan of the Culver City News.
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van Nuys
UPA
Iternational Typographical Union
Eugene Donovan
Michael Donovan
Culver City News
Bridges Back Wallace For President Says I L W U
In Honolulu Harry Bridges president of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union announced the union will support Henry A Wallace for president. Bridges arrived to discuss wages of pineapple workers.
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Honolulu
2. I. O. International Longshore Men and Warehousemen's Union
Henry A. Wallace
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Philippine officers to defend 250 Japanese in war crimes trial
Manila reports 250 Japanese to face war crimes charges with Philippine army officers appointed as defense counsel starting Monday after Japanese lawyers were removed for a fist fight with Filipino officers in the courtroom.
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Manila
Philippine Army
Budget Issues Slow Republicans Plan Pace
Budget questions threaten to delay Republican Congressional leaders in shaping this year's program. The Marshall Plan aid size, sought by President Truman at 6.8 billion dollars for 15 months, will guide decisions on tax cuts and spending. Taft proposes delaying deadlines on spending ceilings and the economic report while budget clarity is pursued. He doubts large education aid will be approved until the outlook clarifies.
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Raymond Lahr
Jason
Correanendee- Ashington
Trueman
Congress
Nien
AFT
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Taft
Truman
Minachinery
Bank Strike Delays Pay Rolls Across Italy
Rome reports a nationwide strike of banks suspending Saturday pay envelopes for about 60,000 workers. Efforts to reopen pay windows failed as banks and the communist led Italian General Confederation of Labor opposed changes. Negotiations continue with Labor Minister Amintore Fanini.
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Rome
Hanis
General Confederation of Labor
Dual death by own action mystery noted in deaths pact
Philadelphia report details Charles Lachman 24 and Pearl 21 who died by poison in a death pact. A handwritten note said they were happy and wished to join in death as in life. the couple were found embraced, with police noting three days of rehearsing the plan. Their father questioned the lack of explanation or regret.
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Philadelphia
Charles Lachman
Lachman
Pearl
Abraham
Rail Rates Rise on Nanking Shanghai and Shanghai Hangchow Lines
Shanghai dispatch reports passenger charges increased 70 percent and freight rates up 100 percent on the Nanking Shanghai and Shanghai Hangchow railways, among the few lines still operating in China.
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Shanghai
Nanking- Shanghai
Shanghai-Hang- Chow
China
Brothers watch boy hangs himself in Bay City
A 12 year old, Seaman Staith, tied a belt around his neck and let his brothers pull him and later admitted he would hang himself. He climbed onto a chair, the chair toppled and he dangled from a belt tied to a rafter. He died before help arrived, 14 year old Robert freeing him.
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Bay City
Mich
Jan
Seaman Staith
Seaman
Robert
Last Train Crash Victim Identified
Otterville Missouri January 3 14 victims identified in a New Year day passenger train wreck. Conductor injured said we were going too fast. Last identified was Corporal A J Hathaway of Astoria Long Island. Victims included former Ambassador Alexander W Weddell and his wife and director Prine M Fyan and family. Jewelry valued at 125000 recovered from wreck debris.
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Otterville
Sedalia
J. B. Rogers
Cpl
A. J. Hathaway
Astoria
Long Island
Spain
Alexander W. Weddell
Prine M. Fyan
Weddells
State Highway Patrol
Italian Reds Attack U.S. Aid as Interference in Italy
The Communist paper L Unita denounces U S aid to Italy as interference and control of Italian finance and production. It attacks Premier Alcide De Gasperi and says the accord threatens political and economic independence. France and Austria sealed interim aid terms, a foreign ministry spokesman says the clauses are identical.
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Rome
L'Unita
United States
Italy
Alcide de Gasperl
de Gasperl
Amec
de Gaspert
L’unita
France
Austria
Foreign Ministry
Aredentcal
Divorces Decline in Los Angeles County in 1947
Los Angeles on January 3. The county clerk reports 1947 saw a sharp drop in divorces, the first in seven years. Fewer marriages than licenses were issued, with 28 485 couples ending marriages versus 42 064 licenses issued, while 85 731 marriages were recorded in 1946.
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Los Angeles
Four Arabs Die in Reprisal Raid In Palestine Conflict
In Jerusalem on January 3 Hagana announced four Arabs were shot dead in a reprisal raid on an Arab stronghold between Tel Aviv and Jaffa after a British police search ignited crossfire that wounded three Jews. The death toll since UN partition vote rose to 523.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Lands
Death Kiss Slayer Seeks New Trial
Nevada City California January 3 Mrs Lois Hunt Hardy convicted kiss of death slayer seeks a new trial claiming two jurors were intimidated Her attorney Lynne Kelly introduced affidavits from jurors Chester Peterson and Angiline Fateont saying they were threatened during the trial for the slaying of James W McLain of Burbank
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Nevada City
Calif
Lois Hunt Hardy
Slayer
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