Congressmen to Air Charge of Conspiracy
Rep King said a House Ways and Means subcommittee will open an immediate probe into alleged ties between Internal Revenue officials and California gamblers. Rep Lynch authorized him to lead, with hearings likely in California and Washington if warranted by findings.
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Rep. King
D.-Calif
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue Bureau
California
King
Rep. Lynch
D.N
California Crime Commission
Earl Warren
Lynch
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
Reps
O'Brien
D.-111
Young
D.-Ohio
Kean
N. J
Curtis
R.-Neb
Byrnes
R.-Wis
Phone Lines Shot Up by Saboteurs
New York November 15 Saboteurs fired hollow-nosed bullets at a Southern Bell trunk line disrupting Atlanta area service for 12 hours. The act occurred as federal mediators met with union and management over a seven day old nationwide CWA strike involving 34000 workers. In Philadelphia police clashed with pickets near a Bell exchange as nonstriking workers entered.
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New York
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Atlanta
Communications Workers of America
C. I O
Southern Hell
Poice
Philadelphia
Twenty Feared Dead or Hurt in Wreck
Twenty persons were believed killed or injured in a train accident at Hjuksebos on the Oslo Kristiansand railway today. The Oslo dispatch from the Associated Press notes the accident occurred as the line linked Oslo with Kristiansand.
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Oslo
Norway
Hjuksebos
Oslo- Kristiansand
Rationing of Autos Seen Likely as U S Plans Metal Quotas
The United States plans a controlled materials program by July 1 to allocate basic metals amid rising defense spending. NPR official Manly Fleischmann said rationing could involve autos, with broader curbs on metals for refineries and defense sectors. The plan may include consumer limits and expansions of steel allocations for ships and defense-related production.
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U. S
Ashington
Manly Fleischmann
NPR
Fleischmann
NPA
Great Lakes
Defense Agency
Mob attack injures crowd at Akhbar El Yom offices in Cairo
A demonstration in Cairo in front of Akhbar El Yom offices left more than a score injured, one seriously, as stones and bottles were hurled. Protesters rallied against the newspaper’s criticism of Egypt's Wafd government.
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Cairo
Akhbar el Yom
Egypt
Waf Bist
Explosions Hit Gulf Oil Refinery Near Port Arthur Texas
A series of seven blasts rocked the Gulf Oil refinery and tank farm near Port Arthur Texas early today. Three men injured, one critically, as fires were controlled by about 6 am and fully extinguished two hours later. The Gulf unit shutdown, with possible restart Monday or Tuesday, followed gas escaping and striking a tire box. The blasts rattled the 57,000 population city and broke windows four miles away.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Gulf Coast
Gulf Oil Corp
Houston
Marvin Swinney
Lawrence Frances
R. T. Smith
Gulf
Mexican Telephone Walkout Called
Mexican telephone workers called a strike for November 21 to defend users and push for efficient service. Union leaders cited job transfers, abolished positions, and labor contract violations, but no wage demand. Strike would paralyze local and long distance service on about 250000 telephones across Mexico City and the country.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Troops in Korea Face Winter Clothing Shortages
Marine officers report U N troops in bitter cold North Korea lack adequate gear amid arctic conditions. Brig Gen Hastings in Tokyo says clothing is sufficient where possible, but frontline troops say only about half have parkas mittens underwear and lined galoshes. The 1st Marine Division in the northeast battles harsh weather as supply lines lag behind front needs.
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Korea
Marine ‘Corps
Eppe
Army
Tokyo
K. L. Hastings
U. S
Hastings
Kores
U. N
8Th Army
1St Marine Division
10Th Corps
Trio Kidnap and Violate L B Girl 18
An 18 year old Long Beach telephone operator was kidnapped and assaulted by three men last night as she walked home from work. Two attackers forced her into a car while the third rode inside. They drove around, threatened, struck her, and later released her near Cayman Street and Myrtle Avenue after taking $6 from her handbag. The victim, described as husky and between her twenties, reported the assailants were in a dark sedan. She was treated at Seaside Hospital after being picked up near Myrtle and Pacific Coast Highway by Mrs. Jane Morrow who brought her to police headquarters. The woman had left work at 10 p m and later had coffee with a friend before the attack.
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Long Beach
16Th St
Elm Ave
Cayman St
Myrtle Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
Jane Morrow
Lime Ave
Five Die When Navy Plane Crashed on Oklahoma Mountain
A two engine Navy plane crashed atop a wooded mountain near PAGE Oklahoma killing five aboard. D F Ranger D D Devet reported the scene on Hich Mountain in the Ouachita National Forest about 45 miles southwest of Fort Smith Arkansas. At New Orleans Naval Air Station Lt Comdr John Parsons identified the dead as three officers from New Orleans and two from Shreveport. The three from the Naval Air Station were Lt Comdr Irvin H McPherson 36 of Glen Ellyn Illinois survived by wife and two children living in New Orleans Lt Comdr Alfred G Epp 30 of New Orleans survived by wife two children and mother Mrs Francis Epp of Stockton California Lt Norvin K Scheffler 29 Gretna Louisiana survived by wife and two children. Parsons said he could not announce the two Shreveport officers identity until next of kin notified.
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New Orleans
Shreveport
Parsons
Naval Air Station
Irvin H. McPherson
Glen Ellyn
Chicago
Alfred G. Epp
Francis Epp
Stockton
Calif
Norvin K. Scheffler
Gretna
Weather Update for Piclaudy Thursday
A brief forecast notes cooler conditions on Thursday with slightly warmer days ahead. Winds will be light and variable, generally southwest easterly at 10 to 18 mph Thursday afternoon.
Romance rumors swirl as Margaret Truman dates seen at Blair House dinner
Washington reports Margaret Truman and Marvin Braverman attended a Blair House dinner for Mme. Perle Mesta, sparking romance rumors. Braverman, a Cedar Rapids native and Harvard-educated lawyer, is a longtime friend of both Mme. Mesta and the Trumans, attending other events with the social circle despite Margaret's vow to focus on her career.
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Washington
Margaret
Truman
Blair House
Mme
Perle Mesta
Marvin Braverman
U. S
Luxembourg
Trumans
Dean Acheson
Defense
George C. Marshall
Fred M. Vinson
Braverman
Mme. Mesta
Mrs. Truman
Braverman Beton
Bays Pier
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Georgetown
Television Land
Olav
Princess Martha
Norway
Snyder Proposes 75 Per Cent Tax on Excess Profits
Washington Nov 15 UP Secretary of the Treasury Snyder proposed a 75 per cent excess profits tax on corporations to raise 4 billion dollars for defense. He backed President Truman's plea for a rapid levy retroactive to July 1 as part of a sound defense taxation program. The plan, a softer variant of the World War II 85.5 per cent tax, faces a brief Congress session opening Nov 27, with Ways and Means asked to push action quickly though prospects are uncertain.
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Washington
Treasury
Snyder
Truman
Congress
The
House
J Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Truman
Rent-control Hearing Set In Los Angeles Court
The U S Court of Appeals scheduled a hearing for tomorrow on the Los Angeles rent control case. Housing lender Tighe E Woods seeks a stay of a U S District Court order directing him to impose rent controls in Los Angeles.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Los Angeles
Iter
Jimmy Stewart Faces Emergency Appendectomy
Hollywood star James Stewart will undergo an emergency appendectomy late today in London while filming Nevil Shute's No Highway. Twentieth Century Fox plans to shoot around his scenes to avoid delaying production after he was taken ill yesterday.
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London
Hollywood
James Stewart
Stewart
England
Nevil Shute
Twentieth Century-Fox
Recount Looms Over Michigan Vote Toward Governor Williams
News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE notes a looming recount of Michigan's 1,860,000 votes with Governor Williams' margin set at 1152. The item lists where to find related coverage across pages A-14, A-16, A-18 to A-23, and B sections including obituaries, tides, and weather.
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Michigan
Williams
Sogein
Boyle
Chinese Report Five Armies in Korea
The Central Daily News says five Chinese Communist armies totaling 100000 to 150000 men are in Korea. Another 450000 crack combat troops are poised on the Manchurian border according to the article from Taipei Formosa dated November 15.
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Taipei
Formosa
Central Daily News
Korea
Yanks Reach Two Big Red Power Sites
In Seoul Nov 15 AP reports large scale Red attacks slowed by UN defenses as American forces seize the shores of North Korea’s two major reservoirs supplying power to Manchuria. U S Marines patrol narrow gorges while Chinese and North Korean units regroup behind fortified lines.
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Seoul
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Tokchon
U. S. 10Th Corps
British Commonwealth
Pakchon
MacArthur
U.S. First Corps
U. N
Changjin
Pujon
Korea
U. S
Union Chiefs Call Strike on Television Networks
The Television Authority executive board authorized a strike by AFL unions in TV and radio networks. George Heller said a walkout could occur within a day or two if no contract agreement is reached. The dispute covers Columbia, National, American, and Dumont networks and WOR-TV in New York. radio affects Columbia, National, American, and Mutual. Details on pay demands remain undisclosed, though reports cite performer minimums of 70 dollars for 15 minutes, 115 dollars for an hour, and six dollars an hour for some roles.
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York
The
Television Authority
George Heller
Columbia
National
American
Dumont
New York City
Wor-Tv
Mutual
Heller
New York
Angeles
Chicago
Tibet Appeals to U N General Assembly via El Salvador
El Salvador asked the United Nations to consider Tibet's complaint against Communist China's aggression. Hector David Castro indicated the move, and Tibet's appeal sought General Assembly action as debates on Formosa and Korean border issues unfolded.
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Lake Success
el Salvadore
United Nations General Assembly
Tibet
U. N
Trygve Lle
China
Satcority Council
Formosa
General Assembly
Mao Tze-tung
Security Council
Korea
Mao
Salvador
Knowland Warns of Red Compromise
Chongchon River front Korea November 15. Senator Knowland California said a Far East Munich compromise would fail and opposed any deal with Russians or Chinese Reds. He argued against international blackmail and a collective world security system. He questioned a 10 mile neutral zone south of the Yalu and proposed a zone north of the river instead.
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Chongchon River Front
Korea
Sen
Knowland
Munich
Yalu River
Yalut
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New China News Agency
Wu Hsie Chuen
Chao Kuan Hua
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