Soviets Lose bid to delay six nonpermanent UNSC seats
United Nations General Assembly formed the Security Council and elected Australia Brazil and Poland to two year terms while the Netherlands Egypt and Mexico took one year terms. The five permanent members are the United States Britain the Soviet Union France and China. New Zealand and Yugoslavia tied for final seat with deadlock to be resolved Monday.
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John A. Parris
Associated Press
Ondon
Security Council
United As Nations Organization
General Assembly
Australia
Brazil
Poland
Netherlands
Egypt
Mexico
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
China
Memrs
Full Security Council
Economic and Social Council
United Nations Organization
Chile
Norway
United Kingdom
Peru
Canada
Lebanon
Colombia
India
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Ukrainian Republic
Cuba
Greece
New Zealand
Yugoslavia
Wou
United Nations
A. Ay Eebat
Ruedas
Cot Council
U.S
James F
Ernest Bevin
Marshall's Clothes and Houseboy Missing in Chungking
In Chungking a large portion of General Marshall's wardrobe and a Chinese houseboy are missing. Police intensify search amid fear of Chiang Kai-Shek's anger over the incident, as officials warn the envoy's home could lose face if the clothes are not returned.
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Chungking
General Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Guns Silent In China As Talks Are Pushed
Chungking dispatch reports cease fire orders by midnight with government troops halting advances in Jehol and withdrawing toward Manchuria. Nationalists replace Russian forces as unity talks loom. Sun Fo outlines plan for May assembly to draft a new constitution and be replaced within six months.
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Chungking
China
Jehol
Manchurian
Sungkiang
Manchuria
Japan
Chang Chun
Chiang Kai-Shek
Feng ‘Yu-Hsiang
Unity Conference
National Assembly
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan (Council
Sun
Six White Shirts Go To Doolittle At Port's Dedication
A partial captioned item notes six white shirts connected to Doolittle at a port dedication. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or events, but mentions port, dedication, and Doolittle in New Orleans.
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Doolittle
Port
Suspect Held in Slaying of Suzanne Degnan
Chicago detectives hold a 45 year old man with prior sex offense history for questioning in the kidnap and dismemberment death of six year old Suzanne Degnan. He was seized at a Wilmette residence and is held without charge at Summerdale Station as investigation continues. Rewards totaling 42500 are being offered by newspapers citizens and the city, with union funds adding 5000.
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Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Walter Storms
Wilmette
Summerdale
Edgewater
Degnan
Kenmore Avenue
John L. Sullivan
Suzanne
William L. McFetridge
Chennault Returns as Chiang Advisor
Maj Gen Claire L Chennault arrived in Chungking under tight secrecy to join Chiang Kai Shek's circle amid rumors he will serve as advisor. The former Flying Tigers commander was said to travel quietly, with official details unconfirmed as of early reports.
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Chennault
Chiang
Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
Chiang Kai-Shek
Flying Tiger
U.S. 14Th Airf
Germany
Joseph T .McNarney
Congress
McNarney
War Department
Two Die Five Hurt In Wreck North Of Austin
Two soldiers died and five people were injured when a northbound car collided with a southbound vehicle on the Dallas highway four miles north of Austin. The dead are Billy L. Lee and Lonzo Cottle. Injured include Sgt John L. Chase and Joe Tuckman both of Chicago. Authorities say the car overturned into a ditch and caught fire after the crash.
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Austin
Dallas
Billy .L. * Lee
Lonzo Cottle
John L. Chase
Joe Tuckman
Chicago
Edward Gardner
Carrington
H. B. Toney
Prs
Armed Nomads Invade Khorramshahr Frontier Town
Iranian government reports say armed nomads from the south invaded Khorramshahr on the Iran Iraq frontier and were driven back into Iraq. The attack touched border security amid regional unrest following Azerbaijan's autonomous government proclamation and ties to the Shiekh of Khazal.
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Iraq
Tehran
Khorramshahr
Azerbai
Iranian
Azerbaijan
Khazal
Abadan
Persian Gulf
Tigris
Euphrates
Wreck and Robbery Shock Ma Coral Palestine
A one nine car wreck in Ma coral Palestine caused by hazardous materials disrupted rail service and a railway payroll of 35 000 pounds was stolen. A government communique tonight blamed 70 Jews for the incident.
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Serusalem
Jax Jiz
Ma Coral Palestine
Congress Returns to Work as Election Year Looms
Congress opens a new session amid major aims and heavy scrutiny. President Truman pressures lawmakers on a long delayed program while the House and Senate face elections and a looming state of the union address. Eisenhower testifies on demobilization as labor and other issues dominate the agenda.
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Congress
Truman
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Deposits In Area High As Banks Rebound On South Plains
A Dec 31 summary shows 34 banks across 27 towns on the South Plains hold 151,956,551.10 in deposits, marking an all time area high with Plainview Brownfield and Lamesa above 10 million each and Tahoka’s First National reporting 5.12 million as the largest in smaller towns.
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South Plains
Matador
Spur
Morton
Plainview
Lamesa
Wilson
Wilson Bank
Brownfield
Levelland
Tahoka
First National Bank
Abernathy
Amherst
Brownfield Ees
Muleshoe
O’donnell
Olton
Petersburg
Post
Seagraves
Slaton Awe
Sudan
Gageces
Germans Rounded Up On Brutality Charge
Minden January 12 report says Germans rounded up on brutality charge as a nation zone statement described. The Bulova President rose and yellow gold King’s advertisement appeared in the notice.
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Minden
Nation
Bulova
Rose and Yellow
King’s. . Adv
Cold Wave Hits North Texas With Freezing Lows
A frigid air mass from the north lowered Texas temperatures to the 20s and teens in early yesterday, with Panhandle lows near 12 to 15 degrees. Dallas Fort Worth areas expected to drop into the mid 20s as snow sought in the Panhandle and South Plains. Amarillo recorded 19 Friday night and Lubbock reported 20 at midnight. several cities logged readings in the 30s to 40s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Dallas-Fort Worth
South Plains
Guadalupe Pass
Amarillo
South Texas
Brownsville
Galveston
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Alice
Abilene
Dallas
San Antonio
Waco
el Paso
Tyler
Houston
San Angelo
Lubbock
West Texas Gas Co
Milk Dealers in Lubbock Seek Higher Price to Stay Open
About 40 producers, milk distributors, and city and chamber of commerce reps met in the 99th district court to urge a new price increase. C H Beaks of the national OPA price section may observe. a Washington visit with dairy officials is planned if needed. The group cites high labor costs and scarce feed as reasons for the request.
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Lubbock
99Th District
Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Beaks
National Office of Price Administration
South Plains
West Texas
Panhandle
Francis Weber
Poultry
OPA
Dallas
Beaks
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Amarillo
Packers Talks Deadlocked Over Nationwide Strike
Chicago January 12. Talks to avert a nationwide packinghouse strike set for January 16 ended in stalemate as CIO United Packinghouse Workers and five major meat packers failed to reach agreement. Union leaders maintain a 17 34 cent per hour wage increase, with others signaling no change to the strike date.
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Truman
Union
United States Steel Corporation
Benjamin Fairless
HST
Murray
White House
Fairless
Steel Corporation
Counster
CIO
United Packinghouse
Chicago
CIO United Packinghouse
Wilson Company
Jesse E. Jacobson
Jacobson
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Union
AFL
Walkou A Cio
Lewis J. Clark
UPW
Four Million New Yorkers Watch Yanks In Victory Parade
Millions lined Fifth Avenue as 13 000 soldiers led by Major General James M. Gavin paraded in a World War II victory tribute. The 82nd Airborne division, joined by elements of the 13th 17th and 101st, featured banners and combat gear while observers included Gov. Dewey Cardinal Spellman and wounded veterans in stands.
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The
Associated Press
York
Fifth Avenue
America
James M. Gavin
82Nd Airborne Division
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Francis J. Spellman
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
42Nd Street
82Nd
13Th
17Th
101St Airborne
Discharge Point Revisions Cut For Army Personnel
General MacArthur ordered immediate lowering of discharge point scores for his troops. Enlisted men’ s points fall from 50 to 48 and three years two months service qualifies for return to the United States. Officers’ points drop from 70 to 68, or three years 11 months service, with a note on Pacific personnel under his command.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United States
Pacific
Reworking of Jap Cabinet Ends in 6 Replacements
The Shidehara cabinet, dimmed by the resignation of five ministers and a deputy chief secretary, was completed tonight with six anti nationalist officials replaced under MacArthur’s purge. Premier Shidehara, 72, recovering from pneumonia, expected back at his desk next Tuesday to guide policy under foreign oversight. Meanwhile Tokyo municipal workers demanded a 300 percent wage hike amid rising living costs, with current pay at 170 yen for men and 50 yen for women.
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Shidehara
MacArthur
Kijuro Shidehara
Patcher
Tokyo
Anderson Defends Butter Price Hike
Clinton P. Anderson secretary of agriculture defended a six cent consumer butter price increase saying it restores the normal ratio among cheese whipping cream and butter and would not worsen inflation. He spoke during a brief visit to New Mexico stating he would not have proposed the rise if he thought it would fuel inflation.
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Albuquerque
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
UAW Plans New Move In Strike
The UAW executive board met in Detroit to decide next steps after General Motors rejected Truman fact finding. The 175000 idled workers await tomorrow's GM local unions conference for any announced action.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Truman
R. J. Thomas
Uawcio
Thomas
Caue
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Federation of Telephone Workers
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London
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