Tobin Urges CIO To Merge With AFL
Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin urged the CIO to seek a quick merger with the AFL to present a united front to the incoming Republican administration. He warned that Democratic gains could be undone and urged unity as CIO factions vie for leadership between Walter Reuther and Allan Haywood. Tobin noted Taft Hartley law has weakened labor and speculated Eisenhower’s election may not help unions, urging a stronger labor front.
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Norman Walker
Atlantic City
N. J
Maurice Tobin
CIO
AFL
Tobin
Philip Murray
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Allan S. Haywood
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Murray
Green
Haywood
Steelworkers Union
Communications Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
CIO Transport Workers
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Reuther
Eisenhower
House probes campaign spending in TV era
Washington AP House investigators summon leaders from both major parties to discuss rising costs of modern campaigning. Rep Clarence J. Brown to testify as committee reviews 1925 and 1939 election laws, with estimates placing postwar spending between 50 and 100 million dollars and thousands of PAC like committees operating beyond national caps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Livingston
Washington
House
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower
Stephen A. Mitchell
James McGranery
James L. McDevitt
Labor
League For Political Education
Boggs
Republican
Democratic National Committees
National Committee
Fires at Five Tonkawa Churches Hint at Subversive Plot
In Tonkawa Oklahoma a state crime investigator and a Baptist minister dispute that the church break ins were mere pranks. They suspect a subversive group or a deranged mind. Fire destroyed or damaged five churches, targeting Bibles flags and religious furnishings with total losses around five thousand dollars.
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Tonkawa
Okla
State Crime Bureau
Crime Bureau
Sid Wilson
J. M. Gaskin
The
Baptist Church
United States
J. Robert Henshaw
One More Dies To Up Crash Toll In Tacoma To 37
Tacoma, Wash. The death toll from the inbound C54 crash near Tacoma rose to 37 with only two survivors. Airman 2nd C Bobby R. Wilson of Ft. Worth, Texas, who perished, and the seven man crew from Great Falls, Montana, are among the dead. Critical condition include Curtiss Redd of Fairfax, South Carolina, and Joseph Iacovitti of Bridgeport, Pennsylvania. The two survivors were among 29 passengers returning home from Alaska for the holidays. The C54 carried military personnel and dependents.
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Tacoma
Wash
Bobby R. Wilson
Ft. Worth
Tex
Great Falls
Mont
Curtiss Redd
Air Force
Fairfax
S. C
Joseph Iacovitti
Bridgeport
Sabre Jets Score 23 MIGs In Month Losses
Sabre jets logged at least 23 MIG-15s destroyed in November air battles, the Fifth Air Force announced. Allied aircraft also knocked out 3,085 Communist trucks aiding front lines, as clouds and rain limited air operations and ground fighting remained light.
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Seoul
U. S
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Leftists Leading In Venezuela Vote
In Caracas the Leftist National Union for a Democratic Republic led by about two to one in unofficial returns from the 103 seat constituent assembly election. The flowing tally shows the Leftist union with 172,987 votes to 91,361 for the Independent Electoral Front, while the Social Christian Party had 67,598.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
Union For A Democratic Republic
Progovernment Independent
Social Christian Party
New German Party Advocates Neutral Course
In Frankfurt West Germany a new political party named the All German People's Party promotes reunification of Germany, calls to halt all rearmament, and supports a neutral stance in the Cold War.
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Frankfurt
Germany
P. West Germany
All-German People’s Party
Gesamtdeutsche Volkspartei
California Mother Runs Home From Iron Lung
California mother Mary Ann Huff, confined to an iron lung for three years, manages home life and calls through a phone operated by cheek lever. With two sons aged 8 and 5, she handles groceries, clothing, and even barber visits by phone, while plans a portable chest respirator to regain mobility. Her husband Henry Huff, a Slick Airways VP, helped design a home with accessible doors and ramps to suit her needs.
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van Nuys
Calif
Mary Ann Huff
Mrs. Huff
Hank
Johnnie
Phan
Copter Maps Path To Reach Downed Plane
An Alaska search team surveys Mt Ganett slopes to map a track for a 12 man ground party to recover 52 bodies from the C124 Globemaster crash. The effort includes base camp setup at 4000 feet and ascent to 8000 feet on Surprise Glacier. Recovery may take two weeks. Dr Terris Moore, Alaska University president, and an Air Force officer, reported the crash occurred November 22 en route from McChord to Elmendorf. all aboard died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Globemaster
McChord Air Force Base
Wash
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Terris Moore
University of Alaska
Air Force
Smith Squad Mixup at Camp Rucker
At Camp Rucker 125th Field Artillery a unit named Battery C formed a Smith squad with 11 men named Smith. During close order drill Sgt. Smith ordered all Smiths to step in time. Ten changed step while one Smith remained out of step, prompting corrective attention.
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Ozark
Ala
Smith
125Th Field Artillery
Camp Rucker
Sgt. Smith
Bonn dedicates obelisk to victims of Belsen camp
In Belsen Germany an 80 foot stone obelisk was dedicated as a tombstone for 30 000 Jews and others murdered in Nazi use at the camp West Germany President Theodor Heuss urged Germans to bear the burden of the country s shame while noting there are good and evil men among any people.
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Belsen
Germany
Nazi Germany
West Germany
Theodor Heuss
Shopping Days Til Christmas at Middle Town Merchants
Middle town merchants offer a wide array of gifts for music lovers including recordings phonographs instruments sheet music and more. Trained clerks stand ready to help customers choose from plentiful stock and ensure the right musical gift.
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Middletown
UN panel backs firing U N staff over Reds
United Nations panel of three jurists says secretary general can and should fire any staffer who is an active American Communist or who refuses to answer questions about espionage or subversion. The group, led by William de Witt Mitchell, argues such loyalty testing aligns with international civil service.
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United Nations, N. Y
United Nations
Trygve Lie
U. N
Lie
International Jurists
U. S
U.N
U. S. Grand Jury
Senate
William de Witt Mitchell
New York
Hoover
U.N. Confidentia
Secretariat
McCarran
Ninth Recaptured In Front Of Gates
Pittsburgh AP report says two of eight convicts from Western State Penitentiary were captured within 24 hours. Nine escaped by 70 foot wall rope. two guards wounded. six fled in a company guard’s car. others escaped or were captured near the prison. Remaining fugitives include Loveland, Derembis, White, Milk, McNelis, Mastermonico, Stiles, and others.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
Cormack F. McNelis
Clariton
Ralph Mastermonica
Steel Company
Clayton Terhune
Bloomingdale
N. J
Somerset
Hugh Matticks
Toney
Melvin Robert Loveland
Nick Derembis
Andrew Lee White
Ralph Mastermonico
Saar Backs Pro French In Election
Saarbrucken reports a pro French government victory with the CVP led by Prime Minister Johannes Hoffman winning about 55 percent of valid votes and likely 29 of 50 seats. Social Democrats about 33 percent and 17 seats, Communists 9 percent and four seats. abstentions or blank ballots ran 24 percent. turnout was 93 percent amid chilly wet weather. Hoffmann said talks with France would resume.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Germany
Christian People’s Party
CVP
Johannes Hoffmann
Social Democrats
Democratic People’s Party
Hoffman
France
Hoffmann
Gilbert Grandval
Europe
Churchill Celebrates 78th Birthday With Family
London reports Winston Churchill returning to work after a birthday dinner with his family. A 40 pound cake shaped like his square black hat accompanied the celebration, marking the prime minister's milestone in a brief holiday-like moment before resuming duties.
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London
Winston Churchill
Stassen Sees Korea Trip Shaping Aid Plans
Philadelphia Harold E. Stassen says the U S foreign aid program in the Far East hinges on President-elect Eisenhowers Korea trip. Stassen, named to head the Mutual Security Agency, spoke on ABCs Junior Press Conference noting the visit would place Eisenhower in close contact with evolving Pacific Asiatic conditions.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Far East
Eisenhower
Korea
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Mutual Security Agency
American Broadcasting Company
University of Pennsylvania
Pacific
Eisenhower Continues Policy Talks After Weekend Naming
President elect Eisenhower shifts to international affairs and names staff officers for foreign policy. John Foster Dulles becomes secretary of state designate while Winthrop Aldrich is named ambassador to Great Britain and Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. leads the U.N. delegation. Harold Stassen chosen to head the Mutual Security Agency. Gen. Lucius D. Clay to meet the President elect. Appointment signaling focus on foreign problems and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Vandenberg Jr
John Foster Dulles
Winthrop W. Aldrich
U. S
Great Britain
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
United Nations
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Mutual Security Agency
Lodge
Dulles
Warren R Austin
Vermont
U. N
Rockefeller
Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Office of Defense Mobilization
Milton Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State College
Aldrich
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Truman
Vandenberg
Gifford
Harvard
Chase National Bank of New York
Chase Safe Deposit Company
International Paper Company
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Westinghouse Corp
New York Central Railroad
Discount Corp. of New York
Gaps in Northern Defense Highlight Arctic Airfields
The article details gaps in the North American defense arc with gaps in interceptor bases from Alaska to Greenland. It notes Alaska’s near frontier status to Russia, Thule and other Greenland fields, and the lack of bases along a 1500 mile Greenland Canada stretch. It cites Denmark’s sovereignty and NATO links, with routine surveys for未来 base feasibility.
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Washington
North American
Russia
United States
Canada
Thule
Greenland
Northeast Air Command
Laborador
New Foundland
Alaska
USA
Narsarssuak
Sondestrom Fjord
Arctic Circle
Cape York
Pole
Denmark
The
U. S
Arctic
Thomas Finletter
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United Front
Hale Boggs
D-La
Sabre Jets
Harold Richard Duffy
Linton
Ind
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Harold
New German Party
California
Smiths
Smith’Step
Bonn
U.S
John Peterman
William Engle
Virgil Toney
Ingrem
Ces
Howard Brannan
Don Doane
Churchill
Britain
Far North
Copenhagen
Hagen
State Department
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