Truman to report to Congress on state of the union
President Truman is set to personally report the state of the union to Congress in early January as the new session opens. Democratic leaders aim to push a robust program, likely delaying civil rights bills to avoid a potential Senate filibuster.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
State of the Union
White House
Senate
Senate Democrats
Barkley
Kentucky
States’ Rights
Mr. Truman
South
Gladys Glad Weds Toronto Film Executive
Miss Gladys Glad widow of Mark Hellinger and Arthur F. Gottlieb a wealthy Toronto film executive announced today they have married privately at midnight. The ceremony followed a three day waiting period and was witnessed by Dr. Charles E. Shapiro. The couple will live in Toronto and had visited the Ottawa license bureau last Thursday. Glad, 39, a famed former show girl, and Gottlieb, a former New Yorker, plan a quiet life together with their two adopted children.
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Ottawa
Gladys Glad
Mark Hellinger
Arthur F. Gottlieb
Toronto
Miss Glad
Charles E. Shapiro
America
Hellinger
New York
Mark
Gladys
Gottlieb
New Yorker
Not Qualified In Murder Trial Jury Draw In Albuquerque
District Judge R F Deacon Arledge began selecting jurors for the murder trial of Tranqullno Otero in Albuquerque. One of the first names drawn was Tranqullno Otero himself and the judge ruled not qualified.
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Albuquerque, N. M
R. F. Deacon Arledge
Tranquilino Otero
Woman Beaten on Guam Dies of Shock
Ruth Farnsworth, 27, San Francisco resident and former WAC, died from head injuries and shock after a kidnapping and attack by a band of sex fiends on Guam. Investigators found paratroop boots with possible blood stains and a torn sandal near the scene as they pursue suspects and offer rewards for information. Farnsworth, engaged to Marine Sterling McGinnis, had worked nights at an Oriental curio shop and planned to marry in February.
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Ruth Farnsworth
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San Francisco
Naval
FBI
Washington
Navy
Miss Farnsworth
James P. Hackett
C. K. Youngkin
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Navy Civil Service
Marine Sat
Sterling McGinnis
Man killed as gas blast hits Kentucky mine near Pike County
W V based AP report states a Goody Ky Pond Creek Collieries mine gas explosion killed one man and injured four others. The Drift mine, three miles inside Pike County border, had about 75 miners in the tunnel. Superintendent E S Hamilton said the blast was a small gas pocket explosion and mine damage was negligible with 700 workers employed and 3,000 tons of coal produced daily.
Italy Russia sign trade and reparations pacts in Moscow
Rome reports Italy and Russia signed a series of trade and reparations agreements in Moscow on Sunday. The foreign ministry said the deals cover economic cooperation and settlement terms between the two nations.
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Rome
Italy
Russia
Moscow
Power Fight Looms in Congress Over Energy Policy
Washington faces a fierce winter power fight as lawmakers debate whether to fund large scale federal dams and transmission lines or rely on private utilities. Proponents warn of shortages and call for federal action, while opponents label expansion as socialism and favor private projects.
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Congress
National Security Resources Board
Rankin
Dmiss
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
P. L. Smith
National Association of Electric Companies
Mexicans Held In Bank Theft At Dunkirk Bank Robbery
Three Mexican workers were held on $25,000 bond after arraignment on charges of robbing the Dunkirk branch of the Kent Savings. Lucio H. Valdez, 17, his father Lucio Valdez, 68, and Marcelino Mares, 21, were arrested in Searcy Arkansas. Valdez and Mares also faced questioning in a separate $2,000 clothing theft in Deshler Ohio.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dunkirk
Lucio H. Valdez
Lucio FE
Valdez
Marcelino Mares
U. S
Lee Miles
Miles
Searcy
Arkansas State Police
Man Convicted in First Degree Murder
Hillsboro Ohio AP report says William E Mullenix 26 was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of his former wife Betty Virginia Barnett last June. The three judge panel recommended mercy avoiding the electric chair and he received a life term in Ohio penitentiary.
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Hillsboro, O
William E. Mullenix
Betty Virginia Barnett
Mullenix
Ohio
Killed by Auto in Elyria Beloved Citizen Dies
John M. Robinson, 75, was struck and killed by an automobile in Elyria Ohio. The incident occurred as he walked near the curb, prompting an investigation by local police. Funeral arrangements are pending with details to be announced.
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AUTO
Elyria
John M. Robinson
Peiping Under Siege as Communists Advance in North China
Peiping falls under tight siege with South Air Field closed and West Field looted. Rail traffic halted on the Peiping Tientsin line as troops rush defenses around the ancient city. Reports from Nanking and NanKing describe continued fighting near Suchow Pengpu and Kichen, with Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces pressing in.
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West Field
Peiping- Tientsin
North China
China
Nanking
12Th
Kichen
Pengpu
Chinese Central News Agency
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Wei-Kuo
Sixth Army Group
Paochiahi
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
Tu Yu-Ming
Schow
Suchow
Pengbu
Yangtze
Milks
Peace talks being heard in Nanking
In Nanking rumors spread of a coalition government or negotiated peace to end China's civil war. Even top officials discussed potential peace as Communist advances around Peiping revived such talk. Chiang Kai-Shek denounced peace advocates while ministries operable only day to day amid renewed northern threats.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
Suchow
Chiang
Tientsin
Fire destroys Carroll Ames Hardware building in Bryan
Fire of unknown origin gutted the three story Carroll Ames Hardware Company on the public square. Loss estimated at 250000, the city’s largest business block. Chief McFadden led crews from Bryan and neighboring towns. five hours to control. Eagles Lodge hardware store Toy Land and U S Employment Service offices destroyed. alarm triggered by Patrolman Wolfe.
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Carroll-Ames Hardward Company
Public Square
Walter McFadden
McFadden
Bryan
West Unity
Archbold, Montpelier
Defiance
Eagles Lodge
Toyland
U. S. Employment Service
Vance Hartley
Fred Wolfe
Perons Police Chief Named In Fraud Case
In Buenos Aires AP reports federal judge lists Herminio Fassio, Peronist police bodyguard, as receiving a 92000 bribe tied to an Italian-Argentine aluminum factory deal that collapsed. Fassio, awarded Peronista loyalty medal, is among 14 detainees charged with fraud against the public administration amid ongoing probe by Judge Oscar Palma Beltran.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Herminio Antonio Fassio
Oscar Palma Beltran
Peron
Italy
Truman Dock Named at Piraeus Port in Athens
The harbor section of Piraeus in Athens will be named the Harry Truman dock. The announcement says the ceremony will be held Thursday with King Paul attending.
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Athens
Piraeus
Harry Truman
Paul
Recording Ban Ends as Musicians Reach Five Year Pact
New York Rosy with end of 11 month recording ban by American Federation of Musicians as a five year contract with phonograph companies is signed. Welfare fund financed by royalties, $25,000 yearly trustee Samuel R. Rosenbaum, approved under Taft Hartley act, funds public concerts and union welfare. RCA Victor Columbia Capitol set to start recording immediately, while Deca holds back. potential timing for Christmas shelf impact uncertain.
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James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Phonograph
AFL
Tom C. Clark
William S. Tyson
Labor Department
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
RCA
Victor
Columbia
Capitol
Decca
Rca-Victor
Musicians Union
Petrillo
Welfare Fund
Costa Rica Faces Invasion Claims as Crisis Deepens
Costa Rica accuses Nicaragua of a land sea and air invasion aided by Communist rebels and exiles. Nicaragua denies entering its neighbor. San Jose reports rebels briefly seized La Cruz, four rebels killed, and a government airstrike on a barge near Puerto Soley amid reported enemy aircraft over Costa Rican territory.
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Organization of American States
Washington
Costa Rica
National Union Party
Otilio Ulate
la Cruz
Puerto Soley
Salinas Bay
San Jose
Labor Leaders Map Strategy for Taft Hartley Repeal
AFL and CIO held strategy meetings to repeal Taft Hartley and boost labor influence. CIO Vice Presidents summoned by President Murray to press Portland conventions’ mandate for repeal. AFL aims a 14 month political education drive funded by 10 cent per member dues, with Keenan forecasting at least 650000 dollars.
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AFL
CIO
Philip Murray
Portland
Ore
Joseph D. Keenan
AFL Political League
Rail Section Foreman Dies Hero's Death
Youngstown AP reports Michael Ruddy age 66 of Lowellville died while trying to save fellow worker Pete Baransky age 60 from a fast westbound freight train on the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie tracks near Lowellville. Ruddy died crushingly after acting to push Baransky clear. Baransky also killed.
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Youngstown
Michael Ruddy
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Ruddy
Lowellville
Pete Baransky
New Castle
Here
P. and
L. E
Baltimore and Ohio
Bavansky
Buddy
Orban Plans Gift Car Shot While Hitchhiking
Joseph Orban, 23, a coal miner from Bobtown, left with 1700 dollars to buy a car for his girlfriend in Carmichaels for Christmas. A nearby ride went wrong and he was shot, later found by another motorist and taken to a hospital in fair condition with a bullet wound under his right arm. He said he had saved for the car since 1946.
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Waynesburg
Joseph Orban
Bobtown
Carmichaels
Orban
Composer Ansell Dies in Marlow at 74
London AP reports John Ansell, 74, composer and conductor, died today at his home in Marlow. He wrote comic operettas such as Violette and numerous light orchestral pieces.
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London
John Ansell
Marlow
Will Bequeaths Estate to Local Pastor in Bellefontaine
Mrs. Rose J. B. Smith died Saturday at Bellefontaine. Her will filed in probate court estimates an estate of 5500 and bequeaths the sum to Dr. Oscar T. Olson, pastor of Epworth Euclid Methodist Church, as appreciation for his pastoral help. he is named executor.
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Cleveland (Ap
Oscar T. Olson
Epworth Euclid Methodist Church
Rose J. B. Smith
Bellefontaine
Olson
New Witness Called In By Spy Probers
A new witness identified as Marian Badhgagh, 50, from New York City, declined to say if she is or knows Communist Party members. Congress probes call a very important witness as they press for polygraph tests amid the ongoing inquiry into Soviet espionage and the Chambers–Hiss matter.
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Congressional
Marian Badhgagh
New York City
National Office
Communist Party
Film Actress Patricia Styles Dies After Shooting
Los Angeles AP report details the death of Patricia Styles 25 a radio and film actress daughter of Hal Styles who shot at her estranged suitor Nathan N Sugarman 43 before collapsing and dying. Sugarman was wounded in the leg and head and was reported in good condition. Detective Lt E W Smith said the couple had quarrelled after an extended romance and Sugarman had become engaged to another woman.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Styles
Hal Styles
Nathan N. Sugarman
E. W. Smith
Miss Styles
Sugarman
Lt. Smith
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