Russians Return To Radio Berlin In Record Time
Russia’s propaganda voice resumed broadcasts at Radio Berlin within 12 hours of French tower destruction. Im1einz Schmidt claimed Washington ordered the hit while Soviet and German workers denounced the act. French commandant Ganeval cited airlift safety as motive amid six decades of Cold War tension. AMG announced eight more years for American zone newspapers’ plants.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Berlin
Radio Berlin
Russia
Germany
Im1einz Schmidt
Plation
Potsdam
Schmidt
Washington
Tagliche Rundschau
S. Timofijev
Socialist Unity Party
Alexander Kotikov
ADN
U. S
AMG
Woman rescues son from flood swollen Wolf Creek
Mrs. Wilfred Earl dove into shoulder-deep water of Wolf Creek to save her four year old son Danny yesterday. The boy was unconscious when pulled from the current but revived after rescue.
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Tiffin
Wilfred Earl
Wolf Creek
Danny
Eight British Soldiers Seized by Russians Near Goettingen
British army says one soldier was killed and eight other soldiers are held by Soviet troops after straying into the Russian zone near Duderstadt. Capt. John Pugh notes accidental border crossing with negotiations underway for their return. The incident occurred in a wooded frontier area where borders of Soviet, British, and American zones meet.
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Berlin
John Pugh
Duderstadt
Goettingen
Israel Turned Down For UN Membership
Paris AP report says Israel’s bid for United Nations membership failed to secure Security Council approval. Five members voted to admit, five abstained, one voted against. The council needs seven votes. Syria opposed. United States, Russia, Soviet Ukraine, Argentina, and Colombia supported. Britain, China, France, Canada, and Belgium abstained. Council discussed Egyptian protests over clashes at Faluja in the Negev Desert. Belgium aligned with Syria on that motion. France urged postponement, suggesting a wait of a month.
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Israel
United Nations
Security Council
Syria
United States
Russia
Ukraine
Argentina
Colombia
Britain
China
France
Canada
Belgium
Council
Faluja
Negev Desert
Palestine
Negev
Alexander Parodi
Democrats To Invite States Rights Followers To Dinner
Democrats plan Jefferson Jackson Day dinners early next year inviting some States Rights supporters as a peace gesture. Officials say many Dixiecrats may attend, but top leaders expect no restoration for Thurmond or Wright. Truman remains calm as Democrats seek to mend rifts while avoiding core civil rights foes.
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Washington
States’ Rights Movement
Democratic Party
Truman
National Committee
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Peiping Calm As Communists Encircle City
In Peiping the Communist radio claims capture of Nanyuan Airfield and Mentoukou coal area, with 2,000 National troops and 14 armored cars taken. Nanking reports artillery fire near Peiping, city calm amid house to house defenses, Fu Tso Yi ordering demolished buildings and new airfield within the walls.
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San Francisco
Communist Radio Today
Peiping
Nanyuan
Associated Press
Mentoukou
Nanking
Grand Canal
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Fu Tso - Yi
China
Reds
U. S
Paoying
Red
Central Daily News
Nine U S air men stranded on Greenland ice cap rescue delayed
Nine U S air men stranded on a Greenland ice cap face rescue delays due to bad weather. They communicate through a portable radio saying they are okay and request parachuted food and fuel. Gliders and ski planes are stationed at Narsarssuak, 100 miles away with a helicopter on standby. Two gliders are planned to land near the men and be towed aloft to safety. Seven men have been stranded since last Thursday after their C-47 crash. another endured the same fate Monday when a B 17 dived into a snow bank during a rescue attempt.
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ST. John's
Nfld
U. S
Greenland
Narsarssuak
Four Die in C-82 Crash Near Greenville Base
A C-82 Flying Boxcar crashed into a corn field near Greenville Air Force Base killing four men and injuring three. Officials said engine trouble was reported before the crash and two injured were thrown clear while a third was removed by rescuers. Names of the injured and dead were withheld.
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Greenville
S. C
Air Force Base
Greenville Air Force Base
CIO Unity Bid Faces AFL Rift in Labor Act Fight
Washington AP report says CIO aims for a united front to repeal Taft Hartley but AFL demands organic unity first. Senator Morse predicts GOP liberals back repeal and Wagner act changes. Murray invites AFL to joint talks. CIO chief Lewis remains independent after leaving AFL.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Congress
CIO
Senator Morse
Oregon
Morse
AFL
Philip Murray
Green
Murray
United Actions
John’ L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Afl-Cio
Peace Committee
Banker Finley of Finley and Company Dies at 60
Earl E. Finley age 60 head of Finley and Company investment securities died early today at Lakeside Hospital Cleveland AP reports.
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Cleveland
Earl E. Finley
Finley, and Company
Investment Securities
Lakeside Hospital
Rail workers urged to shift to 40 hour week with no pay cut
A Presidential board urged railroads to raise non-operating workers pay by seven cents an hour retroactive to October and move them to a 40 hour week next September without reducing take home pay. The plan costs railroads about 340 million dollars in 1949, and is not binding but guides disputes under the Railway Labor Act.
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Washington
Truman
Inquiry Into Shotgun Death Of Bondsman In Pontiac
A bondsman Adolph Netzel was shot and killed at his home in Pontiac. Two fellow bondsmen were detained after the incident while a parallel manhunt for two long‑missing fugitives connected to a prior robbery and a murder conspiracy intensified. Netzel had been the bond for one fugitive, Mike Selik, and the scene prompted police to examine threats and gunfire during the confrontation.
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Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Adolph Netzel
Netzel
Mike Selik
Harry Fleisher
Carmen Mitchell
Guy Carter
Walter Krause
Bem
Mitchell
Selik
Fleischer
Brazil States Hit By Flood, 300 Are Dead
Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in Brazil faced deadly floods after days of heavy rain and a cloud burst. Authorities reported more than 300 dead, hundreds missing, and thousands homeless as communications and transport were disrupted. federal planes were requested to deliver medicines and supplies. Padua mayor Procopio Salles noted over 170 bodies found around the city, with hundreds still missing. Leopoldina in Minas Gerais reported 140 dead and ongoing missing persons.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Senate
Minas Gerais
Padua
Procopio Salles
Leopoldina
Federal Agents Question Man as Hiss Case Sparks Debate
Attorney General Clark said the administration will seek tighter espionage laws when Congress reconvenes next month. The statement followed a cabinet meeting at the White House as hearings on the Hiss case continued amid political contention.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
Truman
White House
New Federal Grand Jury Opens Probe in Hiss Espionage Case
A new federal grand jury in Manhattan begins a full field espionage inquiry as Rep. Moe Dowell arrives to question witnesses on Alger Hiss activities from the 1930s. McGohey says the probe will cover the entire field of espionage and subversive activities, with Sayre and others expected to testify.
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Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
McDowell
Grand Jury
House
Hiss
State Department
Grand
U. S
John F. X. McGohey
McGohey
Manhattan
Nixon
R-Cal
House Committee
Department of Justice
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Russia
House UnAmerican Acctivities Committee
Francois B. Sayre
Moe Dowell
Truman
Justice Department
Committee
Mundt
Army
Aberdeen
MD.) Proving Ground
Proving Ground
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Reds
Sayre
Anna Belle Newcomb
Tom Clark
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Alex Campbell
Criminal Investigation Division
FBI
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Truman hints at early State of the Union plan
President Truman signaled Congress will be briefed ahead of his legislative agenda. He said he consulted with Senator Barkley and Representative Rayburn about delivering the State of the Union personally on January 5. He also endorsed a pay raise for Barkley, the vice president elect, amid talks of early congressional action before inauguration.
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Truman
Barkley
Kentucky
Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
Mr. Truman
White House
Paix
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