Tientsin Shelled As Peace Offers Ignored By Reds
Communist troops shelled besieged Tientsin and encircled Nationalist forces southwest of Suchow after peace overtures from Chiang Kai-shek. Reports from Nanking described Sun Yanliang atop lines, with 150,000 to 250,000 troops and desertions, while government spokesmen claimed a break in encirclement. Air drops of food resumed as bitter cold eased.
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Reds
Nanking
Suchow
Chiang Kai -Shek
Peiping
North China
Fu Tso-Yi
Peiping Place
Red
Tu Li-Ming
Nanking People Daily
Sun Yanliang
11Th Army Group
Henan Province
Hsinyang
Sun
Teng Wen-Yi
Ohio Assembly Adjoins as Lausche Inaugurates
The Democratic controlled Ohio Legislature adjourned in Columbus after completing its session and will reconvene Monday for business. Inauguration of Gov elect Frank J. Lausche is set for that day. The first order next week is a six month appropriation bill for 145,789,000 prepared for retiring Gov Herbert, enabling state payrolls. Speaker Cantwell named the House Finance Committee with Mrs Anna F O'Neil as chair.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
House
Thomas J. Herbert
Senate
John F. Cantwell
House Finance Committee
Anna F. O.‘Neil
D-Summit
Woman Shot After Anniversary Celebration in Cleveland
In Cleveland AP report Mrs. Helen Sholtes, 39, was shot in both legs by her husband Andrew, 43, after a celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary last night. She was in good condition at St. John's Hospital. The shooting followed an argument about a hostess dozing as guests remained in the home. the husband was detained but no charges filed immediately.
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Cleveland
Helen Sholtes
Andrew
Sholtes
St. John’s Hospital
Hostes
Lausche retains Republican in Ohio cabinet post
Gov elect Frank Lausche announces he will keep Herbert D. Defenbacher as Ohio finance director when he takes office January 10. Defenbacher, a 60 year old Republican, has held the post since April 1940 and says he is glad to continue serving.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Lausche
Ohio
Defenbacher
Vietmese
W E
Harrison County
Dover
Dover High School
Eastman Business College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
First National Bank
State Bureau of Supervision of State
Musical prodigy Merrill Wolf to debut with Detroit Symphony
Merrill Kenneth Wolf, 17, of Cleveland and a Yale graduate at 14, will debut as composer and pianist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. President Henry Reichhold announced a February 28 performance at Public Music Hall in Cleveland where Wolf will be soloist in a piano concerto he composed about a year ago. Wolf, famed for feats like reading a first grade primer at age, plays Beethoven by ear. He is the son of Morris A. Wolff and wife of Cleveland.
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Merrill Kenneth Wolf
Cleveland
Yale
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Henry H. Reichhold
Symphony
Merrill
Public Music Hall
Wolf
Bethoven
Morris A. Wolff
Bill to Increase Steel Output Headed for Senate
Washington AP A bill to grant President Truman power to boost steel output with government funds may go to the Senate within a week Senators O Mahoney and Murray expected to sponsor the measure Murray urged government entry into steel if expansion stalls The President asked authority to fund expansion or to build mills himself to avert shortages and sustain postwar growth efforts aim to raise basic ingot capacity by about 10 000 tons annually current capacity exceeds 95 000 000 tons with wartime records in view and peacetime targets rising
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Truman
Senate
O'Mahoney
D- Wyo
Murray
D-Mont
House Economic Committee
Congress
Ance
Martin
R-Pa
Joint Economic Committee
C. Girard Davidson
Louis Bean
Agriculture Department
Steel
Bean
Tax Program May Hit Snag In Congress
Washington AP reports trouble brewing on Capitol Hill over President Truman's request for 4 billion dollars in new taxes and accompanying price and wage controls. Lawmakers, including Doughton and Senator George, demand to know how the government will spend before approving higher taxes as Truman aims for a 41.9 billion dollar budget and a total tax bill near 45 billion.
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Capitol Hill
Truman
Doughton
DNC
Congress
Filipinos Die In Guerrilla Raid On Orani
The Philippine Red Cross reports 13 killed and 23 wounded after Communist led Huk balahap dissidents attacked Orani, 35 miles north of Manila. Sixty-seven houses burned and 400 residents made homeless, with the raid blamed on the armed peasants who had been inactive for a month.
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Philippine Red Cross
Orani
Red Cross
Gift train of 49 box cars leaves Paris for New York
A train of 49 box cars loaded with over 1,000,000 gifts from France to the United States departs Paris for Le Havre to be loaded on the ship Magellan for New York on January 13. U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery hails it as a touching expression of American friendship. The cars carry bronze plaques honoring American help in World War I and will be distributed to the District of Columbia and all states, with one car staying in DC. A French girl Michele Rennou waved the signal to start the train, and the gesture honors surgeon Alfred Blalock who saved her life in 1948.
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France
America
le Havre
Magellan
New York
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
District of Columbia
State of
Michele Rennou
Alfred Blalock
Baltimore
Andre Marie
Republic
United States of America
Mother Of Two Cleared In Slaying of Sailor Husband
A Philadelphia jury of seven women and five men acquitted Dorothy Elizabeth Reeves after a short deliberation, finding her innocent of shooting her husband Leslie Reeves, a Navy pharmacist's mate, in a case tied to alleged improper advances by Reeves's sister Peggy Miles. The verdict also cleared her of involuntary manslaughter charges. Reeves, sobbing, had testified fear for her sister’s honor and claimed the couple argued after he returned home with Peggy from a movie. Peggy Miles testified Reeves made advances and mauled her, needing hospital care.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Elizabeth Reeves
Leslie
Gay Miles
Nashville
Tenn
Reeves
Philadelphia Naval Base Hospital
Peggy
Quinn Named Registrar of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Columbus named Frank M. Quinn as registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles under the Lausche administration. He will succeed Edward T. Fogo of Wellsville and previously served as registrar under the former Lausche administration.
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Columbus
Frank M. Quinn
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Lausche
Theodore J. Kauer
Quinn
Edward T. Fogo
Wellsville
Woman Killed, Husband Shot In Lorain Home
A Lorain woman, 44, was found shot to death in her living room while her husband, 57, lay nearby with multiple wounds. The couple’s daughters Velma 17 and Mary Fascko 24 found them. two masked men invaded the home and fled with an automatic pistol later found in a dresser drawer. Sam Cimesa, who worked at National Tube Company, survived with arm chest and shoulder wounds.
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Katie Cimesa
Sam
Velma
Mary Fascko
Cimesa
National Tube Company
Russians Celebrate Christmas Eve Tonight
Soviet churches observe Russian Christmas Eve with midnight masses in Moscow as church dignitaries lead services. The celebration differs from Western dates due to calendar variations.
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Moscow
Taft-Hartley Repeal Law Is Presented
In Washington Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah introduced a bill to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act and restore the Wagner Act. The measure would keep only one Taft-Hartley feature, the labor board provision, while acknowledging new labor legislation would be needed. The President had urged repeal in his State of the Union message.
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Senate
Nazi Laborations Board
Union
Truman's Talk Gains Little From Red Press on Union
Moscow papers printed a 49 word item from Washington on President Truman's State of the Union message. The report said the speech focused on domestic problems but raised foreign policy questions. Tass quoted lawmakers, noting no plan to liquidate the committee, only seek better methods to persecute democratic elements.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Lucas
D-N
McCormack
Dmass
Tass
Marcantonio
Alp-Ny
Escapee Surrenders in Massillon Ohio
A 24 year old man surrendered to Massillon police claiming to be John Lee Milan. He said he escaped last September from a road gang at Moundsville Virginia penitentiary and is serving a two to ten year auto theft sentence.
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Moundsville, Va
John Lee Milan
Many Bills To Be Ready For Hopper For Inauguration
Democratic leaders move to rush most of President Truman's tax and welfare program through Congress. They plan swift action within the first 100 days, with Senate majority leader designate Lucas vowing speed. Republicans warn of bankruptcy and push for savings, while budget talks and various reform proposals face mixed support.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Mr. Truman
Israel Ready To Obey UN Cease Fire Order
Israel weighs acceptance of the UN Security Council cease fire in southern Palestine as truce observers may set timing. Egypt and Israel report ongoing clashes near el Arish with Israeli claims of pursuing rebels and damaging air fields. Britain hints at possible arms embargo action but rules out war.
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Israel
Security Council
Palestine
Egypt
United Nations
Lake Success
el Arish
Mediterranean
United States
Middle East
Britain
Restaurant Reopens After One Day Shutdown in Cleveland
Rohr's Restaurant resumes operations in Cleveland after a one day shutdown prompted by city health inspectors alleging harassment by the owner. The brief protest ended with the venue reopening to customers.
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Cleveland
Rohr
Gunmen steal cash in downtown Youngstown holdup
Two men robbed a downtown Youngstown grill today fleeing with 1150 dollars after a revolver was fired into the barroom floor. Gus Zigoras, the manager, said the robbers claimed it was a holdup and fired one shot toward his feet before escaping with the cash.
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San
Gus Zigoras
Zigoras
Truman Budget Shows Education Health Housing Take Small Share
Washington AP reports President Truman’s education health and housing plans will total under 500 million dollars from a 42.0 billion dollar fiscal 1950 budget. The trio, forming part of the New Deal revival, would still absorb about one third of the expected budget deficit and drive proposals for higher taxes and modest debt reduction.
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