Ward Aide Released by Chinese Reds
In Mukden a renewed deportation order targets the American Consulate staff as Chinese court convicts ten Asians of spying. Ward and four aides were previously ordered deported for beating a Chinese employee, while the chief aide William N. Stokes is freed after a seven hour “observation.” State Department hopes the entire staff may go home.
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Washington
China
State Department
Angus Ward
Mukden
Ward
William N. Stokes
Stokes
Department
UE Left Wing Group Loses In Court Case
Dayton Ohio AP Montgomery County common pleas judge denied a temporary injunction for 25 loyal UE members to block officers of three right wing locals from using union funds or property. Defendants include locals 801 Frigidaire 755 Delco and 768 Amalgamated. UE was ousted from CIO. locals voted to secede and join the CIO.
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Dayton, O
Montgomery County Common Pleas
United Electrical Workers Union
Calvin Crawford
Us&s
Robert R. Nevin
Common Pleas
Three Women Killed by Train in Gary Indiana
In Gary Indiana three women were drawn against a fast Twilight Limited train on a station platform and died. Mrs Jolia Rubenstein of Detroit aged 42 died of a skull fracture. Rose Nagy 54 of Gary and Ruby Winters 36 of Gary died instantly. Joseph Nagy 45 suffered back injuries and shock. Ottis Hurley 32 of Gary had a mangled right hand. Two men were injured. A fireman warned crowds as the train passed. Gary police investigate. The Twilight Limited ran Chicago to Detroit.
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Gary
Ind
Jolia Rubenstein
Detroit
Rose Nagy
Ruby Winters
Twilight Limited
Michigan, Central Railroad
Chicago
Lewis Has Operators Government Guessing On His Next Move
Washington AP John L Lewis kept operators and federal officials guessing as a 72 hour deadline neared for a possible coal strike. The 200 man UMW Policy Committee met in New York amid talk of extending the truce, while Lewis avoided Washington and met with Cyrus S Ching and George H Love. If a resumption of the strike occurs, Truman warned he would invoke the Taft Hartley Act to halt it.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
New York
New York City
National Capital
Chicago
U. S
Cyrus S. Ching
George H. Love
Winchester
Mississippi River
Truman
Work Starts On Plans To Spend U.S. Funds On Alliance Defenses
The day’s reports cover two Air Force fatalities near Birmingham when a B-25 crashed after engine failure, with Col. Orville Mohler and Col. Robert Richards identified as the dead, and Master Sgt. Robert McKay surviving after bailing out. Separately in Paris naval officials begin two-day talks among the United States Britain and France on forging a near one billion dollar Atlantic defense plan, with Gen Omar Bradley and Louis Johnson opposing German rearmament for now, and ministers to decide Atlantic boundary lines shaping future cooperation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Air Force
University of Southern Calfornia
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Orville E. Mohler
Glendale
Cal
Robert B. Richards
Visalia
Col. Mohler
USC
Howard Jones
Maxwell
South Bend
Ind
Robert B. McKay
Huntsville
McKay
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Naval Ministry
Europe
U. S
Congress
Omar Bradley
Louis Johnson
Germany
Bradley
Frankfurt
Johnson
Atlantic
Elbe
Rhine
Pyrenees
Handy Named To Post In Europe For Aid Program
General Thomas T. Handy was named chief U S representative in Europe for the American military aid program to western European nations. Handy, commander of American forces in Europe, will serve as the Defense Department’s representative and overall head of the program in Europe, run jointly with the State Department and the Economic Cooperation Administration.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Thomas T. Handy
U. S
Europe
Handy
United States’ Defense Department
State Department
Economic Cooperation Administration
Department of Defense
Peron Party Victory in Jujuy Province Elections
Candidates supported by President Juan D. Peron’s party won an overwhelming victory in yesterday’s elections in Jujuy province, Argentina. The peronist slate secured major gains as voters backed the party’s nominees across multiple races.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Jujuy
The Common Touch and the Great Man
The piece argues greatness comes from service and democracy guiding leaders not pride. It contrasts fame with humility and stresses that true leaders help both big and small, keeping the common touch to prevent snobbery and loss of perspective. It cites science, business, and statesmanship as fields where such humility matters.
Nationalists Fire on U S Merchant Ship
The Sir John Franklin, operated by Isbrandtsen, reported a Chinese Nationalist warship fired 12 times near Shanghai and hit the vessel. All aboard escaped injury as the ship steered toward Woosung while the blockade's legality remained disputed by the United States and other nations.
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Washington
John Franklin
Shanghai
State Department
Sir John Franklin
Woosung
United States
Truman on Way to Key West
President Truman departs Washington aboard the Air Force plane Independence for a three week stay in Key West Florida. The full White House staff accompanies him as he heads to the Little White House where he will conduct business as usual and rest during this trip.
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Truman
Key West
Washington
Air Force
Fla
White House
Independence
Boca Chica
Key West Naval Submarine Station
Charles G. Ross
2000 Dead in Soviet Zone Uranium Mine Fire
Berlin based Telegraf reports a uranium mine fire in the Erz mountains near Johannesgeorgenstadt on the Saxony Czech border. Initial casualty counts ranged from 400 to 2000 with 968 bodies recovered and 300 miners rescued. The blaze reportedly spread from mine No. 35 to adjacent workings after insulation on electric cables shorted.
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Berlin
Telegraf
Erz Mountains
Saxony-Czechsolvak
Johannesgeorgenstadt
Inventor Hobart Dickinson Dies at 74 in Washington
Hobart Cutler Dickinson 74 an inventor physicist and former chief of the Federal Bureau of Standards division of heat and power died yesterday after a short illness He built the first altitude chamber for testing airplanes and contributed to aeronautical testing and standards programs.
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Washington
Hobart Cutler Dickinson
Division of Heat and Power
Federal Bureau of Standards
Ohio Farm Bureau delegates converge in Columbus meeting
More than 3 000 delegates from 87 of Ohio's 88 counties gathered in Columbus for the 31st annual Ohio Farm Bureau Federation session. The three day meeting will feature discussions on national farm programs.
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Columbus
Ohioans Killed in Weekend Accidents Toll Rises
An Associated Press tally lists 13 Ohioans dead over the weekend. Most fatalities were from auto crashes, with others from hunting accidents, a crane accident, falls, and a road incident in nearby states. Names include Paul E. Grube of Columbus and Charles A. Rowe of Rocky River, among several others.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Cleveland
Amity
Washington County
Ruth Ann Butterworth
Marion
Findlay
James Angelo
Union Station
Toledo
Roy L. Yates
Manchester
Adams County
Martin H. Dolan
Columbus
Lee Carlier
Fawyetteville
Brown County
Cincinnati
Goebel Back
Trenton
Middletown
Celestia Stadler
Fort Recovery
Mercer County
Coldwater
John Mallcheck
Canton
William V. Wetzel
Mansfield
Reds Near Chungking in Narrowing Stand at Capital
A Chinese dispatch reports Communist spearheads about 18 miles from Chungking with expected arrival by night, while earlier AP notes placed Reds 38 miles north. Nationalist reinforcements battled the Communists 38 miles south near Kiliang as the cabinet held an emergency session amid claims the capital faced evacuation.
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Hong Kong
Sing Tao Jih Po
Chungking
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Kiliang
Kweichow
Hupeh
Court Suit Planned On Turnpike Law
In Columbus the state controlling board authorized transferring 600000 dollars in State Highway Department funds to the State Turnpike Commission to survey and plan turnpikes. Auditor Ferguson will not honor the vouchers. Attorney General Duffy said he would sue to test the transfer's constitutionality. Board vote was four to one with Deputy Auditor Beck dissenting.
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Columbus, O
State Controlling Board
State Highway Department
State Turnpike Commission
Joseph T. Ferguson
Herbert S. Duffy
Norman Beck
Auditor
Ferguson
Dissecwig
Lausche
Duffy
Clingan Jackson
Eight Fires Set Damages Small At Broad Street Apartment
In Columbus Ohio an arsonist set eight fires in a three story building at 749 East Broad Street. Fires were started in the third floor hallway the basement on the first floor the basement landing and in three drums at the rear. Assistant Chief Elmer Brophy said damage was about 10 dollars, and alert residents stopped the blaze quickly.
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Columbus, O
East Broad St
Elmer Brophy
Conservative Party Victor In Colombia
Colombia’s Conservative Party won the presidency for four more years amid a Liberal boycott. Laureano Gomez led with the Conservatives as Liberal candidate Dario Echandia withdrew after a state of siege decree. No election violence was reported, though Liberals mourned Vincente Echandia and officials faced deadly attacks in Santa Catalina district.
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Bogota
Colombia
Laureano Gomez
Dario Echandia
Mariano Ospina Perez
Congress
Ospina
Vincente
Santa Catalina
Columbus Woman Is Found Dead
Betty Hunt. 35, estranged wife of amateur golfer Barney Hunt, was found dead last night in a two story brick flat in Columbus. Occupants reported she had fallen down the stairs. Coroner ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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Columbus, D
Betty Hunt
Barney Hunt
Marvin Canada
Inmates Present Varieties of ’49 Show at London Prison Farm
Inmates of the London Prison Farm stage their annual show Varieties of ’49 from December 6 to 9 at 8 p m nightly. Local audiences are invited to attend the charity event featuring performances by incarcerated residents.
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London, O
London
Newly Organized IVE Opening Convention
Philadelphia AP The CIOs New Electrical Workers Union opened its founding convention vowing $100 a month pensions and a fourth round wage boost. James B Carey announced the aims as he led the administrative committee. Carey cited CIO purge of UE and said the new group seeks wage raises to partly compensate for productivity gains. The union claimed about a quarter million members in a few weeks.
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Philadelphia
CIO
New Electrical Workers Union
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
Philip Murray
Carey
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Cleveland
IWE
Northwest storm leaves dozens dead and millions in damage
Severe wind and rain flood the Northwest from Montana to Oregon. At least 15 dead, widespread evacuations, and millions in damages reported as Skagit River floods isolate towns in Washington. Roads wash out, bridges collapse, and coastal areas brace for more high water.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Central Plain
Great Lakes
Cut
Mont
Sheridan
Wye
British Columbia
Oregon
Skagit River
Washington
Skagit Valley
Upper
Mount Vernon
Army
Coast Guard
Hamilton
Lyman-Hamilton
Lyman
Concrete Rockport
Marblemount
Conway
Burlington
Avon
Sedro Woolley
Nooksack
Marietta
Bellingham
Fort Casey
Lynden
Puget Sound
Olympic Peninsula
Sk River
Dungeness
Sequim
King County
Princeton
Iran's Ruler In Visit To Wright Field
Iran's Shah Reza Pahlavi visited Wright Field outside Dayton as part of a U S tour. He toured the base and saw aircraft on the ground and in the air, including a test flight that lasted about 25 minutes before heading to Detroit.
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Iran
Wright Field
Dayton
America
Wright- Patterson
United States
Newa Reza Shah Pavlavi Shahinshah
Shah
Detroit
Fort Knox
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