Record High Living Costs Warned For 1948 Start
Dozen Guerrilla Posts Are Taken. New record set in living costs as mid November prices show a broad rise across fuels apparel housing and services with food costs near peak. BLS notes an 8 percent year over year rise and 165 percent above 1935-39 average. William H. Husband of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation urges more savings and debt repayment to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Europe
Bureau
BLS
William H. Husband
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Husbands
Savings and Loans Association
Truck Driver Sued for 324 595 92 in 1936 Taxes
Chicago, Dec 27. Happy Carson, 43, a truck driver who once ran a hand book, is sued by the federal government for 324 595 92 in unpaid income taxes for 1936. He says records were lacking and jokes about the case. Authorities estimate about 900 000 dollars income in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Happy Carson
Carson
Joseph H. Solon
U. S
Ney
Greek Army Routs Guerrilla Defenses At Konitsa Road Attempt
Greek reinforcements battled along the Ioannina Konitsa road as government forces, supported by fresh troops from Macedonia, sought to break guerrilla fortifications and open the road to besieged Konitsa. Brig. Constantine Dovas was wounded in the fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Konitsa
Epirus
Toannina
Kalpaki
New “Free State
Constantine Dovas
Bourozani Bridge
Ioannina
Assimakis
Greece
Macedonia
Ioannina-Konitsa
Senate GOP to weigh further anti inflation plans in new session
Taft said the Senate Republican policy committee will review more anti inflation proposals next session alongside tax cuts rent control extension and deeper government spending cuts. The push comes as the capital waits for Truman to sign the voluntary anti inflation bill amid talks of budget and Europe aid figures. House leaders vow rent controls and reduced spending with limited action on credit and exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Truman
House
Mr. Truman
House Banking Committee
House Banking
Wolcott
R.-Mich
Banking Committee
Knutson
R.-Minn
17 More Killed as Jewish Army Lashes Back at Arabs
Hagana forces strike across Palestine amid escalating clashes. 17 more people die, 16 Arabs and 7 Jews, pushing death toll in Palestine to 386 since the UN partition decision. Attacks include Silwan raid near Mount of Olives, clash near Tel Aviv Jaffa, and violence around Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
Jewish Defense Army
Palestine
Associated Press
United Nations
Middle East
Holy Land
London
Palestine Police
Silwan
Mount of Olives
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Hagara
Klan Sava
Nathanya
De Gaulle Opens Youth Movement in Postwar France
Paris reports a rightist faction under Gen Charles de Gaulle creating the Rassemblement de la Jeunesse Francaise as a second major postwar development. Observers link the move to public shift right after a month of strikes that fractured the labor movement led by Leon Jouhaux, who is reorganizing a non Communist workers force amid talk of a new central trade union opposed to the Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Rassemblement de la Jeunesse Francaise
Leon Jouhaux
France
Jouhhaux
de Gaulle
National Confederation of Labor
Jouhaux
World Federation of Trade Unions
Durimoody
James B. Carey
CIO
Man 77 Hit By Auto Near West Monroe Bridge
J. R. Suddeth, 77, of 1708 North Fourth Street, West Monroe, suffered a fractured right leg and minor injuries when struck by Claude Dunn, route 1, West Monroe, near the new traffic bridge. Dunn was charged with reckless driving and driving without brakes and was released on his own recognizance. The accident happened as Suddeth crossed Trenton Street.
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J. R. Suddeth
North Fourth Street
West Monroe
Claude Dunn
Route 1
Dunn
St. Franc's Sanitarium
Suddeth
Trenton Street
Two Veterans Drown Near Eudora Ark After Overloaded Boat
Two veterans die in a Mississippi River channel ten miles east of Eudora Ark when an overloaded boat capsized on Christmas Day. Garland Turnage 27 of San Francisco recovered by a brother. Albert Marks 21 of New Hartford IA is missing. They were visiting their father-in-law Lee Bowen of Eudora.
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Eudora
Ark
Monroe Fire Department
Garland Turnage
San Francisco
Calif
Albert Marks
New Hartford
Iowa
Lee Bowen
Casket Maker Erastus Seaborn Robinson Charged in Theft
New Orleans police hold Erastus Seaborn Robinson of Liberty Mississippi a 52 year old casket maker on a criminal district court capias charging him with a $25000 theft. Detective Chief Scheuring says the charge stems from a stock deal and a complainant woman who lost the money filed with the district attorney. Robinson previously served as a top executive at First National Life Insurance but the arrest is not connected to the company.
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New Orleans
Erastus Seaborn Robinson
Liberty
Miss
Capias
Joseph Scheuring
Insurance Company
Fair Grounds
Scheuring
District Attorney's Office
Robinson
Thurston B. Robinson
First National Life Insurance Company
Terrific Blast Rocks Gulf Oil Plant in Philadelphia
A very heavy explosion at Gulf Oil Corporation refinery at 30th Street and the Penrose ferry bridge in South Philadelphia caused a fierce blast and fires. Fire crews from nearby Atlantic Refining assisted. initial reports said no injuries.
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Philadelphia
Gulf Oil Corporation
30Th Street
Penrose Ferry
Gulf Oil
Atlantic Refining Company
WFIL
Schuylkill River
Morris J. Cherrey
Gulf Plant
Five Weymouth Family Members Dead from Gas
Five members of a Weymouth family were found dead of asphyxiation from a leaking gas pipe at their Squanto Avenue home. The victims were Carl Voight 45 Esther his wife and their daughters Elva 22 Lorraine 20 and Ethel 17 Virginia 14 escaped while son Carl Jr. in California was not home. Neighbors alerted police after no one answered and friend David McFarlane forced entry upon noticing gas odor.
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Weymouth
Mass
Carl Voight
Esther
Elva
Lorraine
Ethel
Virginia
Carl
California
Squanto Avenue
David McFarlane
McFarlane
Communists Ready Move Against Marshall Plan in Europe
Paris reports well informed sources say Communists plan a coordinated attack on the Marshall plan across France Italy Greece Turkey and Austria with March as a likely start. French authorities purge police and administration as Communist influence in L Humanite pushes new member drive amid strikes.
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Paris
France
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Austria
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Congress
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Jules Moeh
Jean Reymond
Moch
Reymond
L'Humanite
New York City Begins Snow Removal Effort After Record Storm
Mayor William O Dwyer returned from California to oversee the drive to clear streets after a 25.8 inch snowfall. About 100000 city workers joined sanitation crews to restore transportation and access as searing drifts affected New York, Connecticut and Maine, with lingering fires reported in Portland.
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Associated Press
New York
William O'Dwyer
California
New York City
la Guardia
O’dwyer
Sanitation Department
Canada
Maritime
New England
Connecticut
la Guardia Field
Boston
Eastport
Portland
Philadel
Good Fellows drive larger donations with wider participation
Jes Ramblin records 1947 Good Fellows fundraising totals showing 524 contributors who gave 4,596.07 dollars, averaging 8.39 per person and surpassing 1946 figures though with lower per capita gifts. The effort far outpaced Baton Rouge and Alexandria in regional comparisons.
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Monroe
Good Fellows
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Commuters Recall Long Island Snowbound Trains
Nassau and Suffolk commuters recount hourslong waits as snow crippled Long Island Rail Road. Trains to Port Washington Flushing and Long Beach stalled, with passengers crossing icy tracks for milk and crackers while fire crews stood by.
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New York
Long Island
Nassau
Suffolk Counties
Port Washington
Flushing
Long Beach
Jama'ca
Laurelton
Pennsylvania Station
Great Neck
Broadway
Forest Hills
Penn Station
Long Island Railroad
Island
Names of federal traders sought in commodity probe
Chairman Andresen of the House committee demanded to know the names and addresses of 20 Chicago federal employees alleged to speculate in the commodities market on government information. He asked for the bureau, the brokers handling their accounts, and details of a supposed government insider pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Andresen
R.minn
House
Anderson
Chicago
Jidresen
House Committee On
Commodity Exchange Authority
Andersen
Senate
Knowland
R.-Calif
Wheat futures positions listed for Chicago Board of Trade traders
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson provided the Senate Appropriations committee with an alphabetical list of traders holding combined long and short wheat futures positions as of April 30 1946. The entries show names, addresses and position totals in thousands of bushels including hedging by merchants and millers.
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Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Senate Appropriations Committee
Anderson
Carn
Gladys
New Orleans
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Fifth Avenue
Eudora, Ark
Jes Ramblin
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Joe
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Cole
T. O. Ft. Smith
Cutler
Sara
Graham
T. W. Blue Springs
Groscky
Michael
Harris
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J. W
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