Blame Russians for Upheavals at Big Four Talks
London dispatch reports top US officials believe Communist operatives under Moscow direction engineered France’s strike paralysis and unrest in Italy to weaken Bidault and disrupt Western unity during German Austrian talks and Marshall Plan cohesion. Bevin outlined Western aims at the ministers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Italy
Moscow
Georges Bidault
Germany
Europe
United States
Russia
Peace talks with Japan halted as Soviet veto stalls progress
Soviet Russia demands that major powers shape terms of peace with Japan and Germany, halting the four month effort by the United States to obtain a Pacific settlement. American diplomats weigh a face to face push by Secretary Marshall with Soviet Foreign Minister Votolov and Britain's Bevin at the London Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Russia
Japan
Germany
United States
Pacific
Marshall
Allis
Volotov
Britain
Ernestevin
London
Far Eastern Commission
Soviets
China
J C Penney Co Grants Bonus to All Full-Time Associates
The board authorized a special two weeks extra salary for full-year 1947 associates and proportionate pay for part-time staff, with management excluded. About 50 000 Penney associates nationwide, including 51 Monroe store employees, will participate. The payment is non-recurring and not a Christmas bonus, recognizing current business conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Lf Penney Associates
Cmpany
Vernon J. Sellers
C. Penney Company
Penney Associates
United States
Monroe
Comany
Iss
Russians Hunt U S Transport Missing C-47 Plane
Frankfurt dispatch reports Russian and American aircraft searching for a U S air forces C-47 with 21 aboard that disappeared last night on a Pisa to Frankfurt flight. Weather hampers the hunt while nations across Europe are notified and more planes may join the search.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Pisa
Italy
Air Forces
Wiesbaden
War Department
Geneva
Switzerland
Paris
Vosges
Munich
France
Czechoslovakia
Belgium
Marseille
Lyon
Clyde Tiroux
Berlin
Bicycle Safety Campaign Aims to Register Cycles
Monroe and West Monroe owners urged to register bicycles at city halls starting December 6 under police chiefs J. D. Bushy and Jeff Caldwell with Red Cross support. The plan seeks to identify owners to recover stolen bikes and reduce accidents, with warnings on signals lights rider safety and riding on the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
J. D. Bushy
Jeff Caldwell
Red Cross
W. J. Veazey
Ouachita Red Cross
Twin Cities
Morning World Today
President Truman orders clean sweep on tax free disability pay
President Truman told the armed services to purge possible rackets in tax free disability retirement by reviewing records of more than 30,000 officers. Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan said the inquiry aims for a thorough, complete house cleaning across the army navy and air force.
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Washington
Truman
Armed Services
Harry H. Vaughan
Army
Navy
Air Force
Philadelphia
Vaughan
Air Departments
Molotov Rejects Provisional German Government at Peace Conference
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov condemned any effort by Western powers to form a provisional German government in occupied zones. He demanded a central German government be established before a peace conference. US Secretary Marshall and Bevin opposed the condition, arguing both topics are important but not tied to one another.
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Ty Alex H. Singleton
London
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Molotov
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Bi-Zonia
Germany
United States
Britain
France
U. S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Chamber Banquet to Feature LSU President Dr Harold Stoke
The Chamber of Commerce plans its annual banquet on December 15 at Hotel Frances roof with Dr Harold W Stoke new LSU president as guest speaker. Tickets limited to 450 and urged to be bought early.
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Chamber of Commerce
Harold W. Stoke
Louisiana State University
Northeast
Child Burned In Bath Tub Incident In West Monroe
Sandra Elaine Hicks three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E Hicks of Reagan street West Monroe was seriously burned yesterday when she fell into a tub of hot water heated for her bath. Taken to St Francis Sanitarium she suffered burns over three fourths of her body. Mrs Hicks who pulled her daughter from the tub sustained burns on both hands.
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Sandra Elaine Hicks
Robert E. Hicks
Reagan Street
West Monroe
Sandra
St. Francis Sanitarium
Italy Faces Civil War Risk Warned by Ex-Premier Nitti
Francesco Saverio Nitti, 79, former Italian prime minister, warned Rome that Italy is drifting toward civil war amid a sharp partisan split and labor unrest. He cited strikes and disorders causing about 24 deaths in two weeks and urged avoiding the specter of civil conflict as Milan headlines spoke of an “umbrella insurrection.”
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John P. McKnight
Rome
Francesco Saverio Nitti
Italy
la Republica
Nitti
Constituent Assembly
Milan
Mil
Banks to remit savings funds this Christmas season
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company and Ouachita National plan to mail checks from Christmas savings clubs. Vice-President J S Washburn says 155000 dollars payout, 2400 club members, larger than prior years. Ouachita Bank cashier Thomas C Standifer notes more enrollments and higher completion rate, though figures not publicized.
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Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Ouachita National
J. S. Washburn
Ouachita Bank
Istinas Savings Fund
U S Troop Departure From Italy Postponed Indefinitely
Rome reports that the final departure of U S troops from Italy, set for December 3, is delayed indefinitely. No official comment was available at once.
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Rome
Rome Daily American
U. S
Italy
Community Christmas Appeal Moves Into Final December Month
A local plea notes donors contributed 142.00 while stressing cold weather and hunger as winter nears. Letters from children request warm clothing shoes and basic food as the Santa drive continues across the community and urges continued support.
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Edo
Santa Claus
Santa
Senator Vandenberg backs independent recovery agency for European aid
Washington reports Senator Vandenberg urges a large Europe recovery program run by an independent agency linked to the State department only at policy level. He supports Secretary Marshall's call for the State department to shape policies while the operation is managed by officials outside the department. The stance aligns with House Herter recommendations and shapes Republican views on the Marshall plan.
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Washgton
Vandenberg
R-Mich
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
Department
Senate Republican Conference
House Committee
Rep. Herter
R-Mass
House
Truman
Congress
Taft
United States
Europe
Senate
France
Italy
Austria
Gamble
Senate House Committee On Housing
Rees
Kans
House Civil Service
Six Arab States Walk Out Over UN Palestine Vote
United Nations approved a Soviet American plan to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states by next Oct 1. Six Arab nations led by Egypt Lebanon Saudi Arabia Iraq Yemen and Syria staged a walkout in protest saying the UN charter was murdered. Pakistan later departed joining the silent exit.
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Francis W. Carpenter
New York
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Middle East
U. N
Baghdad
Iraq
Riad el Solh
Lebanon
Holy Land
Partition
Siam
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
Security Council
United States
U.N
Herschel V. Johnson
U. S
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Syria
Pakistan
India
Faisal
Ibn Saud
Fadhil Jamali
Army Downs Navy 21-0 in Fourth Straight Victory
Army defeats Navy 21-0 before 101 500 fans in Philadelphia as Rip Row an key two score plays. SMU slips from perfect record with 19 19 tie vs TCU in final minutes. Mississippi clinches SEC title with 33 14 win over Mississippi State. Conerly passes and Poole sets season reception mark. Texas Tech wins Border Conference title by upsetting Hardin Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
NAVY
New York
Truman
Philadelphia
Elwyn “Rip” Rowan
Bill Kellum
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Mississippi
King
Charlie Conerly
Barney Poole
Mississippi State
Conerly
Poole
Texas Tech
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Oil Barge Collision Causes Large Explosion in Morgan City
Unofficial reports put damage at about 100000 after two oil barge tows Dispatch and Leo collided in Bayou Bouef. A loud explosion followed, fire extinguished by the coast guard as drifting vessels were towed away. Dispatch carried high octane gasoline. Leo had three empty barges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan City
Coast Guard
Dispatch
Leo
Bayou Bouef
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Louisiana State Medical Society
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New Orleans
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Louisville Bee
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Passman Equipment Co
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