Ten Figures in Hollywood Indicted
Washington December 5. Chairman J Parnell Thomas of the House un American activities committee dismissed Attorney General Clark list of about 80 subversive organizations as utterly farcical. He warned the committee will supply a stronger list. The criticized list includes the Communist party German American Bund Ku Klux Klan American Youth Congress and Hollywood Writers Mobilization for Defense.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
House Committee On un-American Activities Today
Clark
Thomas
Committee On UN- American Activities
Communist Party
Bund
Ku Klux Klan
Columbians
American Youth Congress
American Youth For Democracy
Civil Rights Congress
Refugee Committee
Hollywood Writers Mobilization
Reminiscences of Bat Masterson Era at Morning Telegraph
Westbrook Pegler recalls street life near the Mirror Building and the Morning Telegraph in New York. He mentions Sammy Taub, Bat Masterson, and the old Telegraph staff including Gene Fowler and Louella Parsons. Pegler reflects on the paper’s horse era atmosphere and the role of writers like Baird in baseball coverage.
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New York
Mirror
Sammy Taub
Whitey
Sammy
Bat Masterson
Dodge City
Morning Telegraph
Madison Square Garden
Dempsey
Fiftieth and
Eighth Avenue
Joe Moore
Gene Fowler
Jim McGuinness
Louella Parsons
Ed Bradley
Bradley
Fowler
Telegraph
Ben Wolf
Baird Leonard
Giants
Baird
McGraw
Ast
The
Stags
Great Battle Rages in China at Central Front
Reports from Kiukiang indicate a major clash in central China as Liu Po-Cheng and his 100000 Central China troops press from Ta Pich mountains toward Szechwan. General Hsu Tsu Yi says 30000 government forces, many American equipped, counter the attack, with a critical phase not likely for four to five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiukiang
China
Liu Po-Cheng
Ta Pich
Liu
Szechwan
Chungking
Hsu Tsu-Yi
Yangtze River
Hankow
Linyang
Hwangchwan
Shangcheng
Henan
Central China
Hsu
Friend sought in death of officer in New Iberia
Sheriff Gilbert Ozenne said a former friend of Leo Girouard, slain police chief of Loreauville, is being sought after a dispute over two cars. Three suspects arrested were released. no connection found. The sheriff maintained the shooting was done by a hired gunman.
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New Iberia
Gilbert Ozenne
Leo Girouard
Loreauville
Girouard
Ozenne
New
Iberia
GOP Maps Price Battle as Policy Panel Debates
Republican leaders outline a rough anti inflation program aimed at voluntary price controls. Taft says a policy to stabilize the economy will be drafted if Republicans reach general agreement. Freshmen senators press for a concrete statement of aims with a quick timetable. The group will reconvene next week to assess proposals.
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Washington
Senate G. O. P
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Truman
Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
Truman Made Submariner at Key West base
President Truman qualified as a submariner during a brief vacation stop at the Key West naval base. He received a scroll and plaque for his 1946 undersea service and presented medals to four naval officers including George Street, I S Hartman, G H Whiting, and G W Clarke. He also read his Evergreen speech for Everglades National Park dedication, slated for 2 51 p m. EST.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
George S. Street
Richmond
Street
White House
I. S. Hartman
G H. Whiting
G. W. Clarke
Everglades National Park
Warlike armored scene darkens Palestine as unrest grows
In Jerusalem on December 5, Arab attacks spread through Tel Aviv and Haifa amid fears over Palestine partition. Casualties include a Jewish worker killed in Haifa and shootings in Tel Aviv. British troops tighten security as armored columns move through Arab districts.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Joseph C. Goodwin
Haifa
Palestine
Arab Jaffa
Moshe Weisbrot
J. C. Hall
Holy Land
Paris Seethes As Government Strikes Freeze Power
The French government faces a new strike by state workers halting electricity, halting factories and stopping the subway network. Sailors and guards moved into power houses to restart generators as Paris stays largely crippled and the republic council was convened to approve tough anti strike and anti sabotage laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Mel
Paris
Council of the Republic
France
Freezing Rains and Snow Hit Midwest and Northeast
An ice storm disrupted central Kansas Iowa and parts of Michigan and New York with freezing rain and snow. Downed telephone lines severed service in about 30 Iowa communities while damage estimates rose to 250000 to 300000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Wisconsi
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Brownsville
Tex
Pacific Coast
Hollywood
Calif
California
Midwest
Kansas
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Des Moines
Interior plans voluntary cutback in pleasure driving
Washington officials forecast a White House urged voluntary program to curb pleasure driving. The plan would urge oil industry capacity use, keep Illinois River open, voluntary allocation of oil, reactivate 109 reserve tankers, and reduce fuel use amid postwar shortages.
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Washington
White House
Interior Department
Robert E. Friedman
Department
Oil and Gas Division
Join
Congressional Economic Committee
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Europe
Watkins
Utah
Friedman
Illinois River
Chicago
Terrific blast rocks refinery in Manhattan Beach
A powerful explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Manhattan Beach California occurred around 10 30 a m shaking nearby houses and sending flames and smoke into the area Initial reports indicated a large storage tank may have exploded with damage and fire observed nearby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Standard Oil
Judge Dawkins Hands Out Ties, Fines in Milk Strike Case
In New Orleans judge Dawkins axed 53 men with sentences up to one year and fines to 5,000 for their guilty pleas to anti racketeering charges linked to the Florida parishes milk strike. Notables include Leo Carter who got a year and 5000 dollars, Wade Garnier jailed a year 1000 fine, and Mouton Bickham fined 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Florida Parishes
Leo B. Carter
International Teamsters Union A. F
Carter
Ben Dawkins
Louisiana
Wade L. Garnier
State Milk Commission
Mouton Bickham
Franklinton
Leonard Spinks
C. L. Russell
Dawkins
Good Fellows Appeal for Christmas Gifts Fund Drive
A local Good Fellows appeal notes $520 memorial gifts and small donations from residents like Mary W Black and Dr. A Scott Hamilton as it urges widespread charitable giving to meet rising demand amid inflation. The piece argues that even small donations from thousands of people could reach a large goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramer Haas
Mary W. Black
R. E. Major
A. Scott Hamilton
Louise R
Ten Hollywood writers and directors face contempt charges
A federal grand jury indicted Albert Maltz, Dalton Trumbo, Samuel Ornitz, John Howard Lawson, Ring Lardner Jr., Herbert Biberman, Robert Adrian Scott, Lester Cole, Aivah Bessie, and Edward Dmytryk for refusing to answer questions on Communist affiliations before the House Un-American Activities committee. Separate counts accuse eight of them of refusing to say if they belong to the Screen Writers Guild. Trials are expected separately with penalties up to 1000 dollars fines and a year in jail per count.
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Washington
Congress
Albert Maltz
Dalton Trumbo
Samuel Ornitz
John Howard Lawson
Ring Lardner, Jr
Herbert Biberman
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Aivah Bessie
Edward Dmytryk
Screen Writers Guild
House Committee On un-American Activities
Dmytryk
Biberman
Scott
R-K-O Studio
Lardner
20Th Century Fox
Cole and
Trumbo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rep. Thomas
New Jersey
House
U. S
George Morris Fay
Maltz
Ornitz
Marshall Urges Substantive Unity for Germany at Conference
London December 5 Secretary of State Marshall urged the foreign ministers to drop generalities and seek real aims from each delegation on Germany peace terms. He warned a central government would fail in a divided Germany and pressed for four power decisions on substance to end division. The United States backs a provisional government but warns against rushing a central German state. The ministers planned a discussion on economic issues after the failed Austrian independence treaty talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshall
Foreign Ministers Council
Germany
Molotov
United States
Austria
Burglar Shot by Store Owner in Gretna Shootout
In Gretna Louisiana a burglar was fatally shot by Lester Nezat the liquor store proprietor who waited inside after hearing a break in around 2 a.m. The intruder Felix Decorte aged 45 walked into the shotgun blast and died. Nezat is not being held for the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Beauregard Miller
Miller
Lester Nezat
Nezat
Felix Decorte
Jonkman Seeks Halving Emergency Foreign Aid
Rep. Jonkman proposes cutting the $597 million emergency foreign aid package to $300 million in a House amendment. He argues Italy, Austria, and France overestimated needs, citing haphazard facts as Senate-passed aid faces House opposition led by Rep. Taber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Jonkman
Rmich
State Department
Italy
Austria
France
Senate
Truman
Rep
Taber
R-N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
Soviet Money Crisis Denied in London
London reports say Soviet citizens may be buying more due to rumors of ruble devaluation but U S officials deny any economic crisis in the Soviet Union. The Voice of America noted a buying spree in the U S and Moscow rumors of currency change. others warn rumors reflect public nerves, not a state panic.
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London
Soviet Union
U. S. State Department
Voice of America
Washington
U. S
8. R
China
Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
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