Wallace denies atomic materials pressure claims in hearings
Wallace calls charges that he pressured Groves to ship atomic materials to the Soviet Union a fabrication. Groves testifies no White House pressure occurred, but both acknowledge three 1943 shipments of uranium compounds and a possible 1944 heavy water sale are under review to determine if Russia received materials for bomb work.
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Wallace
Groves
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Harry L. Hopkins
White House
Russia
Frank S. Tavenner
Hoopes
Moore
Lend-Lease Chemicals
Richmond
New York
United States
Creves
Howe reveals 1943 uranium shipment to Russia
Trade Minister C D Howe testified in the House that a May 1943 shipment of Canadian uranium oxide and uranium nitrate valued at 2445 went to Russia via El dorado Gold Mines Ltd. He said it was treated as normal, with 500 pounds of oxide and 500 pounds of nitrate supplied for wartime armament and medical use.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Russia
House of Commons
Howe
Eldorado Gold Mines, Ltd
Why Is Santa Down A Mother Letter Appeals for Charity
The piece speaks from a mother’s voice urging readers to open their purses and donate, promising a reward for giving. It frames letters to Santa as reflections of hearts and purses, urging generous responses to those in need.
Britain holds twelve seats in by elections since 1945
Britain remains close to a break by independents and the Independent Labour party. Since 1945 they have kept twelve parliamentary seats contested in by elections. The Labour party has suffered more losses but retained all Labour held seats that appeared in by elections since 1645. In most by elections their 1945 majorities were trimmed.
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Independent Labor Party
Labor Party
Deaths Reach Across Families In West Monroe And Eros
Obituaries detail Jennie Bush 83 of West Monroe daughter of Rev. J.R. Weber services at Walnut Grove Cemetery Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in charge Walter McClendon 65 of Baton Rouge to be funeraled in West Monroe interment Hasley Cemetery Mulhearn Funeral Home Pallbearers and survivors listed Mrs Cobb died in Wichita Kansas body to be transported for Grace Episcopal Church funeral interment old city cemetery Ella Nora Laube 64 West Monroe Hall Funeral Home in charge Barbara June Sullivan 15 Eros services Clarks Springs Baptist Church interment church cemetery survivors listed.
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Jennie Bush
Herman Wink
Crosley Street
West Monroe
Walnut Grove
Hixson Bros. Funeral Home
Boyd
George
Frank
Sally Walpole
Hodge
Dora Bennet
Beulah Browder
Beulah Reed
Bremen
Dora Chandler
Carrollton
Walter McClendon
Baton Rouge
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Hasley Cemetery
Jettie Hamilton
Mansfield
W. L. Morris
Sam McClendon
New Orleans
Travis McClendon
Jenny Bush
Eros
J. R. Weber
Hixson Brothers Funeral Home
Boyd Bush
George Bush
Frank Bush
Dora Bennett
J. M. Cobb
Wichita
Kans
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Grace Episcopal Church
Edward Farren Hayward
Old City Cemetery
King Stubbs
R. D. Kellogg
Dr. C. P. Jarrell
Travis Oliver, Jr
Carl McHenry
Clifford Strauss
James Trousdale, Jr
W. S. Shafto
Ella Nora Laube
Hall Funeral Home
A. F. Winkler
U. S. Army
Japan
Lena Black
Fannie Lockett
Jena
John Whatley
Oakdale
Barbara June Sullivan
Clarks Springs Baptist Church
Arthur Rockett
Church
Clarence L. Sullivan
Betty
Robert Lee
G. M. Sullivan
Baucomville
Six Atomic Powers to Resume Secret Talks on Dec 15
An informed source says the United Nations Lake Success group of six nations United States Britain France China Soviet Union and Canada will restart secret talks on December 15. They plan weekly meetings to seek a basis of agreement on atomic questions as the UN assembly urged.
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New York
United Nations Lake
U. N. Assembly
United States
Britain
France
China
Soviet Union
Canada
World markets flux amid busy New York session
On December 8 New York stock traders faced a volatile session with mixed small gains and losses. Turnover ran around 2.0 million shares, lower than the year’s peak, as low priced stocks kept the ticker moving and many large names such as American Can and Chrysler traded in fractional shifts across numerous sectors.
Livestock Prices in Chicago Wholesale Market
USDA report from Chicago notes salable hogs around 13 000 head with top at 16.00 for 180 200 lb hogs and 15.50 16.00 for 180 220 lb hogs, 15.00 15.50 for 230 250 lb, 14.50 15.00 for 260 320 lb. sows under 450 lb 12.75 13.50, heavier weights down to 11.50 around 600 lb. Cattle were 4 000 salable, calves 500, best steers and yearlings 29.25 32.00, medium to low good 22.00 27.50, fed heifers 26.00, medium heifers 20.00 23.50, beef cows 13.75 17.50, canners 11.50 13.75, sausage balls 19.00 20.25, dealers 23.00 27.00.
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Chicago
USDA
Poultry prices rise on mixed trade in Chicago
Chicago December 8. Live poultry receipts include 17 trucks with uneven prices up to a cent higher or lower F. O. B. heavy hens 24 to 24.5 cents per pound light hens 20 to 20.5 fryers 25 to 29 broilers 23 to 25 old roosters 19 wholesale market ducks 26 to 31 cents per pound.
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Chicago
USDA
Bond and share market snapshot curbs several stocks
City Service slips 62 with 3.8 points, Electric Bond & Share falls to 17 and 3.4. LeTourneau climbs to 13 3/4 as market moves on.
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LeTourneau
Cotton futures fall under government crop estimate
Cotton futures declined under long liquidation after a large government crop estimate. Closing prices were barely steady, down 0.70 to 0.70 cents per pound. Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a 50 cent drop per bale. low middling 24.05, middling 29.80, good middling 30.60. Receipts 6,058 stock 549,820.
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New Orleans
New York Cotton Futures Slip After USDA Forecast
New York reports 1949 cotton crop at 16,034,000 bales, 510,000 above November forecast. Prices declined to 85 cents then recovered on mill buying and short covering. Traders expect more cotton in loan, with some spot holders likely to sell above loan. Early deliveries hit new season highs, then late afterno on losses of 30 to 45 cents. December 30.32, March 30.28, May 30.14.
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New York
Department of Agriculture
Grains slip as selling pressure weighs on Chicago board
Moderate selling pushed wheat, corn, oats and rye lower at session close on the Chicago grain pit. Wheat fell to 2.19 for December with declines in other months, corn near 1.28, oats around 0.75, rye about 1.42, and soybeans slipping to 2.31 for December as lard held steady near 10.12 for December.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Potatoes Market Dull and Unsettled in Chicago Trade
Potatoes arrivals 75 on track 282 total U.S. shipments 705 supplies moderate demand slow market dull and unsettled Colorado Red Mc Clures $3.10-15 per barrel or cwt price notation noted in USDA report from Chicago December 8.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Colorado
Butter And Egg Prices Glide Through Chicago Trading
Butter remained steady in Chicago with receipts of 578 848 and prices unchanged. Eggs stayed unsettled with receipts of 12 130 and prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Injunction Denied in Suit Against Lorain Journal
Federal Judge Emerich B. Freed denied the government's request for a preliminary injunction in the Sherman act case against the Lorain Journal of Lorain Ohio. The ruling allows the paper to keep current publishing policies until a full trial verdict. The justice department accuses the journal and four officers of restraining and monopolizing news and advertising dissemination. The injunction hearing occurred on November 15.
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Cleveland
Emerich B. Freed
Lorain
Food price shifts dominate week in market news
Associated Press reports further cuts in grade A eggs and steadying prices for meat dairy and produce. Egg costs fell two to eight cents per dozen nationwide for the second week, while pork saw some reductions and lettuce prices steadied. Tomato and navy bean prices remained high in many centers.
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Associated Press
New York
Phoenix
Yuma
Arizona
California
Imperial Valley
Dun & Bradstreet
Southern Railway Won't Restore Two Trains
In Montgomery Alabama a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Alabama Public Service Commission from forcing the Southern Railway to restore Birmingham to Columbus Mississippi trains 11 and 16. A hearing set for December 15 will consider permanent injunctions as the I C C fuel restrictions have ended. The Public Service Commission had scheduled a hearing for November 25 to probe the delay. The rail line had halted the trains October 26 during the coal strike and had not restored them after the I C C order expired. Leghorn hats are produced in Fiesole near Florence Italy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Railway
Birmingham-Columbus
Miss
U. S
C. B. Kennamer
Alabama Public Service Commission
Southern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Service Commission
Allotment rows widen cotton farm tensions at P M A meet
Delegates from 48 states attended the five day P M A session with nearly 200 committee members and about 400 observers. Critics argue allotments based on total acreage ignore individual past cotton histories while PMA officials push for percentage based on overall acreage. Internal sessions focused on branch executive meetings and policy framing amid dispute over fairness.
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Trigg
Action Is Sought For Hardship Cases In Cotton Quota
Washington December 8 Officials report a cotton subcommittee meeting will review hardship cases under the 21 000 000 acre quota. No hearing planned, agriculture department representatives may attend. Pace Ga leads the group seeking adjustments without altering the national quota. Memphis session postponed to Washington due to timing of P M A data.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Department of Agriculture
Pace
D-Ga
Memphis
Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Patty Owens Dies of Rare Disease in Chicago
Patty Owens a frail girl of four born with a fibrocystic disease died after an oxygen intensive train journey and a failed windpipe operation at Illinois Research Hospital She had been moved from Sunnyvale California with her mother and two brothers to seek treatment and hope for a cure The report notes her father was unable to travel and mentions her long trip and constant oxygen support The piece also adds a separate unrelated line about the first U S lighthouse built in 1791 at Cape Henry Virginia
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Chicago
Patty Owens
Patty
Illinois Research Hospital
California
Robert Owens
Owens
Sunnyvale
Calif
Marguerite
Bobby
Roger
Toscanini Declines Honorary Lifetime Italian Senate
Maestro Arturo Toscanini refused an honorary lifetime senator appointment from Italy. President Luigi Einaudi announced the nomination. Toscanini said the gesture clashed with his feelings but remained eager to serve the fatherland. He was born in Parma in 1867 and has long lived in the United States.
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Rome
Arturo Toscanini
Luigi Einaudi
Toscanini
Ivanoe Bonomi
Senate
Bonomi
Parma
Italy
United States
Amateur Photography Trophy Set For Louisiana Show
The Louisiana art commission announced a silver trophy for the statewide amateur photography exhibition in Baton Rouge next month. Jay K. Broussard said Mrs. Grace DeLacroix Daigre funded the trophy in memory of her father Lionel DeLacroix. Entries close December 15 with four prints chosen and the DeLacroix trophy awarded to the best. The event promotes better pictorial photography and is limited to Louisiana amateurs.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Art Commission
Jay KR. Broussard
Grace DeLacroix
Broussard
DeLacroix Trophy
Louisiana
New York City Faces Severe Water Crisis
City officials warn NYC could become a ghost city without rain as reservoir levels reach about 88.7 billion gallons. Ed ward J. Clark cautions, while authorities urge conservation across agencies and businesses. Firefighters and services reduce water use, including alerts from ADA and animal welfare groups.
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New York
Edward J. Clark
American Dental Association
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Board of Education
Carney
New York City
John W. Creedon
Metropolitan Garage Board of Trade
Smuggling Rumors Tied to Cuban Flights and WWII Ties
The source recalls smuggling operations involving Cuban contraband items and Terra-travel routes, with flights from Havana to Opa-Locka and grounds where aliens were moved to houses hotels or directly to aircraft. It notes Sax ton's wartime service with the Polish Legion in Canada and later the RAF in England.
Four Day Oak Ridge Strike Ends At Project Site
Oak Ridge Tennessee December 8 194? R W Cook manager of Oak Ridge operations for the atomic energy commission said a four day wildcat strike by construction workers at the giant project site ended with a wholesale back to work movement. All ten crafts represented by the AFL Knoxville Building Trades Council are returning to work at Maxon Construction Co though not all have yet returned.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
R. W. Cook
Atomic Energy Commission
Cook
A. F. of L. Knoxville Building Trades Council
Maxon Construction Co
Pair Nets $195 In Tourist Court Robbery
In Baton Rouge, a big blonde woman in purple slacks and a male companion robbed a tourist court of $195. The proprietor, Earl L. Powers, said the man pulled a pistol as change was made and they fled toward New Orleans in a waiting car, possibly with a third person aboard.
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Baton Rouge
Earl L. Powers
Powers
New Orleans
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