Chinese Civil War Showdowns Reach Peiping Walls
Nanking reports conflicting claims on the 12th army group. The government says it escaped a Red trap and joined Nationalist forces near Pengpu, while the Communists say remnants were destroyed after 22 days encircled. The telegraph link to Peiping remains normal as cabinet talks unfold.
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Nanking
12Th Army Group
Defense Ministry
Pengpu
12Th
Suhsien
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Fu Tso-Yi
Peiping-Tientsin
Chiang
Sun Fo
Communications Ministry
Westbrook Pegler Encounters Justices at Gridiron Event
Westbrook Pegler recalls trying to interview Supreme Court figures during a Gridiron show encounter. He describes meeting Justice Frankfurter and others, a tense crowd, and a playful exchange with Bill Hearst as he mingles with the justices after the performance.
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Supreme Court
Justice Douglas
Justice Frankfurter
Bill Hearst
Weenie
Fred Astaire
Truman Seeks Continued U S Aid to Greece
Ambassador Henry F. Grady said President Truman favors continuing the aid program to Greece with about 400 million dollars needed next fiscal year to fight anti communist guerrillas, following a grim Congress briefing and a midwinter White House meeting. He stressed modest optimism about progress.
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Washington
Henry F. Grady
U. S
Greece
Truman
Grady
White House
Congress
Recording firms expect big sales in 1949
Philadelphia reports 13 recording firms signed a pact with the A F of L to pay royalties into a neutral trustee administered fund. Samuel R. Rosenbaum says the fund, aimed at public music knowledge, will total about 2 billion dollars in the U S and Canada, with at least 1.5 million dollars contributed in the first year. The agreement targets royalty payments away from the Taft Hartley framework as the industry projects 250 million dollars in gross sales for 1949.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Musicians
A. F. of L
Samuel R. Rosenbaum
Canada
James C. Petrillo
Rosenbaum
Robinson Plea Is Under Study In Louisiana Hearing
John R. Robinson of Baton Rouge denied engaging in political activity during state service as his appeal from a health department dismissal moves to the state merit system council. The council also heard testimony in the case of Delos J. Magee, another sanitarian, who blamed political maneuvering and milk strike tensions for his firing.
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Baton Rouge
John R. Robinson
State Department of Health
State Merit System Council
Delos J. Magee
Franklinton
Florida Parishes
Robinson
Council
Bastrop
Department of Health
William Garnier
State Board of Health
Garnier
Expectant mother offers eye to pay debts in Cincinnati
Mrs. Ellen Peters 21 in Cincinnati offers to give up one eye to clear debts and cover costs of a third child. She cites a 1945 operation, a $30 a week painter husband, army service, recent loan repayment, and transfusion costs for a second child as sources of their mounting debt.
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Cincinnati
Ellen Peters
Ernest
Peters
Last minute shoppers return as Christmas rush grows
New York reports a renewed late buying surge as merchants hope the seven day countdown to Christmas will lift sales to near or above last year's levels. After six weeks of lag, stores note increased late week activity and the first snowfall signals the season.
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New York
States' Rights Democrats Meet in Birmingham Plans for 1960 Future
A special 16 member committee of the States' Rights Democratic party meets in Birmingham to map plans for a general conference next year. Attending governors Ben Laney J Strom Thurmond Fielding Wright are expected to join Alabama electors and regional representatives. Thurmond and Wright each carried 39 electoral votes. The February or March session aims to set party direction for 1960.
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Birmingham
Ala
States’ Rights Democratic Party
Ben Laney
Arkansas
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Thurmond
Wright
Alabama
Louisiana
Tennessee
Laney
Frank Dixon
Robert T. Goodwyn
Montgomery
W. W. Wright
Jackson
Miss
Hiss Indicted Pleads Innocent In Espionage Case
Alger Hiss, 44, pleaded not guilty to two perjury charges over allegedly lying about giving secret papers to Whittaker Chambers. Judge Clancy set Jan 24 for trial, fixed 5000 dollar bail, and ordered fingerprinting. A new grand jury was sworn to continue the espionage probe for 18 months.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
State Department
John W. Clancy
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Clancy
John Gilland Brunini
Harry Sherman
Edward C. McLean
House probes car gouging in sales practices
Washington reports on a congressional inquiry into car sales methods exposing alleged abuses. Witnesses described $500 tips for new cars and extra charges for accessories while dealers juggle trade ins and waiting lists. The committee notes thousands of protest letters and signals possible action by the next Congress.
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Washington
House
Congress
Gougers
Macy
R-N. Y
Special Investigating Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
United States asks Supreme Court not to tamper in Jap case
The government urged the Supreme Court to not review or undermine the Tokyo tribunal that condemned Tojo and other Japanese war leaders. Solicitor General Perlman warned of irreparable damage to world law and international cooperation if the U S court asserts power to review military tribunals or wartime decisions. He and Tokyo-based attorneys pressed appeals from condemned and imprisoned defendants, arguing the tribunal was illegally constituted.
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U. S
Supreme Court
Paul M. Yost
Washington
United States
Supreme Court Today
International Tribunal
Tojo
Tokyo Tribunal
Philip B. Perlman
United Nations
Perlman
High Court
Tokyo
George A. Furness
Boston
John G. Brannon
Kansas City
George Yamaoka
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Defense overhaul urged to curb costs and improve planning
A Hoover commission task force said the unified military establishment is broadly sound but inefficient. It called for direct Defense Secretary control, better interservice teamwork, a tightened budget system, closer ties between science and strategy, and stronger technical evaluation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Commission On Organization of the Executive Branch
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Defense
Munitions Board
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Milk Shortage Conference Set in Louisiana
Gov. Earl K. Long ordered conferences to resolve a potential milk shortage in New Orleans after renewed outside milk permits were not renewed. Commissioner W. E. Anderson will lead talks with Dr. William Garnier and Rep. James Earhart to secure an immediate solution for the city’s vital milk supply.
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Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
New Orleans
W. E. Anderson
William V. Garnier
State Board of Health
James L. Earhart
Anderson
Louisiana
Dams and River Levels Warned By Corps of Engineers
The Monroe sub-office of the corps of engineers warns heavy rainfall in parts of the Ouachita river basin may require operating the Ouachita river dams. Discharge effects will be evaluated and deviations from pool stages may occur. Boat owners and navigation interests are advised to take precautions to protect property.
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Monroe
The
Corps of Engineers
Ouachita River
French dynamite silences Berlin radio towers
In Berlin the French sector destroyed the Soviet controlled radio towers to protect western airlift routes. The station paused its schedule for the blast and was still off the air late in the day though expected to resume programs soon.
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Wes Gallagher
Berlin
Tegel Field
Radio
Radio Berlin
Man in prison pleads for kin in Christmas appeal
A California inmate asks Good Fellows chief B. B. Martin to aid his West Monroe family. He describes selling equipment in Opelousas in 1947, later prison time, and his wife’s $44 monthly support burden. The plea highlights essential family hardship.
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B. B. Martin
Good Fellows
California
West Monroe
Monroe
Louisiana Department of Public Welfare
El Salvador Junta Takes Over Government
A five man military junta led by Maj. Oscar Osorio ousted President Castaneda Castro after a brief clash with police. Castaneda is held at El Zapote fort on a constitutional extension controversy. Four civilians were killed as clashes centered around El Zapote fort and the police station. Martial law lifted. junta described as rightist and pledged safety for the former president's family.
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Guatemala
el Salvador
Latin America
San Salvador
Little Republic
Salvador Castaneda Castro
el Zapote Fort
Humberto Costa
Castaneda
Costa Rica
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
Flying Airlift Drudgery Highlighted by Berlin Run
In Wiesbaden on December 16, airlift crews piloting C-47, C-54, and C-4 transports endure dreary missions to Berlin. Radio chatter breaks monotony, jokes at times, and a colonel’s order to quiet the chatter draws a chorus of doubt from the weary airmen.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Berlin
Brunswick
Little Willie
Big Willie
Big William
Soviet Zone
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Bill
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Nantucket
Mass
Edward Rowe Snow
Santa
Coast Guard
Atlantic Coast
Maine
Florida
Snow
Marthas Vinyard
Seamond Ponsart
West Chop
Seamond
Larcade
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Nellie Guerriero
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