Chaplin Deportation Talk Sparks American Outrage
Reynolds News criticizes Charlie Chaplin for Monsieur Verdoux and alleged moral faults. The piece accuses him of exploiting American tolerance, details a past tax case, and argues Congress could deport him for affronts to the public welfare, labeling Chaplin as inimical to U S values.
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Hollywood
Chaplin
United States
Beverly Hills
Charlot
Ande
Anerd
Treasury
Congress
Greek Army closes on Konitsa as siege nears end
Greek military officials say guerrillas retreating from Konitsa, a town sought by Greek Communists as a capital, with two relief columns moving toward the besieged garrison. About 5,000 rebels had trapped 1,000 troops since Christmas and bombarded by artillery, as reinforcements approach Bourozani bridge west of the town.
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Athens
Konitsa
Bourozani
Road contracts total 24 million set by Louisiana dept
New Orleans Dec 31 The Sosies state highway department let contracts or called for bids on 24 million dollars of road construction during 1947 a new record Department Director J L V Grenier announced today A large percentage of this work is under contract and actually under construction throughout the state The department paid out 23 056 185 for construction and maintenance in the past year nearly double the 9 28 spent in 1946 These figures exclude engineering and administrative costs The wartime effort focused on improving roads replacements and maintenance New construction exceeded that of 1946 The state also turned over 824 278 for repair and reconditioning of 2310 miles of school bus routes mail routes and roads not included in the maintained system
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New Orleans
Sosies State Highway Department
Department
J. L. V. Grenier
Grenier Aid
Lmgroomn
Renier
Electric firm to cut prices in inflation fight
The General Electric Company will cut prices 3 to 10 percent on many home appliances starting tomorrow, a move hailed by government spokesmen as a key anti inflationary step. About 40 percent of GE’s output including refrigerators ranges and home radio and television receivers will see reductions totaling roughly 50 million dollars a year at the consumer level. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder called the action constructive and urged other industries to follow suit as mid winter sales also announce reductions in Chicago catalogs Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward report cuts of five to 33 1/3 percent on various items.
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New York
General Electric Company
G. E
Charles E. Wilson
Chicago
Sears Roebuck and Company
Montgomery Ward
Sears
Wilson
Chiang Charges Outside Aid in Red China Crisis
Chiang Kai-Shek said the Communist threat comes from without as well as within, hinting at Soviet aid to Chinese Reds. He warned that unchecked, the Reds would topple the nation and enslave the people, calling for their annihilation within a year. Soviet officials denied Russian arms or support.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Chiang
Peiping
Sergei Tichvinsky
Tichvinsky
New York imposes snow removal traffic embargo
New York City bans nonessential truck and car traffic as a 25.8 inch snow fall is being cleared by a massive force of 31,111 workers and 2,607 machines. A milder thaw and rising temperatures are forecast, with taxis and medical responders exempted from the order.
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New York
New York City
Arthur W. Wallander
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Department of Sanitation
Regular Democrats Will Gain, Sparkman Says
President Truman refused to comment on Henry Wallace's third party bid. Senator Sparkman of Alabama predicted Wallace's move would revive regular Democratic party machinery in key states and spur greater party activity, cutting off outside left wing influence. Continued on second page.
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Washington
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
White House
Sparkman
Alabama
Congressional Speakers’ Bureau
Vandenberg Likely To Rule Self Out For President
Washington dispatch says Senator Vandenberg plans to declare he will not be Michigan’s favorite son candidate and will ask party leaders in a New Year letter to remove support. The move opens Michigan to open contest by Dewey Taft Stassen and others, leaving the state possibly uninstructed yet able to back Vandenberg early in balloting.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Michigan Republican Organization
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Charged in three Flat-Iron Deaths in Texas
Clayton H. Rushing, 26, was charged with murder in the slayings of his father Elbert J. Rushing 71, step mother Lessie Hunt Rushing 50, and half-brother Woodrow Wilson 12 at their farm home near Jasper Texas. The bodies were found December 20 and a signed confession was reported. Police say the deaths may have occurred over two to three days with a motive of robbery.
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Jasper
Tex
Clayton H. Rushing
Here
Rushing
Elbert J. Rushing
Jasper County
Lessie Hunt Rushing
Woodrow Wilson
R. C. Page
Six Die in Holy Land Violence as UN Partition toll rises
Dispatch from Jerusalem reports six deaths in renewed Jewish Arab reprisals after the UN decision to partition Palestine. The toll since Nov. 29 reaches 487. A Jewish youth and a British constable die in Jerusalem violence. a Jewish newsboy and an Arab are killed in separate outbreaks. two Jews are wounded near the Arab office. Both sides mobilize, with Jewish youth recruitment and Arab forces under Abdul Ader Husseini Bey claiming large numbers.
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Perusalem
Holy Land
United Nations
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jerusal
Jerusalem
Abdul Ader Husseini Bey
Grand Mufti
Two Boys Feared Dead Under Ice in Buffalo Harbor
Patricia Fox, eleven, survived a fall into three feet of water in Lake Erie's inner Buffalo harbor. She said her brothers Frederick, seven, and Raymond Sturm, ten, were with her when the ice cracked. A dog named Buster helped her escape as rescuers found three breaks in the ice and searched for the missing boys.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Patricia Fox
Lake Erie
Frederick
Raymond Sturm
Ohio
Buster
Two Men Report Pocket Theft From Trouser Pockets
Tom Perkins and Riley Gay Nelson of 3128 Lee Avenue reported to police that $137 was stolen from their trouser pockets during the night. Perkins lost $77 and Nelson $60, according to local officers.
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Tom Perkins
Riley Gay Nelson
Lee Avenue
Perkins
Nelson
Mihai Seeks 60 Passports After Abdication
In Bucharest on December 31 1947 the ex king Mihai I and his mother Queen Helen applied for 60 passports to leave Romania amid the newly proclaimed republic. Mihai met with Premier Petru Groza who indicated Mihai could travel, amid rumors of a romance with Danish Princess Anne. Swiss sources expected a Swiss exit. Anne denied direct word. The chamber of deputies met with full cabinet to swear in a new presidium member as authorities reflect on the monarch’s departure.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mihai I
Democratic
Mihai
Helen
Mt. Sinaia
Petru Groza
Groza
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Switzerland
Anne
Copenhagen
Denmark
London
Chamber of Deputies
George Steare
Atomic warning issued to ships for Enwitok tests in 1948
The United States warned all nations to keep ships planes and people out of a 29 000 square mile Eniwetok atomic weapons testing area starting January 21 1948 The warning from the atomic energy commission was relayed through the state department and noted hazards would exist within the designated zone with possible temporary expansion during ongoing tests The notice highlighted prevailing winds and currents carrying radioactive clouds westward and indicated warnings could extend beyond the core area if tests create new dangers
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Washington
United States
Eniwetok
State Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific Atoll
Marshall Islands
Truman Voices Hope of Peace
President Truman says world peace is in nations' self interest and predicts real peace with United Nations by 1948. He cites GE price cuts as inflation fighting, outlines upcoming State of the Union and budget messages, and declines comment on Wallace independence bid. He notes board vacancies and explains he learned of the Graham and Pauley market matters only recently.
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Washington
Truman
United States
United Nations
General Electric Company
C. E. Wilson
G. E
Henry A. Wallace
State of the Union
Congress
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Wallace Graham
Graham
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
Welcoming 1948 with New Year Parties and Services
The article notes many New Year’s Eve celebrations in the Twin Cities including Coerokee Terrace dances and Lotus club events. It describes midnight greets with fireworks, watch night services at Monroe churches, and closures on New Year’s Day affecting stores banks courts post offices and some schools while others remain in holiday recess.
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Coerokee Terrace
Lotus Club
Twin Cities
First Methodist
Monroe
West Monroe
First Baptist Church
McClendor Baptist Church
Natchitoches Road
Memorial Methodist Church
George Pearce
Bell Avenue
Ouachita Parish
City School
Northeast Junior College
Four Desperadoes Still Sought After Colorado Prison Break
Four convicts remain at large after a bloody escape from the Colorado penitentiary. Two inmates were killed and two wounded in pursuit near Canon City as guards recaptured others. Wounded include Richard Heilman and a guard. a farm wife was critically wounded. Authorities describe the escapees as the prison's worst inmates.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Canon City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
Orville J. Turley
Denver
Richard F. Heilman
John Klinger
R. L. Freeman
Pueblo
James B. Sherbondy
Eagle County
Harold Hathaway
Ernest la Vergne
John Smalley
C. L. Robinson
Turley
Heisman
Robinson
Heilman
Oliver J. Turley
Werner Schwartzmiller
Cole
Here
Boy Best
Minnie Higgins
Canon
Sub-zero Weather Across Da kotas And Beyond
Sub-zero cold prevailed in the Dakotas and Montana while New York and New England saw rising temperatures after a cold snap. A 25 mph wind drove readings down to 25 below zero at Pembina North Dakota. the storm system moved east with snow expected in New Jersey eastern New York and parts of New England.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Montana
New York
New England
North Dakota
Pembina
N. Dak
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York City
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Ohio River Valley
Michigan
Minnesota
Dallas
Memphis
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Westbrook
Pegler
RED Aid
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Florida
Marilyn Emerich
St. Petersburg
Fla
Evening Independent
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