Stassen to Testify in Senate Commodity Probe Fight Looms
Harold E B Stassen, Republican presidential hopeful, delayed to Friday testimony before a Senate appropriations subcommittee led by Senator Ferguson. He will discuss claims insiders profited from commodity speculation as the panel resumes secret hearings with government traders. The delay allows more prep time and places Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham as an early witness.
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Washington
Harold EB. Stassen
Senate
Stassen
Senate Appropriations
Ferguson
R-Mich
Minnesota
Ferguson Sawi Stassen
Pennsylvania
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
William C. Brister
State Department
Institute of inter-American Affairs
Appropriations
Senator Ferguson
Brister
John C. Montgomery
Paul F. McGuire
Montgomery
Foreign Policy
McGuire
Office of Finance and Developmental Policy
Sum
Debating Decline and Wagner in Congress, Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler argues that public debate has deteriorated across forums from Congress to the press. He cites Senator Robert F. Wagner and his labor act as a political ploy, exposing how lawmakers have exploited rhetoric while claiming to defend workers.
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Clamor
Yammer
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Wagner
Greece to Increase Army by Twelve Thousand Men
Athens reports Premier Sophoulis announced with U S consent that Greece will raise its army by 12 000 and the national guard to 50 000 to fight communism and free forces for offensive actions against guerrilla leader Markos Vafiades. Britain may transfer lend lease gear to Greece as part of U S aided program.
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Athens
United States
Themistokles Sophoulis
Greece
Konitsa
Sophoulis
Dwight P. Griswold
Markos Vafiades
U. S. State Department
Washington
Britain
Motive for doctor who shot five in Jackson remains unclear
Jackson Mississippi January 6 A mid dle aged physician Dr Levi B McCarty faced murder charges after he shot five men at a roadside drive in He entered the counter area and began firing before patrons restrained him He was wounded and remained in a coma in a Jackson hospital where attorney Robert Burns declined to discuss the motive Naugher said McCarty is father of two and the incident left several injured
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Jackson
Miss
Robert Burns
Levi B. McCarty
Burns
McCarty
J. T. Naugher
Finds County
Naugher
Eleven top Nazis face U S war crimes court at Nuremberg
Twenty one senior Nazi officials including eight foreign office executives appeared before the U S war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg. Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor called them the key figures behind Hitler's world conquest plans, equating them with Goering and noting their power enabled aggression and the Holocaust. The eight foreign office leaders were led by Baron Ernest von Weizsäcker, a central figure in theForeign Ministry.
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Mernberg
Foreign Office
U. SS
Adolf Hitler
Third Reich
Telford Taylor
Hermann Goering
Taylor
Hitler
Goering
Himmler
Baron Ernest von Weizsaecker
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Vatican
British Seaman Hustled Into U S Army Deserter Tale
The New York Daily News profiles Alistaire Nicholson a Glasgow native who claimed British status but served as an American soldier after being mistaken as a deserter. He faced a court martial three months imprisonment and later received about 2 496 81 in back pay and benefits before leaving the army.
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New York
New York Daily News
U. S. Army
England
Alistaire Nicholson
Glasgow
Scotland
United States
U. S
Washington
Daily News
Nicholson
Southampton
Fred P. Bast
United Nations to Hear Kashmir India Pakistan Conflict
The United Nations Security Council opens discussion on India’s Kashmir dispute with Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of backing an invasion as experts from both sides and Britain are anticipated for brief initial talks at Lake Success. An Indian government statement in New Delhi referenced Gopalaswami as part of ongoing developments.
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Larry Hauck Lake
India
United Nations
Security Council
Pakistan
Dominion
Kashm
Kashmir
Kansas
Ind
U. N
Hari Singh
Council
Britain
I. S
Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan
Lake Success
New Delhi
Gopalaswami
Traffic Mishaps Decline In 1947 In Monroe
Monroe police report shows traffic accidents dropped from 710 in 1946 to 398 in 1947 with 174 injuries and 3 deaths. Violations included 169 speeding 271 running lights 5608 parking 89 drunk driving and 204 other infractions. Chief Busby thanks the public and urges continued cooperation to reduce dangers in 1948.
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Monroe
J. D. Busby
Thirteen Castaways Rescued Near Kodiak after Frigid Stranding
Thirteen people including a mother and six children were rescued from the Alaska peninsula after spending up to five days exposed to frost and seas. Ten survivors were aboard the wrecked cannery tender Spencer, with three rescued by navy volunteers. The rescue, delayed by hurricane winds, was completed as relief ships approached Kodiak.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Spencer
Kodiak Island
Mataco
Kanatak
Tojo Declares No Wrong In Pearl Harbor Role
Tokyo January 6. Prime Minister Tojo testifies in the international war crimes tribunal and says he felt he committed no wrong after cross examination. He cites Manchukuo as an example of respect for independence, a stance questioned by the tribunal president.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
International War Crimes Tribunal
Tojo
Joseph B. Kennan
William Webb
Australia
East Asia
Webn
Manchukuo
Manchuria
Ouachita Grand Jury Publishes Broad Testimony List
The Ouachita parish grand jury enters its third day of a gambling probe with 27 witnesses summoned. City policemen, a city commissioner, and sheriff candidates are among those ordered to testify, including Allen Corbin H L Lavasseur Captain John Whitfield and Garland May. Also slated to appear is Marvin Phillips, owner of White Radio Repair Shop, linked to a raid seizing 41 slot machines. Sheriff Milton Coverdale notes Phillips’ wife expects him to testify despite his absence during the raid.
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Allen Corbin
H. L. Lavasseur
John Whitfield
Monroe Police Department
C. R. Tidwell
Garland May
Bill Causey
Bailey Grant
Ed Miller
Hugh Johnson
Ouachita Baking Company
Emmett Dorteh
Monroe Fire Department
Gus Ko
Burt Sperry
Kent Breard
George Miller
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce
Fenner
Beane
Marvin Phillips
South Grand
Milton Coverdale
Phillips
Fred Fudickar
Princess Anne and ex King Mihai hold Lausanne call
Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma spoke briefly with ex King Mihai of Romania after his abdication. Prince Rene said the princess and her mother will join the king in Switzerland soon. The secretary cited political reasons for abdication and did not answer questions about a possible marriage.
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Copenhagen
Anne of
Bourbon-Parma
Mihai
Romania
Lausanne
Switzerland
Rene
Anne
School Survey Findings to Be Discussed at LWV Meeting
An early report on the school survey will be presented at a League of Women Voters meeting in the health building tonight at 7 30. Mrs Julius Chander and Mrs R M Troy will render reports while Albin P Lassiter Monroe attorney speaks on Municipal Control of the Budget. The public is invited to attend this open meeting.
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League of Women Voters
Julius Chander
R. M. Troy
Albin P. Lassister
Monroe
Senators Push Meat Rationing as Eggless Days End
Senators Ives and Murray back standby meat rationing plans as eggless Thursdays end after this week. Stillwell says egg supply rises while livestock supply falls, supporting continued meatless Tuesdays and non-cooperating venues. Senator Flanders drafts a rationing bill. Ives favors readiness, Murray sees need for price controls with rationing.
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Washington
Ives
New York
Murray
Montana
Truman
Cabinet Food Committee
James A. Stillwell
Food Conservation
Stillwell
Agriculture Department
Flanders
Vermont
Congress
Gov
Labor's Education League Formed for 1948 Fight
A 30 man A F L committee in Washington organized Labor's Educational and Political League for the 1948 campaign. The drive aims to defeat Taft Hartley supporters in Congress and elect pledging repeal candidates. The goal is at least one dollar per member from 7.5 million unionists, with Green predicting over 3 million dollars. The plan faces questions on campaign fundraising methods and the selection of a full time executive director.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Labor
Federation
Congress
William Green
Green
League
Many Important Issues Ahead as Congress Opens
Congress convened in a full prelude to a likely clash with President Truman over taxes foreign aid and military spending. The opening session noted vacancies and party lines as Republicans signaled tax cuts and reduced spending while Truman readies his state of the union message for tomorrow afternoon.
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William S. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
White House
Patrick Drewry
Virginia
Drewry
Earle Clements
Kentucky
Evan Howell
Ilinois
Taher
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
European aid plan revised as opposition eases
Washington date line reports the administration dropped a 17 billion dollar long range European aid cost, meeting Republican calls for restraint. Senator Vandenberg cited no change in the six billion estimate, while Millikin urged a focused, time-limited plan to avoid economic risk and ensure measurable results.
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Nashington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Millikin
Colorado
Republican National Committee
Congress
Man Admits Slaying Wife On Railroad Track
In Pueblo Colorado on January six a 37 year old steel worker Harry Vandyne admitted slugging his wife Edna Van Dyne thirty one and leaving her unconscious or dead on a railroad track two miles from the city. Sheriff Earl Dunlap said the couple quarreled about her plans and after the assault Vandyne walked home then reported his wife missing.
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Pueblo
Colo
Earl Dunlap
Edna Vandyne
Dunlap
Harry Vandyne
Vandyne
Gunfire In Jerusalem as Battles Continue At City Center
In Jerusalem 1500 Jews and Arab riflemen clash in the old city while Hagana fighters attack outskirts villages. A British constable slain in Jaffa raises Palestine deaths to 594. Rescue workers pull a trapped Arab woman from Semiramis hotel rubble after 30 hours.
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Jerusalem
Old City
Hagana
Jaffa
Cty
Palestine
United Nations
Katamon
Jerusa
Lem
Semiramis
Khalil Dajani
Wounded Father Pleads For Son In Georgia
In Decatur Georgia on January 6 Joe Dodd pleads to drop assault with intent to murder charges against Otis Junior Dodd after the son shot his father with a 12 gauge shotgun and later fired again at a nearby house. Otis Junior is held on a $500 bond.
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Decatur
Joe Dodd
Otis Junior
DeKalb County
A. L. Day
Otis Junior Dodd
Day
Elder Dodd
Rayburn Turns 66 With Birthday Dinner Plans
Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas, Democratic House leader, marks his 66th birthday in Washington. He will host a birthday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Aston, longtime Capitol attendant who served with Rayburn in 1911, with Mrs. Aston aged 78.
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Rayburn
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House
J. Lee Aston
Aston
Capitol
Texas House of Representatives
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