Marshall outlines plan to aid China and Europe
Secretary of State Marshall said the government is working on a China aid program with an expected about 70 percent efficiency. He urged immediate European assistance to keep supply lines filled as he testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, continuing yesterday’s questioning on the foreign spending program.
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Washington
Marshall
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rep
Kee
West Virginia
Westbrook Pegler Column Scene At A Bustling Joint
The narrator catalogs local players and shady figures around a busy bar. He notes a judge connected to the court of special pleas and others linked to crime, gambling, and political figures, all described in a blustering, streetwise tone.
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Idaho
Eddie Boy
Court of Special Pleas
New Orleans
Jersey
Mrs. W. P. Marsh Dies in Alexandria at 87
Monsignor J C Marsh, pastor of St Matthew's Monro, reports his mother Mrs W P Marsh died Tuesday night in Alexandria at 87. Funeral high mass set for Thursday 9 30 a m at Cathedral Alexandria. She had lived with a daughter in Alexandria after years in Monro and Hodge and Mansfield. Survivors include another son and two daughters.
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J. C. Marsh
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Monroe
Alexandria
W. P. Marsh
Crockett
Monsignor Marsh
Dowager Queen Mary’s wedding gown described for Princess Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace revealed Queen Mary will wear aqua marine chenille velvet gown with a matching cape for Princess Elizabeth’s wedding on November 20 at Westminster Abbey. The ensemble includes a high neck, long sleeves, blue garter ribbon, pearl collar, diamond necklace, and a ostrich feather toque. Also described: royal family seating arrangement at the service.
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London
Mary
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
George
Westminster Abbey
Andrew
Greece
Philip Mountbatten
Earl
Lady Mountbatten
Reuther and Mazey Sweep Foes in UAW Victory at Convention
Walter Reuther and Emil Mazey cemented control of the United Auto Workers in Atlantic City as they swept aside rival candidates. R. J. Thomas and Dick Leonard faced likely defeats as the Reuther faction gained leadership, while Mazey toppled George Addes as secretary-treasurer in a dramatic, militant convention scene.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter Reuther
Emil Mazey
United Auto Workers
R. J. Thomas
Dick Leonard
Reuther
Thomas
Dick Gosser
Toledo
Leonard
John Livingston
St. Louis
Mazey
George Addes
Addes
Addes-Thomas-Leonard
Socialist Party
Mayor Benoit confirms 1948 reelection bid
Mayor Harvey H. Benoit told reporters he will run again in May 1948, though he called the announcement premature. He noted elections are held every four years in May and he will mark ten years in office on December 27 after being appointed in 1937 to fill Arnold Bernstein’s term. He was elected in 1940 and faced no opposition in 1944.
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Harvey H. Benoit
City Democratic Executive Committee
Benoit
Arnold Bernstein
Two Prison Terms Given for Aggravated Rape Case
Winnsboro report states Charles Hemphill 23 and C W Holloway 22 began serving terms for aggravated rape of a 16 year old Franklin parish girl. Hemphill got 15 years while Holloway received 3 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty following jury selection.
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Winnsboro
Charles Hemphill
C. W. Holloway
Franklin Parish
Hemphill
Holloway
State Penitentiary
Carey Ellis
DC-6 Airliner Fire Triggers Grounding and Inquiries
Aviation experts probe a DC-6 fire near Gallup New Mexico after an emergency landing. 25 aboard unharmed as airlines suspend DC-6 flights and Douglas asks checks. Capt. Evan W. Chatfield piloted the San Francisco to New York flight while heater compartment is suspected.
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Gallup
N. M
Utah
American Airlines
San Francisco
New York
Evan W. Chatfield
Tulsa
American
Truman
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
C. R. Smith
American Airlines Board
Chatfield
Science building bids invited for Northeast Junior College
Bids will be opened December 16 at 9 30 a m by the board of supervisors of Louisiana State University for a new science building at Northeast Junior College. Estimated cost stands at 300000 to 400000 dollars. Architect H H Land prepared plans approved by the LSU board in Baton Rouge. The reinforced concrete and brick structure includes fireproof flooring acoustic ceilings plastered walls aluminum windows and steam heat. Dimensions are 175 by 60 feet with labs and home economics facilities. Location west of the T O Brown main building. Dean Rodney Cline aims for a September 1948 opening.
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Board of Supervisors
Louisiana State University
H. H. Land
L. S. A. Board of Supervisors
Baton Rouge
T. O. Brown
Rodney Cline
Hitler's mother in law cleared of Nazi charges
In Munich a denazification court absolved Frau Franziska Braun of Nazi charges. The court will rule soon on her husband Wilhelm Braun. They are Eva Braun's parents, and Eva Braun became Adolf Hitler's wife shortly before they both killed themselves in a Berlin bunker at war's end.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Frau Franziska Braun
Wilhelm Braun
Eva Braun
Hitler
Berlin
Five Bills Ready in Mississippi Special Session
Five measures prepared for presentation to Mississippi lawmakers during a two day special session called by Gov. Fielding L. Wright. The bills prohibit bus arson and violent acts, ban dynamite possession for violence, empower the governor to hire investigators, outlaw intimidation of workers and families, and allocate funds for the probe into violence against Southern Bus Lines, Inc.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Southern Bus Lines, Inc
Fielding L. Wright
Labor curb Lords passes amid Churchill cries of dictatorship
London reports the Labour government won heavy parliamentary support 245 to 194 for the bill to curb the Lords powers. The measure shortens the delay period from two years to one and allows the Commons to override Lords resistance after three rejections, with the threat of packing the Lords with Labour peers cited as a decisive counter.
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London
House of Lords
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Lords
Salesman Dies in Hotel in Here
Harry Alpha King 56, traveling salesman for L. DeMartini Company of San Francisco, died of a heart attack after leaving Hotel Virginia. He returned to the hotel where a physician tried to aid him. Body to be sent to Denver for funeral and interment. Survived by wife and three sons, Harry L. King, Denver. Robert King, Los Angeles. Leroy King, Rochester.
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L. DeMartini Company
San Francisco
Calif
Virginia
Denver
Colo
Missouri Pacific
Hall Funeral Home
Harry L. King
Robert King
Los Angeles
Leroy King
Rochester
N. Y
Dutch Vessel in South China Sea Requests Aid
The S. S. Althearat, a Dutch ship, is on fire about 150 miles southeast of Hongkong in the South China Sea and has sent an SOS relayed through Manila. The Master of the vessel provided position at 20.53 N 115.24 E with speed five knots and course 272 degrees. Nearby ships were asked to stand by.
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San Francisco
South China Sea
Hongkong
Globe Wireless
Manila
Death of prominent planter Jeff D. Nolan at 56
Jeff D. Nolan of Mer Rouge aged 56 died in a Monroe hospital after eight months of ill health. Funeral services will be at Mer Rouge Baptist Church with Hopkins Funeral Home in charge and burial in Mer Rouge cemetery. Born August 11 1891 in Union parish he taught in Mer Rouge before farming after marriage to Kitty McNeil of Alexandria. Survivors include three children Gloria Morris Sunderland Jr Joyce Ed Grace and Robert Mayo Nolan.
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Jeff D. Nolan
Mer Rouge
Monroe
Hopkins Funeral
Mer Rouge Baptist Church
Union Parish
Robert
Nina (Perdue) Nolan
Louisiana Tech
Kitty McNeil
Alexandria
Mr. Nolan
Gloria
Morris Sunderland, Jr
Gordon Avenue
Monroe Joyce
Ed Grace
St. Joseph
Robert Mayo Nolan
Polio Epidemic in Berlin Ends Health Restrictions Lifted
Berlin health ministry announced that the infantile paralysis epidemic started in the summer appears over. A total of 2,298 people fell ill and 213 died. The new school term for American children here opened today after a six week delay.
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Berlin
Vishinsky Labels Four Nations as Disdaining UN Charter
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky accused Britain the United States China and France of showing complete disdain for UN charter principles in a Foreign Press Association address. He argued Russia pursues a peace oriented policy and cited past remarks he attributed to Truman and a British statesman as evidence of Western hostility to the USSR.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Britain
United States
China
France
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Foreign Press Association
Russia
Vishinsky
Truman
U. S
Germany
America
New York Times
Washington
Hitler
Four new wells in Ora field add to oil output
Jim McMurrey’s J C Williams No 1 in section 26-22-1W flowed 99 bpd from 2141 to 2146 feet through a 1/16 inch choke. Arvis No 1 and Clyde No 1 brought in by C H Murphy pumpers at 228 bpd each, from depths around 2114 to 2142 feet. Kilpatrick staked Carl Hollis No 1 wildcat northwest of discovery with plans for up to 13 more wells if successful.
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Union Parish
Ora
District Conservation Office
Jim McMurrey
J. C. Williams
McMurrey
C. A. Lupton
Lupton
C. H. Murphy
Clyde
Guy Mabee
S. L. Smith
A. K. Kilpatrick
Monroe
Discovery Well
Carl Hollis
President Truman's DC-6 Grounding Amid Fire Concerns
The White House ordered grounding of President Truman's DC-6 Independence at Douglas Aircraft's request. Pilot Lt. Col. Henry T. Myers said the aircraft will stay grounded until danger is ruled out. The fires on similar four engine planes prompted broader caution across carriers.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Eben Ayers
Douglas Aircraft Corp
Henry T
Hank) Myers
Independence
Douglas Company
United Airlines
Utah
American Airlines
Gallup
N. M
Myers
Marshall
London
Truman to address joint session on relief aid and inflation
President Truman plans to speak in person to a joint session of Congress Monday at 1 30 p m EST. He will urge stop gap European relief and inflation curbs at home while meeting with industry labor and agricultural leaders to discuss the full food situation and aid to Europe.
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Washington
Truman
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White House
House
Senate
House of Representatives
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Agriculture
Labor
M. W. Thatcher
St. Paul
Atomic fishing stories amid European rumors
Washington officials view Russia inspired fishing expeditions using rumors to gauge U S knowledge of atomic progress and test detection. The tactic aims to prompt denials or confirmations from rival powers to reveal intelligence gaps and capabilities.
Romanian King Denies Fleeing During European Visit
King Mihai I of Romania declared reports of his flight from the country are ridiculous and untrue. He and his mother Helen traveled by air to Munich en route to London for Princess Elizabeth’s wedding, with plans to visit Geneva and Paris, noting economic turmoil at home amid Russian influence.
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Germany
Mihai I
Romania
Helen
Carol
Bucharest
London
Elizabeth
Mihai
England
United States
Geneva
Paris
Meyers Details $90,000 Profit From Bond Deal
Gen Bennett F Meyers told a Senate panel he and his wife netted 90000 from a 4 million wartime bond deal after consulting with Morgenthau who said he did not see how Meyers could go wrong. He denied Hughes loan offers and said he discussed the deal with Eccles and Morgenthau.
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Bennett F. Meyers
Senactors
Hughes
Meyers
Air Force
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Morgenthau
Eccles
Los Angeles
Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
Sube
Aire
Cold Wave Drops to 33 Degrees at Selman Field
The weather bureau reports a 33 degree low for the 24 hour period ending Wednesday at 6 30 am at Selman field. A widespread white frost marked the morning and a second heavy frost of the season followed after rain and drizzle turning to clear weather. Warmer weather is predicted for Thursday.
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Weather Bureau
CAA
Selman Field
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