Dulles Urges Three-Power Pact For Europe Recovery
John Foster Dulles urged Senate leaders to back U S led economic integration of Western Europe and a three power treaty to guarantee German disarmament. He proposed international control of the Ruhr and a long term Soviet western powers accord, as hearings proceed on emergency aid for France Italy and Austria.
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Dulles
Marshall
U. S
United Nations
Ruhr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Russia
Senate
Danny Kaye Draft Board Tale From New York
An old comrade recalls Danny Kaye at Grand Central Palace in 1943 when Kaye faced draft procedures. The account describes the group’s reactions, Kaye’s detached posture, and the draft board’s decision that he serve as a regular soldier rather than an entertainer, noting the morale context.
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New York
Danny Kaye
Grand Central Palace
Eleanor the Great
Sutter and Warwick
Ashford
Grand Central
Palace
Danny
Rom
Young doctor and wife rescued after five days on high Utah ledge
Dr Obert Dykes and his wife Marjorie of Taft California survived five days on an icy ledge in the Uinta Mountains after a light-plane crash. Rescued by woodsmen they described conserving energy and dreaming of hamburgers while enduring extreme cold. They traveled 14 miles down the mountainside and 75 miles over rough roads to reach Evanston Wyoming.
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Evanston
Wyo
Fter
Obert Dykes
Taft
Calif
Uinta Mountains
Utah
Marjorie
Wyoming
the Salt
Plan for Korea Approved by U N
The United Nations General Assembly approved a U S plan to establish Korea as an independent nation by a 43 to 0 vote with six abstentions. Soviet bloc nations boycotted the vote, recording no abstentions. This marks the final action on Secretary of State Marshall's three proposals.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
United States
Korea
Marshall
Balkan Watchdog Commission
Greece
United Nations
Russia
Forger Joe Collins Receives Six Year Term
Joe Collins aged 33 pled guilty in district court to forging unemployment benefit checks totaling over 2200 dollars. Judge Garret imposed six years with possible 20-year recurrence penalty. Sentence split five years on two counts and one year on a third. Collins admitted forging a 125 dollar note from Columbia National Bank.
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Joe Collins
Collins
David I. Garret
George Lester
Columbia National Bank
James E. Woodall
W. B. Spiller
Dan Washington Brister
West Monroe
Jesse Heard
L. N. Dunaway
Carlton Heckford
James C. Mallard
Italy Leftists Go On Warpath Over Civil War Warnings
Rome reports the leftists angered after Alcide de Gasperi ousted from the cabinet. Communist Giuseppe di Vittorio urged dissolving fascist groups to avert civil war while Palmiro Togliatti vowed continued parliamentary opposition. Riotous debates, ejectments, and strikes stretch across major cities as Italy faces escalating unrest.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Constituent Assembly
Giuseppe di Vittorio
General Labor Confederation
Communist Party
Palmiro Togliatti
de Gasperi
Umberto Terracini
Edoardo d’Onofrio
Ferruccio Gatti
Milan
Genoa
Turin
Ferrara
Bari
Mississippi Anti-Violence Bills Progress in Special Session
Jackson reports Mississippi lawmakers moved to finish three of six anti violence bills during a special session. Over 200 state labor leaders met with Governor Fielding Wright seeking full explanations of each measure and a veto of a bill banning intimidation by violence or threats. Wright pledged to review but did not commit on the veto.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Fielding Wright
Wright
Poker Stakes Probed in Senate Inquiry Over Purchases
Washington reports reveal wartime air force procurement official Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers faced questions about poker games with stakes up to $7,000. Maj. Gen. Junius W. Jones testified Meyers was wealthier than most generals, owning significant stock holdings and facing potential charges under war department ethics rules.
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Washington
Senate
Air Force
Junius W. Jones
Air Forces
Ferguson
Republican
Michigan
Jones
Bennett E. Meyers
Meyers
Air Force Procurement
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
A. A. F. Washington
Newark Battleship Arrival Delayed by Weather and Tides
The 30,000-ton New Mexico arrives three hours late, delaying a planned clash with Newark’s small defense fleet. Tug escorts report arrival near Ambrose Channel Lightship by morning tide, while city officials vow to prevent the decommissioned dreadnaught from entering Newark Bay. Mayor Murphy orders fire boats to patrol the channel.
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Michael P. Duffy
William L. Brennan
Newark
N. J
New Mexico
New York Harbor
Boston
Coast Guard
Ambrose Channel
Newark Bay
Vincent J. Murphy
Bay
Permits Revoked for Fortune-Teller Studios in Monroe
Building Inspector Samuel Awl voided two construction permits issued to Eli Miller and Steve Costa after learning the sites would house fortune-telling studios. Both owners were ordered to demolish the undeveloped structures on the 1700 and 1400 blocks of DeSiard. An additional tiny palmist studio near Collens’ Five Points Pharmacy was halted. no permit had been granted. City officials cited lack of authority to revoke a non existent permit and noted costs listed as 35 and 50 dollars. Monroe officials could not find a law banning fortune tellers.
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Eli Miller
Steve Costa
Samuel Awl
DeSiard
Awl
Collens
Five Points Pharmacy
Miller
Costa
J. D. Busby
W. M. Harper
Monroe
Fully Operational Air Force Groups To Reach 55 by Year End
The United States Air Force will bring 650 combat planes from storage to achieve 55 fully operational groups by December 31. About 130 B 29 bombers will join active units to flesh out partly manned groups, with 400 fighters to be P 51 and P 47 models. No recall of reservists is required, and current groups have enough personnel to absorb the aircraft.
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Washington
United States Air Force
Large fire injures 39 at Providence recreation center
A blaze at a 400-person capacity recreation complex in Providence caused 39 injuries, two critical, as 42 bowling alleys, a steak house, supermarket, and liquor store were ruined. Fire officials traced the start to the steak house with a blast sending flames through the building. One spectator died of a heart attack during the blaze.
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Providence
R. I
Recreation Center
Nicholas Kournaras
Cranston
Thomas H. Cotter
Cotter
Judge Indicts 6 Auto Dealers in Detroit Case
Six of nine Detroit auto dealers were indicted for illegal new car transactions and posted $1,000 bonds each at arraignment before Recorder's Judge William McKay Skillman. Wives of two defendants were released on personal bonds. three others were granted arraignment on Monday. Examination set for Dec. 10 and 12. judge cited a racket selling cars above factory prices with tax paid on the lower figure and used car lot operators named on titles, with fictitious names.
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Detroit
Recorder's
William McKay Skillman
Furthem
Michigan
Skillman
Reprisals Break Out In Palestine
Four Britons died in Palestine violence, joining 11 dead and 30 wounded in three days. Police on Jaffa road in Jerusalem and soldiers in Tel Aviv were targeted. Stern gang suspected. A constable fired back, injuring a Jewish girl. one wounded constable later died.
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Joseph C. Goodwin
Jerusalem
Palestine Underground
Jaffa
Tel Aviv
Stern Gang
Mustapha
Haifa
Food Rationing Plan Proposed By Senate House Group
A congressional panel headed by Senator Flanders proposes voluntary food rationing with a statutory control law if needed to curb living costs. The report urges tax cuts for low income, profit and wage restraint, and stricter installment buying limits with possible meat rationing to lower prices.
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Washington
Senate House Group
Flanders
Joint Economic Committee
Taft
Ohio
Baldwin
R-Conn
Myers
D-Pa
Rich
R-Pa
Kilburn
R-N. Y
Hart
D-N. J
United States
Truman
Congress
Flanders Group
Mr. Truman
Charles Luckman
Luckman
Gunmen Fire Upon French Communist Headquarters in Marseille
unidentified gunmen opened fire during a Communist party meeting in Marseille as authorities deployed troops to curb potential clashes between Marseille underworld gangs known as Nervis and Communist waterfront militants. The city’s port froze with ships halted and strikes spreading to Sete and other Mediterranean ports.
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Marseille
Communist Party
Central Labor Council
Sete
Mediterranean
St. Antoine
Rhone Delta
Five Killed in B 29 Crash on Mount Spokane
A B 29 Superfortress crashed on Mount Spokane in a heavy snowstorm killing five crew members and injuring two in the tail section. Investigating deputies suffered facial burns when an explosion occurred inside the plane. Survivors said the pilot flew on instruments through severe weather before the crash.
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Spokane
Wash
Mount Spokane
John Linder
Linder
Frank J. Dutton
Mt. Spokane Park
Dunton
Pair Found Dead of Asphyxiation in Louisiana Cabin
A coroner's inquest returned a verdict of death by asphyxiation for a cafe operator and a 19 year old waitress whose bodies were found in a locked tourist cabin near Baton Rouge. Deputies forced entry after attendants failed to awaken them as a heater burned and windows remained closed.
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Baton Rouge
Shell Adds Two New Producers in Ora Field
The district conservation office reports two new Shell producers in section 34-22-1W, Ora field southwest extension. Frost Lumber Industries No. E-2 yields 245 barrels daily from 2 111 38 feet with gravity 288 degrees. Jessie F Tucker No. 2 yields 195 barrels daily from 2111 31 feet with gravity 27.4 degrees.
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Shell Oil Company
Ora Field
District Conservation Office
Frost Lumber Industries
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France
John Foster Dulles
Westbrook
Pegler
U.N
Bosco Negro
Mississippi Assembly
U.S
Palestine
SHELL
Ora
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