United States Withholding Recognition From China
The United States wields a small stick by not recognizing the Chinese Communist government, a tactic meant to press for adherence to international obligations. Secretary Acheson notes recognition could grant prestige but only if the regime earns it, while aiming to keep channels open for future diplomacy and to protect American citizens.
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Washington
United States
U.S
U. S
Angus Ward
State Acheson
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Senate
China
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Job Placements Increase at Arizona State Employment Service
Tucson reports 928 local job placements in the prior month, the highest since January 1945. Applications for work totaled 1,045, up from 939 a year ago and 697 in 1947, according to the Arizona State Employment Service.
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Tucson
Arizona State Employment Service
Veteran railroad engineer dies by gunshot in Phoenix home
John Henry Martin, 58, veteran Southern Pacific engineer, was found dead in his Phoenix home at 366 North 15th Street from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Justice of the Peace Harry Westfall ruled death a suicide, noting a .25- to .35-caliber rifle fired into the mouth, with the shot muffled by a pillow. The time of death was placed between 3 and 4 a.m. by the coroner. Martin was found by grandson Alvin, 16, as he said goodbye before school. He had been with SP since 1925 and had worked in switch yards recently before reporting illness and layoff. He leaves wife Mattie, a daughter Evelyn Little of Phoenix, a son John of Yuma, a stepdaughter, a grandson, and a daughter-in-law. the wife was en route home from San Francisco.
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John Henry Martin
Southern Pacific Railroad
North 15Th Street
Justice of the Peace
Harry West
Westfall
Martin
Goodby
Mattie
San Francisco
Phoenix
Hawaii
Southern Pacific
Phoenix-Yuma
Evelyn Little
John
Yuma
MacDuff
United Western Airlines
General Allen
General Watson
Allen Watson
U. S. Postal Department
Santa Claus
Arizona economy set to gain from cotton harvest this year
Arizona anticipates 500000 bales produced in 1949 versus 331000 last year with an average bale price of 137.50 dollars. Cattle outlook favors a fat market drop in December but strength at the start of 1950. Mining sees steady jobs with a 200 ton mill at Aquila and a mica plant. Banking shows deposits and debits rising for the first time since March, with Phoenix deposits up over 2 million since November 1948. A charity appeal urges holiday donations to support six children in need, highlighting clothing needs.
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Arizona
Lyne Young
First National Bank of Arizona
Kansas City
Phoenix Clearing House
Phoenix
Adopt Family for This Little Girl on Christmas Day
A desperate appeal for a foster family follows a note about five children aged 5 to 13 living with their grandmother and facing food scarcity. The piece highlights the tragic abandonment by their parents and the hopeful vision of a Christmas reunion with a caring home.
Sedalia Man Justifies Bogus Checks With Illness Spell
A Sedalia man claimed periodic spells of illness caused him to write bad checks and act out of control. The court rejected the excuse and he was sentenced to 45 days in jail in Columbia Missouri.
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Columbia
Sedalia
Taft Calls for Improved Taft Hartley Labor Law
Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio proposed a perfected and improved Taft Hartley law as a Republican platform plank for 1950. He urged fiscal security through a balanced budget and warned against taxation and government interference with business including price fixing and wage fixing. He defended opposition to socialism and urged equality in labor management relations, saying the law should be refined.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Republican Party
Great Britain
Devaluation Fear Sparks Romanian Buying Spree
In Bucharest on December 7, a Voice of America news broadcast on Romanian currency troubles triggered a buying surge as Romanians stocked textiles foodstuffs cigars and other goods amid rumors of possible currency stabilization moves. Rumors centered on the Bulgarian State Bank allegedly refusing to exchange Romanian currency.
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Bucharest
Romania
Voice of America
Costa Rica Floods Cause Severe Damage in Northeast
Torrential rains have caused major damage in Costa Rica's northeast. Platanar reports more than eight dead or missing as floods sweep away domestic and working animals. Authorities warn of continuing heavy rainfall and rising waters in the region.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Platanar
Federal charge faced Gilbert Espinosa Armenta case
Gilbert Espinosa Armenta thirty from Casa Grande was ordered held for action by the federal court on charges of false statement for veterans readjustment allowance when he appeared before C B Wilson United States commissioner.
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Gilbert Espinosa Armenta
Casa Grande
C. B. Wilson
United States
Judge Sentences Ruth Johnson for Vagrancy in Sheboygan
Ruth Johnson, 22, of West Virginia, told the judge she hoped he was satisfied after he sentenced her to 60 days for vagrancy. The judge replied, I hope you're satisfied, and added I’ll make that 90 days. This exchange occurred in Sheboygan Wisconsin.
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Sheboygan, Wis
Ruth Johnson
West Virginia
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Philip S. Hoyt
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Sheraton
Duncan Phyfe
Oval Coffee
Veterans
E. van Buren
Wight
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