Truman to Press Repeal of Taft Hartley Act
President Truman vows to demand immediate repeal of the Taft Hartley Act and replace it with a more liberal Wagner Act with improvements. He plans to state his stance in a forthcoming State of the Union message despite GOP opposition and 1950 election pressure.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
MR. Truman
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Senate
House
Democratic Party
Blizzard cripples Northwest as miners trapped and worker killed
A Pacific Northwest blizzard pummeled Washington and Oregon, leaving at least one man dead and three miners trapped in the mountains near Cle Elum, with a logging railroad hand killed by a toppled tree near Ryderwood. Rescue parties fought deep drifts while trains and roads were blocked. snow averaged two feet and piled higher, as a cold wave unsettled Montana and Nebraska. A warm East eased to 62.3 in New York on Dec 27, while British Columbia faced worsening conditions and police warned of tougher days ahead.
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Seattle
Wash
Pacific Northwest
Washington
British Columbia
Oregon
Oregon Coast
New England
Ryderwood
Burnis L. McHenry
Cle Elum
Cascade Range
Oscar Johnson
Fortune Creek
Big Dome
Bill
Bob Lumsden
Roslyn
Bill Osher
Montana
Nebraska
Princeton
B. C
Stevens Pass
Cascades
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
James McCullough
Questioned for 12 days Jacobson escorted from Hungary
Israel Jacobson American welfare official exiled from Hungary said he was repeatedly questioned by police during his 12 days in jail. He described arrest near the Hungarian border, removal of his passport and his Buick, and the delays as Soviet and Austrian authorities maneuvered to free him through Nickelsdorf toward Vienna.
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Nickelsdorf
Austria
INS
Israel Jacobson
American Welfare Agency
Hungary
American Joint Distribution Committee
Jacobson
Vienna
Budapest
No Change Shown In Cost Of Living
The Labor Department reports November living costs barely rose by one tenth of one percent over October. The index stood at 168.6 percent of the 1935-39 average by mid November, 2 percent below the previous year but 71 percent above the August 1939 prewar level.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Miss America Jacque Mercer Weds Douglas Cook
Arizona beauty queen Jacque Mercer and her high school sweetheart Douglas Cook wed secretly after a surprise ceremony. Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce backs the marriage as Mercer considers continuing to hold the Miss America title. The board of Miss America must decide if the marriage affects her status and duties.
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Arizona
Jacque Mercer
Douglas Cook
Phoenix
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
Co. D
Tommy) Thompson
Jacque
Thompson
Miss Mercer
Arthur Mercer
Legislators Back Fort Grant Head Jack Wilson
The Special Legislative Committee on State Operations voiced support for Jack Wilson, superintendent of Fort Grant Boys Industrial School, saying he is doing the best job possible with available funds. The board had asked for his resignation by Jan. 1, but Wilson has not submitted it and seeks a bill of particulars. The committee continues probing the school’s operations, with board members in Phoenix and Tucson expressing mixed views.
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Fort Grant
Special Legislative Committee On State Operations
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Nation
Phoenix
Howard D. Grant
Tucson
D. E. Nelson
Safford
Jack
Little Girl Denies Despair After Hand Amputated
Betty Lou Marbury, a 10 year old from Memphis, had her right hand removed at Baptist Hospital after doctors diagnosed a malignant bone tumor. The girl, who urged prayer, faced the loss with faith, saying if the hand must go there is a purpose. Her story inspired nationwide prayers and letters.
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Memphis
Tenn
Betty Lou Marbury
Baptist Hospital
Betty
Clay Marbury
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Noted Leaders Comment On UN Role And War Threats
International News Service reports Dr L N Palar Indonesian observer at the UN says United Nations positive assistance prevented Indonesia being decided by battlefield. Cardinal Spellman declares no godless dictatorship can vanquish a freedom loving people. Senator Scott Lucas warns peace must be won to avoid atomic war and hollow economic talk.
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Lake Success
N. Y
L. N. Palar
United Nations
U. N
Indonesia
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Three Escape Death As Car Flips In Ditch
A sedan overturned twice on Broadway near 15th Avenue at 3 45 am and landed upside down in an irrigation ditch. Driver Frank Gestelum 21 was rescued after 30 minutes, then admitted to St Monica s Hospital for shock exposure and possible fractures. His wife Socorro Gestelum 21 suffered a fractured knee and shock. Passenger Lupe Sierra 25 was trapped and hospitalized for shock and exposure. An unidentified truck driver pulled Mrs Gestelum from the water and alerted patrol headquarters. The car traveled about 150 yards off the pavement before first overturning hitting a telephone pole and rolling into the ditch.
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Frank Gestelum
Gestelum
Broadway
15Th Avenue
Edward D. Casey
East Grant Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
Socorro Ortiz Gestelum
Lupe Sierra
Lincoln Street
Rita Hayworth gives birth to a baby girl in Lausanne
The press reports Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan welcomed a premature daughter named Yasmin at 2 40 am in Lausanne. The baby weighs 5 pounds and 2.2 kilograms, with Yasmin meaning Jasmine in Persian. Rita and child are described as well, with Aly Khan confirming the arrival and that Rita is recovering from anesthesia.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Kahn
Phoenix
Aly
Rita
Rebecca
Orson Welles
Swank Montchoisi Clinic
Yasmin
Detectives To Quiz Slaying Confessor
George A. Young and Dale Welch left for Sacramento to question a 51 year old man who signed a confession claiming he killed his former wife Nelda Bunner in September 1943. Bunner was found dead May 8 1943 with a .22 rifle at her East Garfield Street apartment. Darrow said he shot her then fled, later claiming his wife left him in Alaska and he followed to Phoenix.
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George A. Young
Dale Welch
Sacramento
Calif
Wrifa Hora Cio Waare Sco
John Darrow
Nelda June Bunner
East
Garfield Street
Topock, Ariz
Darrow
Alaska
Phoenix
June Bunner
California
Death Comes Before Santa
In New York on December 28 the Gazak family, a father Andrew 33, mother Veronica 32, and children Veronica 5 and Andrew Jr. 3, were found dead in their East Side apartment likely from carbon monoxide poisoning. A Christmas dinner was prepared, a tree and gifts were present, indicating a holiday scene abruptly turned to tragedy.
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New York
East Side
Andrew Gazak
Veronica
Rg i Pean Veronica
Andrew, Jr
Jin
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Robert G. Nixon
Elfate
Andressy Street
Bostow
Park W. Haverstick
Miss America Board of Directors
Fort Grant's Head
Children's Hospital
Havana
Ill
Scott Lucas
Illinois
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