Bretton Woods Pact Clears British Commons in Ratification
London the house of commons gave final ratification to the Bretton Woods monetary stabilization pact as part of conditions for a $4.4 billion loan to Britain. The measure passed 345 to 98 after a sharp debate and moves to the house of lords for royal assent before Christmas recess. In Washington, Senate Majority Leader Barkley said he may resign from the Pearl Harbor inquiry as staff asks to be relieved. committee counsel Mitchell warned the inquiry could stretch months beyond January.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons Today
Bretton Woods
United States
Britain
House of Lords
Commons
Lords
Robert Boothby
World Stabilization Fund
Boothby
Washington
Barkley
D-Ky
Pearl Harbor
Senate
William PD. Mitchell
Mitchell
Senate House Committee
Hoover
Gearhart
Californian
Leonard T. Gerow
Army War Plans
Labor hearing on labor disputes bill ends for year
Senate labor committee will not resume hearings on the Ellender fact finding bill until after the holidays. Chairman Murray said it is impossible to conclude hearings and gain action before Christmas. Witnesses exceeding 100 asked to be heard. hearings resume after reconvening in the new year. CIO chief Philip Murray warned the nation’s industrial picture is explosive and urged patience with cooling-off measures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Murray
D.-Mont
Senate Group
Senate
Congress
House Labor Committee
C.I.O. Head
Stricken Soldier Sent To Ashford After Malaria
Cpl. John W. Sanders of Cleveland Ohio was sent to Ashford General Hospital after malaria weakness and fever. He said he was robbed of about $40 at a Sycamore Inn cabin by Levi Lucas of Price Hill and an unidentified companion, with two youths present. Sanders served in Guadalcanal New Guinea Leyte Mindoro and reenlisted for Germany duty. Lucas released on $1000 bond pending grand jury action on grand larceny charge.
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John W. Sanders
Cleveland
Ohio
Ashford General Hospital
Sanders
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Philippines
Ashford General
A. L. Wilson
Wilson
Sycamore Inn
Levi Lucas
Price Hill
Mt. Hope
Beckley
Lucas
Mary Walker
Mount Hope
Army
Fort Knox
G. O. Mills
Grand
Kaiser Offers Novel Security Plan In Auto Wage Talks
Detroit reports shift to Kaiser Frazer as General Motors and United Auto Workers dispute widens. Ford negotiates anew while Kaiser Frazer prepares an first security plan ahead of UAW talks with R. J. Thomas heading the union delegation. Kaiser Frazer plans Kaiser and Frazer car lines after year start with Willow Run production capacity.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Ford
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Willow Run
Edward D. Riordan
Kaiser-Frazer
R. J. Thomas
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Henry J. Kaiser
Joseph W. Frazer
Graham- Paige Corp
Kaiser
Frazer
Eleven Belsen Nazis Hanged at Hamelin
Field Marshal Montgomery announced that Josef Kramer the Beasts of Belsen and ten others were hanged by Pierrepont the British hangman at Hamelin on the Weser. Eleven condemned were moved from Lueneburg jail five days earlier and were part of a Nov. 17 British military court verdict for atrocities at Belsen and Oswiecim.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Germany
Marshal Montgomery
Josef Kramer
Beast of
Belsen
Irma Grese
Hamelin
Pierrepont
Lueneburg
Wesser
E Bond Sales Reach 72 Percent Of WV Quota
West Virginia war bond sales rose to 11,631,618 dollars or 72.6 percent of the 16 million quota. Individual sales totaled 43,911,531 dollars or 129 percent of the 34 million goal. The state committee warned final success hinges on industrial worker response as plant executives are urged to boost sales before year end.
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Associated Press
Charleston — E
West Virginia
State War Finance Committee
Street Scene on Prince Street Traffic Blocked
Street scene reports traffic halted on Prince Street as a driver parks on the wrong side near the liquor store. Mixed reactions arise from a long line at the ticket window while a whiskered old man cuts the line to buy a ducat. Newsboy at Main Street yells the Raleigh Register.
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Prince Street
Byrd Attacks Complex Bills in Senate
Senator Byrd denounces several congressional measures as overly intricate and cites a 14 line amendment to a ship sale bill as an example. He warns that practitioners and departments draft incomprehensible language that would require lawyers to interpret and could yield conflicting readings.
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Washington
Congress
Byrd
D.-Va
Senate
Philadelphia
Local Victory Fund Near 30 000 Mark
The Raleigh county victory fund nears thirty thousand with receipts totaling 29 362.12 as reported by Secretary W R Fugitt. Donations yesterday included New River company 1000 and Special Gift committees 100 from Dr T G Garrett George Watkins and Cooks Music shop.
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Raleigh County Victory Fund
W. R. Fugitt
New River Company
T. G. Garrett
George Watkins
Cook
Music Shop
Memorial Building
Negro Youth Center Night At Beckley Arena
Mrs. D. D. Collins, chairman of the patron's committee of Delta sorority, announced that the Negro youth night will be held at Beckley arena on the New Raleigh road starting at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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D. D. Collins
Patron
Delta Sorority
Beckley Arena
Raleigh Road
Hotel Fire Kills Suspected Dozens in Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs Colorado police say 10 to 15 bodies may lie in the wrecked four story brick Glenwood hotel after a midnight blaze gutted the structure. Fire crews cleared debris at dawn as walls collapsed onto the street and surrounding buildings faced the inferno. Witnesses recall the rapid spread and the hotel register’s destruction preventing an immediate guest count.
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Associated Press
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Charles Wells
Glenwood Hotel
Wells
Charles McCarthy
Foster Hospital
First National Bank
Bullock Department Store
Western Union
Coal Company
J. E. Samuelson
Atom Bomb Test Likely In Spring In Pacific Area
Washington reports the atomic bomb is planned for an ocean test next spring in a distant Pacific site. Preparations may take up to five months and include target ships instruments scientists and logistics. Weather drift and radioactivity guarding complicate planning. Chungking also notes repatriation of Germans Austrians and Jews in China with possible wartime collaboration penalties and potential employment for reliable technicians.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
White House
Truman
Army
Navy
Chungking
China
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior
Shanghai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Executive Yuan
Foreign Affairs and Interior
Deweys To Get Toilet Seat For Mansion
Governor Dewey’s staff awaited an express truck with a toilet seat for the McKinley room at the executive mansion. A Schenectady lawyer wired that he sent one white toilet seat, exchangeable for another color when supply improves. Dewey had said the matter drew on state majesty and influence in his quest for the guest room seat.
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Albany
N. Y
Dewey
Executive Mansion
Schenectady
James P. Kalteux
McKinley Room
Empire State
Oklahoma Bandit Dies In Hospital
Matt Kimes aged 39 an Oklahoma bandit held by federal authorities for a Texas bank robbery died at 7 54 am at Baptist State hospital in Little Rock He had been hospitalized since December 1 after being struck by a poultry truck on a North Little Rock street ending a three month manhunt across four states
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Little Rock
Ark
Matt Kimes
Oklahoma
Texas
Baptist State Hospital
Kimes
Atomic blast link to cattle gray hairs explored
Washington reports the war department will investigate why sixty head of range cattle developed gray hair on their backs after the Alamogordo New Mexico atomic test. The cattle are en route to Oak Ridge Tennessee for tests to determine if the hair change was natural or caused by the blast.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Alamogordo
N. M
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Weather Summary for West Virginia Prints Cloudy and Colder
West Virginia weather shows cloudy skies and a slight cooling trend with snow flurries tonight and Saturday. Last night’s low reached 21 degrees, highs around 31 are expected with 0.11 inches of precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today.
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West Virginia
Noted Authority On China Speaks In Beckley
Dr. Gunther Stein Asia correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and author of The Challenge of Red China speaks Monday at 8 p m in the Woodrow Wilson high school lecture forum. Admission is 1. If enough interest exists more speakers may follow.
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China
Gunther Stein
Asia
The
Christian Science Monitor
Dr. Peregoy
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dr. Stein
Beckley
New York Herald Tribune
Stein
Airline For City Before PSC Today
Charleston The Public Service commission was to hear today the Mid-Atlantic airlines request to operate an intra state feeder air service linking West Virginia cities. Led by ex Senator J Patrick Beacom the line would run Elkins to Clarksburg Fairmont Morgantown Wheeling Parkersburg Huntington Charleston Beckley Bluefield Princeton White Sulphur Springs Martinsburg and Keyser with more stops as airports open. Twin engine Beechcraft or Cessnas for 4 to 10 passengers are being considered.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Public Service Commission
Mid-Atlantic Airlines
West Virginia
J. Patrick Beacom
Elkins
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Huntington
Beckley
Bluefield-Princeton
White Sulphur Springs
Martinsburg
Keyser
Patton Out Of Danger Says Spurling In Germany
Col. R. Glen Spurling reported Gen. George S. Patton Jr. is out of danger but may never command troops again. He warned recovery could be touch and go with possible life lasting paralysis. Medical bulletin noted excellent condition with stable vitals and healing scalp wounds, while prognosis remains uncertain for weeks.
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Associated Press
Heidelberg
Germany
R. Glen Spurling
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
Spurling
Yet Named Father Of Child Despite Doctor's Testimony He's Sterile
In Reading Pennsylvania a Berks county jury ruled Paul Grubb 21 of Temple father of a five month old baby despite testimony from Dr Merrill Dewire that he is sterile after examination. The physician cited malaria or shell shock as possible causes. The infant was born to an 18 year old Temple girl.
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Associated Press
Reading
Rebels Besiege Tabriz. Iran Eyes Surrender or Fight
Tehran cites imminent fall of Tabriz as rebels surround the garrison. Governor Bayatarr says he fled the city amid autonomous movement pressure while Premier Hakimi heads to Moscow to seek foreign troop withdrawal. Iran appeals to Russia Britain and the U S to pull troops as officials warn of disrupted order and potential bloodshed.
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Iran
Associated Press
Tehran
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Bayatt
Movement For
Northwest
Zeajan
Ibrahim Hakimi
Moscow
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Foreign Ministry
iMoscow
Burns Fatal To Harper's Mother
Mrs. Fannie Harper 78 mother of Fay Harper former Raleigh county high school coach and principal died at 8 30 AM in St Josephs hospital Buckhannon from burns suffered when her dress ignited from an open grate yesterday. Survived by husband and six children Fay Harper Brennie Harper Alta Nutter Ralph Stump Elmer Brooks. Body at White Scarver funeral home Buckhannon pending funeral arrangements.
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Fannie Harper
Fay Harper
Raleigh County High School
St. Joseph's Hospital
Buckhannon
Steubenville
Ohio
Ralph Stump
Elmer Brooks
White-Scarver Funeral Home
Palestine Probers Given Instructions
The United States and Britain issued a four point set of terms of reference for a 12 member committee studying the Palestine problem. The panel will examine conditions in Palestine, Jewish refugees in Europe, hear Arab and Jewish views, and issue recommendations to aid emigration and settlement. Judge Hutcheson leads the American delegation with Sir John Singleton heading the British group. a report is due in 120 days.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Britain
Palestine
London
Holy Land
Europe
Joseph Hutcheson
Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas
John E. Singleton
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Howard Noel
Henry Kaiser
Main Street
Yaleigh Register
Negro Youth Center
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Pacific Area
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