International Relief and Immigration Test New Congress
An AP analysis by Alex Singleton outlines how emergency relief aid for Europe and liberalization of U S immigration laws will test the new Republican controlled Congress. The issues will probe the commitment to global cooperation and influence U N prestige amid postwar tensions. Senate ratification looms for five Balkan peace treaties as well.
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Alex Singleton
Washington
Congress
United Nations
Europe
Truman
United States
Senate
Smith Proposes Peacetime Strike Control Bill
Rep. Howard W. Smith outlined a peacetime strike control plan to ban closed shops and push arbitration. He told President Truman of details before introducing the bill, aiming to revise Wagner Act and cover all labor relations. The proposal would bar industry wide bargaining and curb foremen unionization while requiring arbitration for essential industries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Truman
White House
Virginian
Congress
Senator Conally
Dtex
Roosevelt
Ald
Veteran groups plan bills at pre-session veterans meeting
A 16 member special legislative committee on veterans affairs in Charleston will hear proposals from ex service organizations for sponsorship of bills before the 8 January session. Invitations went to American Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars department of education and activities and the American Red Cross.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Special Legislative Committee On Veterans Affairs
American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Cu.suigarore Wars
Department of Education and Activities
Terry
American Red
American Red Crossmittee He Had Learned That Dr. State Adjustant C. A. Tesch
Podesta
Vicksburg
American Legion
Bilbo
Legislative
Harry Carr
House
Natchez
Miss. Res
John Amos
Senate
Arnold M. Vickers
Nothing To Hide Testimony Keeps Bilbo Case Open
Clashing testimony over a $1,500 payment in a narcotics case kept the Bilbo investigation open during Christmas hearings. Senator Bilbo denied knowledge of the payment, offered to open private files, and said the money may have gone to a church parsonage fund.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bilbo
Theodore S. Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate War Investigating Committee
Natchez
Miss
Mead
D-Ny
Ferguson
R-Mich
Mississippi War Contractors
A. J. Podesta
Vicksburg
Juniper Baptist Church Parsonage Fund
Two Die and One Slayer Delayed in Court Fight
In Washington two murderers, William Copeland and Julius Fisher, died in the DC electric chair. Joseph D. Medley’s execution was postponed as his attorney sought a lunacy hearing after the Supreme Court refused to intervene. Medley killed Mrs. Nancy Boyler in 1945. his attorney and psychiatrists pressed for sanity findings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Joseph D. Medley
Curtis Reid
Medley
Court of Appeals
William Copeland
Julius Fisher
Washington Cathedral
District of Columbia
Nancy Boyler
James J. Laughlin
Supreme Court
Laughlin
Alexander Holszoff
Artie
Hiss
Bride
Winsor And Shaw Are Living Apart
Hollywood report says Arlie Shaw and Kathleen Winsor have reconciled to living apart after a separation. Shaw, five times wed and author of Forever Amber, married Winsor in Mexico. she recently divorced Bob Herwig in Mexico, while Shaw’s fourth wife Ava Gardner divorced last October. Neither California decree is final for a year.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Arlie Shaw
Kathleen Winsor
Shaw
Amber
Mexico
Bob Herwig
Herwig
Ava Gardner
California
District of Columbia Jail Executes Group for Sabotage
Sitreet Scene reports Laughlin filing a stay petition just before a 10 a.m. execution window. Reid delayed the executions briefly before proceeding, as onlookers noted a festive mood despite the historic timing. The mass execution marked the first at DC Jail since August 8, 1942, when six German saboteurs were executed.
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Laughlin
United States Court of Appeals
Medley
Hellcroft
Reid
Fisher
Copeshopper
First Land
Supreme Court SG
District of Columbia
Santa Claus at Five and Ten Reflects Coal Strike Impact
A shopper at a local five and ten remarks that the scene is the result of the coal strike as Santa Claus talks with children, illustrating the era's labor tensions in a small town setting. The moment captures how union action touches everyday holiday rituals and local commerce.
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Santa Claus
FBI says murder suspect Davis arrested in Memphis after self harm attempt
Federal agents report Bruce Davis, 31, tied to the hammer slaying of Florence McAllister, 29, found December 10 in Burtonsville Maryland. Davis allegedly set a fire near Edson Tennessee, later swallowed iodine, and was captured after hospital treatment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bruce Davis
Maryland
Memphis
Tenn
Davis
Edson
Marine Veteran Santa Gives to Kids in Memphis Store
Bill Henson, 23, a Marine veteran and Memphis State sophomore, works as Santa in a downtown store. He collects his $22 weekly pay to buy toys and clothing for needy children, having already spent about $70 of his earnings. He served three years in the Marines including Saipan and Tinian.
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Toyland
Bill Henson
Nick
Bill
Wwerson
Memphis State College
Saipan
Tinian
Pacific
Santa Claus
Walter Smith
Blackwell
Okla
Snowfall Triggers Road Crews Across State Before Christmas
Snow blankets most of the state with icy roads as sleet freezes on contact. State and county crews rush cinders to Flat Top White Oak Mountain and Beckley area to clear hazards. One truck overturned injuring a driver. other bakery trucks and vehicles suffer minor damage. The storm continues spreading from Central to Southern counties with mixed precipitation towns including Charleston and Huntington reporting sleet and rain.
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State Road Commission
Beckley
George Gadd
Flat Top
White Oak Mountain
Harper Road
Beckley-Mount Hope Road
Gulf Area
jGadd
Forrest Marrical
Beckley Avenue
Rt. 3
Mount View
Marrical
AT Lilly
Glen Morlean
Coal talks split as Southern group rebels in wake of walkout
Western and Southern mine owners clashed over contract talks with United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis. The Southern Coal Producers Association held aloof pending court actions, while others favored negotiating. In Tokyo, Koreans clashed with police at Hoshida residence amid protests over discriminatory treatment and government protection demands.
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Associated Press
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Southern Coal Producers Association
Far Western
Lewis
UMW
Tokyo
Jin
Hoshida
Offic
Cial
League of Koreans
Japan
Soviets Press Delay on Atom Control Vote
A Soviet delegate at Lake Success urged delaying any vote on U S proposals for veto free punishment for atomic energy violations. Andrei Gromyko said the issue should wait six to seven days while Britain and Canada signaled opposition to a showdown without Soviet consent.
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Press Lake Success
N. Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Great Britain
Canada
Gromyko
General Assembly
Washington search ends for missing scientist
Dr Wait a design engineer from Harris was located in Washington after police issued a late alarm for his disappearance. He learned of the search when a friend called yesterday and read clippings about his trip. He arrived home late last night and provided no further details.
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Associated Press
Mptuchen
WN. J
Wait
Washington
Harris
Two Airliners Collide In Midair Over Aberdeen
Unprecedented crash near Aberdeen Maryland involved a four engine DC-4 Eastern Airlines flight from New York and a two engine Universal Airlines C-47 from Newark. Co-pilots reacted in seconds to avert disaster, 85 aboard escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Aberdeen
Here
Eastern Airlines
Universal Airlines
Universal
R. Brown
Miami
J. B. Kuhn
Brown
Cor Commission
Ac. Ha
New York
Newark
Nol,ther
Coal Talk Views Aired By Official
Charleston Walter Thurmond secretary of the Southern Coal Producers Association said there is no change in their willingness to negotiate an agreement governing mine operation. He recalled United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis urging representatives to protect members' interests within Supreme Court findings.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Walter Thurmond
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Thurman
D A Pushes Trial of Giants Bribery Case
New York Assistant District Attorney George Mona phan moves to try Alvin J Paris on bribery charges today in general sessions court for allegedly attempting to bribe Giants players Frank Filchock and Merl Hapes to fix a championship game. Paris pleads not guilty with defense seeking adjournment. An unconfirmed report of a boxing match fix involving Charlie Fusari and Chuck Taylor is noted with no substantiation from DA Hogan.
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Associated Press
New York
George P. Monaphan
Alvin J. Paris
New York Football Giants
Monaghan
Paris
New York County Grand
William Breslin
Novelty Concern
Frank Filchock
Merle
Hapes
Giants
Chicago Bears
Charlie Fusari
Chuck Taylor
Madison Square Garden
Fusari
Irvington
N. J
Taylor
Frank Hogan
Boiled Beans Spark Prison Food Debate in Boston
The Mentor, a state prison publication, notes prisoners were served boiled beans instead of Boston baked beans. Warden Francis J. Lanagan, Jr. says pots are hard to get, admitting the substitution amid bean shortages in Boston.
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Associated Prect
Boston
Francis J. W. Lanagan
4-H Club Reform At Harvey School
The Do Your Bit 4-H club at Harvey School reorganized with Arlie Richmond of Shady Spring as leader. Officers are Terence Cole president Iona Pack secretary treasurer Edward Basham reporter Margaret Lane song leader Nolw Lane assistant leader. The club has 9 boys and six girls in membership.
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Harvey School
Arlie Richmond
Shady Spring
Terence Cole
Iona Pack
Treaster
Edward Basham
Margaret Lane
Airs
Nolw Lane
Teader
Noof
Cool Ridge
Weather Update for Virginia December 21 1946
Cloudy with sleet or snow in the southern district today spreading north by night turning to rain with milder conditions Saturday. Five day forecast through December 25 shows moderate temperatures, colder Sunday, rising Monday, and colder again Tuesday into Wednesday. precipitation totals one half to one inch with rain in the south, snow and mixed precipitation elsewhere, and light snow possible in the north.
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Middle Atlantic States
Sark
Wedo
Virginia
Beckley
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