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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1947
Page
8
A government informant says Communists plan a coordinated move against the Marshall Plan across Italy Greece Turkey Austria and France aimed at hindering European recovery. The March period is seen as key with potential strikes and political shifts as Communists prepare for intensified action.
President Truman signed legislation increasing by 750 million dollars the authority of the Federal Housing Administration to insure loans for housing construction for veterans. The act raises the insurance authorization to speed private industry housing and prioritizes rental units and low rents. The measure targets timely veteran housing despite past limits.
The Pacific typhoon left 50 dead or missing as communication lines failed across central Philippines. The Kina sank off Samar after breaking up on rocks. 12 passengers and 17 crew aboard were safe. Several Americans aboard the ship survived. other casualties were reported in Laguna, Manila, and Cavite. The storm caused extensive property damage and disrupted telegraph service to provincial cities.
Britain and Russia sign a five year trade agreement in Moscow. The deal provides for Britain to receive more than half a million tons of coarse feed grains from Russia in the 1947 harvest, with shipments by mid January. In return Russia will receive timber cutting and transport machinery, civil engineering equipment and heavy electrical gear including mobile generating plants. Details to be set in future negotiations, next planned for May 1943.
Ladd Field reports the B 29 superfortress missing since Tuesday with eight aboard was sighted Saturday on the Northern Seward Peninsula. Weather ranges from clear to light snow with temperatures about 20 below. Pilot First Lt Vern Wo Arnett led the crew. others listed include Duester Larson Sheetz Schaack and Decker. The condition of the crew and aircraft was not released.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a sharp rise in the Consumer Price Index from mid October to mid November, signaling a new high in living costs. Officials note wholesale prices and broader inflationary pressures as drivers behind the uptick.
Shabby street scenes show weary clerks at crowded counters during the Christmas rush. A man at 94 Main Street cheerfully pays a panhandler, while muttered phrases reveal hard times with a boast of laziness.
Rep Andresen requests Secretary Anderson provide the names and bureaus of about 200 federal employees in Chicago alleged to trade on inside government information. He asks for broker names and details on a supposed insider pool within commodity futures. Senate and House probes coordinate to uncover government insider profits.
President De Nicola signed the Italian Republic constitution at Palazzo Giustiniani as De Gasperi and Umberto Terranucci added their signatures. Communist protests and organized strikes spread across Italy with votes and meetings planned by the CGdL and Communist Party card holders. A Sicily public service strike ended after thousands protested and the local chamber called off the work stoppage.
A heavy explosion struck the Gulf Oil Corporation Refinery at 30th Street near Pearace Ferry Bridge in South Philadelphia last night. Fire crews from Gulf Oil and Atlantic Refining fought the blaze as a nearby radio station reported a powerful concussion and flames seen across the Schuylkill River. Initial word indicated several injuries but details were scarce.
Carson, a Black man, was committed to Raleigh County jail by Magistrate J. P. Meations for six months for carrying a pistol without a permit. He also received a fine of 80 dollars and costs on the same charge according to jail records.
The massive blizzard sweeping from New England to Washington, D. C. left New York City workers ordered to report for duty to clear streets and railways. The storm killed at least 54 people, with New Jersey among the hardest hit as 24 died amid 30 inches of snow. Police urged all able-bodied city employees to report to sanitation depots to restore services. in Palestine, Hagana clashed with Arabs amid a widening death toll of 386 in Palestine since late November and 507 in the broader Middle East.
Senate Republican Policy Committee, led by Taft of Ohio, will study anti inflation measures next month along with broader issues. Taft outlined a heavy schedule including rent control extensions, price stability schemes, and possible banking restrictions as Congress weighs next session and aid to Europe.
The Surprise storm dumps over three inches of snow in the metro area during a 15 hour 45 minute blast. Thirteen deaths reported in New York state plus heavy travel disruptions, stranded motorists, grounded planes, and delayed trains. Emergy crews plow Route 25 in New Jersey to aid marooned travelers as health officials coordinate ambulance resources and milk truck deliveries stay near normal.
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund reports feeding about 3 500 09 of Europe's hungriest children in Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Finland Greece Hungary Italy Poland Romania Albania Yugoslavia and China. Maurice Pate executive director says plans include aiding 290 000 French children with urgent appeal and supporting a worldwide fund raising drive with contributions totaling about 39 200 000.
A Pan American Airlines plane crashed four blocks from Leon Public Square at noon Saturday. Eight people were killed and ten injured as the aircraft, en route from Puranga to Mexico City, had just left Leon Airport and appeared to suffer motor trouble. Police reported the crash occurred while the plane attempted to return to the airport.
Berlin sources warn the formation of a Western German government could take months not weeks. The Associated Press notes elite political leaders must step forward, with no consensus on timing or structure. Reluctant figures in Berlin stress leadership and initiative are needed to advance any coalition.
Greek Army reinforcements battle Communist guerrillas along the Koannina Konitsa road as 44,900 refugees seek shelter from shelling. Brig. Constantine Dovas is wounded, and heavy fighting rages around Bourozani Bridge and hill defenses near Konitsa, with Albanian frontier proximity looming.
Soviet informants warn of a final bid to join western powers as Germany risks split between east and west. France remains wary of concessions while Britain and the United States pursue a cautious plan to preserve four power control and avoid Khrushchev-style breakdowns.
Reports from Nanking describe increasing Communist harassment near Mukden as food riots erupt in the shivering Manchurian city. Censorship su ppressed details while sources say Gen Kai-shek warned officials to withhold information under penalties.government forces claim control within 35 miles of Mukden, but reports of a railway bridge destroyed north of the city and guerrilla actions near Changchun emerge amid record寒冷 temperatures.
PARIS The rightist followers of Gen Charles de Gaulle announced the organization of a youth movement named Reassemblement de Jeunesse Francaise The move follows a week of political realignments after a prolonged strike that disrupted fuel and transport The development mirrors a split in the labor movement led by Leon Jouhaux as Communists and CGT factions contend for influence and a rival non Communist umbrella union is hinted at to oppose the Communists
Weather summary notes considerable cloudiness and windy, turning colder Sunday. Sunday night and Monday will be fair and colder. Sunday will be partly cloudy and a little warmer, then fair and Monday. Beckley temperatures show yesterday high 8, yesterday morning low, last midnight, with no precipitation in 36 hours ending last midnight.
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