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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
1
President Truman announced no cabinet changes at present while keeping the option to reshuffle later. He addressed reporters at a lively White House news conference discussing the election, his electoral totals, and future talks with Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
Berlin police and railway officials report a passenger train collided with a standing local train at Fal pensee station west of Berlin in the Soviet occupation zone. Sixteen Germans were killed and fifteen injured, seven of them seriously, possibly caused by fog or signal error as four cars were derailed.
Berlin amid Cold War tensions as Communists wage a last minute boycott campaign. Soviet backed press claim Washington may withdraw and recognize a Communist regime as Berlin’s legal authority while a hand picked slate seeks to dominate the western city. Election day clashes and bans fuel fears of a forced outcome in a divided Berlin.
In Munich a German navy lieutenant who led the Borkum island massacre of seven unarmed American airmen was hanged along with three other war criminals. The executions bring the total to 91 in eight Fridays of mass killings of concentration camp inmates captives and POWs. Lieutenant Erich Sentzel, 46, an anti aircraft officer, ordered the killings after an American bomber force landed on the island in August 1944.
Los Angeles dispatch reports the county sheriff attributes the death of J. For best Oukes, 43, to a stray shot by a careless hunter. The investigation concludes no foul play, marking the incident as an accidental shooting.
Paris dispatch reports the United Nations backed a U S proposal for Arab Jewish boundary conciliation in Palestine. The 42 to 2 vote excluded the Bernadotte plan and 1947 partition, directing a conciliation commission to settle remaining issues.
Unidentified aircraft fired on three San Diego tuna clippers Libera tor City of San Diego and Sun Ray about 12:15 GMT on December 2 ten miles off Nicaragua shore. No damage reported. Harold Cary of the American Tuna Boat Association said captains reported to the U S embassy and notified state department. The vessels were en route to Puntarenas, Costa Rica for refueling.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek met with Secretary of State Marshall at Walter Reed for a detailed appeal for China aid. President Truman awaited a decision on China assistance as Senator Connally and Hoffman discussed the crisis and China policy. Madame Chiang’s Washington visit remains indefinitely scheduled with no itinerary announced.
Five whites and a Negro shot in a crowded Bradley County bus gunfight as a white man and a Black man argued over seating. Bus driver E. K. McKenzie reported the exchange began when the Negro sat down and refused to move toward the rear. Sheriff Bud Cash said details came from the driver.
Washington dispatch reports a ceremony launching the Inter American Defense Pact signed by 19 nations in Rio de Janeiro. Costa Rican Ambassador Mario Esquivel will deposit ratification with the Pan American Union, pledging immediate military aid and united consultations if hemisphere nations are attacked. The pact aligns with the UN charter and foreshadows possible Atlantic defense ties with the United States and Canada.
The coast seamen strike ends after an all night conference with CIO radio operators and Pacific American Shipowners association reaching a three year contract with a 10 percent wage rise raising basic freighter pay from 295 to 325 dollars a month and paying for in port ship shifts. four ships return to work in San Francisco for Christmas cargo.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin six young children perished when a fire leveled the Carpenter home just before midnight. Oil heater in the kitchen ignited flames that trapped the youngsters in a bedroom. entry was blocked by a winter locked door. The victims ranged from four months to seven years old. The parents suffered burns and shock as firefighters battled the blaze and cut through walls to reach the room.
AP dispatch details Communist forces advancing toward Nanking and Suchow as Nationalist defenses crumble. Suchow captured after 250000 troops evacuated from the base 212 miles northwest of Nanking. Government fears a fall back to southern China if Reds overrun the region.
Arab states fearfully watch Syria Lebanon and Egypt as Abdullah of Trans-Jordan may press to rule Palestine. Syria faces unrest with up to 10 killed in riots while its army seizes control and imposes curfew. Abdullah’s ambition for a greater Syria and a corridor to Jerusalem shapes the regional crisis amid censorship and shifting power.
Former Missouri Democrat Roger C. Slaughter, at odds with President Truman, pleads innocent to violating the lobbying registration law. Defense seeks dismissal. judge extends bond and sets no trial date. Attorney General Clark says DOJ studies possible changes to the law after Truman asks.
Firefighters battled a blaze that gutted the upper floors of a Baltimore car shop last night. The flames rose to an estimated 100 feet, prompting evacuations and extensive damage as crews worked to contain the inferno. No injuries were reported by early reports.
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