Nationalist China under martial law across most areas
President Chiang Kai-shek extended martial law to nearly all Nationalist controlled China except western provinces and Formosa. Shanghai Nanking and Peiping are under martial law as civil war intensifies. Communists reportedly threaten Hwai river crossings and cut rail links to Pengpu, jeopardizing Nanking’s defense. Government troops regrouped north of the Hwai while air support waned due to bad weather.
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NANKING
Chiang Kai-shek
China
western
Formosa
Peiping
north China
Chiang
Shanghai
Red
Hwai
Yangtze
east China
Pengpu
Grand canal
Sheng Pao
Hwaiyn
Hwaian
Paoying
Hungtze
Kaoyu
Suchow
Hwai. To the south of them the 12th army group
12th
Fu Tso-¥i
Tientsin
Fuss
Shunyi
Purge and Sabotage Shake East Berlin Power Struggle
In Soviet occupied East Berlin disturbances unfold as Paul Markgraf assumes direct command of the fire department after a gas works fire. Reports speak of a purge targeting officials, possible changes to the judiciary, and a coalition move involving social Democrats after Berlin elections. A death sentence is handed to Richard Horstmann for smuggling stockings aboard the airlift, with other textile executives also condemned. Soviet fighter activity is noted near airlift corridors as the city moves toward a coalition government with western influence.
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BERLIN
Paul Markgraf
Frefanch Ebert
the
pamp
Ebert
Germany
Richard Horstmann
Saxony textile company
Charlott Pilz
Saxony
Tempelhof
social Democrats
allied air control center
Segregation Hit in Capital City
A committee of civic leaders from all sections of the country says the treatment of Negroes in Washington is a biot on America's reputation for freedom. A 91 page illustrated report notes segregation in the capital is more consistent today than a half century ago, citing numerous cases of segregation affecting housing and visitors’ perceptions abroad.
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WASHINGTON
devel
Movie Censorship Threat Told By Louis B Mayer
In Los Angeles Louis B Mayer warned that federal censorship could push Hollywood to fire workers who defy Congress. Speaking at the federal jury trial over writer Lester Cole’s reinstatement suit, Mayer noted Cole lost his $1350 weekly MGM job after refusing to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee.
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LOS ANGELES
Louis B. Mayer
congress
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lester Cole
Hollywood
tex
Nine Die in Explosion at Huge Power Plant
Nines men were killed and 16 injured when a series of blasts rocked the Hansas Power and Light plant near Topeka Kan raising fires and blacking out the city for about 45 minutes Rescue crews searched debris as power was restored later through an emergency hookup with other plants All dead were Topeka residents.
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Topeka
Kan
Hansas Power and Light company
Tecumseh
here
C. A. Allensworth
Arthur Dahlene
Alphonse Bryant
Charles Miller
Roy Hamby
A. W. Freel
C. H. Redenbaugh
Albert Sheahan
H. F. Shay
Shay
L. R. Beaver
Sheahan
Walter Janesko
Kansas City
Kas
Janesko
Top Office Vote Next to Record
Washington December 10 AP total ballots cast on November 2 were 49,363,798 with 48,680,416 marked for president. President Truman led with 24,104,336 votes, Dewey 21,969,500, Thurmond 1,169,312 and others totaling 1,779,184. Truman won by 2,135,336 but no majority. Presidential electors meet to cast votes. Truman likely carries 28 states, Dewey 16, Thurmond 4.
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WASHINGTON
Associated Press
CONGRESS
senate
Truman
Tennessee
J. Strom Thurmond
Thomas E. Dewey
Thurmond
Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
Norman Thomas
Claude A. Watson
prohibition
Edward A. Teichert
socialist labor
Farrell Dobbs
socialist workers
Truman Names Steelman Acting Chairman of NSRB
President Truman named John R. Steelman acting chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Steelman, an assistant to Truman, will assume duties from Arthur M. Hill, who resigns as chairman effective December 15.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
John R. Steelman
national security resources board
Steelman
Arthur M. Hill
Fan arrives for long awaited electric fan order
In Liberal Eas, Miss Olive Fulton a draft board clerk pursued a government electric fan since 1943. Despite the wartime dissolution she did not receive it. Reactivated draft board in August brought the item this week in a staged package marking the long delayed delivery.
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LIBERAL
Eas
Olive Fulton
draft board
draft
MacArthur Grants Defense Attorney Permission to Appeal
General MacArthur authorizes defense attorney John G. Brannon of Kansas City to travel to Washington to present arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of convicted Japanese war criminals. Brannon plans to depart by plane Sunday.
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TOKYO
MacArthur
Washington
U. S. supreme court
John G. Brannon
Kansas City
Yule Shopping Slows As Prices Trim Holiday Sales
Washington December 10 department store figures show Christmas shopping slipping below last year for the fifth straight week. The FRB reports a nationwide 4 percent drop from 1947 with declines ranging from 2 percent in Boston to 8 percent in San Francisco amid living-cost pressure and speculated waning inflation effects.
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WASHINGTON
federal reserve board
FRB
Boston
San Francisco
anyj
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Seeks U S Aid From Truman
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek visits Blair House for tea with President Truman to press a broad aid plea for China. She earlier met with Secretary Marshall, and Truman signals a cordial reception with commitment to ongoing study of the Chinese situation.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Blairhouse
White House
Mme. Chiang
Marshall
Mr. Truman
Christmas Holiday For Drafting Set
The Army will suspend draft inductions and physical examinations for 12 days during the Christmas season to allow draftees to spend time with their families. The halt runs from December 15 through December 26, as announced by Army Secretary Roy all.
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WASHINGTON
Churchill Urges British to Approve Israel State
London December 10 Churchill urged Britain to end her sulky boycott of the new state of Israel and push for full diplomatic relations with Tel Aviv. He cited Israel’s victory over Arabs in Palestine and urged sending envoys to Tel Aviv and Madrid after UN sanction. He recalled a 1945 letter to Stalin warning of East West war. He praised Anglo American unity and the North Atlantic pact as essential.
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LONDON
Winston Churchill
Britain
Israel
house of commons
Russia
Spain
United Nations
Churchill
the
house
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Madrid
Stalin
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Germany
League of Nations
Soviet Nations Battle Rights Clash at U N Debate
Paris December 10 Britain accused Russia of aiming to undermine the United Nations human rights declaration with political propaganda. British delegate Ernest Davies charged Russia would tailor rights to suit totalitarian eastern European states during final adoption debate.
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PARIS
Britain
Russia
Ernest Davies
U. N. general ‘assembly
Europe
Secrets Hidden 10 Years Is Claim in Spy Case
Washington reports that evidence suggests the pump kin papers lay hidden for a decade in a Brooklyn dumb waiter shaft. Brooklyn lawyer Nathan L. Levine and Mrs. Whittaker Chambers figure in the tale as Chambers’ papers are tied to espionage claims and grand jury inquiries.
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WASHINGTON
Brooklyn
Nathan L. Levine
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Maryland
New York
justice department
house
tim American activities committee
Levineng
state department
Michael McDermott
hia
Time magazine
Tine
Appleton
Wis
national bureau of standards
Alger Hiss
grand jury
Negev Deadlock Break Appears
Paris dispatch reports Israel agreeing to negotiate staged troop withdrawals from the Negev siege at Faluja. The move would allow the Egyptian force to escape and leads to parallel talks on demarcation lines. Bunche to start negotiations with Israeli commanders. truce restoration discussions follow the UN order.
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PARIS
UPI
United Nations
Israel
dicker
Faluja
Negev desert
Palestine
Ralph’ J. Bunche
Negev
security council
special committee on
Aubrey S. Eban
Bunche
Egypt
U. S
William FE. Riley
Employment Dips in November After Reach
Washington reports employment in November at a record high for the month but just under 60 million jobs, marking a slight dip from the six month peak. The figure signals ongoing strength in the labor market with still solid hiring across sectors.
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WASHINGTON
Genial Photographer Draws Crowd at Luncheon
SAN FRANCISCO December 10. Bill Bard photographer with a studio announced lunch at the Bellevue inviting patrons to join him there. After eleven meals sat, he returned to his shop and removed the sign.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Bill Bard
Bellevue
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Hiss
Carnegie foundation for international peace
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Henry Julian Wadleigh
Vienna
Wadleigh
William Ward Pigman
Appleton, Wis
Levine
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Isaac Don Levine
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Whittsker Chambers
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