GOP Strategists Vote to Shed Me-too Policy
Chicago December 14 reports say GOP strategy leaders favor shedding me-tooism and offering voters a clear set of 1950 campaign principles. Arthur Summerfield notes the national strategy committee aims for a positive program, with a policy draft due January and a formal statement by February.
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CHICAGO
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Arthur EF
Summerfield
Michigan
Guy Gabrielson
Gabrielson
national committee
congress
Security Drive To Be Pressed By Truman Plan
Washington dispatch reports the Truman administration plans to press Congress for a broader federal old age and survivor insurance system in the upcoming session. Secretary Tobin urged a $100 monthly pension and a gradual rise of the minimum wage to $1 an hour before a Senate House subcommittee studying low income families. Public housing by private builders must bear major responsibility, says FHA chief Raymond Foley.
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WASHINGTON
Truman administration
congress
Tobin
senate-house
Raymond M. Foley
London Power Strike Settled Amid Nationalized Plants
The British press association reports that London's crippling power strike has been settled. Four large nationalized power stations had threatened to spread to all plants in the city. A mass meeting of strikers tomorrow will consider returning to work immediately.
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LONDON
British press association
Four Men Die In Gas Heater Tragedy
Four transient cotton pickers died of asphyxiation in Eloy Arizona when a tightly closed room with a gas heater emptied the oxygen. The victims were found sleeping in a washroom of a tourist court on December 14.
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ELOY, Ariz
Costly Security Program For Many Years Prospect
The committee for economic development estimated today that national security will cost at least $20,000,000,000 a year for years to come. It urged action to safeguard civilian supremacy, strengthen long-range security, and protect individual freedom while warning a powerful military machine can dominate the economy and threaten a free society. The report, led by Marion B. Folsom, criticizes wartime planning and calls for clearer leadership in defense mobilization and economic policy.
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WASHINGTON
committee for economic development
republic
U.S
anj
Union Battle Enters Courts Over Berry Estate
In Washington a split in the AFL printing pressmen’s union pits two ousted locals No. 1 in New York and No. 31 in Newark against the international. They seek federal intervention to block charter revocation and claim Berry’s estate, valued at 300000 to 750000 dollars, includes union funds. Local president Louis A. Lopez cites an ultimatum given last Friday in New York.
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WASHINGTON
U. S
George Berry
Tennessee
AFL
international union
No. 1
No. 31
Newark
N. J. Berry
pressmen's international
Hawkins county
Tenn
Berry
international
Louis A. Lopez
NLRB Moves to Enforce End to Closed Shop Coalition
The National Labor Relations Board decided to seek court enforcement of its order directing the AFL International Typographical Union to stop insisting on closed shop coalitions. The action followed a bulletin from the union that violated the board's order, filed after a request by Elisha Hanson, general counsel for the American Newspaper Publishers Association.
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WASH ivuiui
National Labor Relations board
AFL International Typographical union
Elisha Hanson
American Newspaper Publishers association
Aga Khan Says Hayworth Baby Due In January
In Nice France on December 14 the Aga Khan announced that Rita Hayworth's baby would not be born before January. He provided the timing as a projected due date, noting plans for the birth to occur in the new year.
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NICE
France
Aga Kahn
Rita Hayworth
U S Recognizes Panama Regime
Washington reports the United States renews diplomatic relations with Panama after Arnulfo Arias seized power in a late month upheaval. Secretary of State Acheson announced the decision, saying Arias pledged to meet international obligations. No foreign intervention involved in the government changes.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Panama
Arnulfo Arias
Acheson
Arias
Panama canal
Witness Recalls Hiss Named Red
New York December 14 UPI reports a second defense witness read in his absence stated that Alger Hiss was described as a Communist when he held high State Department office. Joseph C Green, executive director of the department’s board of examiners, said he heard the rumor before Hiss left the department and that he told Hiss who made no direct reply beyond acknowledging he had heard such a thing.
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NEW YORK
UPA
Alger Hiss
Hiss
state department
department
Joseph C. Green
board of examiners
Green
William C. Bullitt
Stanley K. Hornbeck
Netherlands
Whittaker Chambers
Israel Defies U N Plan with Jerusalem Capital Move
Premier David Ben-Gurion arrived in Jerusalem to establish his government in the disputed Holy City defying a United Nations plan for internationalization. Ministries are being relocated even as Jordanian patrols guard the walls, with foreign affairs staying in Tel Aviv for now and a tense atmosphere surrounding Israel’s decisive step.
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JERUSALEM
David Ben-Gurion
Holy City
United Nations
Israel
old city
Jordan
Tel Aviv
U. N
Palestine Post
Iowa City lawyer says romance was mutual in slaying case
Defense attorney Clair Hamilton countered claims of a one sided romance in the murder case of Margaret Anne Jackson, insisting the couple were deeply in love and that the death was accidental if involved. County prosecutor Jack White said investigators found definite intent.
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IOWA CITY
Robert E. Bednasek
University of Iowa
Hamilton
Bednasek
Miss Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Emil Bednasek
Aquitania to be taken from active service
Liverpool dispatch reports the Cunard Whitestar company will retire the 35 year old transatlantic liner Aquitania from active service. The announcement marks the end of an era for the famed ship that has carried passengers across the Atlantic for decades.
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LIVERPOOL
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Cunard Whitestar company
Disaster at Swift & Co plant in Sioux City kills and injures many
On December 14 an explosion at the Swift & Co packing plant in Sioux City Iowa destroyed part of a five story building. Authorities estimated at least 24 dead and up to 200 injured as fire and gas leaks hampered rescue efforts. Gas was blamed and emergency units including the national guard were deployed. Relatives flooded switchboards as officials worked to confirm casualties.
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SIOUX CITY
Iowa
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Swift & Co
warn elem
Walter W. Lindgren
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Jandgren
Al Wright
Swift
company
cary
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Walter Krebs
Jebs
national guard
naval reserve
scrgeant
Hovant Jonsen
Sioux City Police geave
department
naval reeserve
national cuard
Hoover Proposal Gains Support Across government reform push
Washington December 14 opposition to the Hoover report reorganization plan gains momentum in and out of Congress. A two day conference by the citizens committee for the Hoover report awarded Louis Johnson a special plaque for service to streamline defense. Johnson aims for a billion dollar defense budget cut and a broad restructuring to complete executive branch reforms. Senator Lucas said Truman plans to send up to a dozen reorganization plans to Congress in January.
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WASHINGTON
congress
citizens committee
JOHNSON
Defense
Louis Johnson
national defense establishment
Charles B. Coates
Truman
Hoover commission
Lucas of
Iinois
senate
Mature Refuses Gangster Role Under Studio Suspension
Hollywood reports Victor Mature is suspended by 20th Century Fox after refusing a gangster role for another studio. Fox stated it bought Mature’s contract from Hal Roach and allows RKO one film per year. Mature declined the part saying he hadn’t seen the finished script but it didn’t look good for him.
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HOLLYWOOD
VPI
Victor Mature
20th Century Fox
Fox
Mature
Hal Roach
RKO
Mr. Whiskers
Urey Calls Atom Shipment Fuss Silly in Congress
Atomic scientist Harold C. Urey said the wartime atomic shipments to Russia were a normal article of commerce and that public hysteria over the matter is unfounded. He criticized the House Atomic Energy Committee for limited gains, urged secrecy reduction, and proposed an engineer replace chairman David E. Lilienthal as head of the committee.
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WASHINGTON
Harold C. Urey
congress
Russia
University of Chicago
The
house
Urey
United States
air corps
George Racey Jordan
lend
Jordan
Atlantic union committee
David E. Lillenthal
atomic energy committee
Indonesia Signs New Constitution
Batavia Java December 14 representatives of 16 Indonesian states and territories signed a ten iet4 combination forming a united state of Indonesia sovereign though inked with the Dutch crown. The constitution takes effect when sovereignty is transferred likely December 27 as colonies surrender after 300 years of Dutch rule. A new nation of about 7 million will have a federation with a president and ministers, a house of representatives and a senate.
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BATAVIA
Java
Indonesia
southwest Pacific
house of representatives
senate
Grand Jury Probes Maragon Activity
A federal grand jury in Washington will hear next Tuesday in the case of John Maragon accused by investigators of giving false testimony in the live per eter inquiry. Maragon frequently visited the White House to see Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan, military aide to President Truman. U S Attorney George Martin Foy said several witnesses have been summoned before the grand jury.
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WASIDINGTON
Nec
John Maragon
fale
Maragon
White House
Harry Vaughan
Truman
U. S
George Martie Foy
Clash With Plane Bars Iuly Fight Wounds Reported
Five persons were wounded in clashes with police as land reform agitation broke out at Montescagitints near a town 40 miles south of here. The incident followed a day of protests and unrest as authorities attempted to quell demonstrations in the area.
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policr
Montescagtints
here
Defiant Kostov To Be Hanged and 10 Imprisoned
Defiant Kostov faces execution by hanging while ten others are imprisoned. The article details a Bulgarian case with references to courts, sentences, and related figures. Names and places appear amid a chaotic OCR narrative.
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Kostov
Debi Taft Faces Voter Concerns At Meeting
Voters express worry over spending and policy at a Taft led gathering. The event covered budget questions, local programs, and potential impacts on services amid ongoing public debate.
Legislator Urges American Imports
A scrambled, fragmentary text cites a legislator urging American imports and mentions tariffs, trade terms, and policy intent. The readable portions reference a push to "make them really" something and discuss potential economic measures, but no clear actions or dates are established.
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