Taft vows fight if labor law repeal moves ahead
Senator Taft commits to opposing any administration effort to repeal the Taft Hartley act. He says repealing it would effectively wipe out the Wagner act and notes Truman and labor leaders seek restoration of the pre-1947 law. Taft hints at senate leadership plans and unity among Republicans.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Taft
Ohio
Truman
congress
Europe
senate
Wherry
senate Republicans
GOP
ROhio
capitol
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Millikin
RCalo
Seven Killed in U S Bomber Crash Near Shreveport
Seven men died when a B-25 bomber nosedived into a pasture 75 miles southeast of Shreveport and exploded. The aircraft, en route from Biggs AFB El Paso to Miami, carried five airmen and two Navy hitchhikers. Names to be released after next of kin notification.
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SHREVEPORT
here
public information
Barksdale air force base
Biggs air force base
El Paso
Texas
Miami
Fla
Berlin Border Tension Bases On Border Incident
British soldiers held after a border clash were released, one wounded. U S Gen Clay thanked France for destroying Radio Berlin towers near Tegel airfield to protect airlift operations, while Soviet denial followed. The incident is portrayed as settled though tensions linger.
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BERLIN
Charles Knill
Duderstadt
Bad Oeyhausen
Knill
Brian Robertson
Frankfurst
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Radio
Tegel air field
Clay
Radio Berlin
Tegel
Treasure Found In Shabby Hut In Trenton
An aged recluse found near death in a frame shack outside Trenton had 3568 dollars in pennies and silver coins. He was reported in fair condition at St Francis Hospital today after officials removed him from the ruin filled hut.
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TRENTON
N. J
st. Francis hospital
Probers Promise Vital Witness in Spy Hearings
The House un American activities committee located a new witness for Monday's spy hearings. The former Communist has agreed to talk under FBI protection after a subpoena. Mundt and Clark discussed tightening anti espionage laws with quick action by the new Congress.
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WASHINGTON
house
un American activities committee
FBI
New York
Rep
McDowell
RPa
Mundt
ASC
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Clark
congress
justice department
Dutch Form New East Indies Rule
The Hague December decree outlines a transition regime for a unified Indonesia or Netherlands East Indies, sidelining the republic. UN committee reports Dutch and Indonesian talks strained by recent breakoffs and a plan for an interim United States of Indonesia. Indonesian leaders warn negotiations may be closed to political agreement amid Dutch threats of possible occupation. formation delayed beyond January 1 due to political position of non republic states.
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THE HAGUE
Indonesia
Netherlands East Indies
United Nations good offices committee
security council
Paris
U. S
Merle Cochran
Netherlands
Republic
United States
United Nations
Soedjatmoko Mangoendiningrat
Reopen Talks in Vienna on Austrian Peace Treaty
Tass reports the Soviet Union is waiting to reopen negotiations for a peace treaty with Austria. The Dec 18 update notes renewed effort to seek a settlement, with Russia showing readiness to resume talks in Vienna.
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VIENNA
Tass
Soviet union
Austria
Poor Santa Claus Beaten Out Of Hotel In San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 18 a red suited Santa was evicted from the Al hotel on Howard street for disturbing the peace. Ali Mohammed, owner manager, said the man shouted and disrupted tenants and he threw him out. Clifton Van Meter a 55 year old school janitor said Miss Margaret McCullough had sent him to play Santa for a family with six children. He claimed Mohammed attacked him, threw him down stairs and left him pants less with his whiskers and hat removed. He went to police seeking assault charges but officers listened and did not intervene.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Santa Claus
Santa
Ali Mohammed
Howard street
Mohammed
Ali
Clifton Van Meter
Van Meter
Margaret McCullough
Miss McCullough
Bolice
Jury Upheld Film Writer Les ter Cole's Reinstatement
A federal court jury in Los Angeles on December 18 upheld Les ter Cole in his suit for reinstatement to his $1,350 weekly MGM job after a four hour deliberation. Final judgment was postponed to Monday as Cole also seeks $71,550 in back pay. Cole, part of The Hollywood Ten, was suspended after contempt of Congress for refusing to disclose his political affiliation before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
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LOS ANGELES
Lester Cole
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Cole
Hollywood ten
congress
house committee on unAmerican
U. S
Leon R. Yankwich
Observers Predict Lower Food Costs For 1949
Chicago, Dec 18 AP retailers and suppliers in the food industry foresee stable to slightly lower prices in 1949. They expect increased supplies, higher sales, and a more varied diet, with better service in retail stores amid ongoing inflation concerns and improved marketing of farm abundance.
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CHICAGO
secretaries of agriculture and commerce
National Grocers Bultin
National Association of Retail Grocers
association
Charles Sawyer
commerce
the
bulletin
Sawyer
Charles F. Brannan
America
department
United States
Flood Waters Hamper Rescue in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais
Flooding after 17 days of rain in Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais disrupts relief efforts. Death toll around 600 with 310 bodies recovered. About 7,000 homeless and 1,000 injured. Starvation and disease threaten survivors amid 1,200 square miles of disrupted transport. Army, sanitation crews, and Red Cross aid the injured and displaced.
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RIO DE JANEIRO
Minas Gerais
Red Cross
Hitchhikers Held In Woman's Death Details Emerge
ERIE Michigan December 18 Two young hitchhikers were arrested hours after landlady Lucille Harweld was bludgeoned to death in her Toledo Ohio area rooming house investigators said Harold Sweet 22 of Johnstown Ohio and Ira Thomas Howell 17 Beckley West Virginia admitted the robbery slaying police reported State Trooper Edward Mongeon identified the suspects as AWOL from the army and said the pair fled with a diamond ring and a watch after the crime.
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ERIE
Mich
UP—States
Toledo Ohio
Lucille Harweld
Edward Mongeon
Harold Sweet
Johnstown
Ohio
Ira Thomas Howell
Beckley
W. Va
Mongeon
Nationalist armies retreat from Hwai river defense line
Nationalist forces pull south from the Hwai river line near Pengpu as Communist columns push west and east. Government HQ moves toward Nanking, bridges and rail lines are sabotaged, Pengpu may remain in government hands but useless for now. Civilians seek safety as trains carry troops and refugees southward.
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Liu Shih
Pengpu
Nanking
China
Hwai river
Manking
Chuhsien
Hwai
Fei river
Sacred Heart
here
Pukow
Yangtze
Chiang Kai-Shek
pene
Humnan
Pledge to Defend Peiping as Peace Talks Rise
In Nanking a pledge to defend Peiping to the last man was issued by Gen Fu Tso Yi as fighting nears the city. Nationalists claim Reds hold fields west and aircraft south, with a siege possible though hopes persist Peiping will be spared. Hong Kong reports a peace vibe from Chiang Kai-shek's side while Li Ch Shen hints at leadership changes and coalition talks.
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NANKING
Peiping
China
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peining
Fu Tso-Yi
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
Chu Hsi-Chun
Hopeh
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Li Ch-Shen
James D. White
White
Chiang
Kuomintang revolutionary committee
Li Tsung-Jen
Grand Jury Questions Sayre in Spy Trail Case
New federal grand jury extends the spy investigation and is expected to question Francis B. Sayre former assistant secretary of state and UN delegate. Sayre’s former tenure includes an associate Alger Hiss, who denies passing confidential documents to Whittaker Chambers as the case unfolds beyond the Philippines tenure.
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state department
Mundt
Chambers
Miss Bentley
New York federal grand jury
Alger Hiss
house
Clark
NEW YORK
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
U. S
Philippines
United Nations
Paris
Whittaker Chambers
Saint's Face Masks Three Thieves Who Rob Boatman
Three men wearing Santa Claus masks robbed Eli Hackney, operator of the Hackney boat yard in Atlantic City New Jersey, last night. They grabbed $2200 from a small safe after forcing him at gunpoint and escaped in an automobile after ripping out telephone wires.
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ATLANTIC CITY
N. J
Eli Hackney
Hackney boat yard
Christmas Church Programs Told
Sunday church column notes local congregations share Christmas programs with readings carols and seasonal services. Activities include pageant rehearsals and morning worship at area churches.
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REDS
EEKS POST
U.S
New East Indies
MUMEWARD
Clarence Peddicord
Jean Skogland
Portland
Ore
Saint
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