Chinese Claim Kunming Taken From Rebels
Chinese Nationalists say the 26th army recaptured Kunming from defecting troops as the Nationalist government fled to Chengtu. Commander Li Mi was released at the airport. Police faced crowds at the British consulate as many sought visas to Hong Kong and entry to the United States. Claire Chennault announced seizure of CNAC and CAT properties in Hong Kong and asked protection for the airlines’ assets.
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Kunming
U.S
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Li Mi
Lu Han
Yunnan
Red China
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Britain
United States
Claire L. Chennault
China National aviation
Central Air Transport corporations
New Housing Aids On Truman List
Washington December 19 A federal housing official said a broad program to build homes costing 8500 to 10000 has a high place on President Truman's congressional agenda. The plan aims to widen private construction while relaxing federal loan guarantees to aid middle income families including non veterans and rental units for the forgotten man. The proposal mirrors Sparkman’s earlier Senate bill and seeks to align with current housing demand trends.
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federal housing administration
Sparkman
Ala
U N Trus Anew For Israel Rule
U N trusteeship begins anew on drafting a statute for international rule of Jerusalem. Israel and Hashemite Jordan factions clash over plans to regionalize the city. Abdullah and Israeli authorities push toward a peace settlement as U N discussions stall on censure and formal statements.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
U. N. assembly
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Abdullah
U. N
U S backs land reform in Italy for peasants
Rome Dec 19 The United States endorses Premier Alcide de Gasperi's plan to redistribute vast estates in Calabria and beyond. ERP chief James D Zellerbach backs broad land ownership, linking reform to higher rural living standards and increased Italian production as Parliament considers a nationwide scheme to divvy up 3.7 million acres to about 500000 landless peasants.
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ROME
United States
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Calabria
Zellerbach
tthe
U. S
Neto
Zelterbach
De Gasper
Lobbying Probe Targets Listed
Washington Dec. 19 UPI The chief proper in congress plans a probe into lobbying in medicine real estate and related fields Rep Buchanan chairman of a special House committee said start date is Jan 15 Reports deny focus on the American Medical Association and socialized medicine He said the inquiry will cover government agency lobbying for compulsory health insurance public housing and other interests with balanced examination of all sides
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WASHINGTON
UPI
congress
Rep
Buchanan
D-Pa
house
American Medical association
Priest to Russia ends 10 month delay
Washington December 19. After ten months delay Russia has agreed to allow an American Roman Catholic priest to go to Moscow to serve the American colony.
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RUSSIA
WASHINGTON
Moscow
Russians Build Battleships and Long-Range Submarines
Jane's Fighting Ships reports Soviet naval expansion with three 35 000-ton rocket submarines and radio guided weapons, plus blueprint ships and a goal of 750 to 1000 long-range subs by 1951. Russia already fields two battleships and plans a vast fleet distribution across the Far East Baltic Black and White seas.
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LONDON
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United States
Soviet
Russia
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Iwo
Soviet union
Jane's
U.S. 8
Germany
Moscow
Jane
Baltic
Far East
Sayre Linked To Red Network Details
A witness testified that in 1940 Francis B. Sayre, then a U S representative on the United Nations trusteeship council and former assistant secretary of state, led a pre war Communist apparatus in the state department. Malcolm Cowley, a journalist, said Chambers mentioned Sayre at a December 13 1940 Weston hotel meeting as Hiss’s boss and praise him for his work.
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NEW YORK
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Francis B. Sayre
U. S
United Nations trusteeship council
state department
Malcolm Cowley
Chambers
Hiss
Sayre
Jon Wilson
Wood- Cowley
new Weston
Dewey Summons Engineers For Water Shortage Study
Governor Dewey summoned New York water officials and engineering aides to a late day conference on the citys water crisis with no advance announce ment of possible steps. City reservoirs were at 34.8 percent capacity and Croton Catskill storage stood at 8.5 billion gallons amid forecast light rain. If rains fail city officials warned drastic action including rationing may be needed.
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ALBANY
N. Y
Gno v. Thomas FE
Dewey
New York City
Croton
Catskill
weather bureau
Stephen J. Carney
hrera
state water power and cordial commission
Rights Bill Promises Rich Political Profit
WashingtonDec 19 UPI Administration Democrats count on swift political profits from a civil rights showdown in the next Congress. The FePC bill would enforce race and creed employment rules, widening splits with southern Democrats. Taft opposes and offers voluntary compliance measure. House moves by labor group to bypass rules blockade. Democrats foresee political gain regardless of outcome.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
congress
caccion
will hoo Tan
Lucas
Hinois
senate
fair employment practices commission
FEPC
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
national association for the advancement of colored people
house labor committee
rules committee
Chawman Lesinski
DMich
Automobile Club Tax Exemption Rejected by Court
The Supreme Court ruled that automobile clubs are not exempt from federal income and excess profits taxes. It refused to review a California association’s appeal, upholding the San Francisco appeals court decision that the group is not entitled to tax exemption.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
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California State automobile association
U. S. court of appeals
San Francisco
British Court Hands General Prison Sentence
A British military court sentenced former Field Marshal Erich von Manstein to 18 years in prison for atrocities by German troops in Poland and Russia. He was found guilty on nine charges, acquitted on eight, and the sentence dates from today pending higher authority approval. Manstein will be imprisoned at Werl with other war crimes inmates. his calm demeanor held throughout the verdict.
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HAMBURG
Germany
Erich von Manstein
Manstein
Slttler
Poland
Russia
Britain
Winston Churchill
Walter von Brauchitsch
Gerd von Rundsted
Adolf Strauss
Werl
Hamm
Albert, Kesselring
Nikolaus von lalkenhorst
CALM Manstein
Accused Unions Shun CIO Trial
In Washington on December 19, leaders from the California state industrial union council and the Office and Professional Workers union failed to appear for hearings on their ouster from the CIO. Special committees met anyway to take charges and consider recommendations. The Office Workers union led by James Durkin faces expulsion if charges are upheld. The California council leadership faces internal calls for reorganization and a new charter. The hearings proceed as the first of ten CIO unions charged to face trial after the convention ousted two unions for alleged communist leanings. The closed session was set for 30 a.m. EST at CIO headquarters with CIO leaders Emil Rieve Martin Wagner and Harry Sayre presiding.
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WASHINGTON
UMeers
California state of council
United Office and Professional workers
office workers | union
James Durkin
New York City
California state industrial union council
CIO
ias
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile workers
Martin Wagner
CI0 Chemical workers
Harry Sayre
Paper workers
Pact powers crunch cost of defending nations
Paris December 19 VPI men who hold the purse strings of the North Atlantic pact met today to compute the dollar cost of defending their nations against possible Russian attack. The finance chiefs discussed budget needs, funding sources, and long term military expenditures amid rising East West tensions.
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PARIS
VPI
New Mother Goose Offends No Nursery
A gentler edition of Mother Goose debuts in London as Old Rhymes For New rewrites harsh verses. Geoffrey Hall and Arthur Thompson invested 14000 pounds to replace grim lines with friendly versions. Sponsor Mavis Lady Paget cites psychological backing to shield children from brutality.
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LONDON
Miss Muffet
Humpty Dumpty
Manchester
Geoffrey Hall
Hall
Arthur Thompson
Three Nations Seek Training Weapon Unity
Fragmentary text references three nations pursuing training and weapon unity. Readable portions mention training efforts and possible collaborative aims, but concrete details, dates, places, or named groups are unclear amid garbled OCR.
Spy Hunt Figures Scoff at Story
Washington, Deetrot. A World War II espionage tale alleges a spy sought sabotage. Testimony by witnesses links a Red scare narrative to FBI inquiries and Senate investigations. The dialogue ties political campaigns to wartime rumors and charges against alleged Communist influencings.
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WASHINGTON
FBI
John diber
Mr. Verner
Chainmain McCarran
Banking Officer Pleads Guilty in Clearing House Scam
William Dennison Dubie, longtime banking official and secretary treasurer of the city clearing house associations, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud in a case accusing him of plotting to falsify daily bank clearings. He had previously pled innocent to a related charge and changed his plan before sessions. One count is a felony with potential prison time. the other is a lesser charge carrying a year in the city penitentiary. The scheme allegedly involved fake city bank clearing figures and a payout of about 30 million dollars.
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REW
YORK
Wiliam Dennison Dubie
force cereretary
Duble
howe
Tax Exemption Hike Proposed for Local Relief
Unclear text suggests a proposal to raise tax exemptions, aiming to ease fiscal pressure for residents or specific groups. The fragmentary note mentions terms like tax exemption hike and related municipal considerations, with no clear names, dates, or positions identifiable.
Truman Vacation Draws to Close
The article notes the winding down of the Truman vacation period with limited readable details and scattered OCR fragments. No clear dates, people, or organizations are discernible beyond the general reference to a closing phase observed in the text.
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