Congress Ends With Turbulent Session Leader Switch Looms
Washington December 31 Congress closes as Republicans claim control of the 80th Senate after a brisk session. Truman era package rejected, Democrats push for one milestone extension on Hoover committee reorganization. McKellar Tydings clash over president pro tempore fight shapes the opening of the new Congress with Barkley stepping to vice presidency and Lucas taking majority leader duties. House Dems prepare to organize with Rayburn as speaker and McCormack as floor leader while GOP roster remains unsettled ahead of January start.
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Rhee Denounces Soviet Evacuation Report As False
Seoul reports President Syngman Rhee in a radio address refutes a claim Soviet troops fully evacuated north Korea by Christmas. He cites UN commission plans for January and urges free voting when reunification talks resume while noting potential risks if Soviet forces regroup.
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New Year Traditions Form Mixed Global Observances
A wartime backdrop frames diverse New Year rites across Europe Asia and the Middle East. From London’s shifting displays to Denmark Italy and the Soviet bloc tightening restrictions and easing rationing, ancient superstitions spur customs while leaders hint at peace and reforms for 1949. Generals praise postwar progress in Japan as Java eyes a midnight end to fighting.
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Truman Seeks New Deal Path With Key Advisors
President Truman meets with Vice President-elect Barkley, Rep Rayburn, Sen Lucas, and Rep McCormack to map the New Deal before Congress. Domestic issues and foreign policy weigh in as he previews the State of the Union and a joint session next week.
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Frustrated Love Shooting Motive Clouded by Crime in Ohio Farm
In Newark Ohio a woman’s frustrated courtship is cited as a possible motive in a double killing. Jane Williams a 43 year old schoolteacher was slain with shotgun blasts at a country estate. Ernest Roley 55 and Ellis Raymond McLaughlin 38 were wounded as circumstances unfolded. Jack Hodson 63 was seriously wounded invading the home. Mary Williams 50 escaped unharmed.
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Dutch Ignore Peace Deadline In Indonesia At Year End
Batavia dispatch reports no formal cease fire proclaimed as 1947 ends. Dutch spokesman in Paris told UN Council hostilities would end by year end in Java and Sumatra, but Beel warned no cease fire and no termination of fighting. Speech urges Indonesians to accept new situation and build a united Indonesia despite unrest.
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Late war brides allowed to stay despite deadline
Five German war brides will be allowed to stay in New York despite arriving 40 hours after the deadline set by the war brides act. The cutoff midnight last Wednesday defined the period, but exemptions will permit their continued residence.
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Pipes Sharply Criticized as BBC Rules Call Piping Not Music
London dispatch notes Scottish pipers outraged by BBC ruling that bag piping is not music. Musicians say piping may be broadcast without violating rules, though unions demand the band stop during air time. Douglas McPherson condemns the decision as outrageous yet concedes pipes will be heard while others are spared.
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Primate Mindszenty Letter Published by Vatican Office
Rome December 31 Vatican press office released Cardinal Mindszenty's spiritual testament distributed to his clergy before his arrest by Hungary's Communist government. The document urges Roman Catholic clergymen in Hungary to remain steadfast in faith and stems from the Magyar Kurir office, self described as central Catholic news for East and Central Europe.
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Barber Plagued by False-Order Heckling in Cleveland
Cleveland resident Fred W. Abbey a barber living at 4785 Memphis Avenue S. E. Endures false deliveries and prank calls from a mysterious heckler. Neighbor Jim Belson also targeted as more calls and misdirected deliveries continue. Abbey reports threats and odd incidents including a bomb joke and a fake date request, leading to removal of his telephone. Both men seek peace in the new year.
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Railroads win partial temporary freight rate boost
Washington news reports the Interstate Commerce Commission granting a temporary freight rate rise averaging just over five percent, instead of the requested thirteen percent. In effect five day implementation, with regional variations up to six percent in eastern and southern zones, and caps on per hundred pound increases for fruits vegetables and certain goods. The ruling aims to raise about 425 million dollars annually pending hearings on a permanent increase.
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Yugoslavia Loses Trade With Russia
Moscow reports a new 1949 trade pact cuts Yugoslavia’s trade with the Soviet Union to one-eighth of 1948 levels due to Tito government hostility. The Tass distributed announcement states the protocol foresees the reduction and cites unfriendly Yugoslav policies.
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Israeli Offensive Crosses Partition Across Negev Front
TEL AVIV December 31. A military spokesman disclosed that the Jewish army’s second Negev offensive crossed partition lines into Arab parts of Palestine. The UN partition last year assigned parts of the Negev to Israel and to the Arabs. The spokesman declined to comment on other reports including a possible U N Security Council nomination.
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Chiang Kai shek signals peace talk with conditions
In Nanking Chiang Kai shek said the government was willing to discuss ending the war with the Chinese Communists but insisted on conditions. He pledged to preserve sovereignty and constitutionalism while safeguarding the armed forces and minimum living standards. The Communist radio quickly rejected negotiation, urging continued revolution to its end.
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Rain swollen rivers flood in northeast region
Rain swollen rivers caused extensive flood damage across New England New York and New Jersey evacuating hundreds of families halting trains and roads with one death reported in Massachusetts. Dams were threatened and multiple communities were cut off as rescuers moved 50 families in Center Berlin upstate New York and others in North Adams Massachusetts Farmington Connecticut and Hemlington Virginia amid rising waters and ice jams. Extreme rainfall totals and forecasts pointed to a temporary peak followed by a freezing spell to stabilize flows. The response included National Guard state police and Red Cross mobilization across affected states.
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Gustiest Lie of Year Crowned in Alberta Storm Tale
Burlington Wisconsin year end contest honors L W Tupper of Patricia Alberta as world champion liar for 1948 with a tale of 2000 post holes blown out by a northwester. His yarn sent Patricia’s wind story to the top, a Canadian entry winning for the first time since 1929.
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