Secret Tax Scandal Hearing Narrows Focus on Naster
Washington dispatch reports Bert K. Naster questioned in secret by House Ways and Means panel about a $500000 tax shakedown claim. Testimony points to public hearings next week with Grunewald and Henry Grunewald subpoenaed. Teitelbaum accuses Naster and Nathan of pressuring him. President Truman contemplates steps including FBI inquiry or bipartisan probe, with hearings set to resume in January after San Francisco sessions.
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Washington
Bert K. Naster
House
Ways and Means
Hollywood
Fla
Adrian W. Dewind
Naster
Dewind
Henry Gurnewall
Grunewald
Georgetown Hospital
Abraham Teitelbaum
Chicago
al Capone
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Miami
Teitelbaum
San Francisco
McGhee Named Ambassador to Turkey in White House Move
President Truman issued a recess appointment for George C. McGhee of Dallas and Waco as ambassador to Turkey, succeeding George Wadsworth. McGhee, 39, will be the youngest ambassador in the diplomatic service. Burton Berry will act as secretary temporarily. Wadsworth resigns with praise for his Turkey work.
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Key West
Truman
George C. McGhee
Turkey
McGhee
George Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Waco
Dallas
State Department
White House
Burton Y. Berry
United States
James L. Palmer
Chicago
Palmer
Marshall Field & Co
McCormick
SMU
Oxford
Cecilia Degolyer
J. Degolyer
W. L.clayton
Houston
Midland DP to Start Small in Los Angeles Return
Alexander Ranezay the one millionth displaced person plans to take a truck drivers or gardener job next week. He arrived with wife Lydia 21 Erika 10 and daughter Lydia on Nov 18 in Midland sponsored by William Y Penn. Ranezay will start small in Los Angeles as a store clerk for Lydia studies fashion design while his wife cannot work. Lydia will study on a scholarship. The family rents an apartment near downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Alexander Ranezay
Midland
Tex
Ranezay
Lydia
Erika
William Y. Penn
Penn
West Coast
Matthias Lani
Catholic Resettlement Organization
Lani
Ranczay
Leipzig University School of Agriculture
Odessa Polio Feud Escalates Over Open Toilet Claims
Odessa and the Texas State Health Department clash again over polio causes as officials dispute a report of 3000 open toilets. Rep. Rutherford quoted Ehlers denying an admission of error and detailing a 44 toilet figure.
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Austin
Odessa
State Health Department
West Texas
J. T. Rutherford
Health Department
W. M. Ehlers
Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Rutherford
Ehlers
E. C. Nelson
George W. Cox
Cox
Associated Press
Typhoon Threat Hits East Central Philippines
Islands in the East Central Philippines may face a Pacific typhoon before noon Sunday. The powerful storm is projected to bring winds up to 135 miles per hour near its center.
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Manila
Philippines
Release Seen for Vets Called Into Services Without Consent
The armed services plan to send home many reservists recalled to active duty without consent in coming months. New law limits active duty to 16 to 24 months depending on status, with specifics varying by branch and reserve type. Navy and Marine provisions and special groups also outline release timelines through 1952.
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Washington
Dec
Armed Services
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Sept
Army
Navy
Air Force
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Air National Guard
Marine Corps
Merchants Split On December Business Compared To Last Year
A Snyder survey shows Christmas buying boosts layaway sales and overall volume. Merchants report stronger late November to early December activity, with several projecting December totals matching or beating last year. Some new stores opened recently and others added staff to handle demand.
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Snyder
Myron Roe
Roe
Jack Craft
Craft Studio & Camera Shop
Jack Emel
McDonald’s Department Store
Collie Fish
Fish & Newton Hardware & Sporting Goods
Joe Stinson
Owens Department Store
Snow Hits North Texas as Panhandle Sees Heavy Snowfall
Snow and strong winds swept North Texas and the Panhandle on Saturday. Seven inches covered Borger with snow reaching Plainview and El Paso reporting five inches. temperatures dropped into the 40s and 50s. A National Guard pilot died in a crash west of Amarillo believed caused by the storm, and 19 year old Jeff W. Brooks of Robert Lee was killed when his car veered off a slick highway near El Paso. Continued cold weather was forecast for a Sunday.
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Panhandle
Borger
Plainview
el Paso
Lubbock
Big Spring
Wichita Falls
Houston
National Guard
Amarillo
Jeff W. Brooks
Robert Lee
Tex
Less Success In Store For Winnie's Visit
Washington reports indicate Prime Minister Churchill will meet President Truman next month to discuss postwar issues and a proposed four power meeting including Stalin. Analysts expect Churchill to be disappointed as Truman resists direct negotiations with Stalin and the WWII style Anglo American partnership fades.
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John M. Hightower Washngton
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
State Department
Foreign Office
Washington
Roosevelt
Pravda ridicules U S version of downed plane
Pravda denounces U S State Department claims about an American plane shot down in Hungary by Soviet fighters. It questions why the plane carried maps of the Ukraine and Volga regions and ridicules the notion the flight was a navigation error.
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Pravda
U.S
Hungary
Moscow
U.S State Department
Lincoln White
Communist Party
Ukraine
Volga
Russia
Romania
Truce talks stall over supervising armistice provisions
Army and Communist negotiators in Korea remained deadlocked over who would supervise a cease fire. The talks at Panmunjom produced no breakthroughs on inspection and troop rotation after five hours of debate.
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Korea
Panmunjom
North Korea
Peiping Radio
Alan Winnington
London Daily Worker
Howard M. Turner
Turner
Reds
Lee Sang Cho
British Force Demolishes Village for Suez Road Plan
British troops backed by five tanks bulldozed a mud village at Suez to clear a route for a new road and bridge. Egyptian police were ordered to resist by force, yet no contact was reported as the work began at dawn and aimed to bypass a danger point near the canal.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez
Fuad Serag el Din
Atl Pomt
Sir George Erskine
Canal Zone
Sweetwater Canal
Erskine
Serag el Din
Defense Costs May Rise With Korea War
The Pentagon warned that national defense costs could increase beyond current projections in a semiannual report covering the first full year of the Korean War. Prepared by former Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall, the document notes the program may need upward adjustment and stresses preparedness as essential to preventing another world war.
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Washington
Dec
Pentagon
Defense Department
George C. Marshall
Marshall
West Insists On Control Of Atomic Bomb
In a UN session the United States Britain and France urged continued control of atomic energy before any ban. Padilla rejected claims of Western unity on immediate prohibition, noting ongoing disagreements. The Big Four will review replies and possibly revise the memorandum for Monday's meeting.
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Paris
Dec
United States
Britain
France
U. N. Assembly
Luis Padilla Nervo
Padilla
Fast and West
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Soviet Union
U. N
Kiwanis Seeks Help To Find Families For Christmas Aid
The Kiwanis Club asks the public to identify needy families for Christmas food and toy gifts. Submit head of household name, full address, and children's ages and sexes to the Daily News. The fund was boosted by a Negro football game fundraiser on November 30.
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Kiwanis Club
Daily News
Kiwanis Fund
USO Drive Closes as County Reaches Goal in Scurry
The USO drive in Scurry County has met its $1,120 quota and closed. Chairman M. L. Andress said funds go to state headquarters to count toward Texans’ $700,000 state goal. Treas. Ralph Geisenhower and supporters Melvin Newton Phil Burns Malvep Stevenson Dr. Robert Harrove Harold Grant Walker Da and Boss Baze aided the effort.
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USO
Scurry County
M. L. Andress
Andress
Ralph Geisenhower
Melvin Newton
Phil Burns
Malvep Stevenson
Robert Harrove
Harold Grant
Walker da
Boss Baze
Truman to Return In Surprise Move From Key West
President Truman will fly to Washington on Sunday for a Monday White House meeting with the joint chiefs of staff and State Department officials. Assistant press secretary Irving Perimeter said no further questions would be answered about the talk, and no exact return date had been announced.
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Key West White House
Truman
Key West
Fla
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
White House
Perimeter
Naval Submarine Base
Mr. Man
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