Forrestal denies pushbutton war myth and urges draft plan
Defense Secretary Forrestal told Congress the idea of a pushbutton war is an illusion and today warfare relies on manpower. He urged prompt action on a universal military learning bill and said a draft may be needed indefinitely without universal service. The House Armed Services Committee held hearings led by Chairman Andrews.
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Defense
Forrestal
Congress
Barrental
House Armed Services Committee
Avithout AM
Hearnga
Andrews
Ran.y
Truman
Explosive Potentials In Colombia Questioned By Editorial
Marquila Childs writes that the key issue after Colombia's bloody revolt is whether officials are sufficiently informed about explosive potentials. The piece appears among pages 28 and 29 along with comics, horoscopes, and regular features. The editorial notes are part of today’s newspaper layout.
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Washington
Colombia
Marqula Childs
Tia Jean Kain
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Bridge
Inq
Music City Life
Winchell
Barrier Halts Troops on Vienna Highway
United States military and Austrian civilian traffic on the Vienna to American zone highway were halted by a road barrier erected by Soviet and Austrian police. Barricades and piled bollards blocked the main route at St Poelten, stopping all vehicles until the roadblock could be completed. This marked a major disruption to American communications with Austria as part of ongoing sealing efforts around Vienna.
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Vienna
United States
Trafic
Austria
Russinog Austofan
St. Poellen
Dunation
Jews Hold Key Village Kastel in Jewish Hands
Reporters with Hagarah fighters reached Jeru salem hilltop Kastel, noting quiet except for sniping as Jewish forces confirmed control. Government said a Jewish airplane was shot down between Jerusalem and Hebron by the British lifeguards regiment.
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Jerusalem
Kastel
Tel Aviv
Hagarah
Hebron
Party Ends in Riot at Vic's Hall Injures Guest
About 75 men and women clashed with around 25 Chicago police at Vic's Hall last night during a party for Miss Phom. The disturbance began over dancing partner selection and one person was injured and taken to Bridewell Hospital.
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Misa Laverne
Vic's Hall
Chicago
Miss Phom
Avas
Bridewell Hospital
Mines Wash Ashore Along Oregon and Washington Coasts
Five Japanese mines washed ashore on Oregon and Washington beaches with a Coast Guard warning to stay clear. One mine was detonated near the Columbia River mouth, bringing total observed mines to 33 in 11 days, as two youths near Newport reported a dangerous horned mine.
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Astoria
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Coast Guard
Columbia River
Neah Bay
Wash
Coast
Newport
Russia to Resume Jap Repatriation
Tokyo reports Russia will resume repatriation of Japanese war prisoners next month after a long delay. An estimated 696000 Japanese remain in Soviet areas while virtually all others interned elsewhere have been returned home.
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Tokyo
Russia
Far East
Pacific
Governor Dewey vetoes bills creating Empire State Exposition
Albany Governor Dewey vetoed two bills to establish the Empire State Exposition Corporation to replace the State Fair. He cited funding risks and urged further study by all interested parties before Jan 15 1949. The action preserves time for review while state plans for the Syracuse expo continue.
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Albany
Jdewey
Empire State Exposition Corporation
State Rate Commission
Syracusgy
Clellan S. Forsythe
Earsman
Anniversary Rites Held at FDR Grave
Hyde Park observes the third anniversary of President Roosevelt with services under the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. Speakers include Trygve Lie secretary general of the United Nations and Henry Morgenthau Jr secretary of the treasury under Roosevelt.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Franklin D
85 year old man defuses armed intruder in Rochester grill
Joseph Eis mann, 85, alone in his grill, faced a teen intruder who demanded money or a shooting. Eis mann seized a large butcher knife and threatened to cut the assailant if he did not flee, frightening the gunman away.
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Rochester
Joseph
Eismann
Loss and Profit in a Wandering Theatrical Tale
The fragment recalls Burns Mantle the theater critic and a joking luncheon tale about bereavement and life insurance. A widower laments the value of a wife after loss, and a friend comments on insurance. The exchange underscores humor and tragedy in a single anecdote.
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Burns Mantle
Alory
Aban
Jdsuuinhce
George
Crash Injures Priest and Others in Mapleord Baldwinsville Area
A two car collision near Mapleord Baldwinsville injures Rev. Msgr. Michael Steines and Mrs. Bert Morrison among six others. Laughton’s vehicle and a southbound car collide. Steines suffers chest and head injuries. Morrison multiple injuries. Mrs Lowe, widow of Byron Lowe, survives with family. Funeral services planned at Welter funeral home.
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Alion Low
Michael Steines
Moly Trinkky Church
Baldwinnesville
Lowe
Chester Laughton
Loos Oswerd Mayr
Sleben
Msgr
Steines
St Joseph's Hospital
Mser
Bert Morrison
Syractac
St. Bridwinsville
Earl Morrison
Byron Lowe
Pennsylvania
Gerana Allen
Oswego
Earle Morrison
Baldwinsville
Alcorn Lowe
East Syracuse
Clarence Ogden
Troy
Volney Lowe
Walkill
Harrison J. Lowe
Syracuse
Hursday
Welter Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Guerrillas Drive Into Kala veyta Amid Street Fights
A sizable guerrilla force entered Kala veyta in the Peloponnesus and street fighting raged. Sketchy reports note two military units sent to relieve the town were ambushed, with one unit reportedly breaking through to join defenders.
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Ayhens
Kalaveyta
Peloponnesus
Patras
Winds Wreak Havoc As Storm Rips Through City And County
High winds reaching up to 55 miles per hour caused extensive damage in Syricline and York, toppling trees and ripping down power lines. One man, John Schaffer, 67, was treated for a head laceration after a garage door blew in. A 100-POOIJ lumber structure owned by Joseph and Caldwell Lumber Company was shredded, with debris injuring cars and scattering across Thorp Street. Weather officials forecast cooler conditions after today’s rain and wind subsiding.
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Heavew
York
Weather Bureau
John Schaffer
St. Joseph's Hos
Jong Jumbor
Joseph &, Caldwell Lumber Company
Tallman St
Thorp St
Paye Tf
Colmar I
Colombia breaks off relations with Russia
Colombia declares diplomatic ties severed with Soviet Russia after unrest linked to Russian agents and a two day disturbance in Bogota that killed over 800 Colombians and disrupted the Inter-American Conference.
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Colombia
Russia
Nnrest
Bogota
Colombl Kungs -Look
Ortobar
Broz
Chile
Gromyko Returns to Zion Talks at UN Session
In New York, Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko ends his boycott of Informal Palestine talks at the U N Security Council. Delegates discuss a UN truce for the Holy Land and the U S interim trusteeship plan. No cease-fire terms or decision on a truce were reached. another session was planned.
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New York
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Palestine
Security Council
United Nations
Holy Land
Gromyko
Allies to Return Italy's Gold to Italy
The State Department announced that 31 million dollars in rooted gold will be returned to Italy soon by the Gold Commission of France Britain and the United States. The move comes six days before Italy's critical elections.
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Washington
State Department
Italy
Ttaly
Envoy Fired for Cold War Campaign in Poland
Rome reports Foreign Minister Count Carlo Sforza dismissed Italy's Communist ambassador to Warsaw Ambrogio Dainini for leaving Poland to campaign for the Italian Communist party.
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Rome
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Warsaw
Ambrogio Donini
Poland
Communist Party
Pension plan sparked contempt trial for John L. Lewis
John L. Lewis faced a contempt of court charge after a failing effort to use a pension plan to keep miners at work. A telegraph claimed pensions would be granted and was cited in court. The dispute involved United Mine Workers leaders, coal operators led by Ezra Van Horn, and a Bridges compromise on pensions for long-time miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Alan
Goldsborough
Lewiss
Wally XK. Hopkins
Lewis
Stoorstree
United
Goldiers
United Mine ‘Workers
United Mine Workers
Senator Bridges
R-N.h
Penalona
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
van Horn
Megal
Taft-Harvey
John Lewis
United Mine
Styles Bridges
Ezra’ van. Horn
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