Mme Chiang Kai-shek arrives in Washington for aid plea
Mme Chiang Kai-shek lands in Washington seeking U.S. help for her government threatened by Communists. She is greeted on arrival but U.S. policy makers remain cool and Congress signals hearings are not assured. She goes to Leesburg to stay with Secretary Marshall and declines to speak publicly.
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China
U. S
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Leesburg
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Walter Reed Hospital
Mrs. Marshall
Wholesale Food Index Dips to 6.36 in New York
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index fell to 636 this week, the lowest since June 24, 1947, matching the Nov. 2 level. It stood at 36.38 a week earlier and 57.17 a year ago. The index measures total cost of a pound of 31 commonly used foods.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Indictment of Rep Slaughter sparks lobbyist debate in DC
Marquis Childs notes in his column that the indictment of former Missouri Representative Roger C Slaughter fuels a larger question about whether many Washington lawyers are primarily lobbyists or lawyers. The piece appears amid a roundup of editorial and page features listed for the day.
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Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri
Washington
Marquis Childs
Forgiveness Saves Death Car Driver in Crown Point
In Crown Point Indiana a bereaved wife's plea for mercy spared Samuel Bird a prison term after a fatal collision. Bird, 31, Fort Wayne salesman, was found reckless in the deaths of Bernard Stecht and his daughter Kathryn. Judge William J Murray suspended the sentence following the widow's Christian forgiveness request.
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Ind
Samuel Bird
Fort Wayne
Bernard Stecht
Kathryn
Bird
Passengers See Fewer Trains as Central Cuts Schedules
New York Central winter timetable cuts overall passenger traffic by about ten percent. Syracuse area changes include Lake Shore Limited Train 22 mising its 7:05 A.M. departure and other adjustments to Cayuga 34 and Seneca 36 services.
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New York Central
Lake Shore Limited
New York
Freighter Brings 12 Million Scotch Highballs to New York
The British freighter Egidia, 9,951 tons, arrives Friday with 60,000 cases of Scotch liquor. Anchor Line traffic chief John A. Hassler notes the vessel carried 720,000 bettles totaling 12,960,000 highballs, signaling Christmas cheer on the port.
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New York
Egidia
John A. Hassler
United States Protests UN Recess Plan for December Handoff
The United States objected to a plan to recess the United Nations around December 11 and reconvene in New York in late January, signaling diplomatic disagreement over the international body's scheduling.
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Paris
United States
United Nations
New York
City Plans State Subsidized Housing in Syracuse
Mayor Frank J. Costello announced that the State Housing Commission will provide millions for a new Syracuse housing project modeled after the E Fayette Street development. The plan could total several hundred units with redevelopment of blighted areas, and state aid action is to begin this week.
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Frank J. Costello
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New York City
Hermann T. Stichman
Milton Palmatier
State Housing Commission
Elmira
E. Fayette St
Syracuse Housing Authority
New York
Morell Brewster
Pioneer Homes
Goons Raid 2 Factories in Kalamazoo
About 300 vandals stormed two Shakespeare Companies plants in Kalamazoo Michigan injuring several workmen and wrecking equipment. Police chief calls them union goons while 60 non striking workers stayed inside amid milling pickets. Governor Sigler and Police Commissioner Leonard rushed to the scene for a conference and to prevent recurrence.
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Mich
Shakespeare Companies
Howard Hoyt
Kim Sigler
Donald&. Leonard
Sigler
Judge Halts Evictions During Holidays in Local Court
Municipal Court Judge Nathan Abelson barred a Christmas eviction for a family of six, delaying the order from December 15 to January 1. John and Louis Fiore seek to reclaim 508 Tully St from Charles Ross and family. The judge said no evictions until after the holidays except for extreme hardship to landlords.
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John
Louis Fiore
Charles Ross
Tully St
Fiores
Harry H. Skeritt
Ross
Abelson
1949 Goals Mapped To Meet High Consumer Demand
The Agriculture Department set 1949 targets to boost poultry milk vegetables and sheep output amid strong consumer demand. Poultry aims: 35.1 million turkeys and 700 million young chickens up 10 percent, with laying hens near 425 million, eggs averaging about 370 per person. Milk up three percent to 120 billion pounds. Vegetables acreage to 717,850 with five percent more lima beans and sweet corn.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Big Three warn Russia of reprisals over Berlin split
Paris report says France Britain and the United States warned they may act to counter Russian attacks on Berlin after the Communists set up a rump government. The joint note delivered to UN Security Council president Bramuglia stated they could not stand idly by as Berlin was divided.
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Berlin
Juan A.bramuglia
UN Security Council
France
Britain
United States
Lovett says US will not be driven from Berlin by force
Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett told reporters that Russia is mistaken if it thinks the United States can be ousted from Berlin by force. His remarks followed the Soviet move to establish a separate city government in the Russian sector of Berlin during a press conference in Washington.
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Russia
United States
Berlin
Robert A. Lovett
Berlin City Crisis Moves Deepens Western Blockade
Bramuglia proposes a neutral study of a Berlin settlement as Western powers demand Berlin events be weighed. They protest Soviet moves to set up a separate administration in the Soviet sector and reject binding to all Soviet measures that widen the blockade, while the Soviet side stays unconstrained. Concursus continued on page 16.
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Security Council
Berlin
France Holds Key To Israel in UN Vote
Paris reports the French Cabinet debated Israel’s UN membership bid and discussed a vote, but no decision was made. France appears to hold the decisive 11 nation Security Council vote, with six likely in favor, one opposed, and three abstentions.
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Israel
Paris
Security Council
Oysters His Line and a Fort Wayne Tailor Tale
Edward B Hesslin Indiana clothing maker recalls a barber shop joke in Fort Wayne about a young barber who cut a customer four times in one morning. The boss fires him and pays a week’s pay instead of notice saying the man has missed his vacation because his line is opening oysters.
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Edward B. Hesslin
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Man demands jail then stays in cell at arraignment
Leonard S. Kurlinski, 32, appeared at a police station and insisted on being locked up, was placed in a cell after a disorderly conduct charge, and remained there until his arraignment today. In a separate incident, truck driver Joe Starr lost about 230 new tires from a Kansas City to Warrensburg run when his rear doors failed, with only two tires recovered.
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Leonard S. Kurlinski
K Kurlinski
Kansas
Starr
State Highway Patrol
Tell-Tale Clue Helps Police Catch Youth Thief
In Albuquerque a 17 year old suspect in a car theft was chased by officers. He fled on foot with an accomplice but left a camera in the stolen car containing his own picture, aiding identification and capture.
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N. M
Mayor Inspects Old Police Station Hopes For New Building Fades
Mayor Frank J Costello accompanied by George Sanborn and Chief John A Kin ney toured the first two floors of the three story police station. The group did not ascend to the third floor and judged the old structure sound but unlikely to yield a new modern building. They recommended repainting the cell block and replacing mattresses with planking, noting other cities adopt the same practice.
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Frank J. Costello
George Sanborn
John A. Kinney
Costello
Sanborn
Snow and Cold Front Slow Near Syracuse
Snow flurries and cooler air are forecast for Syracuse with a low around 28 tonight and a high near 37 tomorrow. The cold front slowed from 35 to 18 mph, delaying this weather system as the map and forecasters warned of lingering flurries and sunshine later in the day.
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Syracuse's first TV station to air tonight at 8:30
Tonight at 8 30 Syracuse's first television station goes on the air from the Oswego boulevard and Court street transmitter site. Captain R N Eddy in charge said staff will hold its breath until the first night presentation ends. Dres rehearsal featured Melville Clark presenting a music box to Princess Elizabeth and harp selections. William Adants, program director, said dress rehearsal went well.
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Oswego Blvd
Court St
R. N. Eddy
Dres
Melville
Clark
Clark Music Co
Princess Elizabeth
William Adants
Governor May seeks $40 million increase in education aid
ALBANY {UP} Governor Dewey announced he will ask the next Legislature for a $40,000,000 boost in state education aid bringing total assistance to at least $194,000,000. He warned the 1950-51 jump could exceed $50,000,000 as school population grows and noted funding sources are under study.
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Albany
John E. Burton
Education Department
G.O.P
Ring Worth $22,000 Recovered at Metropolitan Opera
A socialite lost a $22,000 ring at the Metropolitan Opera opening Monday night. Opera officials announced the phantom ring surfaced in a champagne bucket at the Met bar.
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New York
INS
Estelle Auguste
Metropolitan Opera
Opera
Met
Bomb damages London store amid anti Semitic leaflets found
A small bomb exploded at the front of a Paddington store in London, injuring no one. Police recovered anti Semitic leaflets and Scotland Yard opened an investigation into the attack and its possible motive.
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