Campaign to Expand St. Josephs Hospital Launched
The $1,250,000 drive to expand St. Josephs Hospital was launched at Hotel Syracuse by Most Rev Walter A Foery Bishop of Syracuse. He described the campaign as a necessity not a dream and said contributions will be a permanent investment benefiting generations. The meeting of the campaign executive committee opened December and January activities.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Walter A. Foery
Syracuse
Bishop Foery
Inflation fears trigger new wage boost worry in postwar era
Secretary Schwellenbach warned of a fresh round of wage increases unless Congress cuts living costs. He pressed Truman’s controls program before House and Senate committees as grain traders argued against higher margin requirements. A proposed wage watch board would monitor pressure points for potential increases.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
Congress
Capitol
Truman
House Banking Committee
Senate House Economics Committee
Grain Exchange
QO. McClintock
Chicago Board of Trade
Prosperity wave may break says Midwest merchant
Marquis Childs reports on today's editorial page a warning from a Midwest department store owner about spiraling prices leading to a possible business bust. Dollar sales rise but volume sales decline, seen as a sign Stalin may be waiting.
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Marquis Childs
Stalin
Violence tests partition plan as Jerusalem riots erupt
A blood and fire test of the Palestine partition plan begins as thousands of Arabs riot through Jerusalem burning looting Jewish buildings. Jews counterattack in violent clashes as rioting spills across the Holy Land, with casualties reported including four Jews dead and dozens wounded. Mobs set fire to about 50 buildings in Jerusalem. Jewish sources estimate further details.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Russia may intervene in Palestine sparks clash with Arabs
American military observers warn a potential holy war in Palestine could invite Red Army forces into the area to defend the new Jewish state. Russian intervention would place troops near the Mediterranean and close to American oil concessions in Saudi Arabia, a scenario openly discussed in Washington.
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Washington
Palestine
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Arabs Strike After UN Partition Decision Sparks City Violence
At dawn Arabs launched a three day strike and attacks in Jerusalem as police and troops fought fires and property damage exceeding $1,000,000. Many buildings remained burning as order was restored amid the unrest.
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Jerusalem
United Nations
Light Rain And Warmer Weather Report
Weather forecast notes light rain continuing today into tonight with mild temperatures near 44 degrees. A weak cold front will bring cooler air on Wednesday with a low around 30 degrees and a high near 42.
Marshall Molotov Will Lunch Friday
Secretary of State George C. Marshall accepted an invitation from Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov for a Friday lunch. This would be their first direct talk on U.S. and Soviet issues since the Moscow meeting earlier this year with Stalin.
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London
George C. Marshall
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
Moscow
Marshall
Stalin
Marishall
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Beaverbrook predicts Churchill return in 1950s rise
Lord Beaverbrook, 68, former wartime leader and publisher, arrives in Miami and says Winston Churchill will win power in the 1950s and that conditions will improve. He calls Churchill's health never better and notes a political shift in Britain toward the right.
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Miami, Fla
Lord Beaverbrook
England
Lisher
Winston Churchill
Beaverbrook
Canada
Jamaica
Aid Bill Faces Cut In House
Senate voted 597 million for foreign aid faces possible reduction in the House. Republican Leader Halleck said there is considerable sentiment among GOP members that the amount is too large. He noted no decision on a specific cut and that the Steering Committee shapes policy.
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Halleck
Ind
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Senate
House Republican Steering Committee
Airborne Tanks Proposed by General Gavin
Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin says future tanks must be light enough to airlift with parachutists and airborne troops. He warns defeat if airhead battles rely on ground infantry with only hand weapons.
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Washington
James M. Gavin
82D Airborne Division
U.S. Infantry Association
Dom Manuel Segundo Sinks Near Porto. 35 Sailors Drowned
The fishing smack Dom Manuel Segundo sank today near the Atlantic port city of Porto. Forty crewmen were aboard, and 35 sailors died in the disaster.
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Lisbon
Dom Manuel Segundo
Porto
Canadian dollar hits 12 year low discount rate here
The Rochester market quoted the Canadian dollar at its lowest discount rate in twelve years today, signaling a notable shift in currency values and potential implications for trade and import costs locally.
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Rochester
Pacific project silent on new atomic tests
A secret Pacific proving ground near Eniwetok Atoll is used for research on new atomic data. The Atomic Energy Commission says the work may yield peaceful and military advances, with officials offering only cautious hints about nuclear weapon implications.
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Little Eniwetok Atoll
Navy Air Base
Issite
John E. Hull
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
What Am I Saying Love by Frank Morgan
A short reflection on how love shifts a man's view of a partner before and after marriage. The piece notes a man’s desire before marriage and contrasts it with post marriage changes, using concise, witty prose.
UN Watches Holy Land Tense Palestine Developments
United Nations officials monitored Palestine developments with no immediate plan to convene the Security Council. The Assembly had asked the council to act if peace was threatened and a new five nation commission would be dispatched to Palestine, with preparations underway for its departure.
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Lake
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Security Council
General Assembly
Coasting Fall Fatal in Utica Suspected Cerebral Hemorrhage
Bernard F. Daley Jr., 12, died after a fall while coasting. Fri night at Fax ton Hospital with probable cause listed as cerebral hemorrhage per Coroner Gerald F. Jones.
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Utica
Bernard F. Daley, Jr
Faxton Hospital
Gerald F. Jones
Wrecked C-47 Down Five Days Ago Near Bitche
Five days after a C-47 vanished with about 20 aboard, searchers report a wreck near Bitche on the French German border. American jeep patrols, French army units, and U. S. search planes comb the Vosges amid heavy snow as survivors are uncertain and radio contact remains faint.
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Wiesbaden
Vosges
Bitche
Air Forces Transport
Pisa
Italy
Frankfurt
U. S
Germany
Maginot
Siegfriedine
Sitzkrieg
UN Trade Group Maps Policies
United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment is expected to end today after a week of speeches. Delegates prepare to move to hard bargaining on pay scales profits and prosperity with wide impact around the world.
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Havana
Oratory
Chinese Advance Seizes Mukden–Yinkow Railroad Junction
Nationalist forces move from Haicheng and Yinkow to join and gain control of the Mukden Yinkow railroad line in a bloodless advance.
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Haicheng
Yinkow
Mukden-Yinkow
Urge Hirohito Trip
The Asahi newspaper urged Emperor Hirohito to tour Japan to gain a more accurate view of his country.
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Asahi
Hirohito
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