Ten Hollywood Figures Indicted for Contempt of Congress
Ten movie writers producers and directors including Maltz Trumbo Ornitz Lawson Lardner Jr Biberman Scott Cole Bessie and Dmytryk were indicted in Washington for refusing to reveal Communist affiliations before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Eight face a second count over Guild membership.
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Washington
Congress
Hollywood
Albert Maltz
Dalton Trumbo
Samuel Ornitz
John Howard Lawson
Ring’. Lardner, Jr
Herbert Biberman
Robert Adrian Scott
Lester Cole
Alvah Bessie
Edward Dmytryk
Screen Writers Guild
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Dmytryk
Biberman
Scott
RKO Studio
Lardner
20Th Century Fox
Cole
Trumbo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Thomas
R-N. J
House
U. S
George ‘Morris Fay
Maltz, Trumbo
Ornitz
Bessie
Lawson
Stock Drop Triggers Riot at Milan Exchange
ANSA reports motorized police rushed to the Milan Stock Exchange to quell rioting after a sharp slide in leading stocks. A hostile crowd stormed the floor shouting at operators, tried to reach officials quarters, overturned benches, and hurled chairs with no casualties noted.
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Rome
ANSA
Milan
King Michael to Seek Wedding Permit in Romania
Maj. Jacques Vergotti, private secretary to King Michael of Romania, said the king would soon ask the Bucharest government for permission to marry Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma. Vergotti denied a London report that a Russian veto already forbids the union.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Jacques Vergotti
Michael
Romania
Bucharest
Anne of Bourbon-Parma
Vergotti
London
Far West ranchers rally to defend tariff wall
Marquis Childs reports from Texas on ranchers and cattlemen uniting to block calls for tariff reduction in a minority effort to restore world sanity. The feature appears on pages 62 and 63 with further discussion in Talking It Over on page 03.
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Far West
Marquis Childs
Texas
Winter driving hazards as snow and sleet hit city roads
Motorists faced hazardous conditions as snow began at 2 50 AM and sleet and freezing rain followed by two inches of accumulation by 9 AM. More snow expected tonight with three to five inches in total and strong winds Saturday. Transit buses ran late in Strathmore area as Elm Street and Stolp Avenue hills were sanded. Public Works deployed four sanding trucks starting 4 45 AM.
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Weather Bureau
Syra+ case
Transit Corporation
Strathmore
The
Transit. Corporation
Elm. St
Stolp Av
Public Works
Charles E. Billion
Marshall urges concrete aims to settle Germany terms
Secretary of State Marshall pressed the Foreign Ministers' Council to abandon generalities and seek real intentions from delegations on German peace terms. He criticized Molotov's demands for a central German government and warned that a divided Germany under occupying powers would be a sham. Bidault urged Allied control of Ruhr and a treaty framework tied to Anglo American guarantees.
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Lonton
Marshall
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Germany
Molotov
United States
Marstall
Georges. Bidault
France
Bidault
Ruhr
Truman Rated A Submariner
President Truman qualified today as a submariner at Key West Florida during a tropical naval base visit. He received a scroll and plaque for his experience in November 1946 when he went 450 feet under in the same submarine craft.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Train Truck Crash Wrecks Syracuse Bound Train
Two men injured in a Route 31 collision near Moyers Corners wrecked a Syracuse bound New York Central train on the Oswego division. Truck driver Louis DeMott 32 Utica fractured arm and severe injuries. Ray Wilson 54 Rochester express messenger injured, both hospitalized.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Louis DeMott
Utica
Ray Wilson
Rochester
St.” Joseph’s Hospital
Syracuse
Moyers Corners
Cohunn
Rep. Jonkman Calls for Aid Cut in European Emergency Program
Rep. Jonkman of Michigan urged reducing the foreign aid bill from 597 million to 300 million for Italy Austria and France. He argues the State Department overestimated needs and that Senate and House debates show Administration faces opposition from Rep. Taber who called the 597 million too liberal.
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Washington
House
Jonkman
R-Mich
State Department
Italy
Austria
France
Senate
Truman
Foreign “Affairs Committee
China
Taber
New NAM Leader Urges Stricter Work Ethic
A newly named head of NAM urges a return to New England Puritan precepts. He calls for harder work and discipline amid ongoing organizational challenges.
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Nam
What Am I Saying A Wolf Is Broad Minded
A playful assertion compares a wolf to a railroad train, noting some women respond to his whistle even if they do not desire to go to any particular place. The remark blends metaphor with social flippancy about attraction and direction.
Wage and price freezes urged by Johns-Manville head
Lewis H. Brown chairman of Johns-Manville Corp urged one year moratoriums on wage and price increases before the National Association of Manufacturers. He said the move would curb secular pressures and prevent economic repercussions from tying foreign aid to an already inflated economy.
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New York
National Association
Lewis H. Brown
Johns-Manville’ Corporation
United States
Data on Foreign Orders Required by House Action
Washington CAP dispatch reports the House approved a resolution requiring Secretary Harriman to provide full data on shipments abroad of scarce key commodities and the extent of unfilled foreign borders. The bill aims to disclose international trade and supply gaps.
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Washington
CAP
House
Secretary of Commerce
Parley G O P Charts Price Check in Senate Plan
Senate Republican policy committee moves to craft an anti inflation program with House support. Taft cites next week meeting of Senate and House leaders to decide if two or three measures can pass in the special session. Proposals include export controls grain trading regulation and curb on installment buying.
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Washington
Senate Republican Policy Committee
House
G.O.P
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Government Strike Grips Paris Amid Power Blackout
Paris faced a crippling blackout as government employees walked out in a large strike. Sailors and guards moved to power plants to restart generators while the National Assembly pushed anti strike legislation. Police opened a probe into a bombing at Maurice Thorez’s suburban home.
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Paris
Council of the Republic
France
National Assembly
Maurice Thorez
Choisy-le-Roi
Planes Create Fog To Obscure Ships
The Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory announced a Navy approved method using jet propelled aircraft to generate fog that can obscure an entire array of ships in under 30 seconds. This is the first known adaptation of such an apparatus to jet aircraft.
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Buffalo
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory
Navy
Cornell
Detroit Ward's Auto estimates weekly U S Canada vehicle output
Ward's Automotive reports this week US and Canada passenger car and truck production at 109,728 units, up from last week's holiday curtailed output of 84,392 vehicles.
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Detroit
United States
Canada
Ward
Automobile
Official Asks Fuel Curbs Authority
Washington Undersecretary Oscar L. Chapman urged Congress to grant the President power to ration and price coal and oil if needed. He said voluntary conservation may suffice for petroleum, but for coal transportation and export controls are needed, with allocation and price controls available in reserve.
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Washington (P
Oscar L.chapman
Interior
Congress
President Truman
Chapman
Burma Denies Communist Takeover as Reports Filter Through
An official Burmese statement rejects charges that Communists seized power in Rangoon and established parallel administrations in Tougoo Pulinmana Yamethin and three districts. The denial follows reports carried by the Soviet press and remarks tied to Secretary Marshall’s Leipzig speech.
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Berlew UP
Rangoon
Burma
Marshall
Chicago
Leipzig
Tougoo
Pulinmana
Yamethin
Violence in Middle East as Arabs attack Jews in Tel Aviv
Amid Palestine partition tensions Arabs attacked Jews in Tel Aviv with 44 dead in four riotous days across the Holy Land. Cairo crowds chant holy war and call for aid to Palestine Arabs while police and troops seek to restore order as Beirut Damascus and Baghdad see demonstrations and mobilization.
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Palestine
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Cairo
al Azhar
Beirut
Lebanon
U. S
Baghdad
U.S. Information Service
Haifa
Syria
Un-American Activities panel rebukes loyalty list
Chairman J Parnell Thomas denounces as farcical the 80 group roster used to screen government workers. The list, relayed by Seth Richardson, includes the Communist Party and other groups. critics say it is incomplete and politically charged.
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Washington
J. Parnell
Thomas
Reeds of
House
Committee On Un-American Activities
Clark
Committee On Un-Amerctivities
Communist Party
Bund
Ku Wdux Klan
Columbians
American Youth Congress
American Youth For Democracy
Civil Rights Congress
Joint
Refugee Committee
Hollywood Writers Mobilization For Defense
Seth W. Richardson
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Associated Press
Inam
Thomas Brands
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