Dewey declines to intervene in Rochester police slaying
Governor Dewey and state officials say there are no grounds for action by the office in the Nov 6 fatal shooting of a 19 year old Black man by Rochester police. Letters denying intervention were released by Monroe County DA O Mara and local civic leaders.
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Dewey
Rochester
Monroe County
Daniel J. O'Mara
William C. Wolgast
Progressive Citizens of America
Hymnan Swartz
Government to wage war on rats to save grain
Interior Department agents lead a nationwide effort with county staff to curb rat damage estimated at 200 million bushels of grain annually. Communities and the public will be urged to cooperate in the campaign.
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U. S
Washington
Pied Pipers
Interior Department
Obituary notes drift in scattered obituary items
ROBERT E. DICKSON a 47 year newspaperman with 80 years on staffs of several papers the Associated Press and OWI in New York City CAPT THOMAS F ZEALAND a marine superintendent of Interlake Steamship Co since 1933 who strode lakes since childhood in Cleveland O ROBERT H ACRE 81 a real estate dealer and oil and gas lease broker and former member of the SAN FRANCISCO INDIANA Legislature in Enid Okla (text fragmented).
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Robert E. Dickson
Associated Press
Office of War Information
New York City
Tito Reported Set to Try Trieste Seizure
A London Daily Graphic correspondent said Yugoslav Premier Tito would attempt to seize Trieste in coming weeks. The dispatch noted sudden military dispositions by Tito forces in the Trieste zone and Venezia Giulia.
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Tito
Trieste
London
Ins
London Daily Graphic
Marshal Tito
Venezia Giulia
Aunt Het
A quirky column fragment by Robert Quillen discusses skepticism toward rumors about groups, insisting on names dates and places before believing any story about people or communities. The tone is wry and observational with a caution against hearsay.
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Tve
Methodist Church Approves $10 Million Mission Budget
The 1948 mission allotment totals $10,177,558, the largest ever, with $3,857,359 for foreign missions in Europe Asia Africa and South America, $2,048,535 for home missions in cities rural parishes and institutions, and $4,271,664 for the women's division. Plans also envision a Christian University for Japan funded by a $15,000,000 American gift for a campus and initial endowment, with further Japanese fundraising.
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Buck Hill Falls
Methodist Church
Methodist Board of Missions and Church Extension
Division of Foreign Missions
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
Division of Home Missions
Woman's Division of Christian Services
United States
Christian’ University For
Japan
Christian People of America
Ralph E. Diffendorfer
Speculation From Page One Committee Hearings
The Senate committee examined commodity trading by Pauley who said there was no impropriety and that he has sold most holdings since joining Royall’s team. He reported holdings of under $1,000,000 when joining the Army department and agreed to provide a full record of transactions. The panel also discussed sources of information to others and a list of large grain traders.
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State
Treasury
Agriculture Departments
Departments of Commerce and
National Defense
Pauley
Royall
Department of the Army
Bridges
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Commodity Exchange Authority
Ferguson
R-Mich
J. M. Mehl
Congress
Army Royall
Truman
Court Upholds Cook's Conviction
The Washington State Supreme Court affirmed Dan Hogan's second degree assault conviction for attacking Glendie Wayne Noble, a US Navy enlistee, in a Mount Vernon cafe last March. Noble suffered a broken arm and head injuries requiring two weeks in hospital. the court rejected any defense.
Truman Duo Split as Miss Truman Reaches Solo Repertoire
President Truman and his daughter Margaret part ways musically after a Kansas City interview where Miss Truman explains she and her father do not perform duets. She says he cannot accompany her on the songs she sings.
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Kansas
Truman
Margaret
Kansas City
Miss Truman
Testimony Complete In Taft Hartley Secondary Boycott Case
In Utica a U S district judge heard the first Taft Hartley case aimed at preventing secondary boycotts and feather bedding by a union. The judge signaled he will consider broader findings beyond the injunction against Albany Teamsters Local 294, noting evidence of wrongful acts and potential trial of board charges. The Conway Express Co case, tied to Henry Rahbourn of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, shows a 75 percent drop in business since the local strike. A Montgomery Ward matter with Judge Brennan in Albany is set to open next.
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Utica CP
U. S
National Labor Relations Board
Albany
A.F.L. Teamsters Union
Stephen W. Brennan
NLRB
Conway Express Co
Henry Rahbourn
Pittsfield
Mass
Teamster
Virginia Hill Case Linked to Gangster Siegel Friend
Phoenix officers confirm a patient in a local hospital is Virginia Hill, girlfriend of slain gang leader Benjamin Siegel, while questioning her story of arriving with “only a girl friend” for an exclusive retreat. Three hoodlums sought after checking into the nearby Phoenix Hotel are believed to have visited her. sheriff Cal Boies says she identified herself after police chief Earl O Clare signaled satisfaction.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Virginia
Catholics Form National Catholic Resettlement Council
New York dispatch reports the formation of the National Catholic Resettlement Council to aid European displaced persons. Monsignor Edward E. Swanstrom of the NCWC says the council will establish resettlement committees in 118 Catholic dioceses to assist arrivals with employment and adjustment to American life.
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New York
National Catholic Resettlement Council
Edward E. Swanstrom
National Catholic Welfare Conference
U. S
New England Delegation Seeks Fuel Relief Extension
The New England congressional delegation may push to extend the Maritime Commission ship operating authority to ease fuel shortages in the Northeast and Midwest. The move aims to alleviate supply gaps amid ongoing energy concerns.
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Washington
New England
Maritime Commission
Wallace Ends Fun About Taft Vote in 1948
Wallace says his Taft vote speculation is past the fun stage and he may back a third party if Truman shifts policy on universal military training and Russia. He told Albany listeners he remains undecided about leading a third party in 1948 and warned that a Taft vote would be unlikely.
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Albany
Henry Wallace
Be‘lieve
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Wallace
Truman
Russia
Schenectady
C.I.O. United Electrical Workers
Iowa
Republican
Westcchester County
A.E.W
Buffalo
Gov. Dewey
White House
iMr
Price controls and wage policy tied to inflation fears
The report cites President Truman noting that with price controls relaxing, remaining controls could distort production and cause goods diversion. It warns selective price controls may require wage limits and cites causes of high prices, including credit policy and foreign demand for scarce goods, with export controls due to expire Feb 29 unless Congress acts.
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Truman
Congress
Federal Reserve
U E Backing 10000 at Rand In Pact Fight
The United Electrical Workers will back 10 400 members in seven Remington Rand plants as they press a strike settlement reached last July. The company refused to recognize the union as certified bargaining agent after an NLRB ruling citing non Communist affidavits. The July settlement ended a five week strike at sites in Syracuse Tonawanda North Tonawanda Tlion Herkimer and Benton Harbor Michigan. Senators Pepper and Aiken argued Taft Hartley does not bar Remington Rand from dealing with the union.
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NEW York CP
United Electrical Workers
Remington Rand
U. E
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Syracuse
Tonawanda
North Tonawanda
Tlion
Herkimer
Benton Harbor
Mich
Jus
Taft-Hartley
UBE
Cary Coffee Brewer Company
Chicago
Remington Rand Company
Cory Company
Washington
Pepper
D-Fla
Aiken
R-Vt
Senate
Remington. Rand
Lewis Walkout Drops Union in Rift With AFL Leaders
Lewis Walk Workers pulled from the Federation amid strained ties with AFL leaders. He has not seen the mine leader's message but expects it at his Washington office today. Officials downplayed any deal and noted Lewis’s history of political independence. The UMW executive board concluded a week-long meeting with the walkout announcement.
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Washington
Lewis
A.F.L
K. C. Adams
ULM. W. Journal
C.I.C
CLO
Roosevelt
A.W.L. Executive Council
San Francisco
Federation
U.M.W
Government proposes half grain allotment for whisky distillers
Washington reports the government proposes distillers receive half their normal grain supply as the whisky making holiday ends on Christmas Day. The plan aims to ease post holiday shortages and sustain industry during the transition.
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Washington
Ibandit Pays Own Way in Detroit Robbery Incident
Wayne Ruggles reports a bandit tried to rob him after lying in his car on a Friday night. The bandit demanded money, then paid 50 cents for gas before forcing Ruggles to drive on. When Ruggles showed his empty wallet, the suspect abandoned the plan and fled.
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Detroit
Wayne Ruggles
Ruggles
Four Power Talks Edge Toward Crisis Over Germany
The American and Soviet teams face a possible last minute Russian proposal to suspend reparations as they clash over the Marshall plan and German unification. Marshall seeks honest four power economic principles and full data on Soviet zone reparations, while Molotov resists concessions.
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Marshall
Molotov
Germany
Western
Europe
Russia
Boston Tax Official Denies Champagne Cocktail Charges
Denis W Delaney Massachusetts Collector denies allowing liquor at meetings and asserts missing returns were sent to Washington as routine when reporting income taxes. Subcommittee report cites irregularities in the Boston internal revenue office and a March of Dimes fundraiser.
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Boston
Basil O'Connor
The
Foundation
New York City
Delaney
Internal Revenue Office
Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
17 Die in Crash Near Riom France
A switching error caused a head on collision between a diesel interurban train and a freight and passenger train near Riom on the outskirts of Clermont Ferrand. Seventeen people were killed and about twenty were injured, some critically.
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Clermont-Ferrand
France
Riom
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