European press reacts to Truman plan for Europe aid
Western European papers react to President Truman's outline for the European recovery program. Western Germany welcomes inclusion while Soviet controlled outlets attack. British press shows mixed views on shipbuilding and American participation. Independents hail the plan as grand design. liberal papers call it a historic beginning. conservatives praise bipartisan support and leadership.
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Germany
Vienna
Volkstimme
Truman
Britain
Daily Mirror
Independent
Arthur M Sutherland
U.S
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
the Express
Congress
THE
Independent Times
Liberal News Chronicle
Conservative Graphic
Europe
Wayward Bus Crashes Into Hotel At Exton Pa
A passenger bus swerved after a minor sideswipe and crashed into the Exton Lodge hotel in Chester County, waking 30 guests as the front half of the bus lodged in the lobby. The heating system was damaged, cooling the building, and driver Louis C. Miller, 36, of Audubon NJ, was deadheading to State College to pick up PSU students for holidays. no passengers were aboard the bus.
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Exton
Exton Lodge
Chester County
Louis C. Miller
Audubon
N. J
State College
Pennsylvania State College
Notable Obituaries in Regional Honoraries and States
Deaths list several prominent figures including Martha MacLeish 91 widow of Andrew Mac Leish mother of poet Archibald Mac Leish former librarian of Congress and assistant secretary of state in Chicago Karl Joan 74 tenor with Metropolitan Opera 1909 1915 in Denver Col Joseph L Donovan Sr first dean of engineering Santa Clara University San Jose Calif Rev Dr W E Burke 83 retired Methodist minister missionary in China subject of My Father in China in Macon Ga Charles H Newcomb 71 former world trapshooting champion in Philadelphia Herman C Sievers TB former vice chairman Eastman Kodak Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital Earl of Stradbroke 85 aide desamp to King Edward VII George V Palestine and World War I service Beccles England
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Rockford Feat College
Andrew MacLeish
St. Merchant
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Chicago
Karl Joan
Metropolitan’ Opera Company
Denver
Joseph L
Donovan
University of Santa Clara
San Jose
Calif
W. EL Burke
China
James
Macon
Charles
H. Newcomb
Philadelphia
Herman C. Sievers
Eastman
Kodak Corporation
Strong
Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Earl
Stradbroke
Descamp
Edward VII
George V
Suffolk
Palestine
France
Beccles
England
Fire Wrecks Freight House in Schenectady
Fire of undetermined origin damaged the interior of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad freight house in Schenectady. Freight on the first floor of the two story brick and steel structure suffered smoke and water damage as firemen fought the blaze.
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Schenectady
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Brute Army Barracks Alleged Inmate Abuse Report
Miami Herald charges brutal conditions at Camp Gordon disciplinary barracks near Augusta Georgia with inmates sent to solitary for whimsical acts like twitching at attention. Report by Louis C. Harris. Augusta Chronicle team investigates after previous exposé. Hunger strike at Darlington State Prison Farm blamed on small group of trouble-makers. some prisoners fed in the fields. A Hyde Park infant dies from infectious diarrhea, not poison, per autopsy. Congressional probe into Chicago newspaper strike to be discussed by Owens. Connecticut Humane Society officer leaves for 12 months to lead American Humane Society Rocky Mountain unit. Rep Owens to open strike inquiry in Chicago.
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Fla
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Army
Camp Gordon
Augusta
Louis C. Harris
The
Augusta Chronicle
Herald
Sandy Point
Tex
David Coers
Darrington State Prison
Coers
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Humane Society
James R. Parker
American Humane Society
Rocky Mountain
Parker
Society
Ipress
Chicago
Thomas L. Owens
Britain Spurns U S Plan on Russ Shipments in Reparations
British Foreign Office says Bevin will not back Washington’s plan to end reparations shipments to Russia from the western German zone. London will continue the policy of reparations shipments from Britain. Also reports from Salonika of guerrillas attacking Drymos and abducting about 50 locals. Paris welcomes first Friendship Train food shipment from Le Havre. The Button Gwinnet freighter refloated after grounding near Cherbourg. Russian authorities report German POW repatriations nearly double, with 17,027 POWs and 292 civilians repatriated between Dec 6 and Dec 18. A NZ RAF C-47 crash-landing on Luzon was sighted. 12 aboard appeared uninjured.
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Britain
U. S
London
Foreign Office
Ernest Bevin
George Marshall
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Soviet Union
Three AFL unions warn of possible nationwide telegraph strike
Washington reports that three AFL unions may call a nationwide telegraph strike at any moment without warning. Negotiators for Western Union Telegraph Co. resume talks with Federal mediators to avert walkout as unions threaten to ignore the 6 AM Tuesday deadline. A mediation official noted the company might counter with a wage offer.
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Washington
A.F.L
Telegraph
Westren
Union ‘Telegraph Co
Truman
Cyrus
Ching
The
Federal. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Unruly Kids Can Be Spanked in School
Alexandria Central trustees said in a bulletin that naughty pupils may be spanked in school as at home but force must be reasonable and moderate, reflecting state law cited in a posted notice.
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Alexandria
Bay
Alexandria Central
Political debate over Marshall Plan funding and terms
The article reports mixed congressional views on Truman's Marshall Plan aid for Western Europe. Senator Hatch supports a one year commitment if needed, while Rep Arends favors shortening the program. Several senators oppose or seek changes, urging single year funding or production targets, amid calls to avoid a four year commitment. Democratic Leader Barkley and Senator White hint at eventual approval with conditions.
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Europe
New Mexico
Congress
Arends R-N
House
Kemn
R-Mo
Smith
R-Neb
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Ball
R-Minn
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Barkley
Senator White
Maine
Old Newsies Help Sell Papers Countywide For Christmas
Towns cover the Old Newsies Christmas sale with 20 teams at busy street corners plus LT MICK landing a helicopter to air drop fresh papers. Pirates steal turf from rivals as drums and sound trucks parade and volunteers in old costumes urge, Buy a paper here, across Eastwood South Side and downtown routes.
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South Side
Santa Claus
North Pole
Newsies
Mick
Herald-Journal
Pirates
Death-ray shown in insect and germ research demo
At Auburn Alabama a tiny electron beam described as a death ray was shown by Dr. Ralph T. Overman of Oak Ridge to science conference attendees. The device, made from a bottle of watery squid containing radioactive phosphorus, emitted a beam when opened and could kill small insects or germs, illustrating radioactive isotopes in agricultural research. The demonstration at Alabama Polytechnic Institute aimed to show limits of such rays and their use in plant science and fertilizer studies.
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Ala
Ralph. Z. Overman
Oak Ridge
Ralph T. Overman
Oak Ridge Atomic Energy Commission
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Anderson to Name 14 000 Commodity Speculators
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson prepares to publish a list of about 14 000 speculators in wheat corn and butter. The move, backed by a Congressional resolution signed by President Truman, aims to expose officials and Congressmen who profited from commodity gambling amid rising living costs. The list may be released within a week and will include public figures who benefited from the surge.
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Anderson
President Truman
Agriculture Department
Washington
Chicago
Indicted in Fund Case Involving Connecticut Collector
NEW HAVEN Conn Frank W Kraemer federal collector of internal revenue for Connecticut says he will fight charges that he unlawfully collected Democratic campaign funds from subordinates and blames disgruntled employees for the investigation that led to his indictment He was named yesterday with two top aides on Pendleton Act violations tied to the 1945 campaign and declined further comment noting the probe began on the complaint of disgruntled employees.
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New. Haven
Conn
Frank W. Kraemer
Deaths in Syracuse Area Obituaries List
Death notices from the Syracuse area include Mrs Georgianna F Smith 80 Lisbon John F Cruickshang 78 Oxdensburs Mrs Mary Ellen Daler Saranac Lake Melzer London Lake Placid Mrs Laura C Beaner 67 Adams William C Aron 81 Canton C Edward Wright 75 Newfield Mrs Charlotte A Ring 85 Homer Harley J Rowe 50 Cortland Mrs Fanny Brown 86 Unionville Peter fb Sennor Auburn Frederick J Wright Ba Newark Valley.
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Georgianna F. Smith
Lisbon
John F. Cruickshang
Oxdensburs
Mary Ellen Daler
Saranac Lake
London
Lake Placid
Laura C. Beaner
Adams
William C. Aron
Canton
C. Edward Wright
Newfield
Charlotte A. Ring
Homer
Harley J. Rowe
Cortland
Fanny .Brown
Unionville
Peter
Sennor
Auburn
Frederick J. Wright
Newark Valley
British Detective Spilsbury Dies by Own Action
A coroner ruled that Sir Bernard Spilsbury the renowned British detective committed death by his own action as he faced the end of his professional life. The finding cites his realization that his career was drawing to a close.
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London
Bernard Spilsbury
Price measures shape 1948 voting in Truman race
Democratic chairman Price and the party push a campaign line as Congress adjourns amid rising costs. Truman faces pressure over inflation and tax policy while defense and Europe aid loom. He vetoed two tax bills, with treasury revenues up, and may seek a higher personal exemption to offset tax impact.
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Democratic National Committee
Congress
White House
Europe
Mr. Truman
Truman
Treasury
Truman Budget Bill Ends Session After House Senate Clash
The House set a 150 million bushel retention, Senate cut to 125 million, conferees agreed, Taher rushed back to secure 233 approve on the House floor. Senate passed the measure by voice vote, then adjourned at 7 14 PM while the House followed at 7 32 PM ending the session begun November 17.
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United States
House
Senate
Truman
Taher
Rn.y
House Appropriations Committee
Map Public Attack On Food Prices
Washington based food conservation official said the government grain saving campaign will be remodeled into an all out public attack on soaring food prices. The plan aims to be more than advertising and will offer concrete consumer guidance. Consumers may be asked to limit weekly meat spending.
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Washington
Nationwide Strike Begins in Italian Food Industry
A nationwide strike in Italian food industries began the morning as unions pressed Premier Alcide de Gasperi's reshuffled cabinet. A union spokesman reported notable progress after eight long conferences with Labor Minister Amintore Fanfani in efforts to unite employers and workers.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Amintore Fanfari
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