European reaction to Truman plan splits across East West lines
British press welcomed the European recovery program and its German inclusion while Soviet controlled papers mocked it in Germany. Vienna and Italian outlets praised the plan, Britain debated shipbuilding funding, and editorials hailed a grand design to revive Western Europe with US aid totaling 17 billion dollars.
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Germany
Vienna
Volkstimme
Truman
Britain
Daily “Mirror
Arthur M. Sutherland
U. S
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
the Express
Congress
Bus crashes into Exton hotel sets building afire
A passenger bus swerved after a minor collision and crashed into Exton Lodge hotel in Chester County. The front of the bus remained in the lobby as guests were awakened, the heating system damaged and the furnace shut off. No passengers were aboard the bus and driver Louis C. Miller, 36, of Audubon, N J, was deadheading to State College to pick up students for the holidays.
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Exton
Exton Lodge
Chester County
Louis C. Miller
Audubon
N. J
State College
Pennsylvania State College
Notable Deaths Include MacLeish Kin and Arts Figures
Obituary notices list Mrs Martha MacLeish 91 former Rockford College president widow of Andrew MacLeish and mother of poet Archibald MacLeish. Also named are Karl Joan 74 tenor with Metropolitan Opera and teacher in Denver. Joseph L Donovan veteran and first dean of Santa Clara University engineering. Rev Dr W B Burke retired missionary father of a Macon author. Charles H Newcomb 71 former world trapshooting champion. Herman C Sievers 75 former Eastman Kodak board member. Earl of Stradbrooke 5th and equerry to kings, Palestine and World War I veteran, born Beccles England.
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Martha Macleish
Rockford (Il. ) College
Andrew MacLeish
State St. Merchant
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Chicago
Karl Joan
Metropolitan Opera Company
Denver
Col
Joseph L. Donovan
University of Santa Clara
San Jose
Calif
W. B. Burke
China
Father
James
Macon
Charles H. Newcomb
Philadelphia
Herman C.: Sievers
Eastman : Kodak Corporation
Strong’ Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Earl OF Stradbroke
Edward VII
George V
Suffolk
Palestine
France
Beccles
England
Fire Wrecks Freight House in Schenectady
Fire damaged the interior of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad freight house in Schenectady. The two story brick and steel structure held a large amount of freight on the first floor damaged by smoke and water.
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Schenectady
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Brutal Army Barracks Allegations Reach Camp Gordon
Miami Herald charges that brutal conditions exist at Camp Gordon Army disciplinary barracks near Augusta Georgia with prisoners sent to solitary for whimsical acts like twitching at attention. The report by Louis C Harris, Augusta Chronicle editor, followed an earlier Herald expose.
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Army
Miami
Fla
Miami Herald
Camp ‘Gordon
Augusta
Louis C. Harris
Augusta. Chronicle
The
Herald
Britain declines to halt reparations to Russia
Britain will continue reparations shipments to Russia from the British zone despite the American plan to end such shipments. A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation would be discussed soon, with the government sticking to its policy. In other dispatches, guerrillas attacked Drymos near Salonika, a Friendship Train arrived in Paris, a freighter floated free after grounding near Cherbourg, and Russian authorities reported a rise in German POW repatriations to about 9,000 weekly as of mid December. A Royal New Zealand Plane crash site on Luzon was sighted with 12 aboard appearing uninjured.
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Britain
London
Foreign Office
Ernest ‘Bevin
George Marshall
Russia
Germany
Manila
Ins
Royal. Air Force
Luzon
Air Force
Clark Field
Telegraph Unions Warn Of Possible Nationwide Strike
Washington reports AFL unions indicate a nationwide telegraph strike could be called at any time without warning. Negotiators for Western Union resumed talks with Federal mediators while unions press for a wage offer to forestall the walkout.
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Washington
A.F.L
Telegraph
Westrea
Telegraph Co
Truman
Federal Mediation and Conciliation’ ‘Service
Unruly Kids Can Be Spanked in School
Alexandria Central tells pupils that punishment at school may mirror home discipline. Trustees warn force must be reasonable and moderate as required by state law, per notice posted on the bulletin board.
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Alexandria Bay
Alexandria Central
Aid Plan for Europe Divides Congress on Timing and Cost
President Truman faces a divided Congress as debate over a four year Marshall Plan unfolds. Some senators back a one year commitment to start aid while others resist large sums or long term pledges. Leaders seek a pragmatic approach balancing European recovery with U.S. budget constraints and potential strategic risks.
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Europe
Hatch
D-N. M
Truman
New Mexico
Congress
House
Kem
R-Mo
Smith
R-N.j
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
Ball
R-Minn
Appropriations Committee
Byrd
D-Va
McCarthy
R-Wis
Barkley
Senator White
Maine
Old Newsies Mobilize City Teams For Charity Sale
Old Newsies from Page One rally 20 teams citywide and in Eastwood and South Side to sell papers for a Christmas drive. Lt Nick lands a helicopter atop the Herald Journal to fly fresh copies to county outposts while Santa impersonator Ed Robinson pilots the craft. Drum corps march, sound trucks roll, and Newsies urge shoppers to Buy a paper, buy a paper here.
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Eastwood
South Side
Santa Claus
North Pole
Newsies
Nick
Herald-Journal
Santa
Ed Robinson
Death ray shown at Auburn conference on radioactive atoms
At Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn a tiny electron beam device demonstrated a midget death ray capable of killing small insects and germs, produced from radioactive phosphorus at Oak Ridge. Scientists say focused exposure could harm a person, but the device cannot project a larger beam. its purpose is to illustrate radioactive isotopes for agricultural research.
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Auburn
Ala
Ralph T. Overman
Oak Ridge Atomic Research Plant
Oak Ridge ‘Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Anderson to Name 14,000 Commodity Speculators
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson prepared to publicly release a list of about 14,000 speculators in wheat corn and butter on a let the chips fall where they may basis. The list will include congressmen and government officials who allegedly fattened their fortunes by large scale gambling in commodities amid rising living costs. Anderson intends to publish within a week backed by a congressional resolution signed by President Truman.
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Washington
Anderson
President Truman
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Indicted in Connecticut Fund Case Against Kraemer
Frank W. Kraemer federal collector of internal revenue for Connecticut says he will fight charges accusing him of unlawfully collecting Democratic campaign funds from subordinates. He blames disgruntled employees for the investigation that led to his indictment. Two top aides were indicted yesterday on Pendleton Act violations in the 1946 campaign. Kraemer declined further comment.
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New Shaven
Conn
Frank W. Kraemer
British Detective Spilsbury Dies by Own Action
A coroner ruled that Sir Bernard Spilsbury, renowned British scientific detective, ended his life by his own action as he perceived his professional life drawing to a close.
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London
Bernard Spilsbury
Price Bill Dominates Democratic Campaign Push
The Democratic National Committee chairman outlined a 1948 strategy as Republicans fear a tax fight and voters face rising prices. If prices stay high, pressure for more legislation grows. A tax cut plan could remove millions from tax costs, reshaping voter sentiment toward Truman and the administration.
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Democratic National Committee
Congress
South Congress
White House
Europe
Mr. Truman
Truman
Treasury
Truman Appropriations Bill Ends Fast Session
Lawmakers finished a lengthy budget battle as Truman retained crop storage limits for July 1. House backed 150 million bushels, Senate lowered to 125 million, conferees accepted. Taber led a swift House approval 233 to two, Senate concurring by voice vote, adjournment follows.
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United States
House
Senate
Truman
Taber
Rn.y
House Appropriations Committee
Public Attack On Food Prices Plans Revealed
A government grain saving campaign is being remodeled into an all-out public attack on soaring food prices. The program will offer specific advice to consumers rather than mere advertising, including guidance such as limiting weekly meat expenditures.
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Washington
Nationwide Strike Starts in Italy
A nationwide strike in Italian Malian food industries began this morning, aiming to pressure Premier Alcide de Gasperi's reshuffled cabinet. Union officials reported notable progress after all-night talks at Labor Minister Amintore Fanfani's office.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Amintore Fanfari
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