Gay Ball Marks Eve of Dewey Inauguration in Albany
Gov. Dewey’s second term is highlighted by a grand New Year’s Eve ball in Albany with 2500 to 3000 expected attendees. Col. Charles E. Walsh Jr predicts uniforms from Old Guard and Veterans Corps of Artillery as a colorful prelude to the inaugural, followed by a private oath December 31 and a public oath January 1 in the Assembly.
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Albany
Gav. Dewey
Charles E. Walsh, Jr
State Guard
Dewey
Walsh
Old Guard
City of New York
Veterans ' Corps of Artillery
Troy
Citizens Corps
Assembly Chamber
Executioe
Dac
John T. Loughran
Court of Appeals
Dewey Poised For Ballot Push In Presidential Race
Reporters note Dewey supporters on hopes of three ballots to trigger a stampede toward the New York governor. Optimism grows among close aides who foresee Dewey gaining on later ballots as delegates swing to him amid the Republican nomination fight.
Stalin Hosts Elliott Roosevelts on 67th Birthday
London dispatch reports Generalissimo Joseph Stalin received President Roosevelt and his wife Faye Emerson on his 67th birthday. The Kremlin meeting broke a long period of secrecy about Stalin's whereabouts as he appeared after a rumored health-indicated absence.
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London
Josef Stalin
Elliott Roosevelts
Moscow
Stalin
Manthe
Caucasia
Sochi
Roosevelt J
Hiss
Faye Emerson
Kremlin
Roosevelts
Russia
Poland
Iowa Lad Yule Guest Visits British Ambassador in Washington
Iowa farm lad Roger Newburn, 21, arrived in Washington and casually rang the doorbell to pass Christmas with Lord Inverchapel at the British Embassy. He earlier hosted an invitation visit last October at the Newburn farm near Eagle Grove.
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Washington
INS
Roger Newburn
Iowa
Lord Inverchapel
Newburn
Roger
Eagle Grove
Roger Wade
Army Air Tragedy Kills Two Pilots Near Florence South Carolina
Four days after a training crash in a swamp twenty miles southeast of Florence South Carolina two Air Force pilots were killed on December 13. The wreckage was located Thursday afternoon and their bodies were recovered on Saturday.
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Army Air Tragedy
Washington
INS
Army
Air Force
Florence
S. C
Elizabeth rebuked Elizabeth rebuked for stag shooting
The League Against Cruel Sports condemned Princess Elizabeth for shooting a stag during a visit to Invernesshire. In a letter signed by J C Sharp the committee urged sensitivity given her ties to the Girl Guide movement.
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London
Elizabeth
League Against
Invernesshire
Lord Elphinstone
League
J. C. Sharp
Girl Guide
Paris Wants Oo' Dwyer as A Witness
New York reports a parade of witnesses for Alvin J Paris trial on football bribery charges including Mayor William O Dwyer and 10 models. Attorneys say Paris named many figures to testify and claimed there was no serious bribery plan.
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New York
William O’dwyer
Alvin J. Paris
Paris
Merle Hapes
Frank Filchock
Giants
Chicago
Bears
William V
Breslin
Caesar
Barra
O’dwyer
Arthur
Wy ' Wallander
Bert
Bell
National
Football League
Duy
Iron Lung Fixed Girl Resumes Baltimore Trip
Jeanette Gentle a 15 year old from Rockwood Alabama resumed a trip to a Baltimore hospital for infantile paralysis after her iron lung generator was repaired overnight. She was transferred from the trailer to a hospital in Athens for treatment and is accompanied by her father two nurses and a physician.
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Athens
Jeanette Gentle
Rockwood
Ala
Baltimore
Jeanette
Charles Gentle
Local Longshoremen to review new wage offers in harbor dispute
A meeting of Local 333 United Marine Division of the International Longshoremen's Association will be held this afternoon to consider new pay offers by 100 transportation boat operators. The talks are part of a broader wage dispute risking a second harbor shutdown in New York.
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New
YORK
INS
United Marine Division
International
Longshoremen's Association, A.F.L
New York Harbor
Swiss quake shivers felt in St Maurice with no damage
Three light earthquakes were recorded in St Maurice Switzerland Saturday night but caused no damage. No injuries or property loss were reported as residents felt only minor tremors.
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ST. Maurice
Switzerland
Yale reveals electronic stop watch for atomic dates
Yale University announced a refined electronic stop watch capable of measuring time intervals to one thousandth of a second. The device, developed in the Sloane Physics Lab by Dr. Howard L. Schultz, measures atomic particle lifetimes and energy in nuclear reactions. It aided radar and wartime techniques and is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
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New Haven
Howard L. Schultz
Office of Naval Research
Helen Keller Sees Terrible Conditions for Blind Abroad
Helen Keller, returning by plane from Europe, says she is upset by the state of blind war victims abroad and notes the home she left burned. She criticizes conditions for the blind in Europe, especially in France, Italy and Greece, calling them terrible and noting they lack essential care.
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New. York
Helen Keller
Europe
France
Italy
Greece
Poland Rejects British Demand on Free Elections
The Polish government hands Britain a note denying outside pressure over January 10 elections and asserting sovereignty. A U S statement parallels Poland’s stance with a foreign ministry reply in preparation. Opposition leader Stanislaw Mikolajczyk of the Polish Peasant Party challenges the pro Soviet bloc.
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Warsaw
Britain
Poland
Yalta
Potsdam
Stanislaw Mikolaj Jczyk
Polish Peasant Party
Accusations of Boycott and Polish Government in Exile
A manuscript accuses followers of boycotting elections as the government bars candidate lists in all 52 districts. Britain is charged with failing Poland relief promises and supporting remnants of the Polish government in London, including funds and plots toward a third world war.
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Clared
Britain
Poland
London
Baruch Atomic Control Plan Redrafted By UN Commission
New York based report states Bernard Baruch’s atomic control plan was being redrafted after it was adopted in principle by the United Nations Atomic Energy Control Commission. The resolution passed 10 to 0 with Russia abstaining, following Baruch’s push for a showdown on the December 5 proposal. The American delegation called the vote a victory as the measure moves to a working committee for revision, prompted by a conciliatory Canadian amendment.
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New York
INS
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations Atomic Energy Control Commission
Russia
Baruch
Canada
Binghamton Captain Guilty in Army Court Martial
PARIS UP A United States Army court martial sentenced Capt Ted H Cohen of Binghamton New York to seven years at hard labor dismissal from the service and forfeiture of all pay for smuggling gold diamonds and perfume from Cairo and Dakar into France on Army planes Maj Howard Gaillard of Decatur Georgia was ordered dismissed from the service and to forfeit all pay for his part in the smuggling Cohen and Gaillard were arrested June 3 at Istres Air Base near Marseilles and have been on trial since November They are being returned to Germany to await a review of the verdict by Gen Joseph T McNarney commander of American forces in Europe If he upholds the verdict it will be finally reviewed by the War Department
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Paris
United States Army
Ted H. Cohen
Binghamton
Cairo
Dakar
France
Howard
Gaillard
Decatur
Cohen
Tstres Air Base
Marseilles
Germany
Joseph T.mcnarney
Europe
War Department
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