Earl Wilson’s 47 wrap up best of year lists
Celebrity rankings fill this past year with the top performers in film, radio, theater and society. Names like Jack Paar Lena Horne Lana Turner Duke of Windsor and Claimed best movie Gentlemen’s Agreement highlight the pageant of 1947 suggestions and opinions.
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Secretary Marshall
Duke of Windsor
Tommy Manville
June Lockhart
Phil Silvers
Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Hazel Brooks
Tougest
Queen Mary
Mine
Huntington Hartford
Lana Turner
Linda Christie
Monmy Bways
Fred Allen
Nanette Fabray
Lee Mortimer
Harem
Powers Gal Evelyn Milroy
Myron Cohen
Francis Craig
Dick Tracy
Bosley Crowther
Dick .Tracy
Stan Kenton
Lena Horne
Jack Paar
Robert Q. Lewis
Benny Meyers
Fancy Phil
Frank Henderson
Met
Antoinette Throckmorton
Colony
Charles Cushing
Alexis Smith
Drew Berkowitz
la Martinique
Petrillo
Crosby
Joe DiMaggio
Tony Qwen
Donna Reed
Marie Louisie Vousquet
Sam Goldwyn
Paris
George Jessel
Jack Carter
Loew's
State
Peggy
Male
Gallant
Leland Haywood
Mr. Roberts
Henry Fonda
David Warne
Sandra Hiiraly
St. Moritz
Taffy Tuttle
Earl
State grants tax rebates to 95 000 firms totaling 150 million
The New York State Labor Department mailed unemployment insurance tax credits totaling 150 million to 95 000 state business firms for use against 1948 unemployment taxes. A Navy flight device under construction by McKiernan Terry and General Electric tests aircraft maneuvers. Harry E Barnard Lyons born 1910 died Rochester railroad yard accident at New York Central yards.
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New York
State Labor Department
New York State
Rochester
Harry E. Barnard
Lyons
New York Central Railroad
Barnard
N.Y.C
Race prejudice blamed for Panama bases dispute
The Portland Oregonian claimed US actions and American racism are behind Panama's refusal to extend bases beyond the Canal Zone. It urged Congress to study diplomatic procedures for Latin American representatives and officials.
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Panama
Portland
Ore
INS
Portland Oregonian
United States
Canal Zone
Congress
State Department
Army
Navy
Metal Worker Arrested in Christmas Church Bombing
Italian police in Imperia near Genoa arrest a metal worker for throwing two bombs at Port Maurizio Cathedral during the Christmas midnight mass. No casualties but extensive damage and panic. search uncovered TNT and arms at his home. In Belgrade a regional court sentenced three merchants to be shot for government store speculation with confiscation of property.
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Rome
INS
Imperia
Genoa
Port Maurizio
G O P Price Plan Criticized by Brent Spence
Washington report quotes Rep. Brent Spence a Kentucky Democrat who criticizes the Republican anti-inflation plan as futile and driven by moral persuasion. Spence argues the measures will have little effect while the Truman administration prepares to sign Congress approved legislation lacking price and wage controls.
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Washington
Brent Spence
Kentucky
OPA
Capitol Hill
Spence
Congress
Truman
Venezuela appoints new agriculture minister amid meat import row
Ricardo Montilla was named minister of agriculture succeeding Eduardo Mendez Coilicoa who resigned in protest against a government decision to import Argentine frozen meat. Mendez argued the meat could spread hoof and mouth disease, while President Romulo Betancourt said the risk was slight since consumption would be in urban centers far from livestock areas.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Ricardo Montilla
Eduardo Mendez Coilicoa
Mendez
Romulo
Betancourt
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
A column reflecting on Christmas gifts and public opinion. The writer notes humorous anecdotes about gifts and a joke about Stalin's one party system. He contrasts Soviet and global fortunes and ends with a observation on the Star of Bethlehem versus the Red Star.
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Stalin
UN Group Enjoys Upstate Yule Pictures on Page 12
United Nations staff from 35 countries toured three upstate New York communities Bing hamton Endicott and Johnson City as a goodwill gesture. Local families hosted the 175 clerks and interpreters during Christmas Eve to share a homey American holiday experience with memories of warmth and festive traditions.
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Binghamton
United Nations
Peace Organization
Endicott
Johnson City
New York
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England
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Prince Philip
Gen
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Miss Hush
Dior
Howard Hughes
Johnny Meyer
Betty George
Senator Brewster
McKiernan-Terry Co
General Electric Co
Boston
Weather Bureau
Eastport
Block Island
Wwineland
America
Merrimack River
Massachusetts
John R. Swanton
Smithsonian Institution
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Merrimack Mouth
Somerset
Edward Hoover
Hoover
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Chicago
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
A.F.L
Canada
Jake
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Susak
G.O.P
Walter Kiernan
Star of Bethlehem
Red Star
Speidel
Knight
Fees
South Salina
East
Jefferson ST
Auburn
Fulton
Oswego
Utica
Ithaca
E. Genesee
Regent Theater
UN Group
Yule
Triple Cities
Ralph Ruger
Rugers
U.N
Huthe G. Halbertsman
Holland
Police
Rogers
Hulke
Wells & Coverly’s
Kenroyd
Stein Bloch
Hickey Freeman
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