Best Laughs of the Year 1946 Laugh Lines
Earl Wilson highlights jokes and wits about Truman and others in 1946 humor year end roundup. Names include Morey Amsterdam John L Lewis Connie Bennett Edith Gwinn Olivia de Havilland Milton Berle and Gypsy Rose Lee with quips on politics war and show business.
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John ] Lewis
Joe E. Lewk
Jerry Colona
John L. Lewis
Henry Morgan
Connie Bennett
California
Olivia de Navilland
Marcus Chodrich
Constance Bennett
Bronx Tenement Fire Kills 7 Year Old Child in New York
A Bronx tenement blaze fatally burned a seven year old girl and injured her 38 year old brother. The fire started about 2 AM and was under control within an hour.
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Bronx
New York
B.S
Fire destroys plant and armory. $200000 loss in Kentucky
Fire in Bowling Green, Kentucky, destroys the electric and supply company building and wrecks the State Armory, causing minor damage to two nearby buildings. Estimated total damage unofficially put at $200,000. New York and Connecticut items follow.
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Kentucky
Bowling Green
Electric and Supply ‘Company
State Armory
Notable Deaths Span Politics Religion and Arts
Benjamin M. Golder former Pennsylvania representative in Congress 1925 to 1933 died in Philadelphia at 54. Dixie Tide a New York Post war correspondent died in Tokyo. Rev Patrick J. Cherry 78 consultor of the Brooklyn diocese and vicar general of the Franciscan order in Bay Ridge. Roland Seitz 79 composer and band aficionado died in Union, New Jersey. John J. Shornhill 82 longtime Connecticut official died in Brookfield. Rev Olois Mager OSB dean of Salzburg University theological faculty died in Vienna.
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Benjamin M. Golder
Congress
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dixie Tide
New York Post
Tokyo
Patrick J. Cherry
Brooklyn “Diocese
Franciscan Rie
Bay Ridge
Roland ‘ Seitz
Union
N. J
John 8
Shornhill
Brookfield
Conn
Olois Mager
Theological Faculty
Salzburg University
Vienna
GI Brides Fly to Germany Despite Weather Delay
A planeload of fourteen U S military brides and children left New York for Germany, flying via London to Frankfurt on Christmas Eve. Weather had delayed the journey, but the group proceeded as scheduled.
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Germany
London
New York City
Frankfurt
Refloating of U. S. Merchant Ship Begun After Grounding
Operations started to refloat the United States merchant ship Henri Costa which ran aground in the mouth of the Gironde River in fog Monday. London reports Britain to build its first atomic power station likely working experimentally within two years.
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Paris Cens
United States
Henri Costin
Gironde
London
The
Evening Standard
Britain
Actress Leonora Corbett Seen With Ex-Boyfriend
A pal recalls Leonora Corbett saying she had dumped an ex but notes the actress hinted she can’t stay away. Corbett’s remark on “how a girl throws” suggests lingering ties and public curiosity about her personal life.
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Leonora Corbett
Leonora
Notable Posthumous Movie Life Bid and Molotov Call Joke
After Jimmy Walker's death he wanted Gene Fowler to write his life story but Fowler noted Walker's view of some people. A Reader's Digest piece recalls a Molotov Byrnes phone gag with Stalin, and Phil Foster jokes about his mother and a friend ending as a bum doctor.
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Jimmy Walker
Gene Fowler
Fowler
Walker
Stalin
Molotov
Byrnes
Phil Foster
la Martinique
Phil
Saar Region Tightens Border With Shoot to Kill Order
French gendarmes and customs guards patrolled the Saar as a demarcation line with Germany tightened. Orders included a shoot to kill rule for Germans attempting to cross illegally and bans on prolonged Saar resident absences and entry except under limited conditions.
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Saarbrucken
INS
Saar. -Germany
Saar
Germany
MacArthur urges Japan to seize democracy for future peace
General Douglas MacArthur cautioned Japan to fully embrace democracy or face only superficial changes from past tragedy. In a New Year message he said reforms depend on the people and leaders they choose, with the 1947 constitution and agrarian reforms shaping Japan’s future and salvation.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Neicoh
East
Anti U S Protests Grow Near Chinese Campus Scene
Demonstrators estimated 1000 to 3000 gather at a mass meeting near the site of an alleged rape, taunting Marines and plastering anti American slogans on a post. Yenching University students condemn the incident and urge U S students not to return until authorities resolve the case.
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Yenching University
J. Leighton Stuart
United Nations
Truman
Executive Headquarters
U. S. Marine
Tientsin
Mugh Shin
Washington
China
Dies At 114 in San Diego Man Claimed to Be 114
Jacob Alcaraz, who claimed to be 114, died Monday in San Diego. His family said he observed his 124th birthday last Oct 31.
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San Diego
Calif
Jacob Alcaraz
One Man Opinion welcomes Progressives in new year
Walter Kiernan notes a new Progressive Citizens of America forming as the nation enters a fresh year. He quips about liberal talk and the Civic group’s $3 dues while noting the 170 year old Citizens of America welcomes them. Margaret Truman aims to sing in opera.
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Edith Gwinn
Truman
Alan Young
Elmer Reilly
Progressive Citizens of America
Citizens of America
America
Margaret Truman
Army rookie hailed as hero then admits payroll robbery hoax
Pvt. Jimmy Hill of Robinson Illinois admitted fabricating a grand payroll heist at the San Francisco Presidio finance office as MPs and FBI questioned his story. The romance with Rosemary Watson of Cincinnati offered a bright note amid the ordeal.
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Hamilton Fleld
Calif
Jimmy Hill
Hill
K.P
Rosemary
Watson
Cincinnati
Tul
Feull
Arfper
Army Intelligence
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robinson, IL
San Francisco
M.p’s
San Francisco’ Presidio
Mansfield Urges Pacific Territory Governance Plan
Representative Mansfield proposes creating a United States Territory of the Pacific to govern ex Japanese mandated islands. He plans to introduce legislation in the coming Congress after briefing a House naval affairs subcommittee during an inspection of the islands.
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Washington
United States
Territory of the Pacific
Mansfield
D-Mont
House
Naval Affairs
New Year Babies Turn 90 Twin Brothers Hans and Ole Worken
Hans and Ole Worken, Minnesota's oldest twins born January 4, 1857 in Gudbrandsdalen Norway, celebrate their 90th birth day on a farm near Sacred Heart. Hans, two hours older, arrived in 1878 with oxen and married Kari Haugen. Ole married Kari's sister Anna. Both families remain active with children nearby.
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Sacred Heart
Minn
Minnesota
Here
Hans
Ole
Worken
Gudbrands- Dalen
Norway
Anna Haugen
Sis
Ter
Kari Haugen
Hans Worken
Woman shot claims husband fired at her in subway scene
Brooklyn resident Mrs Olga Rocco 28 tells a policeman at the scene that her former husband Al Rocco shot her after a previous wound in November. Pearl Luck 19 admitted firing a sawed off shotgun during the incident. An informant using the name Allan LaRue allegedly directed a follow up spying plot with a hidden camera in Mrs Rocco’s legs.
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Olga Rocco
Brooklyn
al Rocco
Helgoland Fortress to Be Blown Up in War Plans
A British naval officer stated Helgoland, the German island fortress off Hamburg, would be destroyed in a massive blast. The 15 mile tunnel complex would be filled with depth charges and detonated in a single big explosion, marking a dramatic act amid wartime strategy.
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Hamburg
Germany
Helgoland
Zanzibar
North Sea
Britain
G O P Senate Steering Board Names Taft to Chair
A stormy Monday meeting of GOP senators named Taft to the Senate's new steering committee and expected him to be elected chair at today's session. Vandenberg became president pro tempore, White eyed for party floor leader, and Millikin named chair of the GOP conference.
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Taft
Senate
Vandenberg
White
Millikin
Taft Labor
White Commerce
Truman Proclamation Leaves War End Ambiguous
The proclamation does not declare an end to the war or emergency but distinguishes between the duration of the emergency and the wartime period. Benefits for 10.7 million World War II veterans are extended with deadlines for readjustment allowances, education and training, and loans through 1948 to 1956, with course completion by 1955.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
Veterans Administration
Truman
Oil Firm Seeks Rubinstein Probe
The Panhandle Producing and Refining Company filed a federal civil suit seeking an accounting of profits from Serge M. Rubinstein, alleged to have dominated the firm for personal gain. Co defendants include Loretta Rubinstein, Stella Rubinstein, and the Rubinstein companies.
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New York
the Panhandle Producing and Refining Company
Serge M. Rubinstein
Rubinstein
Loretta
Stella Rubinstein
Berlin plans 1950 German exports of 900 million dollars
Berlin officials reveal plans for the economically merged U S and British zones in Germany to post annual exports of 900 million dollars by 1950. Deputy governor Lt. Col. Lucius D. Clay says the revenue would be split into 600 million for food imports and 300 million for raw materials as 40 million Germans aim for self sufficiency.
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Berlin
U. S
Germany
Lucius 12. Clay
Night shift transit workers vote to walk out at midnight
In St. Louis, night shift bus and streetcar operators of the Public Service Co. voted overwhelmingly to strike at midnight as their contract with the transit firm expires. The action follows a large turnout and strong union support.
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ST. Louis
Public Service Co
Trans.t
G O P Debates Bilbo Ouster Over Voting Claims
The Republican steering committee met to decide whether to oust Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi as Congress convenes. A separate Senate campaign investigating panel works on a final report accusing Bilbo of intimidating Black voters in last summer’s election and abusing his office for personal gain.
Colder New Year Starts With Subfreezing Temperatures
A winter blast moves across the region driving subfreezing readings. Syracuse and others face icy streets as crews work with sand and salt amid a budget strain and heavy wind that keeps roads treacherous from Minnesota to the Atlantic.
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Department of Public Works
Charles E. Billion
Syracuse
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Minnesota
Iowa
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
UN Security Council weighs disarmament and atomic plan
Johnson urged equal consideration of all disarmament proposals while Gromyko pressed for the Soviet resolution as a practical measure. The Baruch atomic control plan passed the Atomic Energy Commission 10 to 0 with Russia and Poland abstaining, and Russia warned against banning the veto, saying it violates the UN Charter.
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Johnson
U.S
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Gromyko
U. S
Security Council
General Assembly
Bernard Baruch
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
United States
UN General Assembly
Atomic Energy Commission
Greek Guerrilla Fight Flare Near Lamia Press Report
Reports from Athens indicate fighting with guerrillas has intensified near Lamia in Central Greece. Guerrillas are said to have occupied the township of Mypati, about ten miles east of Lamia.
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Athens
INS
Lamia
Greece
Peoce
Mypati
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