Harriman urges halting aid to potential Russian satellites
Secretary Harriman testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States should stop any American aid to nations that might later come under Russian influence. He said he would lose interest in such aid but supports helping eastern European countries if they free themselves from Soviet domination, noting Poland Hungary and Romania as friendly yet forced into the fray. The hearing also touched uranium, vital to atomic weapons, with State Department officials and senators seeking details on uranium supplies.
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Washington
Harriman
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Italy
Austria
America
Europe
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Jackson
R-Calif
Rrussia
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
State Department
Alhambra Skate Rink Blaze Causes $30000 Damage
Fire swept the 47 year old Alhambra Building early today with interior damage centered on the skating rink area. James’ styand suffered extensive damage to businesses inside the structure. Firemen fought for over three hours before an all out signal. Samuel Spagnola 20 was questioned saying he fell asleep and woke to smoke first on the second floor then a radiator blaze on the James Its side.
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Alhambra
James’ Styand
Samuel Spagnola
Boysen’s Bay
Set
Peter Schug
James
Sergeant Schug
Spagnola
UN to Vote on Two New Groups in General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly faces final votes on two new organs proposed by Secretary of State Marshall. One creates a year‑round Little Assembly to overhaul UN machinery, the other a UN commission to supervise Korea a government formation. Russia plans a boycott of both.
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New York
Tate Marshall
United Nations
General Assembly
Russia
Marshall
Korea
Balkans
Taft-Hartley Law Primer on Editorial Page
Feature notes indicate daily primer on Taft-Hartley law on Editorial Page with continued discussion. Other regular sections listed include Amusements Financial Bridge and Classifieds along with pages for radio city life social and deaths.
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LAW
Bridge
Ing. Rep'ter
City Life
Winchell
Pay Check Protest Sent To Albany By Syracuse Workers
Syracuse area public works employees protested late paychecks by sending a delegation to Albany. John DiLallo of Schenectady said union officers pressured District 3 Barge Canal workers in Syracuse to cease work. DiLallo wired Gov Dewey and State Public Works head Sells urging prompt payment. no comment from Sells and the governor’s office said the wire was not received.
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Syracuse
State Department
Albany
John “Dilallo
Schenectady
Exsecuti
APL
UNO
District 3
Colder Weather Forecast With Light Snow Flurries
National weather outlook calls for below normal temperatures across the country with the Weather Bureau predicting colder conditions tonight and Friday. Light snow flurries are possible tonight, with a trace reported last night and winds expected to be strong. Local highs near 43 today, 25 tonight, and around 35 Friday. 8 A.M. temperature 38. Fargo reports one below zero.
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Weather Bureau
Andrew P. Weller
Fargo
N. D
New Mexico Battleship Lost Then Found Near New York Harbor
The decommissioned battleship New Mexico, en route to her final duty, was lost at sea and located again forty miles outside New York harbor. Two tug boats attempted to re tow through heavy seas after a Coast Guard plane spotted the vessel. Newark fireboats stood guard inside the harbor channel preventing scrapping on the waterfront while officials pressed for a peaceful resolution.
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Newark
N. J. UP
New
Mexico
New York Harbor
Boston
Coast Guard
New Mexico
Atlantic
Port of
Newark Channel
Newart
Strikes Hit Marseille Milan Naples In Communist Upheaval
Rioters in Marseille faced early army deployments while Milan and Naples saw heavy police presence. In Naples riot squads clashed with demonstrators using rifle butts and tear gas, with injuries sent to hospitals. The unrest spread to the Nationalist Monarchist Party HQ as crowds burned furniture and files before guards restored some order.
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Marseille
France
Milan
Naples
Italy
Rome
Catleria Umberto
Beabony
What Am I Saying Partition Plan Spurned
London reports Britain rejects the Soviet American partition plan for Palestine. Britain would not join any forceful or substantial implementation and will withhold substantial funding unless Arabs and Jews accept the settlement.
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London
Britain
Palestine
United Nations Assembly
Lake Success
United Nations
Troy Lands
Horses and racing lore from a Frank Morgan column
Frank Morgan notes that race horses supposedly eat less before a race while friends claim they fast for days after. He observes the challenge of keeping track of horses as the ones you follow often trail the others you do not.
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Frank Morgan
Horsan
Six Billion Tax Cut Plan Reviewed by Congress
Washington report says a six billion dollar tax reduction is possible in 1948 without harming foreign aid or the national debt. Chairman Knutson of Minnesota plans to press for a four billion dollar income tax cut in the regular session, after receiving the economic development group’s findings.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development
U. S
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Roxas Gains as Liberal Party Closes In
Returns from outlying areas piled up today on the side of President Roxas Liberal Party cutting into the early lead which the combined opposition parties took in Tuesday's national elections.
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Manila
Roxas
Liberal Party
Warren to Decide Candidacy in 1948 GOP Primary
California Governor Earl Warren faces a leaders’ push to declare his candidacy for the Republican presidential primary. The move comes as party leaders in California assess Warren’s potential to lead a national ticket.
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Los Angeles
Earl Warren
California
Informer Michael Kosar Shot Dead at Home in Chicago
Michael Kosar, 42, one of seven men who pulled a 1945 vault robbery of $2,000,000 and later testified against his partners, was killed Wednesday night while dining with his family in his West Side Chicago home.
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Chicago
Michael Kosar
West Side
Nor'easter Knocks Out Power and Causes Fatalities
A northeast storm walloped New England with high winds and heavy ice. Two deaths are reported as boats, homes, and power facilities were wrecked, Cape Cod and Block Island areas lose telephones and power. crews restore service as crews clear debris.
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Boston
New England
Cape Cot
New York State
Pennsylvania
Lower Cape
Power Company
Buzzards Bay
Hyannis
Gide Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm reports that Andre Gide, the 77 year old French author, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in literature by the Swedish Academy. Gide has long been a leading figure in French letters and was praised as vital to modern currents. He has been linked with communism and critiqued the church, with ties noted to his 1933 Moscow visit and the funeral address for Maxim Gorki.
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Swedish Academy of Literature
Gide
Russia
Red Square
Maxim Gorki
Moscow
Paris
Air Force inquiry into officers stock holdings raises questions
Senate War Investigating Committee heard Air Force public relations official William B. Nuckols describe rumors in 1943 that purchasing officers held stock in firms they dealt with. He proposed a AP survey and confidential letters to high officers asking for stock holdings. Meyers later disclosed buying 100 Republic Aviation shares and a $4 million government bond purchase.
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Washington
William’ B. Nuckols
Air Force
Nuckols
Tme
Sff
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate War Investigating Committee
Republic Aviation
Ira Enaker
Meyers
Nickoll
Senate
Ferguson
Mich
Michigan
Supreme Court
WHS
Sunday Parade Profiles and Urban Hope in 20th Century Herald
A Sunday section highlights a picture story on two toy shops run by Jack Collier in San Francisco and Oakland. It also features editor Ken Purdy's two minute profile of Charles Luckman and a national health program survey by Edward J. Nickel. Maine receives aid as American couple Girard Van Barkaloo Hale assists a bombed French city aiding recovery.
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Jack Collier
San Francisco
Oakland
Cais
Charles Luckman
Ken Purdy
Maine
Girard van Barkaloo Hale
Santa Barbara
Calif
France
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Offce of International Trade
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Jean Kain
Brady
Mary Haworth
Vincent J. Murphy
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Block Island
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Burricane Force
Theode Island
Ins Grove
Stockholm
Andre Gide
Gidi Dr. Schildt
Stalin
Oen
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Edward J. Nickel
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