Congress probes fraud in war contracting in House wing
The House Expenditures subcommittee led by Rep. Bender moves to hear more on fraud in war contracting. The inquiry follows the Senate War Investigating Committee findings about Maj. Gen Meyers and a Dayton subcontractor, triggering pension loss and possible prosecutions.
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Woman Pays Poe Tax With 17 Cents First Half
A Butte Montana woman handed the county treasurer 17 cents in POE tax for the first half of the year on a small parcel of unimproved farmland. She predicted the second half will be easier, saying it will be only 16 cents.
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Political Prospects and 1948 Outlook by Marquis Childs
A clipped overview notes President Truman’s likely re election prospects amid the continuing Good Times rhetoric and postwar prosperity. Marquis Childs surveys Middle West sentiment for a 1948 reelection climate with references to page content including comics, horoscopes, and regular features.
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Marquis Childs
Middle West
Fire destroys Seymour grocery basement Christmas gifts
Flames tore through the basement of a two story Seymour grocery and apartment building, driving residents including Mr and Mrs Willard Boyd to safety. The blaze caused heavy damage and was blamed on an overheated oil furnace. Mrs Boyd reported more than $300 in Christmas presents lost. Concluded on Page 22 Column 3.
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Taft Sees Danger in Controls In Inflation Talks
Secretary Harriman cited hopes for lower prices in meats steel and lumber as part of President Truman’s anti inflation program. Taft criticized administration for seeking unlimited controls while Harriman argued for limited authority. The exchange touched on allocation controls and potential price rollbacks as part of anti inflation efforts.
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Truman
Senate
House Economics Committee
Watkins
Utah
Taft
Ohio
Truman European recovery plan due after December eight
President Truman's message to Congress on the long range European recovery plan likely will not be ready before December eight. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross said the message should be sent after Mr. Truman returns from Florida. The President leaves for Key West on December six and returns to Washington December eight.
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Key West
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Retail Sales Rise in New York City Week
Thanksgiving food buying and Christmas shopping boosted NYC retail sales for the week ending Wednesday, rising about 12 percent from the prior year. Toys and Christmas novelties were popular, with gems like jewelry lingerie gloves and small appliances drawing strong consumer interest.
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Dan and
Bradstreet
French Hero Leclerc Killed in Plane Crash
Paris dispatch reports Gen. Jacques Leclerc, renowned World War II French hero, died in an airplane crash. The UPI note confirms the fatal accident and notes his wartime leadership and recognition.
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Exchange
Paris
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France calls up 80000 conscripts amid strike crisis
Paris reports France and its 15 divisions mobilize 80000 more conscripts to counter civil strife amid Communist led strikes. Premier Schuman's cabinet fires 66 police commissioners as government acts under President Auriol.
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Vincent Auriol
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Germany
Georges’ Bidault
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A Taste Of Winter Hits Syracuse Area
Syracuse residents faced intermittent snow with two tenths of an inch reported by the Weather Bureau. Heavy flurries caused slippery pavements and several minor car accidents, while Pompey and Spafford received plow attention. Forecasters predict more light snow flurries and a high near 32 degrees on Saturday.
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Spafford
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Four Victims Recover From Clarksdale Victory Shipwreck
Ketchikan Alaska AP Four survivors of the shipwrecked Army freighter Clarksdale Victory were recovering from shock and exposure today as rescue parties decided to take one more long look for forty five other crewmen still missing.
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Alaska
Reading Publicity Notes on Advertising Bursts in Digest
Publicity advice notes how bragging to a star boosts success with advertising. The piece cites Samson tearing down the house by two columns and cites Gelett Burgess listing ten faults that mar talk. December Reader’s Digest features 38 other lasting articles.
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Reader’s Digest
Haiti Shifts To Support Partition Plan at UN
Haiti appeared ready to back the Palestine partition proposal at the United Nations, potentially tipping the 1947 General Assembly toward a two thirds majority. Delegates resumed session after a holiday as Luxembourg France and possibly Yugoslavia Argentina Paraguay and Honduras were viewed as shifting from abstention to support.
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Russia Rejects Chinese Plan on Japanese Peace Treaty
Soviet Foreign Ministry says groundwork for the Japanese peace treaty must be laid by the Council of Foreign Ministers and veto power rests with the Big Four. Tass reports that Moscow backs unanimity but insists ministers meet first, possibly in China next January.
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United States
Stassen Called Warmonger by Izvestia in Moscow
Izvestia labeled Harold E. Stassen a warmonger after he toured Russia last April and sent a telegram to President Truman urging a U S boycott of the Soviet Union amid the Republican presidential bid.
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Army Takes Over Milan Amid Leftist Protests
Rome reports the Italian government ordered military authorities to assume civil and military power in Milan after leftist demonstrators and partisans seized the federal prefecture and called a 12 hour general strike. It was unclear if troops would forcibly remove the leftists.
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Finnish National Strike Called Off
A strike by more than 40,000 Finnish government employees ended after two days, disrupting communications, rail, air and sea transport and closing schools. The halt was called off today in Helsinki.
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France proposes reparations plan on Austrian assets
Paris suggests Russia receive 100 million dollars as part of Austrian reparations and a third share of Zisterdorf oil fields with control of Danube shipping. The proposal aims to break a four month deadlock among the Big Four on German assets in Austria while Austria peace terms are discussed. Bidault seeks approval to amputate the Saar and move forward on German frontiers.
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Flivver Fliers Set for Last Leg
Clifford Evans and George Truman plan the final eastward leg of their around the world flight in two Piper Cubs. Truman, 39 from Los Angeles, and Evans, 27 from Washington, D. C., left Teterboro New Jersey last August 9 to test the practicality of long flights in light personal planes.
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