Schuman seeks new emergency powers in tense Paris session
Premier Robert Schuman urged the National Assembly to grant sweeping emergency powers to curb strikes and disorder led by Communists. Deputies shouted murderers and executioners as Herriot read a denial from Anne Schell. The chamber erupted through the 15 minute session with clashes continuing after adjournment.
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Governor Dewey Improves but Remains at Home
Governor Dewey was “up and improved” today but still confined to the Executive Mansion with a heavy head cold. James C. Hagerty, his executive assistant, said he was expected back at the Capitol on Monday.
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Paul Gallico Pleads For Real Santa Spirit
In an amusing editorial on page 4, Paul Gallico urges returning Santa to children and ending the phony plural Nicks. The feature note lists sections and pages for Comics, Horoscope, Letters, Bridge, Financial, Churches, Radio, Classifieds, Social News, Deaths, and Sports.
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Milan Back to Normal Amid Civil War Threats Warned by Nitti
Milan returned to normal after protests over the Milan prefect’s removal fueled fears of civil war. Former premier Nitti warned of growing division among parties and Italians, blaming Fascism and its bravado, and urged unity with America as a friend. Interior Minister Scelba defended the government noting the unrest lacked rhyme or reason as thousands besieged the prefecture.
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Marshall Molotov Meeting Looms Over German Peace Talks
Secretary Marshall plans a Monday meeting with Soviet Minister Molotov to assess whether east west gaps on a German peace treaty can be bridged at the four power talks. Ministers enter fifth day with no major agreement, while a provisional West German government issue looms. Concluded on page 2 column 6.
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Winchell Girl Back Home
Walda E Winchell 20 daughter of Walter E Winchell returned home after a police search for missing since Wednesday. Attorney Ernest Cuneo said she was visiting friends and is back home. Her mother Mrs June Winchell reported the disappearance claiming illness without details. Doctors had ordered hospitalization per her father.
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Hollywood
3 Cornered Humor and NBC Diaper Policy Change
New York NBC eased its long standing ban on the word diaper permitting comedians to use it for dry humor. NBC vice president Ken Dyke said the network would avoid obviously offensive material while allowing references to diapers in a non obscene context. The network also approved the lyrics of the torchy song Body and Soul for the first time after prior ban due to suggestiveness.
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Colombia Blocks Final UN Action on Palestine Partition
The UN Assembly postponed a final vote on partition as Colombia moved to defer action until spring. Ambassador Alfonso Lopez lined up Arab anti-partitionists in support while Arab delegates debated a conciliatory path. Iran and Afghanistan urged a federalized Palestine model as a possible compromise.
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UNESCO seeks Polish US accord over war mongering resolution
In Mexico City UNESCO officials pursued a compromise between Poland and the United States amid a split over a Polish draft condemning war mongering. A French compromise resolution, approved in subcommittee, was to be debated at the plenary. The US backed a separate resolution with Brazil Canada China India Mexico and the Netherlands, omitting a call for legal action.
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What Am I Saying Honesty and Deceit in Life
A wry reflection on honesty and deception comparing sayings from Sir Walter Scott with a playful caution. The piece turns on the idea that practice can lead to better outcomes, even when deception is involved. It underscores the tension between truth and earned advantages.
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Snowstorms Cause Piled Snow and Transport Disruptions
Snow drifts and 22 inch accumulations in Western New York snarled traffic and disrupted rail and bus services. The Weather Bureau warned of intermittent snow through the weekend as the storm claimed at least five lives. Dunkirk and Westfield in Chautauqua County faced heavy snowfall affecting milk deliveries and regional transit.
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Storm miss Syracuse area as western New York flurries expected
Weather Bureau says western New York will see only snow flurries this weekend, while Erie County road crews deploy 55 plows and 15 sand trucks to keep highways clear. State police report hundreds of cars stalled along Routes 5 and 20 as the storm peaks in the west.
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Florida Storm Pounds Miami And Keys With High Winds
A postseason storm lashed south Florida and the Florida Keys with winds up to 65 mph, gusts to 86 mph in Key West sank about 20 small boats and uprooted trees. At Boca Chica Naval Air Station a wind gust tore loose a Navy blimp, four crew escaped unharmed. Rain and floods were the main concern with 1.21 inches in Miami triggering game postponements and lingering floodwaters.
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Dutch Arrests Linked to Indonesian Prisoner Deaths
BATAVIA Netherlands Government said two Dutch marines and one interpreter were arrested over the deaths of 46 Indonesian prisoners on a three hour train trip from Bondonos in East Java to Soerabja. The marines named include a lieutenant and a sergeant major and witnesses described as confind.
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France Thanks Americans for Friendship Train Aid
Paris expresses France's gratitude to the American people for food pledged by the Friendship Train movement. The foreign ministry calls the effort one of the finest examples of world solidarity in relations between peoples.
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Taft backs European winter aid bill opposed to long range deficits
Senator Taft of Ohio endorsed a 597 million dollar winter aid package for France Italy and Austria saying it will help those countries go to work. He warned against extending a State Department policy to fund every government's finances and opposed long term Europe recovery programs. He predicted Senate approval next week after the weekend recess.
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Bartender Walkout Threat Hits Manhattan Borough
New York City reports a threatened bartender strike by 2,400 workers in Manhattan after wage negotiations collapsed. A walkout appears inevitable as labor talks fail to reach an agreement.
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Hold Russ Diplomats Hold Russ Diplomats
In Santiago Chile Foreign Minister Vergara Donoso said Soviet diplomats would be sealed off from Moscow and kept in the city pending Chile's appeal to the International Court of Justice over the Russian daughter-in-law of Chilean Ambassador David Cruz Ocampo being denied permission to depart. The government will retain about 50 Russians and households in a waiting exchange and will bar contact with Moscow until the Hague appeal. Chile severed diplomatic ties with Russia in October.
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Prices Rise Across Wages and Sales in Recent Weeks
Washington reports wholesale prices reached a postwar peak in the week ending November 22, up 59.2 percent from 1926 and 4.8 percent below the May 1920 record. Manufacturing workers earned an average of 50.97 dollars weekly in October, a new high. Retail stores sold about 10.025 billion dollars in October, up 700 million from September and 1.1 billion above October 1946.
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Taft Warns Against Broad Inflation Powers
Senator Taft says Congress should resist broad allocation powers in Truman inflation plan. He favors limited authority, proposing a 10 percent steel allocation for essentials and endorsing targeted commodity measures in forthcoming legislation. Taft criticizes White House stance as lacking good faith and urges careful study of restrictions.
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