Berlin currency dispute deepens as blockade lingers
Neutral powers flag risk of collapse of Berlin talks as Western and Soviet zones clash over currency. Russia blocks transit in June and demands Soviet money as sole exchange, while Western powers insist on a four zone system. Elections in Western sectors may heighten tensions with Communists boycotting in the Soviet sector.
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Belgian
Canada
China
Colombia
Syria
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Berlin
Hft
Paris
Bramuglia
Labor leaders push diplomacy with socialist Europe
Justice Douglas urged understanding of Europe’s labor governments, saying they are not turning communist and should not be feared. He argued American labor leaders can help clarify that class conflict is not inevitable and that diplomacy must adapt to a world with rising labor movements. Other speakers branded the foreign policy resolution a cold war tactic amid internal CIO tensions and threats of militant action by United Electrical Workers officials.
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Nerely
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Europe
America
Murray
Joseph Selly
American Communications Association
Abe Feinglass
Fur Workers
James Matles
United Electrical Workers
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Matles
Man Confesses To Killing Child Across States
Pollard admitted fatally beating a child during a hitchhiking trip that took him from Huntington to Cincinnati St Louis and other cities before registering at the American hotel. He said he struck the baby to stop crying and fled leaving a do not disturb sign. He was arrested after asking a Red Cross worker to wire his aunt for money.
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Pollard
Nichols
Huntington
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Chillicothe
Nich
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St. Louis
McSwain
Pollak
Red Cross
Strike Cutting Freight On W M Continued From Page 1
A two day furlough partly due to Thanksgiving week end and factors such as the coast strike of longshoremen and the rail embargo was described as belt-tightening by a B and O official. In Baltimore activity slowed as union men halted ore loading by cranes at Port Covington and Canton. Western Maryland furloughed 70 extra terminal employees in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Port Covington
Canton
Western Maryland
Austrian official accused by Tass of spying for United States
Tass said Dr Margarethe Ottillinger of the Austrian Ministry of Economic Planning was arrested on November 5 by Russian troops and allegedly worked with Lt Col Edward Kretzmann of the American Intelligence Service. Vienna protested to the Allied Control Council as Western powers denied employing Austrian officials as spies.
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Margarethe OtHilinger
Austria
Ministry of Economic Planning
United State Intelligence Service
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United States
Edward Kretzmann
American Intelligence Service
Kretzmann
Army Headquarters
Jungs
U. S State Department
Washington
Ottillinger
Tojo Denied Clemency in World War II War Crimes Case
General MacArthur stated there was no role for intervention and that the two year tribunal trial was fair with safeguards. He ordered the Eighth Army to execute sentences as pronounced, urging the expiation to spur a universal renunciation of war.
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MacArthur
Eighth Army
County Wheat Prospects Draw Farmers Despite Surplus Talk
County farmers report favorable midwest weather as snow blankets Kansas and Nebraska aiding winter wheat. Prices quoted show corn at 1.28 per bushel with last year’s county corn at 2.67. Wall Street Journal notes near record fall plantings amid weakening foreign demand and possible surplus next year.
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Kansas
Nebraska
The
Wall Street Journal
State Tax Commission Probes Dorchester Tax Charges
The Maryland State Tax Commission said it is investigating alleged irregularities in Dorchester County tax assessments. Cambridge assessor John S. Skinner alleged unlisted buildings, while Dorchester supervisor Reginald A. Jones denied any omissions. Gerald H. Mueller will lead a full inquiry, reporting next week.
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State Tax Commission
Dorchester County
John S. Skinner
Cambridge
Albert W. Ward
Reginald A. Jones
Commission
Sner
Ward
Gerald
H. Mueller
Mueller
Skinner
Jones
Water utility posts year end loss as maintenance hits income
The water department reports a net income drop due to unusual maintenance costs including lowering a large main along the Williamsport pike for highway work and laying many new mains throughout the city. Production in the first nine months of 1948 was slightly higher than 1947 despite lower consumption.
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Williamsport Pike
Inflation fears and October price dip noted by officials
Rawin Nourse warned that inflation may stay high despite signs of a dip in the October consumer price index. BLS attributed the drop to food, groceries, and meats, with a total index still 73.6 percent above the 1935-38 average. Officials caution persistent pressures from foreign aid and rearmament.
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Congress
Nourse
Bureau
Labor
Statistica
Chester Bowles
OPA
Connecticut
White House
Mr. Truman
BLS
May Day Choosen as International Labor Holiday 1889
The International Socialist Congress in 1889 designated May Day as an international labor holiday to honor workers. The decision established a global day of demonstrations and solidarity for labor rights.
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International Socialist Congress
Acquitted Of Assault On Cop In Williamsport
The article reports a man acquitted of assault on a police officer after being found drunk and disorderly by Magistrate John Hetzer in Williamsport. Turner sought a jury trial, claiming he was walking home when an officer approached after he stopped for a drink.
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Williamsport
Washington County
John Hetzer
Turner
Shipley
Fragmented OCR notes on court, food prep and production
The text recalls whether he offered officers a drink and notes a court passed sentence. It mentions using hard cooked egg whites chopped for garnish and yolk sieved. It also cites a machine’s capacity to produce thousands of bags per hour.
Free enterprise and government in business clash in American ideal
The piece argues that building a new country relies on free enterprise, not government-run enterprises. It claims government-owned power systems enjoy tax breaks and treasury support, while private firms pay taxes, borrow at fair rates, and provide most electric power at lower costs, praising self-reliance and business leadership.
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U.S. Treasury
America
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