Blood spills as riots erupt across Holy Land
In Jerusalem and surrounding cities violence erupts as Jews and Arabs clash near the Palestine partition border. A Hagana member is killed, four wounded, and a uniformed Jewish policeman shot. curfews are imposed and evacuation begins in Jerusalem Haifa and Tel Aviv Jaffa areas.
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Hagana
Jewish Defense Force
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
No-Man's-Land
Holy City
Haifa
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Holy Land
Jerusalem -See
Weather Notes and Rainfall Quota Update
Yesterday high and last night low temperatures are noted. Noon today reports no December rainfall to date with a quota of 3.86 inches for the month.
Big Four foreign ministers near German treaty stalemate
London conference on the German peace treaty makes little progress as critical issues remain unresolved eight days after talks began. Molotov uses the forum for political appeals to Germans while the hasks discuss Austrian independence. Pakistan is given a role in negotiations and two thirds voting thresholds gain special consideration in final treaty drafting.
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John M. Hightower
London
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
Maby
Nussia
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Pakistan
Veterans and Rotary Club meet at local halls
Tonight at 7 30 p m the Veterans of Foreign Wars gather at Memorial Hall. Thursday at 12 15 p m the Rotary Club meets at the Arming ton Hotel for a scheduled session.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Hall
Rotary Club
Armington Hotel
Truman Departs for Florida Five Day Visit
President Truman left by plane for a five day Florida trip to rest and attend the Everglades National Park dedication. He flew at 8 12 a m aboard the Sacred Cow from Boca Chica near the Key West base with several aides, reactivating the older C 54 after the newer DC 6 was grounded for modifications.
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Truman
Florida
Everglades National Park
Boca Chica
Key West Submarine Base
Boca Chica See
French Assembly Tightens Sabotage Penalties After Arras Train Wreck
In Paris the National Assembly approved a law raising penalties for sabotage and for agitating strikes after officials blamed saboteurs for derailing a mail train near Arras killing 13 and injuring 40. Debate featured clashes with Communist deputies as the measure moves toward final passage with further sections to be debated.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Arras
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Adrien Mabrut
Rene Mayer
Charles Serre
Charles de Gaulle
Charles Tillon
London
Tillon
Assembly
Edouard Herriot
France
Battle storms hinder search for missing Air Force transport
In Bitche France on December 3 weary American soldiers fought blinding mountain snowstorms trying to locate survivors of a U S Air Force C 47 missing since Friday with 20 aboard. Ground crews aided by French gendarmes and U S troopers struggled through snowbound roads as a lone search plane had to return to base.
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France
Air Force
VA. S. Constabulary
Pisa
Italy
Frankfurt
Germany
Winter Struggles Shape Europe Power Battle
AP analyst Dewitt Mackenzie warns that looming European privation will tilt the global contest between democracy and communism. He cites France’s food, coal, and utility shortages as ills deepen, with 2,000,000 idle workers due to Red strikes and daily life crippled from lights to transit, underscoring political risk ahead.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Europe
France
Paris
Hope To Avert Cuts In Soviet Aid Debate
Hopeful lawmakers cite official Soviet strength figures to back a $590 million stop gap aid bill to aid France Italy and Austria and deter Communist expansion. Senate already approved a $597 million authorization as debate on interim relief begins with a likely early next week vote.
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Washington
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army Department
Europe
Russia
Germany
Austria
Soviet Union
France
Italy
Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
China
Congress
Mother admits killing child in Pittsburgh case
Dorothy Gingery Smith 19 pleads guilty to strangling her three month old daughter in Jeannette and Pittsburgh. She tearfully tells Judge John P. Egan that her husband urged her to “get rid of the baby” and that she moved the infant to Pittsburgh before the crime.
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Pittsburgh
Dorothy Gingery Smith
John P. Egan
Jeannette
CIO Third Round Wages Promised By CIO Leaders
Washington reports CIO President Philip Murray announced a third round of wage increases through collective bargaining to offset inflation. He said unions will seek substantial raises without raising prices, while 6 million CIO members have already pursued or secured pay hikes. Some Republicans warned the move could complicate cost of living legislation.
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Taft
Ohio
CIO
CLO
Philip Murray
Congress
Murray
CIO National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Atlantic
Gulf
The Gazette's Little Merchants Frank Stroup
Frank Stroup, a paper boy in Brookwood and the east side of York road, saves earnings and plans for college. He began delivering on September 30, 1946, has a flawless account record, and delivers daily. His hobby is growing flowers. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Stroup on York road extension and is in the eighth grade.
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Frank Stroup
Brookwood
York Road
Frank
W. G. Stroup
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