Taylor Resigns As Envoy To Pope
Myron C. Taylor, an Episcopalian and longtime personal envoy to the Pope, resigned as special presidential ambassador to the Vatican. Appointed by FDR in 1939 and continued by Truman, Taylor faced Protestant criticism over the role without Senate approval. The White House gave no successor indication, and the resignation ends a controversial era in church state relations.
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Taylor
White House
Vatican
U. S
Senate
Taylors
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Truman Himelf
Truman
Pope
Atlantic
Roosevelt
United States
XW. 8
Steel
U.S. Protests Soviet Delay on Austria
The United States instructed Ambassador Alan Kirk in Moscow to protest Soviet holds on peace treaty talks with Austria. State Department said four power discussions have been at a standstill since November due to the Soviet position. McDermott noted talks among Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union collapsed over Austria paying for Soviet supplies. Western ambassadors met in Moscow to discuss the stalemate.
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Washigton
United States
Alan Kirk
Moscow
Russia
Austria
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Meacow
Millionaire Gang Robs Brink's in Boston Heist
A seven-man crew masked in disguises robbed Brink's Inc. on Boston’s waterfront, seizing a seven-figure cash haul. Police launched a nationwide manhunt with rewards up to 150 thousand dollars. investigators found few clues and no arrests.
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Fall & Moon
Edward W. Fallon
Newa City
Boston
Brink's, Inc
Inside Job Brinks Robbery Shocks Boston Tuesday Night
Robbers escape with about a million dollars in jewelry and half a million in checks after a twenty minute heist at Brinks in Boston. Police say six doors were unlocked with a master key as fear of detection shaped the silent escape. FBI and local investigators flood in as rewards and investigations expand across banks along the Mississippi corridor.
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Brink's
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Brink’s Inc
Mississippi River Federal Reserve
Jesse James Daring
Charlies Greil
Fallon
Boston Police
National Surety Corporation
Robbers face counting a million dollar cash haul
A New York Boston gang claims a $1,000,000 cache and faces the tedious tally. Experts estimate a single counter at the Chase Bank could process 3,000 notes per hour, implying 37 hours for nine bandits sharing the loot. Options range from one man doing it in 14 days to all joining for under two hours.
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New York
Boston
Chase Nations Bank
Plane Crash in Spain Kills Sixteen Officials and Cadets
A Junkers plane crashed into a mountain near Tobarra Spain killing sixteen people including three Spanish air force officers. The craft was en route from Cartagena to Madrid and apparently struck the peak during a heavy fog around 2 30 am EST.
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Albacete
Spain
Tobatra
Here
Madrid
Cartagena Air School
Aviation oMhinky
Flood Threat Looms Over Missouri Farmland And Cities
Rain and rising rivers heighten flood risk in southeastern Missouri with up to 20 square miles of farmland at stake and thousands evacuated. Birds Point New Madrid floodway residents flee while some rope homes to foundations as Army evacuation looms. Two men shot in southern Illinois amid floodwaters but a bright spot emerges as Wabash River falls near Vincennes. Cold wave grips Midwest with record lows in North Dakota Minnesota and Canada border states while Kansas and Oklahoma dip to 65 below. Cloudy mild conditions persist along Gulf states and Eastern Seaboard.
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Missouri
Birds Point
New Madrid
Mississippi
Ohio
Midwest
Illinois
Vincennes
Ind
Wolhston
N. CD
Pembina
Bismarck
Nld
International Falls
Minn
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Gulf States
United States Moves to Recover 42 Ships Sold to China
Washington reports that the United States acted to reclaim 42 merchant ships sold to China. The State Department said American representatives would seek local authority in the Far East to prevent ships from slipping into Chinese hands. Six of the ships were among 13 observed flying the Red Flag in Hong Kong.
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Washington
Park
Truntty Etl
State Department
Far East
Department
Hong Kong
Senate Repeals Margarine Taxes in Senate Vote
The Senate approved a bill repealing federal taxes on colored and uncolored oleomargarine by a lopsided margin, with final passage tied to July 1 implementation. Proponents from dairy states and southern oil producers backed the repeal, while several Republicans and Democrats opposed or proposed amendments.
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Senate
Lo & Senate House Conference
Butler
R. Neb
Langer
R.N.D
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Jevy
Tursdey
Alken
Aiken
R-Vi
Magnuson
Wash
Taylor
Idaho
China Reds Brand U S Charge Lie
Chinese Communist agency editorials broadcast from Peiping accused the U S State Department of a malicious lie over the claim that Reds seized the American consulate in Peiping. The piece misrepresented barracks and consulate locations and attacked U S Far Eastern policy and treaty actions.
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Tokyo
U.S. State Department
lReds
Peiping
U. S. State Department
U. 3
Butterworth
U. S
Walton Butterworth
Btate
Washington
Biate
Imyper- Galiemoom
Chine
McCloy To Return From Germany For Talks
McCloy will return from Germany January 2 for talks with Secretary of State and other officials on German policy. The State Department announced the plan as Washington prepares for new discussions on postwar issues and reconstruction prospects.
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McCloy
Germany
Washington
Cen
Sudstins
Siste
McChiv
Presifes
Coal Strike Grounds Thousands Across Seven States
Fuel and power shortages idle thousands as coal mines close under a nationwide strike. About 89,000 miners in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Alabama, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee are out, with UMW officials urging a return to work Monday.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Onio
Alabama
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
UMW
Library
Pittsburg
Retail Coal Merchants Association
Duquesne Light Company
United States Steel Corp
Wheel
McKees Rocks
Ambridge
American Bridge
Paasikivi Reelected President in Finnish Vote
Finland’s President Paasikivi won reelection easily in a two day vote for presidential electors. Opposition groups and coalition partners show gains, with Paasikivi receiving 172 electoral votes to 124 for rival candidates as final tallies near completion. The 300 electors convene February 15 to decide the presidency.
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Finland
Iluno Paasikivi
Tromper
Finnih
Popular Democrats
Partiea
Karl A. Fazgerholm
Sina
Conreryvatives
Ad ‘Social Democrate
Paasikivi
Wae MR
Jaxsinet
Aaa Maung Pekkale
Urho Keakonen
Taet Cath Palais
Pekkala
Chapman Confirmed as Interior Secretary
The Senate confirmed Gerard L. Chapman of Denver, a Democrat nominated to be Interior Secretary. He previously served as an assistant secretary and joined the administration in May 1943 as part of the “Little Cabinet.” The nomination passed the Senate Interior Affairs Committee and was approved unanimously.
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Gerart L. Chapman
Denver
Intering
Eure
Juhue Krug
Chapman
Senate
Poland's Top U N Delegate Resigns at United Nations
Dr Aleksander Budzinski Poland’s chief UN delegate resigned his post in Lake Success and sought asylum for himself and his wife in response to Moscow aligned policy. He cut ties with Poland and cited pressure after the Stalin Tito split and a walkout from UN committees.
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Poland
United Nations
United &Stalan
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Russia
U.N. Economic and Employment Commission
China
Rudzinski
U.N
U.S. Presses for Global Atom Controls Amid Hydrogen Bomb Talk
In a guarded briefing Secretary Acheson reaffirmed U.S. support for international safeguards under UN inspection before any nation abandons atomic weapons. He did not confirm plans for a hydrogen bomb and noted no policy change despite Soviet nuclear progress. The Senate Atomic Energy Committee, briefed with experts, weighs military and humanitarian risks of a super bomb with Gen. Omar Bradley set to explain military implications.
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Warrington
United States
Acheson
Egarding
Hiroshima
United Nations
Truman
Senate House Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
Omar Bradley
Jramt
Stam
Lily Pons Stricken in New York Operation
The famous soprano Lily Pons underwent a kidney stone operation in New York after a period of illness. Reports say the Metropolitan Opera star is stable following the procedure and her condition is being closely watched.
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York
Lily Tong
Metropolitan Opera
Patek
Denfeld ouster challenged as Senate delays confirmation
Senate questions legality of President Truman's removal of Admiral Louis E. Denfeld as Chief of Naval Operations. A document McCarthy produced contradicted Secretary Matthews on the commission. Confirmation of Denfeld's successor Admiral Forrest P. Sherman was delayed as Tydings sought legal and precedential clarity on whether a president can remove a newly commissioned CNO and whether Matthews is competent.
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Washington
Truman
Louis E. Denfeld
Navy
Senate
Denfeld
McCarthy
F.-Wla
Naval Operations
Matthews
Tydings
Senate Armed Services ‘Committee
Forrest P. Sherman
Tidings
Leonard Hospital Board Plans New Wing Expansion
Leonard Hospital board approves plans to expand with a new wing and annex at the Leonard facility. Longtime board member Arthur Burch re elected to a tenth term. other officers and directors elected include Fred Filey, Clarence Ryan, and Charles Mazon. Next meeting set for March.
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Yaga
McKean
Frenees
Fred
Ming
Filey
Siewher
Clarence J. Ryan
Dnereas Ag
Leereetam
Charler
Aed
Chidren
Geette Patrick
Srive
Wong
Creries
Magon
Imanagers
Reynolds
Injunction Sought to End 3 Day Week in Coal Strike
The NLRB and Robert Denham moved to halt John L Lewis from using a three day work week to press for a new contract. A January 26 hearing was scheduled before Judge Richmond B. Beech as fuel shortages ripple nationwide. Taft questions authority and urges presidential action under Taft-Hartley.
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Washington
Johnn
Lewis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Denham
Federal District Court
Richmond B. Beech
Congress
Truman
Densham
NLRB
Taft
Allegheny Union Agree On Expanded Insurance Plan
Allegheny-Union agreement details an expanded program of group insurance for about 120 production workers at the Carnegie Steel Corp facility. Effective February 9, the plan broadens sickness, accident, hospital and surgical benefits for employees and dependents, with staff maternity coverage and dependent payments.
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Allegheny Unie
Ium Steel Corp
CSO
United Stemworkers Union
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