Blizzard Relief Expands as Fifth Army Mobilizes
President Truman adds 500000 dollars to blizzard relief bringing total federal aid to 3000000 and transfers funds to the emergency disaster fund for immediate use. In Nebraska heavy snow blocks roads while Gov Peterson pleas for extended aid and Fifth Army mobilizes bulldozers and personnel to clear routes.
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Truman
Federal Works
Tate
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Peterson
Wyoming
South Dakota
Atruman
Fifth Army
Chicago
Fifth Ar
Communist Trial Figures Face Threat Letters
Federal Judge Harold R Medina disclosed threats received by himself, the defendants, and their attorneys after the trial of top U S Communists resumed. Defense lawyer Larry Sather said he and others were warned of violence against their families. Details of the letters were not released.
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U. S
Harold R Medina
Larry Sather
American Compianist Party
Ur ‘Ives
U N Backed plan to revive Indonesian Republic faces council vote
The Security Council approved an American backed plan to restore the Indonesian Republic despite Dutch objections. Russia Ukraine France Egypt backed a UN commission with authority to urge Dutch withdrawals while a Soviet proposal for immediate Dutch pullout was defeated with only four votes in favor.
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Security Council
Council
Russia
Ukraine
France
Zap
United Nations Commission For
Indonesia
Netherlands
Donesia
Alan
Cubs
Egypt
Faines
Regents Fight With Dewey Over State University Control
Regents clash with the Dewey administration accusing policy dictates on the SUNY system. They oppose the planned $12 million operation budget and the title change from executive officer to President. Protests followed at the regents’ monthly meeting amid debate on control and funding.
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Board of “Regents
Dewey
University
State University of New York
Aga 3
United Nations/ the
United States
Indonesia
Russia
Ukraine
France
Argentina
Belgium
Australia
Bel
Commission urges Dutch troop withdrawal and elections in Indonesia
The commission recommends withdrawing Dutch troops from Republican soil to aid in restoring civil administration. The vote was seven to zero with four nations abstaining. It also calls for elections to create the United States of Indonesia and a Dutch sovereignty transfer by July 1, 1250.
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United States of Indonesia
Gas Plant Blast Injures 15 and Glass Cuts 100 in Chicago
An explosion at the Peoples Gas generating plant on the southwest side injured 15 workers and cut 100 by flying glass. The blast blew out the north wall, shattered windows within four blocks, and broke all windows on the east side of a nearby Commonwealth Edison service building. Most of the glass shattering occurred among Commonwealth Edison employees.
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Chicago
Waide
Peoples’ Gas, Light and Coke Co. 1
Neailey Commonwealth Edison Co. Iservice
4 H Champ Trapped Fifty Foxes For Title
New York State fox trapping champion Ray mond Premru of Gorham Ontario County won with a total catch of fifty foxes in the past year. Gene Gage of Canandaigua was second with 42. Kilian of Cheesville Wyoming County and William Sraith Jr of Ancramdale Columbia County tied for third with 4 each.
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New York State
Raymond Premru
Gorham
Ontrio County
Gene Gage
RD i Canandaigua
Russell Kilian
Chiesville
Wyoming County
William Sraith, Jr
Ancramdale
Columbia County
Air Force leaders back Truman plan amid push for more strength
Washington reports air leaders endorse President Truman’s 42 group Air Force program while signaling concern over the pace and funding of expansion. Symington and Vandenberg argue planning requires flexibility. Vinson presses for cost details as Congress added 800 million to the budget amid debate on long term force size.
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Truman
Hille
W. Stuart Byermington
House Armed Services
United States
Symington
Gen. Hoyt
S Vandenberg
Air Force
Wrath
Vandenberg
Vinson
DaGa
Congress
Semington
Sophy Congress
Britain and Allies Move to Recognize Israel
London reports Britain and Brussels alliance partners joined in recognizing Israel with Australia and Switzerland earlier, raising recognized states to 29. Five more nations including New Zealand and Nordic states plan recognition soon, signaling a major diplomatic gain for Israel and hopes for United Nations membership. The decision followed a ministers’ communique after a Live Powers meeting in London. England’s formal statement was anticipated.
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Britain
Brussels
Israel
Australia
Switzerland
New Zealand
Nordic
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
United Nations
United States
Russia
Etherland
Judge Rules Press Rights Can Be Limited by Courts
The article notes a ruling that courts may limit press rights when necessary to ensure a fair trial. It discusses recognition of governments and mentions the United States France and several European nations in relation to Israel and de facto versus de jure status.
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Judge Rules
Russia
United States
France
Baltimore
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Israe
Bill Heads For Senate Hearings
Washington report says the administration labor bill to repeal Taft Hartley and revive a revised Wagner Act faces delays over wording. Senator Thomas chairs hearings postponed to Monday amid Republican objections and questions about injunction provisions in the draft.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Beals
Tobin
Pepper
D.-Fla
Truman
T Labor Department
National Welfare
Labor Committee
Cyrus
Ching
Conciliation Service
Former U S Employee Faces Treason Charge
Herbert John Burgman, a former U S embassy employee in Berlin, is being flown to face treason charges. The Justice Department earlier said he was arrested by American forces and will be presented to a grand jury for allegedly refusing repatriation and taking a German shortwave job broadcasting to American troops.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Herbert John Burgman
U.S
Berlin
Atlantic
Burgman
State Department
Department
Taft Labels Congressional SO Ideology as Dictatorship Threat
Taft warned that the totalitarian aim of the CIO philosophy would threaten liberty at home if it dominates the Democratic Party. He urged a memorial meeting for President McKinley to discuss state of the nation and Republican prospects. He said past defeats stemmed from misrepresenting Republican principles rather than failures of those principles.
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Niles
O. G
Tah AlOhic
CLO
Democratic Party
Senate
Chow
Isle
William McKinley
Republican Party
Taft
Judge Rules Free Press vs Fair Trial in Contempt Case
Judge John B. Gray Jr. convicts three radio stations and two commentators including James Connolly on contempt charges fined from 106 to 500 dollars for broadcasts about a murder case last summer. He upholds a Baltimore rule restricting coverage from arrest to trial, insisting rights are relative and not absolute.
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John B. Gray, Jr
Maryland
Baltimore
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Red Guns Command Nanking On New Year Eve
The article reports Chinese Communists mounting artillery on the Yangtze north bank near Nanking on the lunar New Year’s Eve. Nationalist forces withdrew to the south bank while observers doubt a battle for Nanking. Communists sit a few miles from the Yangtze as predictions hinge on the Year of the Ox opening.
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Nanking
Yangtee
China
Jeheng
Yangchow
Chiangtu
Icheng
Layoffs Rise in Washington Manufacturing Plants
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday that fourteen of every hundred Lon manufacturing workers were laid off in November, nearly double the October rate and up sharply from a year earlier.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statatics
Filibuster Debate Sparks Senate Clash Over Civil Rights
Senator Lodge argues unlimited filibuster risks letting Communists seize vital legislation while Senator Eastland warns only national emergency matters should allow limits. The Rules Committee debates changing debate rules as southern Democrats join opposition to civil rights bills.
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Washington
Lodge
R-Mass
Senate
Eastland
D-Miss
Rules Committee
Truman
Offer To Buy Day Line Tentatively Accepted
A former New York City official said yesterday his offer to buy the Styegvold Hudson River Day Line had been tentatively accepted. George Sanders, ex commissioner of commerce and power, indicated a final decision rests with the line's board, with an announcement possible in a day or so.
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New York
New York City
Styegvold
George Sanders
Radio Signal Spurs Hunt For Missing Superfortress
Eastern Atlantic search expands after a radio signal hints the missing B 29 Superfortress from Dakar to Marham may be afloat. 13 crew aboard the aircraft reported via beacon and rescuers from American British French forces and Portuguese units coordinate a wide-area hunt near the Canary Islands and Las Palmas with Dumbo rescue craft en route.
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London
Walis
Atentic
Canary Islands
Rs U3
Third Air Division
Ginces
Dakar
French West Africa
Marham
England
Thomas Corrigan
Air Force Headquarters
Erwin Estrape
Editon
Air Force
Cabo Yobi
Rio de Oro
Las Palmas
Canaries
Gibraltar
Britain
American Air Force
Finch Navy
RAF
French Morocco
Azores
Compromise advances Western European union plan
The Soviet foreign ministry stated Britain France and allies backed by the United States may break with peace aims as they form a Brussels pact group. The ministers from Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg agreed to establish a Council of Europe seen as a step toward a two-section body with a private ministerial council and a public advisory chamber headquartered in Strasbourg. Italy will be among founding states with plans to invite more nations as negotiations continue.
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London
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Britain
France
United States
Tass
European Union
Wolland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Brussels
Council of Europe
Ultmately
Netherlands
Council
Commu Unique
Rome
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Ansa
Strasbourg
European Unity Move Pleases Washington
Washington officials welcomed Western European unity talks leading to a proposed Council of Europe as a sign of progress toward a new European power center. They linked unity to the Marshall Plan and the proposed North Atlantic security alliance, arguing non Communist Europe must gain economic and political health and military strength.
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Washington
Council of Europe
Europe
State Department
United States
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