Three Western Powers Stand Firm Over Berlin Crisis
The United States Britain and France warned Russia they reserve the right to act to maintain their positions in Berlin after Moscow set up a separate Soviet zone government. British officials called the Bramuglia study committee a clear warning that no settlement is in sight.
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Paris
U.P
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
United Nations Security Council
Bramuglia
Security Council
Confessions May Invalidate 9000 New York Divorces
New York prosecutors investigate about 9 000 uncontested divorces amid a divorce mill scandal led by Barnet Muffs and others. A 20 year old mother, Mrs Sara Ellis, exposed adu ltery rackets by staging fake acts and testifying, with perjury and conspiracy charges filed against several involved. The DA seeks to void divorces granted on fraudulent testimony and possible bigamy implications loom.
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New York
U.P
Barnet Muffs
Fifth Avenue
Dist. Atty
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Sara B. Ellis
Pittsburgh
Max Zuckerman
Muffs
Luther Georges
Ellis
Samuel Schneiderman
Harry Ulanoff
Schneiderman
Supreme Court
Joseph A. Gavagan
Peter Schmuck
Arizona Players Deny Salad Bowl Payment Demands
Report says 40 players sought 175 each to play in the Salad Bowl. university officials and players deny any demands. Captain Warner, Wolgast, and Askins call the report unfounded, while decisions on playing Drake in Phoenix rest with the team after meetings with faculty and regents.
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University of Arizona
Phoenix
United Press
Charles S. Tribolet
Mike Casteel
J. F. McKale
Harry Warner
Eddie Wolgast
Herb Askins
Drake University
Board of ‘Regents
Phoenix Kiwanis Club
Arizona
Committee On Intercollegiate Athletics
Drake
Madame Chiang Kai-shek Arrives Seeking U S Backing
Madame Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Washington on December 1 seeking renewed American backing for the Nationalist government. She was greeted by Mrs. George C. Marshall and other officials and will stay as Mrs. Marshall’s guest at Leesburg Virginia. State Department officials warned she may press for both official aid and popular support for the Chinese cause while Truman and Marshall weigh limited assistance.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
China
George C. Marshall
Wellington Koo
Chiang
Tucson
San Francisco
President Truman
State Department
Walter Butterworth
Madame Chiang
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
Leesburg
Koo
H. H. Kung
Stanley Woodward
White House
Walter Reed Hospital
Truman
Ring Found in Champagne Cooler After Opera Opening
Mrs Estelle Auguste reports the $22 000 diamond ring lost at the Metropolitan opera opening was found in a champagne cooler. August Weisbrod of Sherry s bar at the opera house notified her of the discovery during cooler cleaning Tuesday after Monday night s premiere.
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New York
Estelle Auguste
Metropolitan Opera
Auguste
August Weisbrod
Sherry’s
Opera House
Britain Agrees To Israel Plan
The United States and Britain announce full agreement on the Holy Land plan and press Israel to exchange land for any additions. A ceasefire and freedom of movement are to be established around Jerusalem as part of the agreement. UN project aims to broker a final Arab Jewish settlement.
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Paris
United States
Britain
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Dean Rusk
United Nations
America
Rush
Aubrey S. Eban
Palestine
Israel
Galilee
Jaffa
Negev
Rusk
Harold Beeley
Great Britain
Eban
Folke Bernadotte
Worst Of Flood In South Over
The worst flood threat eased in much of the south by Wednesday though parts of Georgia and Alabama awaited river crests. Tennessee’s floods receded and danger passed. Eighty families evacuated near Knoxville returned home as creeks reentered channels. South Carolina rivers hit record crests with recession already underway. Lowlands will stay flooded for weeks while streams in eastern North Carolina remained above flood stage but unlikely to cause major damage.
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Atlanta
South
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Knoxville
South Carolina
North Carolina
Three Opium Ring Members Seized in Phoenix Arrests
Three men tied to a $100,000 opium ring allegedly smuggling the drug from Mexico were arrested in Phoenix. Opium valued over $1,700 was found in a jar in a car glove compartment. Arrested were Howard Bromberg 20 Lloyd Lamb 48 and Ira Ginsberg 26. Police say more arrests are expected and the ring has smuggled over $190,000 in opium into the U S. Phoenix also names new city officials James Deppe retained as city manager and Thomas Imler Jr and Wallace Caywood appointed to the council as the revised charter actions proceed.}
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Reggie Russell
Mexico
United States
Frank Eyman
Howard Bromberg
Ira Ginsberg
Lloyd E. Lamb
Joseph Weinzapfel
Tucson
North
Stone Avenue
Bromberg
Phoenix
Thomas J. Imler, Jr
Wallace W. Caywood
James T. Deppe
Imler
Caywood
H. W. Blaine
W. F. Tate
Roy D. Stone
Nicholas Udall
Charles N. Walters
Blaine
Tate
Stone
Deppe
Udall
Walters
Don J. Hays
Henry Hays
America
Hays
Eyman
Young Bromberg
Jimmy
South Meyer Street
U. S
Thomas H. Mckay
Community Chest Seeks $23 157 to Hit Goal
Payton Dearing president warns $23 157 must be raised to reach the $168 850 target. Volunteers urged to complete all card calls and report fully. If the drive fails, agencies may curtail activities and some people will lose basic aid.
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Red Feather
Community Chest
Payne Dearing
Community Chest, Inc
Dearing
Ex Yavapai Sheriff Willis Butler Dies in Wilhoit
Prescott, Dec 1. Willis Butler 39 and former Yavapai county sheriff died Tuesday night in Wilhoit near Prescott. County Atty David H Palmer said death likely a heart attack and an inquest would be held. Butler was found on the bathroom floor of Jack and Bettys place after entering the bathroom.
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Prescott
U.P
Willis Butler
Yavapai
Wilhoit
David H. Palmer
Butler
Jack and
Betty
Parties Still In There Slugging
Democratic and Republican national chairmen exchanged sharp post election volleys. GOP Chair Hugh Scott Jr urged relentless action against the demagogues, while Democratic Sen J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island accused Republicans of failing to learn from the November election and rejecting the people’s mandate.
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Washington
GOP
Hugh Scott, Jr
Gogues
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Scott
United States aid to China fails to halt economic decline
Clarke Beach discusses the massive U S assistance to China since WWII and the ongoing collapse of the Chinese economy. He cites $518 3 million in civilian relief, $152 9 million in reconstruction loans, and $275 million in current ECA funds, noting worsening inflation, falling exports, and civil war draining revenue.
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Clarke Beach Walington
China
Europe
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
UNRRA
Truman
Papago San Xavier Festival to Honor Saint and Jubilee
San Xavier mission near Tucson hosts a three day Papago and Yaqui fiesta with a pontifical mass at 9 30 a m Friday. The mass marks bishop Daniel J. Gercke's silver jubilee and features an all Indian choir sermons in English Spanish and Papago. More than 2000 participants are expected for ceremonies feasting dancing and music through the day. The celebration begins Thursday sunset with a candle lit procession and a statue carry around the plaza accompanied by the Buena Noche San Francisco hymn, Papago orchestra and fireworks.
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San Xavier Mission
Tucson
San Francisco Xavier
Mission
John Joseph
San Xavier
San Francisco
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