United States Vows Berlin Stand As Soviet Puppet Move Unfolds
Acting Secretary Lovett warned the Soviet Union that the U S will not be driven out of Berlin by force. In Berlin the Soviet puppet city government met in the Russian sector while the elected assembly operated in opposition. Police prepared for possible disturbances as municipal elections approached with strong guard and plainclothes patrols at polling places.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
United States
Berlin
George C. Marshall
Germany
Friedrich Ebert
Weimar Republic
Socialist Party
U. S
UN May Delay Vote On Israel Membership
Paris December 2 security council action on Israel joining the United Nations may be delayed until Israel's political future is settled. The 58 nation political committee debates Palestine issues as nations on the 11 nation council weigh deferment versus immediate admission.
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Paris
Security Council
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Palestine
France
Canada
Britain
Belgium
China
United States
Russia
Ukraine
Argentina
Colombia
Syria
Council
Congress Checks On Defense Funds Planned In Unification Push
U S Senate maneuvering over next year defense spending hinges on unification savings. Sen McKellar aims to unite army navy air forces and push hearings to prove duplications are eliminated. He backs a 15 billion dollar cap with Truman proposals clashing with a higher 23 billion dollar budget. Senator Thomas supports a liberal appropriation while Tydings warns taxpayers oppose raising ceilings.
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Washington
Sen. McKellar
D-Tenn
Armed Services
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
Truman
Defense Forrestal
Army
Navy
Tennesseean
Sen. Thomas
D-Okla
Appropriations Committee
Thomas
Sen. Tydings
Tax Evasion In U S Grows Tenfold Says Atty Gen Caudle
CHAPEL HILL N C Dec 2 A tenfold rise in income tax evasion referrals to the justice department was reported by Assistant Attorney General Theron L Caudle who said the crime has matured as a form of wrongdoing He noted the tax division expects about 700 criminal cases this fiscal year and warned that tax counselors face prosecution as well as taxpayers.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Justice Department For Criminal Action
Theron L. Caudle
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
Justice Department
Tax Division
Caudle
U A to play in Salad Bowl 1949 bid unfolds
Drake University and University of Arizona reach terms for the Salad Bowl on January 1 1949 in Phoenix. Arizona players demand charity proceeds and require expense reimbursement while stressing football is for enjoyment and not pay.
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U of A
al Kawal
Drake Bulldogs
Fighting Wildcats
University of Arizona
Phoenix
Arizona
Kiwanis Club
Wildcats
Arizona Republic
Drake Universitys
Indian Rain Making Gadget Stumps Science
Berkeley reports that an ancient Indian rain making ritual appeared to work as Franklin Fenenga, UC archaeologist, observed two strong downpours after handling the device. The outfit, claimed to date to 1820, includes seeds, eagle down, crystals, and other charms, and sparked cautious debate about a possible meteorological effect.
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Berkeley
Calif
U.P
Franklin Fenenga
California
Fenenga
University of California
Fenengan
Kern County
Forrestal Calls for Western Europe Aid to Guard Peace
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged the United States to supply western Europe with a generous measure of equipment to back Brussels treaty defenses. Speaking at the English Speaking Union dinner in New York, he warned Europe cannot prosper while living in fear and called on the U.S. to be the arsenal of democracy and a repository of hope for five-nation unity.
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New York
Forrestal
United States
Europe
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Field Marshal
Viscount Montgomery
Western Europe
Welfare Money To Be Available Soon in Arizona
Arizona officials announced federal matching funds for state old age benefits would arrive within a day or two. Senator Hayden said the funds were certified to the treasury and would be forwarded promptly. About 11,000 recipients face checks held up for December pending the $500,000 federal match.
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Phoenix
U.P
Harry W. Hill
State Welfare Department
Washington
Hill
Arizona
Carl Hayden
Treasury Department
Western style gunplay shocks Tokyo troops in Occupation
In Tokyo on December 2, reports say American soldiers, adopting Tombstone like bravado, killed each other in gunfire. The Far East command cites gunshot wounds as the leading cause of accidental death among occupation personnel, totaling 55, many from dangerous horseplay.
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Tokyo
Far East
Tombstone
Dodge City
Wyatt Earp
Far East Command
Goodson To Go To Eagles Job
Phoenix December report says J Melvin Goodson, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is to be named executive secretary of the state highway commission. Gov Dan Garvey will approve, ending a three month dispute over the post. Eagles may be moved to another government post.
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Phoenix
U.P
State Highway Commission
J. Melvin Goodson
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
Commission
Goodson
Gene Eagles
Eagles
Highway Department
Attorney General
Kalamazoo Raids Tighten Security at Shakespeare Plants
Police and sheriff's deputies ringed two Shakespeare factory sites after a raid by 300 unidentified men. The crackdown follows liquor sales bans and a state commission order, as investigations and grand jury plans unfold amid claims of Communist influence and union involvement.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Shakespeare Companies
State Liquor Control Commission
Donald S. Leonard
Howard Hoyt
Union
No Phone Increase Planned For Mountain States
Denver dispatch reports Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. has no immediate rate hike plans in Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico Arizona El Paso Texas beyond an Idaho application pending to cover a wage increase. The Idaho rise preceded wage hikes elsewhere in May 1947.
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Denver
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Idaho
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
el Paso
Tex
Mountain States
U S Refuses To Be Rushed On China Aid
U S officials slow to commit new aid to Chiang Kai Shek’s Nationalists amid rapid Communist advances in China. Congress won’t act for a month, and officials fear current plans may be obsolete. Ambassador Koo urged urgent aid and proposed keeping control of funds in American hands to avoid corruption. Madame Chiang echoed the call for swift action.
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Washington
Dec
China
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
State Department
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wellington Koo
China Institute
New York City
Madame Chiang
Leesburg, Va
Marshall
Koo
United States
Britain and US Clash Over Italy Colony Policy
Paris reports Britain presses to keep the United Nations general assembly open after a Christmas recess amid fears the United States may shift policy on Cyrenaica and other Italian colonies. Key talks involve John Foster Dulles and Hector McNeil with Evatt, as 14 nation steering committee weighs adjournment for Dec 11.
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Paris
U.P
Britain
United Nations General Assembly
United States
General Assembly
Little Assembly
U. S
U.S
Cyrenaica
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
Hector McNeil
Australia
H. V. Evait
Assembly
Western Hemisphere
Man hanged for murder of 89 year old widow in Maidenhead
George Russell, 45, was hanged in Oxford for the trunk murder of Mrs. Minnie Freeman Lee an 89 year old widow. Her body was found June 1 stuffed in a trunk in the Maidenhead house where she lived alone. Officials said she suffocated.
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Oxford
Eng
George Russell
Minnie Freeman Lee
Suchow Falls as Chinese Communists Claim Front Move
Chinese Communists claim Suchow captured and government forces plan a southward retreat to Nan king. Evacuation orders unfold with CNAC planes and ships moving to Shanghai while diplomats stay in Nan king. Refugees and military mass movements intensify near Suchow and Suhsien.
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Nanking
Suchow
Suhsien
Pengpu
Teng Wen-Yi
Claire Chennault
China Air Transport
San Francisco
Foreign Office
Jacques Meyrier
Freight Wrecks Three Story House in Philadelphia
A Reading railroad freight train jackknifed on Noble street and wrecked an unoccupied three story house. Two cars left the tracks forming a wedge that crashed into the building, causing three walls to cave in. Four residents nearby fled as two were shaken and two suffered minor shocks.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Noble Street
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United Press
Hong Kong
C. Y. Liu
China National Aviation Corp
Chiang Kai- Shek
Canton
Tuchung Yuen
Canton-Hankow Railway
Shanghai
CNAC
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