Laborite Craddock Wins Bradford By election After Pound Devalue
George Craddock, Labour candidate and Sheffield councilor, wins Bradford by election with 23 335 votes to 19 313 for Windle and 2 882 for Canning, a 1 140 vote margin. The result follows pound devaluation and tops Labour’s string of 35 by election holds. Craddock’s wife Doris died shortly before polls opened.
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Bradford
Eng
Britain
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Churchill
Labor
Attlee
George Craddock
John L. Windle
C. J. Canning
Craddock
Herbert Morrison
Labor and
Progress
Willesden Town Council
Middlesex County Council
Sheffield
Windle
Canning
Doris
Spectacular Four Day Meteor Shower Expected Tonight
Washington watchers can glimpse a dramatic Geminid meteor shower tonight beginning at 8 p m. through midnight local time with more than one meteor flashing every minute. The event spans four nights and the national bureau of standards calls it spectacular.
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Washington
National Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards
Dog Poisoning Strikes Again in Tucson
In Tucson a German shepherd named Lucky died after apparent strychnine poisoning. Mrs. John A. Hemler of 1003 Mitchell St says the pet, beloved by the neighborhood and her three children, was found ill this morning and died before vet care. The family hopes to locate Lucky’s former owners or obtain a replacement puppy.
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Tucson
John A. Hemler
Mitchell St
Probers Seek Uranium Leak Across North America
Washington Dec 9 House spy probes trace uranium leaks to Russia and Canada. Investigators say 1000 pounds of uranium compounds shipped to the Soviet Union via Great Falls Mont in 1943. Russell says Canadian angle reactivated as hearings set for Dec 19 and Walaces hearing looms. GOP critics accuse lack of notice and seek witnesses, Groves possibly eyeing Connecticut Senate run.
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Dec
House
Russia
Canada
UN- American Activities Committee
Great Falls
Mont
New York
Louis J. Russell
Russell
Committee
Leslie R. Groves
Henry A. Wallace
Soviet Union
State Department
Co. D. Howe
Ottawa
Pace Admits Bigger Budget Looms In 1951
Key West Florida December 9 Budget Director Frank Pace after a conference with President Truman said a balanced budget in 1951 is unlikely without tax increases. He noted the probability of balance without new taxes is not great. Pace said the administration’s 1951 budget will exceed current outlays and likely require deficit financing unless taxes rise. He did not specify a final figure but pegged it under 45 billion dollars and cited current revenues of about 38 billion. Pace did not predict revenue specifics for 1951.
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Key West
Fla
Frank Pace
Truman
Pace
Congress
Defense Department
Interior Department
Treasury
Byrd Seeks $7.5 Billion Cut in Federal Spending
Sen. Byrd of Virginia calls for a drastic reduction in next year’s federal outlays, proposing total expenses of 36 billion and a 7.5 billion cut from Truman’s budget. He warns of a chronic deficit and opposes new taxes, outlining major cuts in domestic civilian functions veterans foreign aid and defense.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
Virginia
Senate-House Economic Committee
East German forces order Yugoslav mission out of Berlin
Soviet controlled East German police freed Yugoslav military mission and consulate staff after 12 hours of house arrest on a moveout order due by December 17. Col. Sibimovic said the mission, with 7 dependents, must relocate from the Soviet sector though the headquarters remain in Berlin.
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Berlin
Momcilo Sibimovic
Germany
Sibimovic
Pandurovich
Vilko Kolar
Kolar
Pandurowich
$15 Daily Is Lewis' Demand
New York reports John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers seek a 95 cent daily wage rise and a 20 cent per ton welfare fund royalty boost. Negotiators adjourn with no agreement to end the three day work week in the anthracite mines as union leader Thomas Kennedy says the week will continue until a contract is signed. The current base wage is $14.05 a day and royalty payments stand at 20 cents a ton.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Sally Eilers to wed high school friend John Hollingsworth
Silent film star Sally Eilers aged 40 will marry television and film director John Hollingsworth, a longtime high school friend, on December 16 in Inglewood California. Friends said they took out engagement notices and the couple plan a private wedding.
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Sally Eilers
Inglewood
Calif
John Hollingsworth
Explosion at Tulsa refinery kills one worker
In Tulsa, a gasoline blending plant blast at the Texas Co. West Tulsa refinery fatally burned Victor J. Henke and injured four other workers. Property damage is estimated at $1,000,000.
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Tulsa
Okla
Victor J. Henke
West Tulsa
Texas Co
Transit Workers Threaten Spontaneous Action Over Wage Talks
New York City transport workers union threatens spontaneous action if officials delay response to demand for an immediate public conference on wage dispute.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
UN General Assembly Debates Jerusalem Plan
In Flushing New York a report notes the UN General Assembly faces a strong push against the special political committee’s Jerusalem plan as internationalization prospects dim. The article cites a coordinated opposition campaign affecting debate and support among member states.
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Flushing
N. Y
Jerusalem
United Nations General Assembly
National League and All-America Conference Merge to Form New League
The National League and the All-America Conference announced they have merged to create the National American Football League ending their professional football war. The move consolidates major professional football under one banner.
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Philadelphia
U.2
National League
All-America Conference
National-American Football League
Truman Calls Eisenhower Amateur Candidate For President
Key West reports intimates say President Truman views Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as an active candidate and sees his hot dogs and beer speech as part of a buildup for a GOP bid He plans a State Of The Union address to outline his own fair deal agenda including civil rights displaced persons health and social security reforms.
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Fla
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ohn
Tne
Cuonmumucu
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Ress
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Brannan Farm
United States
Wife to Seek His Place as Congressman
Washington December 9 Rep J Parnell Thomas received six to 18 months in jail and a $10000 fine for padding the payroll. Immediately after sentencing his wife announced she intends to seek the congressional seat vacated by her husband.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
Thomas
Congress
House
UN American Activities Committee
Holtzoff
William M. Collins
Collins
17Th
New Jersey
Republic
Witness Heard as Expert in Mendibles Death Case
Marvin Clemens Tucson private investigator and SS Peter and Paul coach testified for plaintiff in the $50,000 damage suit against Sheriff Jerome P Martin and son Thomas C Martin. He sketched the Oracle Road area where 12 year old Teresa Mendibles was killed last February and said he was hired for $25 a day.
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Marvin Clemens
Tucson
Teresa Mendibles
Jerome P. Martin
Thomas C. Martin
Sheriff's Bonding Company
Clemens
SS. Peter and Paul School
Teresa
Plaza
Oro Street
Oracle Road
J. Mercer Johnson
Elias Romley
Martin
Charles McCarty
McCarty
Romley
Jerry Martin
Mendibles
Robert S. Tullar
Tullar
Sheriff Martin
Martins
Phoenix
Harold C. Wheeler
Darnell, Robertson & Holesapple
Bonding Company
Wadleigh Testifies on Secret State Documents in Hiss Case
Henry Julian Wadleigh testified it was possible he saw and turned over 17 of 47 secret State Department documents to Whitaker Chambers. The former economist acknowledged aiding a prewar Soviet spy ring and identified documents mainly about trade agreements. The testimony occurs in the second perjury trial of Alger Hiss as defense cites a thief in the department.
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New York
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Whittaker Chambers
State Department
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Julian Wadleigh
Wadleigh
Hiss
Economist
Claude B. Cross
Cross
Woman Sues For Divorce Over Husband Dining Out In Trunks
Mrs. Margaret Osborn files for divorce in Minneapolis charging her husband dined out in swimming trunks. The filing cites the alleged habit as the core marital fault prompting the action.
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Minneapolis
Margaret Osborn
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