Iran Opens New Front In Azerbaijan Conflict
Reports from Tehran say government troops struck across the frontier into Azerbaijan, claiming to have captured 13 frontier townships and advancing toward Mianeh. Azerbaijan’s Jaafar Pishevari regime denounced the attack as foreign inspired while Russia-friendly forces resist.
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Tehran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Mianeh
Russia
Ghaflankook
U.P
Ahmed Ghavami
Jaafar Pishevari
Tabriz
Ghavam
Tehran-Tabriz
Ai Long Gorge
Glakab
Ghaflankuh
Radio
Mehabad
Takab
Greeks Fight Bulgar Troops Near Didymotikhon Front
Greek third army officials report 600 to 1,000 bandsmen supplied from Bulgaria have a three mile front around Corymvos Thrace near Didymotikhon. The new Communist thrust began Dec 6 and faces a Greek battalion with limited artillery usage. Dispatches say 40 bandsmen killed and 10 captured. Bulgarian army IDs found. A separate incident reports a grenade attack in Athens leaves one dead and five wounded.
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Salonika
Bulgaria
Corymvos
Thrace
Didymotetkhon
Athens
Karpenision
Greece
Veroia
May Refloat Europa Within Three Weeks
Paris reports the 49 746 ton Liberte formerly the Europa which sank at Le Havre may be refloated in 15 days to three weeks. Officials said the operation could restore the ship for salvage or assessment.
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Paris
Europa
le Havre
Record Toy Sales Hit New High Across Nation
Christmas toy sales rise to unprecedented volume with a surge in demand for wagons, bicycles, trains, dolls, and erector sets. Prices reach all time highs, and shortages push some items to the higher price brackets. War era toys remain popular in parts of the country as retailers report brisk sales and notes of quality concerns from shoppers.
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United Press
Santa Claus
Birmingham
Ala
Kansas City, Mo
Boston
Springfield
Pittsburgh
Lewis Proves He Really Broke Low Coal Losses To Be Felt Awhile
Government economists estimate a month or two to reach peacetime coal output, with steel and auto sectors slower to recover. They warn the nation faced losses in wages and profits but not enough to derail totals. John L. Lewis’s message back to miners signals continued stoppage and potential legal breaches of the Smith Connally law.
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Washington
David Lawrence Washington
John L. Lewis
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
America
Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
Truman
Lawrence
CIO Plans New Wage Demands
CIO unions push for wage increases around 25 cents an hour in basic industries as the UAW and USW draft demands in New York and Pittsburgh with a joint strategy meeting. UMW strikes linger after an 18 day walkout and the Supreme Court agrees to hear the contempt case January 14 amid government reluctance to negotiate a new miners pact.
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CIO
United Automobile Workers
New York
United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Robert Nathan
Office of War Mobilization
United Electrical Workers
UAW
USW
Pittsburgh
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UFL
Supreme Court
UMW
Foreign silver price cut to 87 cents per ounce in New York
Handy & Harman bullion dealers reduced the price of foreign silver to 87 cents a fine ounce in New York on Tuesday, down from 88½ cents the previous day. The move reflects a broader pricing adjustment in the precious metals market.
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New York
Handy & Harman
Utility Sues To Halt Co Op In Arizona
Central Arizona Light & Power filed a Maricopa county suit to stop Ma Yu electric cooperative from building an electric generating and distribution system in western Maricopa and eastern Yuma counties. The company claims the cooperative lacks a certificate of public convenience and necessity and would compete with CA L & P after Ma Yu recently obtained a $790 000 federal loan to finance 400 miles of power lines.
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Phoenix
Central Arizona Light & Power Company
Maricopa County
Ma-Yu Electric Cooperative
Maricopa
Yuma
Mark Wilmer
Central Arizona Company
State Corporation Commission
Chinese Reds In Sudden Initiative Near Paoting Claim
Chinese Communists pressed toward Paoting the Hopeh capital within 10 miles as leaders said they were taking the initiative in the civil war. Fighting spread across Henan Shansi Shantung and Hopeh with test thrusts in northern Manchuria where officials estimate 100000 to 150000 Communist troops ready for a new campaign.
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Peiping
Paoting
Hopeh
China
Henan
Shansi
Shantung
Manchuria
Rescuers Press Toward Miner in Buckeye Mine Cave-In
In Globe Arizona rescuers push to reach John Orekar and E M York trapped since Saturday. York survived after 24 hours in a side niche with air trouble and rock debris while ore and rock slid above. Two days and nights of work exhausted crews. fresh teams arrived from Miami Copper.
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Globe, Ariz
U.P
Buckeye
Orr Woodburn
Globe-Miami
Miami Copper Company
John Orekar
E. M. York
York
Orekar
Rose Laughlin
Fi Paso
Woodburn
William Kucher
Safford
Aziz
New Paris Regime To Include All Parties
Paris reports a national union government agreed among French political leaders to include all parties from Communists to the far right. They pledged to cut 125 billion francs from the budget and pursue strict economies while disputing the provisional premier between Radical Socialist Edouard Herriot and Socialist deputy Paul Ramadier.
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Paris
Edouard Herriot
Paul Ramadier
India Assembly Nominates Prasad for Chairmanship
Dr Rajendra Prasad food minister in the interim government was nominated without opposition for chairmanship of India's constituent assembly. The Moslem League boycotts the assembly as debates over rules and a rules committee proceed amid the second day session.
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New Delhi
Rajendra Prasad
India
Constituent Assembly
Prasad
All-India Congress Party
Central Legislative Assembly
Rodriguez Aims to Break Flight Record to Mexico City
Santa Monica, Calif. December 10. WP Test Pilot Aberlardo L Rodriguez son of a former Mexican president took off at 9 05 50 a m Tuesday attempting to break his own nonstop speed record to Mexico City.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Aberlardo L. Rodriguez
Mexico
Mexico City
Moscow To Host Big Four Ministerial Session
New York dispatch says Moscow likely to host the next Big Four council of foreign ministers. Byrnes backs Molotov invitation and seeks press freedom and deputy hearings on Germany before the Moscow draft March 10.
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New York
U.P
Moscow
Big Four
Council of Foreign Ministers
United Nations
Germany
James F. Byrnes
Soviet Union
Paris
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Molotov
Byrnes
Tucson barber examiner L E Moye named to board
L E Moye of Tucson has been appointed by Gov. Sidney P. Osborn to the state board of barber examiners for a term ending June 23, 1947. He succeeds W K Noles of Phoenix, who resigned.
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Phoenix
Hl. E. Moye
Tucson
Sidney P. Osborn
State Board of Barber Examiners
W. K. Noles
Heiress to British Throne in Love With Greek Prince
AP Analyst notes romance between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece amid royal questions. No engagement announced yet but public appearances increase. Philip seeks British naturalization. marriage could lead to a prince consort role with duties in state service.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Greece
Philip
Earth
Buckingham _ palace
Adm
Lord Mountbatten
Prince Albert
Victoria
UN troop inventory debate looms at General Assembly
London reports Britain's hard line on Albania pressure. In New York the UN Assembly edges toward backing a global troop census over Russian objections while Britain faces defeat on an internal inspection board. Greece accuses Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria of aiding guerrilla activity. A Belgian resolution urges recall of ambassadors from Franco Spain.
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Great Britain
Flushing Meadow Park
Russia
United Nations
Franco
Spain
United States
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
Greece
Columbians To Face Charges Over Nazi Styled Plan
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook said state evidence implicates Columbians leaders and members in plans to intimidate minorities, arrest Georgians on false charges, assemble an arsenal, and suppress property rights as part of a Nazi influenced conspiracy. He cited Homer Loomis, Emory Burke, Ira Jett and others with links to Nazi ideology.
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Atlanta
Eugene Cook
Georgia
United States
Ellis Arnall
Cook
Homer L. Loomis
Emory Burke
Ira Jett
Ashby Street
Fulton County
West Allis Mayor Seeks National Guard Action
West Allis Mayor Arnold H. Klentz asked Gov. Walter Goodland to mobilize the National Guard to restore order in the suburb amid street fighting around the Allis-Chalmers plant during a strike.
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Milwaukee
Arnold H. Klentz
West Allis
Walter §. Goodland
National Guard
Allis-Chalmers Mfg.Co
Officials Move to Avert New Labor Crisis
Washington lawmakers set March 31 as a deadline for labor control measures to head off a possible coal strike. President Truman, Clark Clifford, and both parties seek swift action, with Republicans pushing for compulsory arbitration to bar strikes affecting public welfare. The piece notes ongoing court cases on foremen unionization, ongoing government efforts, and anticipated White House recommendations for a broader labor framework.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Congress
Truman
Lewis
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
St. Louis
Mr. Truman
White House
Supreme Court
Packard Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Virginia State Corporation Commission
UMW
Thestate
Richmond
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
Republican Conference
Sen. Taft
Ohio
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