Five Satellite Treaties Ready After 15 Months of Talks
The Big Four foreign ministers completed peace treaties with Italy Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland after 15 months of negotiation. They set signings for Feb 10 in Paris and plan preparatory work for Germany and Austria ahead of the Moscow meeting on Mar 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Shackford
New York
U.P
Paris
Moscow
Council of Foreign Ministers
Waldorf-Astoria
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
Germany
Austria
London
United Nations
Danube
Trieste
Security Council
Free Territory
UN Calls For Reduced Arms World disarmament move gains unanimous U N committee support
United Nations International efforts move toward comprehensive arms reduction as 54 nations on a UN committee approve a resolution calling for drafting treaties for arms and atomic control. Molotov objects to a general assembly plan while affirming cooperation in formulating the proposal. The measure preserves the UN atomic energy commission and urges rapid treaty drafting and phased withdrawals of occupation forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Manning
Flushing
N. Y
V. M. Molotov
United Nations
Molotov
United Nations Hall
United Nations Committee
United States
Russia
Britain
General Assembly
UN Security, Council
Special Assembly
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Hartley Shawcross
Security Council
Atomic Commission
UN Atomic Energy Commission
Assembly
Council
Atomic Energy Commission
Rescue at New York Tenement Fire Claims 36
Firemen and police carry a blond girl wrapped in a blanket from the ruins of a tenement wrecked by a collapse in New York. They had earlier pulled her from the debris and were seeking her mother and two brothers as rescue workers used a crane to clear rubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret DeRico
New York
Fire Toll Now Is Believed 36
In New York the death toll from the Amsterdam Avenue tenement collapse rose as rescuers recovered 21 bodies and believed 15 others are buried under rubble. Fire crews worked through the night with steam shovels amid gasps of hope waning, as a mother and two children were removed and a fire, blamed on arson suspects, preceded by an earlier blaze in the ice house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rose Fucci
Amsterdam Avenue
Upper Manhattan
Elizabeth Biancardi
Joyce
Lucille
Biancardi
Monica
Timothy P. Guineen
Fce
Joseph McCabe
Joseph Elio
Jacob Grumet
Thomas P. Brophy
William O'Dwyer
Rioting Negro Soldiers Convicted at Mac Dill Field
Two Black soldiers charged with mutiny in the October 27 riot at Mac Dill field were found guilty by a general court martial in Tampa. Pvt. James L. Treadwell of Cincinnati received 20 years hard labor, a dishonorable discharge, and forfeiture of pay and allowances for riot and mutiny. Corp. Joseph Pleasants of Penola, Virginia, was acquitted of mutiny but convicted of assault with intent to do bodily harm, sentence three years hard labor and a dishonorable discharge with forfeiture of pay and allowances. Sentences await review by the Fifteenth Air Force headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
MacDill Field
James L. Treadwell
Cincinnati
Corp
Joseph Pleasants
Penola
15Th Air Force Headquarters
Auto Workers Demand Raise in 1947 Wage Push
The CIO United Automobile Workers launched a campaign Friday for a basic wage rise of 23.5 cents per hour for about 1 million auto workers, plus fringe benefits that could total 30 cents or roughly 624 million dollars. Directors approved the demand as part of a broader effort including standardization of wages and health and old age retirement programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
CIO
United Automobile Workers’ Union
UAW
United Steel Workers
United Electrical Workers
Pittsburgh
Chrysler
Packard
Hudson
Maiser-Frazer
General Motors
International Board of Directors
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Claim Reuther
United States
Attorney Sues Raft For Beating Him
Hollywood reports attorney Edward Raiden 50 filed a 300000 dollar damages suit in superior court against actor George Raft. He alleges Raft beat him when he tried to defend the star’s former teenage girlfriend, a would be actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Edward Raiden
Superior
George Raft
Raft
Workers Stranded As Busmen Strike In Oklahoma City
Thousands of workers were stranded as a surprise strike by streetcar and bus employees began an hour after an arbitration board rejected union demands for a 20 cent hourly wage increase. About 420 drivers participated, impacting 125,000 daily riders. The board had turned down a closed shop pension plan and minority wage proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
U.P
Waldo Stephens
Arbitration Board
Strala and Associates Acquitted in Long Beach Case
In Los Angeles on December 13, Superior Court Judge William RR MedKay acquitted Stralla and three associates Tony Cornero Stralla George Garvin Ernest Judd and Elmer Perry of conspiring to violate Long Beach anti gambling ordinances through the Lux floating casino. The ruling followed a nonjury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U.P
Adm
Tony Cornero Stralla
Long Beach
Lux
Ae William RR
MedKay
Stralla
George Garvin
Ernest Judd
Elmer Perry
UN To Accept New York Site
William Zeckendorf, seller of the proposed UN headquarters site, is a cousin of Harold Steinfeld of Tucson and a grandson of Louis Zeckendorf who built the Zeckendorf store that evolved into Albert Steinfeld & Co. stores. Zeckendorf recently drew major Life magazine attention for plans to modernize the land he is selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zeckendorf
Harold Steinfeld
Tucson
Louis Zeckendorf
L. Zeckendorf
Albert Steinfeld & Co
Zeckendorf
Life Magazine
United Nations selects New York City for permanent HQ site
The UN General Assembly plans final approval of New York City as the permanent headquarters. A 33 to 7 committee vote backed Rockefeller land worth 8.5 million dollars along the East River, with 54 nations present and several Moslem nations opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
N. Y
U.P
United Nations General Assembly
New York City
World Capital
Midtown Manhattan
John D. Rockefeller
East River
Australia
New York
Assembly
UN Secretariat
William Zeckendorf
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Iran
Awni Khalidy
Roger D. Lapham
San Francisco
Presidio
Manhattan
First Avenue
Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive
42Nd
48Th Streets
United Nations
Republicans Near Accord On House Leadership Bid
Washington December 13. A compromise to name Rep. Charles A. Halleck Indiana majority leader and Rep. Clarence J. Brown Ohio chairman of the house Republican steering committee is developing. Officials deny but privately acknowledge momentum to avert a Brown Halleck clash as Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr will become speaker January 3. Brown as Taft ally and Halleck as Dewey ally have been the main contenders amid 1948 presidential politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Congress
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
House
Republican Steering Committee
Brown
Halleck
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Taft
Dewey
Republican National Committee
GOP
32 Marines Aboard Plane Feared Dead
Seattle dispatch reports a Marine corps transport plane with 32 marines aboard disappeared Tuesday near Mt. Rainier en route from San Diego to Seattle. Searchers faced severe storm conditions and poor visibility as they scouted the Nisqually glacier area above 8,000 feet, hoping for survivors if the craft struck the mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Mt. Rainier
Nisqually
Toledo
Wash
John C. Preston
Paradise Valley
Preston
Portland
Cold Wave Expands Across Nation Forcing Cold Night Temps
An Arctic air mass sweeps eastward causing unseasonably low temperatures from Maine to Florida and northern Texas. Forecasters warn of freezing or below by Friday night with highs dropping as the front reaches the Dakotas and Boston records a sharp contrast after an earlier warm spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Arctic
United States
Maine
Florida
Texas
Dakotas
Boston
Polish Guerrillas Resist in Moscow-Poland Conflicts
AP analysis notes a sizable underground movement in Poland fighting the government. The guerrillas, likely remnants of the wartime resistance, target villages and state institutions amid widespread arrests. Officials claim foreign backing. refugees warn free elections may trigger civil war with Soviet support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts, JR
Poland
Two Tucson youths reported missing from marine transport flight
Pvt Ernesto R Valdovia 18 and Pvt Gilbert F E Watkins 17 reported missing for three days after a San Diego to Seattle transport. Marine corps headquarters says 31 men possibly 32 aboard. Valdovia son of Julia Lopez of 529 Otero Tucson high school worker at Arizona Home Supply. Watkins a Tucson high school sophomore last year son of Gilbert H Watkins 1319 North Maple. See page 18 for casualty list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ernesto R. Valdovia
Gilbert FE. Watkins
San Diego
Seattle
Marine Corps
Washington
Valdovia
Julia R. Lopez
Otero Street
Arizona Home Supply Company
Pvt. Watkins
Tucson High School
Gilbert H. Watkins
North
Maple Boulevard
Hubbard Edges Goldberg In Arizona Amateur Golf Opener
Danny Hubbard of Tucson defeated Chet Goldberg of Arizona 2 up in the opening round of the state amateur championship flight at El Rio Golf and Country Club. Goldberg tied a course record earlier Thursday but struggled with his putting, while Hubbard birdied holes one and three and made key moments to finish on the 17th green. Charley Lamb upset Bob Goldwater 2 up in the same round as action shifts to page 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Goldberg
University of Arizona
el Rio Golf and Country Club
Danny Hubbard
Tucson
Southwestern
Hubbard
Goldberg
el Rio
Frank Stranahan
Stranahan
Nelson
Johnny Rudolph
Lamb
Goldwater
Charley Lamb
Bob Goldwater
Phoenix
Train Wreck Kills 15. 50 Hurt Among Troop Carriage
A collision involving the Pennsylvania Golden Triangle and two freight trains near Coulter Ohio left at least 15 dead and about 50 injured. Of the 150 troops aboard, seven identified dead. many soldiers were en route from Fort Dix to Chicago for a 12 day furlough. Rescue teams worked with torches as engines and coaches toppled and burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Golden Triangle
Coulter
Here
Ft. Dix
N. J
Chicago
Pittsburgh
L. Petoskey
Pennsylvania
Petoskey
H. R. Williams
Crestline
Canton
Toledo
Cleveland
Conway
Columbus
Baltimore & Ohio
Willard
Chester Harp
Kenosha
Wis
Japan
Frank Robinson
Richland County
Robinson
Kenneth Compton
Superior
Hunt Body Of Globe Miner Dies in Cave-In Rescue Efforts
Globe Arizona December report details a mine collapse at Buckeye copper mine trapping John Orekar. Crews reached 400 feet into the tunnel but found no trace as rescue work continued amid slow progress and low survival chances. Orekar, 45, was last connected to his birthday when the cave-in occurred. Relatives from El Paso and San Francisco awaited news as authorities coordinated efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Ariz
John Orekar
Orekar
Buckeye
Oreckar
Clifford J. Murdock
J. N. McLaughlin
el Paso
Tex
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Strala and Associates
Charles N. Pollak
Europe
Polish Peasant Party
NSZ
National Armed Forces
Mikolaczyk
Hunt Body of
Globe Miner
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