Stassen’s 1948 GOP Bid Faces Ohio Rivalry and White House Hopes
Harold E. Stassen announced his candidacy for the 1948 Republican presidential nomination and plans to open a Washington campaign HQ on January 1. The piece notes Ohio’s potential split between Taft and Bricker as key forces, with Dewey's standing looming large. Projections place Vandenberg Warren Stassen Taft Bricker Dewey in top consideration, with Lodge as a marginal figure.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Taft
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Earl Warren
California
Stassen
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate
Massachusetts
Lodge
Warren
Truman Calls On U S Workers Stay On Job
President Truman urged workers to remain at their jobs to prevent a recession in 1947. He cited a report by the economic advisory council predicting a favorable outlook for jobs and production, with a possible minor dip but no need for broad government intervention. The council stressed free competitive enterprise and a limited role for government, warning against the Spartan and bread and circuses theories of managing cycles.
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Washington
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
Council
Congress
Joint Committee of Congress
Terry Tells Of Cash For Bilbo
Edward P. Terry former Bilbo secretary testified to a Senate war investigating panel that A B Friend then Bilbo campaign manager warned he would be killed if he disclosed Bilbo's war contractor ties. Terry cited death threats against him and his family dating from 1946 and recounted gifts totaling 38750 involving Bilbo or himself.
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Washington
Edward P. Terry
Theodore G. Bilbo
D-Miss
Bilbo
Mississippi Democrat
Terry
Senate War Investigating
Mississippi
A. B. Friend
Friend
Meridian, Miss
Edwards Hotel
Jackson
Miss
St. Louis
Paul Dillon
Subcommittee
Felix T. Newton
Regents Will Talk Salaries At Friday Board Meeting
Regents will discuss faculty salary increases and the University of Arizona retirement plan at Friday’s meeting. The 1947-48 budget totals 1,216,716, up 364,241 from 1946-47, with 1,324,350 planned for 1948-49. The retirement plan, drafted by R. M. Howard, calls for five percent contributions from both faculty and state into a nonprofit mutual company. Sam H. Morris will report on liberal arts degree courses at Arizona State College Flagstaff, noting facility limits.
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University of Arizona
Board of Regents of
The
University and State College of Arizona
Jack B. Martin
Tucson
Arizona
American Association of University Professors
R. M. Howard
Martin
Sam H. Morris
Globe
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
U S Demands Greek Inquiry at UN Council
The United States urged the United Nations to send a commission to the Balkans to study conditions on both sides of the Greek frontier. Herschel V. Johnson, U S delegate and council chairman, proposed a five plus two member investigative group and advised awaiting the report before judging Greece's complaints. The council resumes debate on Greek charges against Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia amid mutual accusations and calls for in-country investigations.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
United Nations Council
Balkans
Greece
Herschel V. Johnson
Council
Johnson
U. S
Russia
Britain
China
France
Poland
Brazil
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sava N. Kasanovich
Tsaldaris
George II
Kasanovich
Associated Press
Umstead Named North Carolina Senator
Raleigh December 18 William B Umstead a 51 year old Durham attorney and former U S representative is North Carolina s new senator Gov R Gregg Cherry announced Umstead s appointment to succeed the late Josiah W Bailey Bailey died at his home Sunday his term would have expired in 1949
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Raleigh
N. C
William B. Umstead
Durham
U. S. House of
Ten Pupils and Driver Killed in Wreck Near Silverstreet
NEWBERRY, S. C. Dec. 18. Ten school students and a school bus driver died when their bus collided with a Southern railway passenger train near Silverstreet, seven miles southwest of Newberry. Eleven other students were injured, some critically, as wreckage and books lay along tracks. Fog and poor visibility contributed to the crash at a rise where trains are obscured by an embankment.
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Newberry
S. C
Southern Railway
Silverstreet
Here
Newberry County Hospital
Richard S. Sanders
Charleen Garner
Robert
Jack Lancaster
Peggy Joyce Riser
Johnny Wyman Riser
Jerry Padgett
Harold Lancaster
Donald Brannon
Libby
Bobby Long
Silverstreet High Schoo
Sanders
State Hospital Chief Resigns
Dr. Charles E. Clark quits as superintendent of the state mental hospital in Phoenix amid board clashes and calls for reform. Dr. Metzger signals a reorganization as Gov. Osborn prepares to appoint a successor to M. R. Schneck, with Clark to serve until January 15 if not replaced.
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Phoenix
State Hospital Administration
Charles E. Clark
Jeremiah Metzger
Hospital Board of Control
Clark
C. M. Martin
Board of Control
Martin
Una
Bjerg
Anna Hirst
Douglas
Trojan Gridders Drill In Tucson on Wildcats Field
University of Southern California football team trained on the Arizona campus in Tucson, wearing red and gold, as they prepare for a game with Tulane University. The squad departed Tucson at 12 30 p m to continue their trip to New Orleans.
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University of Southern California
Wildcats
University of Arizona
Trojans
Tulane University
Tucson J
New Orleans
Olds Resigns As Power Board Head
WASHINGTON Dec 18 Leland Olds resigns as chairman of the federal power commission and Nelson Lee Smith is named to succeed him Olds will remain a commissioner and has chaired the panel for seven years the change takes effect December 31
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Washington
Leland Olds
Federal Power Commission
Nelson Lee Smith
FPC
Olds
Beauchamp to Be Judge on Jan 6
County Attorney Edwin Beauchamp will become a judge of the Maricopa county superior court January 6 succeeding James A. Walsh who resigns to return to private practice. The governor said he would appoint Beauchamp.
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Phoenix
Edwin Beauchamp
Maricopa County
James A. Walsh
Walsh
Sidney P. Osborn
Beauchamp
Christmas Message Of Pope To Be Broadcast
Pope Pius XII will host cardinals and curial prelates on December 24 and deliver a Christmas broadcast to the world. Vatican radio will carry the message on 31.06 and 19.87 meters starting at 3 a.m. MST.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Price rise fears persist despite wage debate
The U S chamber of commerce admitted many prices are too high but warned a new wave of wage hikes will make price reductions impossible. It rebutted CIO claims that industry can absorb wage increases up to 25 percent without raising prices, calling such hopes an economic mirage. William K. Jackson, chamber president, said wage gains will be matched by price increases.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
CIO
William K. Jackson
Chamber
High Prices Halt Boom In Business in Southern California
In Los Angeles and throughout Southern California, a business boom has slowed as buyers grow cautious due to high prices. A Security-First National Bank survey on Wednesday notes the upward trend since midyear has halted despite a profitable Christmas buying wave.
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Los Angeles
U.P
California
Security-First National Bank
Reds World Relations Shift How to Read the Moves
AP analysis notes sudden changes in regional stances toward Russia as Iran reasserts control in Azerbaijan and suppresses Kurdish groups, Turkey acts against subversive elements, and a Greek insurgent faction distances itself from Soviet influence. The piece links these shifts to a broader realignment with the Kremlin.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Russia
New York
Iran
UN Security Council
Tehran
Azerbaijan
Moscow
Turkey
Istanbul
Greece
Advisory council warns of a potential 1947 business dip
The Presidents economic advisory council foresees a possible brief 1947 dip that could be avoided if labor and business settle disputes promptly. It envisions a bright outlook after with rising jobs and production and a long term path to prosperity through planning. The panel urges maximum freedom for free competitive enterprise, government support to stimulate and guide, and vigorous control of taxes and federal spending to manage booms and public buying power.
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Associated Press
Arizona Barely Observes V-2 Rocket Sighting
Arizona observers glimpsed a German V-2 rocket 111 miles above White Sands New Mexico on Tuesday night. Dr E F Carpenter reports the object appeared as a faint rising light a short distance above the horizon. Bisbee reporters Karl Broadley and Paul Yates saw two rockets with faint meteorite like bursts. Lowell Observatory monitored from Flagstaff but produced no identifiable plates. A scientific evaluation awaits film development from about 300 cameras trained on the area.
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Arizona
White Sands
N. M
E. F. Carpenter
University of Arizona
Steward Observatory
Tucson
Carpenter
Steward
Karl Broadley
Paul Yates
Bisbee Daily Review
Juniper Flats
Bisbee
Broadley
John Hughes
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
New Mexico Ordnance Proving Ground
Massacre Report In Chungli By Communist Troops
Shun Pao from Kalgan says half of Chungli’s 2,800 residents were killed after Communist troops briefly occupied the city last week. About 400 bodies recovered. 200 in the city’s Catholic church. several priests injured. Communists allegedly terrorized civilians in reprisal for Nationalist defense. troops withdrew with the city’s food and coal as Nationalist reinforcements arrived.
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Shanghai
Shun Pao
Kalgan
Chungli
Sharp Earthquake Rocks California
A sharp earthquake, the strongest since 1932, struck northern California at 6 21 am lasting five seconds with little damage reported. University of California seismologist Joseph Bognuda in Ferndale said the temblor reached near damage intensity but duration was shorter than the 1932 quake.
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Eureka
Calif
California
Joseph Bognuda
University of California
Ferndale
Truman Reaffirms U S Help For China In Peace Plan
President Truman reaffirmed U S recognition of the Nationalist government of China and pledged continued help toward peace and economic recovery while noting U S forces in China have fallen from 113 000 to under 12 000. He defended the unification plans as sound though military efforts have hindered implementation and said Marshall remains at his post to push negotiations. He expressed hope for a peaceful solution and stated the U S will not interfere in China’s internal affairs.
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Washington
Truman
United States
China
Sens
Flanders
R-Vi
Murray
Dmont
U. S
George C. Marshall
Communist Party
Tsingtao
Big 3 Urged to Quiet China Civil War Plan
Senators Murray and Flanders urged Washington to halt unilateral U S efforts in China. They proposed a Big Three conference led by Gen. Marshall with the United States Russia and Britain engaging all major Chinese factions within the U N framework. They urged a coalition government and a formal declaration of noninvolvement thereafter.
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Washington
United States
China
George C. Marshall
Chiang Kai-Shek
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Ralph E. Flanders
Russia
Britain
United Nations
Marshall
Truman
Chiang
Murray
Communist Radio criticizes Truman Byrnes over China aid
The Yenan broadcast blasted President Truman and Secretary Byrnes for backing the Nationalists in China's civil war. It denounced Truman for awarding Kuo mintang generals Victory Medals amid strikes and mocked Byrnes’ rationale for U S troops in China. The remarks likely reference U S decorations for Chinese officers in Burma during the war with Japan.
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Nanking
Yenan
Truman
James Byrnes
China
Kuomintang
Byrnes
U. S
Burma
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