Time limit on Marshall Plan tops election agenda
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson plans to publish a list of about 14 000 commodity speculators in wheat corn and butter on a let the chips fall where they may basis. The list will include any congressmen or officials who profited from large scale trading and may be released within a week after congressional authorization.
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Washington
Anderson
President Truman
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Truman
Patagonia residents weigh incorporation vote in Nogales area
In Patagonia Arizona residents will decide whether to form an incorporated municipality. Pro and anti groups filed petitions for a special election with county supervisors set for December 27. City Attorney Nasib Karam backs the pro side while Mayor James Robins supports opponents.
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Nogales
Ariz
Patagonia
County Board of Supervisors
Nasib Karam
James V. Robins
R. C. Blabon
Wire Strike To Be Swift Blow
Three AFL unions threaten a 50 000 worker walkout against Western Union Telegraph Co with a strike ready to start at any moment The original deadline was 6 am EST Tuesday Brungs head of Western Union division said the strike committee may call the action with no prior notice Telegrams were sent to President Truman and to Cyrus Steed head of the mediation service
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Washington
AFL
Western Union Telegraph Company
Adolph Brungs
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Brungs
President Truman
Cyrus Steed
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Debate Over Four Year Marshall Plan Becomes Political Clash
Washington reports sharp partisan clashes as Congress returns to debate the 17 billion dollar Marshall plan. Taft favors a one year commitment with annual reviews while supporters including Hatch push for continued aid. President Truman seeks 6.8 billion over fifteen months and Congress approved 522 million for aid to France Italy and Austria.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Sen
Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
R-O
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Truman
France
Italy
Austria
Sen. Hatch
D-Nm
New Mexico
Rep. Arends
R-Ill
House
Kem
R-Mo
Sen. Smith
R-Nj
Marshall
Reds Reflect Truman Marshall Plan Across Europe
Western press generally approves the Marshall plan with optimism for recovery. Soviet and Communist outlets denounce it as western imperialism, splitting reaction along East West ideological lines across Germany and Vienna.
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London
Truman
Congress
Europe
Moscow
Germany
Western Germany
Western Europe
Wall Street
Vienna
Second Strike Begins In Italy
A nationwide food industry strike began in Italy as violence erupted in Naples over Christmas dole payments. Five people were wounded, including three policemen, during rioting when unemployment offices distributed doles. Pope Pius XII warned that class hatred threatens nations while De Gasperi’s government seeks a settlement.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Pius XII
Christian Democratic
Alcide de Gasperi
Fire sweeps Elkton business area destroying stores hotels
Fire destroyed several stores two small brick hotels and a theatre in Elkton Maryland on Saturday. Firemen faced ice coated equipment while battling the blaze and one Wilmington firefighter was treated for a head injury. Damages were estimated at 750 dollars.
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Reggie Russell
South
Tucson
J. C. Sievert
Elkton
U.P
Wilington
Del
Jannis Shoestore
Ritz
New Central
Shoestore
Wilmington
Truman urges Europe aid plan to counter red tide
President Truman outlines a Europe recovery program costing about 17 billion dollars, arguing aid is essential to preserve the American way of life and prevent communism from overtaking war shattered Europe. He says the plan, though large, is a small share of national capacity and crucial for civilization.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Truman
Congress
Europe
America
Western Hemisphere
Mr. Truman
M'Kenzie
Truman Bill Delays Signing as Inflation Fight Competes
Washington and the White House face a showdown over a GOP inflation bill as President Truman weighs powers to curb prices. Sen Taft argues for limited controls while predicting a possible signing, with provisions for voluntary industry agreements and conservation programs shaping the debate.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
R-O
Truman
Ohio
Congress
America
GOP
Senate
House
Pope assails class hatred in encyclical Optatissima Pax
In a Christmas message Pope Pius XII warns that class hatred threatens nations. The 1100 word encyclical Optatissima Pax urges prayer for peace and calls for pacification of spirits amid leftist labor unrest and a Naples riot over unemployment dole. The Pope stresses placing the common good before private profit and urges mutual understanding in line with Christian teaching.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Naples
Osborn noncommittal on gas tax hike in Arizona
Governor Sidney P. Osborn gave a guarded reply on December 20 when asked if he would urge lawmakers to consider raising the gasoline tax. A committee led by Phil Isley of Maricopa County pressed for a one cent increase, while the Arizona Supervisors' Association endorsed the idea. The group includes G. T. Alley, L. F. Quinn, Glen Hoopes, and Kenneth Aitken.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona Supervisors’ Association
Phil Isley
Maricopa County
Isley
G. T. Alley
Pima County
Glen Hoopes
Graham
L.F. Quinn
Gila
Kenneth Aitken
Yavapai
Mass Picketing at Phoenix Continues
Mass picketing of strikebound lettuce sheds in the Phoenix area continued Saturday as reinforced sheriff's deputies stood by to prevent violence. Sheriff’s Capt. Stanley Kimball said no serious violence was reported. Two minor incidents involved disturbances of the peace.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Stanley Kimball
Congress to reconvene with broad agenda after holiday break
Washington reports that the five week special session ended Friday, signaling what the 80th Congress will confront when it returns January 6. Key issues include tax cuts, tariff policies, universal military training, and social programs, with a goal to complete actions by mid June before the Philadelphia convention.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
80Th Congress
Philadelphia
Truman
Europe
France
Italy
Austria
China
Sullivan
Jap Surrender Terms Violated by War Stocks Schemes
Tokyo reports that Japanese militarists sought to gain goodwill and plan a comeback by distributing hundreds of billions of yen in war stocks. Rep. Kanju Kato, chair of a Diet probe, says the investigation condemns the affair and links occupation-era financing to stock disposals. Local officials and former military leaders are named as beneficiaries.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
Kanju Kato
Diet
Kato
Komakichi Matsuoka
Associated Press
Japan
Doubts On Western Freight Rate Boost Raised
Rep. Dawson questioned the need for a 30 percent freight rate increase before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He argues Utah shipments face higher costs, noting Western railroads serving Utah appear financially solid compared with Eastern roads and urging caution in approving the rise.
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Washington
Dawson
R-U
Interstate Commerce Commission
Utah Citizens’ Rate Association
Utah
Virginia Hill Quits Hospital After Sleeping Pills Overdose
Virginia Hill, red-haired companion of slain mobster Bugsy Siegel, left Good Samaritan hospital in Phoenix after overdosing on sleeping tablets. Officials say she was discharged with her physician’s approval and did not reveal her destination. She had been found unconscious at the Paradise Inn, and this marked her fourth overdose-related hospitalization since Siegel’s death.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Virginia Hill
Bugsy Siegel
Good Samaritan Hospital
Louis Baldwin
Miss Hill
Swank Paradise Inn
Robert T. Evans
Siegel
Los Angeles
Paris
Florida
Congress Approves Funds for Four Western Reclamation Projects
The Reclamation Bureau will receive 31.939 million for fiscal 1948 to avert work stoppages on four Western projects. Congress added 2.564 million above the budget request plus 72 thousand for an Oregon project. Total allocations include 13.584 million for Columbia Basin, 11.405 million for Central Valley, 4.150 million for Colorado Big Thompson, 2.800 million for Davis Dam, and 72 thousand for Arnold irrigation district Deschutes project. Some senators criticise fund depletion as rushed spending.
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Washington
U.P
Reclamation Bureau
Congressional
Michael Straus
Congress
Budget Bureau
Oregon
House
Senate
Columbia Basin
Central Valley
Colorado Big Thompson
Davis
Dam
Arnold Irrigation
Deschutes Project
Bureau
Sullivan Must Defend Stand in Arizona Quo Warranto
Eva de Concini filed quo warranto in the state supreme court to determine whether John L. Sullivan or Sullivan occupies Arizona attorney general’s office. Gov Osborn had ordered Sullivan to relinquish after a December 13 sentence for conspiracy to violate state gambling laws, with the governor ousting him pending resolution.
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Phoenix
Eva de Concini
State Supreme Court
John L. Sullivan
Arizona
de Concini
Sullivan
Osborn
Italian Girl Seeks U S Stay After Fiance Dies
Maria Formicola, 21, arrived in New York after her fiance James McIntosh, 19, was killed in an auto crash. An immigration board ruled she cannot enter the United States as she has no marriage plans to another ex serviceman.
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New York
Maria Formicola
America
Immigration Board
Vulcania
James McIntosh
Guerrani, Ky
Italy
Special Immigration Board
Maria
U. S
Fulton
Marshall pins blame on Molotov for London talks failure
Secretary of State Marshall said the failure of the London foreign ministers conference and Russia’s hostility to the European aid plan hinder postwar peace. He blamed Molotov for disinformation and insisted a unified Germany was unattainable now, urging Western powers to pursue recovery to secure lasting peace.
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Washington
Marshall
America
Western
Europe
Russia
London
State Department
Truman
Congress
Molotov
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Aeacre
Soviet Union
Jerome Alive as New Ore Found at 4500 Foot Level
Phelps Dodge official H M Lavender announced a small mineralized area at the 4500 foot level in Jerome is economically feasible to mine at current prices. The copper rich zone could sustain mining for eight months to a year, following years of exploration investments and continued operations despite earlier projections. Since 1876 Jerome has produced copper gold and silver totaling over 600 million pounds.
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Douglas
H. M. Lavender
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Jerome
Lavender
Phelps Dodge
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