Byrnes Moscow mission may shape peace or war
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues Secretary Byrnes faces a pivotal Christmas mission in Moscow with potential to determine whether peace or war prevails in the coming era. He warns of patchwork diplomacy, warns of Soviet aims in Iran and the Balkans, and stresses the need for revolutionary diplomacy beyond traditional talks.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Moscow
Byrnes
Bethlehem
Iran
Turkey
United States
Great Britain
Hitler
Rhineland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Balkans
USA
Molotov
Bevin
Christmas Cheer From US Forces For Chinese Orphans
American troops in Peiping brightened Christmas for Chinese orphans. Hundreds of marines sailors and airmen attended midnight services. More than two score children from Mme Sun Yat-Sen’s orphanage gathered around a large tree as their uniformed daddy figures handed out gifts. The scene offered rare peace amid years of hardship.
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Peiping
China
Mme
Sun Yat-Sen
Georgia Mass Blood Tests Kill Tuberculosis and Syphilis
In Chatham county Georgia health officials report a 45 day mass screening of 71 000 of 92 000 residents over 15 years old with blood tests and chest X rays. More than 2000 syphilis and 350 to 400 tuberculosis cases were found prompting follow up care and hospital space planning.
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Savannah
Georgia
Chatham County
State Health Department
U. S. Public Health Service
Henderson
Millard E. Winchester
Winchester
Savannah public health effort praised by officials
Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon general, called the Savannah experiment a striking demonstration of interest in public health while commenting on the long 18 month cure campaign in Chatham County, describing it as really something.
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Clair A. Henderson
Chatham County
Savannah
U. S. Public Health Service
Alabama
Thomas Parran
United States
Iran Police Aid Azerbaijan Province Autonomy Claims
A Moscow report says gendarmes in Maku and Shahpur have aligned with the self-proclaimed Azerbaijan province government. Tass reports 30 Azerbaijanis wounded and 28 arrested in coal mine disturbances near Tehran at Shemshek and Kadzher.
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Moscow
Tehran
Maku
Shahpur
Iran
Azerbaijan
Tass
Zafar
Shemshek
Kadzher
Jeffers Calls For Raise In Railway Rates
William Martin Jeffers, retiring president of Union Pacific, argues that rail fares must rise to cover higher labor and material costs. He plans to retire in February at age 70 but will remain as a director and continues to be optimistic about railroads’ future.
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Los Angeles
William Martin Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Jeffers
Union Pacific
Pri
Maverick Jeffers Denies Political Aspirations
Jeffers describes himself as a maverick with no well formed political opinions and states he has no political ambitions while noting progress in aerial freight transportation.
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Jeffers
Chinese Reds Attack Canal Near Nanking
Chinese press dispatches report 50,000 Communists attacking Kaoku on the Grand canal about 60 miles north of Nanking. Government lines say strikes also hit Shaopo and Taihsien as part of a plan to seize three towns and cut the Yangtze between Nanking and Shanghai.
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Chungking
Kaoku
Grand Canal
Nanking
Shaopo
Kaoyu
Taihsien
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Haik scarf worn by Arabs and Moors described
The article defines haik as a scarf like cloth of coarse hand woven wool worn by Arabs Moors and other Mohammedan peoples detailing its traditional use and origin.
Fragile Butterflies Survive Sub-Zero Wind Under Bark
Readable fragments indicate delicate butterfly species endure freezing wind beneath loose tree bark, surviving harsh sub-zero conditions in their habitat.
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