GOP Big Four To Rule Senate As Taft Becomes Chair
Taft elected chairman of the Republican steering committee strengthening the Big Four grip on command of the first GOP controlled Senate in 14 years. Vandenberg White and Millikin named to key posts while committee assignments proceed. Halleck appears set to win the House GOP leadership amid Dewey backing.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
White
Maine
Millikin
Colorado
Republican Committee On Committees
Robertson
Wyoming
Sen
Tobey
New Hampshire
Banking
Commerce Committee
Big Four
Congress
House
Halleck
Rep
Indiana
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
White House
Kin
Wherry
R-Neb
Sen. Robertson
Knowland
California
Sens
Brooks
Illinois
Butler
Nebraska
Bushfield
South Dakota
Capehart
Donnell
Missouri
Reed
Kansas
Commerce
Sen. Dworshak
Idaho
Appropriations Committee
Sen. Bridges
Sens. Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Young
North Dakota
MacArthur to Assume Unified Far East Command
Gen. Douglas MacArthur will command naval forces in Japan the Philippines the Ryukyus and Marianas under Truman's unity directive. The reorganization forms United States naval forces of the Far East with HQ in Tokyo led by Vice Admiral Griffin while air and ground units shift to Far East forces and remain under Lt. Gen. Ennis Whitehead and simplified command structures.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Philippines
Ryukyus
Marianas
Truman
MacArthur
Korea
Ryukyous
Bonins
Volcano Islands
mid-Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Hawaiian
Caroline
Palau
Marshall
Gilbert Island
Supreme Commander For the Allied Powers
SCAP
United States Naval Forces of
The
Far East
R. M. Griffin
Ennis C. Whitehead
United States pushes atomic control as top arms priority
U S resolution urges Security Council to adopt first the establishment of international atomic energy and to act on the Atomic Energy Commission report. It favors concurrent handling of all arms proposals and contrasts with Soviet plans to speed a broad arms program.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Security Council
Herschel V. Johnson
General Assembly
Atomic Commission
Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
Poland
Trieste
Foreign Ministers Council
Wind Storm Damages AA Plane At Tucson Airport
An American Airlines 21 passenger twin motor plane arriving from Los Angeles damaged a wing on landing at Davis Monthan field as 52 mph gusts struck Tucson. No injuries. flight to Los Angeles via Phoenix cancelled for repairs. Federal Judge Dave Ling and staff aboard. Torn lines and outages reported east of Tucson. weather official notes 39 mph winds with 52 mph gusts.
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American Airlines
Los Angeles
Davis-Monthan
Ralph Radcliffe
Tucson
E. P. Norwood
U. S
Davis-Monthan Field
Phoenix
Dave Ling
Moore Sworn In As New State Officers In Arizona
Two state officers Thad M. Moore and Clifford J. Murdock will be sworn in on Wednesday along with all county officers elected in November. Gov. Sidney P. Osborn begins a fourth term on January 6. New state officers include Mit Simms Nolan D. Pulliam and W. T. Brooks. The 18th Arizona legislature convenes January 13 for a session expected to run to about March 15.
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Phoenix
Thad M. Moore
State Tax Commission
D. C. O'Neil
Clifford J. Murdock
Sidney P. Osborn
Mit Simms
Nolan D. Pulliam
W. T. Brooks
Arizona
64 Mile Wind Destroys Coast In Year End Storm
A Cal wild wind storm raked southern California with gusts up to 64 mph killing two hospital inmates crushed by a tree and injuring at least five others. Debris toppled a Hollywood Christmas ball and a 50 foot tree, halting traffic and darkening Malibu. Pasadena expects a mild New Year with Roses parade and Rose Bowl game unaffected.
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Los Angeles
California
San Bernardino
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Laguna Beach
Malibu
Pasadena
Cattle Quarantine Order Issued On Imports From Mexico
The agriculture department issued a quarantine on imports of cattle sheep goats and hogs from Mexico due to a hoof and mouth outbreak. The ban covers fresh meats and other products from these animals.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mexico
Ban On Plane Firms Upheld by Arizona Judge
Judge John D. Lyons Jr. ruled that the state’s injunction against G. & G. Airlines Ltd and Sky Harbor Air Service Inc will be permanent, prohibiting scheduled service between fixed terminals in Arizona. The decision confirms the firms as common carriers, not chartered carriers, and upholds certificate restrictions on scheduled operations. A related Maricopa suit to determine prior certificates and operation rights remains under advisement.
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John D. Lyons, Jr
Superior Court
G. & G. Airlines, Co. Ltd
Tucson
Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc
Phoenix
Lyons
Arizona Airways
Corporation Commission
Lye
Maricopa County
Pima County
Rancho To Be Country Club Sold for New Resort Plan
Rancho de la Sombra near Tucson was sold by Carl and wife to Country Club Estates Inc for conversion from guest ranch to a selective country club and resort. The $220,000 deed marked a major 1946 realty deal in Pima County. The plan includes a 1 80 hole golf course on 160 acres, polo field, stables, club house, and an exclusive residential area to support a 200 member club.
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Rancho de la Sombra
Country Club Estates, Inc
Carl Reininger
Reggie Russell
James C. Shields
Anna Sullinger
County Recorder
Walter Clapp
Newsome Holesapple
Tucson Realty & Trust Company
Pima County
Tucson
Catalina Mountains
Sabino Canyon
Lenore McDonald
Frederick B. Patterson
Thelub
Truman Cancels Part Of U S War Powers
President Truman’s proclamation ends hostilities and triggers automatic cuts in wartime taxes starting July 1 1947. Excises on liquor jewelry furs and many consumer items are reduced to specified levels lowering annual revenue by about 700 million in the second half of 1947.
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Washington
Truman
Colin F. Stam
The
Point
Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue
Congress
Anglo U S Air Force Rumored in London Dispatches
The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph report in Washington that the United States and Great Britain have moved toward an Anglo American air force. Draft plans for joint RAF and US Army air force training were submitted to Gen. Carl A. Spaatz for signature, with plans for standardized schooling and joint experiments in fields including supersonic flight and atomic-bombing techniques.
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London
Daily Mail
Daily Telegraph
Washington
United States
Great Britain
the Mail
RAF
Carl A. Spaatz
U. S. Army Air Force
The
Mail
James Brough
Mexico Budget Is Nation's Highest
Mexico City December 31 The house of deputies has approved a national budget for 1947 totaling 320000000 dollars, 53000000 more than 1946. It is the highest in the history of the nation. The largest item is a 60000000 dollar appropriation for communications and public works. The defense appropriation is 42000000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
House of Deputies
World aviation pact seen from Bermuda model
The United States monitors current air agreements with 28 nations as a preview of a potential global treaty at the next PICAO meeting. The Bermuda pact guides liberal rights, but safety valves and applicability to many nations remain unresolved.
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James J. Strebig
United States
International Civil Aviation Organization
PICAQ
Chicago
Bermuda
United Kingdom
End of Numerous Statutes Declared by President Tru man
The White House announced on December 31 that multiple statutes are ended immediately by President Truman. Actions include ending selective service and war labor disputes act powers, limits on plant seizures, and repeal of various internal revenue code provisions affecting charity deductions and tax treatment for military personnel. The notice also touches on nurse training, reserve officer camps, and a 1915 act amended in 1934 regarding foreign service obligations.
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Washington
UPR
White House
Truman
Selective Service and
United States
U. S
Secretary of War
Arraignments Load Phoenix Federal Court in 1933 Session
Over 60 cases entered before Judge Dave Ling in Phoenix for arraignments in federal court. Many involved illegal entry from Mexico, with seven prisoners charged with escape and others for motor vehicle theft, selective service violations, and various offenses. One escapee cited food and religious pressures as motives. court imposed 90 day sentences on the two escapees and 30 day terms plus $250 fines for illegal entrants. Domingo Serna-Serna received 18 months for aiding a jail escape pending since 1933.
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Dave Ling
Phoenix
United States
Mexico
Joseph Anthony Greco
Henry Elijah Moore
Ling
G. B. Meade
Prisson
Domingo Serna-Serna
Jose Maria-Pena
Pima
End Of Hostilities Proclaimed By President Truman
President Truman declared the wartime hostilities period ended at noon, automating end dates for 33 laws and revoking 18 emergency powers. Taxes on luxuries drop, liquor tax falls, and farm price support is cut to two years. Some emergency powers remain until Congress acts, with many statutes tied to the emergency or war duration.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Pentagon
War Department
Rare skin graft from dead baby to sister twin in Phoenix
In Phoenix on December 31 an unusual operation grafted skin from a dead two year old to her burned twin sister Nancy Irene Robles. Nancy Marie Robles died ten days earlier. Dr Emmett McLoughlin said no similar US case is in records though foreign reports exist. The twins burned when wood from a stove ignited their clothing. The outcome remains uncertain.
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Phoenix
Nancy Irene Robles
Cecil
Nancy Marie
Emmett McLoughlin
St. Monica’s Hospital
United States
Rev
Emmett
New Year Eve Gaiety Attracts Massive Crowds And High Prices
United Press reports throngs prepare to ring in 1947 with postwar gaiety offered at high tariffs. Times Square crowds exceed expectations aided by 1684 police, while 12 750 officers guard New York City. Churches plan services nationwide as clubs advertise prewar glamour and solid reservations. Bourbon prices slip slightly in major cities as demand remains steady. Football crowds fill bowl towns across the South and Southwest.
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United Press
Chicago
Cameo
New York
Times Square
Manhattan
Washington
San Francisco
New Orleans
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Miami
Bank Bandits Take $25,000 in Battle Ground Heist
Three masked robbers armed with shotguns and revolvers held up the Battle Ground State bank at noon Tuesday and escaped with more than $25,000. An airplane and ground search spread through the area north of Portland.
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Battle Ground
Wash
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Country Club
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Atom
Moore
Rancho
Sabino
Anglo-U. S. Air Force
U.S. Kager
Gaiety
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