U S Attacks Soviet Move to Curb War Mongers
U S Delegate Warren R. Austin condemned a Soviet resolution at the United Nations as a bid to gag free speech and shackles minds. He argued the measure would violate the UN charter and threaten human rights, defending James F. Byrnes and John Foster Dulles.
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Austin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
James F. Byrnes
Vishinsky
Byrnes
Justice Byrnes
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Assembly
Dulles
Oval Committee
United States
Greece
Turkey
Winds Spread Forest Fires Flaring in Maine
Strong winds fueled major fires at Waterboro and Mt Desert Island as firefighters battled to save North Waterboro village. Bar Harbor area faced threat from Hulls Cove while Bar Harbor itself stayed safe. In drought stricken New England $3,000,000 in losses and over 26,000 acres burned were reported with 400 homes and cottages affected.
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Portland. Me
Waterboro
Mt. Desert Island
North Waterboro
New England
Richard Carll
South Waterboro
Bar Harbor
Filmland's Reds Few But Noisy Say Hollywood Communists
Gary Cooper and three fellow actors testified that Communists have a foothold in Hollywood but are mostly loud rather than influential. Robert Montgomery Ronald Reagan and George Murphy said the small minority cannot dominate the film industry, though they cause disturbance. Reagan led the Screen Actors Guild as its president.
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Washington
Gary Cooper
Hollywood
Robert Montgomery
Ronald Reagan
George Murphy
House Committee On un-American Activities
Cooper
Congress
United States
Screen Actors’ Guild
Reagan
Montgomery
House
Capitol Dome
Murphy
Russia fears DeGaulle plots split allied ranks
AP analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports Moscow plans to pit European Marshall Plan allies against the United States by provoking an economic crisis, a move tied to General DeGaulle's anti Communist surge in France as Moscow releases Zhdanov speech after a Poland conference.
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Russia
DeGaulle
Dewitt MacKenzie
Soviet Russia
United States
Red Capital
America
USA
Andrei Zhdanov
Bolshevism
Poland
Europe
Moscow
Zhdanov
Charles DeGaulle
M’kenzie
Rain Maker Cannot Beat Forest Fires
Rain Maker Vincent J. Schaefer said heavy rains are needed to ease fire danger in New York and New England. He explained dry ice cloud seeding works only in suitable high clouds and that no suitable rain clouds exist east of the Rockies. He urged patience and called for about two days of steady downpour to quell widespread fires.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Vincent J. Schaefer
New York
New England
General Electric
Rockies
Schaefer
Byrnes Favors Drafting Peace Pact Now
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes told South Carolina fraternal groups that Russia will stall Germany peace talks, urging the United States Britain and France to call their own conference without waiting. He warned Molotov may delay and insisted on resisting Russian demands for large reparations and Ruhr control.
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Columbia
S. C
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Germany
United States
Britain
France
South Carolina
The
Masons
Byrnes
United Nations Security Council
United Nations
Molotov
Ruhr
London
Europe
Britain Bars U S Tobacco Amid Austerity Drive
London reports Britain halts U S tobacco imports and imposes sweeping cuts in food and capital spending. Sir Stafford Cripps warns of deeper austerity to avert economic collapse and preserve democracy as exports are boosted and import reductions target dollar markets.
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London
Britain
United States
Sir Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
Sir Stafford
U. S
Europe
Cripps
Shortage hits Standard Oil stations amid extreme weather
New York bulletin reports 25,000 Standard Oil service stations in 18 eastern states face limited supplies due to phenomenal weather causing heavy driving. In Yuma, the city council allocates 1500 dollars for studying a 525000 recreation program including civic center and parks with expert plans and funding considerations.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Yuma
City Recreation Commission
Bonanza Airlines Seeks New Routes From Las Vegas
Gov Vail Pittman backs Bonanza Airlines in its bids for CAB approval of Las Vegas to Reno service and a Las Vegas to Phoenix route. The carrier seeks certification for the Las Vegas Reno line and permission to start the Phoenix link.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Bonanza Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Reno
Phoenix
Ariz
Vail Pittman
Nevada
Bonanza
Las Vegas-Reno
Here
Cold snaps spark smoke in mountain pass near Nogales
Furnaces began smoking in a mountain pass to Mexico as temperatures slid below freezing for the first time this fall. The U.S. weather station logged a low of 30 degrees and a high of 76 in the last 24 hours.
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Nogales
Ariz
Mexico
U.S
Mountain States TelephOne Plans $750000 Expansion in Phoenix
William R. Young district manager announces a $750,000 addition to Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. main exchange building in Phoenix, expanding facilities and service capacity.
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Phoenix
William R. Young
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Flintridge Mansion Spotlight Prominence in Bulletin
Flintridge California hosts a luxurious 14 room mansion drawing attention in today’s bulletins. Details on the property and its owners are listed on page 17 of the edition.
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Flintridge
Calif
Truman to Reconvene Congress On November Seventeenth
President Truman orders Congress into special session to address high food prices and European aid. The food committee weighs a 60 day distillery shutdown and a no poultry rule amid strong industry opposition while urging national cooperation to save grain for western Europe.
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Washington
Truman
Food Committee
Commerce Department
Donald Sanders Washington
Citizens’ Food Committee
AFL
Charles Luckman
Western Europe
Luckman
Luck
Union
Harold Krieger
The
Krieger
Prewar Mobilization Plan For War Debated At Hearing
Louis A. Johnson testifies before the Senate war investigates committee that he and President Roosevelt knew as early as 1938 war was coming and the mobilization plan was ditched by senior brass. He blames former cabinet members Perkins Woodring and Gen Somervell for blocking prewar efforts and says Forrestal made incorrect statements about shelving the program. Johnson also cites a plan to remove Gen Marshall.
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Washington
Louis A. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
Senate War Investigating Committee
Pearl Harbor
Brewster
R-Me
Labor
Perkins
Woodring
Brehon Somervell
Army
Somervell
Defense Forrestal
Gen. Marshall
George Marshall
A. Clarksburg
W. Va
American Legion
Marshall Plan Is Called Fantastic
Rep Knutson argues there is not enough federal money to fund both the Marshall plan and a 4 billion tax cut. He predicts a $1 billion ceiling on Europe aid next year and says Congress would likely pass a new tax cut over any presidential veto. He suggests financing further Europe relief with war relief bonds repaid by Europe.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Europe
Truman
Minnesotan
Time To Help Now At Hand
Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged immediate action on European aid at the Herald Tribune forum in New York. President Truman pledged U.S. effort toward a peaceful world while cautioning Europe to lead its own recovery with support from America.
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New York
America
George C. Marshall
Herald Tribune
Truman
Ogden Reid
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Europe
Marshall
Congress of the United States
Harold E. Stassen
Forum
Truman calls congress back to curb price rise and aid Europe
President Truman, after meeting GOP leaders, orders a November 17 session to act on inflation and the European crisis. He will address the nation by radio Friday night to explain the action and requests additional funds for aid and U S occupation forces. France can cover winter needs until December, Italy requires help, and a Marshall Plan reference signals broader aid.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Congressional
White House
France
Italy
United States
Ramadier Plans Confidence Vote After Cabinet Streamlining
Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier attacked DeGaulle's camp calling it a threat to the republic as he readied an assembly emergency session for a vote of confidence. He trimmed the cabinet from 25 to 13 members and said the move would accelerate government decisions amidst left and right pressure.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Charles DeGaulle
Fourth Republic
Ramadier
National Assembly
Hhe
France
DeGaulle
Vincent Auriol
Labor
British Set To Quit Palestine
London reports Britain plans to withdraw troops and administration from Palestine by March 1949 at the latest if the United Nations fails to settle the Holy Land issue. A second note to the UN and ongoing talks in London and Jerusalem outline a planned withdrawal without delaying final decisions.
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London
Britain
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
League of Nations
New York
Jerusalem
Whitehall
Taft Set to Formally Enter 1948 Republican Race
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio plans Friday to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. He will send a letter to the Ohio state GOP and launch a tour through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and possibly Texas, aiming for 547 delegates at the Philadelphia convention. He has criticized Truman administration policy and positioned against the Democratic ticket.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Philadelphia
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Taft
Truman
Ohio
Congress
Newest Style Show Item Echoes Grandma Pantalet
At a Santa Monica fashion show Irene Saltern for Hollywood Premiere displayed resort wear for next summer. A bright red and white polka dotted crepe pantalette inspired outfit featured a matching halter and cover garment. Pedal pushers and longer shorts appeared alongside sun dresses with versatile jackets for office or beach.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Miramar
Irene Saltern
Hollywood Premiere
Joseph Zukin
Saltern
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