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December 15, 1947

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Headlines from December 15, 1947

Venezuela Picks a New President In Her First Democratic Election

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

election; voting quiet, voting for new Cong noted

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U.S. Calls Moscow Actions 'Interesting' but Not Radical; Steepness of Conversion Rate Occasions Major Surprise -- Admission of Grave Effect of Inflation Also Noted U.S. IS 'INTERESTED' BY SOVIET ACTIONS

By Jay Walzspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Officials tonight described Russia's plan for devaluing her inflated currency as "interesting" and perhaps drastic, but not unorthodox.

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SUBWAY EXPANSION TO COST $400,000,000 PROPOSED FOR CITY; 6-Track 2d Ave. Line Main Unit in Plan to Raise Capacities, in Some Cases by 357% MAYOR FAVORS PROJECT Believes It Will Help to Make 8-Cent Fare Sufficient -- TWU Reported Backing Increase SUBWAY EXPANSION PROPOSED FOR CITY PROPOSED SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY AND CONNECTIONS

By Paul Crowell

Transportation Bd makes plans pub; major steps of plan and proposed changes listed; map

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MARSHALL DENIES PROFIT IN GERMANY IN A FORMAL NOTE; Says Export Proceeds Have Not Been Diverted Nor Properties Acquired MOLOTOV IS CHALLENGED Three Powers Ready to Insist on Major Change of Front if Parley Is to Go On MARSHALL DENIES PROFIT IN GERMANY

By Herbert L. Matthewsspecial To the New York Times

Western Powers reptd ready to quit unless USSR grants concessions

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1947Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (born 1863)^[†]

Arthur Machen was the pen-name of Arthur Llewellyn Jones, a Welsh author and mystic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror, with Stephen King describing it as "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." He is also well known for "The Bowmen", a short story that was widely read as fact, creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.

1947Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (born 1874)^[†]

Crawford Vaughan was an Australian politician, and the Premier of South Australia from 1915 to 1917. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1905 to 1918, representing Torrens (1905–1915) and Sturt (1915–1918). Elected for the United Labor Party, he served as Treasurer in the Verran government, succeeded Verran as Labor leader in 1913, and was elected Premier after the Labor victory at the 1915 state election.

Headlines from December 15, 1947

Venezuela Picks a New President In Her First Democratic Election

U.S. Calls Moscow Actions 'Interesting' but Not Radical; Steepness of Conversion Rate Occasions Major Surprise -- Admission of Grave Effect of Inflation Also Noted U.S. IS 'INTERESTED' BY SOVIET ACTIONS

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MARSHALL DENIES PROFIT IN GERMANY IN A FORMAL NOTE; Says Export Proceeds Have Not Been Diverted Nor Properties Acquired MOLOTOV IS CHALLENGED Three Powers Ready to Insist on Major Change of Front if Parley Is to Go On MARSHALL DENIES PROFIT IN GERMANY

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