Newsmen Collared Quickly Hailed Before Dairen Chief
Reporters and an Associated Press photographer were detained briefly in Dairen by Lt General Koslov after entering the Soviet occupied port. The group witnessed Soviet maneuvers and reported on the striping of Manchurian industries before being escorted out amid warnings that Dairen remained hostile to Americans.
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San Francisco
Russia
Dairen
Manchuria
H. Merrill Benninghoff
Associated Press
Julian Wilson
Louisville
Dick Wilson
New York City
China
Stars and Stripes
Mukden
The
Red Star
Hased
Georg Kirilovitch Koslov
Koslov
Red Square
Moscow
Japan
City Receives 75 New Water Meters for Ada
The Ada water department received 75 meters Saturday afternoon and began installation Monday. City Manager W. E. Hansen says more meters will come in 90 day intervals, with a second group expected in about three months. Total 225 meters planned will not replace all defective units but will ease the shortage. The city opts for a uniform meter make to simplify parts stocking. High usage customers will get meters first, then smaller users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hansen
Ity
Hansen
Ada
Hotel Fire Indicts Dowtown Lessees as Fire Trap
Fulton County grand jury indicts A F Geele Jr and A F Geele Jr of Sheboygan and R O Connell of Chicago for involuntary manslaughter in the Winecoff hotel fire death toll of 119. They are charged with operating a fire trap and endangering guests by lacking outside fire escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fulton County
Winecoff Hotel
E. E. Andrews
A. F. Geele, Jr
Sheboygan
Wis
R. O’connell
Chicago
J. R. Moody
Arlington
Carl C. Rasmussen
Des Moines
Virginia Torbert
Thomaston
Grand River fish shelters aid anglers in 55,000 acre lake
Grand River dam authority and state game and fish commission prepare brush and log shelters on the 55,000 acre reservoir to guide anglers to fish concentrations. Biologist O'Reilly Sandoz says shelters are tested, not experimental, with catfish dens of stone and mapped locations linked to a booklet for fishing teams. Aquatic vegetation is planted around shore and offshore sites to boost fishing and hunting.
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Grove
Okla
Grand River
O’reilly Sandoz
Commission
Sandoz
Santa and Uncle Sam in cahoots on wartime excise taxes
Francis M. LeMay explains how wartime excise taxes boost federal revenue as Christmas spending surges. Jewelry, furs, liquor, tickets, long distance calls and more add 20 to 25 percent to costs. Congress may cut rates after hostilities end, but timing remains uncertain and could affect purchases.
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Francis M. Lemay
James Marlow
Washington
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Santa
Federal Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Capitol Bill
McClellan Calls for Nonpartisan Vote on Bilbo Contest
Senator McClellan urged Republican colleagues to avoid partisanship as the Bilbo Senate seat contest proceeds. He would not reveal his own vote but said no senator should be barred from taking a seat for partisan reasons.
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McClellan
Bilbo
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
D.-Ark
D.-Miss
Senate
Mississippi
Dreamhouse
Poplarville
Miss
Senate War Investigating Committee
Elmer Thomas
D.okla
Thomas
Ellender
D.-La
Bridges
Hickenlooper
Iotva
Maybank
D.-S.c
Cold Adds To Misery Of Jap Areas
Tokyo dispatch details a quake and tidal wave disaster in southern Honshu and Shikoku with 1,026 to 1,125 confirmed dead and thousands homeless. US forces report few American casualties as relief air drops and jeep convoys reach Wakayama Peninsula, Kochi and Okayama areas amid fires and freezing weather.
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Tom Lambert
Tokyo
Home Ministry
Shikoku Island
Wakayama Peninsula
Kyodo
Japan
Manchurian
Robert L. Eichleberger
U. S. Eighth Army
Shikoku
Kochi
Kure
Okayama
Honshu
Associated Press
Fort Sill welcomes 384th ordnance tank crew
The 384th ordnance tank maintenance company, previously stationed at Fort Ord California, has arrived at Fort Sill and is assigned to the artillery center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
384Th Ordnance Tank Maintenance Company
Fort Ord
Calif
It’s Better to Go Broke Than Never to Have Loved
A reflective line on the value of love versus money, suggesting emotional loss outweighs financial ruin in pursuit of affection. The saying frames love as a priceless good compared to wealth.
Spare Stamp 53 to Be Good for Sugar
OPA announced spare stamp No 53 will be valid for five pounds of sugar starting January 1. A second consumer stamp for 1947 may be issued before spare stamp 53 expires on April 30. The Sugar crop could allow an extra five pounds per person in 1947, totaling 20 pounds on regular rations, plus home canning stamps and potential future increases.
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Washington
POPA
OPA
Agriculture Department
Needs Names More House for Family Needs Names More House for Family
Charles Henn Jr seeks a larger home as his wife Dorothy Geast Henn, a British war bride, gives birth to quadruplets three boys and a girl at St. Agnes hospital in Baltimore. Doctors estimate each baby at about four pounds. delivery occurred in 55 minutes without anesthetic. The couple also has a 15 month old son Johnny.
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Baltimore
Charles Henn, Jr
Thomas J. Bowyer
St. Agnes Hospital
Johnny
England
Henn
Dorothy Geast
ATS
William H. Sawyers
Walter Benavent
Greater Returns for Amount in Vested
Ada News Want Ads report improved value for invested sums with adjusted terms. Advertisers may see higher yields and clearer savings compared to previous rates, prompting more inquiries and signups in the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada News
Smile Costs Nothing but It Pays Off
A grateful pedestrian gave Oklahoma City bus driver Lee N. Burke twenty dollars after Burke stopped his bus to wave a pedestrian across traffic when the light changed. The driver’s act of courtesy led to the gift sent to the safety council for delivery to Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lee N. Burke
Burke
Safety Council
Taft Seeks Senate Labor Committee Chair in New Majority
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio will seek the chairmanship of the Senate labor committee when Republicans organize their new majority. He intends to stay on the finance committee and also lead the Republican steering committee. If he eschews labor, Aiken would be a likely labor chair, while Mills would contend for finance amid a three way commerce panel battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Labor Post
Labor Committee
Congress
Aiken
R.-Vt
Organized Labor
New Dealer
Milliking
R.-Cole
New Commerce Committee
Quote from Dr Hutchins on U.S. social system
The United States must show that its social system can offer peace prosperity and justice to a greater degree than any other. Dr Robert M Hutchins chancellor U of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Robert M. Hutchins
U. of Chicago
Chamber Plans Drive to Limit Portal to Portal Liabilities
The U S Chamber of Commerce will seek amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act to cap retroactive back pay liabilities, define interstate commerce coverage, and allow settlements. The move follows the Mt Clemens portal to portal ruling and aims to ease employer exposure dating to 1938.
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Harold Ward Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
Supreme Court
CIO United Pottery
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Enn
John L. Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State runner chases thief in fraternity house
Ray Adee, Kansas State two mile track star, heard a prowler in his fraternity kitchen and chased the thief but lost the pursuit. The thief fled with a chicken, potatoes, milk and fish, while Adee remained in pursuit. Sunflowers are native to North America.
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Manhattan
Kas
Ray Adee
Kansas State College
Adee
French Planes and Guns Attack Hanoi in Mideast War Scene
French troops bombarded Hanoi using planes and field guns as they fought for control of the city’s hall, post office, and Indo-Chinese quarter. Reports say 29 French civilians were killed and mutilated, including 11 women, amid the assault. The siege expanded with armies moving along Rue Coton and boulevard Gambetta, while power and water services faltered. Japan’s guards were cited among casualties at Ho Chi Minh’s residence.
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Paris
Vietnam
Hanoi
Weling
Rue Coton
Tonkin
Annam
Ho Chi Minh
Rifleman's Bullets Hit Farmers Plane in Oklahoma
Two Woods County men coyote hunting were fired upon from the ground as Merle McGill of Avard and Marion Gardner of Alva fled a farm area fifteen miles southwest of Alva. Sheriff Ken Greer arrested W. B. Hull, 54, on assault with intent to kill after McGill reported the incident and identified the shooter. Funeral services for Alex Davis, 78, Ottawa County resident since 1901, will be held in Miami Saturday.
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Alva
Okla
Woods County
Merle McGill
Avard
Marion Gardner
McGill
Ken Greer
W. B. Hull
Hugh D. Potts
Hull
Miami
Alex Davis
Ottawa County
Davis
Cotton Markets Edge Higher as 1946 Crops Decrease
Southern cotton markets recover from the October price drop and brace for 1947 with rising demand and reduced speculation. Brokers note solid supply demand balance, claims of farm loan repayments fall, and USDA urges acreage to rise from 18 million to 23 million acres to avert spinner trouble next season.
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Kris Kreeger
New Orleans
Toker
Clinton P. Anderson
Farm Credit Administration
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Shearson, Hammel and Company
Department of Agriculture
War agency offers 43 surplus mooring masts for sale
The War Assets Administration announces the sale of 43 surplus mobile mooring masts at prices from 240 to 1000 dollars each. Masts are viewable at ten naval air stations nationwide and orders may be placed by mail.
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New York
War Assets Administration
Naval Air Stations
No babies were born in January before 700 B C
This fragment states that no births occurred in January prior to 700 B C. It presents a chronological claim tied to ancient calendar references without additional context or events.
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Kansas City
Bayless
Jim Carter
Louis Matthews
Beaumont
Texas
Richard Cushing
Associated Press China Staff
Grand Jury
Peter Graham
Dos Palos
Whites Bridge
Graham
Jessie Scane
Senate Labor Board
North America
Viet-Nam Republic
Bright Outlook
Oklahoman & Times
Natonal
Maine
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Cele
RFO
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