Plane Saves 12 From Ice In Greenland Rescue
Twelve US airmen stranded on a 7800 foot Greenland ice cap were rescued in 38 minutes by a C-47 with jet assist and skis. Led by Lt. Col. Emil J. Beaudry the team were flown to Billie West Eighth base in northwest Greenland where they rested. Five rescued men have families nearby and may return to the US. The Navy aided with helicopters aboard USS Saipan but the Air Force led the mission. Beaudry previously rescued nine others in Labrador last year.
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Washington
Greenland
Arctic
Flo
Texas
Officers Club
Billie West Eighth Base
Billie West
United States
Billie West Eighth
Air Force
Navy
Saipan
North Atlantic
Norfolk
Emil J. Beaudry
Manchester
Westover
Mass
Beaudry
Europe
Dyke’s Lake
Labrador
What Am I Saying Boaster What Am I Saying Boaster
A short satiric quip about a politician who boasts yet rarely needs to. The author notes that real power often comes without loud claims as observed by Frank Morean in 1948.
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Frank Morean
NY Post Corporation
Strong Winds Hit Panhandle and Dust Laden Skies
Strong winds and heavy dust swept the Panhandle and South Plains with areas around Boise City Texhoma Littlefield Levelland Lubbock facing reduced visibility. An Amarillo plane rollover occurred in gusts of 39 mph. Cold air settled with forecasts calling for lows near 21 in Amarillo and mid 20s to 30s elsewhere as a northwest wind waned after a late day storm.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Boise City
Okla
Texhoma
Littlefield
Levelland
Lubbock
Amarillo
English Field
Jerry Johnson
Oklahoma City
Johnson
HH. C. Winburn
US Weather Bureau
Johnsons
Colorado
Denver
Colo
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Vega
Hereford
New Mexico
Plainview
J. C. Wells
Sleet Ice Storm Paralyzes Nebraska Roads
A fast moving sleet and ice storm cut roads and communication across Nebraska from McCook to O Neill with 40 to 50 mph winds. Northwestern Bell reported 314 breaks isolating 46 towns and Kearney lost power. The Weather Bureau pegged the storm near northern Missouri moving eastward, expected to exit tomorrow with temperatures in the twenties.
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Omara
Nebraska
McCook
Kansas State Line
O’neill
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kearney
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Texas
Omaha
Plane crash kills six near Willow Run airport
Detroit Dec 28 A Michigan National Guard plane carrying four crewmen and possibly two civilian passengers crashed about three miles west of Willow Run airport, killing all aboard. The accident occurred tonight and authorities reported total loss of life.
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Detroit
Michigan National Guard
Willow Run
Lubbock Lad Jerry Alderson Improves in Dallas
Jerry Alderson the seven year old boy from Lubbock brought to Dallas for a brain tumor diagnosis was reported to be doing satisfactorily. An attending physician said a test this morning showed a normal reaction and the boy would be kept under observation.
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Dallas
Jerry Donaldson
Lubbock
Jerry
Amarillo Meeting Schedule with Hotel Venues
In Amarillo today credit managers meet at the Blackstone Hotel at noon. The Junior Chamber of Commerce gathers at the Herring Hotel at noon. Installation rites begin at 7 30 PM for Amarillo Commandery No 48 Knights Templar at Khiva Temple. Texas National Guard drills start 7 45 PM at the Amarillo Army Air? field.
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Amarillo Credit Managers
Blackstone Hotel
Gene Autry Tickets Go On Sale
Ticket sales begin for Gene Autry at the local venue with promotions and schedule details listed for fans. It notes market listings and public notices for admission and seating.
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Cattie
Marshall
Gene Autry
McLemore
Nets
Society
Texas Woman
Pnge
Reich Ciuscille
Missing Plane Search Grows Across Gulf and Keys
A charter DC-3 with twenty seven passengers and a crew of three vanished after departing San Juan. Air Force Navy and Coast Guard aircraft scoured 1200 miles from Florida to San Juan, Cuba, and the Florida peninsula with a Navy blimp joining at dusk as crews tracked fuel exhaustion expected about 4 45 A M local time. The aircraft owned by Karl Knight of Miami and leased to Airborne Transport Inc. carried two infants and crew including Capt Bob Linquist Fort Myers pilot Ernie Hill Jr Miami co pilot and Miss Mary Burke Jersey City stewardess.
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Miami
Bob Linquist
Fort Myers
Fla
Ernie Hill, Jr
Mary Burke
Jersey City
N.J
Karl Knight
Airborne Transport, Inc
New York
Amarillo ISD orders referendum on $350000 stadium bonds
A special Amarillo Independent School District meeting called a resident referendum on issuing $350000 stadium revenue bonds. The January 8 election across 12 precincts will pose yes or no choices, with no tax obligation. Voters must own taxable property in the district. A public meeting is set for Monday at 508 Johnson to hear further input.
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Amarillo Independent
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Association
Johnson
Bivins
George Waddill
School Board
W. Hardin
Amarillo Independent School District
Tri- State Fair Park
Fair Grounds
Wilson
J. R. Lawrence
John Peterson
Peterson
Butler Field
Lawrence
Georgia
Western
East Eighth Avenue
East Third Avenue
East Tenth
East Twentysixth
Fair Park
North East Eighth Avenue
Arabs Unrest Tops Cairo After Prime Minister Shot
A young assassin killed Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha in Cairo amid rising Arab unrest over Palestine conditions. Police captured Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hassen, a Moslem Brotherhood student, as the killer. King Farouk asked Ibrahim Abdel Pasha to form a new cabinet. Britain urged the UN Security Council to order a Palestine ceasefire and troop withdrawal from the Negev, with a vote possible Wednesday. The council also demanded Dutch compliance on Java. Hungary announced Mindszenty confessed to spying with arrests of church figures. The Ruhr nations formed an international body to control German war production, excluding Russia. China and Japan reports dominated by peace rumors and Communist activity in elections.
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Associated Press
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
Cairo
Palestine
Abdel Hamid Ahmed Hassen
Farouk
Ibrahim Abdel Pasha
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Paris
Israel
Negev
Hungary
Interior Ministry
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Mindszenty
Otto
Ruhr
United States
France
Benelux
Germany
Russia
VA to Begin GI Insurance Dividends in 1949
The Veterans Administration plans two billion dollar dividends for 1949, with up to sixteen million war veterans eligible. Payments will be based on cents per thousand dollars of policy for each month in force, covering policies with three or more months of premiums. Initial refunds will extend through the 1948 policy anniversary, with distribution likely starting after August.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
Amarillo Area Weather Forecast Brief
The Weather Bureau reports Amarillo and vicinity: fair and colder Wednesday with partly cloudy and warmer Thursday. Tonight’s low near 21, today’s high around 39. yesterday’s high was 52. West Texas fair Wednesday and Thursday with cool conditions.
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US Weather Bureau
Amarillo
West Texas
Cole
Senator McKellar Strikes Two Newsmen Over Age Attacks
Washington diplomat Kenneth D. McKellar, nearing 80, said he struck publisher Silliman Evans and punched columnist Jack Anderson after they pressed questions about his age and health. Evans called the blow weak. Anderson described a volley of powder puff blows as they parted after a brief confrontation at the Mayflower Hotel.
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Washington
Kenneth D. McKellar
Senate
Silliman Evans
Nashville Tennessean
McKellar
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Anderson
Pearson
Congress
Tydings
Maryland
Tennessean
Appropriations Committee
Naval Hospital
Evans
Mayflower
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Tokyo
Central Investment Company
R. A. Wilson
Mahmoud P*asha
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Iver Ins Lbr. Co
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Fanini
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Mexico
Senator McKellar
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