Tankers Collide Four Die In Curacao Collision
Four people are dead and others missing after a collision between the mine tanker Los Pozos and the Venezuelan tanker Tuca Sollied in Curacao Bay around 8 AM. The San Eliseo assisted with rescue efforts as crews were landed. the Merritt-Chapman tug Crew 42 was abandoned near Morant, Jamaica, with all aboard safely ashore.
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New York
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Willematad
Tuca
Curacao Bay
Amarillo
Coast Guard
San Eliseo
Merritt-Chapman & Scott
Killinig
Morant
Jamaica
I Kingston
Arab Legion Troops Slaughter 14 Jews
Jewish leaders urge the Palestine government to evacuate Trans-Jordan Arab Legion troops after a machine gun attack near Tel Aviv killed 14 and wounded 15. The Legion forces, led by British officers, are on loan for police duties in the Holy Land. A grenade attack on Arab troops in Jerusalem injured a soldier. Hagane spokesman warns evacuation failure will provoke Jewish defense forces.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Tel Aviv
Holy Land
Hagane
Canvass Confirms Wet Vote Figures in Potter County
Potter County voters approved the local option wet measure by 6204 to 4264 in the December election. The commissioner's court, in regular session, confirmed the unofficial tally as correct, per Commissioner John Halley of Precinct 1.
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Potter County
John Halley
Precinet 1
Yankee Friend Ship to Deliver Aid to Scotland
Boston plans to raise 2.5 million dollars in food fuel and clothing for Scotland. The Anchor Line freighter Bucadia will be renamed Yankee Friendhip and loaded in about 10 days for a Glasgow trip expected around January 18.
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Boston
New England
Scotland
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Bucadia
Glasgow
Bootland
Dallas Man Killed as Parachute Fails to Open
In Dallas a private plane crash killed passenger William Robert Cheatham, 25, a Braniff radio operator. Co-occupant J W Marshall Jr, 26, leaped before the fall, spraining an ankle and injuring a knee as the two-seater crashed into a creek after engine trouble.
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Dallas
William Robert Cheatham
Braniff International Airways
J. W. Marshall, Jr
Cheatham
Marshall
General Edward J. Higgins Dies at 83 in Summit
Gen. Edward J. Higgins, 83, third international leader of the Salvation Army, died yesterday at Fair Oaks Sanitarium Summit after a month of illness. He was elected head in 1929 and served until 1934 when Evangeline Booth succeeded him.
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Summit
Edward J. Higgins
Third International
Salvation Army
Fair Oaks Sanitarium
Higgins
Evangeline Booth
Bramwell Booth
President Truman Receives Christmas Turkey From Federation
President Truman received a champion 47 pound turkey from A. F. E. Matlack of Ramona California president of the National Turkey Federation and officials of the poultry and egg national board. The bird arrived in a red white and blue crate.
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Washington
Truman
Far West
A. FE. Matlack
Ramona
Cal
Natomial Turkey Federation
Poultry and Egg National Board
Tighe E Woods Nominated As Housing Expediter
President Truman nominates Tighe E Woods of Illinois to be housing expediter. He has served as acting expediter since Frank Creedon’s resignation.
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Tighe E. Woods
Ashington
Tlinois
Truman
Frank Creedon
Buffs To Play Marshall In Los Angeles Tourney
Los Angeles officials disclosed the opening night lineup for the Los Angeles National College Invitational Basketball Championship. Marshall of West Virginia meets West Texas in the featured game with Syracuse facing Loyola and Arkansas meeting Pepperdine Idaho in other first night matches.
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Buffs
Marshall
Los Angeles
West Virginia
West Texas
Syracuse-Loyola
Arkansases Young
Pepperdine- Idaho
Cupid Takes Detour To Unite Couple
Kenneth West and Virginia Flora, both teens, were reunited after a reporter tracked them down in Saint Louis. West, 20, and Flora, 19, had planned a Texas wedding but endured a series of missteps including a throat infection and missed connections before finally reconnecting in Wellston and Saint Louis.
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Cupid
St, Louis
Kenneth West
Virginia Flora
Virginia
St. Louis
Kenneth
Gsroom
New York
Lubbock
Tex
Wellston
Texas
Supreme Court denies appeal in Negro fireman case
The Supreme Court sustains a 1941 agreement between 12 southeastern railroads and the Brotherhood of Firemen and Engineers that limited Negro firemen to half the total for each firing class. It ruled the Brotherhood must represent all firemen equally, upholding long‑standing non promotable status for Negro workers and denying the Brotherhood’s appeal.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court Today
Brotherhood of Firemen
Brotherhood
Tom Tunstall
Norfolk Southern Railway
Supreme Court
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk
Tungstall
Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals
Norfolk District Court
Tunstall
Admiral Denfeld Becomes Chief of Naval Operations
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz stepped down as chief of naval operations and Adm. Louis Denfeld was sworn in. Secretary Forrestal Gen. Eisenhower and other leaders attended the ceremony at the Navy Department. Nimitz then departed for San Francisco to serve as a special advisor to the Secretary of Navy.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval
Louis Denfeld
Secretary of
Defense Forrestal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Navy Department
Nimitz
Auto
San Francisco
Secretary of Navy
New Grumman F9F Panther Jet Fighter Unveiled
The Navy disclosed a new jet fighter, the Grumman F9F Panther, with speeds over 600 miles per hour and capable of rapid takeoffs and slow landings suitable for aircraft carrier operations. The report notes the aircraft’s design as a key advancement for naval aviation.
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Washington
Navy
Grumman
St Nick Faces Sleep Strain From Post Holiday Calls
Detroit telephonic Santa Claus Charles N. Williams worries about sleep and whether calls will surge after Christmas. A magazine story led a child to dial his number, sparking a flood of requests and promises. He seeks a workaround to mute calls after Dec. 25 while fearing disappointed children.
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Detroit
Charles N. Williams
Santa Claus
New York
St. Nick
Williams
Christmas Lights Stolen From Outdoor Evergreen
Mrs. Sam Walker reports missing outdoor lights from the evergreen in her yard. The lights, placed Saturday afternoon, were last seen off around 10 o clock last night before the discovery this morning.
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Sam Walker
Tennessee
Mr. Walker
Walker
Police Seek Stallion Stolen From Butler Field
Police hunt for a Palomino stallion stolen yesterday from Butler Field. George C. Fox who lives at the ball park reports the horse bears a skinned area over the left eye a white star on the forehead and a white mane and tail.
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Butler Field
George C. Fox
Ball Park
Lhe
Christmas Tree Planned By City Hall Personnel
City hall plans to erect and decorate a Christmas tree in the commission chamber. The annual city hall personnel Christmas party will be held Christmas Eve around noon.
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City Hall
City Commission Chamber
Reward For Bags Cat Bozo Missing Near Rex Theater
Notice asks for help locating Bozo the cat who leaped from a car last Saturday in front of the Rex Theater. Reward offered for safe return. Continues on page 4.
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Tack
Rex Theater
Bozo
Gark
Markets Kansas City Livestock Market Report Dec 15
Kansas City cattle numbers total 13 400 with calves 1 400 and hogs 7 500. Steers heifers and cows mostly steady while bulls rise up to 25 cents. feeder and stocker classes show firm to higher values including good and choice heavies at 35.00 and prime calves near 30.00. Hogs active 50 75 cents higher with top 26.85. sheep slow with slaughter lamb bids sharply lower. Chicago numbers follow with hogs 16 000 and cattle 14 000, steady to higher on select classes while high grade fed cattle remain scarce.
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USDA
Chicago
Merrill Lurmer & E Pen
Pierce
Amarillo
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Enner & Beane
American Smelt and
Sea
Armour & Co
AT & SF Steee
Baldwin Locomotive
Bendix Aviation Eesee S
Bethlehem Steel
Blaw-Knox Steel Ee
Borden Foods
Braniff Airways
National Biscuitee
National
National Gypsum Canseer
Tereeeee Tee NY Central Ry
Northern North American Aviation
Bly
Enney
J.C. Teese
Phelps-Dodge
Phillips Petroleum
Dio Cor
aTin Radio Keit Pereten
S Republic Steel
St. Jo
Sears Roebuck
Shamrock
Shell Union Oil
Eeee
Sinclair
Eee
Southern Pacific
Texas Corporation
Eee Eewee
Texas Gulf Sulph
Governor Delays Commutation for Dr. W. R. Newton
Governor Beaufort H. Jester said he will withhold action on a 60 day sentence cut recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles for Dr. W. R. Newton of Cameron. The board urged reducing his two year term for assault to murder tied to blood transfusions.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
W. R. Newton
Cameron
Jester
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Newton
Pardon Board
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
Boy Faces Christmas Hospital Stay After Kidney Illness
Nubbins, once gravely ill with a kidney condition, has endured multiple operations and lengthy hospital stays. Though improved after recent treatments, doctors warn of another surgery and a possible Christmas in the hospital, despite gifts and support from across the country.
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Santa Claus
Nubbins
Opposition to bill on police and fire control in Amarillo
In a quiet campaign the main objection voiced by several people is that the bill would shift control of the police and fire departments from the Amarillo city commission and residents to a special commission appointed by the city commission.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Grand Saline Police Action Cited By Dispatcher
In a dispatch yesterday Murdock said he blew his police whistle several times and signaled with his flashlight at the automobile. Mullican was in Grand Saline visiting friends and relatives sixty miles east of Dallas where the parents were to arrive today.
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Murdock
Mullican
Grand Saline
Dallas
Air Rescue Demonstration Involving Capt Arthur G Ray at Fort Bragg NC
Capt Arthur G Ray led a squadron in the Air Rescue Service demonstration staged at Fort Bragg North Carolina. He has commanded Flight C since August, guiding rescue operations and related training during the event.
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Arthur G. Ray
A. G. Ray
Fillmore
Air Rescue Service
Fort Bragg
Ray
Flight
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