Seven Killed in Ice House Blast Destroys Tenement
A massive explosion at an unused ice house near a tenement in Manhattan killed seven people and left about 40 missing, including a mother and her three children. Firefighters rescued several and continued scanning wreckage as the cause remained undetermined.
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New York
Unis
Frank Moorehead, Jr
Anthony Biancardi
Sevral
Thomas P. Brophy
184Th St
Amsterdamve
Manhattan
Edith Dirica
Charles
Margaret
Mary
Thece House
House Policy Group Urges Constructive Labor Reform
The House committee on postwar economic policy and planning, 18 members strong from both parties, calls for new labor laws aimed at eliminating labor management disputes. It warns against a low mood psychology and argues productivity and cooperation between management and labor are key to solving current economic problems.
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Washington
House Committee On
Steelman named assistant to president as controls chief
President Truman overhauled the war emergency setup by abolishing the War Mobilization and Reconversion office and naming John R. Steelman as assistant to the president. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming becomes head of a new temporary controls office to carry on functions of OPA OWMA CP A and the Office of Economic Stabilization.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Philip B. Fleming
OPA
OWMA
Civilian Production Administration
Steelman
Raymond M. Foley
Frank R. Creedon
Wilson W. Wyatt
RFC
Wage Stabilization Board
Economic Stabilization Board
Officials Await Action in Azerbaijan Troop Use Debate
Tehran reports officials await word from Tabriz on whether the Azerbaijan regime will permit central government troops to patrol during the national elections. The Tabriz radio says Governor Javid told Premier Qavam the provincial council agreed to receive troops.
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Tehran
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Yeserday
Sallamullah Javid
Ahmed Qavam
Povincial Council
Ahmed Ghavam
Arget
Iran
Russia
NBA
West Virginia Licenses 31 Physicians Including Belpre Doctor
Charleston West Virginia Two Ohioans are among 31 physicians licensed by the public health council to practice in the state Health Commissioner N H Dyer reported yesterday Dr Harold Floyd Gilbert of Belpre was approved after examination and Dr John Kern Humphries of Portsmouth was licensed by reciprocity
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Health Council
West Virginia
N. H.dyer
Harold Floyd Gilbert
Belpre
John Kern Humphries
Portsmouth
Wheelersburg Woman Killed in Auto Crash
Mrs. Mary Mullins 75 of Wheelersburg died yesterday when struck by an automobile near her home in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Mary
Mullins
Wheelersburg
Save. Old Woman and I Buy Replacement Sheets After Fire
The narrator and a companion bought sheets to replace those destroyed in a laundry fire. Sheets are scarce but improving supply after the OPA loosened controls. Prices rose to about three times prewar levels, yet industry aims to restore balance and lower prices as supply catches up.
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OPA
Ces
Blum Likely Leader as France Forms Interim Government
Socialist leader Leon Blum appears set to become president premier of the Interim French Government after Georges Bidault's MRP halted opposition bids. The National Assembly will vote on Blum, famed for negotiating the postwar loan, with a short-term cabinet to serve until January.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Georges Bidault
MRP
Popular Republican Movement
Blum
Popular Front
National Assembly
United States
France
Revolt Halted In Venezuela Stays Government Strong
President Romulo Betancourt’s government survived an abortive 12 hour revolt in Caracas as insurgents attempted to seize power and flee by plane from Maracay Airport. Betancourt said all instigators were captured or fled, with no fatalities and only a few wounded.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Maracay
Reformatory Fugitives Indicted for Robbery
Fairfield County Grand Jury indicted three Mansfield Reformatory fugitives for armed robbery and auto theft in a $200 holdup of Joseph at a dry cleaner in Lancaster. C Robert J. Miller 19 of Cleveland Donald W. Burson 22 of Canton Leland R. Earlenbaugh 26 of Akron named in the indictment.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County
Mansfield Reformatory
Joseph
Robert J. Miller
Cleveland
Donald W. Burson
Canton
Leland R. Earlenbaugh
Akron
Heintz Takes Charge of Cleveland Concern
Ralph M. Heintz, vice president in charge of engineering, assumes temporary supervision of Jack & Heintz Precision Industries in Cleveland. Board Chairman Byron C. Foy says Heintz remains vice president and William S. Jack, the president, takes a one year leave of absence.
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Cleveland
Jack & Heintz Precision Industries, Inc
Ralph M. Heintz
Byron C. Foy
Heintz
William S
Bill) Jack
Murder charges filed in pawnbroker's death case
Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Morris M. Catten 26 for first degree murder in the Saturday shooting of pawnbroker Jacob S. Goldsmith 60. It also indicted Jack Wallo 19 formerly in a mental ward on a second degree murder charge in the shotgun killing of his brother Joseph 21 on NoQ's 24.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Morris M. Catten
Jacob S. Goldsmith
Jack Wallo
Joseph
Peters admits killing wife to shield family from disgrace
Jewell Peters told a reporter he killed his wife during a dec2026 argument by smothering her with bedclothes to avoid public trial. He spoke at the county jail about his admission and legal plans as prosecutors hold back details of motive while investigators probe multiple theories.
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Charles W. Reamer
Jewell Peters
Peters
Bateman
E. S. Finsterwald
Gordon B. Gray
Gray
George Bateman
Roland E. Kemp
Grogan
Newark
Athens
O. F. Rowland
R. E. Henry
Amesville
Edna Fleming
Elmer Bobo
Phillip Sheridan
Isabelle Schrappe
Chauncey
Bella Loeffler
James Nagle
Mary Cheney
Glouster
John Davis
Margaret Gamwell
Bert Scott
Stewart
Nellie Linton
Coalville
Coast Guard Pursues Missing Marine Plane Near Mt Rainier
The Coast Guard renewed its hunt for a Marine Corps transport plane missing with 32 men since Tuesday afternoon. Search teams moved into the Longmire area on Mt. Rainier as floods and rain hindered operations and raised fears for potential survivors exposed to the harsh conditions.
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Seattle
Marine Corps
Mt. Rainier
Toledo
Washington
Vet Shoots Wife and Self in Fatal Domestic Argument
A World War II veteran Edward Logsdon aged 27 fatally shot his estranged wife Maude 26 after an argument in her apartment. He then killed himself, according to Butler County Coroner Edward Cook.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Edward Cook
Edward Logsdon
George Patton
Third Army
Maude
Cement batching plant nears completion in Norwalk
A cement batching plant claimed to be the largest in Northern Ohio is expected to be completed in Norwalk within the next ten days.
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Norwalk
Ohio
CIO Demands Spark Fresh Labor Strife Warning
Industrialists warn that the CIO proposal to raise wages without price hikes could trigger new waves of strikes. CIO President Philip Murray backs a Nathan survey claiming profits allow up to 25 percent wage gains. Weisenburger cautions lagging purchasing power may push the economy into a depression without wage or price adjustments.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Robert R. Nathan
War Agency
Nathan
Kitchen stove burns kill five year old girl
Hastings Mich. five year old Thelma Lambert told her mother she would start a fire in the kitchen stove. She poured kerosene into the stove and an explosion followed. The mother rescued her daughter but she died from severe burns.
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Hastings
Mich
Thelma Lambert
President Truman to Speak on Christmas Eve
President Truman will address the nation on Christmas Eve in a broadcast linked to White House tree-lighting ceremonies on the lawn and aired by major networks.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Reds Concede As Big Four Near Finish
New York reports a Soviet backed end to the Big Four peacemaking talks as Moscow sessions near completion. The ministers plan to hear small nation proposals in London starting January 14 and consider Byrnes disarmament proposals at Moscow. Molotov’s stance blocks inviting China to attend the Moscow meeting.
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New York
V. M. Molotov
Big Four Foreign Ministers Council
Big Four
Moscow
Boards of Great Power
London
Molotov
James F. Byrnes
Europe
Byrnes
Cincinnati Polar Bear Cubs Born at the Zoo
Aurora the 400 pound Cincinnati polar bear gave birth to two male cubs at the Cincinnati Zoo. One cub was crushed by its mother, while the surviving cub, weighing about a pound, is fed goat milk by bottle. Zoo president James Reilly notes it may mark the first time a cub is raised by wet nurse methods in the country.
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Cincinnati
Aurora
Cincinnati Zoo
James Reilly
Zoo
Cleveland Fire Official Urges Hotel Fire Safeguards
First Assistant Fire Chief James Nimmo urges Cleveland hotels to install automatic sprinklers in all hallways leading to fireproof stairways and automatic fire alarm boxes to summon firefighters during a sudden temperature rise, citing the Atlanta disaster.
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Cleveland
Atlanta
James Nimmo
Thieves Raid Tower of London Steal Cigarettes
London report says thieves raided the Tower of London last night and took a large quantity of cigarettes. The crown jewels were kept elsewhere for safety during the war and had not been returned to the Tower.
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London
Tower of London
Karl Anderson former Chronicle editor dies after illness
Karl Meredith Anderson 63 a former managing editor of the San Francisco Chronicle died last night after a long illness.
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Los Angeles
Karl Meredith Anderson
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Akron 2 Auto Strikes Kina Robert Morgan 163
An automobile struck Kina Robert Morgan, 163, last night in Akron. Police reported the pedestrian suffered injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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Akron
Kina
Robert Morgan
Truman Cited In Coal Fight
Senator Fulbright praised President Truman for handling the coal strike but urged resignation in favor of a Republican. He insisted the move would be best for the country and his party, while the White House said Truman has no intention to quit.
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Peters
Gray
J. B. Grogan
Fort St
Leah Mae Peters
Washington
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Truman
White House
Damage claim denied in Ohio taxi injury case
Ohio Supreme Court refused Betty Shadwick’s appeal seeking damages from Hills Cabs Inc. for injuries to her four year old son Wayne who fell from a taxi back seat while his mother sat in the front. The ruling holds taxicab owners not liable for injuries when a child is left unattended in a car seat.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Betty Shadwick
the Hills Cabs, Inc
Wayne
Berea Teachers To Receive Average 2596 Pay
Cleveland report: Berea school teachers will see annual pay rise to an average of 2596 dollars. The increase adds 300 dollars yearly, following a 200 dollar prior raise effective September 1, announced by School Superintendent J. F. Koeppe.
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Berea
Cleveland
J. F. Koeppe
Goble Named Adjutant General in Herbert Cabinet
Col Chester W Goble of Columbus Ohio longtime Selective Service director since 1941 is chosen as Adjutant General of Ohio in Gov Elect Thomas J Herbert's cabinet. Goble 54 has served in the Field Artillery and headed Ohio's Selective Service before Pearl Harbor. He expects to remain as chief of Selective Service after taking the general post as well.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Goble
Ohio National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Adj
Donald F. Pancoast
Ohio State Guard
ONG
Army
Field Artillery
Adjutant General's Department
Gilson D. Light
John W. Bricker
Selective Service
Marion Youth Killed In Wreck West Of Marion
Vernon Emmett Brammar, 18, of Marion died when his car left the road and went over an embankment eight miles west of Marion. His companion was held after a second car was driven away from Marion hospital where he had been examined.
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Marion
Vernon Emmett Brammar
Here
Husband sentenced for axe murder in Bristol
Elgin Wise 44 a Sunday School treasurer was given a ten year sentence in the penitentiary for the axe murder of his wife Lily mother of six children in Bristol Virginia Sunday.
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Bristol
Elgin Wise
Lily
Navy Comrades Testify Engle Amused During Trial
Defense called witnesses to argue insanity in the murder trial of James R. Engle 21 charged with killing Miss Emily Abernathy 30 in the Bryan Public Library basement September 19. Navy veterans testified Engle showed odd behavior while others described pacing and head banging.
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Bryan
James R. Engle
Emily Abernathy
Bryan Public Library
R. E. Bushong
C. O. Dillon
Lima State Hospital
Engle
D, D
Mabel Zimmerman
William N. Benninghoff
Pittsburgh
Exeter
England
John Tom
Milford
Ind
Winston
Eugene Dubick
Cleveland
Red Cross
Russell Ameter
Ameter
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