Stalin in Person Accepts Tribute on 70th Birthday
Stalin appears in Moscow Bolshoi Theater to receive tributes from world communism on his 70th birthday. Leaders including Molotov Malenkov and Khrushchev attend as massive nationwide celebrations unfold with torchlight processions and public displays in East and Western Europe.
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Joseph Stalin
Moscow
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Bolshoi Theater
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K. E. Voroshilov
L. P. Beria
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A. I. Mikoyan
N. 8. Khrushchev
A. N. Kosygin
N. A. Bulganin
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Haiti Police Foil Plot to Assassinate President Estime
Haitian police in Havana report a plot to kill President Dumarsais Estime was smashed. One organizer was fatally wounded and 40 officers were arrested, with seized documents and a code key among the evidence. The plan targeted a Dec. 27 party, and First Lieutenant Des Mengies was named as the plot leader.
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Dumarsais Estime
Haiti
Thase
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Polio Laden Monkey Breaks Cage At University
Police in College Park Maryland organized a shoot to kill hunt after a polio laden monkey escaped from a University of Maryland lab. The animal broke from its cage, smashed a window and fled toward the campus woods on December 21.
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Wayside Shrine of the Holy Spirit consecrated in Austin
A 12 by 15 foot amber stained wood chapel named Wayside Shrine of the Holy Spirit opens in Austin after a Christmas Day consecration led by Bishop John E. Hines. It seats 10, is open 24 hours, lighted and heated, and invites people of all faiths to pray or reflect at any time.
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Thomas M. W. Yerxa
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John E. Hines
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Light Freeze Friday Morning for Centex Weather
Central Texas faces a near freez e Thursday and a light freeze Friday morning with a cold front moving southeast. Winds up to 40 mph pass Waco, Austin reports 15 mph. no rain expected and temperatures drop to around 35. Snow blankets the Panhandle with one traffic death as North Texas braces for more freezing cold.
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East Texas
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Clarendom
Johnson Warns Against Penny Pinching in Defense
Secretary of Defense Johnson told New York lawyers the nation must prioritize military security over economy and warned against deep defense cuts. He outlined a goal to cut 1 billion dollars from this year’s budget while stressing a capable, rapidly enlargable fighting force. About 35 pickets protested racial segregation in the Army outside the Waldorf Astoria, prompting no comment from Johnson.
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New York County Lawyers Association
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The Perfect GIFT day for the statesman
A compact feature notes a thematic gift day tied to a statesman and aligned with patriotic ideals. The piece highlights a ceremonial gift occasion and its historical resonance, underscoring national gratitude and civic memory.
Indictment of Paris Bank Staff for Conspiracy and Misuse
A federal grand jury indicted Morris Fleming Alfred Kidd William H Snow and Ann Marshall of the First National Bank of Paris on 21 15 20 and 19 counts respectively for conspiracy to violate banking laws misapplication of funds and false entries from December 21 1942 to August 6 1949. About 70000 was allegedly misapplied. Fleming denied the charges.
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Ann Marshall
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paris
Associated Press
Fleming
Future of Australia Ties to US and Britain
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, leading a new rightwing government, said Australia’s future and world peace depend on close cooperation with the United States and the British Empire. He emphasized strengthening ties with the US for mutual understanding beyond wartime friendship.
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Australia
United States
British Empire
Robert G. Menzies
Union Seeks Governor Mediation in Bell Telephone Dispute
In St Louis on December 21 the CIO Communications Workers urge Governor Forrest Smith to mediate a potential walkout against Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Negotiations stalled after Oct 25 with a union vote authorizing a strike. Austin area workers total an estimated 400 to 600 could be affected if a city walkout occurs.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
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Mystery witness emerges in Smithwick murder case
In San Diego on December 21, a mystery witness surfaced in the Sam Smithwick murder case. Smithwick, a former deputy sheriff, is accused of killing radio newscaster W. H. Mason on July 29 as Mason sat in his car on Alice Street. The trial was moved to Belton, with a continuance granted after Juan Faustino Saenz, a Duval County man, failed to appear. Authorities have searched for Saenz, who may testify to a pre shooting scuffle between Smithwick and Mason, with only one local who claims to know Saenz, Alice attorney Raeburn Norris, who handed Saenz to Smithwick’s lawyer. Norris refuses to comment.
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Bill) Mason
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Derton
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Earthquake Recorded By California Institute of Technology
An earthquake of moderate strength was recorded at Caltech in Pasadena. Dr. Charles Richter noted the quake occurred 5,100 miles away in an unknown direction and measured about 350 miles in depth with a timing from 11:43:48 to 11:53: A.M. PST. It registered 6 1-2 on the magnitude scale.
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First Shoes Change a Dallas Boy's Life, Salvation Army Help Sought
A 12 year old Austin sixth grader wore battered shoes that blistered his feet yet he kept them. A teacher led him to the Salvation Army where new shoes fit. The American Statesman resumes its shoe fund drive to aid other barefoot children.
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Salvation Army
The
American Statesman
East Second Street
Yule Programs Start as Austin Joins Holiday Observance
Austin eyes Santa as two Christmas programs unfold and UT closes for holidays. About 3,500 attended the 26th Community Carols Program in Gregory Gym, while Capitol workers joined carols in the rotunda with a brief Christmas talk by Governor Allen Shivers.
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Santa Claus
University of Texas
Gregory Gym
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Allen Shivers
Amarillo football star Dwight Hoskins convicted of murder
Dwight Hoskins former Amarillo High School all state football star was found guilty of killing Charles Freeman at a filling station on October 6. A 47th District Court jury sentenced him to 35 years in prison after considering death penalty options. Witness Grace Brownfield testified Hoskins admitted the shooting. Hoskins played for Amarillo and later joined the service, leaving behind a wife and three children.
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Husky Hoskins
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Charles Freeman
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Grace Brownfield
Watchdog Bites Burglar But Injures Officer
In Antonio on December 21 Mrs. W. H. Spencer found a burglar had ransacked the premises. The watchdog Fritz bit Policeman Kilgore three times while the officer investigated the scene.
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Ant Antonio
W. H. Spencer
Rity
Kilgore
Fritz
Reuther Says Reds Back Of Dynamite Plot
Federal probe ordered into the Detroit dynamite plot against the CIO UAW headquarters. McGrath cited possible violations of dynamite transport, civil rights conspiracy, and cross state line prosecution laws. Rewards total nearly a quarter million.
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United States
Detroit
Cio-Uaw
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Egg support level cut lowers next year prices
The Agriculture Department projects eggs at 37 cents a dozen for 1950, about eight cents below this year’s level, with parity at 75 percent under the new formula. Officials warn benefits may reach consumers by next fall while signaling a likely pork and ham price decline.
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Agriculture Department
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
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