Traditional Thanksgiving Observance Across Nations
Americans enjoyed roast turkey with family gatherings as Pilgrim descendants staged a mid century Plymouth pageant. Front line troops in Korea faced missed meals but field kitchens ready. Sub-zero cold and snow kept many home while a deadly Long Island train crash near Kew Gardens killed seventy eight and injured about three hundred.
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United Press
Froman-Ana
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Iorea
Defense Department
National Safety Council
Long Island
Kew Gardens
Queens
Sun Spots OOTY WORKER DIES 30Y MARTIN
A truck driver for Harris County died of a heart attack while driving his top service vehicle. Witnesses say he collapsed near a station as diğer details remain unclear amid a busy local notice page. The event is linked to minor community notes and upcoming local parties.
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Martin
Harris County
Galene Park
Near Freeze Predicted Tonight in Area
Fog covered East H County as cars were driven with lights on until 8. Temperature fell to around 55 degrees last night and stood at 72 at midmorning. Forecasters predict near freezing tonight on the upper coast with much colder conditions in the south tomorrow.
Special Meet Called Over Police Department Charges
City Council schedules a special session at 4 530 pm to investigate charges against Police Chief H E Mic Kee and Assistant Chief W R Montgomery amid allegations of misconduct and payoffs linked to gambling. City Manager C D Middleter says he knew nothing of the meeting and has no comment on the charges.
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H. E. Mic Kee
W. R. Montgomery
Meee
Meyer J. A. Ward
Rufus Bergeron
W. D. Reeves
W. G. Williams
C D. Afidfleton
A. V.barker
C.W. Grantham
Chef McKee
Baytown
Cleve Dickens
Elmo Anderson
Shaughnessy
C. D. Middleter
Iar
Police Department
Bus Strike Nearing End After Mass Meeting Today
A mass meeting of striking Houston Transit drivers was called for today as a 78 day paralyzing bus strike nears its possible end tomorrow. John J. Ryan of the Transport Workers Union announced the meeting while negotiations with the Houston Transit Company continued under Federal Mediator Will Ray. Observers expect Ryan to present a proposal for driver approval to end the strike.
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Houston
John J. Ryan
Transport Workers of America
Houston Transit Company
Federal Medistor Will Ray
Weither
Oscar Holcombe
Ryan
Ives
Foreman Turns Prosecutor Famed Attorney in Unfamiliar Roll
Percival Foreman, famed Houston criminal lawyer, appears as prosecutor in a negro murder case at Justice Court. Defendant William Rogers Jr., 25, is held on $1500 bond for the fatal stabbing of Woodrow Greenwood, 28, after a debt dispute. Witnesses describe blood at the scene and Rogers leaving the room. cafe owner Clyde Lyons testifies seeing a dirk used in the neck wound.
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Justice Court
Toomey
William Rogers, Jr
Woodrow Greenwood
Greenwood
Rogers
Clyde Lyons
Oak Addition
Foreman
Foreman Sparks Mourning Hearing With Gambler Testimony
In Harris County Percy Foreman led a murder hearing with blunt questions to a witness. Asked where the witness stood when the altercation began, the reply was I was in the gambling shack. The room fell silent as the exchange unfolded and the page notes reference more details on page 2.
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Percy Foreman
Texas Teachers Begin 72nd Convention in San Antonio
The Texas State Teachers Association opened its 72nd convention with a Thanksgiving prayer. An estimated 5 000 to 10 000 teachers were expected to attend the annual meeting. Topics included strengthening certification laws and efforts to help Texas retain tidelands, with Miss Waurine Walker of Waco presiding.
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San Antonio
Texas State Teachers Association
Lucky in America Funhouse Adends The Miller Note
Fragmentary ad copy promotes a concept of luck in America with a copyright notice attributed to Fielt Enterprises and Miller. Readable text is sparse and terse, providing little verifiable context about date, place, or event.
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America
Fielt Enterprises
China Reds May Leave Korea As UN Forces Advance
UN forces roll within 10 miles of the border as talks with Chinese Communists reportedly near an end to the Korean War. Reports from Tokyo London and Washington describe negotiations for withdrawal or settlement. Front lines show continued air and ground fighting with rail targets hit between Manchuria and Korea. prisoners released by the Chinese are described as not wanting to fight the Americans.
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China
Korea
UITED
Tokyo
United States
London
Representa
Tive
Peking
United Nations
Yorgbyon
Echols
Tred
Segalist
Chonjin
Siberian
Hunting Party O7 City Dees Back in Town
Three city officials and three City Councilmen returned from a three day deer hunt north of San Antonis. They drove a city owned car. The group includes City Manager C D Middleton Finance Director A W Barber Public Works Director C W Grantham and Councilmen Rufus Bergeron W D Reeves and W C Williams. Williams said the policy allowed Middleton personal use. Middleton said the car was for personal and business use. The trip cost the city nothing as gas and a new part were paid for by the travelers.
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San Antonis
C. D. Middiet
A. W. Barber
C. W. Grantham
Rufus Bergeron
W. D. Reeves
W. C. Wiliams
Middleton
Williams
Officers Search for Convicts in West Dallas Area
Dallas police search West Dallas for three escaped convicts from Darrington prison farm who fled in the warden’s car. The getaway vehicle, loaded with guns and ammunition, was abandoned with a 30-30 rifle found nearby. two suspects, James Mark Delton and Weldon Riley PiLce, are believed in Dallas.
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Dallas
CBI
Darrington State
Dallas County
BH Decker
Houston
James Mark Delton
Weldon Riley
Lions Aid Premature Baby Eye Treatment
Baytown Lions Club contributes 2000 milligrams of ACTH costing 200 for a premature baby with retrofenital fibroplasia near Coady. Baby, daughter of Carlos and Beatrice Castanado, is at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Texas. Doctors say ACTH offers a chance at a normal life though not a cure.
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Baytown Lions Club
New York
The
Lions Club
Carlos
Beatrice Castanado
Coady
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Indo-China Seeks UN Probe Over Invasion Claims
North Viet Nam governor Nguyen Huu Tri accused Communist China of sending an invasion force into Indo-China and urged a UN on-site investigation. He warned of a "second Korea" scenario and said Beijing supplies troops and arms to Viet Minh rebels along the northern frontier.
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Hanos
North
Viet Nam
China
Indo-China
United Nations
Nguyen Huu Tri
Korea
United States
Ahe Nks
Viet Minh
Sbroad
Uae
Elei
Felt prepared to prove US news puppets
Washington dispatch reports the Justice Department seeking to have the Communist Party in America registered as a Soviet dominated organization. The 5000 word petition argues the party is controlled by Moscow, receives aid from Russia, and would aid the Soviet Union in war. If approved after hearings, the board could compel registration, a decision likely appealable and potentially two years to resolve.
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Washington
EPI
Justice Department
Communist Party In
Moscow
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Train Wreck Probe Ordered In Worst New York Rail Disaster
New York City and Long Island railroad officials ordered a full investigation into the Thanksgiving Eve wreck that killed 78 and injured nearly 300. The eastbound Long Island express telescoped into a stalled local during the evening rush near Kew Gardens Queens. Rescue workers toiled through the night as doctors treated the injured with morphine and plasma and nine hours after the crash the last bodies were recovered.
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New York
Long Island
New York State
Joseph Sherkey
US Official Condemns Foreign Policy Critics
New York, GP Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing said critics of the administration’s foreign policy may help another nation more than our own. He spoke at Thanksgiving services for the 125 year old Jewish Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, condemning men who call dissent un-American.
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New York
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
B'nai Jeshutun
Thanksgiving Bliss and Hospital Talk From States
An officer reported Thanksgiving events and a telemedicine call with David from the hospital. David said he was not wounded and had worked the clock around. In Morea he faced a rush and hospitalization, with hopes of home by Christmas.
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Air Som
States
David
Wet
Morea
Bris
Wilks
27 Gls Have Reasons For Thanks ai American Prisoners Of War Released By
Twenty seven wounded soldiers of the US First Cavalry Division freed by Chinese captors near Yougayon are celebrating Thanksgiving. They had been held for over three weeks in Communist captivity and were released under a white flag. The men, dressed in faded hospital gowns, recall feasts of millet, corn, and rice and share memories of food and ice cream as they recover. A spokesman said the release followed orders from higher headquarters, despite limited medical supplies.
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Forward Hospital
Korea
Cpi
First Cavalry Division
Yougayon
Jinxed B-36 Flight Kills Two in Tanker Training Crash
Fort Worth reports a B-36 super bomber crashed near Cleburne during a routine gunnery training flight. Two captains, Horace C. Stewart and James H. Yeingst, died after bailing out at low altitude. Gunner injuries and engine failures cited as causes. aircraft based at Carswell.
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Fort Worth
Cleburne
Horace C. Stewart
Philadelphia
Mississippi
James H. Yeingst
Mt. Holly Springs
Vania
Carswell
Rir Fores Base
Police hunt motive in gangland killing in Fort Worth
Police seek motive in the bombing death of gambler Nelson Hurles and his pregnant wife in Fort Worth. An ex-convict was also targeted by a similar booby trap. Detective Chief A G Howerton said no arrests have been made and no theories were offered as to who planted the deadly nitroglycerin devices.
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Fort Worth
Underworld
A. G. Howerton
Nelson Hurls
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