Four Die in Air Wreck Near Washington National Airport
An airliner diverted from its radar path in heavy fog at National airport crashed into the Potomac mud. Four passengers died, 19 survived, with many injured. The DC-3 had flown from Memphis via Norfolk and faced one of the worst fogged landing days in the airport’s history.
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Washington
National
Potomac River
Bolling Air Force Base
William Chertow
Brooklyn
Neville Lassiter
Arlington, Va
W. J. Davis
Oyd L. Porter
Alexandria, Va
Navy
Air Force
Memphis
Norfolk
National Airport
Child of Berlin Official Found
BERLIN AP German police headquarters said the missing 3 year old son of the American deputy commander of Berlin was found Tuesday night after a wide search by American and German motorized police. He was located about a mile from home on a street corner after wandering through heavy traffic. His parents Col. W. T. Babcock and wife missed the panic and were traveling from Frankfurt to Berlin and unavailable. The boy had been in the care of his nurse.
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Berlin
Col. W. T. Babcock
Frankfurt
Patton
Hamilton
Bednasek
Wellesley College
Margaret
French Red Hints Blow at U S Aid
Paris dispatch reports Maurice Thorez hinting that Communist dock workers and railroaders may strike to disrupt American military aid to France. He questioned whether the French people would allow engines of death to unload and transport the aid while CGT union discipline has weakened after a failed general strike.
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Paris
Maurice Thorez
France
Thorez
Communist Party Central Committee
CGT
Power Strike Spreads as Barking Workers Strike
In London, workers at Europe’s largest electricity plant Barking voted to strike over use of British servicemen at three other power stations. The British Electricity Authority ordered power cuts across England while the government deployed navy stokers and soldiers to keep plants running. Strikers oppose merging bonus payments with wage rises, arguing a 77 cent weekly loss.
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London
Europe
Barking
British Electricity Authority
England
Midlands
Ruling Favors Pinball Games in Spencer Case
Justice G R Spletter ruled eight one ball pinball machines seized in Spencer on December 1 are not automatic gambling devices. County Attorney Kennedy had sought confiscation claiming the machines paid off in free games, but tests showed no payoff. Seven additional machines found at a warehouse also yielded no winnings, and Kennedy’s appeal was not announced.
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Spencer
Justice of Peace
G. R. Spletter
Reid Kennedy, Jr
Mac
Thorall All
Kennedy
Justice Spletter
All
Spletter
Quirino Officially Proclaimed Philippine President
The Philippine Congress proclaimed Elpidio Quirino elected president and positive for him to be inaugurated.
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Manila
Philippine Congress
Elpidio Quirino
Quirino
U S Hints at Severance of Bulgarian Tie
The United States backed a sharp denunciation of Communist Bulgaria and hinted at breaking diplomatic ties. The State Department said the Sofia legation faces restrictions that have nearly halted its function, raising questions about Bulgaria’s will to maintain normal relations.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Bulgaria
Donald R. Heath
State Department
Sofia
Legation
Department
Webb
Heath
Daughter of Film Magnate Nabbed After Cop Chase
In Darien Connecticut a 23 year old Dionysia Skouras daughter of Spyros Skouras president of 20th Century Fox was wounded by a police bullet during a high speed chase along the Boston Post Road. She was arrested on reckless driving and driving without a license and sent to a sanitarium for observation.
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Darien
Conn
Frank Standing
Dionysia C. Skouras
Rye
N. Y
Spyros Skouras
20Th Century Fox Film Corporation
Standing
Miss Skouras
Allan Ross
Boston Post
Greenwich
Skouras
Red Bill on Ward Transit Charged $7000
AP reports Chinese Reds charged the United States government $7000 to move ex Consul General Angus Ward and his party from Mukden to Tientsin. Ward says 12,000 was posted for expenses, 5,000 refunded, and the 20 migrants traveled in 10 freight cars with third class seating.
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Lakeland Victory
United States
Angus Ward
Mukden
Tientsin
Ward
Rey
Detailed report refutes strangling at Iowa City death
Ed Murphy reports the Iowa City Press-Citizen disputes claims that Margaret Ann Jackson was strangled with neck bones broken. Autopsy notes include hyoid and cricoid fractures and bleeding in neck muscles, but officials cite no external violence beyond minor facial marks.
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Ed Murphy
Iowa City
Press- Citizen
Miss Jackson
Israel declares Jerusalem capital defying UN action
Israel proclaims Jerusalem as its national capital and moves government HQs from Tel Aviv, a response to the U.N. vote to internationalize the city. Prime Minister Ben Gurion calls the UN decision an enforced separation and vows to proceed despite international pressure. King Abdullah of Jordan is not expected to oppose the move.
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Tel Aviv
Isreal
Jerusalem
United Nations
Jordan
Palestine
David Ben-Gurion
Ben
Zion
General Assembly
New York
Security Council
U.N
Abdullah
Hashemite
Bullitt Calls Hiss a Communist in 1947
New York report notes former ambassador William C. Bullitt labeled Alger Hiss a Communist in 1947. Dr. Stanley Hornbeck testified at Hiss perjury trial describing Bullitt's remarks and noting he did not report them as hearsay. He cited two later conversations on the topic.
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New York
William C. Bullitt
France
Alger Hiss
Stanley K. Hornbeck
United States
Netherlands
Hiss
Hornbeck
Bullitt
Claude B. Cross
State Department
H Hornbeck
Townsfolk search rugged hills for missing Girl Scout
In Kelso Washington on Tuesday hundreds joined a days long hunt for 16 year old Ruth Aberle missing since two days. The crowd fanned out through snow covered brush six miles northeast of town amid freezing temperatures. Ruth, last seen with two teenage companions, wore blue jeans and a heavy coat.
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Kelso
Wash
Here
Ruth Aberle
Washington City
William Aberle
Bill
Ruth
Food Is Rushed to Ward Cats by Air
The American Feline Society sends two air shipments of cat food to four cats brought from Red China by Angus Ward. President Robert L Kendell says the State Department assures expedited delivery to prevent further malnutrition.
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New York
American Feline Society, Inc
Angus Ward
Red
China
Robert L. Kendell
State Department
Kendell
Curb of Gambling Urged in Britain
Britain's Protestant churches urged strict limits on gambling to a royal commission on betting and lotteries. They called for banning football pools and racing for sport, and eliminating stock market gambling, though some churches admit they also engage in gaming. Bishop J W C Wand acknowledged the churches’ own gambling practices.
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London
Britain
J. W. C. Wand
Seabound Tragedy Off Straits Feared Fatal Storm
In Ceuta Morocco AP reports more than 50 fishermen are feared dead after a violent storm swamped three vessels near the Straits of Gibraltar Monday night. Rescue efforts continue as authorities assess the loss.
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Ceuta
Morocco
Straits of Gibraltar
University of Iowa murder case highlights alleged psychiatric contact
Johnson County Attorney Jack White said Robert Bednasek sought help from a local psychiatrist for homicidal and suicidal impulses toward Margaret Ann Jackson. The defense contested guilt while planning to show their love was genuine and the death might have been accidental. A preliminary hearing is set for December 21 as authorities press for the stiff penalty in the Burlington native’s death.
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Associated Press
Robert E. Bednasek
Iowa City
Margaret Ann Jackson
Burlington
University of Iowa
Office of
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Hutchinson
Johnson County
Jack White
Albert J. Murphy
Clair Hamilton
Bednasek
Robert Bednasek
White
State of Iowa
Miss Jackson
Hamilton
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the Outlook
James E. Webb
Peter Voutov
Traicho Kostov
Foreign Office
Margaret Jackson
George Callahan
University Hospital
Edward Green
Press-Citizen
Callahan
C. Warren Shelton
Israel
Hiss Red
Gir
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William Patton
Edward L. O’connor
Denver
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