One Chance In A Million Saves 85 In Midair Collision
Government air inspectors say only one chance in a million kept 85 people alive after two luxury airliners crashed near Aberdeen Maryland. Eastern Airlines and Universal Airlines planes clipped wings and narrowly avoided a flaming catastrophe. One passenger Beverly Ann Bouton died. others suffered minor injuries.
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Washington
Aberdeen
Eastern Airlines
Universal Airlines
Eastern
Universal
Beverly Ann Bouton
Baldwin
N. Y
Free Burma Plan Sparks Clash in Parliament
In London Attlee declared Britain ready to grant Burma independence, prompting a fiery rebuke from Churchill who accused the Labour government of slicing away the empire. Attlee promised Burma would be invited to London to discuss self government as soon as possible.
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London
Attlee
Britain
Burma
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Commons
India
Commonwealth
Forecast Milder Weather Saturday in Cedar Rapids
Weather outlook shifts to milder temperatures with highs expected between 35 and 40 degrees on Saturday under cloudy skies. Cedar Rapids recorded 36 degrees in the afternoon and 25 degrees or warmer overnight, as officials noted chances for a white Christmas remained uncertain amid the latest snow forecasts for the eastern state.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick Ford Grants Christmas Bonus to Employees
Penick and Ford gave its workers a surprise Christmas pack as a token of appreciation. Some received pay for additional hours, while most earned at least the minimum wage of $1.02 an hour. The plant employs about 700 people, with roughly 200 in the office.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick and
Ford
Yes
Vetma
Stamats predicts building rush in next two years
Stamats told Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board members at the Montrose hotel banquet that housing will surge as competition returns and controls are lifted. He said a $20 000 house buyer will trade up, selling his current home to another buyer. The event also noted new real estate board governors including Mrs Alice Gustafsson, the first woman elected to serve on the board.
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Naomi Doebel
Herbert S. ‘Stamats
Ce‘dar Rapids Real Estate Board
Montrose Hotel
Stamats
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Stamats Publishing Company
National Real Estate and Building Journal
Cliff C. Hakes
Muscatine
Iowa Real Estate Association
Ralph H. Clements
National Real Ent Tees Hy
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Cedar Rapids
Bilbo's Case Opened by Dope Muddle in Hearings
Washington AP report shows clash over a $1,500 payment tied to a narcotics permit in the Bilbo case. Bilbo denied knowledge of the payment and offered to allow access to private files. The committee recessed for Christmas as further testimony was anticipated after Dec. 30.
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Washington
Bilbo
Len Bilbo
D-Miss
Senate War Investigating Committee
Natchez
Miss
Mead
D-N. Y
Sen. Ferguson
Mich
Aeson
A. J. Podesta
Vicksburg
Juniper Grove Baptist Church Parsonage Fund
Ferguson
Edward P. Terry
Terry
Investi
Podesta
Bequest of 200000 From 1911 Mercy Deed Found
Chicago Mercy hospital sisters were told they would receive 200000 from the estate of a New York banker in memory of a penniless patient they cared for in 1911. Ferris Thompson, deceased in 1913, funded yearly 5000 donations. now his widow Louise De Beaure Thompson's estate plans deposit to the sisters. The gift marks a centennial for Mercy Hospital.
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Chicago
INS
Sete of Mercy
Mercy Seeinns
New York
Mary Raphael
Paris
France
Ferris Thompson
Mary Therese
Stewart and Shearer
Thompson
Louise De Beaure_ Thompson
Newark
Mercytal
Relax Orders on School Building
Washington AP reports the office of temporary controls issued its first relaxation of non housing construction restrictions under the housing program to permit urgently needed primary and junior high school facilities. The Civilian Production Administration division of OTC said current classrooms are sufficient for full instruction in one session due to increased construction materials.
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Washington
Office of Temporary Controls
Civilian Production Administration Division
OTC
No Agreement In Bus Strike
Showdown on labor management controversy at Cedar Rapids City Lines set for Sunday night. The union president says arbitration is possible while the company and workers avoid a strike, with Mumma recently reinstated after seven months.
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Cedar Rapids
Mumma
Linn Schools Get Something For Nothing
Linn County holds a permanent school fund of 127.67 dollars yielding 3.82 dollars yearly in interest and returning about 4,166 dollars to the county via state-apportioned loan interest. The fund stems from land grants escheated estates and town section sales, and cannot easily be dissolved.
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Loyal Meek
Linn County
Nlw
Otto Manzlik
Iowa Code
Exile Faces Him Due to Technicality
Milwaukee dispatch reports George Antonie, a British subject and South Africa veteran, condemned to life apart from his wife Jeanette after working in the U S on a visitor visa. Officials say he violated immigration law. he claims he stayed to support his seriously ill wife and unborn child.
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Milwaukee
George Antonie
Jeanette
George
South Africa
South African Air Force
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
America
Antonies
Plan of U S approved in principle
United Nations atomic energy commission approves in principle the U S plan after Soviet delegate Gromyko withdraws from discussion but reserves right to speak later. The vote on a Canadian compromise passes 10 to 0 with Poland and Russia uncounted per Gromyko.
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Lake Success
N. Y
APY
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Poland
Russia
Gromyko
Eek
Joseph Stenner Named President of Civic Bureau
Joseph W. Stenner of 357 Garden Drive SE was elected chairman of the Civic Bureau of the Chamber of Directors. He manages the oat milling department at Quaker Oats. Stenner, who will assume office January 1, has served on the program committee and is active in youth work through Scouting and Kiwanis. He and Mrs. Stenner have three children. Election of a vice chairman and committee heads will occur at an early January board meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph W. Stenner
Garden Drive
Civic Bureau
Chamber of Board of Directors
Quaker Oatspany
Stenner
Ira Berg
King’s Crown
Steiner
War Flares In Indo China Courteous Contacts Reported
Paris dispatch says guerilla fighting in Indo China has broken into a day of courteous contacts between French and Viet Nam authorities.
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Indo-China
Paris
Ford Sued for 8 Million by Union
CIO workers seek eight million from the Ford Company in a Friday court filing. The suit, noted in Chicago, alleges portal-to-portal issues and cites attorney claims about workers.
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Ford
Chicago
CIO
Ford Company
UN Security Council Sets Balkans Fact-Finding Mission
The United Nations Security Council voted to send an 11 member fact finding commission to study incidents along the Greece Yugoslavia Bulgaria Albania border. The panel is authorized to roam the four disputed interior areas of Soviet dominated Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Albania. This marked the first inquiry into actions by individual countries in the dispute.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Balkans
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Albania
Slavic Troops Mass as Athens Reports Tensions
AP dispatch from Athens notes growing concentration of Slav troops near key fronts causing alarm in negotiators. Officials describe troop movements as strategic posturing with potential impact on regional stability. No immediate clashes reported.
Gromyko Veto Standoff Over Border Confines Motions
The scene drew protests as Gromyko proposed a milder plan to confine the board to the United States Britain and a few smaller nations. He sat in silence for some time, wielding a lemon colored pencil, as the decisive vote hinged on his stance.
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Gromyko
United States
Great Britain
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