Panel to Scan AEC Security Division
The Atomic Energy Commission ordered a two month examination of its security division protecting atomic secrets. Central Manager Carroll T Wilson announced an external advisory panel led by John S Buges of Detroit with three former FBI officials and noted academics. The survey covers protection of installations personnel screening and handling of secret documents and materials nationwide.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commissins
Gentral
Carroll T. Wilson
John S. Buges
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Soth T. "Tate
University of Minnesota
The
Amerive, Physical Society
J. Arent
Glenvale
Fate Mull Pre Tiddiiets
Moormison
ABC
Britain Asked to Help Free Two Americans in China
U S authorities turned to Britain seeking aid to release two American aircrewmen held by Chinese communists near Shanghai. The crewmen, from Tsingtao, were detained after a dispute over embassy staff in Nanking arose. President Truman instructed the State Department to pursue a resolution, while American officials consider the broader impact on relations with the Chinese government.
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Washington
Toe
United States
Brit UN
Bea
Taadtan
Atcinity
North China Port
Tae Fam
Tsingtao
State Department
Willian C. Smith
Arig
Robert Nile
Nanking
Cdisnute
Piensa
Prumober
Firemen Subdue Blaze at Arsenal
Firemen battled a stubborn blaze at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia early today. Crews knocked down the fire in a windowless building with armored compartments. several firefighters were overcome by smoke and treated, while details on cause and damage were not disclosed.
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Arsenal
Philadeleria
Dee
Sigernen
Owindawlas Laboratory
Frankford Arsenal Coy
Hmure
Ares
Philadelphia
I Arsenal
Fedsal Bureau of Investigation
FEE
Radar suitcase plan raises fears of guided missiles
A Defense Department pamphlet describes a suitcase packed radar device that could guide missiles by semi active homing. Experts say a magnetically-tagged bomb hidden in a suitcase near a target could be guided by radar impulses emitted from the device. The document notes progress in long range guided missiles but cites pin point guidance as a key difficulty the suitcase could address.
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Washington
Dea
Ilt
Defense Department
Research and Development Board
Missing terrier saddens South Charleston family
Nine year old Richard Burkhart and his mother Hazel Burkhart report their wire hair terrier Mac is missing from South Charleston. The family offers a reward and has notified police hoping for the dog’s return to restore holiday cheer.
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Richard
Burkhart
South Charleston
Soy
Hazel Burkhart
Sd Vlnok
Mac
Vs. Burkhart
Bob Hope Hosts 57 Santa Clauses in Costume
Hollywood, Dec 2. Bob Hope entertained 57 department store Santas after a long day of work. The comedian quipped that none of the boys ever receive favors and noted the collection of beards resembled a white Christmas while dining and socializing.
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Bob Hope
St. Nicks Hollywood
Santa Claus
St. Nick's
Hope
Thal
Polish ex premier held for treason in Warsaw jail
Western sources report former Polish vice premier Wladyslaw Gomulka is in Warsaw custody awaiting trial on treason charges. Once a leading party figure, he was purged in November and allegedly arrested at the Soviet embassy during the summer. He faces charges tied to nationalist deviation from Moscow.
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Vienna
Austria
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Poland
Warsaw
Gomulka
Communist Party
Gromulke
Polish Workers Party
Geremany
Gomutka
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Michael Rola-Zymierski
Iniister
National Defense
Polunil
Bogiet Marishal Konstantin K. Rexossavsky
Lawmaker Seeks Billion-Dollar Cut in European Aid
Rep Medrick of West Virginia says after a Europe trip that Marshall Plan funding should drop by about 1.1 billion dollars. He notes Italy and England as needy but sees some countries able to receive less aid now, while not yet deciding on exact reductions. He toured Marshall Plan nations with a House subcommittee to assess state department properties and conditions.
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Europe
Hedrick
Washington
Medrice
D-Wva
Ma Plan
Hedy
Medrick
Italy
England
Heevick
House
State Department
Germany
Austria
France
Belgium
Denmark
Sweden
Ireland
United States
Making Sure Santa Doesn't Miss German Children
FRANKFURT Germany Dec 22 American officials say over 110000 needy children in Germany receive Christmas gifts at parties across the American and Berlin zones. The high commissioner's survey lists 25000 AMpA children receiving toys and 35000 in Berlin plus 30000 in Stuttgart with similar parties in other communities where Americans are stationed.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Suis
Berlin
Yale
Army
I. 3
Hign
High Commissioner's Office
Ampa
Stuttgart
Five Claim $600 Left in Church and Each Tells Different Story
In Zanesville a Methodist church found $600 left in two pulpit boxes after a youth meeting. Five members offered differing accounts of how they left it, and each told a separate version of its origin. The church board turned the funds to Sheriff Bealmear and may seek court action to determine ownership.
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Zanesville
Methodist
Clifton Garrabeant
Rach Hag
Harry Bealmear
Jfe
Bank Clearings Hit Two-Decade High Across 25 Cities
Bank clearings in 25 leading cities for the week ended yesterday rose to a twenty year high. Dun and Bradstreet reported a total of 17,259,006,000, the highest since 20,728,000,000 cleared in the week ending October 31, 1929. Increased market activity and large tax checks helped lift the figures, with Christmas buying and dividend checks also contributing.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Dewey Seeks State City Help for New York Water Crisis
Governor Dewey and officials outline joint state city efforts to ease New York City's water shortage. They cite current conservation, a Hudon River pumping plan, and long range goals including the Delaware River project to deliver billions of gallons daily across four states.
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Dewey
New York
Bec
Thames
New York City
Hudson River
Interstate Commission On the
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ware River
New Twist Reported In Confidence Game
A new variant of a local confidence game surfaced as C M Paxton of Elk Lumber Co. reported a man using the name J T T telephoned claiming to send a buyer. A man named Carl Lund then arrived, ordered lumber, and paid with a $75 check that later bounced, netting $28 in change.
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C. M. Paxton
Elk Lumber Co
Bigles Av
J Tt
Carl Lund
Lurber Company
3Hington SL
Paxton
Defense proposes unified supply system across armed forces
Washington reports the Defense Department offers a uniform supply system for the Army Navy and Air Force. Each branch will run its own procurement and distribution but align with a single plan from the Munitions Board. In case of disagreement the Defense Secretary may decide on critical material.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Air Force
Johnson
Wmed
Munitions Board
Defense Sec
Aymad
Two Killed Five Injured In Railroad Collision
Two Long Island railway workers died when an empty passenger train rear ended a second train halted by a signal. The wreck blocked Sunnyside Yards in New York. Edward Potter of Patchogue injured with back pain. others treated at Queens General Hospital.
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Frost Page Railroad
Long Island
Pennsylvania Station
Polise
Twe
T Hey
Sunnyside
John Gritraan
Freeport
Walter Shelton
Babylon
Edward Potter
Patchogue
Queens General Hospital
B 50 Crashes Near Savannah Described as Total Loss
Witnesses recount a B 50 crash one mile south of U S Route 17 above Savannah with wreckage spread and flames up to a hundred feet. Dean and Jaycock tried reaching the wreck in muck while Red Cross workers aided two others. Wallace Goethe saw the glowing plane appear to hang in the air before it plunged.
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Jaycock
Savannah
Dean
Red Cross
Wallace Goethe
Tillman, S. C
Akry
Five Die as Fire Continues In Dormitory Hallway
Fire killed five residents with Clark and James bodies found in their rooms and Winston and Henry James bodies sent to Preston Mortuary. About 400 spectators gathered as some escaped through second story windows. Funeral for James A. Henry set for 10 am at Preston Mortuary chapel with burial in Spring Hill cemetery.
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Wage
Clark
James
Winstons
Henry James
Preston Mortuary
Clarks
Harden and
Harden
James A. Henry
Preston Moruary
Rev
C. E. Wright
Spring Hill Cemetery
iBank Clearings Show Drop in Yule Business
Charleston clearing figures indicate a Christmas downturn with a $2,027,774 decline for the week ending Wednesday. The Charleston Clearing House Assoc reports 98,009,535 this week versus last year, with totals from Nov 23 to Dec 21 at 831,085,174 against 837,641,482 a year earlier.
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Charleston
Trainmen Protest Over Train Car Limit In Charleston
Diles reports orders once limited trains to 60 cars in Charleston but notes instances of 90 cars stopping for pickup. He argues crews follow higher authorities and that blocking crossings is rare, denying blame on workers while avoiding fines for safety driven actions.
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Diles
Charlestan
Charleston
Chare Jestun
New York Central Railway
BRT
Polio Cure Drive Poster Girl Is Honored on Birthday
Dorothy Ducas says Wanda Wiley of Austin Texas, the 1950 poster girl, was chosen months ago for the polio cure drive. The girl, 11, uses crutches and braces yet remains upbeat as she attended a birthday party in the patio ward and spoke with reporters.
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Dorothy Ducas
Foundation
Wanda Wiley
Austin
Texas
Sendra
Shonor
Russians Say They Repatriated Most Prisoners
The Russians claim in a four year period they have repatriated all but about 10,000 prisoners whom they classify as war criminals. The report cites ongoing discussions over a neutral country or the International Red Cross handling remaining cases.
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International Red Cross
Bidault Urges Cabinet Budget Vote After Midnight
Bidault warned the Assembly that the cabinet budget must be taken up or the cabinet could be ousted. He submitted a record budget of 2.3 trillion francs, later trimmed to 2.2005 trillion francs by the budget committee, which rejected most new taxes. The revised plan still falls short of anticipated expenditures.
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Bidault
Assembly
President Sets Salary Increases For White House Staff
Wallace North Carolina becomes a $15,000 a year administrative assistant to Mr Truman. The special counsel post raised to $20,000 from $12,000 and other aides rose from $10,096. The president denied any truth to rumors of Secretary Johnson resigning before summer and declined to comment on Myron Taylor’s potential resignation as special representative to the Vatican.
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Feam Cage
Wallace
N. C
Wr. Truman
Sident
Defense Louis Johnson
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Truman to Leave for Independence for Christmas
The President plans to travel to Independence Missouri over the Christmas holiday with the family. He will return next Wednesday pending weather. if not clear he will travel by train. Congress convenes January 4 or 5 and will receive an extensive economic report and the 1950- fiscal year budget.
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Congress
Truman
Independence
Christmas light contest judging criteria outlined
The article explains a certificate of merit and photograph for winners, with judges scoring on general artistic effect originality ingenuity and conformity to the Christmas spirit. Judging is by viewing the actual installations. It also notes Paris established the first detective bureau in 1817 by a reformed thief.
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Paris
Obituaries array in Charleston hospital renewal and service notices
A string of obituaries and funeral notices from Charleston area hospitals and local mortuaries. Entries mention Juliamin Althamer death in Charleston, Cuthbert Bhoeponer to officiate, and a Long list of survivors across Charleston, Logan, Boone and surrounding counties with services noted at Glorious Church of God and various cemeteries. The notices include people with last names Shilders, Ward, Legg, Combs, Moss, Lewis, Farsh, Milam, Pauley, Stokes, Homsen, Young and Youn g among others.
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Althamer
Juliamin
Anthony'n Gatnate Charen
Cuthbert
Bhoeponer
Truck Runs Wild in Cherokee Killing Two
A fr uid trailer loaded with a seven ton bulldozer careened down Cherokee main street at noon killing two people and injuring three. The victims worked for the Cherokee Daily Times including Jeffrey Bayt and Ray Hansen. The injured included Hansen’s wife, Times society editor. The driver, Bob White of Sac City, said brakes failed and the vehicle rolled into the hill toward Cherokee.
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Cherokee
Cherokee Daily Times
Jeffrey Bayt
Justin Barry
Mother and four children perish in Texas shack blaze
A Houston fire killed Claudia Holcomb 44 and her children Lillie 10 Flora 9 Louie 6 and Willie Lee 2 at the Jos B Kleiman farm near Faribanks. Four other children were injured in the blaze that destroyed the family's shack.
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Houston
Jos
Couple Slightly Hurt As Train Crashes Car
Mr Miller aged 41 and his wife Darthy 38 were injured when a train rammed their automobile at Patrik Street and Fourth Avenue. Both were treated at Charleston General Hospital for chest injuries leg lacerations and facial injuries.
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Joseph Miller
Patrik St
Poleet
Driver Violates Probation in Drunk Charge
Harry C. Crawford, 40, of St Albans, was brought before Intermediate Judge W. Hall for drunken conduct while on probation. He is held in county jail without bond pending further action after the March 10, 1949 probation violation.
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Harry C. Crawford
St Albans
Og Crawford
County
W. Hall
Odie G Messenger Dies in Slate Fall
Odie G Messenger 29 of Crawley Greenbrier County died in a slate fall at a coal mine in Charmco Hoy. Funeral at 1 p m tomorrow in Community Church Erbacon with burial in Hick Flats cemetery by Nickell mortuary East Rainelle. He was a World War II veteran survived by wife Rebecca L Messenger a son Patrick Lee his mother Olle Messenger three sisters and four brothers. Father Oral Messenger died on TNF.
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East Rainelle
Odie G. Messenger
Crawley
Greenbrier County
Charmco
Hoy
Momer Morton
Erbacca
Furial
Hick Flats
Nickell Mortuary
Flebecca L. Messenger
Fatrick Lee
Olle Messenger
Erbacon
Thelma Messenger
Freda Messenger
Ora Messenger
Sumromersville
Oral
Pearly
Max
Burnell Messenger
Oral Messenger
Zionist Founder Naiditch Dies at 81 in Paris
Paris reports the death of Naiditch an 81 year old prominent industrialist and Zionist founder in the United States He helped found the Palestine Foundation Fund and served on the Zionist executive committee between 1917 and 1927 Born in Russia he later moved to France and then the U S where he built an industrial fortune and produced wartime materials
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Paris
Thaae Naiditeh
United States
Naiditch
Zionist Moveant
Palestinie Foundation Fund
Zionist Ore
Fints
Joal
In Russi
France
U.S
Knows i Russ
Sizar
Massachusetts
Tidal Wave Sweeps Isle Off Chile Coast
A tidal wave struck a Chilean island after a strong earthquake near South America. Reports describe tops of trees being swept and the coast affected with minor quakes felt in Punta Arenas. No final casualty or damage figures were reported.
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Chile
Santiagg
Santra
Lautara
Senate
South Amere
Punti Arenas
Alta
Accona
Punta
Persors
Vinnie Dickerson 94 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Win thie Sdekerson aged 94 died today in Mec. 22 at Collins mortuary after a prolonged illness. Survived by husband Fayelle Danny ident for rane sens, brother Lewis Brown of Slate River, sister Mahalia Miesles of Riverton, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral plans pending completion.
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the Gazette
Glee Jean
Winthie Sdekerson
Hap Floviéa
Fayelle Danny
Rane Sens
Aesom Brown
Elvertah
Dabener
Gertrude Masser
Swenaford
Lewis Brown
Slate River
Mahalia Miesles
Riverton
Collins Mortuary
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L. M. Sturgeon
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Trade Outlook
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Zola Artis
John Artis
Lagan County
Chakeston
John
Hie
U.S. Army
Japan
Jimmy
Larry
Gunny
Suday
Boone County
Ima Jean Dean
Logan
Nina “Artis
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Ab Glinhingham Mortuary
Shilders
Walter Eghert
Stryke
St Albens
Donald EB Taylor
Cuoninghem Memorial Park
Mt, Orm Ders
Hobark Lacy
St. Albans
Liminle
Mi Hemes Hs
Perluhai
Caralyn Cavenar
Tertha DeMoss
Fll
Gladys McAlung
Fort Jackson
Dante Serr
Tie
Vergie DeMosa
Oale Hougheson
Birch River
Mes
Cora Haynes
Jannin Shrickand
Dille Coy Mottusty of
Clay
Opal Weary
Winly Urede
Montgomery Hospital
Sar
William
Charles Smith
Wanifrede
Ner 'Méner
German Richardson
Winifrede
Mrk
Gerne
Abshira
Snow
Helen Boggess
Rand
Goldie Daggetta
Airs
Bleamgy Lowe
Prens Mortuary i
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Legg
William Bene
Apexcarola
Washington, D. Cy
Rovertshure
Putnam County
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Lewis
Robert Williams
Robert Williams Lewis
Carlisle
Fayette Connil
Church of God
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MacDonad
Trent
Liamason
Mount Hope
Tor Stevier
Bitu Lewis
Margaret Perkina
Mitshell Gums
Flint
Mich
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Deannies Medge Eckertn
Mariile
Allar Oe
Willie
Robert
Chiriéstan
Leroy and
Dane Jel
Farsh
Alec
Fayotte
Ogister
Alice Leonard
Jere
Hequiem
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Eugene F. Klug
Burigl
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Gindean
Mateh
Siore Ivison
St. Gelet
Paul Cankolis
America
Comforks
Drather
Frank Arkos
Ant
Church of Christ
Vernon
Baria
Bers al Dens
Vailey Mortuary
Winesville
Pauley
Dallan Jean, Jr
Oettas
Gene Pauley
Yan
Resiies
Hyottier
Danies
Patricia
Doris
Linville
Pe van
Rey
Stokes
John W
McCormick St
Lends
Preston
Homeson
Calvin Craton
Neplew
Fred Meadows
Lawson
Haltigh County
Ain
Lonhie
Highcoal
Etthe Meadows
Calcord
Callie Cooper
Huntington
Edward Hoven
Cheanpease
Mms
Millie Petit
Temple City
Cal
Snawder
Kenner
Naovia
Young Mes
Filla Bservier
Elly B. Young
Spencer
Spencer Hospital
Tomerrow
Church
Stricki
Wil
Fleinte
Buria
Hateran-Conrad Mortuary
Spenner
Burgiers
Arthur Hebourg
Wilbur
Virginia Pearl Davie
Parkersburg
Gennva Pursiey
Kathleen Davis
Spen J Rer
Solman Nichale
Clendincin
Stella Carpenter
Wenslen
Myre
Kellie Webb
Gearid Barrickman
Clendenin
Smith, Nichols
Tanner
Arthur Nichols
Cecil Nichols
Dunbar
Eng
Slate
Vinnie Dickerson
Kroger
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