U.S. curbs on seaborne trade with Red China
The United States imposes a new barrier to seaborne trade with Communist China threatening to suspend or revoke licenses for U S skippers entering Shanghai waters. The State Department also rejects Driggs Engineering license requests to export rifles to China and states the Nationalist blockade of Shanghai is not recognized.
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United States
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State Department
Shanghai
Chinese Nationalitar
Riles
Preas
Michael McDermott
Driges Engineering Co
New York
Driggs
Isbrandtsen’ Steamship Co
Tabrandtsen
Achegon
U. S. Pacific
Isbrandxen
Hungary Arrests Jacobson as Spy
Budapest reports six state security police arrests including Taragi Jacobson an American Jewish relief official and head of a distribution office on espionage suspicions. Also detained is Robert A. Vour, a Vice President at AT&T, with aide Magar Sanders amid deteriorating U.S.–Hungary ties after recent trials and visa bans.
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Hungary
Taragi Jacobson
Vein
Jagosson
Amer~ Lcan
Thunwartin
Thursdas
Budapest
U. S
Robert A. Voter
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Trinuary
Magar Sanders
Briwan
Jacobson
Vourla
Aml
Josef Carddinal
Zeny
Humary Ane
Exhaust Spark Fires 100000 in Yule Gifts in Detroit
A fire at a Detroit transport company's yard destroyed four truckloads of Christmas gifts from department stores. Loss is estimated at 100,000. One fireman was overcome and an employee injured. Fire officials suspect exhaust sparks ignited gasoline on the garage floor. Charles Boyd of the Retail Merchants Assoc says every damaged item will be replaced in time for Christmas.
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Marshall Yard
W. Hall
Charles &. Boyd
Retail Merchants Assoc
Christmas Snow Flurries Hit Kanawha Valley
Snow and cold descended on the Kanawha Valley as Christmas Eve shoppers battled crowded streets. The U S Weather Bureau warned a Midwest storm might miss West Virginia with only light flurries possible in spots. Statewide depths ranged one half to one and a half inches, Preston County reporting the heaviest fall of a full inch and a half.
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Kanawha
Santa Claus
Charleston
U. S
Huntington
Leroy Stone
Jike
West Virginia
Stone
Preston County
State Man Dies In B-50 Crash Near Savannah
A B 50 crash near Savannah Georgia claimed airmen including first Lt James W Johnson Jr a Taeger high school graduate son of James W and wife deceased Relatives say he joined the air forces in the war later remained in service His survivors include a widow born Trufa Williams and a son Also noted is Rogers Hornsby Jr navigator son of the famed baseball figure and a veteran of major league teams He died in the wreck alongside other crew members in a marshy crash site.
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Welch
Jaeger
Savannah
James W. Johnson, Jr
Taeger High School
James W. Johnson
Tagger
Trufa Williams
Grundy
Joinson
J. W. Strickler
Elbert Strickler
Landgraf
McDowell County
Air Force
Maertis Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby, Jr
Denison
Texas
Fered “Rajah
Young Hornsby
Johnson Rejects Budget Suggestion on Dependents Medical Aid
Defense Secretary Johnson rejected a budget bureau idea to discontinue free or low-cost medical care for dependents of military personnel. He said such care is traditional and part of defense economy, noting a legal basis was lacking. About 6000 dependents could be affected if the proposal stood.
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Joatnson
Budget Bureau
Tiree
Jotinson
Sky
Defense. N Department
Defense Department
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Pace
James W. Lively Dies at Hospital
James W. Lively, 70, newly appointed city treasurer of South Charleston, died of a heart attack in a South Charleston hospital shortly after arriving at Dunn Hospital. A retired clerk of the state auditor's office, Lively had been preparing to assume duties January first and had prior long service in education in Lincoln and Kanawha counties. He was born November 19, 1879, in Lincoln County and had also been superintendent of schools in South Charleston and Duval District. Lively previously managed the Virginia School Supply Co. in Charleston.
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South Charleston
South Carleston
Mr. Lively
Sland Department
State Auditor's Office
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F. A.J
South Ck l
Sta Fie
Waa
Lincoln County
Lincoln
Kanawha
Duval Dist
Lively
Virginia School Supply Co
Charleston
Needy Tots to Attend Annual Gift Basket Party
Kanawha County hosts the Gift Basket Program at Shrine Mosque for over 1,090 children. Salvation Army and Toy Shop organizers will distribute baskets and treats, with concerts and songs by Christ mas Carts. toys go to parents, and many families remain without gifts.
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Narly Ag
Salvation Array
Chadel
Tennessine Av
Blig
Joan Bivans
Salvation Army
Bythleehem
Edinburgh
Davis
Mattie V. Lee Home, Peoples
Dunbar
Tanel County
Frig
Bivans
Army
Jourty
Pontiff Urges Non Catholic Rejoin Church
Pius XII calls for all Christians outside the Catholic fold to return to the one true Church on the eve of the Holy Year. He addresses Protestants and Orthodox, urging unity against militant atheism, and welcomes Jews who adore Christ to enter.
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Pape Pius XII
Jesus Christ
Christ
Vatican Radio
Rome
Boniface VII
Pius
St. Peter's Basilica
Redeemer
Jesus
Italy Police Foil Red Plot On Holy Year Opening
Rome reports police tightened security to prevent a Communist led rally of land hungry peasants near the Holy Year ceremonies at Santa Maria Maggiore. The rally moved to the Chamber of Labor courtyard after a ban due to the sacred timing. Police called the shift a Sendentinus maneuver aimed at thwarting authorities.
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Rome
Basilica
Santa Maria Maggiore
Chamber of Labor
Cmolseum
Labor
Esquilina
Santa Marta Maggiore
Finnegan Finishes Out of Jail for Good and Funeral
Mobile obituary of Patrick Edward Finnegan 60 who died of tuberculosis at City Hospital after a life marked by frequent arrests. Known as Finnegan the nickname came from his Irish aliases and he was a familiar figure at Mobile police headquarters. Six policemen will carry him to his grave as a funeral service features singer Michael McEvoy. his criminal record dates to 1923 with larceny and assault to murder.
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Ala
Dee
Finnegan
Dudley McFayden
City Hospital
Patrick Edward Finnegan
Sline
ICC orders limit car supply at mines serving lines
Government actions aim to keep trains running as coal miners push a shortened work week. ICC sets first call on coal, allowing railroads to obtain tonnage with certification while industrial users and homes face rationing. Coal stocks drop and carriers report limited on-hand supply as nationwide fuel emergency debates continue.
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John L. Lewis
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Tee
Fim
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Tomoerrow
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IOC
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President Truman Says Most Peoples Live as Neighbors
President Truman told Pope Pius XII in a Christmas message that despite a few nations most of the world’s people are living as good neighbors. He urged leaders of unfriendly nations to persuade their people to join in peaceful, neighborly living and a just enduring world peace. Pope Pius applauded the American effort for peace and called for a real solid peace among mankind.
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Truman
Pope Pius
Pope Fius
Mr. Truman
C&P Continues RateHikeFight Over Telephone Revenue
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. faced another Public Service Commission round over a rate increase. It argues extra revenue is needed to serve customers, expand, and earn a fair return. The commission will consider 14 of 16 claimed errors, with a decision likely in January after reviewing new company memos.
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Public Service Commission
Charles BE. Anderson
Anderson
Commissio U.S
White Christma
Poles Imprison French as Spies
In Wroclaw Poland a court convicted four French nationals a Pole and a German on espionage charges sentencing the six to prison terms up to death. Basil Brousikow a former French courier received 14 years after testifying the embassy secretary ordered him to obtain metal samples possibly uranium for atomic work. Wilhelm Hild a German engineer helped obtain the samples and drew a six year term.
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Poland
Pole
Spyine Tharaesidosen
Basil Brousikow
Warsaw
Aginop de Brossin de ‘Mere
Brousskow
Wilhelm Hild
Hild
Deaths Set Record Low as Heart Disease Tops List
The nation’s death rate reached a historic low in 1948 with 1,444,337 total deaths. Heart diseases and cancer accounted for nearly half, with 471,469 and 107,042 respectively. Population rose toward 159 million as vital statistics improved, while polio and measles deaths increased modestly.
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Risaly
Census Bureau
Ace. R
Office of Vital Stan
United States
Man Wounds Wife Turns Gun on Self Beneath Yule Tree
Chicago tale reports 58 year old Davit Savin shot his estranged wife in her rooming house after a separation of years and then killed himself under a Christmas tree. The wife Maria Savin, 43, expected to recover. she had said divorce would be final Tuesday.
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Chicago
Davit Savin
Maria
Poling
Alfred Barnes
Francis Donoghue
Barnes
Insanity Plea Filed For Yvette Madsen
In Frankfurt on December 23 a wife named Yvette Madsen faces murder charges in the death of her Air Force husband Lt. Andrew E. Montiser y in Oakland California. The suspect is held for mental examination as prosecutors plan trial after the October 20 shooting at a party. The case links her to neurotic behavior and a life shaped by two children and a hobby involving death masks.
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Frankfurt
Insi
Madsen
Cawin
Air Force
Elma Gewer
Wihaden Ar Hospital
Daes
L. 3
Andrew E. Montisery
Oakland
Cal
Bidault Wins Confidence Vote in Paris Assembly
Premier Georges Bidault secured a confidence vote in the Paris assembly by 303 to 207, aiming to avert a 314 budget date that could force cabinet resignations. The test centered on whether the assembly would begin discussing the cabinet’s 1950 budget amid a sizable opposition.
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Paris
Suurdan
Tee
Georges Bidault
Hig
Charleston Skies Forecast Map Sunday Planets and Moon
Weather page notes sunrise and sunset times with a forecast map on page 16. It mentions moon phases, Regulus, and visible planets including Mars. Temperatures and daily conditions are listed for the coming days.
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Gee
Elu Tie Moon
Mh Regulus
Alses
WO P.m. Visie
H Y
Mars
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