Marine Slain Two Buddies Held in Harlem Tavern Bombing
In a Christmas season assault in Harlem, a phosphorus grenade exploded at the Royal Flush Tavern injuring several and killing a Marine on leave. Police say the Marine sergeant James McDermott and two companions, Mark Sutter and Patrick Shanahan, were arrested on arson charges.
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New York
Aiman
James Eugene McDermoett
Harlem
D Marine
Vincent Beckels
McDerrimott
Andi
McDermott
Mark
Sutter
Wolters Air Force
Texas
Patrick Shannahan
Amsterdam Avenue
John Thompson
Shanahan
McDermont
Camp Lejewde
North Carolina
James Eugene McDermott
Frances Selesnick
Mark Sutter
Air Force
Walters Air Force Base
Fourteen Dead in Seoul Crash Involving Hospital Flight
A small plane and a hospital evacuation aircraft collided during takeoff at a Korean air base near Seoul killing 14 aboard the two aircraft. The Greek pilot died later in a Seoul hospital. six hospital patients and others were among the dead. Names and nationalities were withheld.
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Seoul
IFA
Air Force
Air Force defends Globemasters use after fatal crash
A preliminary Air Force report says there is no reason to ground C 124 Globemasters after last Saturday’s Moses Lake disaster that killed 87. Bertrandias notes the plane was not overloaded, maintenance was complete, a test flight had passed, and the chief pilot had extensive hours.
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Washington
INS
Air Force
Moses Lake
Wash
Victor E. Bertrandias
Larson Air Force Base
Bertrandias
William N. O'Connell
Unclear transcription notes stray in press item
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and numbers but lacks coherent event or sourcing details to identify a clear news item or outcome for a proper card. The readable bits do not establish a person, organization, place, or date.
Budenz Identifies 30 Foundation Reds
Editor Louis F. Budenz today identified present or former associates of the Communist party as part of a claim about 30 foundation Reds in Washington. The remarks suggest ongoing investigations or disclosures regarding Soviet or leftist ties within political circles.
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Budenz
Washington
Louis F. Budenz
INS
House
Bucenz
Lisus Pauling
Guggenheim Foundation
Mary Vin Kleeck
The
Russell Sage Foundation
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Louise Biransten
Rosenberg Foundation
Doxie Wilkerson
Tra Reid
Rockerfeller General Education Boar
Louis Weiss
Republicans Plan Double Barrell Dancing Festival
The Republicans announce a two part inaugural celebration for Eisenhower Nixon to handle the high demand for tickets and boxes. The first event will be at the District of Columbia Armory with a second half at the arena, due to fire regulations and crowd size.
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Washinuwinn
Dee
Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Bline Arena
Nease
Tragic Champollion Liner Wreck Claims Dozens
After the Champollion broke on rocks near Beirut, 16 bodies were recovered and observers estimate up to 30 killed. Rescue boats and Lebanese crew aided in the perilous surf as 328 passengers and crew faced a long rescue wait and ongoing toll.
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Champollion
Beirut
Lebanon
Boach
Holy Land
Champollian
France seeks new premier as franc sinks in crisis
Paris reports a third postwar government collapse this year as President Vincent Auriol searches again for a leader to command a fragile majority. Antoine Pinay's resignation sparks a selloff with gold at 415 francs per dollar and calls for stability amid a deep political and financial crisis.
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Paris
Vincent Audol
France
Antoine Finay
St. Chamond
Pinay
Robert Picase
New U S Law Keeps 269 Seamen Aboard Liberte in New York
The Liberte will dock in New York with 269 crewmen blocked from shore leave under the McCarran-Waller Act. An immigration inspector screened the crew, identifying two with Communist links and one with a theft conviction in France, making them inadmissible.
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U. S
Washington
New York
Tomorcow
Justice Department
Reyno
Ark
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Arkansas
Randolph County
Rex Harper
Myerl Butler
Immigration Service
France
Liberte
Army court acquits GI in indecent assault case in Germany
Pvt Eugene Walters was acquitted on six counts but received three years for trespassing with a jeep and theft. The verdict followed a German occupation case involving Miss Alemie Ruth Shelton, who identified Walters by voice after being assaulted Feb 3 near Hanau. Shelton’s fiancée Sgt Herbert Evans and Sgt John Ford were present in the car when the hitchhiker acting in US Army uniform robbed Ford and Evans.
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Frankfort
Germany
Eugene Walters
Harrod
Ohio
Aiemie Ruth Shelton
Tal Springs
F. B. Burns
Wal
Ters
Heers
Walters
Waters
Ford
Evans
Sam
Gazette to Close Business and Ad Offices for Christmas
The Gazette announces the business and advertising offices including the Want Ad department will close at moon today and stay closed through Christmas Day. Regular hours resume Friday. Other departments operate as usual today and Christmas Day.
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Gazette
Want Ad
Moon
Christmas Wish Across the Globe United in Peace
From the Arctic wastes to the South Pacific seas the world pauses for Christmas. Pope Pius XII broadcasts a global message as Truman and Eisenhower oversee holiday observances. Pilgrims gather in the Holy Land while border guards ease passage for worshipers.
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Associated Press
Arctic
South Pacific
Holy Land
Korea
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Christ
Jordan
Israel
Trutman
Eisenhower
Allies Rout Chinese Battalion on Western Front
Allied artillery blasted a Chinese Communist battalion on the Western Front before Christmas. U N forces and Chinese troops fought a bloody hand to hand battle in trenches at T-bone Ridge as 750 enemy troops were reported routed by the big guns and counter fire.
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U. WN
Seoul
U. N
T-bone Ridge
Ding T-Bone Ridge
Eighth Army
Waterfront Racketeering Probe Ordered by McGranery
Attorney General James P. McGranery ordered the FBI to conduct a full-scale racketeering investigation of New York harbor conditions tied to union and public official activity. The move follows weeks of New York Crime Commission inquiries into gangster influence on the waterfront.
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Washington
James PF
McGranery
FBI
New York
New York State Crime Commission
New York Harbor
Sock
Department of Justice
Newt York
Eisenhower, Hoover Hold Surprise Conference on Government Affairs
In New York on December 23 Gen. Eisenhower and Herbert Hoover met for an hour and 43 minutes at the home of Joan Foster Dulles to discuss affairs of government and possible plans to streamline the federal government. Also present were Secretary of State designate Dulles and Arthur Flemming, with Eisenhower calling the gathering social and noting talk covered past, present, and future governmental matters.
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Eisenhower
Hoover
Dulles
New York
INS
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Joan Foster Dulles
Arthur 5
Flemming
Eiserhower
Eisenhower to Address Korea Plan in Special State Message
Wis. senator-elect Essentiany predicted Ike will deliver a special message after his inauguration focusing on Korea, a Pacific Defense Pact, and national preparedness. The message may outline a clear Korea solution as Gen. MacArthur reportedly submitted.
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Washington
Wis
Wisconsin Republic
Senate Foreign Reans Committee
Ike
Korea
Wiley
Eisenhower
MacArth
Truman
Union
America
Defense Cabinet
Pentagon
Defense Secretary
Designat
Brannan Proposes Record Plantings for 1953
Government urges farmers to plant a record 360 million acres for 1953 with aims of higher output. Agriculture Secretary Brannan predicts crop production could set an all time high despite proposals for 13 percent decrease in cotton.
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Washington
UNS
State Whisky Sales Fall Profits Near 1951 Total
State Liquor Control Commission projected a holiday drop in whisky sales for 1952, with total volume down about five percent from 1951. Through eleven months, sales were 1,781,552 gallons, down 9.3 percent from 1951, while revenue fell about one percent to 87,400.37 for 1952 and 87,478.408 for 1951, amid abundant store selections and higher priced brands.
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Joan G. Morgan Ostaff
Gerele
State Liquor Control Commission
Gam
Commission
White Sulphur Springs
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Waterfront Probe
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