Neighbors Help Boone Co Girl Seek Eye Surgery
Linda Jackson, a six year old from Boone County, is flown to Paris and then Baltimore for brain tumor related eye surgery funded by West Virginia residents. Community donations exceed $600 with final totals near $1,000 to cover hospitalization and operation costs. Linda and her parents depart at 10:43 p.m. for the medical care that will restore her sight.
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Linda Jackson
Hooma County
Paris
Baltimore
U.N
Berlin
Wi Ueranc
Arthur Jackson
Keith
West Virginia
Smult
Linda
Vin Miller
Miller Hardware
Whitesville
Dixie Senators Hint Filibuster Over Cloture
Southern Democrats warned they will filibuster if the Senate changes debate rules to limit discussion on civil rights proposals. Sen. McClellan of Arkansas cited administration talks of applying cloture to motions and bills, risking a Dixie delay on anti discrimination measures. He stressed the need for compromise on establishing fair employment and anti segregation actions as the page prompt invites Turn to Page 15 Col.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Sen
McClellan
D.-Ark
Dixie
Truman
House
Arkansas
Reward fund grows in Boulder rape slaying case
Boulder Colorado rewards totaling eleven thousand two hundred dollars spurred the search for the rape slaying of Theresa Foster an eighteen year old freshman engineering student whose body was found near a snow covered creek bank nine miles south of the city after she vanished Tuesday night. The Colorado university board of regents said it would add three hundred ten thousand to the reward. The Camera newspaper raised twelve hundred dollars from residents for the pot and the Denver Post hired mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner to interpret the evidence along with criminologist Dr Lemoyne Snyder as Boulder county officers investigate.
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Boulder
Colo
Theresa Foster
Colorado University
Board of Regent
the Camera
Mins Foster
Creck
Here
Arthur Everson
Miss Foster
Lilian Debell
Colorado State
Gresley
Lillian
John Debett
Mine Forster
Lu- Mon
Sha
Denver Post
Erle Stanley Gardner
Gardner
Lemoyne Snyder
Michigan
Snyder
Post
France Faces De Gaulle Communists Clash in Cold War Tension
The United France near civil conflict as General de Gaulle and the Communist party clash over power and constitution reform. de Gaulle’s RPF won about 40 percent of seats in the Council of the Republic while the Communists claim the indirect electoral method is anti democratic.
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de Gaulle
Rede Paris
France
Cheries de Gaulle
de Gaullists
Rally of the French People
RPF
Council of the Republic
Flormond Bante
New Toaal Assembly
Royal Birth Looms as Princess Elizabeth Near Delivery
London reports Sir William Girliatt will remain overnight at Buckingham Palace to attend Princess Elizabeth as the birth of the royal heir nears. The crowd outside the palace dwindled to scattered attoliers as fog shrouded the Mall, with Sir John West not yet summoned.
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London
Tsunday
Sir William Girliatt
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
John West
William
Palace
Buckingham Gates
Sir William
Sir John
Sir Wiliam
England
Fate of Sodder children 1945 fire questions continue
The Fayetteville Sodder family questions the 1945 Christmas Day fire that killed five of their ten children. They cite missing bodies, no odors, a moved ladder, a strange call, cut telephone wire, and a mysterious beef liver clue, hoping for new information or closure.
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Gasette
George Sodder
Fayetteville
Sodder
Sodders
The
Gazette
Communists Entrap Chinese Army Group On Suchow Front
Nanking reports heavy losses in the Ulon-man battle as Communist forces circle the eastern flank of the Suchow line. Reinforcements move to aid the trapped 7th Army Group near Yoowan while an emergency cabinet plan is drafted. Civilians flood out of Nanking amid rail and fuel hardships.
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Nanking
Suchow
Plana
Tih
Sun Fo
Legislative Yuan
Wu Te-chew
Te Kuomintang
Par
Chieng
Chiang Kaishek
Lagalntera
Poversmnent Ieeo
China
7Th Army
Planners Draw Blueprint For U S Civilian Defense
Washington reports a nine month civilian defense study led by Rumsell J. Hopley outlines a national Civil Defense Office with a 200 person staff, mutual aid systems, mobile units, volunteer mobilization, and intensive planning for atomic threats, plus wartime and disaster use. The plan favors a federal Civil Defense office under the President or Defense Secretary.
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U. S
Washington
Civil Defense Planning Office
National
Rumsell J. Hopley
Omaha
Defense
Forrestal
United States
Tha
Civil Deense
Federal
Civil Defense Office
Secretary of Defense
Tsaldaris Slated To Form Cabinet
Athens reports two paths from the government crisis. Constantin Tsaldaris, foreign minister, may form a cabinet with Sophoulis from Populists and former opposition, or Sophoulis could head a liberal backed super government across party lines. Venizelos urged a free hand to pick cross party ministers.
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Constantin Tsaldaris
Themistokles Sophoulis
Liberal Party
Sophoulis
Sophocles Venizelos
Mer , Opposition Parties, But It Seemed He Had Been Won Over To the Venizelos
Tezidaris
Fom
Paul
Tsaldaris
Sephoulis
Alaska crash kills six and injures eighteen
In Fairbanks and at Eielson field last night a B-50 bomber from Tucson and a C-47 transport collided during an attempted takeoff. Six men died and eighteen were injured. victims from both planes were taken to hospitals at Eielson and Ladd fields. Names were not released.
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Ors We
Fairbanks
Alaska
Eielson Field
Tucson
Ariz
Ladd Field Information Office
Elelson
Ladd Fields
Elmendorf Field
Anchorage
Arizona
200 Ships Immobilized By Dock Workers Walkout
New York news reports a major East Coast rail embargo extended to export freight as dock workers strike immobilizes nearly 200 ships. The Associated American Railroads bans outbound goods from Philadelphia Baltimore Wilmington and Hampton Roads amid a 65 000 longshoreman walkout on its first official day.
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Porte
Assoc
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
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Boston
Marshall Plant
Paris
U. S
Boston B
Hampton Roads
Gréss
Hina
Hia
Bresal
Brussels Union
London
United States
Canada
Luxembourg
Democrats Press Hawaii Governor Over Party Split
HONOLULU November 13 Democrats urged President Truman to remove Gov Ingram M Stainback after the territorial central committee approved a resolution accusing him of aiding communist charges and undermining labor unions. The governor, appointed in 1942 and reappointed in 1946, faced moves to reorganize the party and seek legislative probes.
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Honolulu
Ingram M. Stainback
Territorial Central Committee
Truman
Firs Stainbsck
H Roosevel
Democratic Party
Hawaii
Railroader Thomas W Field Dies After Long Illness
Thomas W Field 83 retired New York Central locomotive engineer died at his home 1324 A Quarrier St after a long illness He was born March 21 1865 in Leaksville NC son of John Emory Field and Josephine Jones Field He married Miss Fanny Wil adn Sept 5 1892 Their only son Emory Field former city engineer died in 1935 Surviving are his wife Fanny W Field and a grandmother Miss Fanny Kate Field Services at 2 pm tomorrow at Barlow mortuary with Dr Harry S Longley officiating Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery Flowers omitted per family requests
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Thomas William Field
New York Central
St John's Episcopal Church
Ma‘gana
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Mr. Field
Leaksville
N. C
John Emory Field
Josephine
Jones Field
Fanny Wiladn
Emory Field
Mra
Fanny W. Field
Fanny Kate Field
Barlow ‘Mortuary
Barlow Mortuary
Harry S. Longley
Bireiat
Atomic Bomb Shield Plan Outlined by Civil Defense
In Washington a Civil Defense plan outlines radiation risks from atomic blasts. Within 1000 yards most would die, while 3000 yards or more remain relatively safe. The plan envisions radiological surveys and medical aid for casualties, with limited injuries expected in downwind areas.
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Washinuxon
INS
Office of Civil Defense Planning
Civil Defense
Tden
Hiro
Piessa
Trials for 20 Japanese face speedy closure in Tokyo
Tokyo reports 20 high ranking Japanese charged with Class B and C offenses will go on trial as occupation moves to finish all remaining war crimes cases by year end. Lt Gen Hiroshi Tamura leads the docket. Adm Soemu Toyoda to be tried soon. MacArthur sets Nov 9 for appeal deadlines and may decide hangings at a late November conference.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hiroshi Tamura
General Headquarters Commission
Hidek! Tojo
International Military Tribunal
Adm
Soemu Toyada
U. S. Army Department
MacArthur
Allied Missions
Chinese Reds Push Quick Victory In Suchow Battle
In Suchow, Communist forces aim for a fast win to topple Chiang Kai-shek’s government or force a retreat. The fighting nears the Honan canal area as Chen Yi Chen Keng and Liu Po-cheng lead the Red advance while reporters remain barred. Chiang holds the government together amid calls from loyalists to continue fighting.
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Fred Banyo
Shanghai
Suchow
Chiang Kai-shek
Honan Pod
Chen Yi
Chen Keng
Liu Po-cheng
Nanking
Bburden
Hig
Chiang
Canton
China
Three Men Die In Big Ship Fire At Tacoma
Three men were killed and at least four injured in an explosion and subsequent fire aboard the Swedish motorship Los Angeles during its maiden cruise to Tacoma. Chief Engineer Gustav Burtsson and two other engineers, Ralph La Floure and August Kilelits, died from carbon monoxide, with a third unidentified man dying at St Joseph's hospital. The ship, diverted from Sweden due to a maritime strike, was loading cargo and due to sail for Hamburg and Helsingfors tomorrow.
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Wash
Los Angeles
Ralph la Floure
Olson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sweden
Hamburg
Helsingfors
Gustav Burtsson
August Kileuirts
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