Truman Says MacArthur Wanted To A Bomb China
Former President Harry S Truman says General Douglas MacArthur wanted to use an atomic bomb on China and eastern Siberia during the Korean War. MacArthur denies the charge as completely false. The two men were in New York for holidays.
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Harry
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
China
Siberia
MacArthur
Priman
Wat
Itlaw
Cliton Daniel
Triman
Chicago
Kupeinet
Sun-Times
Ye MacArthur
Fire in Falconer Damages Half Million In Multi-Building Blaze
A $500,000 fire in Falconer damaged four adjoining buildings near Jamestown affecting an appliance store a post office a restaurant and a sportswear shop. No injuries reported though several families were evacuated. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the blaze which was under control by about 1 15 p.m. One Falconer firefighter sustained a minor wrist cut.
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Falconer
Jamestown
Likewood
Frewsburg
Gerry
Busti
Taxes and Earnings Hit Record Peak in 1980 IRS Report
The IRS reports preliminary 1980 figures showing 60.3 million individual returns up from 59.1 million in 1959. Gross income rose to 3058 billion from 281.2 billion. Taxes paid climbed to 38.9 billion from 24.3 billion. Average income taxed cited as 5070 dollars, with many filers not taxed. Average payment among taxable returns noted at 820 dollars.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Elizabeth Taylor to spend Christmas in London with children
Elizabeth Taylor and Eudie Fisher arrived from the United States to join the film star’s three children by earlier marriages for the Christmas season in London.
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Eddie
London
Elizabeth Taylor
Eudie Fisher
United States
Beauty
Snowbound crash lights up study of wheels
A telephone call led firefighters to a snowbound scene where a station wagon burned after a transmission ignited. Firemen used a CO2 extinguisher to control the blaze as investigators sought the owner and operator’s identity.
First Phone Obscenity Charge Under New Law
George Wilcox of 121 Lemon Street awaits trial in Eto County court as the first defendant charged under the 1959 Pennsylvania statute making obscene telephone calls a misdemeanor with fines up to 800 and up to six months in jail. The case arose after an obscene call was received at a local point, with prior juvenile cases handled as disorderly conduct.
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Eto County
Pennsylvania
George Wilcox
Lemon Street
Wilcox
Cobbett
Curry
Florida Police Believe Miczek May Be There
Federal authorities may be tracking John Miczek a 17 year old probation violator after he ran away from his mother in St Louis He was reportedly seen in a St Petersburg Florida store and remains at large with about $130 on him Jewel of St Petersburg police and Florida authorities exchanged telegrams to confirm his custody status and identity.
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Merning
John Miczek
Carty
St. Louis
Drake
St Petersburg
Fla
Jewel
Miczek
Florida
St. Petersburg
St Louis
William Borsa
Borsa
Holiday Recess Stripped Of Joy In New Orleans
In New Orleans holiday recess loses its cheer as schools face closures and pay issues for students and staff. The Orleans Parish School Board’s funding is entangled with federal court orders and state legislature actions, including freezes on school funds and potential measures to address the stalemate. Continued on Page Three.
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Mystery of Constellation Fire Forges Fork Lift Link
Open hearings at the Navy Yard probe the Constellation disaster that killed 49 workers. Witnesses dispute who operated the fork lift tied to the diesel fuel spill, with Le Roy Davis denying proximity to the scene while others recall his lift near the bin as flames spread through the hangar deck.
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Navy
Bureau of Ships
LeRoy Davis
Brooklyn
William Brown Jr
Davis
Six-vehicle crash injures Corry residents and prompts charges
A six car collision on a slippery highway near Corry injured three people, with one seriously hurt and rushed to Hamot Hospital. William Fortune stopped for stalled traffic, triggering a chain rear-end crash involving Richard Lincoln, Edward Moody, Richard Herrick, McDonald, and Palmer. Damages totaled in the thousands with possible charges pending as police investigate.
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Yesteriuur Wherther
Wes Levatir
Hamut
Wes Clinton Palmer
Cory
Balmer
Charles Mitchell
Alo
RTD
William S. Fortune
Sherman
Ths
Richard L. Lincolp
R. D
Spring Creek
Edward Moody
Eile
Richard B Herick
McDonald
Palmer
Loday
Partune
Murdy
Herrick
McDonald Sr
Wrecker hero saves car on Pennsy tracks in Corry
In Corry a driver, Powell of Union City, misoriented by rain and snow and slid onto the Pennsy tracks. A wrecker arrived, displaced the car before a late freight from Erie could pass, and no damage occurred. Powell, a signal maintenance worker, was returning to work when the incident happened.
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Corry
Powell
Union City
Fitstavenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Corny
West End
Erie
PRI
Vigil In Barn Christmas Mysticism Among Pennsylvania Dutch
In a Christmas Eve vigil, a Pennsylvania Dutch couple quietly enters the barn to listen for animal talk at midnight. Farmers believe barnyard occurrences, dew magic, and bread offerings shape luck for the coming year, with many customs tied to protected stock and children.
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Lancaster
Martha
Paul
Cold Wave Grips East as Frigid Weather Extends
A severe cold wave grips the eastern states from the Rockies to New England with subzero readings in the Midwest and parts of the Northeast. Temperatures plunge to minus 24 in parts of the Upper Midwest and reach record lows in several cities from Chicago to Detroit as heavy snow continues in northern areas. The cold stretches into the southern states with readings in Florida and Georgia dipping, while skies remain clear in the belt.
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Associated Press
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Gulf Coast
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Ohio Valley
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Georgia
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Mississippi
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Fla
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Bradford
Mason City
Town
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Brush
Albany
Harrisburg
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Fight T Tanker Crewmen Still Lost As Coast Guard Pushes Search
Norfolk dispatch reports the Coast Guard continuing a large search for 29 crew members of the tanker Pine Ridge after a storm shattered the ship near Cape Halterns. Survivors were picked from the wreckage and transported to safety as divers and rescue boats comb the rough Atlantic waters.
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Norfolk
Pine Ridge
Jay
Associated Spring closes operation in Puerto Rico
Associated Spring ends its Puerto Rico plant after nearly four years. E W Feldt, general manager of the Raymond division, cites unprofitable land business and costly shipping back to the states. Production ceased within days as the plant shuts down.
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Associated Spade Comporition
E.W. Feldt
Genexyh
Alanager
Raymon
Sprit
Anon Mtoe
Feldt
Bloodmobile to Visit Corry for Last Time This Year
Bloodmobile plans its 11th and final Corry stop on Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post on Weak Washington Street. James St George, program chairman, hopes for a better turnout after just 41 pints were collected at the last visit. Appointments and walk ins welcome, with doctors encouraged to donate as well.
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James St.George
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
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Dite
SE George
Cuban paper closes with today’s edition
Independent Havana newspaper Bovey Titi Huayd of Tsun announces closure in today’s issue. The announcement offers no reason. The paper was known locally, but information suggests no press access to publish material critical of Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s government.
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Havana
Bovey Titi Huayd
Tsun
Myst
Prime Minetal
Fidal Castro
Povernment
Wife Praises Husband On Broken Tanker
Wilmington resident Ruth Richart praises her husband Julius Richart chief engineer of the Pine Ridge after the tanker broke apart 10 miles off Civic Hunennis. The vessel owned by Keystone Shipping, heading for protection of firm’s warehouse rights, split during waters 100 miles east of the coast. Richart, a Chester native and graduate of Chest Cia Academy, says he plans to return home and face the situation as his wife waits at their home.
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Conwis
Curis
Cape Halterns
Atlantic
Kalvane
Tisertavy
Wilmington
Spuke
Ruith Richart
Joli Reha
Villiage
Wilmngton
Richart
Ube Pius Ridge
Civic Hunenis
Tebart
Temiun
Pune
Fy Keystone
Tollich
Riehart
Uie
Davine
Righart
Natthie Rigzek
Chester
CIA
Wea London
Chnith
Two Cripples Get Home For Yule Courtesy Of RR
Two disabled children reach home for Christmas thanks to a Pennsylvania Railroad sponsorship from Setittown 7. Hospital scenes and charity help underscore the journey as crews transport the youngsters to a holiday meal.
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Yule
Setittown
Nixon in New York Mutes Crowd at Broadway Museum
Vice President Richard Nixon attended a Broadway museum event in New York. He stood, acknowledged applause, and waved before leaving, drawing a rapid recognition from attendees.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Broadway
Lease dispute settles for $1,000 in arbitration
A landlord tenant case involving Joseph Cohen and Frank and Mrs. Frank Gree ended in a $1,000 settlement after a three man arbitration board. The dispute centered on whether a five year lease existed and if it was ever signed. Grice’s jewelry store owner Cohen claimed a verbal lease. the Grices denied signing or adopting the terms. The board chairman Will Schaaf noted attorneys would pursue a settlement after hearings. Court costs and attorney fees were to be paid by the Grices except Cohen’s counsel. Walter S. Jackson, former editor of the Indiana Evening Gazette, died at 98 in Indiana, Pa.
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Chier
Grice's
North Center
Washington Streets
Colen
Frank Gree
Arbitration Board
Olin
Board of Substrations
Schaaf
Cahei
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