Death of Laurence Duggan Weighs on New York
Mayor William O Dwyer orders a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of Laurence Duggan a former State Department expert who fell from his 16th floor office near Fifth Avenue Officials consider suicide accident or foul play The FBI declines to join as a local matter Mundt A US House committee figure hints at potential espionage links but offers no solid evidence Also Whittaker Chambers denies accusing Duggan of confidential papers sources note routine FBI questioning earlier this month
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State Department
Laurence Duggan
New York
Edwin Broderick
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Duggan
Institute of International Education
William O’dwyer
Summer
Wells
Fifth Avenue
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
House un-American Activities Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mundt
Whittaker Chambers
FBI
Welles
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Angry Posse Hunts Man After Fatal Mississippi Slayings
A posse hunted Murdock Hinton of Lucedale after a shotgun attack killed his ex wife and daughter, infant granddaughter, and County Sheriff J E Nelson. The inquest ruled death by unknown hand.
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Lucedale
Miss
Murdock Hinton
Hinton
Mississippi
Alabama
Mrs. Hint
Alabama veterans training in benefit programs reaches fifty five thousand
55 500 Alabama veterans are in training under veteran benefit programs. Of these, 28 708 study in trade schools or teachers colleges, 10 827 in on the job programs, and 16 050 in farm training. Horton, director of the state department of veterans affairs, says education training exceeds the U S average by five percent and will grow through 1951.
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Horton
Alabama
Jurn
Ku Klux Klan Delivers Radio to 107 Year Old Ex Slave
In Talladega Alabama the Ku Klux Klan visited ex slave Jack Riddle aged 107 to present a radio so he can hear preachers. Riddle recently celebrated his 167th birthday and said he could no longer attend church due to old age. Several Klansmen arrived in cars with one member dressed as Santa Claus and summoned his wife Josey 86 to receive the radio.
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Talladega
Ku Klux Klan
Jack Riddle
Riddle
Santa Claus
Jack
Josey
Not A Laughing Matter Bullets Bluff Fate In Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA AP No laughter is safe for Lester Lawson an auto mechanic charged with murder after a November 11 shooting left a 39 caliber bullet lodged near his heart Doctors warn laughter could move the bullet block a ventricle and prove fatal Lawson who lives on Suck Creek Mountain plans to keep breathing life into his lungs with daily bubble blowing while healing Buck Bowman 42 was killed in the gunfight Lawson faces murder charges and Downbeat comments about fate linger in the case
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Lester Lawson
Lawson
Buck Bowman
Suck Creek Mountain
Woman Kidnaps Own Child Hunted Across United States
Harrisburg district attorney filed a felony warrant for 21 year old Jeane Morgan Braget and her 25 year old husband John Braget of Tacoma Washington. They allegedly abducted three year old Vicki Jeanne Snyder from her Harrisburg area grandparents where she was adopted.
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Harrisburg
Carl B. Shelley
Jeane Morgan Braget
John M. Braget
Tacoma
Wash
Shelley
Vicki Jeanne Synder
Harry M. Snyder
Andalusia Girl Holds Own In Cancer Fight
New Orleans reports 1 year old Diane Warren of Andalusia Alabama is described as no better and no worse while dying from cancer. She was brought to Foundation Hospital about two months ago as her condition worsened. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Warren.
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New Orleans
Foundation Hospital
Diane Warren
Andalusia
Ala
W. C. Warren
Senate Scraps Across Parties Shape Early Power Plays
Washington AP reports both parties in the new Senate may clash over leadership posts before party lines firm up. contested roles include Senate president pro tempore and GOP floor leader with Wherry facing liberal pressure and opposition from Vandenberg while Taft supports Wherry.
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Washington
Senate
Tyd‘ings
Maryland
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Congress
GOP
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
W Nebraskan
White
Maine
Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Georgia Cuts Debt In Half In 1948 Fiscal Year
Georgia was the only state to reduce its outstanding debt more than 50 percent in the 1948 fiscal year. The state’s debt fell from 8.316 million at the end of 1947 to 4.192 million by June 1948. The Commerce Department noted Georgia had one of the smallest debts among states, with nine states lower than Georgia in 1948.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Commerce Department
Arizona
Florida
Idaho
Iowa
Nebraska
Nevada
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Bureau of the Census
Southeast
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Youths Free Girl From Prison Lock Jailer in Cell
Two armed youths freed 18-year-old Patricia Walker from Rockbridge County jail in Lexington and locked jailer Bob Crissman in a cell. They entered the jail, forced him to open the women’s cells, then closed him inside as they fled. One youth, 17-year-old Charles Binghc of Lexington, wore a mask. no other prisoners were released. Crissman escaped after his shouts brought hotel staff.
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Lexington
Rockbridge County
Bob Crissman
Patricia Walker
Welfare Department
Charles Binghc
Binzi
Crissman
Robbers Pay Driver Then Continue Hold Up at Auto Dealership
In Chicago three gunmen robbed Vince Auto Sales owners Leonard Cardella and Vince Ciano after a truck driver came to collect a weekly payment. The driver paid one dollar before the bandits tied up the victims and escaped with $3,000 in cash and $1,600 in checks.
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Chicago
Vince Auto Sales Company
Leonard Cardella
Vince Ciano
Pal
Cardiila
Diano
Truman To Spend Yuletide At Home
President Truman left Washington by plane for a Christmas holiday at his Independence Missouri home. He expected to land at Fairfax Kansas Air Base around 2 p m but headwinds on the route could delay arrival. The trip is described as a working holiday with three major messages due before Congress convenes next month.
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Washington
National Airport
Santa Claus
Truman
Independence
Fairfax
Kan
Army Air Base
Here
Missouri
Mr. Truman
Charles Sawyer
Matthew J. Connelly
Charles G. Ross
Ross Conway
Robert Landis
Air Force
Wallace Graham
Congress
Tot's Leg Broken As Mother Backed Car
Larry Dowling a three year old boy was run over by his mother backing the family automobile from the driveway. He suffered a broken right leg below the hip and was resting comfortably at a local hospital. The accident happened while the child hid under the car. details remain limited.
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Hi Home
Larry Dowling
Lex Dowling
Iroquois Street
Dowling
Orange Picker Electrocuted On Citrus Grove Ladder
Lakeland Florida Raymond L Williamson 45 a tractor driver was electrocuted yesterday while picking oranges. Firemen said Williamson died instantly when his metal ladder touched an electric power line carrying 6900 volts. An 11 year old daughter and Williamson's wife are hospitalized.
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Lakeland
Fla
Raymond L. Williamson
Williamson
Dutch Defy U.N. To Hinder Drive Into East Indies
The Dutch defied U N Security Council efforts to halt their campaign in Indonesia claiming the republic is under communist influence and would continue the action despite costs. Dutch envoy Van Royen said intervention was internal Dutch affair and warned of possible penalties. US likely to seek a resolution branding the Dutch aggressors and demanding an immediate halt.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
J. H. van Royen
Council
U. N
United States
van Royen
H. Merle Cochran
U. S
U. N. Commission of Good
Aid to Dutch Indies Cut Off by Hoffman Cable
The United States suspends all Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands East Indies pending hostilities settlement with Indonesia. ECA Chief Hoffmann ordered the suspension after State Department consultation, affecting funding to Indonesia but not the Dutch homeland. Total approvals cited include 298,565,675 for the Netherlands and 61,790,958 for the East Indies.
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Washington
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Republic of Indonesia
Paul G. Hoffmann
ECA
Netherlands
State Department
Hoowever
D. Spermitre
Envor
Lovett
Marshal Blansid
Beebo van Kieffens
East Indies
Indonesia
Girl Scooter Rider Suffers Broken Arm in Accident
Elizabet Malone 5 the daughter of MR and Mrs Morris Malone suffered a fractured arm yesterday when her scooter collided with a car in the 499 block of West Main street. Roberta Malone 14 was also injured slightly. The driver was identified as Miss Anne Witherington.
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Elizabet. Malone
Morris Malone
Roberta Malone
Wallace D. Malony
Sevdler
West Main Street
Wallace Maleme
Anne Witherington
J. H. Witherington
Dothan
Malone
China's Cabinet To Talk Of Peace In China Civil War
The new Nationalist cabinet under Premier Sun Fo will discuss seeking a negotiated peace with the Chinese Communists. An affirmative decision is expected, but whether the Communists would accept terms short of surrender remains uncertain. Sun and Chiang Kai shek seek to show the Communists they cannot conquer China militarily, with a likely stronger Nationalist push near Nanking. If Communist advances near the Yangtze are halted, readers may favor an "honorable peace" coalition with equal power for the Communists. The Kuomintang central council approved the cabinet, to be formally announced by Chiang and installed tomorrow.
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Chiiecae
Sun
Chiang Kaishek
China
Nanking
Chiang
Escaped Prisoner Sends His Second Yuletide Greeting
Milwaukee report notes Vincent Gambino an escapee at the U S Army disciplinary barracks sent a Christmas card to Col J J France saying he would surrender to serve his time and be with family. He expressed concern about an extra sentence for escaping and referenced prior greetings from Miami and Los Angeles.
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Milwaukee
U. S. Army
Vincent Gambino
Col. J. J. France
Colon
Gambino
Miami
Tojo and Six War Lords Hanged at Sugamo Prison
Tokyo reports that former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other warlords were executed by hanging at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, with a brief Gen MacArthur notice stating seven condemned were hanged between midnight and 12:35 a.m. on December 23, 1948. A Buddhist priest provided last rites, while witnesses were a secret group of military officials. The army offered no further details.
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Tokyo
Sugamo
Hideki Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
International Military’tribunals
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Toju
United States
Japan
Nobukatya Haryama
Buddha
Charles Turn
Truman Inaugural To Cost $315 500
Washington(AP) It will cost about 100000 to re install Starry S Truman as President next month plus 215 563 for a week long gala. The inaugural committee led by Melvin D Hildreth says the outlay excludes the inaugural ball and relies on donated services and economy.
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Washington
Hildreth
Ten Funniest Jokes Of Year 48 Selected By Young Comedian
United Press picks 10 best family newspaper jokes as told by youth comic Peter Lind Hayes. His selections include a bird act by a booking agent and a trio of drunks entering a tavern with misheard requests.
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Leo Turner
New York
Peter Lind Hayes
United Press
Hayes
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