Temperature plunge grips eastern half of U S
The Associated Press reports a 20 degree average fall across the eastern U S with temperatures dropping to near zero tonight from Maine to Florida and eastward from Minnesota to Missouri. A 54 degree drop was noted in New York with a low near 12 above. Florida and Atlanta logged frosty conditions while Vermont and Maine faced single digits. The cold was set to linger with frost on crops in several states.
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Associated Press
Maine
Florida
Atlantic
Minnesota
Missouri
Misissoui
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Huntington
Wai
New York
Atlanta
Misglas
Alabama
Zeroington
Vermont
New Jersey
Flanders
MONS COMES FOR AND WONK TO SEEK MORE FUNDS FOR ROADS
State legis lature discusses increased appropriation for the secondary road system. Road Commission ordered to gather facts for 20,000 miles of all roads with plans to extend 10,000 more in five years. Officials estimate costs around several millions. officials note most work would be grading draining and gravel or chert surface.
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WétNor
Road Commis B.L. Worthington
Ngton
Grayson Sentinel Presents Life Starring Bette Das Strand
The Grayson Sentinel invites Cunningham on Main Street to attend a theatrical presentation of Life starring Bette Das Strand. Dixie Theatre and Forward mark a notable collaboration for this event opening on Main Street with promising performances.
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Grayson Sentinel
Cunningham Main Street
Bette Das
Starttaine
Mark
Molotov Seen as Stalin Successor Grooming Bond in Soviet Press
Uproar over a publicity push for Vyacheslav Molotov in Moscow signals speculation he may be Stalin’s chosen successor. Reports note Molotov’s praise as Stalin’s deputy follows his election to honorary Soviet Academy of Science, amid rumors of Stalin stepping back. Weather shifts bring a Decem ber snowstorm and near zero temps as forecasters predict continued cold. In Huntington a restaurant robbery nets state Judge Kenna’s home silver and goods worth about 4000 dollars, with two men arrested.
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ED Creagh
London
Vyachelay M. Molotov
Europe
Stalin
Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Science
Wea
Soviet Affairs Tv
Monoe
Old Man
W. D. Myers
Blueville
John Rule
Ernest Stevens
Richard Osler
Charleston
State Supreme Court
Jo N. Kenna
One Killed In Wreck Of Bus Train Last Night
A fatal crash occurred last night involving a bus and a train. Authorities investigated the scene as investigators reported one person died and others were injured, with details pending further inquiries.
Train strikes bus at crossing in St. Cloud
A Northern Pacific passenger train struck a Northland Greyhound bus at a St. Cloud crossing injuring six, none seriously, and killing one railway crossing watchman. The bus had halted to wait for an eastbound train and began crossing as a westbound train pulled into the station.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Northern Pacific Railway
Northland Greyhound
Marriages and Births Head for Record Levels in 1946
Washington reports new vital statistics showing births and marriages rising toward peak levels. Nine months of 1946 record about 259000 more births than the comparable period in 1943, with the full year projected near 2,934,000 births. Marriage licenses issued in the first nine months total 595289, reflecting a robust population expansion trend.
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W'Shington
Office of Vital
Cine Wit
Draft decision this week on January resumption
Army officials expect a ruling within days on resuming the draft in January after a two month pause. Recommendations lie with Secretary Patterson and General Eisenhower. Advisers favor calling a quota next month to supplement voluntary recruitment, which showed a rise in late November though overall month totals remain far short of the 37,000 weekly War Department minimum.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
LP el Uatest
War Department
Reguar Army
Shanghai Strife Eases After Weekend Rioting
Shanghai reports fragile recovery as police with shoot to kill orders guard reopened shops. Weekend unrest left at least 100 injuries and unofficial counts of five to twelve deaths denied by city officials. Officials say situation under control though many stores stay closed and damaged storefronts line the streets.
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Shanghat
House Committee Summon Krug On Coal Strike
A House committee summoned Interior Secretary Krug to explain government actions in the coal crisis. Krug said the subpoena was unnecessary and indicated he would have testified voluntarily, prompting discussion of cabinet influence in the emergency.
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House
Krug
Washington
Right Wing Gains In German Election Returns
FRANKFURT Dec 2 Significant gains by extreme Right wing parties appeared in final returns from yesterday's elections in which two American occupied German states adopted Democratic constitutions and elected state legislatures. The Communists gained slightly, while the Social Democrats won most seats in Greater Hess planned Landtag with 38 against 28 for the Christian Democratic Union. both major centrists lost seats as Rightist trends dominated constitutional socialization provisions. The two states Bavaria and Greater Hesse moved toward self government under varied forms.
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Frankfurt
Bavaria
Greater
Hesse
Greater Hess
Landtag
Christian Democratic Union
Dismiss Lea Act Charges Against Jimmy Petrillo
Federal Judge Walter J. La Bay dismissed government charges of violating the Lea act filed against James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Music, after ruling the government failed to prove the act’s violation in the Chicago strike context. The case stemmed from Petrillo’s call for a broadcast strike in support of hiring and wage demands, tied to a broader dispute over employment in the broadcasting field and a Truman Lea act aim.
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Chicago
Walter J. la Bay
James C. Petrillo
Petrie
AFT American Federation of Music
Ren
Giusizian
Prohids Vonpellin
Veto Drift in Global Arms Talks Sidetracks Assembly
In New York and Lake Success the United Nations assembly and the foreign ministers council pressed parallel aims to curb Big Five veto power and punish postwar aggressors. Sen. Connally labeled Soviet arms limits plan narrow while Britain called the move to “pass the baby” contentious as debate centers on security council veto powers and a wider arms control framework.
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Alex HW
Singleton Lake
New York
United Nations Assembly
Council of Foreign Ministers
Britain
Assembly
British Soldiers Killed As Mine Blows Up Jeep
Three British soldiers of the Sixth Airborne Division were killed and one seriously wounded when a jeep they rode in struck a mine on the Jerusalem Jaffa road. Police questioned 52 suspects as violence flared during a weekend in the Holy Land.
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Jerusalem
Sixth Airborne Division
Jerusalem-Jaffa
Palestine
Holy Land
Rt Ro
Kanawha bus drivers strike strands students in cold
Charleston December 2. Thousands of Kanawha County school children were stranded as bus drivers went on strike amid a wage dispute. Superintendent Virgil Flinn said about 14,000 students ride buses and noted difficulties in determining exact absences. Drivers cited union actions while the board refused to confer on a prospective contract. Regular drivers did not seek a hearing. all schools remain open and buses will run when drivers are secured.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Virgil L. Flin
Frank Funbhan
County School Board
Flinn
Board of Education
Bilbo Boasts of Lawyers for Defense in Senate Hearing
Jackson Mississippi December reports Senator Theo G Bilbo declares he has two or three lawyers on hand and about fifty more if needed to defend him as the senate investigating committee opens hearings on his election. Chairman Ellender notes about twenty witnesses have volunteered, with subpoenas possible.
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Jackson
Miss
Theo. G. Bilbo
Senate
Poplarville
Ellender
D.-La
Mississippi
Notice To Operators Of Motor Vehicles
There is excessive abuse of parking rules on Main and Latrobe Streets. From December 1, 1946, excuses will not be accepted for parking tickets. The first offense carries a $2.00 minimum fine, to be collected by police with no excuses allowed. Mayor King notes the enforcement.
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Main Street
Latrobe Street
US to make Presidio in San Francisco the UN home
Warren R. Austin announced at the United Nations that the United States would offer the Presidio in San Francisco as the permanent UN home pending congressional approval. The statement came during the U.N. session on December 2 in Bulletin Lake Success.
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Lake Success
Warren R. Austin
United State
United Nations
U. N
United States
Presidio
San Francisco
Opening of Deer Season Sees Few Hunters in Taylor County
Taylor County opened deer season with few and scattered hunters as Game Protector Joseph W. Powell reported the lowest opening day turnout in years. The first kill was a seven point, 150 pound buck by E Foster Sheets of Grant Town. Powell noted no illegal kills so far. The Haymond area is posted by the Farmers Protective Association, with a 53 member count and heavy fines for trespassers. Deer territory access is otherwise open. small game hunting is banned during the six day deer season.
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Taylor County
Joseph W. Powell
E. Foster Sheets
Grant Town
W. Va
Wickwire Creek
Fetterman
Glen Olds
Forrester
Powell
Three Weekend Traffic Fatalities Reported
Charleston dispatch reports three weekend traffic fatalities to the state police accident prevention bureau, boosting November toll to 35 and year to date deaths to 327. Victims include Paul Richard Wood, 14, pedestrian on Route 28 in Grant County. Louise Gentry, 19, passenger on U.S. 52 in McDowell County. and John Norris Baker, 36, driver on Route 73 in Monongalia County. November deaths match October’s 35. compared with 27 in November last year.
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Charleston
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Paul Richard Wood
Grant County
Louisé Gentry
U.S
McDowell County
John Norris Baker
Monongalia
Cross Examination of N H Golligon Continues Today
Federal attorneys press Lewis contempt case over soft coal strike amid government function. N H Collisson testifies on Coal Mines Administration documents as 10 more witnesses, including Interior Secretary Krug, expected to bolster the case. Proceedings touch on whether private operators run mines under federal seizure and if the walkout interferes with government.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
John L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
United ‘Mine Workers
UMW
Federal Coal Mines Administration
N. H. Collisson
Lewis
John F. Sonnet
Interior Krug
Goldsborough
Union
West Virginia gets first snow of season across the state
Charleston reports the first snow of the season as a cold wave grips the state. motorists face icy highways and freezing temperatures near eight to ten degrees above zero in Beckley and Wheeling with snow and sleet conditions disrupting travel.
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Charleston
West, Virginia
Beckley
Wheeling
West Virginia
Lost teachers found by fire after nine hours in hills
In Harrisburg Pa on December 2 a party of Wiconisco residents located Miss Marion L Forney and her two colleagues who had wandered the densely wooded mountains north of the city while seeking evergreens for classroom decorations After nine hours the trio were found huddled beside a fire and rescued with no serious injuries.
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Tiwo
Here
Wiconisco
Marion L. Forney
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