Plane Missing After Crash Near Bitche France
Reports say a U S Army C 47 transport with 20 aboard has been missing since Friday on a flight from Pisa to Frankfurt. Searches found radio signals but no conclusive sighting as snow and darkness halted most operations near Bitche and Pirnsens in the French zone of Germany. Unconfirmed reports circulated from US Air Force and French press agencies about a crash near Bitche, with authorities awaiting definite confirmation.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Air Force
Mazinot
Bitche
Lemberg
Associated Press
Bel N Bitche
Pirmsens
Me T
Uniu. 8 Air Fore
France
Pisa
Italy
Pres
Strasbourg
Bitehe
GAO official warns GAO books hide surplus or deficit
Former GAO official T Coleman Andrews says government accounting hides true results and the reported 1947 surplus of 757000400 dollars is only a cash balance. He asserts the books lack clarity and the Treasury misstates the year end position.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
T. Coleman Andrews
GAO
Yudits Division
Treasury
Andrews
House
U. S. Producing New Atomic Weapons Now
Atlantic City dispatch reports David E. Lilienthal, chair of the Atomic Energy Commission, stated the United States is now producing new atomic weapons from both uranium and plutonium. He noted these materials are used in current production and in design at commission laboratories, but did not specify whether the weapons are bombs or a new form of military power.
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Atlantic City
N. J
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Commission Laboratories
Lilenthal
Hiroshima
Nagagaki
Four WWII heroes re interred at state national cemetery
Four World War II veterans were laid to rest at the state's National Cemetery with two more to be registered tomorrow. Burke Goode, Shaffer, Jones and an Army private were buried today as scheduled. Dixon's service was canceled. A National Guard firing squad, local American Legion and VFW posts, and a bugler aided the ceremonies.
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J. H. Griffin
Black W. Goode
U.S. Navy
Pineville
Lla
M. R
Steller
U. S. Army of Hundred
Ralph E. Shaffer
Buckhannon
William H. Jones
Baltimore
Richard E. Dixon
U. S. Army
Tridelphia
201St Field Artillery Battalion
National Guard
Fairmont
American Legion
V.F.W
W. Va
James F. Porter
U.S. Army
Moundsville
Adam Theodore Picozzi
177Th Tank Battalion
National Guard of
Clarksburg
Tomocrow
Shaffer
Buckhanan
Fire Rages At Wheeling Plant Buring Noon Smoke Haze
A fire at the Wheeling corrugating plant of Wheeling Steel in eastern Wheeling forced about 1000 workers from their jobs. Firemen battled the blaze through noon with thick black smoke blanketing the area. The cause appeared linked to elevator shaft repairs in No 3 building used for storage. Wheeling Steel warned the loss would be heavy.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Wheeling Steel
Engagement Expected Of King Mihai Of Romania To Dane
A Danish source says King Mihai I of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma, his distant cousin, will announce an engagement within eight months. They are currently in Switzerland with Queen Helen and the Duchess of Aosta, after attending Princess Elizabeth’s wedding in London. The king’s secretary notes an official government announcement is awaited.
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Mihai
Romania
Lasse Lemkov Copenhagn
Denmark
Mihai I
Princeca Anne
Bourbon-Parma
New York
Switzerland
London
Elizabeth
Hai
Thereza
Brazil
King Mihai
Lausanne
Bucharest
Anne
Copenhagen
Smoke Control Petitions Circulated in Grafton
Local movement seeks city action to curb smoke by pushing petitions to the mayor and council. The petitions demand it be a misdemeanor for any firm individual or corporation to cause smoke or soot within city limits. Virginia Hanway announced distribution at a Grafton Quota Club dinner, with members taking copies for signatures.
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Grafton
Quota Club
Virginia Hanway
T. W. Heironima
City of
Morrison comments on smoke controls petitions and smoke by tires
Morrison denounces petitions circulating to seek smoke control measures in Grafton. R A J Moxpia of the Somme division Ohio rail claims organizations plan ties to regulate households and argues such measures are harmful and wasteful. He cites boiler and furnace issues and notes Fairmont council's actions.
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R.A.J. Moxpia
Somme
Ohio Rail
Grafton
Fairmont
Morriso
Girl Killed In Auto Wreck Near State Line
Pauline Harless aged 17 of Selma was killed instantly and Homer M Hill aged 20 of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia was injured in a late night car crash on Route 60 near the state line. The body of the girl was found 90 feet from the car after a visit to her sister in White Sulphur.
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Covington
Pauline Harless
Selma
Homer M. Hill
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Route 60
West Virginia State Line
Hill
City Council Meets Tonight At City Hall
The regular monthly City Council meeting convenes at City Hall tonight at 8 p.m. in City Manager Curtis D. Decker's office. Mirth H. Kuhl, accounting division representative of the State Taxommissioner's office, audits the City of Grafton and will discuss findings with councilmen. Mr. Kuhl began auditing the city books last week.
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City Hall
Curtis D. Decker
Mirth H. Kuhl
State Taxommissioner
Grafton
Kuhl
Fire chief reports three Marvin children revived after monoxide event
Fire officials in Clarksburg said on December 2 that three children of Mr and Mrs R B Marvin were revived by firemen after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a stove at their home.
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Clarksburg
J. J. Martin
R. B. Marvin
House 10 Try 10 Trim Big Aid Bill
Washington December 2. The administration's 597 million dollar stop-gap European aid bill nears Senate approval but faces House demands to trim about 367 million. The bill cleared the Senate 83 to 6 in the form asked by President Truman, yet House lawmakers insist on dropping 60 million for China and argue the measure should cover only Italy, France and Austria. Speaker Martin favors some China aid, while GOP ranks split on the issue. See HOUSE TO pase 3.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Senate
Patent House
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Comitte
House
China
Italy
France
Austria
GOP
Martin
R.-Mass
Marshal to Lunch Watch Molotov Friday
Secretary of State Marshall accepted Molotov invitation for Friday lunch for their first direct dialogue since the Moscow meeting. No clear aim was stated. Molotov declined Monday lunch at the U S embassy, others puzzled by the scheduling.
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John M. Hightower
London
Marshall
V. ¢ M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
Moscow
Stalin
Tarket
Ernest Bevin
Germany
Lee Marshall
French Enact Anti-Strike Law After Filibuster
Paris December 2 A 10 hour silent filibuster by Communist deputies was broken and the national assembly recalled to pass a stringent anti strike law sought by Premier Robert Schuman A stoppage ended as police cleared sit down strikers at six Paris area power plants but over 2 000 000 workers remained idle blocking major industries The filibuster ended when Republican guards removed Deputy Raoul Calas from the chamber Fifty other Communist deputies occupied the chamber See French page 3.
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Paris
Jeputies
National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Raoul Calas
Assembly
Farm Bureau Opens 1948 Membership Drive Tonight
The Taylor County Farm Bureau begins its 1948 membership drive with a target of 300 members to be announced at a committee meeting led by W. M. Brown in County Agent Lloyd Reid's office. The 1947 total reached a record 272. Committee members include Milton Matthew, A. N. Allender, Henry Vincent, Bertha Montgomery, George Summers, T. B. McVicker, O. E. Lough, Darrel Smith, Carl Moats, Fred Kelley, Luigi Succurro, John Stout, Robert Campbell, Dale Thomas, Howard Williams, M. E. Allender, John McCartney, Clair Woodyard, C. P. Sharp, Harry McDonald, A. C. Morris, Casper Curry, H. K. Devandfer, plus the local FFA chapter under F. C. Waggoner.
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Taylor County Bureau
W. M. Brown
Lloyd Reid
Milton Matthew
A. N. Allender
Henry Vincent
Bertha Montgomery
George Summers
T. B. McVicker
O. E. Lough
Darrel Smith
Carl Moats
Fred Kelley
Luigi Succurro
John Stout
Robert Campbell
Dale Thomas
Howard Williams
M. E. Allender
John McCartney
Clair Woodyard
C. P. Sharp
Harry McDonald
A. C. Morris
Casper Curry
H. K. Devendarfer
Guy Campbell
Charles Morgan
FFA
F. C. Waggoner
Pursglove May Reopen Old Meridan Mines
Clarksburg December 2 The W L Pursglove Coal Company buys a 5000 acre Kitanning coal tract with rights to 1000 acres for stripping near Meridan Barbour county Pursglove plans 25000 to test coal for coking and workmen start in six months The WWI mine site formerly hosted 50 coke ovens and may be repaired if strip coal proves suitable.
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Clarksburg
W. L. Pursglove Coal Company
Barbour County
Pursglove
Meridan
S. Maud Keemmerling
Philadelphia
Opening Day Deer Season Sets Taylor County Record
Twenty three legal deer kills were reported in Taylor County on opening day. this greatly surpassed last year’s 150. County Game Protector Joseph W. Powell noted deer are scarcer than last year. Early reports from three deer checking stations showed no kills by noon.
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Taylor County
Joseph W. Powell
Fis
Cold Wave Fades as Mercury Hits 52 Degrees
Graftonians welcomed a 52 degree noon reading after a record cold 14 degrees overnight. The forecast calls for not so cold tonight and a milder tomorrow after a week of frigid conditions. Yesterday's high lingered around 45 degrees before today’s rise.
Thousands of Arabs storm Jerusalem quarter amid riots
In Jerusalem on December 2 Arabs and Jews clashed over the Palestine partition decision. Mob violence damaged shops, windows and a Rex theater fire spread. Police and troops restored order after about two hours, with three Jews killed and 22 Jews and six Arabs injured. A curfew was imposed on Arab quarters to curb the rioting.
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Carter L. Davison
Jerusalem
Dec
United Nations
Holy Land
Acre
Julian's Way
Rex
Egyptians Demonstrate for Arms as Palestine Partition Promised
Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo against Palestine partition. Azzam Pasha urged calm but demonstrators called for arms and public safety measures, smashing windows at foreign shops and attacking a night club while posters for films and American drinks were torn.
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CARIO
Palestine
al Rahman Azam Pasha
Arab League of Se
Arab League
Azzam
X' Aya Azzam
A Ene Es
Three arrested in FBI white slave ring case in Maryland
In Hagerstown Maryland three suspects Lena Michelotti Jackie DeCoy and Melvin Stoneberger waived preliminary hearings on charges of illegally bringing prostitutes to ply their trade. U S Commissioner Welles Little set bond at two thousand dollars for each. The FBI cracked a four state operation rounding up sixteen people.
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Hagerstown
FBI
Lena Michelott
Jeannette
Jackie DcCoy
Bluefield
W. Va
Melvin Stoneberger
Roxbury
Gratton Sentinel Invites For Tonight At Strand Theatre
Gratton Sentinel invites Mrs Richard Bord of 111 McGraw Avenue to attend tonight's presentation at Strand Theatre featuring That Hagen Girl with Shirley Temple and RonaldResgen or Mr District Attorney with Dennis O Keefe.
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Morrison
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Cleveland
Grafton Hotel
Roma
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Coriere
Sonchets
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Mal Safety Council
Farm Bureau
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Capitol
Carter L. Davidson
Egypt
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