Recapture Six Of Twelve Escapes From Colorado Prison
A hundred men hunted through snow and cold as six of twelve escapees from the Colorado state penitentiary remained at large. One fugitive slain and several wounded as guards fired on a trailer house east of Canon City. Recaptured include A B Tolley and R L Freeman, with others surrendering after gunfire or clashes with guards.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Canon City
Colo
Colorado Penitentiary
Orville J. Turley
Denver
Richard F. Heilman
Ichard K. O'Malley
City
Colorado State Prison
A. B. Tolley
R. L. Freeman
Roy Best
Greek Relief Army Near Konitsa Amid Rebel Siege
Greek relief forces press toward Konitsa as a thousand-man garrison endures siege by about 5,000 guerrillas. Reinforcements move within a mile of the Bourazani bridge while engineers prepare for possible bridge destruction. Rebel losses and troop movements are reported as the clash intensifies near the town.
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Athens
Konitsa
Ioannina
Bourazani Bridge
Kalogeropoulos
Second Army Corps
Leskovic
Albania
Bourozani Bridge
Markos Vafiades
W. Bro Wins Post as County Soil Conservation Supervisor
W M Brown of Route 3 Graf ton was elected Tygart Valley Soil Conservation supervisor for Taylor County at a county election held yesterday in the County Agent's office. Only 16 farmers voted in the one day election open 9 am to 3 pm. Brown, former Taylor County Farm Bureau president, defeated War ren McVicker A N Allender and others to win the seat marking the first county representation on the district board since 1944.
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W. M. Brown
Grafton
Tygart Valley
Caylor
Lloydwich
Brown
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Warren McVicker
Simpson
Iolley Law
Watson
A. N. Allender
Imne
Taylor County
Tygart Valley 3Oil Conservation Supervisor
Railroads Win 20 Percent Temporary Rate Increase
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a second 10 percent boost and issued a new order for a temporary 20 percent rail rate increase. The measure, effective next week, is expected to add about 615 million dollars annually to the freight bill and run through June 30.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Instructed Teacher Clarence Post Dies at 67
Clarence Post longtime geography and geology instructor dies in Bridgeport at 67. He served four years at West Virginia University, one year at Glenville State, and six years at Bridgeport High School.
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Bridgeport
Clarence Post
West Virginia University
Glenville State
Bridgeport High School
Fairmont Has Rash Of Auto Accidents
Six Fairmont boys were injured when a station wagon overturned on East Grafton Road. Philip Johnson Jr. escaped with minor injuries. others suffered more serious harm. In a separate crash, Chester Chambers, seven, sustained severe injuries including a fractured skull.
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Airmont
Fairmont
New Year's Day Observed as Holiday in Grafton
New Year's Day in Grafton will be marked by quiet observance with offices and post office closed and limited mail service. Stores vary on inventory days while watch night services are planned at six local churches and schools resume next Monday after the holiday.
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Grafton
Taylor County Board of Trade
James T. Murphy
First Baptist Church
Andrew's Church
First Brethren Church
Assembly of God Tabernacle
West Main Street Methodist Church
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Grafton Sentinel
Sentinel
Fear Arson In Forest Fires Out Of Season
Charleston December 31 The Conservation Commission mobilized extra staff to fight a wave of forest fires in five southern West Virginia counties. State Forester Sayre and Chief Game Protector Harris believe the blazes may be started deliberately. Aerial surveys planned over Mingo Logan McDowell Wyoming and Boone counties to assess damage with flights from McDowell field near Taplin. Three more officers were ordered to boost patrols.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Wilson B. Sayre
Sayres
R. S. Harris
Mingo
Logan
McDowell
Wyoming
Boone County
McDowell Field
Taplin
Logan County
LEAR
Truman Confident Peace On Way In For Whole World
President Truman said the United States and all nations should pursue real world peace in 1948. He expressed confidence a peace all can accept will emerge and urged proper UN implementation while noting the long road to a solid world peace. He praised General Electric for cutting prices and commented on Henry Wallace’s independent bid, also wishing everyone a happy New Year.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Truman
United States
United Nations
General Electric Company
C. E. Wilson
Alee
Ston
Henry A. Wallace
Uoa. Yew
Wallace Graham
Graham
FIREMEN'S FUND DRIVE BOOSTED IN GRAFTON
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser gained 110 dollars toward a 2200 dollar total. Donations today included 50 dollar checks from Mrs Columba Bonafede and a 10 dollar check from Delbert Wolfe. The drive began in mid November and followed a strong public meeting Monday night that raised 1735 dollars. The campaign aims for eight to ten thousand dollars.
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Grafton
Bill Bell
Firemen’s Hive
Columba Bonafede
Forcella Bonafede
Delbert Wolfe
Ride Horseback From Coast To Washington
Ned Kennedy a 61 year old rancher and Cecil Carey 31 foreman set out from Parkersburg on horseback to retrace Lewis and Clark from Tacoma to Washington and New York. They left May 19 and plan to visit President Truman with an arrival in New York expected in February.
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Parkersburg
Ned Kennedy
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
New York
Kennedy
Cecil Carey
Lewis and Clark
Northwest
Truman
Truman Non-Committal On Wallace Candidacy
President Truman offered no comment on Henry A. Wallace's presidential bid while Molotov blamed the United States for London talks failure. The Moscow report noted a mixed assessment of the London conference with Soviet efforts praised and American actions faulted. Sparkman forecast Democratic party machinery regaining control, describing Wallace's bid as a purge that could energize regular Democrats. The items reflect postwar politics and foreign policy debates during December.
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London
Vyacheslav Molotov
United States
Moscow
Whch
Germany
George C. Marshall
Molotov
Washington
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Sparkman
Congressional
Wallace
Sparkmtan
American Labor Party
New York
ALP
Wal- Lee Truman
Broken Rail Derails Milwaukee's Pioneer Limited
A broken rail derailed 13 cars of the Milwaukee Road Pioneer Limited from Minneapolis to Chicago at 1:45 am. About 130 passengers were aboard. none injured though some were shaken. The derailment left only the diesel locomotive, the first mail car, and the rear sleeper on the track as the train traveled at 65 to 70 mph.
India to accuse Pakistan at United Nations
New Delhi officials say India will hail Pakistan before the United Nations Security Council on charges that Pakistan aids tribal raiders in Kashmir. Prime Minister Nehru is expected to announce the move within a few days and discuss it at a news conference.
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NEW
Delhi
Dominion of
India
Pakistan
United Nations Security Council
Kashmir
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Fewer Couples Marry In 1947 In Taylor County
County Clerk Ed St Clair reports 46 fewer marriages in 1947 than 1946 as postwar pressures bite. Hunting and fishing licenses fell nationwide to 1658 in 1947 from 1800 in 1946, netting 3317 dollars. 12 non residents paid 15 dollars each. June saw the peak 19 marriages in 1947, with totals by month listed.
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Taylor County
Ed St. Clair
One Killed In Bus Crash Early Today
A Greyhound bus bound from Baltimore to Philadelphia skidded on ice near Oxford Pennsylvania, killing William Slack about 20 of Horsham and injuring 11 others including his wife Mary. A second bus failed to avoid wreckage, blowing a tire and veering into a field.
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Oxford
Baltimore Pike
Pennsylvania
William Slack
Horsham
Mary
Greyhound
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Halt Pittsburgh Workhouse Fire Halts Sheriff Deputies Mobilized
Fifty sheriff's deputies were rushed to the Allegheny county workhouse as fire caused minor damage to the administration building next to the main prison. About 700 prisoners were confined in the connected complex. The blaze spread from the basement to walls but was controlled in a little over an hour with no injuries. Firemen from Pittsburgh and river suburbs assisted, and police stood by during the alarm.
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Pittsburgh
Sheriff's Deputies
Allegheny County Workhouse
Allegheny River
Sub-Zero Cold Grips Dakotas and Montana
The Associated Press reports sub-zero temperatures across the Dakotas and Montana with 25 mph winds driving readings to 25 below zero in Pembina North Dakota at 5 30 am CST. Cold air moves east while far southern areas may see milder temperatures and melting snow in New Jersey eastern New York and parts of New England as the thermometer rises.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Montana
New York-New England
North Dakota
Pembina
N. Dak
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Neb
New Jersey
New York
New England
General Emmons Sued For 225000 In Honolulu Suit
Hans Zimmerman of Honolulu files a federal suit in Huntington against General Delos C. Emmons seeking 225000 damages, alleging unlawful imprisonment by the Army’s Hawaiian department commander in January 1942. The complaint, filed here by Samuel Biern for Los Angeles attorneys A L Wirin and Fred Skrand, claims constitutional rights violations including no charge, no notice, no witnesses, no counsel, and no fair hearing.
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Huntington
Delos C. Emmons
Hans Zimmerman
Honolulu
Emmons
U. S. District Court
Samuel Biern
A. L. Wirin
Fred Skrand
Los Angeles
Cal
Zimmerman
Gen. Emmons
Wheeling Council Lifts New Year's Curfew Edict
In a stormy session last night Wheeling's city council voted to lift the New Year curfew for clubs and recreation venues. Police Chief Alonzo Hixenbaugh had announced the curfew earlier, and the move allows Wheeling's nightlife to proceed into the early hours as editorial pages weighed in on law enforcement.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Clubs and Recreation
Alonzo Hixenbaugh
Wheeling Intelligencer
Movie Screenings At Dixie and Strand Theatres Tonight
Tonight features color films including The Son of Rusty with Ted Donaldson at the Dixie theatre and Ghost Town Renegades with Al Fuzzy St John, while Adventure Island starring Rory Calhoun and Rhonda Fleming screens at the Strand theatre.
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Son of
Rusty
Ted Donaldson
al “Fuzzy
St. John
Dixie Theatre
Adventure Island
Rory Calhoun
Rhonda Fleming
Strand Theatre
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St. Augustine’s Catholic Church
M. J. Hannon
Iszburg Athletic Club
Ed Sorocki
Simeon Stmburis
Coney Island
Molotov Again
Nlibis Brenkup
Marshall
Milwaukee’s Limited
Ray Johnson
Facia Will Pie
North
General Emmons
Ma Mission
Strand
Dixie
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