26 Bodies Recovered From Dutch Airplane Wreckage
Police in Oslo report 26 bodies recovered from the DC-3 wreckage in southern Norway after a Tunis to Oslo flight carrying 28 refugee children, three nurses, and four crew. One child survived, a 12-year-old boy. Rescue teams had searched through dense frost and found the rear section largely intact near Filtvet on the Oslo fjord.
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Oslo
Norway
Tunis
North Africa
Aero Holland
Filtvet
Oslo Fjord
World news roundup seeks to free consul general Ward
The Sentinel reports Secretary Acheson sent a plea to 30 foreign ministers including Russia to press the Peiping regime for Ward and five staff released from Mukden. Moscow’s potential reaction remains the key question as Britain France and others are expected to back pressure through their China envoys.
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Washington
Angus Ward
Peiping
Acheson
Russia
Moscow
Britain
France
China
Ward
Mukden
Eisenhower for President Movement Surges in Burlington
In Burlington Vermont a local Eisenhower for President Club pushes to urge Dwight D. Eisenhower to seek the Republican nomination in 1952. George Abbott notes Columbia University president did not respond yet sponsors proceed. A public meeting at City Hall last night supported the effort despite Eisenhower’s previous refusal to rule out a candidacy.
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Burlington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Abbott
Columbia University
Abbott
Eisenhower
City Hall Auditorium
Italian Actress Marina Berti Promotes Deported Photo
Italian actress Marina Berti, in Siena silk slip, caused a stir with a publicity quote about women and attracting men. She posed for cheesecake art in Hollywood during a publicity photo session for the film Deported.
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Hollywood
Marina Berti
Spy Ring Arrests Reported Tied to French Embassy
More than 100 persons were arrested in Warsaw as members of a spy ring linked to the French embassy, according to Polish authorities.
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Warsaw
Poland
Ritualistic Services For Five Graf Elks Deceased
Five Graf Elks members will be honored at memorial services in Graf Lodge No. 308. A spokesman tied to Poland cites an alleged confession as linked to the deaths. The event, with ritual by lodge officers led by Exalted Ruler Jack Nuzum, is set for December 4 at 2 p.m. at the lodge home, with a committee chaired by Judge W. Merle Watkins organizing the ceremony. Relatives and friends are expected to attend in record numbers.
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Andreton Lodge No
Simon Robineau
Protective Order of Elks
Szczecinpe
Stettin
Poland
Foreign Ministry
P. m
Elks
Env
William G. Ross
Foster Carrico
Ed Willey
Paul Seros
William Coyner
W. Merle Watkins
Paul E. Malone
William Murray
James T. Murphy
James Delosa
Walter Newhouse
William Henderson
Victor
Willhide
Walter Beall
Jack R. Nuzum
High Schools Aid Registration For Draft Program
Barbour and Taylor counties higher age men may register at county high schools under Selective Service Board No. 79. Registrars named at Grafton Senior High and Flemington High, with principals Mackey and Talbott. Registration required for 18 year olds and veterans under 25 reentering service.
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Taylor Counties
A. T. Miller
Local Selective Service Board No
Taylor
Selective Service Board
Grafton
Harold J. Weekly
Barbour-Taylor County Board No. 29
Taylor County
Grafton Senior High
Melvin L. Mackey
Flemington High School
L. W. Talbott
Firemen To Attend Meeting At Parsons
Fire Chief John Proctor and volunteers Victor Haller Earl Bennett Sammy Gerard and Lester Clayton will travel to Parsons tonight for a North Central Fireman's Association meeting. Next week the local department will host the association event.
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John Proctor
Victor Haller
Earl Bennett
Sammy Gerard
Lester Clayton
Parsons
North Central Fireman's Association
Chambers Admits Using Dead Child's Birth Certificate
New York dispatch reports government witness Chambers testified in the Alger Hiss perjury trial that in 1935 he used the birth certificate of a dead boy, David Breen, under a false name to obtain a passport. He gave the dead child’s identity as a cover during a London visit, admitting falsified documents and a phony birth record. The defense seeks to undermine his credibility amid the case alleging Red spy ties.
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New York
Whittaker
Chambers
Alger Hiss
Hiss’ Ly
Claude J. Cross
England
David Breen
Lehild
Peters
Peters Hasen
Hiss
Washington
High State Department
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State Office Building Ready for Contract Signing in Charleston
The eight story state office building proposed for Charleston is ready for contracts totaling 2,380,912 for project phases with total costs estimated around 4,000,000 including architect fees and contingencies. The legislature authorized 4,500,000 and the state already owns the land across Washington Street from the capitol, where a business building and seven houses were converted into state offices.
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Charleston
State Office Building Commission
Patteson
Washington Street
State Capitol
Battle Rages Near Manila in Batangas Province Clash
Constabulary headquarters reported a large battle between Hukbalahap guerrillas and constabulary forces in Batangas, about 60 miles south of Manila. About 300 dissidents used mortars and machine guns to engage two constabulary companies with unclear casualties. Brig. Gen. Alberto Ramos planned to visit the scene tomorrow. The Hukbalahap, formed during Japanese occupation, opposed landlords and rural authorities since the war’s end. President Quirino, reelected November 8, had urged surrender efforts with limited success.
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Constabulary
Batangas
Here
Alberto Ramos
Hukbalahap
Peoples' Alliance Army
Japan
Luzon
Elpidio Quirino
Huks
Memorial Service Set for Fairmont Elks Lodge
Annual memorial services of the Fairmont Elks lodge will be held here Sunday, December 4. The speaker will be Donald R. Wilson, Clarksburg attorney and former state commander of the American Legion.
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Fairmont
Fairmont Elks Lodge
Donald R. Wilson
Clarksburg
The
American Legion
Byrnes Urges Sharp Tax Cuts at Southern Conference
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes urged a cut in federal taxes and debt at the Southern Governors Conference in Biloxi Mississippi. He said deficit spending would continue and criticized statism, arguing that reducing expenditures should receive more attention even as he warned against new taxes.
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Miss
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Southern Governors' Conference
Formes
Byrnes
Washington and Lee University
Locaal
Return Of Nazism In Germany Shown By Piling Evidence
Berlin reports show allied observers compiling evidence of a revival of nationalist sentiment in Germany. British, French, Russian, and American officials note signs of nationalism resurging, with war crimes trials possibly sidelined and continued dismantling of German industry resisted.
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Berlin
Bern
Britain
France
Russia
United States
London
Frank Medlicott
Washington
Telford Taylor
Paris
Ottawa
Canada
Field Marshall
Lord Wavell
West
Soviet Union
State Police Stage Relay For Blood Type Transfer
West Virginia state police staged a relay from Huntington to the southern part of the state to deliver a blood type for an immediate transfusion. Sgt. Beryl Langford transported the blood from Hurricane to South Charleston, then on to Montgomery, Beckley, and Bluefield. The patient’s identity was not released. Earlier this month a similar relay to Beckley saved a Point Pleasant man.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Saint Mary's Hospital
Bluefield
Beryl Langford
Hurricane
South Charleston
Montgomery
Beckley
Here
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Point Pleasant
Grafton Seeks Garment Firm Headed by Local Drive
Grafton may attract a garment manufacturer employing about 600, with a weekly payroll around 20 000 to 25 000. The company would rent a building on a ten year plan if locals fund construction immediately. Officials met with the firm’s representative after inspections. space limits hinder progress. If built, the firm could move in and use the Legion building temporarily. A local investor group previously formed to build and rent facilities, raising 22 000 to incorporate a 100 000 entity and later buying the old Tygarts Valley glass site in Beaumont. The corporation still exists and owns the slag factory site.
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Grafton
Paul E. Malone
Taylor County Board of Trade
Arthur Yates
M. B MacLeod
Westernday
Thempany
Gratton
Legion
Fresno cotton picker held for brutal rape killing of 17 month old
Paul Gutierrez was jailed on a murder charge after the early Sunday rape and beating death of 17 month old Josephine Yanez near Huron. He allegedly told police he removed the child from her parents car and spanked her before regaining consciousness later in his cabin. The child's parents Joe and Teya Yanez, ranch workers, had left her in the car while they danced.
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Fresno
Calif
Paul Gutierrez
Josephine Yanez
Gutierrez
Huron
Joe Yanez
Teya
Yanez' Sleer
Josephine
Yanez
Man Killed in Collision Near Parkersburg
A head on collision in Parkersburg killed Cecil Atlee Frashier aged 53 from Charleston. His wife and Paul Blizzard, 48 of Parkersburg, were hospitalized, state trooper R M Reger said.
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Parkersburg
Cecil Atlee Frashier
Charleston
R. M. Reger
Frashier
Paul Blizzard
Factory to Work Glendale
Late orders for department stores across the country keep the Marx Toy factory operating on Thanksgiving Day. The plant employs 1,300 workers and will run as usual.
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Glendale
Marx Toy Factory
Vote On Community Today South Charleston
Residents of South Charleston vote in a special election to decide if the town should be incorporated as a city or remain an independent community. The ballot also covers proposed charter changes not updated since 1917.
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South Charleston
Deputy Sheriff Held on Bond for Driving While Intoxicated
Kanawha county deputy sheriff Robert Douglas was held on a $500 bond for a Saturday hearing on a driving while intoxicated charge. Trooper Evan Moody reported the incident in Charleston.
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Charleston
Kanawha County
Robert Douglas
Evan Moody
First British doctor quits National Health Service
Dr Eric St John Lyburn of Tunbridge Wells, who first publicly joined Britain’s National Health Service, becomes the first to resign from the service. The announcement marks a notable divergence as he departs after joining the NHS, signaling an early exit by a high profile medical figure.
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Britain
National Health Service
Eric St. John Lyburn
Tunbridge Wells
International
Cold Snap Predicted As Temperatures Dip
Graftonians shiver at 19 degrees and a forecast calls for a repeat drop tonight with lows between 15 and 20 degrees. By 10:30 a.m. today the temperature remained below freezing at 27 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 47 degrees with frigid conditions likely to persist.
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Clad Man
Recordea
Lewis blocks Dawson seat on UMW welfare board
John L. Lewis stood between former federal Judge Charles I. Dawson and a board seat for the United Mine Workers welfare fund at a stormy three hour session. Lewis, chair, blocked Dawson from taking his seat as operators' counsel, leaving Lawson's status unclear until the next trustees meeting on December 2.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Charles I.dawson
United Mines Workers Welfare Fund
UMW
Dawson
Coustee
Lewis
Senator Bridges
RNH
Lawson
Yule Buying Begins Early in Grafton Stores
Local businesses in Grafton report stronger November sales as Christmas merchandise hits shelves two weeks early. The Taylor County Board of Trade credits furloughed rail workers returning and miners back at full work for the rise. Street lighting for the city appears likely, with only a few merchants needing to join the cooperative plan. Officials hope streets will be festive by December 3.
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Grafton
Taylor County Board of Trade
Pels
Board of Trade
Paul E. Malone
Ten Hunters Killed in West Virginia Season
Charleston reports at least ten hunters iced since October 15 according to the Conservation Commission. Notable fatalities include Ernest Bennett, 34, of Mononcalia county, who died November 8 after his shotgun discharged while prying apart fighting dogs. Other deaths cite Ira Chandler, 19, Ashford. Anderson Mounts, 50, Bais cen. Billy Harvey, 23, Copperston. Rufus Workman, 49, Stiltner, in hunting accidents or friendly-fire incident between hunters.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Ernest Bennett
Mononcalia County
Bennett
Ira Chandler
Ashford
Boone County
Anderson Mounts
Baiscen
Mingo County
Billy Harvey
Copperston
Rufus Workman
Stiltner
Wayne County
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