North Carolina tops 1000 traffic deaths in 1951
A United Press survey shows 32 lives lost during Christmas holidays in North Carolina with the 1000th highway death in the state occurring Christmas Eve near Chadbourn. The crash killed Alex Hagans 26 of Fair Bluff and injured Leo Phoro. George Wilson and others died in subsequent wrecks as patrols blamed alcohol for the first 1000th fatality.
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North Carolina
United Press
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Fairbluff
Columbus
Alex Tagans
Hagans
Lee A. Phoro
Kinston
George Wilson
Oxford
Richard Gray
Hatteras Island
Highway Patrol
Chadbourn
Alex Hagans
J. M. Johnson
Leo Phoro
George
Hagan
Johnson
E. L. Brooks
George Phoro
Mullins
S.C
Whiteville
Wilson
Tobey Calls For Whipping Post For Misdeeds In Government
Sen Tobey of New Hampshire proposes reviving the whipping post to punish public officials who betray the public trust. He urges Congress to impose flogging for gross misconduct in federal office amid disclosures from House and Senate probes. Kefauver backs a broad independent crime commission with power over executive departments. Wiley demands public hearings on the alien property custodian’s office amid prior influence concerns.
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Tobey
Congress
A. House
Senate
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Truman
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Peddiers
First commercial airline linked St Petersburg and Tampa
The world's first commercial airline was established operating between St Petersburg and Tampa Florida, marking a pioneering step in civil air travel and regional air service.
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St. Petersburg
Tampa
Fla
Sheep Ownership in Waived States Highlighted
More than half of all the sheep in the Waived States are owned by the WAVAJ6 Indians of western New Mexico, reflecting a strong regional concentration of livestock holdings and potential implications for local economy and tribal land use.
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New Mexico
Marine Creature Crossword Clues Puzzle
A compact crossword clue set focusing on marine creature terms across horizontal and vertical entries. Includes definitions for items like snout, liqueur, scent, color, frights, psyche, and more with cross referencing for Greek gods, abbreviations, and common words.
Pilot lands forced on highway amid fog near Tallahassee
W Wayne Ross, a civilian flight instructor from Spence Field Georgia, guided by car lights, landed his plane on U S Highway 90 after fog closed all airports. He and his wife and 14-year-old son were unharmed. an oncoming car forced a ditch landing collapsing landing gear. The family later found a ride into Tallahassee.
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Pete Meares
Chadbourn
Hagans
Tallahassee
Fla
W. Wayne Ross
Spence Field
Moultrie
Quincy
Ross
Truman weighs outside probe into government corruption
Washington dispatch says President Truman considered appointing Federal Judge Thomas Murphy to head an independent inquiry. Aims would have reached Congress and executive branches, with associates drawn from outside government service. Murphy declined, leaving the president amid critics and a tense mood after Key West and Christmas.
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Truman
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Dom
Congress
Executive Branch
Treasury-Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Key West
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Philip B. Perlman
FBI
J. Edgar Hooved
Treasury
Edward H. Foley Sr
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Santa Claws Visits Leukemia Patient Then Passes Away
In Buffalo, UP reports Santa Claus visited eight year old Sunny Jim Hauser, a leukemia victim. The boy, who had spent months in and out of hospitals, received a new train from Santa last week and died early yesterday after asking for water.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Santa Claus
Sunny Jim Hauser
Sunny Jim
Santa
Traffic In skins shaped early North American expansion
The article notes that the fur trade drove European interest in the North American wilderness from Labrador to Mexico, acting as a key commercial incentive for settlement and exploration. It highlights how skins and trade influenced routes, competition among powers, and the shaping of colonial frontiers.
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North’ American
Labrador
Mexico
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