Holiday Death Toll Appalling During 1949 Holidays
The Associated Press reports 1949 holiday violent deaths reached 2,717 with 1,705 traffic fatalities and 580 during Christmas. The National Safety Council forecasts 330 deaths possible over the New Year weekend 1950 unless public behavior changes, calling holidays a recurring danger. التحقيق
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Texas City
Texas
Dearborn
Soviet ships trail for Caribbean maneuvers prompt concern
U S fleet maneuvers near by amid reports of three mysterious Soviet fishing sloops the Trepang Peramutr and Chiaka en route from the Baltic to Vladivostok via St Thomas the Panama Canal and Honolulu Officials note up to 15 such vessels have crossed the region in two and a half years and discuss possible aims beyond intelligence gathering, as a major Army Navy Marine Air exercise plans proceed with about 80 000 personnel through mid March
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Washington
Caribbean
U. S
U.S
Trepang
Peramutr
Chiaka
Canal Zone
Russia
Omar
Belsk
St. Thomas
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Asia
Finland
Mystery aerial object sighted over three towns
A slow moving unidentified object was seen near Fayetteville Hamlet and Greenwood traveling southwest. Reports varied from a balloon or blimp to a neon tube or smoke streak, chased briefly by four airmen as it drew crowds across the three cities.
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Hamlet
Fayetteville
Greenwood
S. C
Morse Says Truman Lacks Authority To Intervene In Coal Mine Dispute
Senator Morse argues the three day work week cutting coal output cannot be halted by President Truman. He cites potential Taft Hartley powers only applicable in actual or imminent national health or safety crises. Morse contrasts with Wherry who calls for full use of the Taft Hartley law to restore production.
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Morse
Truman
Washington
R-Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal
Lewis
National Labor Relations Board
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Veep and Bride Help Cab Driver Check Up on Oil
In Norfolk a cab driver Oscar Osmund helped a man and wife, the vice president and Mrs Barkley, check oil in a cab near Little Creek. The couple paid five dollars for the help and continued toward Washington after a wrong turn near the amphibious base.
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Veep
Bride
Norfolk
Oscar Osmund
Little Creek
Osmund
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Washington
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Bowl of the Big Dipper Reveals Vast Universe Window
Dr. Harlow Shapley described a sky window formed by the bowl of the Big Dipper that offers a clear view through less dust and gas. Harvard telescopes have seen 1500 galaxies through the bowl, and the 200 inch Palomar telescope could reveal about a million galaxies, implying a universal distribution of galaxies and immense common ownership of stars.
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New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science Today
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Shapley
Harvard
Mount Palomar
Cal
Klan Plans Greensboro Chapter in North Carolina
Greensboro to be the next KKK target in North Carolina as gastonia Klansman Tommy H. Panther announces a visit midweek to discuss establishing a Klavern. He says Greensboro residents have sought information and asked him to assess conditions.
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Greensboro
Ku Klux Klan
KKK
North Carolina
Tommy H. Panther
Gastonia
Klavern
Panther
Democrats Foresee Victory as 1950 Election Nears
In Washington on December 29 1949 Democratic leaders Truman and Barkley express confidence in a continuing win streak for their party. Southern Democrats voice concerns over spending civil rights and federal power. Predictions target a Senate gain of about three and House gains of 20 to 25 as next year’s elections approach.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Democratic Party
Truman
Barkley
Istic
James F. Byrnes
Comromises
House
Senate
William M. More
Jack Bell
Washington
John W.bricker
Ohio
SBI Joins In Search For Raymond Hair
The State Bureau of Investigation joined a 13 day search for Raymond D. Hair a Wake Forest College senior and murder suspect in the slaying of Roy W. Cobb a 20 year old former Wake Forest student. FBI involvement remains possible but unlikely unless Hair leaves North Carolina.
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Eigh
State Bureau of Investigation
Raymond D. Hair
Wake Forest College
SBI
Walter F. Anderson
Fayetteville
Roy W. Cobl
Wake
C. R. Vee
Wake Forest
FBI
John Hall Manning
Hair
Manning
North Carolina
Snyder 95 Dies in Kodak Leaving 118 Direct Descendants
Henry Snyder, retired farmer of Kodak Tennessee, died at 95. He leaves four daughters and six sons, 42 grandchildren, 63 great grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.
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KODAK
Tenn
Henry Snyder
Bombs vs Child Health Urged by Leading Scientist
Dr Leona Baumgartner of the children's bureau told the American Association For the Advancement of Science federal funds favor weapons over child health research. She noted millions for bombs while only thousands support child health, outlining dire stats on dental, sight and hearing problems and urging broader research including school stress and parental guidance.
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New York
Leona Baumgartner
Children’s Bureau
Washington, D. C
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Mrs. Drewry Allowed Bond In Georgia Shooting Case
Miriam Thurmond, shot by Kathleen Drewry, was reported out of danger as the Dean John Drewry’s ex-wife Kathleen Drewry posted a $5,000 bond pending grand jury action. Sheriff Tommy Huff filed assault with intent to murder charges. Thurmond and the dean survived the attack at the Thurmond home.
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Athens
Slim
Miriam Thurmond
John Drewry
Kathleen Drewry
University of Georgia Journalism
Tommy Huff
Miss Thurmond
Sol
Marshall Pollock
Drewry
Thurmond
Murder confession ends Florida axe slaying mystery
Greenville police say Robert Raymond Lassiter, 49, confessed to the 1926 Pensacola axe killing of Preston Pickering. He signed the statement after a vagrancy arrest, saying he cleared his conscience following his wife’s death. Deputies prepared to transport him for trial.
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Greenville
S. C
Florida
J. H. Jennings
Robert Raymond Lassiter
Pensacola
Lassiter
Preston Pickering
Hungary Seizes Foreign Firms in Mass Nationalization Move
Hungary's communist government seized numerous foreign owned companies including Standard Electric Works, a subsidiary of ITT, charging they fund espionage and sabotage. An American, a Briton, and a Hungarian manager face espionage charges as the state broadens control to all Hungarian firms with more than 10 workers and printing plants over five. Compensation promised. the move aims to remove foreign holdings and strengthen socialization.
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Budapest
Hungary
Standard Electric Works
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ernce Geroe
X-1 Rocket Plane Reported to Reach Mach Three Speed
Los Angeles flight editor Marvin Miles cites reliable informants claiming the X-1 rocket plane hit 1989 mph over Edwards AFB at 35,000 to 100,000 feet. The article notes Mach 3 but does not confirm the pilot, suggesting Charles Yeager or Pete Everest could have been at the controls.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Los Angeles Times
Marvin Miles
Miles
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroec Dry Lake
Republicans Target Red Ink in 1950 Campaign Strategy
GOP leaders frame spending policy as a top issue for the 1950 campaign. Debates swirl over party reorganization, labor outreach, and me too concerns while Driscoll promotes state solutions and Dewey’s 1948 campaign is cited as a cautionary example.
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Driscoll
Arthur Vandenberg
R-Mich
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
Baruch Urges Higher Old Age Payments and Longer Working Life
Bernard M. Baruch urged higher old age insurance payments and an end to inflationary policies to protect the aged. He argued longer life expectancy requires changes to Social Security and opposed privately financed pensions for limiting job mobility and forcing early retirement.
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Georgetown
S. C
Bernard M. Baruch
Walker Stone
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
Baruch
Scripps- Howard
Railroad Stocks Lead Parade on Wall Street
Rail stocks pushed prices higher with gains exceeding one point while the broader market remained steady with minor advances. Leading movers included Santa Fe New York Central Pennsylvania Southern Railway Baltimore Ohio Chesapeake Ohio Southern Pacific Frisco Atlantic Coast Line and St Paul shares among others.
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New York
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Southern Pacific
Frisco
Atlantic Coast Line
St. Paul
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
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Doug Cook
Litchfield Park
Arizona
James B. Ostergren
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Raymond Hair
Mrs. Drewry
Bond
Henry Cabot Lodge
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Guy G. Gabrielson
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
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