Yale Students Among 14 Dead In Seattle Plane Crash
A transport plane carrying 27 Yale students home to New Haven from Seattle crashed on takeoff, exploding and killing at least 14 of 30 aboard. Fifteen survived. one occupant, plane owner William F. Leland, was unaccounted for early today. Crew members were among the dead. The Boeing hangar site and 2000 gallons of gasoline fueled a fierce blaze as rescuers worked through the night to identify victims.
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Seattle
Yale University
William F. Leland
Yale
Washington
Oregon
Seattle Air Charter
New Haven
Conn
Boeing Airplane Company
Lynn Brown
Boeing Field
Brown
Braves
Legislature faces rocky road with funds and road program
Raleigh dispatch reports a general assembly amid hydro fueled finances and a push to fund a rural road program by Governor-elect W. Kerr Scott. The session opens with caucuses to nominate leadership as Lt. Governor-elect H. P. Taylor and Rep. Kerr Ramsay arrive to preside.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
W. Kerr Scott
Scott
Assembly
H. P. Taylor
Anson
Senate
Kerr Craig Ramsay
Rowan
House
Taylor
Smaller Plane Is Guided By Big Craft
A United Airlines transport aided an Army air force pilot Lt. G E Ridler who lost bearings over western Pennsylvania. Ridler directed to Pittsburgh Airport and after radio contact, the transport pilot K A Simko and first officer J F Thomas guided the smaller craft to a safe landing at 2 000 feet.
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Pittsburgh
United Airlines
Army Air Force
Pennsylvania
G. E. Ridler
Middletown
Harrisburg
Scott Field
Belleville
Ridler
Pittsb
K. A. Simko
Chicago
Washington
Simko
Blages
J. F. Thomas
Teettee
Despondent German Girl Linked to Two Deaths in Berlin
United States officials report a German girl’s despondency may have caused the deaths of herself and American John George Fuldner in a gas-filled Berlin apartment on New Year’s Day. Fuldner, 41, Tryon NC, chief investigator for the American military government, was found dead in a nearby room. The girl, described as an attractive fraulein, was found in his kitchen near a gas stove. Autopsy indicates they had been drinking. investigators suggest she suspected Fuldner of interest in another woman.
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Berlin
United States
John George Fuldner
Tryon
N. C
Hse Grambow
Fuldner
Peace Talks Exposed at Nanking Dinner for Chinese Leaders
A dinner in Nanking hosted by Chang Chih-Chung, a cabinet member, highlighted a push for peace as Shanghai officials petitioned for a cease fire and talks with the communists. Generals and officials attended, including Shao Li-Tze and Teng Wen-Yi, amid hints of a possible early civil war settlement.
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Nanking
China
Chang Chih-Chung
Shanghai
Yenan
Peiping
Tientsin
Chang
Nanking University
Shao Li-Tze
Moscow
Teng Wen-Yi
Thernment
Central News Agency
Shen Chang
Drew Pearson to Address North Carolina Press Institute
CHAPEL HILL Jan 3 Assistant secretary of state George V Allen and Washington columnist Drew Pearson will headline the 24th annual North Carolina press institute opening Jan 27 with sessions in Chapel Hill and Durham Pearson speaks opening session at UNC Jan 27 and Allen attends a Duke dinner Jan 28 Other speakers include Jenkin Lloyd Jones H Galt Braxton and Beat rice Cobb The event runs through Jan 29 and includes a noon luncheon for the NC Associated Press club at the Carolina Inn
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Tulsa
Girl of 20 Weds Man 80 in Virginia Ceremony
In Lawrenceville Virginia a 20 year old woman, former Miss Louis Finch of Brodnax, married 80 year old widower Thomas W Newsome from Roanoke Rapes North Carolina Brunswick county clerk W E Elmer presided. He noted the couple is a fine pair and that the groom has grandchildren older than his bride.
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Lawrenceville
Thomas W. Newsome
Louis Finch
Brodnax
Roanoke Rapes
N. C
Brunswick
W. E. Elmer
Dutch Chief Calls Troops To Ease Up In Java
In Batavia on January 3, Lt Gen Simon Spoor issued an order interpreted as a semi official cease fire. The Dutch spokesman said only remaining tasks are operations against roaming groups to prevent disorder and noted no regular enemy remains in Java.
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Batavia
Java
Indonesia
Simon Spoor
Netherlands
Sef
Sumatra
Stock Market Opens Year With Inactivity Slide
New York January 3 market starts year with dull action and narrow swings. Gaylord Container gains early on oil discovery news in Louisiana but eases back. Oils fall slightly while steels hold, rails and utilities mix as several issues dip and rise.
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New York
Gaylord Container Corp
Louisana
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Studebaker
Kennecott
International Harvester
Westinghouse
Radio Corp
Standard Oil
Eastern Air Lines
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
International Telephone & Telegraph
American Tobacco
Pennsylvania Railroad
Twentieth Century-Fox
Adams Millis Corp Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Adams Millis Corporation today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents payable February 1 to stockholders of record January 14.
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Adams Millis Corporation
Unidentified War Planes Bomb Jerusalem in Night Raid
Jerusalem faced two bombings by unidentified warplanes with at least five injured in the first raid on a crowded Jewish quarter. A second strike occurred three hours later with two explosions heard. Israel warned of retaliation if Egypt is proven responsible.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Egyptian War Ministry
Negev
Desert
Egypt
Holy City
Retail Sales Seen Up In January 1949
The magazine sales management predicts U S retail sales will rise about four percent in January 1949 compared with January 1948 totaling around 10.042 billion dollars. It notes the southwest and midwest are strongest while declines linger from December.
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New York
Southwest
Midwest
Warmer Weather With Rain Forecast for Two Carolinas
The Carolinas would see showers across mountains before dusk and rain over western portions tonight. Tomorrow brings winds and warmer temperatures with rain, followed by colder conditions tomorrow night and Wednesday. Morning lows ranged from 27 to 42 across cities including New Bern 29 Raleigh 29 Florence 36 Myrtle Beach 32 Greenville 42 and Charleston 36.
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West
Florence
Charleston
Lumberton
Hickory
Myrtle Beach
New Bern
Raleigh
Greensboro
Elizabeth City
Rocky Mount
Cherry Point
Columbia
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Greenville
S.C
Anderson
Wilmington
Charlotte
Spartanburg and
Hatteras
Death Toll Rises Over 300 In New Year Holiday
The New Year holiday week end saw traffic and miscellaneous deaths push the toll beyond 300. A Seattle plane crash of unknown final count killed at least 14 of 27 passengers and three crew members, all Yale students, returning to New Haven after holiday visits. Highway fatalities reached 205, well above the 170 estimate by the safety council, with state tallies ranging from Alabama to Oregon and others affected by accidents including fires falls and gunshot.
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Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Northwest
National Safety Council
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
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Georgia
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Kentucky
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Maryland
Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hamphire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Orgeon
Truman Prepares Congress for Prolonged Cold War Struggle
President Truman is expected to tell Congress that the United States is winning the opening phase of the battle with Russia and that a long, costly campaign of counter-action lies ahead. Advisers foresee continued Western military and economic buildup, Berlin tensions, and possible Soviet peace efforts as they assess the Kremlin’s drive for global Communist conquest.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Russia
China
Omic
Western
Europe
Berlin
Asia
Lieve
Becaus
Mr. Truman
Kremlin
State Department
Florida Crops Damaged by Weather and Frost
Truck growers in the Florida Everglades report frost damage to corn sweet potatoes squash and beans while lettuce and cabbage are also injured. A Western blizzard produced high winds and freezing temperatures across the plains, stranding motorists and delaying travel from Nebraska to Wyoming with several weather related incidents and casualties reported.
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Florida Everglades
High Great Plains
Florida
Warren O. Johnson
Federal
State
Rocky Mountains
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gulf Coast
W. M. Perry
Chicago
Dakotas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nunn
Colo
Tax Boost Expected By Officials
Washington officials predict President Truman will ask Congress for higher taxes to avoid a deficit in the fiscal year starting July 1. They also expect repeal of the Taft Hartley act and the passage of more limited labor management legislation in three messages over the coming week.
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Washington
Truman
81St Congress
House Republicans weigh rule changes and Truman budget push
House Republicans plan to challenge Democratic backed changes to curb the rules committee power while seeking southern Democratic support to test President Truman. Budget proposals total about 43 billion dollars amid Cold War costs and social programs. Truman to address Congress and unveil economic plans and inflation cautions.
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Washington
Jan
House
Truman
Congress
Rules Committee
Administration
Furniture Market Draws Many Buyers
Buyers from stores nationwide gather for the two weekly winter furniture shows in Chicago. The American Furniture Mart and the Merchandise Mart host a wide range of furnishings with firm prices and the greatest design variety since the war. Roughly 15 000 buyers and exhibitors attend, with an anticipated 22 000 by close.
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American Furniture Mart
Lake Shore Deve
Merchandise Mart
Linseence Rt
Wallace O. Ollman
Ollman
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