Reds Account For More Prisoners Coal Miners May Stage Memorial Period
West Frankfort Illinois December 26 AP speculation grew miners may stage a memorial period work stoppage for 119 dead in Orient No 2 mine disaster. UMW President John L Lewis offered no comment on rumors while investigations and inspections were set to begin with UMW Illinois leaders and company inspectors present. Cecil Sanders survived the blast and his condition was described as fair by Dr John Summers as recovery hope remained.
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West Frankfort
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Lewis
Illinois
One Injured In County Xmas Traffic
Joseph Latouretti of Creekside is hospitalized with rib fractures after a collision with Rich ard G. Lynch of Clarksburg on Route 110 two miles north of Indiana. Vehicle damages were estimated at 200 and 250 dollars. Ice and snow caused slick highways north of Indiana while Indiana Borough streets remained glazed but relatively accident free. Crews worked to clear rural roads amid continuing winter conditions.
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Joseph Latouretti
Creekside
Indiana Hospital
Richard G. Lynch
Clarksburg
R2ds
Indiana
Lynch
Latauretti
Rescued Wife and Mother-In-Law From Burning House
Thomas Hill a 39 year old Darby Junior High teacher rescued his wife Dagmar and his mother in law Mrs Asa Rogers from a roof 45 feet above ground by becoming a human bridge. Neighbors ladder failed firemen not yet arrived a nearby window ledge four feet away. Hill stood between roofs and guided the two women into safety before help arrived.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Hill
Hill
Darby Junior High
Dagmar
Asa Rogers
USW Brass I To Debate Steel Strike
In Pittsburgh the CIO United Steelworkers meet to decide on a possible nationwide strike at midnight December 31. CIO USW leader Philip Murray convenes the Executive Board and Wage Policy Committee to weigh Truman manda te and Taft Hardly action.
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Pittsburgh U
Cio-United Steel Workers of America
Philip Murray
CIO
USW
Truman
U. S
Wage Stabilization Board For Settlement
Month Truce Time Ends Tomorrow Talks Continue
In Korea a 30 day truce trial ends tomorrow while armistice talks continue. Authorities differ on whether the cease-fire line will hold or need redrawing if no agreement is reached. The 145 mile front could stay quiet or erupt in violence as the twilight war nears its end. Meanwhile a traffic accident in Pittsburgh killed Mrs Maude Thompson 69, of N Pittsburgh.
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Munsan
Korea
Pittsburgh
Maude A. Thompson
N. Command
Shadyside
Thompslqx
Christmas birth report shows no births at Indians Hospital
The record notes none of the births were recorded at Indians Hospital yesterday, despite a Christmas period check. No additional names, dates, or places are provided beyond the hospital reference.
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Indiana
Indians Hospital
Steel Market In Turmoil Over Imminent Strike
New York reports a looming January 1 steel strike in the Iron Age, with telephone calls and visits to rush metal before disruption. A short shutdown could force furnaces to bank, halt production, and ripple through distribution, causing shortages and unstable CMP tickets. Consumers fear cascading delays and higher hardship costs amid hopes for a peaceful, urgent national settlement.
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New York
Metalworking Trade Weekly
Trade Weekly
Ses Steel
Christmas Death Toll Set At 747
The Associated Press reports a near record Christmas toll across the United States over the four-day holiday from Friday evening to midnight. Accidents in traffic, fires, and miscellaneous causes produced 747 deaths, with traffic fatalities over 500 and fires totaling about 100, while 139 came from miscellaneous violent accidents. The figure compares to 761 in 1938 and tops last year’s 724.
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Associated Press
United States
National Safety Council
Western Turnpike Extension Opens For Traffic
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the western extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a 27 mile stretch from Irwin to the Ohio State Line, has opened to traffic. The new road will redirect western Pittsburgh traffic away from city streets and improve through travel.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Irwin
Ohio State Line
No Christmas fires reported in city this year
Two fire alarms were sounded during the Christmas holidays. The first alarm reported a non destructive blaze at the Atlantic Lunch on South Seventh Street where a window frame was eaten by flames. The second alarm, at Third and Fourth streets, caused a general alarm but resulted in no damage.
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South Seventh Street
New Riots Break Out In Egypt
King Farouk signals desire for settlement with the West and clashes erupt as anti palace and anti Western demonstrations flare in Alexandria and Cairo. Police clash with 5000 student protestors over Afifi Pasha appointment. injuries reported. Press warns of emergency and rising Leftist calls for tougher action against British influence.
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Farouk
Russia
Alexandria
Hafes Afifi Pasha
Pe-' Mce
Caire
Fouad University
Egypt
Communist Bloc of Nations
Rousi
Afifi
Sudan
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
Bomb Blast Kills NAACP Official in Mims Florida
A bomb exploded last night at the home of Harry T. Moore 46 state executive secretary of the Florida NAACP in Mims killing him and injuring his wife. The blast also shook nearby houses and blew the door from its hinges as Moore aged 46 died at Sanford hospital. Annie Moore a teacher in Oxscala was unhurt. No motive yet.
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Mims
Fla
Florida
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Brevard County
Clyde Bates
Harry T. Moore
Thel
NAACP
Sanford
Bates
Moore Frame
Moore
Sanford Hospital
Annie Moore
Daytona Beach
Vet Leader Raps Fines For Airmen
Delaware VFW State Commander George J. Sylvester objects to sending 120000 to Hungary for the release of four imprisoned American airmen calling it akin to ransom. National Commander Frank C. Hilton of Reading Pa. shares the stance.
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Wilmington
Del
George
Sylvester
Delaware
Foreign Wars
Hungary
VFW
Frank C. Hilton
Reading
CofC Here Announces Annual Meet
The CoF C Here chamber of commerce announces its annual meeting to be held January 9 at the Eagles Club on Philadelphia Street. Victor Diehm, a Hazleton firebrand, will be the principal speaker. Ken Sink, president, will summarize yearly activities. Tom Cassell chairs the arrangements. five directors will be elected. a business session follows with reports and chamber events recap.
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Victor C. Diehm
Hazleton, Pa
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
Tadiana Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth” Sink
Amber
Eagles Club
Philadelphia
Victor
Dichm
Hazleton
Tom Cassell
Diehm
Ken Sink
Reds Deliver UN Prisoner's Mail
Reds deliver first bundle of mail from Allied prisoners in North Korea to the United Nations Command near Panmunjom. The exchange was proposed before Christmas and the UN Command agreed, with the letters sent to Japan for relay to relatives. The exact count of letters was not disclosed.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Reds
United Nations
North Korea
United Nations Command
Japan
Employees Share Company Stock Gift at Dresser Industries
Bradford Pa December 26 The Dressing Manufacturing Division distributed new shares of Dresser Industries Inc to employees with a year of service as a Christmas present. About 720 workers received shares valued around 24 dollars each totaling roughly 17000 dollars. Last year 594 employees received a share valued at 18 dollars for about 10000 dollars in gifts.
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Bradford
Dresser Industries, Inc
Four Die as Chile Bus Crashes by Pole
A bus carrying holiday travelers collided with a telephone pole near Santiago on December 25, killing four and injuring 25. The driver lost control while attempting to pass another vehicle, police said.
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Santiago
Chile
Communists Count 726 American Prisoners in Korea
MUNSAN Korea Dec 26 AP The Communists claimed 726 more Americans were captured but said 1571 died 155 escaped or were released One returned to Allied lines a U N Command spokesman said The Reds alleged 571 deaths by air attack artillery and disease The report was delivered at Panmunjom during the armistice session The U N noted 45 others not mentioned in the list by the Reds and indexed by number 1 103 Allied count of non Korean prisoners involved The Reds rejected an Allied demand for accounting 50000 missing South Koreans asked about 44205 Reds captured and charged an undercount of 1456 in the latest totals The note was handed to Rear Adm Libby by North Korean Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U.N
U. N
Panmunjom
Elsing
Ttc
North Korea
R. E. Libby
Lee Sang Cho
Government Considers Paying Fines for Airmen
The United States weighs paying 120000 in Hungary fines assessed on four U S airmen who crossed the border. The government favors covering the penalties to avoid three months in jail for each airman. Capt John J Swift of Glen Falls New York Camp See Gover nment.
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Washington
Hungary
U. S
Air Force
State Department
Sinswai Sinegary
Itary Court
John J. Swift
Glen Falls
N. Y
Yuba Fund drives on with benefit events and donations
A New York University Belle Vue Medical Center spokesman says Johnny Yuba remains in critical condition as funds for the Yuba Fund continue. A doubleheader cage attraction is planned Saturday night at Vandergrift High School gym with proceeds aiding the fund. Washington Township vs Pitcairn at 7 p.m. precedes Vandergrift and Apollo. Mike Bernardo of Vandergrift donates $210 to trustees, part of Kiski Allegheny area contributions. A bread and milk sale on Christmas Day in Tarentum invites donations via a store door slot. Bell Township High School football players raise $284.03 at external stands for the fund.
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New York University-Bellevue Medical Center
Johnny Yuba
Vandergrift High School
Washington Township
Pitcairn
Vandergrift
Apollo
Mike Benonardo
Kiski-Allegheny
Tarentum
Bill Maloney
Bell Township
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
First National Bank
Leechbore
Jack Abramovich
Mc~lmtyre
Gas Blast Injures Three at Crucible Mine in Waynesburg
Three men were injured in a gas explosion at the Crucible mine of the Crucible Steel Company of America in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. The blast, described as not seriously burning by a company spokesman, sent workers to a local hospital while two or three others were treated on site. Cause was not yet determined. no cave-ins or spread of the blast were reported. The mine employs about 800 miners and supplies coal for conversion into coke for the Midland plant in Crible Steel.
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Pennsylvania
Steel Company
Midland
Crucible Steel
Mental Patient Worker Convicted in Massachusetts
A 45-year-old Medfield State Hospital worker, Edward Le Febvre, was convicted in District Court of registering bets among mental patients and fellow employees. He received a one month sentence in the house of correction, suspended for one year after pleading innocent.
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Dedham
Mass
Medfield State Hospital
Edward le Febvre
House of Correction
Christmas ice cream machine mishap at theater
Pittsburgh reporting a boy Howard Kopelic, age unknown, reached into a vending slot to retrieve ice cream after a dime failed to operate a machine. Firefighters required nearly an hour with crowbars and axes to free him, but he did not get his ice cream. The Spaghetti House ad follows.
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Pittsburgh
Howard Kopelic
Stuck
Howerd
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Yuba Fund
Yuha Fund
Waynesburg
Crucible Mine
Crucible Steel Company of America
Spaghetti Daily
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