British Military Mobilizes to Crush Jewish Extremist Rebellion
London Jan 6 AP government sources say Britain plans the largest Palestine operation in modern history to curb what is called an open rebellion by Jewish extremists. About 100000 troops in the Holy Land will participate with reinforcements from Egypt. Final decisions on Palestine include partition or UN mandate transfer, with the Arab League and Zionist groups reacting as London hosts talks January 21.
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London
Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Egypt
U. S. State Department
Foreign Office
League of Nations
United Nations Organization
United Nations
Arab League
Haganah
Reten
Defense Organization
Abdel Rah
Éman Azzam Pasha
Cairo
League
VFW Post 1989 Sets Meeting for New Member Obligation
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1989 of Indiana County will hold a special meeting tomorrow at 8 PM to obligate new members and decorate them with the Cross of Malta. All members who have not yet been obligated are urged to attend, along with all post members, Commander E. A. Gross said.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1989
Indiana County
Cross of Malta
E. A. Gross
Christmas Start In West Los Angeles Becomes New Beginning
In West Los Angeles ex-GI Ben Hazteton faced a ruined home after a Christmas fire. By January 6 fines prompted new help, with about $2000 raised by contributors signing as “a friend.” The report notes the name Iran is a variant of Aryan.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Ben Hazteton
Dee
Harlem Tenement Fire Kills Four in Early Hours
A fire starting in a Harlem dumb-waiter shaft killed four residents and injured eight, all black. The five story building burned for over an hour before crews saved more than 50 from windows and ladders. Victims listed include Ellen Daniels, 40, and youths Ernest Cummings, 14, Richard McKenzie, 13, and William McKenzie, 15.
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New York
Harlem
Ellen Daniels
Ernest Cummings
Richard McKenzie
William McKenzie
Fire Engulfs Hansford Building In San Francisco
Nearly half of the city’s firefighting units fought a lower Market Street blaze that wrecked the Hansford three story building. Over 40 firefighters injured or burned out, more than $200000 in damage, four hours to control, chief suspects arson due to two prior incendiaries.
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San Francisco
Market Street
Hansford
Albert Sullivan
Lethal Gadget Fatal to Sculptor Charles Atchison
Bell California police say sculptor Charles Atchison, 64, built a home-made device to ease spine pain after a car crash. He was found strangled, suspended by a rope from a pipe, with a chair overturned in his room after showing the device to neighbors hours earlier.
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Bell
Calif
Jan
Charles Atchison
W. B. Steele
Atchison
Steele
Truman budget message outlines wartime tax extensions and policy goals
President Truman proposes a balanced 12 month budget and continuation of wartime taxes, with aims to reduce the public debt. The message covers veterans benefits, foreign policy, military strength, agriculture markets, housing, health care, prices, natural resources, anti-trust, atomic energy, international relief and trade, and civil rights, noting studies on drafting and universal training.
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Truman
Congress
United States
United Nations
America
Blairsville Army Recruiting Unit Receives New Officer
The Blairsville U S Army Recruiting Sub Station transfers command from Captain F A Huntermister of Indiana Main Station to First Lieutenant John W Sabol of Greensburg Pa. Brookville Punxsutawney Sub Stations shift to DuBaty Main Station under First Lieutenant Glenn E Nations. Indiana Main Station may move to the Post Office Building around February 1 as part of a War Department economy program.
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Blairsville
U. S. Army
F. ‘A. Huntermister
Indiana
John W. Sabol
Greensburg
Brookville
Punxsutawney
DuBaty
Glenn E. Nations
F. A. Hintermister
Indiana Main
Philadelphia Street
War Department
Lace Collector Kills Husband at Devlin Residence
Sapp reports findings at the Devlin home where body parts and ashes were recovered in the backyard and field. Christman quotes Mrs Devlin admiring the slaying and recounting attempts to kill with knife and blunt force, then dismembering, with parts tossed into a coal stove. Police found lace collection and bags of sugar and unused clothing inside.
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Sapp
Devlin
Christman
Hopan
Dewin Tolkd Christ
Navy thrift shop seeks infant layettes for Guam personnel kids
In San Pedro on January 6 the Navy relief thrift shop announced it had received items from Guam marked urgent for layettes and other infant apparel for children of Navy personnel stationed at the base.
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San Pedro
Calif
Guam
Navy Relief Thrift
Navy Base
Navy
Thieves Take $400,000 From Paris Suburb Home
Mrs. Lucienne Benitez Rexach, a former music hall star, said $130,000 in $1,000 bills, about $300,000 in jewelry, and $5,800 in travelers checks were stolen from her Paris suburban residence. Police questioned a young French woman and a male friend tied to the case. the loss was noted after a Sunday discovery.
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Maisons-Fafitte
France
Lucienne Benitez
Rexach
Paris
Lucienne D'Hotelle
Hett
Gilberto Benitez-Rexach
Mantrap in Chicago Dentist Held After Patient Fight
Dr Bar nett Mindlin a Chicago dentist claimed a patient John Langhout 70 resisted paying a repair bill for false teeth. Mindlin says Langhout clamped his mouth on the doctor’s finger, injuring it. Langhout denies the charge and was released on 25 dollars bond pending a disorderly conduct hearing today.
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Chicago
Barnett Mindlin
Central Police
John Langhout
Mindlin
Langhout
Generator Fire Narrows to Wiring and Ventilators
Police investigators found a damaged file and a quart bottle with a rolled newspaper used as a makeshift incendiary. The blaze confined to wiring near the building and ventilators. generators were shut off and not restarted until eight yesterday morning after wiring was patched. State police joined the inquiry as investigators considered arson and possible motives among disgruntled staff.
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Davis
Gracelon
Campbell
Ghizzoni
Five Die As Snow Strikes East Coast Air Crashes
Passengers extinguished a small fire after a crash that tore off the left wing and crumpled the nose. A young Virginia couple, returning from an Mt. Pleasant Airport air tour for Gulf Oil, perished en route to the Miami air show. A Jones Beach landing occurred with only five minutes of fuel left. the pilot used flares to locate the beach amid the blizzard. The pilot suffered lip cuts, the co pilot lacerations and a possible concussion. The flight had departed New York for Los Angeles but turned back when landing proved impossible.
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Virginia
Mt. Pleasant
Gulf Oil Co
Miami
New York
Los Angeles
Washington
Waves Force Evacuation at Palmyra Island Station
Palmyra radio reported a sea storm threatening 108 Navy Coast Guard personnel and 18 civilians including families. Early warnings urged ships to standby for evacuation as water inundated the island, then receded within minutes and orders were canceled.
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Palmyra
Navy Coast Guard
Wandering Boys Back With Folks
Three Pittsburgh boys aged 11 9 and 10 wandered after leaving a candy store and slept in a vacant army trailer before finding their way home. A fourth boy Franklin Didonato returned earlier, exhausted from the walk. Parents expressed relief as authorities ensured the children were safe.
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Pittsburgh
Robert Bush
Richard
Joseph Scarpini
Frankin Didonato
42 Dead In Chinese Air Crash
Large aviation disaster in Shantung mountains near Tsingtao leaves 42 dead. Rescue teams locate wreckage in a horseshoe shaped plain as officials seek safer maintenance and servicing of planes amid strong Chinese Communist control disputed territory. Cause of crash not yet determined.
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Shantung Mountains
Tsingtao
Truckers Idle in London Demand Higher Wages, 4-Hour Cut
About 5,000 London truck drivers stopped work today seeking wage increases and a reduction of the 48 hour work week to four fewer hours. They currently average 20 dollars per week.
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London
Prospects For Loan to Italy Brighten
Washington reports a $100,000,000 American loan to Italy appears brighter as Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi begins calls with top U.S. officials. Authorities say the Export-Import Bank plans to ease its opposition after Italy revised its application to allocate loan funds for manufacturing goods for export.
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Washington
Italy
Alcides de Gasperi
United States
Ttaly
UNRRA officials demanded discharged over Landsberg camp abuse
In Bamberg Germany on January 6 U S Constabulary officers called for the dismissal of UNRRA officials Joe Buda and Korn over alleged protection of a Jewish black market at Landsberg displaced persons camp. Col Charley Reed’s report accuses authorities of brutality charges while defending troopers actions and urges removal of Buda and allied personnel.
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Bamberg
Germany
UNRRA
U. S
Landa«berg
Charley H. Reed
Joe Buda
Korn
N. Harmon
Constabulary
Harmon
PNRRA
Reed
Buda
Rollin T. Stelmetz
Landsberg
Baltimore quadruplets christened at St Agnes Hospital
In Baltimore at St Agnes Hospital the christening of five newborn quadruplets occurred in the nursery. The infants, three boys and two girls, were baptized by Rev Adelbert Poletti for Mr and Mrs Charles Henn Jr. The newborns include Joan Mary Thomas Donald and Bruce. The mother could not attend the ceremony.
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Baltimore
St. Agnes Hospital
Adelbert Poletti
Chas. Henn, Jr
Joan
Mary
Thomas
Donald
Bruce
Henn
Weather Report notes patient status and dates in obituaries
Weather Report has been a patient since last Thursday. Born in Salisbury on November 15, 1871 she was the daughter of Stewart and Frances Harris. Surviving relatives and details follow with funeral plans at Robinson Funeral Home Saltsburg. Further notices include Mrs Gertrude Compton Waddle and Paul Sherron death details with burial plans in Indiana area.
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Minnie (Findley) Brantlinger
West Rawson Ave
Blairsville
Latrobe Hospital
Cramer
William and
Mary (Cramer) Findley
Mary Jane Fletcher
Buffalo
Sarah Brantlinger
Margaret Cohen
Donald F
Benjamin F
Wil
Iam W
St. Louis
Fred H. Belleville
Clarence Findley
Steele Findley
Carl Findley
Brantlinger
Relph EB. Spangler
Derry
Ferguson Funeral Home
William R. Reed
Weat Walnut Street
D. m
Lewisville
Indiana County
Robert M. Reed
Levin
Robinson Reed
Hannah M. Helman
Maye Flennet
Apollo, Pa
Laura Duncan
Hulda Newhouse
Nettie Esch
Wilkinsburg
Bevy Sipes
Apollo
Elmer FE
B. T
Butler
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph C. Stuart
D. D
Blairsville Cemetery
Salisbury
Stewart
Frances
Sttsel)Harris
William Stewart
Charles Harris
Ambridge
Ralph Harris
Pittsburgh
Lloyd Carr
Indiana
Ray Brantigan
Robinson
Saltsburg
Raymond W. Nicholson
Edgewood Cemetery
Gertrude Compton Waddle
Charles E. Waddle
Francis A. Waddle
E. Campbell
St. Blairsville
Francis Waddle
Paul Sherron
Clune
Indiana Hospital
Robinson Funeral Home
Lewis 1. Shank
Rey
Peterson
Oaklands Cemetery
Crash injures couple. Kian Dragon and Dr. Samuel Greene
In Macon Georgia a Sunday auto wreck left Dr Samuel Greene of Atlanta and Gratel Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, plus Mrs Greene, in fairly good condition with scalp lacerations and generalized bruises. The car went out of control on a curve near Forsyth plunging into an embankment. Readings on other injuries awaited X rays.
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Macon
Samuel Greene
Atlanta
Gratel Dragon
Ku Klux Klan
Here
Greenes
Daryl Walker
George W
Mary M
Stilester
Virginia
Wesleyan College
Walker
Homer City
R. D
Indiana Memorial Hospital
Indiana Hospital
C. R. Wick
Robinson Funeral Home
Intercmnt
Greenwood Cemetery
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Lord Montgomery
Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Arthur Creech Jones
VFW
Iran
Moorhead
Portsmouth
Ralph
Hobart Griffith
Wheelwright
Afer
Ironton
Huntington
W. Va
Mantrap
Unrra MenTo Black Market
Christen
Smelt & R
Ateh
T& SF
Bald Loco Balt & Ohio
Ae Benelix Aviat
Beth Steel
Briggs
Libby McN & L
Loews Inc
Montgom Ward
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Lt
North Amer Ca
Northern Pac
Packard Motor Param
Penney (Jc
Penn RR
Sve NJ
Pullman
Pure Oil
Radio Corp
Reading Co
Repab Steel
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Sperry Corp
Stand Oil Car
Stand
Ind
BO Swift & Co Studebiker Corp
Texas County
United Air
United Gas Imp
US Steel
Warner Bros
West UN Tel & Woolworth
Youngst Sir & Ternie
Ireland
Coal Run
Hungary
Rose Stues Sherbon
Alex
McIntyre
Frank
James
Pete Bodnar
Aultman
Frank Nagg
John, Machak
Julia Sherbon
John Machak
Eleanora
Weather Report
Lake Erie
Kian Dragon
Jennie Awarris Stewart
Oak St
Amt
Lance Bell Funeral Home
S.C Streams
Wyatt Cabinet Works
Gompers Ave
Clymer
Ted Fvm
Adolph Mahler
Elmira
N. Y
Christian & Missionary Aliance Church of Clymer
C. E. Thomas
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