Stone of Destiny stolen from Westminster Abbey in Christmas dawn
England and Scotland police launched a nationwide hunt for the priceless Stone of Destiny, plundered from Westminster Abbey. The 336 pound rectangular relic, linked to royal coronations since the ninth century, vanished after thieves struck in darkness, sparking nationalist suspicions and calls for greater autonomy.
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Britain
Westminster Abbey
Herth
Perthshire
Scone
Scoon
Northern Ireland
Scane
Kenneth I
Bigger Share Of Income to Go For Taxes
New York dispatch notes that 1940s tax changes will leave Americans with more income to spend but expect higher taxes next year. Defense-related production boosts disposable income past a record of 204.7 billion while inflation risks rise. Government controls on materials and prices are anticipated, with March possibly bringing mandatory measures and tax hikes to curb rising income. Industry expansion aims to raise productive capacity for both defense and civilian goods.
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New York
Sam
Corse
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Congress
Promise to Deliver Yule Baby Free Kept By Pennsylvanian
POTTSVILLE Pa Dec 2 AP A doctor kept a long standing promise to deliver a Christmas baby without fee after 15 years of practice. He delivered an eight pound girl to Mrs William Savage of Minersville at Good Samaritan Hospital in Pottsville.
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Pottsville
J. Harry Close
Three Day Holiday Death Toll Sets Record
The nation logged a deadly three day Christmas period with 676 total fatalities from violent accidents and miscellaneous causes. Traffic deaths topped 515 amid icy highways and new snow, far above the 1949 holiday toll. fires, drownings, and other incidents added 153 deaths. California, Texas, New York and Illinois led in casualties. Buffalo fire killed six elderly men. four Paraflex children drowned in the Red River after an old boat sank.
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National Safety Council
California
Texas
New York
Ilineis
Buffalo
N. Y
Red River
Hadacol claims to aid vitality and nervousness in Kansas City reader
A Kansas City man extols Hadacol for deficiencies in vitamins Bi B2 Niacin and iron claiming it gave him deep sleep steadier nerves and better energy. He urges others to try Hadacol with a money back guarantee and lists trial and large sizes offered by LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette and Letlane Corporation in 1956.
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Francis C. Hood
Wabash
Kansas City
Hood
Coe I
Hadacol
Pope Extends Holy Year To 1951 For Catholics
Vatican announces a Papal bull extends the holy year through 1951. Pope Pius XII calls for increased world prayer for peace and intercession of the Virgin Mary. The pope seeks strengthened family welfare and church unity, urging prayers and penance.
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Nontii
Pope reflects on just distribution and peace in holy year
The Pope addressed over 5,000 audiences during the year urging improved living standards for the masses as a prime requisite for peace within nations. He appeared in good health at year end despite fears the jubilee burden was heavy for his 74 years and rested in his St. Peter’s apartment after a year of arduous effort.
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St. Peter’s Square
Tod
Springfield Man Unveils Made in America Planetarium
Haverford Pa AP The first large size planetarium made in America is unveiled for astronomers at Haverford College. It is made for Frank Thomas V of Springfield Missouri who plans a public showing in Waynesville Missouri’s great spirit cave. Armand N Spitz president of Spitz Laboratories Upper Darby Pa says the instrument replaces costly Zeiss German models and costs about a third as much. He notes it is not a copy but performs the same functions with simpler operation and some improvements.
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Great Spirit Cave
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Spitz Laboratories
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Jena
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Fels Planetarium
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Spitz
Zeiss
Chinese Rebels Agree To Establish Relations
Saigon dispatch reports that Communist China and the Vietminh led rebel government in Indo China agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Hoang Van Hoan was named Nationalist minister plenipotentiary to the Chinese Communist government, confirmed by Ho Chi Minh’s radio. It was not stated if China would send a counterpart to Ho’s regime.
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Indo-China
China
Ho Chi Minh
Feiping
Hoang van Hoan
Vietminh
Bedfast Minister Delivers Sermon by Radio Broadcast
In Oswego, New York, Rev. Malcolm E. Rowe confined to a hospital 29 miles away preached a Christmas sermon to Trinity Methodist Church via a radio broadcast. He titled it A Sermon to a Collection as he recovers from polio.
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Dymacuse
N.Y
Dew
Malcolm EL. Rowe
Trinity Methodist Church
Oswego
Meat Prices Rise As Defense Needs Boost Demand
Chicago analysts warn 1951 will see higher meat prices as disposable incomes grow and military spending expands. Demand shifts could tighten civilian supplies despite larger production, with price controls capping rises. Meat institute and market experts project civilian consumption near 149 pounds per person, while hogs and cattle outlook show tighter slaughter stock and shifting winter supplies.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
American Meat Institute
Spakesman
H. M. Conway
National Live Stock Producers Association
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Olingis
Nebraska
Department of Agricultur
Iears
Tov
Crack Train Rams Into Long Freight Near Lineville
The Rock Island Imperial passenger train traveling from Chicago to Kansas City crashed into a long freight east of Lineville. Three crew members were taken to Wright Hospital in Fremont, Mo. Two women passengers were treated at the scene for cuts and sprains. Hospitalized: Engineer I. Cortes of Treemon, Mo.. Fireman William Chrisman of Trenton, Mo.. Arthur Gowin of Bettendorf, Ia.. Mrs. J G Ray of Bloomington, Ind.. Mrs. J B Howard of Independence, Mo.
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Rock Island
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Davison
I. E Cortes
Treéenton
William Chrisman
Trenton
Arthur Gowin
Bettendorf
J. G Ray
Bloomington
Ind
J. B. Howard
Independence
Dmc
Private Funeral Held For Fallen Army Leader
Private services were held today for Lt. Gen. Walton H. B Walker of the U S Eighth Army, killed in a jeep accident in Korea. Attended by the army and intimate friends at Yokohama chapel center, his body will be sent to Arlington National Cemetery on December 30 for burial.
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Tokyo
Walton HB. Walker
U.S. 8Th Army
Korea
The
Chapel Center
Yokohama
Walker
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Kroger to Give Christmas Bonus in Area
R. A. Hughes, branch manager, said today that Kroger employees in the area with six months or more service who participate in the incentive plan will receive Christmas gifts totaling 47040 dollars.
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Kroger Company
R. A. Hughes
Market outlook and debt payment shifts amid postwar savings
In a wartime to postwar shift, buyers move toward corporate securities and deposits, aiming to pay down family debts and build savings portfolios as inflation cools demand for government savings as households expand homes and purchases. Montreal stock exchange traders braved freezing temps as heating failed, temperatures near record lows.
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