Truman Declines To Name Soviet Peace Leaders
Kansas City report on President Truman refraining from naming Soviet leaders seeking an understanding with the United States. Press Secretary Ross says no prepared speech and no details on who in Moscow would favor peace, citing recent harsh criticism of Soviet governance and broken wartime agreements. The luncheon talk honored Eddie Jacobson and touched on Palestine, Indonesia, and China.
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Kansas City
Truman
Charles G. Ross
United States
Ross
Eddie Jacobson
Mr. Truman
White House
Stalin
Yalta
Potsdam
Moscow
Jacobson
Russia
Palestine
Indonesia
China
Near East
Tom Evans
NEA Telephoto
Senator McKellar and Evans Involved in One Blow Clash
U P reports confirm a one blow incident between U S Senator E D McKellar and Nashville Tenn publisher Silliman Evans. Evans says he did not retaliate and folded his hands behind his back while McKellar admits a blow occurred. McKellar will be 80 on January 29.
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Nashville
Evans
McKellar
Egyptian Premier Nokrashy Pasha Assassinated in Cairo
Cairo police report Premier Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha shot at 1 57 am near the interior ministry building by Abdel Meguid Ahmed Hassan a veterinary student disguised as a police lieutenant He died from five of six bullets fired The Moslem Brotherhood outlawed earlier this month and claiming 1 000 000 members was blamed for the assassination reflecting ongoing student unrest and political suppression.
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Cairo
A.P
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
The
Moslem Brotherhood
Nokrasky
Pointblank
Ministry of Interior
Abdel-Meguid Ahmed Hassan
Nokrashy
Interior
Finance
Abd Rabbit
Egypt
Ahmed Maher Pasha
Fire Kills Two In House Trailer Fire
Two men died in an early morning blaze that swept a south Beloit house trailer. John Billhorn 62 was found burned in the ruins. Reuben Sharp escaped with flames on his clothing and died six hours later at Beloit Municipal Hospital. Police Chief Curatolo said the cause was not yet determined.
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South Beloit
Ill
John Billhorn
Reuben Sharp
Billhorn
Sharp
Beloit Municipal Hospital
Tony Curatolo
UN Security Council orders Netherlands to free Indonesian leaders
The United Nations Security Council, via China's Dr. Hsia Ching Ling, demanded the Netherlands release captured Indonesian Republic leaders within 24 hours. The decision followed a UN resolution on the Indonesia issue. The report notes no further details on the leaders' status.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Netherlands
China
Hsia Ching-Ling
Use for Christmas Ties Not Popular
Gordon Biddle reports five youths held him up at his Wilmington home and tied him with gift neckties. The intruders spent about thirty minutes ransacking the house, taking goods valued at 425 dollars.
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Wilmington
Calif
Gordon Biddle
Plane Missing Over Atlantic Near Florida Coast
A charter DC-3 with 30 aboard disappeared while en route from San Juan to New York after leaving Puerto Rico last night. A faint distress signal preceded a wide search by coast guard, Navy, Air Force and civilians, with wreckage not yet located. Crew: Pilot Robert Linquist and Co Pilot Ernie Hill Jr with Stewardess Mary Burke. Flight planned Miami stop at 4 05 am and NC 16002 appeared in the signal.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Puerto Rico
New York
Florida
Coast Guard
Navy Air Force
Everglades
Florida Peninsula
Airborne Transport Company of
New York City
San Juan
Robert Linquist
Ernie Hill, Jr
Mary Burke
CAA
New Orleans
Truman Appoints Keenan to UN Palestine Conciliation Commission
President Truman named Joseph B. Keenan as the U S representative on the United Nations conciliation commission for Palestine. The appointment places Keenan in a key role overseeing diplomatic efforts in the Middle East peace process through the global body.
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Truman
Keenan
UN Palestine Group
Kansas City
Joseph B. Keenan
United States
United Nations Conciliation Commission
Palestine
Judge Dismisses One Meat Case in Kenosha
In municipal court Judge Edward J. Ruetz dismissed the case against Daniel Perri 59 of 3023 60th Street for possession of uninspected meat due to insufficient evidence. He withheld judgment on three other cases until January 5.
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Kenosha
Edward J. Ruetz
Daniel Perri
60Th St
Perri
Louis Lorenz
Wood Rd
Thomas Gomez
Rt. 2
James John Aiello
24Th Ave
Ralph Guido
Peter LaMacchia
18Th Ave
Lorenz
Gomez
Racine
Samuel
Sheriff's Deputies
Harry Ott
Cooper Rd
Ott
Ruetz
Yugoslavia Cuts Eastern Trade in Tito Policy Speech
Marshal Tito declares Yugoslavia will stop exporting meat wheat oils to eastern Europe and shift copper zinc iron ore and timber sales to the west. He cites violation of trade agreements by Cominform nations and outlines plans to industrialize via Western machinery.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.P
Europe
Russia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Cominform
Marx
Lenin
Flames Sweep Three Massachusetts Plants
Flames swept three sheet metal factories in Cambridge Kendall Square area. An explosion occurred as day shifts arrived. Damage estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Few workers were inside. no casualties were reported.
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Cambridge
Mass
Kendall Square
Peace regime bars Ruhr war production under international board
Western powers announce a Ruhr Authority to direct the valley's output to peaceful purposes. The four nations plus Belgium and Luxembourg plan a joint inspection system with three US votes and two for Benelux partners, leaving ownership disputes unsettled and no Russian participation. Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo of Malden, Mass., is sentenced to 20 years for killing her husband in Germany.
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Germany
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
International Control Board
Marburg
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
U. S
Ybarbo
John Ybarbo
Goliad
Tex
Benelux
Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kenosha Postal Delays Hit Christmas Mail Record
Kenosha's Christmas mail volume tops a million, with over 20,000 pieces at the Post Office awaiting correct addresses and names. Postmaster Grosvenor says each 1 cent piece will be examined for valuables before destruction or forwarding, while about 10 percent are unforwardable due to changed or absent addressees.
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Kenosha
A. C. Gros
Venor
Crayford C
Twelve Men Rescued From Greenland Icecap
Twelve men stranded up to three weeks on a Greenland icecap were rescued by a ski equipped C-47 from a base 270 miles away. The Navy sped north with helicopters as the Saipan headed toward the Atlantic to assist. Fourteen men were involved in earlier attempts. five remained connected to Bluie West One as rescue plans shifted. Lt. Col. Emil G. Beaudry piloted the rescue aircraft from Westover AFB.
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Washington
Greenland
Air Force
U.S.S. Saipan
Atlantic
Norfolk
Bluie West One
Bluie West Eight
Labrador
Emil G. Beaudry
Manchester
N. H
Westover
Mass.) Air Force Base
C-47 That Rescued Greenland Airmen Made Jet-Assisted Takeoff
Chanute Field announced the same C-47 that rescued 12 airmen on a Greenland ice cap performed a jet assisted takeoff at Greenup Illinois on December 8. Capt James Doo little Jr piloted the 600 foot takeoff, with later upgrades at Wright Patterson Field for four jet units to lift 4000 pounds.
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Chanute Field
Ill
Greenland
Greenup
Chanute Army Air Base
James Doolittle, Jr
George Last
Wright- Patterson Field
Dayton
Four Held After Assault and Theft in Detroit Area
Detroit man Douglas Hillary was attacked and robbed of $90 on 13th Ave near 63rd St. Two young Kenosha men were arrested on assault charges, with warrants by District Attorney Urban Zievers pending. A 24-year-old Kenosha man and a woman, found at a local hotel room, face Lewd and Lascivious conduct charges. Hillary was hospitalized with facial injuries. the stolen billfold was recovered beneath a bed, cash missing.
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Detroit
13Th Ave
63Rd St
Arthur J. Riley
Urban J. Zievers
Riley
Zievers
Douglas Hillary
Kenosha Hospital
Hillary
60Th St
Reynold Houte
Donald Murphy
14Th Ave
Amos Vollbracht
Felix Miller
Demonstration in Paris for Mindszenty Liberty
About two dozen Hungarians protested outside the Hungarian embassy in Paris demanding liberty for Cardinal Mindszenty. The event highlighted ongoing international attention to the cardinal and Hungary's religious and political tensions.
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Paris
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
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