Pirates kidnap six from Dutch ship Van Heutz near Hong Kong
The Dutch passenger steamer Van Heutz with 1 600 aboard was attacked by 25 pirates off Bias Bay near Hong Kong. Six travelers were seized for ransom while guards protected the ship and loot valued at about five hundred thousand dollars was taken. Pirates allegedly use disguises and coordinated planning from Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Wayne Richardson
Hong Kong
Swatow
van Heutz
U. S
Bay
Singapore
Bias Bay
Rent board hears heated public testimony on OPA
Citizens debate rent controls as Lang and others condemn 15 percent increases and unregistered landlords. The meeting questions transparency, fairness, and the future of the OPA while officials explain limits under the 1947 housing act and promise board recommendations to Washington after surveys.
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Dahl
Rent Advisory Board
Bueckheim
OPA
Rent Board
Joe Buchner
Luening
Karrib
D. Russell Wartinbee
Wartinbee
Washington
Navy Physician Claims Fast Cold Treatment Discovered
Capt John M Brewster of the U S Navy reports a treatment that relieves head colds within hours if taken at onset. The method uses allergy drugs with sedative effects to shrink nasal mucosa and ease breathing, but only for early head colds and not full, well-developed colds.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Navy
John M. Brewster
U. S. Navy A Corps
Brewster
Torch
Ohio
Great Lakes
U. S. Navy Medical Bulletin
Nominations To New Labor Relations Board Approved By Senate
President Truman's picks for the National Labor Relations Board were confirmed by the Senate. Abe Murdock and J Copeland Gray will serve as board members with Robert N Denham as general counsel. Confirmation was by voice vote. No House action needed.
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New Labor Relations Board
Senate
Washington
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Abe Murdock
Utah
La Crosse airport project eyed with state aid potential
City and Chamber officials plan a Wednesday meeting to review hearing testimony and a brief on the airport improvement program. The plan originally called for 540 075 dollars but was scaled down, citing contract-driven costs and leveraging federal and state funds to avoid heavy local taxes. Erickson says the airport now ranks among Wisconsin's best for runways, maintenance, and climate, noting snow removal efficiency and safe landings for large planes.
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Pro Rome
Erickson
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Chicago
Northwest Airlines, Inc
City announces Thursday clinic at Vocational School room 224
Myrtle Olson, supervisor of city public health nurses, reminds residents with December bhest clinic appointments that sessions will be held Thursday in room 224 of the Vocational school. Clinics are funded by Christmas seals sales.
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City Health Department
Myrtle Olson
City Public Health
Moscow radio says Russian troops leave Bulgaria after peace treaty
Sofia dispatch reports that the last Russian occupation forces departed Bulgaria yesterday in compliance with the Bulgarian peace treaty terms.
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London
Moscow
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ladysmith Christmas Tree Frowns Amid Civic Rift
Ladysmith Wis residents see the 40 foot Christmas tree lit by the Civic Club canceled power wiring after Mayor Buchholz and two councilmen clashed over placement. The tree will be set up in a vacant lot without lights as a sign of the dispute. Oran Garwood, Civic Club president, ends the contract with the power company to string lights.
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Ladysmith
Wis
James Buchholz
Inter
Oran Garwood
Civic Club
Power Company
Blackjack Billy Fox to fight Lesnevich for title at MSG
Philadelphia boxer Blackjack Billy Fox will challenge champion Gus Lesnevich for the world light heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden on March 5. Fox's manager and promoter announced the bout planning.
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Philadelphia
Billy Fox
Gus Lesnevich
Madison Square Garden
Fox
Weckler Confesses Slaying of Wisconsin Student Carlson
Francis Garity Jefferson County district attorney says Weckler admitted to dumping Carlson’s body in a river after the girl died from an overdose of eros pills during the kidnap. Sennett, unnamed, did not disclose the other party. Dr Mangevine notes possible preservation of a body submerged seven months.
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Carl L. Carlson
University of Wisconsin
Francis Garity
Jefferson County
Sennett
Carlson
State Prison
Garity
D. Mangevine
Pathology
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Congress mulls wage price controls as Taft bill stalls
Congress debates wage price controls with Taft's bill stalled in committee. Senate plans no immediate action. prospects unclear as deadline looms. House shows no intent to tackle the measure before the weekend, delaying any action beyond tomorrow.
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Taft
Senate Committee
Senate
House
Political stalemate rows over inflation and tea kettle comparison
In a heated session Republicans accused Democrats of stalling a program to curb inflation while Democrats led by Rep Spence called the president’s plan a stone. Senate remarks echoed blame and a Tea Kettle in Atlantic analogy. Taft defended executive power over export demands.
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House
Rep
Spence
Halleck
Atlantic
Senate
Lucas
D-Il
Taft
A C Engineer Killed By Crane
George W. Davis a 50 year old Allis Chalmers Co engineer from Milwaukee was killed when a 20 foot crane boom buckled and struck him He was supervising the construction of a condenser for Dayton Power and Light Co at Miamisburg Ohio
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Dayton
George W. Davis
Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Dayton Power and Light Co
Miamisburg
Housing Board Discusses Salzer Airport Plans
La Crosse Housing Authority meets with other groups to discuss construction of permanent homes on the Salzer airport plat. The 4 p.m. session takes place in the council chambers at city hall Tuesday.
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Salzer Airport
la Crosse Ousing
Explosion at Celanese Factory Kills One, Injures Eleven
An explosion at Celanese Corporation of America in Newark New Jersey fatally injures one worker and injures eleven others as bricks and rubble are hurled through the building. Rescue crews battle flames and search for survivors amid smoke and debris. Renowned plant safety measures are under scrutiny as investigators assess the scene.
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Newark
N. J
Celanese Corporation of America
Marshall Reports To Nation Friday
Secretary of State Marshall plans a national radio address Friday at 9 p.m. CST to discuss the failure of the Big Four foreign ministers conference to reach agreement on a European peace settlement.
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Washington
Marshall
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Conference
St Paul Trip Aide Chiefs Aid in Return of Suspect
Sheriff Vern Lamp and Assistant Police Chief Aaron Sanford left Tuesday for St Paul to return John Shafer a man charged in a Minnesota city complaint of the adding machine theft. The machine valued at $100 was reported stolen from Cotton tavern at 500 Copeland Avenue.
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Vern Lamp
Aaron Sanford
St. Paul
Copeland Avenue
Herman Rick
John Shafer
la Crosse
Minnesota
Heavy Export Demand For Wheat Supports High Farm Prices
The Chicago bureau of agricultural economics reports strong domestic and export demand lifting farm prices. It notes no speculation mentioned and cites the 1948 crop prospects as shaping the export program, which aims for 500 million bushels of wheat.
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Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
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