Public Pressure Frees Mother Baby From Jail
Philadelphia story reports 38 year old Lillian Gillard released after public outcry over a jail sentence for illegally earning relief funds. Judge Parry had ordered the mother and her seven month old baby detained, then stayed the sentence amid protests and donations to cover the amount. The case warns that future arrests could bring two years prison.
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Philadelphia
Robert Gilyard
G. G. Parry
Lillian Gillard
Bomber Crash Kills 11 RAF Fliers Near Savannah
A B-50 bomber from Chatham Air Force Base crashed into a muddy river marsh near Savannah killing all 11 aboard. Rescue crews faced intense flames and deep mud as they recovered bodies. identification and next of kin notification would take days.
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Savannah
Air Force
Chatham Air Force Base
Frederic E. Glantsberg
Chatham Field
el Paso
Tex
Newark
N. J
Sam Rahal
Mb Japan
J. A. Lyles
Savannah River
A. Y. Britt
Georgia Ports Authority
Britt
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Bill Harris
Chatham
Hanson
Pope Appeals To All Christians For Unity
Pope Pius XII urges worldwide Christian unity in his Christmas message as the 1950 Holy Year begins. He invites Protestants to join the Roman Catholic Church, calls for social justice, and hopes for peace and true religious renewal amid the era’s totalitarian and atheistic threats.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Church of
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Jesus the Redeemer
Europe
China
St. R’s
Yule Retail Surge Seen Ahead of Holiday Spending
The piece notes a late Christmas rush in 1949 with department store sales ahead of 1948, aided by extra shopping days. Officials cite high consumer income and liberal credit plus anticipated veteran insurance refunds. Household goods and TVs drive demand while luxury items lag.
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Charles Molony
Aington
Christas
Friof
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Washington
Truman Flies Home to Missouri for Christmas
President Truman flew from Washington to Kansas City and Independence for a white Christmas with family. The Independence plane landed at 11:42 a.m. CST after a rain delay, with Mrs. Truman and all his siblings meeting him at Fairfax airport. The president planned a return to Washington December 28 and spent his final workday before the holidays reviewing the state of the union and cabinet work, while denying Eisenhower being a presidential candidate.
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Kansas City
Truman
Independence
Washington, D. C
Fairfax
Mary Jane Truman
Margaret
Washington
Congress
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Weather Forecast for La Crosse Area Tonight and Saturday
Mostly cloudy and continued cold with occasional very light snow tonight. Low tonight minus five in city minus ten in country. Saturday generally fair and continued cold with a high of fifteen.
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la Crosse
Churches Here Hold Christmas Services in La Crosse
Protestant and Catholic churches in La Crosse schedule Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services with candlelight, carols, and special masses. Highlights include First Congregational, Seventh Street Baptist, St. John’s Evangelical, English Lutheran, and nine Catholic parishes announcing midnight masses, family services, and confessions across multiple times and venues.
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Christendom
Jesus
la Crosse
Seventh Street
WKBH
Fred W. Hyslop
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
West Avenue
Market
Ralph Kuether
Bethel Lutheran Church
Sill
O. S
St. Joseph's Cathedral
WLCX
Anthony Wagener
The
Register
John P. Treacy
A. N Schuh
George Hammes
Peter Pape
Hiest
Pauhmitt
Anthony J. Lechler
James Finucan
John P. Trant
St. John's
Holy Trinity
Norwegian Ship Fernbay Fire Threatens Base Sheds
A fire aboard the Norwegian freighter Fernbay from Oslo caused a $100,000 explosion punctuated blaze that wrecked the superstructure and threatened army base sheds. Forty crew members and two women escaped from sleeping quarters above decks before control was gained.
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Boston
Fernbay
Oslo
Norway
Wisconsin Plant Pathologist Vaughan to Retire
Prof. Richard E. Vaughan a Wisconsin plant pathologist since 1915 will retire January 1 the college of agriculture said. Earl Wade will succeed Vaughan who will move to his farm near Sandyville Iowa.
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Madison
Wis
Richard E. Vaughan
Wisconsin
University’s College of Agriculture
Earl Wade
Vaughan
Sandyville
Coulee Region Grapples With Record Cold Across Area
Cold wave grips the Coulee Region with Pemina North Dakota at minus 24, West Salem minus 24, Camp McCoy officials report minus 31, Sparta minus 25, and Milwaukee near plus one. Forecasts indicate easing Friday night with low temperatures around five below in cities and light snowfall possible. Roads warned for slipperiness in southern counties as travelers head home for Christmas.
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Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Coulee
Misissippi
West Salem
Pembina
N. D
Camp McCoy
Sparta
Northern States Power Company
A. D. Sanial
Lone Rock
Wis
Stevens Point
Rhinelander
Wausau
Green Bay
Madison
Milwaukee
Associated Press
Ergan
Kenosha
Cine
Orthern
Convict Wins Freedom After Blood Exchange for Leukemia Girl
OSSINING N Y Gov Dewey commutes Louis Boy a 50 year old Italian born convict from Sing Sing to time served freeing him after 18 years. Boy donated blood to a leukemia patient last summer a life risking test that aided his release due to his wartime experiments and other medical trials.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Boy
New York City
Dewey
Albany
Milk Parity Set At Same Dollar Value
The agriculture department announced a 15 month dairy price support set at 79 percent of parity, roughly matching the old formula’s dollar value. It includes target prices for manufacturing milk and dairy products and carries through the next marketing year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
U. S
Expedition Set To Sail For South Arabian Tour
An American expedition titled the American Foundation Arabian Expedition will sail Friday to conduct extensive archaeological research in southern Arabia. Led by Wendell Phillips of Concord California, the project is sponsored by the American Foundation for Man Inc Washington.
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New York
Arabia
American Foundation
American Foundation For the A of Man, Inc
Washington
Wendell Phillips
Concord
Calif
University of California
U S Population Above 150 Million Milestone Report
The census bureau estimates the U S population at 150 183 000 on November 1 1949 reflecting a 2 132 000 jump in the first ten months of the year and an 18 514 000 rise since the 1940 census.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
President Refuses Yet Again To Intervene In Coal Row
President Truman again refused to intervene in the coal dispute sparking talk of strikes after January 1. John L. Lewiss miners work only Tuesday and Wednesday during the next two holiday weeks, with some arguing this is a three day plan to boost Christmas pay. Operators fear further cuts and consider shutting mines unless a rapid contract emerges. Truman warned he will act if an emergency requires it, possibly an 80 day TaftHartley injunction. The United Mine Workers policy committee reportedly may be called to Cincinnati next week amid negotiations with anthracite operators.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Cincinnati
New York
UMW
Pennsylvania
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