Communists Publish War Criminal List Amid China Peace Hopes
In Nanking and Peiping, Communist radio airings list Chiang Kai-shek Madame Chiang Sun Fo and other leaders as war criminals to be punished by a people's court. Officials say the move shuts the door on peace talks as Nationalist forces retreat and clashes continue near Nanking and Kaigan gateway.
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Nanking
China
Peoples Court
Chiang Kai-shek
Madame Chiang
Sun Fo
Chiang
Reing
Northaoyu
Mindszenty Arrest Sparks Political Turmoil In Hungary
Budapest Hungary Josef Cardinal Mindszenty Roman Catholic primate of Hungary was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the government spying treason and misusing funds. The government promised a detailed statement in 48 hours amid tensions with the Communist led regime and Vatican observers expect Catholic excommunications for involved clergy.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican City
Mindszenty
Weather Still Stops Rescue On Greenland Ice Cap
A new attempt to rescue 13 airmen stranded on Greenland's ice cap was delayed by Arctic weather. The C82 towing a glider to a Greenland base turned back to Goose Bay due to bad conditions, the third glider hauled up for the operation. The Saipan carrier, en route with helicopters, slowed under strong winds as it neared Greenland, threatening the Wednesday launch plan.
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Washington
Greenland
Arctic
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
U.S. S. Saipan
Saipan
Norfolk
Joseph L. Kane
Kane
Cape Race
Weather forecast for La Crosse area stays mild
The La Crosse region offers mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday. Lows drop to 15 degrees tonight with highs around 28 on Tuesday as mild air continues.
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la Crosse
Western powers near plan to curb German rearmament
General Lucius D. Clay announced substantial agreement among the three Western occupiers on creating a military security board to ensure Germany stays disarmed after governing bodies end. The panel would include military police inspectors to enforce disarmament rules as functions are handed to it.
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Ts Fue Tee
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Military Security Board
Dutch say Java campaign collapses Indonesian resistance
Dutch forces press nine day steamroll on Java driving Indonesian Republicans from key points. Bulleting says mop up possible in whole Java within a week with minimal resistance. Swifter progress reported on Sumatra as leaders like Hatta reportedly moved from Jogjakarta. United Nations cease fire order and observations mentioned amid Dutch defiance.
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Batavia
Java
Bulletin
Sumatra
West Java
Pilossi
East Java
Fort van der Cappelien
Fete Peed Perenne Ap Gat
Hatta
Jogjakarta
United Nations Security Council
UN Good Offices Committee
Security Council
Council
Paris
Insurance Firm Denies Dewey Presidency Post in 1950
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company denied rumors that future Governor Thomas E. Dewey would become its president when the term ends in 1950. The denial followed a national radio report circulated by Walter Winchell. Winchell had no comment on the firm’s statement.
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Dewey
New York
Politan Life Insurance Company
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Girl Rescues Family From Lake Monona
Twelve year-old Helen Brigham pulled her sister Evelyn aged 17 and her father Robert 45 to safety after an ice boat sank on Lake Monona. The trio reached safety after frostbite injuries during a mile dash to shore.
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Madison, Wis
Helen Brigham
Evelyn
Robert
Lake Monona
Helen
Sumner Welles Found Unconscious in Snow Field Near Oxon Hill
Former U.S. undersecretary of state Sumner Welles was found unconscious in a snow flecked field near his Oxon Hill Maryland estate after hours of exposure. Doctors said his condition remained serious with frozen fingers and toes and possible later amputation. authorities sought to interview him about the incident and his recent health history.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Oxon Hill
Maryland
George Huffman
Arnold Welles
Cordell Hull
Clark
Duggan
House
American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Robert Kerby
Imporis Welles
Brooke Kerby
Believe Scott Will Stay As Chairman
Rep. Hugh D. Scott Jr may keep the GOP national chairmanship after a bid to unseat him bogs down. A national committee meeting in Omaha January 25-26 may reveal backing for opponents from Dewey, Taft, Stassen, or others, while Cooper's critique targets Martin Halleck and Wolcott.
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Washington
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
GOP
Scott
Philadelphia Union
Dewey
Omaha
Senator Taft
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Ted Gamble
Port
Gamble Stassen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Rep
Clarence Brown
Brown
B. Carroll Reece
Reece
John Cooper
Kentucky
Cooper
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Usetts
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Banking Committee
Jesse P. Wolcott
Martin
Steel Shortage Continues Into Months Says Journal
Cleveland dispatch notes steel buyers assess inventories closely as postwar shortages persist. A steel magazine review warns the shortage will continue for months, despite some soft spots in the metalworking field and a 11 percent drop in capacity utilization to 68 percent.
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Cleveland
Woman Dies From Burns In Holiday Explosion
Mrs. Bertha Nowitzki, 58, died after a kerosene can exploded while she filled a small stove in her King street room. She suffered third degree burns and died at a local hospital after being rushed from the scene. Neighbors and a passerby helped extinguish flames and summoned aid as firemen contained the blaze in two adjoining rooms.
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Tribune
Phete Lawrence Feuling
Bertha Nowitzki
King
Fealing
King Street
Aere Fewieay
Mrs. Nowitzki
Toffah
Leaders announced for Dimes Drive campaign in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Rapids state director Byron B. Conway named county chairs for the March of Dimes drive running January 14 to 1. He said western Wisconsin chapters seek a large campaign as funds to support polio victims are in serious need. Chairs include Lester Rosenow at Buffalo and Jess W. Scott at Fountain City, with Perry G. Wahl in Prairie du Chien and others in Neillsville and Crawford counties.
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Milwaukee
Byron B. Conway
Wisconsin Rapids
National Foundation For
Conway
Wisconsin
Buffalo
Lester Rosenow
Fountain City
Clark
Jess W. Scott
Neillsville
Crawford
Perry G. Wahl
Prairie du Chien
Jackson
Skating Rinks Open Across City With Set Hours
The park department announces rink hours today from 1 to 10 p m at Hood Street Emerson Roosevelt Copeland Goose Green and 21st Ward. West Avenue stays open from 1 p m until nightfall.
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Park Department
Hood Street
21St Ward
Emerson
First Ward
Roosevelt
Copeland
Goose Green
West Avenue
Community appeals fund reaches 647 with aid for Onalaska family
Money contributions for the Krajewski family fund reached 647.39 as the Onalaska Men's club Salvation Army and La Crosse Tribune seek clothing and building materials for a mother and seven children left homeless by a Wednesday noon fire. Donations to be sent to the City Editor La Crosse Tribune Salvation Army and local trustees will fund a house, clothing for the children, and construction needs with a completion target of January 20.
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Krajewski
Onalaska Men's Club
Salvation Army
la Crosse Tribune
Onalaska
Ne Fath
Fifth Avenue
Vine Street
Bernard Thill
Wallace Massey
Caren Tee
Sor
Jan Pi Bennefren
UN Authority Is Challenged In Middle East Crisis
UN observers in Palestine accuse Israel of breaking the truce by attacking Egyptian forces in the Negev desert. Ralph Bunche, UN mediator, says he has no knowledge of provocations. The Security Council meets privately to set its schedule amid broader challenges to UN authority in Palestine and Indonesia.
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Paris
United Nations
Palestine
Israel
Holy Land
Negev Desert
UN Security Council
Ralph J. Bunche
Council
Bunche
Negev
Indonesia
Netherlands
United Nations Security Council
Hague
The
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Dessouki Abaza Pasha
Egypt
Arab League
Holiday Death Toll 395 Across Nation in Christmas weekend
The Christmas weekend saw at least 395 deaths nationwide from accidents and fires. Traffic crashes caused 276 fatalities, with 119 from miscellaneous causes including fires. Notable blazes claimed multiple families in New Jersey, Vermont, Arkansas and elsewhere. several people froze to death in Maryland and Tennessee during near zero temperatures.
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National Safety Council
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