Six Survivors Named in ATC Plane Crash in Labrador
Westover Field Massachusetts reports only six survivors among 29 aboard the huge transport aircraft that crashed in Labrador's icy wilderness near Goose Bay. A doctor on site and helicopters with medical supplies landed within hours as stormy weather hindered rescue efforts. Names of survivors and dead withheld pending full report.
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Mass
U.S. Air Transport Command
Labrador
Goose Bay
Royal Canadian Air Force
Goone Bay
Sirforce Mechaniia
Westover
Stanley Bear
Carlisle
Foreign Ministers Fix Level of German Industry
The four power council set a conditional target of 11 500 000 ingot tons of steel annually for a unified Germany, with current British American zones at 10 000 000 tons and March 1946 goal at 5 800 000. Steel output remains the key gauge for German production. Molotov delayed reparations talks as ministers moved reparations to other economic issues.
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London
Council For Foreign Ministers
Germany
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Marshall
New Highway Bids Sought for Lyon and Potawatomie Counties
Topeka December 11. The state highway commission will receive new bids for three projects in Lyon and Potawatomi counties and on US50N Vermillion River bridge on K15. Bids cover grading four miles and a bridge in Lyon County and the Vermillion River crossing in Potawatomi County. Original 1941 contracts were renegotiated after wartime delays.
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Lyon County
Potawatomie County
State Highway Commission
Emporia
Lyon G
U S Leases 14 Military Sites From Panama for Defense Ring
Washington reports a new five year lease agreement with Panama includes 13 sites outside the canal zone and a ten year lease with option for Rio Hato. The accord, ratified amid inter American defense measures, faces opposition in Panama prompting the foreign minister's resignation.
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Paname
Russia
United States
Greenland
Big Island
Senate
Western Hemisphere
Iceland
Portugal
Azores
Germany
Panama
Ten Mile Wide
Canal Zone
Rio Hato
Panama City
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Holy City Battle Rages in Jerusalem Amid Global Tensions
In Jerusalem's old walled city Arabs and Jews clash as violence spreads across Palestine. The toll rises with multiple deaths and injuries in Jerusalem Haifa Tel Aviv and Jaffa while residents flee the besieged area. British troops restrict movement as the UN partition decision sparks panic.
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Holy Land
Palestine
United Nations
Haifa
Kingsway
Jew
Anonher
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem
Keith Dagan
Jaffa
Weather outlook and road conditions in Kansas
Federal meteorologist predicts a slight warming Friday as snow covers much of the state. Lows dip to 15 to 25, highs near 38 to 40. little precipitation expected. Road conditions improve though some ice remains. light snow flurry reported in Kansas City. Highs reached 39 at Topeka, Hutchinson reports low.
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Toveka
D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Kansas City
Eliia
Atsle
Hutchinson Airport
Truman rejects relaxations as wage price plan moves
President Truman met Republican counterproposals on wage and price legislation and said any approach beyond his 10 point program would be inadequate. He warned against relaxing anti-trust laws to aid the New England oil shortage and defended a police-state critique while urging Congress to act. The GOP plan to curb inflation by voluntary measures faces Democratic resistance.
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Truman
Congress
Ie Pro
New England
Hruman
O. FP. A
House
Senate
Chimes in Dyche Tower Sound Sunday For First Time
Christmas chimes will be aired from the Dyche tower on Sunday at 3 00 p m marking the season debut of recordings. The carols to be played include Hark the World Angels Sing We Three Kings Good King Wenceslas Joy to the World Christmas Bells The First Noel Deck the Hallelujah Silent Night. Beginning Monday chimes will ring between class periods until December 20. Bedford Siamese twins at Indiana University Medical Center are past the critical stage and no separation will be attempted unless necessary.
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Dyche Tower
Wrold
Wenceslas
Halle
Indianapolis
Donald Casey
Indiana University Medical Center
Crude oil line runs hinder operations in Wichita
In Wichita on December 11 Crede notes Kanana crude oil output at 259,904 barrels daily, a rise from the prior day while line runs face disturbances. The report highlights ongoing disruptions affecting production and transport.
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Wichita
Kan
Ca—Pi
Kanana
Tedey
Trains Collide Near New Braunfels Killing Two
Two Missouri-Kansas-Texas passenger trains collided head on ten miles south of New Braunfels Texas killing two fireman and injuring nine others and leaving three missing. The Katy Flyer bound for Kansas City St Louis and the Katy Limited bound for Dallas were heavily loaded with mail. Investigators said orders mixed and trains operated on a single track with no block signals. The wreck damaged engines and baggage cars with an estimated cost over 300000 dollars and a National Guard cordon kept onlookers back.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Here
C.S.T
Jack B. Coleman
Waco, Tex
George W. Stainthrope
San Antonio
Roy Callaway
Smithville
Will Maney
Kansas City St. Louis
Mickey Pattillo
J. M. Bayless
Arlington
Gageman
New Braunfels General Hospital
Irs
Louise A. Krueger
Number Three
Number Six
Petray and Stanton
Dallas
Jenkins
P. N. Starnes
Pattillo
Maney
National Guard
Oral
Explosion at Pennsylvania colliery kills six
Mine disaster in Pennsylvania near Wilkes Barre injures at least three as rescue crews and ambulances respond to the accident at the anthracite site. Officials report multiple collieries affected and immediate aid dispatched to the scene.
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Wilkes Barre
Fas Dee
Franklin Collery
Russian grain might end bread ration in Britain
J Harold Wilson announced a trade agreement with the Soviet Union promising substantial Russian grain for Britain. The terms include quantities prices and detailed shipment conditions from the 1947 harvest and newspapers speculate it could end bread rationing for Britons.
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Britain
J. Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Wilson
Moscow
House of Commons
Strike Hits Rome as General Strike Paralyzes Capital
The communist controlled Chamber of Labor orders a general strike in Rome province halting nonessential services while armed forces crowd the capital to keep order. Officials report 61 000 idle workers, a first in a quarter century, with talks ongoing to end the walkout and resume work by tomorrow.
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Rome
Chamber of Labor
CTA
Treasury Ministry
Giuseppi de Vittorio
Italian Confederation of Labor
Permier Alvide de Gasperi
Primavalle
Italian
Chamber
Committees Named for 1948 Agricultural Conservation Program
Twenty four Douglas county farmers have been elected to ACA committees across eight townships. Clinton and eight other townships list chairmen and members led by George Butell as county chairman. Re-elected to the county ACA committee are David Noe and Ernest J. Prim.
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Agricultural Conservation Association
Douglas County
Clinton Township
ACA
George Butell
Will Saunders
Clarence Hausman
C. J. Durr
Eudora Township
Lawrence Leonhard
John Vogel
Ray Pine
Grant
William Anderson
Willis Colman
Merle Colman
Kanwaka
John Matney
Frank Walter
J. M. Watts
Lecompton
George Fall
C. E. Rappard
George Christian
Marion
Oscar Williams
Ralph Mad
Russell Ray
Palmyra
C. E. Springer
C. E. Dunigan
L. O. Armstrong
Wakarusa
Charles Elm
Conrad Gastrock
Fred Barkley
Willow Springs
Baldwin
David Noe
Ernest J. Prim
Overbrook
Butell
Harold Stassen Calls For Inquiry Into Feed Costs
Harold E. Stassen urges a major investigation into rising food costs and outlines a seven point program to level off and reduce prices. He spoke to Republican women in Dorlestown Pennsylvania expressing disgust with President Truman's politics and blaming the Democrats for the cost crisis.
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Dorlestown
Harold E. Stassen
Seon
Lican
Foner
Truman
Governor backs KU musicians trip to Orange Bowl
Governor Frank Carlson pledged a start of 10 for a student driven drive to fund the University of Kansas 110 piece band trip to the January 1 Orange Bowl. State funds are unavailable and the project faces several obstacles amid a modest fundraising push.
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University of Kansas
Miami
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Daily Kansan
Deane Malott
A. U. Band
KK. U
Mme
Georgia Tech
Lines Forming at Court House to Pay 1948 Taxes
County Treasurer Roy Flo reports half of the $1,260,744.55 1948 tax bill paid as December 20 due date nears. Lines form at tax windows and mail payments rise after a lull, with 80 percent typically collected by the first half deadline. Second half due June 20.
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Roy Flo
Flory
Snow Dampens Midwest With Subzero Readings
Frigid conditions sweeping the nation drove temperatures below zero in parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes with Grand Forks North Dakota at six below and Minneapolis at minus three. Snow covered eastern Great Lakes New England New York state and parts of North Dakota and Minnesota. Rain occurred along the gulf coast while the central Rockies and plains enjoyed fair weather.
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Great Lakes
New England
New York State
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Gulf Coast
Rockies
Central Plains States
Grand Forks
N. D
Minneapolis
House in Aid Row Over Emergency Foreign Aid Bill
Washington reports a heated House debate after adopting an amendment that could lift the cost of foreign aid by 350 million dollars. Republican Leader Halleck accused the Democratic administration of mismanaging foreign affairs, while Democrats and others criticized the rhetoric as inappropriate for the vote.
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Washington
House
United States
Halleck
Ind
Jack Anderson
R-Calif
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
McCormack of
Mass
McCormack
Clarence Brown
Ohio
MecCormack
KU Football Dinner in Topeka Sold Low Tickets
Fewer than 160 tickets remain for the Kansas K U football dinner in Topeka on December 18, with Paul J. Heinz in charge of sales. Chancellor Deane W. Malott will attend as a guest to honor 51 players and coaches ahead of the Orange Bowl in Miami on New Year’s Day. Movies of the KU-MU game will be shown. Tickets are 3.50 and available from Heinz Henry Bubb or other alumni officers.
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K. U
Toka
Paul J. Heinz
Peka
Deane W. Malott
University
Kansas
Tech
Miami
Fla
Heinz
Henry Bubb
Christmas Tree Bulb Shortage Hits Lawrence Homes
A shortage of spare Christmas tree bulbs across Lawrence stores threatens many window displays. Clerks report little stock and uncertain future shipments as families plan makeshift lighting rather than full sets.
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Lawrence
Montgomery Ward
KU to limit Orange Bowl ticket allotment to two per person
University of Kansas Athletic Director E C Quigley announced all Orange Bowl tickets will be capped at two per applicant. With demand far exceeding 2,500 tickets, priority will be given to students alumni and faculty as adjustments are made. Coaches plan to fly to Miami. team travel details to be discussed at a 3 p.m. meeting. The Jayhawkers aim to arrive in time for New Year’s Day game versus Georgia Tech.
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E. C. Quigley
University of Kansas
Quigley
Miami
Fla
Jayhawkers
Georgis Tech
Jayhawker
George Sauer
Sauer
Kansas
Air
Saver
K.U
University of Miami
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