One Survivor Rescued From Orient No 2 Mine Tragedy
West Frankfort Ill December 24 119 miners died in the Orient No 2 mine explosion the nation’s worst in 231 years. Cecil Sanders 44 Benton Dl was pulled from 550 feet below and taken to United Mine Workers Hospital in serious condition. Remaining miners were believed dead after a long rescue. A farewell note was found on B R Williams's cigarette package to his widow Laura.
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Cecil Sanders
Benton
United Mine Workers Hospital
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John R. Foster
Orient No. 2
B. R. Williams
Laura
Christ
Fostex
Illinois
Ilinois
Mather
Centralia
Re Sanders
W. W. Lamont
Spivey Withdraws From Kentucky Athletic Eligibility List
All America basketball pivotman Bill Spivey said he was removed from the University of Kentucky athletic eligibility list at his request. He blamed false and malicious rumors tying him to a collegiate basketball scandal and denied any game fixing or payoffs. Spivey, out with a knee operation, requested removal until cleared and urged removal of suspicion from teammates. Open evenings and Sundays. False Food Cantor, and & Line-
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Bill Spivey
University of Kentucky
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Warner-Robbins
Ali Kirwan
H. L. Donovan
New York
Kentucky
New York District Attorney’s
Power of Mine Blast Destroys Orient Mine No. 2
West Frankfort Illinois December 24 heavy steel rails twisted like fishhooks twenty ton machines tore to pieces huge girders contorted out of shape Elmer Lee a miner with 35 years experience described the destruction below saying he never saw such devastation machines weighing 10 to 20 tons were ripped apart and the mine was a complete wreck
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Tee
Death Toll Rises in Iran Plane Crash That Killed U S Aid chief
Iran mourns as a Misr Airlines four engine plane crashes in a blizzard near Tehran. Dr Henry C Bennett U S Point Four program director dies along with seven other Americans and twenty one aboard. The disaster, worst in Iran’s air history, also claims Bennett’s wife and several Iranians and crew.
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Rich Harp
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Rich Clarkson
Teuman
Benjamin H. Hardy
Acheson
James T. Mitchell
A. C. Czilley
Louis
Henrik Jolal
University of Michigan
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Iraq
Baghdad
Raivine
Okla
Reds Refuse Look At Prison Camps
The Communist high command rejected Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway’s appeal for Red Cross inspection of North Korean prison camps. Peiping said Premier Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huai told the UN commander inspections were unnecessary due to humanity shown Allied prisoners. The Reds proposed a postwar Red Cross mail system while opposing visits to camps. A Panmunjom dispatch noted no progress toward a truce before December 27.
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Panmunjom
Tokyo
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Firm Declines Mink of the Month Club in Holiday Letter
In Pikesville Maryland on December 24, the Thompson Trailer Corp sent a tongue in cheek note to government contract ties. The letter says gifts are forbidden by their lawyers and jokes about not joining the Mink of the Month Club. Robert Thompson signs the letter noting most work is on government contracts.
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UB Friends of the Thompson Trailer Corp
Robert Thompson
Christmas charity rolls on in Lawrence area
Salvation Army kettles on downtown streets raised 800 for Christmas baskets for about 100 families. Capt. Lewis Forney reports 147 attended the annual party at 729 Vt. St. Teen recreational plans include daily gym access for junior and senior high students, with basketball and games, except Christmas and New Year’s. Volleyball sessions are scheduled for high school students over two weeks and resume Jan 3 in the evening.
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Rites Set Wednesday for Andrew Jackson Jr. 71
Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 10 30 a m at Schubert Funeral Home for Andrew Jackson Jr 71 of 901 Michigan Street Sr of Lawrence who died Saturday of a heart ailment He was a longtime Journal World advertising staff member born in New Douglas Illinois and survived by his wife two sons a daughter a brother and three grandchildren He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery with pallbearers named E Leslie Haynes Donald Marsh Robert Price Dolph Simons Eugene Smallberg and Melvon Wertzberger.
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Mich, Sr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Schubert Funeral Home
George c. Fetter
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Jackson
Memorial Park Cemetery
E. Leslie Haynes
Donald Marsh
Robert Price
Dolph Simons
Eugene Smallberg
Melvon Wertzberker
Roof Fire in Illinois City Damages Building at 420 Tl St
Lawrence fire crews tackled a roof blaze at 420 Tl Street around 11 45 yesterday. Chief Paul Ingels reported damage to a portion of the roof likely started by chimney sparks, with roughly square feet affected. Local radio KLWH-Ady carried the report.
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Lawrence
Paul Ingels
Steel union chiefs confer as strike deadline nears
Pittsburgh scene hosts CIO United Steelworkers leaders in sessions to decide wage policy before the December 31 strike deadline. The executive board meets at 10 a.m. EST, followed by the wage policy committee at 2 p.m. No public statement on plans after President Truman urged continued steel production. Joe Golby charged with first degree murder in Kansas. he allegedly beat his wife with a hammer and slit her throat when money was refused.
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Philip Murray
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Travel Logjam Eases as Planes Aid Christmas Homecomings
The logjam in homeward travel for soldiers and airmen eased as military planes joined swamped commercial carriers to bring the troops home for Christmas. Fog and flight mixups slowed many, but San Francisco, Burbank, and Oklahoma City bases provided aircraft, lifting delays for hundreds. A Davenport Indiana freight derailment slowed Southwest trains, while transports carried thousands, including 1,500 veterans and 2,800 service members in transit. A Kansas private from Colby, Phillip Bremenkarmp, 21, died in a vehicle crash near Vega, Texas, with injuries to his mother and two others.
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Quickie Trial for U S Airmen in Hungary
Four American airmen captured after a forced C 47 landing near Budapest face a three month jail term or fines totaling 360000 forints each for border violations. Captains John J. Swift and Dave H. Henderson and Sergeants Jess A. Duff and James A. Elam were accused by Soviets of spying. The United States contests the charges, while Hungarian and Soviet officials dispute details amid Christmas holidays.
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Fire Destroys Six Apartments East of Garden City
A Christmas Eve fire near Garden City Kansas destroyed six apartments, forcing 14 people from four families to flee into below freezing air. Fire officials said a defective heater sparked the blaze, aided by a southeast wind. Water had to be hauled in by tank trucks due to no local supply. The two phone lines burned, delaying the alarm, as residents from the Carlson, Chaulet, Thompson, Teel, Hemings, and Lawrence households escaped with little more than clothing and a few belongings.
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James Teels
Julius Hemings
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Navy Chief Leads Task Force Back Again
Kansas City Kansas December 24 17 Chief Yeoman E H Calvert headed a Naval relief party during last summer's floods. He led hundreds of refugees at the high school for five weeks. Yesterday he led a combined Navy Air Force and Marine volunteers delivering 1500 toys for a Christmas party by the American Legion for the refugee children.
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Yeoman
E. H. Calvert
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Post Office in Lawrence Faces Record Christmas Mail Surge
Post master Mager Williams said Lawrence will handle a record influx of Christmas parcel mail tomorrow with extra staff. Incoming mail is described as the heaviest in history, aided by bad weather and congestion at major hubs. Delivery will focus on packages. ordinary letters await special delivery. Windows close tonight at 6:30 and reopen Wednesday.
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Post Office
Ma Rager Williams
Kansas City
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Truman flies home for Christmas to work at Independence
President Truman arrived at Fairfax Airport Kansas City Kansas with daughter Margaret and planned a family Christmas at Independence. He said his work continues and gave reporters a sweeping gesture while noting no action is planned on the steel strike and Wage Stabilization Board matters. He traveled from Washington in the White House plane taking about four hours.
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Truman
Margaret
Fairfax
Kan
Missouri River
Mary Jane
Vivian
Independence
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White House
Alreay
Wage Stabilization Board
Theft at Charlton Insurance Co Nets 95 Dollars
A small Negro man reportedly took 95 dollars from the Charlton Insurance Co cash register around 10 45 this morning. Police issued a general alarm and description as they search for the suspect.
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Charlton Insurance Co
Christmas Eve Shopping Buzz Occupies Downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence brims with shoppers as stores open at 9 on Christmas Eve. Police report minor auto scrapes and no serious incidents amid heavy traffic. Weather forecasters warn of a white Christmas with light snow and possible drizzle. City, county, and federal offices close for Christmas Day. post office and utilities operate on special schedules.
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Two Kansans Return From War Arrivals A Brewster
Two Kansas soldiers arrived overseas this past weekend aboard the transport A Brewster. Identified are Bobby E Dale of Columbus and Maj Carl H Goodrick of Burlington.
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Bobby E. Dale
Columbus
Carl H. Goodrick
Burlington
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