Stassen Plans 1948 Liberal Republican Presidential Bid
Harold E. Stassen, 39, former Minnesota governor, announced at a press conference his bid for the Republican nomination in 1948. He vowed a definite progressive program and labor reform via voluntary methods to curb strikes and to aggress against monopolies and dictatorships in unions. He cited coal miners and the United Mine Workers as examples and urged a secret ballot on strikes to avoid disruption.
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WASHINGTON
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
old guard
United Mine Workers
Stassen
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Atlanta
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Albany
28 Are Killed In Spanish Wreck
MADRID December 18 Twenty eight persons were killed and more than 100 injured when the vacation bound Andalusia Express crashed into a stationary freight train at Cinco Casa. Railroad crews were arrested on suspicion of sabotage as emergency workers recovered bodies and treated the injured, including diplomat Miguel Cerro Cebrian.
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MADRID
Cinco Casa
wreck & group
Malaga
Algeciras
Mediterranean
Miguel Cerro Cebrian
Granny the ship outlasting rivals in Southampton port
The Left Hand Corner profiles Granny, a 32 year old 45 897 ton liner finished in 1914. Compared to the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth she is smaller yet reliable, economical to operate, and famed for quick turnaround. Granny, sister to Mauretania, sails into overhaul for a fresh lease of life in Southampton.
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Granny
Southampton
St. John
Mauretania
Olympic
Majestic
Berengaria
Leviathan
Normandie
Bremen
Rex
Empress of
Britain
G B Govt to Aid Spinners in UK Cotton Industry
London reports the Labour government offers a 24 percent grant to re equip the cotton industry costing about 38 million pounds for the total plan. The program aims to raise output, modernize mills, and require two shift operations and mill groupings of at least 600000 spindles while Mills may be consolidated to boost efficiency.
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LONDON
Manchester Guardian
Not Slightest Chance Premier Drew Will Sign
Premier Drew of Ontario said there is not the slightest chance the Ontario government would sign a Dominion provincial tax agreement that would centralize power in Ottawa. He pledged no accord while he heads the government, criticizing the federal government for poor purse-string control and lack of sense.
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TORONTO
Drew
Ontario
Ottawa
Boy Survives 13 000 Volt Electric Shock
Nine year old John Ploye touched a live railroad car wire and received a 13 000 volt electric shock. He suffered minor burns but escaped death due to immediate fall away from the wire and a heart muscle lock that allowed his heart to restart normally after the jolt.
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BALTIMORE
Jotn Ployé
John
Shakeup in Iran Cabinet as Quarani resigns posts
TEHRAN Dec 18 Premier Ahmed Quarani relinquished the foreign and interior minister posts amid leftist Tudeh party criticism over post consolidation for elections. Two under secretaries named temporarily. Reports say about 20 Tudeh members arrested. Note exchanges with Russia grant oil concessions in northern provinces. Britain retains leases in southern Iran.
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TEHRAN
Tranian
Ahmed Quarani
Tudeh party
Tudeh
Etelaut
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Truman
Qavim
Russia
Azerbayan
Iran
Britain
Opium Seizure Reported in San Francisco and Vallejo
Customs Collector Paul Leake announced that opium valued at 150000 dollars was seized in raids in San Francisco and nearby Vallejo. The narcotic, originating in Mexico, had been shipped from El Paso Texas after crossing the border.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Vallejo
United States
Mexico
El Paso
Tex
Paul Leake
Penicillin Mixture Shows Enhanced Healing In Wounds
Lt Col Felix Janney reports penicillin mixed with hemoglobin from blood as curing wounds where pure penicillin failed in two World War II era army hospitals in England. The red blood jelly produced higher drug concentration, enabling one application to heal many cases.
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HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
CLEVELAND
American College of Surgeons
Felix Janney
Northwestern University
Chicago
U.S. army
England
Jew Is Given Jail And Lash In Jerusalem Case
A Jerusalem military court jailed an 11 year old Jew for a month and ordered lashes after finding him guilty of possessing a leaflet bomb. A separate case saw another Jew sentenced to 18 strokes and a year in prison. Military and police sources report counter threats and note a Lancaster bomber returned detainees from Eritrea, with two Jews wounded by accidental guard fire.
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JERUSALEM
figun Zvat Leumt
Palestine
Eritrea
Lydia
Rust resistant wheat debuts at Manitoba agronomists meet
A new rust resistant wheat variety appears at the Manitoba agronomists annual meeting in Winnipeg. Still experimental and scarce, it showed success across sections of the province when tested by agronomists, who tabled it among top varieties.
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WINNIPEG
Redman
Manitoba agronomists
Eight Indians Hanged at Battleford Sixty Years Ago
A Canadian Press report recalls a mass hangings event at Battleford Sask sixty years earlier during the Riel Rebellion. Eight Indigenous men were executed on a single gallows as hundreds gathered, with a bell toll signaling the start and officials summoned seven minutes after midnight. The Lethbridge jail later added executions, increasing total hangings from nine to fourteen.
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Lethbridge
Donald Sherman Staley
Staley
Braceburgs
Ont
Calgary
Donnie Goss
Garry Billings
Vancouver
Cpl
Karl Lehmann
Canada
Battleford
Sask
Riel
Raplove
Perzenowski
Busch
Children Die In Bus Crash Near Silverstreet
Ten pupils and the driver of a Newberry area school bus were killed when the bus collided with a southbound Southern Railway train at a grade crossing near Silverstreet. Eleven other children were injured and in critical condition. The driver Richard Sanders was among the dead, and the bus was dragged a half mile along the tracks.
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NEWBERRY
3.C
Southern Railway
Silverstreet
Dirs. H. N. Wallace
McSwain funeral home
crossing Forge
SIDNEY Neb
Dee
here
Sheriff WoW Sc
Auto Makers Chart Policy
DETROIT, Dec. 18. Auto makers chart policy for 1947 as costs rise. Producers face higher material and labor costs and may need retail price increases to maintain volume. General Motors cancels 1948 model dies, signaling a price/production strategy shift to protect demand in lower-priced cars.
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DETROIT
General Motors
Denver Railway Workers to Strike
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers announced a system-wide strike on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, set for tomorrow at 6 p.m. after negotiations since November 4 failed to resolve a long list of grievances and time claims. Wages were not cited as an issue.
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DENVER
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
at & p.m
B. M. Alverd
national union
Radar aids to navigation introduced at Port Liverpool harbor
Liverpool advances toward full radar piloting to guide ships into the Mersey. An 80 foot watchtower will host six radar displays scanning 25 miles, enabling safe navigation even in dense fog. Radio-telephone links keep pilots and tower in constant contact as up to 70 deep sea ships operate in the port.
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LIVERPOOL
Reuters
Mersey
Mersey channel
Liverpool Bay
Insane Lifers Escape From Valley Forge Hospital
Two of six criminally insane prisoners who fled Valley Forge General Hospital were captured six miles from the facility after forcing a ward window. Police warned the other fugitives to be considered armed and dangerous as civilian volunteers and military police scoured wooded areas and country lanes. Identified escapees included Joseph Bruno of Staten Island and Howard Boggs of Huntington with others unnamed. The hospital provided few details on how the escape occurred.
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PHOENIXVILLE
Valley Forge General hospital
Valley Forge national park
umits
Joseph Bruno
Staten Island
Howard Boggs
Hunton
W Va
Curtis L
darry P Keller
Frank L. Lofeaigtin
Britain to Receive Free Meat Gift From Argentina
London Dec 18 Each of Britain's 40,000,000 citizens will get a meat gift from Argentina valued at five pence next month. In the week beginning Jan 12 a five penny rebate will be given with the weekly ration of one shilling four pence. President Feron announced the gesture of friendship at the Anglo Argentine agreement signing. Prime Minister Attlee thanked him formally. The Food Ministry said the meat gift cannot replace or add to the ration and the logistics were not settled.
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LONDON
Britain
Argentina
food ministry
ATTLEE
Feron
Heaviest California quake in 14 years rattles coast
A strong quake struck northern California at 5:21 am, center near Cape Mendocino, lasting over five seconds. Daylight fixtures swayed and dishes rattled but no damage was reported. UC seismograph head Joseph Bognuda noted the event approached damage intensity. the last heavy tremor in the area was in 1992.
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Calif
California
PS.T
Joseph Bognuda
University of California seismograph
Perndale
Cape Mendocino
Postal robber sought as RCMP close Cypress River district
Royal Canadian Mounted Police surrounded the St Francis Xavier district seeking a 26 year old man linked to the 85000 Cypress River post office robbery on Monday. A 1937 sedan found abandoned in a drift near McGregor, four miles west, spurred new leads.
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CYPRESS RIVER
Man
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
St. Francis Xavier
McGregor
here
Coal miners to celebrate handover of mines to state
London December 18 Reuters reports miners will celebrate the shift from private to public ownership on January 1 with dances and parades. The formal handover ceremony will occur at the ministry of fuel and power headquarters in London.
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LONDON
Four Injured as Taxi Hit by Tram in St Boniface
A taxi collided with a tram in St Boniface injuring four people who were thrown about 100 feet along the track. Five youths escaped unharmed after the mishap which occurred late last night near the depot.
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ST BONIFACE
Man
mdins
tata
laissergyfs
Arisa edd
Witness Jailed By Quebec Court
In Quebec Dec 18 John Maynard How a Witnesses of Jehovah member was convicted on a second charge by Recorder Jean Mercier for distributing pamphlets and fined 1000 with costs or a three month jail term. He pleaded innocent as Mercier condemned the sect as dangerous and lenient punishment drew jeers from the court. A separate prior charge for disturbing the peace carried a fine with two months jail as the city vows harsher action. Police reportedly raided the sect’s headquarters in Quebec City, seizing pamphlets but making no arrests.
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QUEBEC
John May
How
Witnesses of Jehovah oy
Jean Mercier
Mercier
faisenogd
Quesbec
Truman silent on Democratic nomination at press conference
News wires report President Truman declined to comment on whether he will accept the Democratic presidential nomination. Also in brief: coastal freighter Footphing X overdue at Halifax turned up off Mashuboom. Montreal apartment fire leaves 14 units homeless. Pope Pius XII set for Christmas broadcast from Vatican City. Calgary officials protest planned transfer of Military District 13 headquarters. Britain to continue gasoline rationing amid parliamentary debate.
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TRUMAN
WASHINGTON
HALIFAX
stere
Mashuboom
MONTREAL
POPE PIUS
Vatican radio
M.S
CALGARY
C.P
feom
Edmonton
Bruce Clanton
mativend
J. C. Watson
BRITAIN
LONDON
Reuters
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Germany
BRUNO PERZENOWSKI
WILLI MUELLER
Samuel Marchbanks
Petersborough
G.B. Govt
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Canadian Press
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Lash
DONALD STALEY
Auto Makers
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PORT LIVERPOOL
Pennsylvania Hospital
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