39 Killed In German Train Wreck Near Fahr-Irlich
In the German zone near Neu wied, a head on collision between two passenger trains at Fahr Irlich killed 39 and injured about 100. Most victims were German en route to Christmas reunions. officials blamed the Freiburg Dortmund express engineer for a stop signal violation. Rescue crews aided the wreckage clearance.
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11 Shaken Up In Derailment
Winnipeg dispatch reports 11 people shaken up but none seriously injured after four cars of the westbound No 3 Transcontinental train of Canadian National derailed yesterday at Anoia Manitoba 22 miles east of Winnipeg. The accident at 1130 am CST tore up about 60 feet of track and toppled two sleepers onto their sides. No cause has been disclosed.
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Canadian National Railways
Anoia
Man
Dugald
Sweden faces inflation as it mirrors postwar economic strain
The Ottawa Journal’s London correspondent notes Sweden, once praised for neutrality, now confronts inflation and tighter living standards. Prime Minister Erlander guides a government blending moderate and extreme Socialists while Soviet Russia looms in foreign policy concerns and labor shifts toward communism.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Herr Erlander
Clement Attlee
Russia
Europe
Extra Chore For Postie In Tulsa Neighborhood Box
A weary Tulsa postman found a note inside a neighborhood mailbox asking him to stamp unsent Christmas cards. The box contained nearly 50 unstamped envelopes and about 50 scattered stamps, creating an unplanned mounting task for the carrier.
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TULSA
Okla
Jews Sent Off To Cyprus After Blockade Break
The British transport Ocean Vigor sailed from Haifa to Cyprus with about 859 illegal Jewish immigrants intercepted at sea or near the Palestine blockade. 26 sick passengers remain in Palestine. The ship carried many from Romania and Hungary, including 150 children and two babies born at sea, amid a storm and dire below deck conditions. 903 refugee children arrived in Palestine from Cyprus under a British quota. An American correspondent Meyer Levin was taken off.
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Palestine
Haifa
Romania
Hungary
France
Meyer Levin
Move To Deport Greek Postponed
Deportation of Greek Communist correspondent accredited to the United Nations was postponed as U S officials consider potential violation of a U N agreement requiring the UN to be consulted before removal. Secretary General Trygve Lie intervened after learning of the detention and noted lack of advance notification. An Indian correspondent in similar proceedings was also reported as pending.
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U.N
Nicholas Kyriazidis
F's Island
W. F. Watkins
justice department
immigration and naturalization service
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S. Hasan
USN
Hasan
Panama Assembly Rejects U S Base Lease Pact
The 51 member Panamanian National Assembly unanimously rejected a signed agreement allowing the United States to lease and man 14 military bases on Panamanian soil to defend the canal. The vote followed six hours of debate with calls for outright rejection as foreign minister Fiorentino Arosemena resigned over party opposition. Washington officials expressed hope for a new agreement and possible bases, while Panamanian crowds celebrated in the streets.
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Panama national assembly
United States
Pansamanian sei
Pansama canal
Rio
Hata
U.S. state department
Washington
Der
Enrique Adolfo Jimenez
assembly
Fiorentio Arosemena
Frank Hines
Truman
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LONDON
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state department
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Reutersi
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national assembly
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tomaghi
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JERUSALEM
Reuters
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Palestine Jewry
sesembly
David Reries
Jewish matsemal council
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Dead Coyote Snaps at Pilot in Brandon Flight
Brandon Manitoba December 23 two Brandon Flying club members recount a hunting by plane expedition. They shot several coyotes from a low flying craft and loaded them in the rear compartment. One coyote, believed dead, snapped at a pilot prompting a final shot. The mate escaped unseen on the ground.
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C.P
Don Davidson
Chuck Harvey
Brandon Flying club
Davidson
mae
Inside Nuernberg Prison Life After Trial Dawn
A vivid, critical portrait of Nuernberg prison life as WWII Nazi leaders and associates await fate. Soldiers, judges, industrialists, and others move through dim cells, sharing meals while questions loom about guilt, punishment, and the future.
Russian Voters Favor Communists in Local Elections
The Soviet press said early returns from Sunday's local elections in five Russian republics showed 99 percent of the electorate voted for the bloc of Communists and ten party citizens. No opposition candidates appeared on ballots. voters could only scratch off bloc names to show dissent. Elections in other republics will be held early next year.
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MOSCOW
Russia
bloc of Communists
Communist party
He'll Be There at the County Jail Letter Mystery
Jailer Emil Stahmer examined a letter addressed to a county jail inmate Nate and read a note on the back saying to hold until he arrives. The fragment hints at an awaiting reader or recipient, with the jail as the setting and a cryptic instruction attached to the correspondence.
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Dee
Emil Stahmer
Nate
End Excess Profits Tax Ends December 31
CYTAWA December 23. The excess profits tax first imposed in 1941 to curb wartime profiteering will be repealed by year end despite calls to extend into 1948. Finance Minister Abbott reiterated in his budget that repeal is to take effect, noting $2.01 billion collected since inception and that current conditions do not justify keeping the tax. He cited strong business confidence and ample funds as reasons to repeal now rather than delay.
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Abbott
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Britain
United Slater
Mr. Abbott
Canada
Refusal to Load Arms For China Halts Islander Voyage
Halifax reports a Canadian Seamen's Union decision to keep freighter Island side docked with a 600 ton cargo of combat planes and ammunition bound for China. Twenty of about 30 crew joined a resolution opposing shipment, while 130 other seamen supported action to prevent the voyage. A Toronto Labour Council debate failed to embargo war material, instead urging UN led approval for any arms sales.
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Canadian Seamen's Union
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Island
China
H.C. Meade
Atlantic
Atelantic Shipping Company
upium
TORONTO
Toronto Labor Council
C.CL
Canadian Congress of Labor
United Nations
U.N. general assembly
Magazine Editor Dies in Seattle at 64
Bernard L. Johnson, a nationally known building magazine editor, architect, and consultant, died after a brief illness in Seattle. He served as Western editor of the American Builder and Building Age.
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SEATTLE
Bernard L. Johnson
building
Johnson
American Builder and Building Age
Convoy Battles Arab Attackers Near Jerusalem Hills
In Jerusalam area fighting flared as a British convoy pressed hillsides above Rab El Wad. Arab snipers struck a Jewish funeral procession on the Mount of Ascension and a Swedish journalist was wounded. A large Arab force entered the old city after dusk while Hagana fighters clashed with two Arabs wounded. Traffic across Palestine halted as both sides fired on trains and roads.
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sacred Mount of the Ascension
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Rab El Wad
Stockholm
Harald Hagg
Palestine
Hagana
miliia
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Mount
Robert
Clive
Stern
Mount of Olives
Bat Yam
Arab Yahelia
Jaffa
Holy Land
United Nations
Hot Rub Down Endangers Man in Port Arthur Fire
In Port Arthur on December 232 a man named William Hockkosk, 44, is hospitalized with first degree burns to his right arm and back after a friend, while rubbing him with alcohol, lit a cigarette and ignited the liquid. The incident underscores the danger of using alcohol near open flames.
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PORT ARTHUR
William Hockkosk
Ottawa to Cut Fuel Oil Imports in Early 1948
Recon struction Minister Howe announced arrangements to reduce fuel oil imports substantially in early 1948 without formal government restrictions. Industry spokesmen had agreed to curb imports up to nine percent, with further cuts likely driven by voluntary conservation amid a world shortage and dollar-saving policy. Consumers are urged to cooperate, follow conservation tips, and help prevent hardship as the shortage tightens.
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OTTAWA
Howe
United States
Bowe
U.S
United States Proposes Unified Security Force at U N
Informal U N talks reveal Washington offered a security force with at least 29 divisions after months of deadlock over Russia. The compromise attempt in a U N military staff subcommittee failed to break the stalemate.
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