15 Japs Given Yule Amnesty By MacArthur
Tokyo reports General MacArthur freed 15 high ranking Japanese war crime suspects on Christmas Eve from Sugamo Prison, leaving two major defendants still on trial. The amnesty extended posthumously to two others. Notable released include Nobusuke Kishi Michiyo Iwamura Ken Terashima Kisaburo Ando Kazuo Aoki and Yakuchi Bie.
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MacArthur
Tokyo
Sugamo
Hideki Tojo
Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Yakuchi- Bie
Madrid
Nobusuke Kishi
Michiyo Iwamura
Ken Terashima
Kisaburo Ando
Kazuo Aoki
Greater East Asia
Burmese headhunters revolt reported near BurmaChina border
The English newspaper Na on reported that headhunters from Was state near Burma's east border with China have revolted against the Burmese government. Burmese men sent to meet the rebels threaten railway police and officials.
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Rangoon
Burma
Naon
Was
Yunnanes
China
Christmas Observances Take Unusual Twist in Many Communities
Community customs vary for Christmas with events from a sheep-herders ball in Boise to carolers in Nashville and Old Christmas in Rodanthe. Rotary hosts UN guest swaps in upstate New York towns, Beacon Hill carols, and Atlantic City trees with Santa via a crane.
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Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Nashville
Tenn
Rodanthe
N. C
New York
United Nations
Lake Success
N. Y
Binghamton
Johnson City
Endicott
Boston
Massachusetts State House
Beacon Hill
Episcopal Church
Salt Lake City
Wendover Air Base
Utah-Nevada
Atlantic City
N. J
Santa Claus
President Truman to Celebrate Christmas in Missouri
President Truman planned a Christmas Eve radio address from his Missouri home after a day of greetings to Missourians. A 35 foot White House tree and a Marine Band ceremony in Washington framed holiday events, as snow covered the Truman property and the nation awaited his message.
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Independence
Truman
Missouri
White House
Washington
Marine Band
Snow May Cover Ground to Make White Christmas
A Christmas Day snow of four to six inches is predicted for Logan and Hocking County. If correct, snowfall begins late today, creating a Christmas morning white blanket. Businesses suspend Saturday for Christmas observance. no Daily News edition.
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Logan
Hocking County
Daily News
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Izaak Walton League Club
Fire forces evacuations at Lorraine Hotel in Chicago
A basement fire at the six story Lorraine Hotel in the Loop drove over 200 guests from their rooms. Fire crews said the blaze was confined to the basement but thick smoke filled the 235 room building for more than three hours.
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Chicago
Lorraine
Loop District
Workers Injured In Factory Blast In Ohio Plant
In Conneaut Ohio the Rubber and Chemical Products Co plant suffered an explosion that injured six workers, three seriously. Officials estimate damages between 20000 and 30000 dollars and say the plant will be closed for several weeks for repairs.
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Conneaut, O
Rubber and Chemical Products Co
Anonymous Veteran Donates 300 Leg to Handicapped Girl
A youthful amputee veteran in Cleveland gives away a $300 artificial leg to Rosemary Corrigan a 24 year old who works in a department store billing section and supports her widowed mother and four brothers. The veteran is self described as disability free and walks with his leg. Possibilities Unlimited arranged the gift selecting Corrigan for her youth productivity and financial need.
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Cleveland
Possibilities Unlimited
Rosemary Corrigan
Congressional Spy Hunt Hearings Ended for Year
Washington December 24 The congression al spy hearings are over for this year. The House un American activities committee may restart in the new Congress if it votes. Four new members will join. The committee will not push reforms. Mundt and Nixon plan a joint statement on proposals.
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Washington
Congressionl
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon
McDowell
R-Pa
Rankin
D-Miss
Indonesia Fighting Is Ordered Halted
The Security Council ordered an immediate halt to fighting in Indonesia and urged prompt release of Indonesian leaders captured by the Dutch. The December 24 vote was seven in favor with four abstentions, and a separate request to withdraw Dutch forces was rejected with six abstentions despite five votes for. Russia urged condemning the Netherlands as an aggressor.
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Paris
Security Council
Indonesia
Netherlands
Russia
Life Begins At 83 Declares Sprightly Groom
An 83-year-old veterinarian, Dr. David Roberts, honeymooned in Minneapolis with his 33-year-old bride Elizabeth Elfers Walker after a secret wedding in Waukesha, Wis. Roberts has been married twice before. Walker was named as the others in a prior split. He proclaimed that marriage is beautiful.
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Minneapolis
Waukesha
Wis
David Roberts
Elizabeth Elfers Walker
Woman Injured In Auto Accident In Logan
Miss Catherine Fox of Logan suffered a nose laceration and bruises when the car she rode in struck a parked truck on Zanesville Avenue at 12 20 A M Police said she was treated by a local physician. Driver was Robert W Schrader 20 of Logan. The truck was operated by Leo Boyles of Straitsville.
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Catherine Fox
Logan
Zanesville Avenue
Military Pay Hike Plan Draws Sharp Criticism
A five man civilian advisory commission proposed a 15 percent average pay rise for military personnel affecting Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Public Health Service and related surveys. Raises vary. generals would gain more than privates, while a recruit would see little change. Senators Tydings Johnson and Langer voiced opposition or cautious review citing supply and demand and career incentives.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
New Milk Regulation Published by City and County Boards
The Daily News carries the full text of a new milk regulation approved by the city and county health boards. It will be republished next Friday December 31 to meet legal needs and becomes effective ten days after the second publication on January 10 1949.
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Daily News
Hocking County
John William North Dies at 84 in Nelsonville
John William North 84 retired Nelsonville coal miner died in Hocking Valley Hospital Logan after a two week stay. He lived in Nelsonville for many years. Funeral at 3 PM Monday at Stout Funeral Home Nelsonville with Rev. L A Griffith officiating. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survivors include wife Esther three daughters a son one brother and one sister.
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John William North
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Stout Funeral Home
Rev
L. A. Griffith
Greenlawn
Esther
Factory Whistle Virtuoso to Play Christmas Carols
Karl Alex Smyser, 45, will tug the steam whistle at the New York wire Cloth Factory in York Pennsylvania at midnight tonight. The mile radius around the city will hear Silent Night and Joy to the World as he treats the whistle with piano like care.
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York
Karl Alex Smyser
New York
Pensylvania City
Navy Sends Carrier To Arctic Rescue
The Navy mobilizes the 10,000 ton carrier Saipan to rescue 11 men stranded on a Greenland icecap after a Dec 9 C 47 accident. Officials say five days to reach the site as rough weather could delay air rescues through Christmas.
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Washington
Navy
Greenland
Norfolk
Saipan
Parking Violators Get Christmas Gift in Galveston
Police left special Christmas tickets on over 100 cars for meter violations in Galveston. Each note read season greetings and a message of merry Christmas and a happy New Year from the patrolman on the beat.
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Galveston
Tex
Lloyd Bennett Dies At Home In Newark
Lloyd Bennett 62 a native of Hocking County died at 2 A M today at his Newark home after a long illness. Born at Union Furnace he moved to Newark years ago and worked as a pattern maker until illness kept him from work. Funeral arrangements are pending. Survivors include his wife Lillian a son Dr Rotbee Bennett of Newark a daughter Mrs Kenneth Kerns of Columbus two grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Hugh Duffey of near Logan Mrs Mildred Stone of Lafayette Ind and Mrs Winright Rairdan of near Granville.
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Lloyd Bennett
Hocking County
Newark
Union Furnace
Bennett
Lillian
Rotbee Bennett
Kenneth Kerns
Columbus
Hugh Duffey
Logan
Mildred Stone
Lafayette
Ind
Winright Rairdan
Granville
Waterworks Closed to Dodge Christmas Wages
Waterworks in East Liverpool Ohio shut down for 24 hours to avoid paying double time wages to employees for Christmas Day work as of December 24.
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East Liverpool
High Barometer Snow Forecast Puzzle Amateur Weathermen
In Columbus Ohio on December 24, amateur forecasters questioned a forecast of four to six inches of snow despite a high rising barometer. U.S. meteorologist George W. Mindling explained heavy snows can occur from Kansas and Nebraska eastward even with high barometer readings.
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Columbus
George W. Mindling
U.S
Ohio
Mindling
Kansas
Nebraska
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