Truce Parley Stalls Over Island Demands
In Panmunjom on Sunday December 2 Communists threatened to reopen the cease fire line issue to gain control of islands off North Korea. UN command gave a take-it-or-leave-it reply, Allies rejected Red airfields, and the Communists pressed for island control, saying the line could be reopened. No progress was reported as talks continued with a hostile mood and a late meeting announced.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U. N
North Korea
North Korrea
Long Beach
Five Days of Horror in Lifeboat Tale of Amphitrite Sailors
The lone survivor Gustav Emanuel Frazier told how eight people died during five days in a 12 foot lifeboat after the yacht Amphitrite sank on an Atlantic reef. The vessel sailed from Morehead City to St Thomas when it struck a reef. The Token picked up Frazier and Luttrell family members, and the crew perished from exposure and thirst.
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Charleston
D. C
Atlantic
Token
Gustav Emanuel Frazier
Samuel Alfred Luttrell Jr
Washington, D. C
Kathleen Vanney Hogan
Asheville
M. C
Luttrell
Samuel Alfred Iit
Frazier
Amphitrite
Morehead City
N. C
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
Carolina
No Bids in Torrance War Surplus Sale Report
General Services Administration head Jess Larson said no bids were required in a large 1948 war surplus sale. The St Louis Dispatch claimed Frank Nathan received 35000 from the deal, while Pittsburgh records show no results in the Nathan case. Gratz and Costello denied involvement or knowledge of the surplus transaction.
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Washington
General Services
Jess Larson
St Louis Dispatch
St. Louis
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Nathan
Los Angeles
H. Turney Gratz
Reconstruction Finance Corp
John Costello
Democratic National Committee
Post Dispatch
Gratz
Costello
the Post
Farm Wife and Family Vanish From North Dakota Farm
Six state search under way for Alberta Simpson 29, her six children aged 1 to 10, and hired hand James Lockmey 31 who disappeared while farmer Sam Simpson was away. A note claiming a run to Iowa appeared but estate and vehicle missing. grand larceny charged against Lockmey. Sheriff calls case highly puzzling with reported sightings near Onaka, South Dakota as the group drove west.
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Faulkton, &. D
Sam Simpson
Simpson
Alberta
James Lockmey
Iowa
Lockmey
Loc
Upton
Wye
Ottochinske
Onaka
Ouster list widens with another high revenue agent
Washington Dec 1 A Congressional source says another high official in the Internal Revenue Bureau will resign or be fired soon, comparable in rank to ousted AAG T Lamar Caudle. The bureau tally now stands at 53 with 52 fired suspended or quit. Adrian W. Dewind says every high office is under scrutiny and two or three more Caudle-linked cases may be presented next week. McGrath says he will testify publicly if needed.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Internal Revenue Bureau
Caudle
Truman
Adrian W. Dewind
House
Charles Oliphant
Dewind
Subcommittee Repblicans
Howard McGrath
Caudie
McGrath
Hangling
Fullerton Bicyclist Killed by Car
A Christmas season traffic toll rises in Fullerton as Richard Warner, 46, from 1505 Yale Street, is killed when struck by a car driven by Helaine Barton, 30, on Orangethorpe Boulevard near Raymond Avenue. Seven others injured in six county highway crashes include Vince Burguend, 52, pinned under a fertilizer truck, and Clifford Frazer, 19, hurt after a sideswipe collision on Santa Ana Canyon Road east of Olive.
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Fullerton
Richard Wilcox_Warner
Yale St
Omton
Orangethorpe Blvd
Raymond Ave
California
Helaine Beth Barton
Acacia St
Warner
Vince Burguend
Barhwall St
Norwalk
Huntington Beach Blvd
Lincoln Blvd
Buena Park
Takeno
Anaheim Community ‘Hospital
Clifford E. Frazer
S. Garnsey St
Santa Ana
Santa Ana Canyon Ra
Olive
Weather Brief Warns of Clouds and Showers Through Weekend
Weather bulletin notes cloudiness today tonight and Sunday with showers starting by evening and continuing tomorrow. Southerly winds at 8 to 17 mph tonight, shift to southwest to west 15 to 25 mph by tomorrow afternoon. Cooler conditions persist.
3.3 Inch Rain at Santa Rosa Drenches Coast
Heavy rains pounded the California coast from San Francisco to the Oregon line. Streets flooded, storefronts inundated, and gutters overflowed causing traffic delays. Santa Rosa logged 3.31 inches by 7 a.m., while coastal gales topped 50 mph. Forecasters warned more rain today and snow in the mountains.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Santa Rosa
Big Four begin 10 day disarmament talks in Paris
In Paris on December 1, U S Britain France and Soviet delegates started a 10 day effort to curb the East West arms race. The opening session ended after 65 minutes with a cordial mood and broad procedural agreement. UN General Assembly President Luis Padilla Nervo noted the atmosphere as promising for the complex task ahead.
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Paris
U. S
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Luis Padilla Nervo
Mexico
Nervo
U. N
Meteor Event Reported Over Arizona Desert
Prescott observers described a brilliant object with a flaming tail climbing to about 35 000 feet and exploding south of Prescott. Another pilot from TWA over Blythe to Phoenix reported a bright whitish blue flash with a red orange trail southeast of him and visible across the desert.
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Prescott
Ariz
Here
CAA
Saat
Paul Grade
TWA
Blythe
Phoenix
Grade
Winnie Judd Seized on Tip by Friend
Winnie Ruth Judd, the trunk murderess, was recaptured near the Arizona Hospital for the Insane after a tip from a store burglary report led police to her. She claimed illness and protested the return to the asylum as officers found a razor blade in her dress, and she vowed not to go back.
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Phoents
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona Hospital For
Tiger Woman
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Ellen Evans
Judd
Mrs. Evans
Mrs. Judd
Truman and Wilson Review Defense Mobilization in Key West
President Truman held a full scale review of military production with Defense Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson in Key West Florida. Wilson arrived from Washington after Senate preparedness subcommittee complaints that rearmament lagged behind, prioritizing guns over butter. Truman pledged to act if production lags and said the best effort is being made to meet defense needs.
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Key West
Fla
Dee
Truman
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Weizmann Israel President Seriously Ill in Hospital Journey
Israel's 77 year old President Dr Chaim Weizmann is seriously ill and hospitalized in REHOVOT. Reports say his condition is critical and authorities have issued no further updates. The presidency and medical team are monitoring the situation closely as the nation awaits developments.
Uranium Expert Flees to West Europe
Die Welt reports the chief geologist on Russia's East German uranium mining project fled to Berlin and was moved to a secret location in Western Europe. The incident underscores security concerns surrounding strategic ore operations during the period.
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Russ
West
Europe
Sterepaper
Die Welt
Russia
East
Germany
Berlin
Prudential Agents Strike Expands Across Nation
A coast to coast walkout of Prudential Insurance agents began after a two year non management contract expired. The AFL Insurance Agents International Union claims about 15,500 of the company's 18,000 agents participate with a nationwide picket set to begin Monday. The firm says policyholders may mail premiums or pay at offices in non striking regions.
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New York
Prudential Insurance Co
AFL Insurance Agents’ International Union
Where To Find It In The Newspaper
A brief guide lists sections by page: Thurches on A-6 and A-7, classifieds B-5 to B, Coms on Ad, Financial on A-4, obituaries B-5, radio TV 8-4, sports B-2 and B-3, shipping A-4, theaters A-2, tides and temperatures A-3. The notice directs readers to the relevant pages for each topic.
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Thurches
D. Financial
UN Fliers Down Two Red Fighters in Korea Action
United Nations jet crews shot down two MiG-15s and damaged three more in northwest Korea as ground forces faced Communist assaults on the western front. Allied troops cleared a ground position near Yonchon, while Red reinforcements moved to the front in anticipation of possible truce talks.
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Warren P. Franklin
Korea
United Nations
U. N
No-Man's-Land
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Kamsong
Thugs Torture and Rob Miner in Mother Lode Home
In Folsom California two masked gunmen tortured 60 year old Andy Colmer and his wife in their American River area home. They seized more than 60 ounces of gold including an ingot valued over $2100, gold dust bottles and $3000 in twenty dollar bills before escaping as deputies investigated.
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Folsom
Calif
California
Mother Lode
American River
Andy Colmer
Colmer
Conner
Colner
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