Kunming Falls to Reds as Nationalist Garrison Deserted
Nationalist forces in Kunming about 40,000 strong deserted, handing the city and Yun an province to the Reds. 12 planes seized at Kunming airfield with several later flights to Hong Kong. Skymaster air service and a farewell for U S Consul Lutkins noted. Chengtu's fall looms as Communist advance accelerates.
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Ong Kong
China
Chengtu
Sichang
Sikang
Luichow
Hainan
Kunming
Yunnan
Lung Yun
Chiang Kai-shek
F. B. Birkman
San Francisco
Associated Press
Spencer Moosa
Paeyang
Moosa
Cat Taipei
Formosa
Heavy Water Shipment to Russia Confirmed in 1943
Washington reports House investigators confirmed that 1000 grams of heavy water were shipped to Russia in 1943 despite Lt. Gen. Graves ban. The record showed delivery between October and December 1943, with Groves stating an embargo on atomic exports after a 1913 uranium shipment. The committee will probe further alongside the Canadian uranium deal involving Boris Pregel and the Canadian Radium and Uranium Corp.
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Washington
House
Russia
Leslie R. Graves
House un-American Activities Committee
Groves
Soviet Union
Fulton Lewis Jr
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
Henry A. Wallace
New York
Boris Pregel
Rockefeller Center
Radium and Uranium Corp
Col. Aatikov
Great Falls
Mont
Jordan
Sixty Chinese Die As Boat Sinks In Feary Seas
Sixty Chinese passengers perished when the motor vessel Yti On broke in heavy seas off Hong Kong. Report says all aboard were Chinese sailors and migrants. rescue and investigation details remain scarce as authorities confirm the disaster occurred today in rough waters.
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Hong Kong
Loss of 600 Feared in Korean Storm at Sea
A violent storm on Korea's east coast last Sunday wrecked the cuttlefish fleet. Officials estimate up to 600 deaths with at least 100 boats lost and many more unreported as medical parties move to the area near Kangnung.
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Seoul
Korea
Marine Bureau
Korean Commerce Department
Kang- Nung
Korean Pacific Press
Former Capone Mob Prosecutor Slain in Ambush
CICERO IL Dec 10 1y A former prosecutor who fought to break the Capone syndicate mob was shot to death in what appeared to be a gang style ambush near his home. Frank Christenson 45 former assistant Cook County state’s attorney died after eight bullets struck him and a further .45 caliber slug found in a door frame. Witnesses saw two men depart in a black car. Christenson died in his wife’s arms en route to Loretta Hospital. He served as assistant state’s attorney 1933 to 1939 then ran a private practice and real estate firm. In 1933 he testified before a grand jury about wide open gambling run by Capone era mobsters. As Cicero town trustee in 1946 he charged Cicero was full of syndicate gambling with Leo Kasperski, later joining him in real estate. they were planning a housing project when he was slain.
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Cicero
Capone Syndicate
Frank Christenson
Cook County
Chicago
Christensen
Loretta
al Capone
Leo Kasperski
Kasperski
Christenson
Australia ends eight year Labor rule in election landslide
Australia swung right and ousted the Labor government after eight years. The Liberal and Country coalition led by Robert Menzies claimed a clear majority of the 123-seat House of Representatives with 65 to 68 seats on early tallies, promising to halt nationalization and outlaw communism while Benetted by Churchill's Britain as a Commonwealth trend. Prime Minister Chifley acknowledged voters and Menzies prepared to form the new government with plans to restore free enterprise and curb socialist policies.
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Sydney
Australia
New Zealand
Labor
Liberal and
Country
House of Representatives
Liberal Country Coalition
Communist Party
Britain
London
Winston Churchill
S.t
Liberal-Country
Darwin
Canberra
Joseph E. Chifley
Kitty Hawk Day at Municipal Airport Tomorrow
Upcoming events highlight Kitty Hawk Day at the city airport with aviation displays and ceremonies planned for tomorrow on the municipal grounds.
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Condit
Santa Monica Feels Light Earthquake
Santa Monica was rocked at 7 43 a m by a light earthquake reported with no damage. The tremor was felt at City Hall and checked nearby police and sheriff stations showed it was not felt in surrounding communities.
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Santa Monica
Battleship Command Shifts at Norfolk Forts Portsmouth
The U S S Missouri at Norfolk Naval Shipyard saw a command change. Capt. W D Brown assumed command from Capt. H P Smith, both Annapolis 1924 graduates.
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Battleship Command
Norfolk
Fortsmouth
Missouri
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
W. D. Brown
H. P. Smith
Annapolis
Bud Gollum Jailed in San Carolina on Car Theft Charge
Bud Gollum 23, acquitted with fiancee Beulah Overell of planning yacht murder in California, jailed in Greenville on auto theft charge after trying to sell a stolen car he drove from Savannah. Bond set at 2500, federal trial slated for February. FBI notes he bought the auto, claimed ignorance of theft.
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Greenville
George
Bud) Gollum
Beulah Overell
California
Gollum
Savannah
U. 3
Harry Hingdon
Los Angeles
Hingdon
Florida
Gallum
Beulah
Miss Overell
Overell
FBI
South Carolina
New Tropical Storm Approaches Philippines
Manila reports a new tropical storm moving toward the south central Philippines. The Weather Bureau says maximum winds reach 55 miles per hour, marking the fourth storm of the month.
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Manila
Philippines
Weather Bureau
Wind Rips Southland as Coastal Storm Screws Up Seas
Destructive winds up to 30 mph churn Southern California coast sending waves high on shore. A desert gale hit Daggett at 85 mph and Sandberg reported 66 mph gusts. Catalina airport logged 44 mph gusts as Redondo Beach closed the pier amid safety fears. Coast Guard aided boats in Laguna Beach and Newport Harbor while inventories of fishing boats faced trouble from shifting loads and swamping.
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California
Daggett
Sandberg
Catalina
Redondo Beach
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Wyoming
van Nuys
Riverside
Long Beach
Cookie
Laguna Beach
Newport Harbor
Richard Jr
Coast Guard
San Pedro
Nixie
Isthmus Cove
Catalina Island
New Treasurer of GOP Named in Chicago
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Robert Douglas Stuart, president of Quaker Oats Co., has been named treasurer of the Republican National Committee, succeeding James S. Kemper. The 63 year old accepted the post three weeks ago, with an official announcement to be made Tuesday.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Robert Douglas Stuart
Quaker Oats Co
Republican National Committee
James S. Kemper
Irv Kupeiner
Stuart
Tuesay
Cold wave bears down on eight states with blizzards
A vast midcontinent cold front stretched from Oklahoma to eastern Montana as the Chicago Weather Bureau issued warnings for eight states. Arctic air, wind driven snow, and freezing rain threatened the region with 20 below temperatures in the Dakotas and heavy travel disruptions from Texas to the Midwest.
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Lizzards
Chicago Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Montana
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ihin
Dakotas
Michigan
Ghia Valley
Appalachians
Towa
Thinais
Indiana
Ohio
Rockies
Texas
Mercury
Warr
Mass
New York
Massena
Fireworks kill Army sergeant at Arkansas service station
An Army sergeant died yesterday in Arell Arkansas when stacks of Christmas fireworks ignited in a small service station. Maurice E. Mims of Clanton Alabama died while shielding himself from explosions. His cousin William E. Clackler escaped through a glass door as the station operator Ed Haskett helped others to safety.
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Arell
Ark. der
Maurice E. Mims
Clanton
Ala
William E. Clackler
Santa Rescued When Parachute Tangled in Florida Wires
In Fort Lauderdale on December 19 a Santa Claus parachutist became entangled in high tension lines above Stranakan Field. Fire and utility crews aided as thousands of children watched in fear and relief. A lineman named John W. Bell helped lower Santa to safety. the program resumed with Santa passing out candy.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Santa Claus
Santa
Stranakan Field
Deck Niles
WFTL
WGOR
Mommy
Fire Department
John W. Bell
Bell
St. Nick
Self
The
Chamber of Commerce
War plan charge hurled by Russ as U N session ends
United Nations Assembly adjourned its 1949 session after Russia accused the western powers of a "black plot" against peace. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob A. Malik warned of a looming war while praising the assembly's work as satisfactory. President Romulo noted pride in achievements though no startling results, and the 1950 budget of 49 642 733 was adopted with funds to set up an international regime for Jerusalem.
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Russ
U.N
New York
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
United States
Britain
Assembly
Hiee
Cooper
U. N
Jerusalem
Camn
Most Texas Flying Fields Shot by Fog
Dense fog and drizzle closed nearly all major Texas airports from Dallas to the Panhandle. A Spearman crash killed 49 year old William McLelland, a prominent businessman and rancher, as only a few airports allowed landings via instruments.
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Texas
Dallas
el Paso
Panhandle
Spearman
William McLelland
Woman Dies in Chicago Apartment Blaze
An early morning fire in Chicago killed Mrs. Mary Lanning, 55, and forced 200 residents from an 18 story north side apartment building. The blaze swept the 12th floor, where Lanning apartments were located.
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Chicago
Mary Lanning
Herbert R. Lanning
Lanning
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Reds
Graves
Capone Mob
Labor Party
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
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Harry Bridges
Bridges
C. I. Q. Longshore Union
A.P
Maryland
Bud Gollum
San Carolina
Southland
el Mariner
Betty Marbury
Brownsville
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Earl
Betty
Peoas
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