FBI Chief Praises Press for Publicizing 10 Most Wanted
Washington December 11 AP J Edgar Hoover commended the American press for publicizing the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives. He said cooperation between the press and law enforcement has proven a powerful weapon in fighting crime. Several fugitives were arrested thanks to tips from stories and photos.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
William Raymond Nesbit
St. Paul Dispatch
Nesbit
Thomas N. Holden
Beaverton
Ore
Portland Oregonian
Morris Guralnick
Madison
Wis
FSI
Associated Press
United Press and International News Service
Engle Fears Total Federalization
UP report from Chicago cites Rep. Engle stating the key issue in land and water development is avoiding full federalization. As chair of the House reclamation subcommittee he argues federal participation can exist with strong local control, warning that surrendering sovereignty to regional, then central, authorities risks loss of local governance.
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Chicago
Engle
D.-Calif
House
American Farm Bureau Federation
Isolated Unit Gets 3rd Drop
Far East Air Forces C 119 Flying Boxcars yesterday parachuted a third airdrop of water rations and fuel to a snowbound Air Force unit in south Korea. Two planes dropped supplies on a small drop zone after clearing a ridge. Lead crew included Lt Charles M. Denham and Lt John A. Koehler with crew chief Sgt Richard Millsaps and radio operator Sgt Anthony Helderer.
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Far East Air Forces
South Korea
Charles M. Denham
Stanford
Civilzaton
John A. Koehler
Bismarck
N. D
Richard J. Millsaps
Vallejo
Calif
Anthony Helderer
Ionia
Mich
Joseph B. Respanti
New York
Raymond V. Edine
Floral Park
N. Y
Charles H. Whitney
Fitchburg
Mass
Cardinal Spellman Plans Christmas Visit to Korean Troops
Francis Cardinal Spellman will spend Christmas with troops in Korea. He aims to celebrate Mass near the front lines in three places. The visit will be on invitation from General James Van Fleet, Eighth Army commander, who wrote him on October 22.
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New York
Dee, Jr
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Korea
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Praise of Stalin Roars At All Union Peace Conference
Final Speech paragraphs from the All Union Conference of the Partisans of Peace in Moscow celebrate Comrade Stalin as genius leader and teacher. Citations tag Pravda quotes show thunderous applause and repeated tributes from twelve speakers praising Stalin and peace efforts.
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Moscow
Partisans of Peace
Pravda
Travda
Stalin
Comrade Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovitch Stalin
Confused Swan Strikes London Bus in Dense Fog
A swan flying low in fog struck a London bus, shattering a window and leaving feathers. A passenger aided the dazed bird and released it into the nearby Thames River. one bus rider suffered a minor cut from glass.
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London
Bec
Thames River
King George VI Marks Fifteenth Year on Throne
London observers note King George VI’s fifteenth year as monarch since Edward VIII’s abdication. The king, recovering from lung surgery, spent the anniversary quietly at Buckingham Palace as Duke of Windsor, his brother Edward, arrives in New York.
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London
George VI
England
Edward VII
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Polio Stricken Family Embraces Christmas Hope
Van Nuys reports six of eight De Mars children contracted polio last August. Four have returned home and 4 year old Dickie may leave hospital by New Year. Father Donald remains in an iron lung at Rancho Los Amigos. other hospitalized children include Patricia 12, Aurrey 7, Shirley, and David 1. Mrs. De Mars praises care and plans to work for the March of Dimes.
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van Nuys
Donald F. de Mars
Dickie
Donald
Data
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Patricia
Aurrey
Shirley
David
de Mars
Maren
Wawn
Unclear fragment hints at royal visit and throne change
Fragment mentions a figure visiting the United States and yielding a throne to an American-born royal, with little additional context or names.
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Erday
United States
Fluckess
Testimony to Sizzle in Bankhead Trial
New York December 11 AP torrid testimony predicted in the trial of Tallulah Bankhead's former secretary charged with boosting figures on the star's cheeks. Jury forewarned that certain names profanity will be brought out as testimony begins today. Mrs Cronin, white haired secretary and personal maid for Miss Bankhead, faces 37 counts of grand larceny and forgery. The actress declares her life is an open book and denounces the alleged coercion as baseless.
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New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Evyleen Ramsay Croiin
Miss Bank
Fred G. Merritt
Coionae
St-yea
Sronin
Droseeelieee Farol
General Sessions
Governors Told of Steel Dearth
Governors of 15 states heard top defense mobilization officials warn there will be little steel available through most of the coming year for schools highways and hospitals. The meeting with Mobilization Director Charles E Wilson Secretary of Defense Robert A Lovett and Defense Production Administrator Manly Fleischmann outlined steel needs and possibilities.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Manly Fleischmann
Typhoon Death Toll Reaches 23
Manila reports a deadly typhoon across central Philippines leaving 25 dead and hundreds missing. The cyclone struck Cebu Negros Panay and neighboring islands with 130 mph winds wrecking homes ships and bridges while torrential rains flooded rivers fields and cane crops.
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Manila
China Sea
Philippines
The
Philippines News Service
Aceyto
Cebu
Negros
Pani
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