Uprising in Sikang Threatens Nationalist Plans in Western China
Reports from Sikang and neighboring provinces say mutinous forces joined with Szechwan troops to strike Nationalist positions around Chengtu. The Central News Agency claimed the mutineers were crushed as a new governor, Gen. Kuo-kwang, was named for Sikang. Nationalists rally to halt Red advances toward Kunming and Yunnan.
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Girl 6 Violated by Man Posing as Santa Helper
LAKE PLACID N Y December 16 A 28 year old odd jobs man George Haskin of Ogdensburg was charged with assaulting 6 year old Babbette Wilcox after posing as Icha bod one of Santa’s helpers He abducted her from St Annes Church and driven her to a wooded area before leaving her near her home He was held without bail pending grand jury action and claimed he had been drinking The girl was taken to her home and placed under a doctor’s care
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Essex County
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Quite a Rumpus as Rump Quits with Help of Luis
In San Jose on December 16 Allen Rump a 25 year old employee was divorced from Dorothy Rump also 25 who charged a pinch in a sensitive area. The court proceedings paused as Mrs. Rump's attorney David S. Liu spoke.
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Two Dixie Senators Warn Trumanites on No ban Housing
Two Dixie lawmakers Sparkman of Alabama and Johnston of South Carolina warned the Truman administration against broadening civil rights housing rules. They supported a policy limiting federal financing for new housing with covenants restricting race or religion, while urging Congress to author the housing program cautiously.
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Snow Falls Heavily in High Sierra
Snow blanketed the Sierra as unsettled weather spread across California. The Weather Bureau tracked another Gulf of Alaska storm moving southeast toward the state, while rain persisted statewide though not heavily. The California State Automobile Association activated compulsory tire-chain rules on Highways 40 and 50, with chains required from Baxters to Denner Lake and StrawBerry to Mere, due to heavy summit snow.
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Air Safety Board Revival Sought
Rep Crosser of Ohio leads a push to revive the prewar Air Safety Board amid rising air crash tolls. He seeks a broad investigation and the creation of a separate agency to plan and enforce aviation safety, reversing the 1930s abolition and CAB dominance.
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Support Seen for Repeal of Excise Taxes
Washington December 16 AP Congressional tax students say President Truman will win strong party support if he asks for repeal of wartime excise taxes. They note sentiment in Congress to drop or roll back them, though he avoids pledges on new taxes. Treasury and Congress weigh balance and fixes for budget.
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Quirino to Enter Johns Hopkins for Planned Operation
Manila dispatch says President Elpidio Quirino will travel to the United States for an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in January. The Malayacan Palace release did not reveal the surgery’s nature.
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Santa Claus Indiana Sees 2500 Letters Daily
In Santa Claus post office 2500 letters pour in daily as children request jet planes and toy planes. Postmaster Ebert Reinke expects this year’s total to top last year’s 30,000 as Santa and helpers from the American Legion and high school typists tick through the pile.
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Blind Boy Dies of Starvation in Chicago Home
Chicago reports say a blind Syvearold boy died yesterday of starvation after a postmortem by coroner A L Je. Police questioned Mrs Florence Ramsey, his stepfather Edward Ramsey 29, and three other children. The family home was well furnished and the dog is fat. The boy had never walked or talked and investigators cite vitamin deficiencies.
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Students Dance Despite Warning at Consolidated High
In Stewartsville Virginia on December 16 1920s era students at Consolidated High School held their first school dance despite a warning from Rev F A Brumfield and 35 Beaver Dam Baptist Church members that dancing would lead to fallen girls The officials described the event as planned recreation with folk dancing as the rule and the preacher contended the testamony of fallen girls showed dancing was the first step in downfall
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Fire Scare at Park Plaza Ends as Fry Smoke
Fire pageant at the Park Plaza Hotel on the fifth floor caused a crowd to spill into the lobby and street after an unidentified guest smelled smoke and called the department. Fire engines arrived and then departed once officials found the smoke came from frying onions in a room.
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Topeka Studies Molester Problem With 21 Member Panel
Judge Walter Stumbo of Topeka announced a 21 member professional committee to study the sex problem and investigate methods to combat sex crimes. The panel will conduct weather studies and consider allocating Kansas liquor tax funds to establish mental imprisonment and treatment clinics.
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Ex-employes attack Chennault at Hong Kong airport
Disgruntled Chinese former employees attacked Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault head of the Chinese Nationalists Civil Aviation, damaging several planes. Police restored order as saboteurs were arrested. Chennault and executives later flew toward Formosa with a reduced air ferry.
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Melor
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Coast and Weather Brief from Long Beach Lifeguards
Tides and temperatures are listed with sunrise and moon phases. The bulletin includes scattered illegible data and references a coast survey report from Long Beach Lifeguards.
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