Threat of Jury Unseals Lips of Wounded Agent
Hollywood December report on Walter Wanger shooting case details grand jury pressure to compel statements from star, agent Lang, and Lang's wife. Lang, wounded in the groin, spoke tearfully to District Attorney Roll and Lang's attorney Ehrlich at Midway Hospital. Police found a feather-handled knife and tested the revolver's trigger pull, while Wanger claimed he only meant to wound Lang and was released on bail awaiting next hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Walter Wanger
Joan Bennett
Jennings Lang
Lang
S. Ernest Roll
Wanger
Music Corporation of America
Roll
Jake) Ehrlich
San Francisco
Langs
J. W
Jerry Giester
Wangers
Walter Strand
Beverly Hills
Clinton H. Anderson
Stagecoach
Wagner
Bennett
Adolph Alexander
Midway Hospital
Pan American Air and Ground Crews Go On Strike
Pan American World Airways ground and flight personnel walk out early, affecting Idlewild LaGuardia Miami San Francisco Seattle and Brownsville terminals with delays as unions and management lock in a wage dispute. Overseas bases in London Paris and Cairo expected to feel impact. Federal mediator urged postponement while the strike loomed ahead of the CIO deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pan American World Airways
CIO
Staneport
Idlewild
la Guardia
Miami
San Francisco
Seattle
Brownsville
Texas
Pan American
London
Paris
Cairo
Federal
George McSwan
Washington
National Mediation Board
McSwan
International
Former Hitler Aide Released From Landsberg Prison
Landsberg Germany December 15 The head of Hitler's chancellery and former Nazi cabinet member Dr Hens Heinrich Lammers was released from Landsberg Prison today. Eight minor war criminals were released with him under a Christmas amnesty granted by General Thomas T Handy commander of the US Army's European Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsberg
Germany
Hitler
Hens Heinrich Lammers
Thomas T. Handy
Mander
U.S. Army
European Command
Fire burns three hours in Montreal harbor
A three hour fire gutted a Canada Steamships Lines shed on the Montreal waterfront with several explosions. One fireman was slightly injured as crews fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada Steamships Lines
Corruption Cleanup Seen In New York Dialogue
Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy, returning from a White House conference, said a definitive action against corruption would come. He spoke with President Truman about a possible administration cleanup and noted the president would not announce plans until Monday. Murphy said he could not confirm if he accepted an assignment or if the talks involved his resignation. The White House described the meeting as highly profitable. Murphy and White House counsel Charles Murphy discussed a plan and left open the possibility of his role in any housecleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Thomas F. Murphy
New York
Washington
Union Station
White House
Murphy
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Will Truman
Charles Murphy
Alger Hiss
New York City
Frigid Wave Sweeps East From Rockies
A massive frigid blast from the Rockies left 86 dead in 18 states as officials warned chill would persist. Subzero readings and heavy snowblankets disrupted cities from Montana to New York, with record lows in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Chicago. The storm delayed a steel mediation session and prompted weather advisories across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Montana
New Mexico
North Atlantic
Great Plains
Middle West
Great Lakes
Dixie
New York
Miles City
Mont
Dickinson
N. D
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Washington
West Virginia
Ohio
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
Sibley
Iowa
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Newark
St. Louis
Detroit
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Fittsburgh
Indiana
New Jersey
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maryland
Wisconsin
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Colorado
Michigan
Maine
Delaware
Massachusetts Heart Association
New York City
Freakish Fog Closes Bay Area Airports
Freakish fog shut several Northern California airports for a second night, with more aviation interruptions anticipated tomorrow. The report notes persistent conditions and impacts across the Bay Region, as weather officials monitor dense haze and reduced visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Region
San Francisco
California
Highlights of today's news Southland magazine
A compact feature list from a historic Southland issue, detailing Christmas stories from Santa Claus Indiana, picture essays on Old Man Winter visits, Los Angeles theater beginnings, Long Beach home and garden features, cooking, art news and book reviews. It also includes Parade items on Christmas business origins, health programs in schools, plus numerous picture stories and pages across sections such as Public Forum Realty Sports Theaters Waterfront and Women’s Activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland Magazine
Santa Claus
Ind
Winter
High Sierra
Los Angeles
Long Beach
California
Waterfront
Cold Slows Down Tempers Shorten Korea Warfare at Truce Negotiation
In Seoul on Sunday December 16 temperatures dropped to 12 above zero as snow fell on the east. Communist probes were reported west of Yonchon and south of Pyongyang while U S Sabre jets capped by MAJOR air force actions engaged MIG-15s. Allied planes and naval units carried out widespread strikes behind Red lines, destroying rail tracks and bridges as talks at Panmunjom stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Yon- Chon
Poutht
Pyongyang
U. S
Fourth
Llst
North Korea
Songey Jin
Korean Peninsula
U.S
Yangdok
Korea
President Truman sails on overnight Potomac cruise
President Truman embarked on the yacht Williamsburg at the Naval Gun Factory for an overnight Potomac River cruise despite frigid weather. He will return tomorrow afternoon. He attended a wedding before departing, for George Elsey and Sally Pheins Bradley, with Elsey named as a special assistant to Harriman on the Mutual Security Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Naval Gun Factory
Potomac River
White House
Blair House
National Presbyterian Church
George Elsey
Sally Pheins Bradley
Washington, D. C
Elsey
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Truck Crash Injures Eight at Bus Stop in Amillus
A highway freighter sped down a hill in Amillus New York today striking an automobile and ramming into a bus stop crowd. Eight persons were injured including several waiting for a bus. The driver Russell Burt of Ashtabula Ohio said his air brakes failed. He and the nearby milk truck operator were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amillus
N. Y
Ehrough
Mil
Sheriffs Office
Russell Burt
Ashtabula
Ohio
Sailor Nabbed After Nine Foot Christmas Tree Theft
Dorothy J. Elliott a cashier at 133734 Elm Ave watched a sailor ask for a tree stand and return with a nine foot tree and stand. Assistant manager Emery Y. Chelche arrested Philip D. Bartlett 30 of the USS Iowa on shoplifting charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy J. Elliott
Elm Ave
Santa Fe Ave
Emery Y. Chelche
N. van Wood St
Lakewood
Philip D. Bartlett
USS
Iowa
Rep Whitaker Dies in Kentucky Had Heart Illness
Russellville Kentucky reports the death of Rep John A Whitaker a 50 year old Democratic congressman for Kentucky s second district He suffered a heart related illness while in his law office and died suddenly as he answered a phone call Whitaker had served since April 18 1948 succeeding Earle C Clements now a U S senator He had been in ill health for years and was at home between sessions of Congress
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
John A. Whitaker
D.ky
Kentucky
Anna Lewis
Whitaker
Earle C. Clements
United States
Volcanic Eruptions and Typhoons Cause 1714 Deaths Missing
Manila December 15 President Elpidio Quirino reported that 1714 people are dead or missing and feared dead with over 100000 homeless after violent volcanic eruptions and typhoons. He urged public and international aid for refugees from 11 typhoon wrecked provinces and Camiguin Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Elpidio Quirine
Camiguin Island
Prisoner exchange talks in Korea stalled at Panmunjom
AP dispatch from Panmunjom reports estimates of missing and dead Allied personnel in Korea. About 11,000 Americans are missing with under 4,000 presumed alive if war ends. Communists refuse to list prisoners or discuss exchanges. Additional missing include 1,500 British and other UN troops. Notes on camp conditions, uniforms, and prior hardships are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations m
T. N
North Korea
U.N
U. N
United Nations
McCarthy Flown to San Diego Naval Hospital
Sen. Joseph McCarthy was flown from San Francisco to the San Diego Naval Hospital for treatment of a sinus infection. He will be cared for by Captain Adrian J. Delaney, an ear, nose and throat specialist who previously operated on him. duration of stay undetermined. He has suffered from sinusitis for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Joseph McCarthy
San Francisco
San Diego Naval Hospital
Wisconsin Republican
Western Air Lines
Navy
Adrian J. Delaney
McCarthy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pam Lang
Ernest Bell
PAA Air
Nation
Ausoulzter Press
Heb Hope
VA Hospital
Tideland
Grunewald
Alien Property Office
Stalin
Homer L. Cox
Frank F. Everest
Munsan
Red Cross
Kermpers
Sutire
Howard M. Turner
U. N. Command
Sieh Fang
Hsieh
Turner
Reds
Red Chinese
Peiping
Si Iy
President
Sailor
Robert Eunson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!