Shipping Firm Blasts State Dept Stand
A shipping company accuses the State Department of failing to protect American life and property as the United States warns ships to avoid Shanghai. Ishbrandtsen Line operates the Sir John Franklin and others into the Yangtze area, facing Nationalist shelling amid a blockade. The firm denounces the warning as usurping Congress and endangering global shipping. Taiwan Nationalists plan mines to block Communist ports, saying foreign ships continue to run the blockade.
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Washington
State Department
Shanghai
United States
Ishrandisen Steamship Co
New York
Sir John Franklin
Yangtze River
Istrandtsen Line
Hungarians Refuse Envoy Visit to American Prisoner
In Adapest Hungarians jailed Israel Jacobson director of the Hungarian division of the American Joint Distribution Committee and U S Minister Davis said. American officials denied access to Jacobson while charges were not disclosed. Jacobson 37 headed the AJDC office since 1947 and was arrested after returning from Vienna on leave.
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Hungary
Israel Jacobson
American Joint Distribution Committee
Helen
Marga
Jacobson
A.J. Dd
Sa Jewisn Fever
Israel
Vienna
Austria
United States
U.S. Legation
Robert A. Vogeler
New York
Vogeler
International’ Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Budapest
Beaver Falls
Jackson
Chicago
Margo
Tve
Glazed Roads Seen Likely Across Wide Midwest
A forecast of light rain and freezing temperatures threatens hazardous driving in a broad Midwest area. Forecasters warned glazing could develop Saturday night in parts of Iowa Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and lower Michigan. A new snow blanket covered Idaho with over a foot in places while eastern Utah faced strong winds and travel hazards.
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Midwest
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Idaho
Utah
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Ideho
Nevada
Mississippi Valley
Pacific
Blaze in Cleveland Central Market Burns $250000 Estimated
A Cleveland fire at the Central Market in the downtown district was brought under control after causing damage estimated at up to 250000 dollars. The first alarm was struck at 9 02 p m and within one hour forty five minutes flames were contained. Three firefighters suffered minor burns and a pump was destroyed in the blaze.
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Cleveland
Central Market
Senate testimony ties Communist high command to sabotage plans
AP report on a Senate judiciary subcommittee hearing where Jonn J. Huber, an FBI undercover agent, testified that the Soviet-backed Communist Party pursued sabotage of U S production during World War II. Huber claimed party leaders ordered emphasis on foreign language groups and described many party members, including public figures, as loyal to Moscow.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
America
Jonn J. Huber
Mt. Vernon
M. D
FBI
Sen. McCarran D.-Nev
Nevada
United States
Huber
Communist Party
WPA
FBS
Communist Party of the United States
Moscow
F Huber
Communist Party High Command
Gailvor
Wiliam & Gailmor
New York
Gailmor
Margoatis
Henry Wallace
Paul Robeson
Showers and Cooler Weather in Long Beach Area
Weather Bureau forecasts showers ending this afternoon with winds near 80 mph and cooler temperatures. Monday will be cloudy with showers and a high around 56. Yesterday reached 63 with 46 overnight, and a quarter inch of rain had fallen as a Pacific storm moved into Southern California. Mountain snow has limited skiing, with Mt. Waterman and Snow Valley reporting tow operations.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
California
Southland
Mt. Waterman
Snow Valley
Father 19 Surrenders After Snatching Baby at Gunpoint
Minard DeBoer 19 of Artesia surrenders to Norwalk deputies after allegedly taking his 10 month old daughter Sandra at gunpoint from his mother in law's home. He threatened his estranged wife Alta May and forced her car to the curb before the arrest. The child was returned to the mother.
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Artesia
Norwalk
Vdpicivtedt
DeBoer
Sandra
Mary Tomjack
Gail St
Alta
First National Bank of Bellflower
Harold L. Jacobsen
Ewing, Neb
O'Dwyer and Bride-elect Play Hide-seek in Florida
O'Dwyer and Elizabeth Simpson elude reporters aboard the yacht Almar off Florida. Simpson, aboard with H. G. Matthews and Dr. Edward Bernecker, plans a simple wedding with a double ring ceremony at a small church before a yacht honeymoon along the Florida coast.
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O'Dwyer
Bride-elect
Florida
GT Art. Fla
Elizabeth Shan Simpson
New York
Willian O'Dwyer
Fort Lauderdale
Pompano
Miss Simpson
Almar
Miami
H. G. Matthews
Edward M. Bernecker
New
Timothy J
Geary
Father Geary
O Dwyer
Ireland
Aimar
Florida Ke
Marine Killed as Car Hits Tree near Irvine
SANTA ANA December 17 Loren Wood a Marine from Camp Pendleton was killed late tonight when their car left Highway 101 three miles south of Irvine and rammed a tree. Three fellow Marines were injured and taken to El Toro Marine Base for treatment with one seriously hurt placed under oxygen for rapid transport to Long Beach Naval Hospital.
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Santa Ana
Loren Wood
Camp Pendleton
Highway 101
Irvine
E! Toro Marine Base
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Ford Asks Rival to Manage Ford Foundation
Detroit December 17 Henry Ford II president of Ford Motor Co said he asked Paul Hoffman to become president and managing director of the Ford Foundation, but no agreement was reached. Hoffman, en route home from Washington, was on leave from a 95,000 a year post as Studebaker president and would not resign as Marshall Plan administrator until it succeeds.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Ford
Hoffman
Washington
Pasadena
Calif
Studebaker Corp
One Irishman Sends Gift of Colorado Water
In Denver on December 17 1904 Joanny McGill a bartender at the Albany Hotel sent a Christmas present a large bottle of Colorado water to an Irish acquaintance in New York named May or William O Dyover.
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Denver
Joanny McGill
Albany
Colorado
Wiliam O'Dyover
New York
Committees Seek Action on Warren's Bill
Sacramento December 17 committees in both houses meet to push final action on Gov Earl Warren lobby control bill with a stop gap proposal for now. Senate and Assembly panels debate final action while Dickey calls for modified bill with compulsory registration as a possible outcome if action delays until March. Pension legislation moves toward county administration as sex crime bill faced opposition and was sidelined.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Senate
Harold J. Powers
R.ragheville
Assembly Governmental Efficiency Committee
Alt. Stewart
Pasadena
Jeader
Assembly
Randal Dickey
R.-Alameda
Dickey
Democrats
Ways and Means
House
Hark
TS Comioteriad
H. Allen Smith
Los Angeles
Autthor
Three Aviators Missing Over Bay Area Practice Flight
At Hamilton Field California the 2346th Air Force Reserve Training Center reported a twin engine bomber overdue on a San Francisco Bay area training flight. The craft left at 1:20 p.m. and had fuel to 5:30 p.m. It remains unreported with a pilot copilot and one more crew member.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
2346Th Air Force Reserve Training Center
San Francisco Bay Area
Toy bad dogs bark for owner on Akron sidewalk
Akron police arrested Peter Korpowski of Cleveland after accusing him of ventriloquism with tiny plastic toy dogs that barked for him but not for buyers. The four-inch pups sold for 50 cents each as he peddled without a license on a city sidewalk.
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Akron
Ohio
Peter Korpowski
Cleveland
Korpowski
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