Communists list 11,559 prisoners with 3198 Americans
The Red list of prisoners handed to U N forces shows 11 559 captives with 3198 Americans among nearly 12 000 missing. Gen Matthew Ridgways confirms Maj Gen William Dean among the missing. U N and Communist negotiators exchange prisoner totals as fog delays transport of the full list to Tokyo for worldwide distribution.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Matthew 3
Ridgway
Tokyo
Republic of Korea
Pusan
Red List
Panmunjom
Associated Press
Frank Noel
R. E. Libby
U. WN
Dean's Family Rejoices Over Survival Report
The family of Maj. Gen. William F. Dean greets a POW report as credible after months of rumors. Wounded, dead, or captured claims had circulated, but his wife Mildred and mother Mrs. Charles Watts Dean express cautious joy, while cadet son William F. Dean Jr. hails the possible return as a Christmas surprise.
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Associated Press
William F. Dean
Flaming
Taejon
Mildred Dean
Berkeley
Calif
Dean
Korea
Tiny
William F. Dean Jr
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Radets
Too Much Ice Sinks 150 New Cars From Barge
About $300000 worth of 150 Flymouth automobiles slid from an icy river barge in Golconda Ohio River water. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. during a windstorm as the barge listed and sank in 35 feet. The Winchester towed the load, and the captain pressed on with other cargo. Dam attendants marked the wreck with buoys.
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Golconda
Ohio River
Evansville
Ind
Memphis
Tenn
Winchester
Jordan River Lines
New Orleans
Tremor Shakes Eastern Arkansas Jarring Residents
An earth tremor jarred eastern Arkansas last night at about 3 1 pm. The quake sent residents rushing to telephone exchanges at Leek and Lepanto. No serious damage was reported.
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Leek
Atk
Arkansas
Lepanto
Discrepancy of 81 000 Koreans Atrocities Camouflaged
Pusan Korea December 18 United Press South Korea accused the Communists of underreporting prisoners claiming vast numbers of missing and political detainees. Government demanded a full accounting of civilians and Assembly members with insistence that numbers suggest camouflaged atrocities or withheld names for advantage.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Names to Be Rushed Amid Fog Delays Notifications
In Washington and Korea the armed services begin notifying families of 3198 Americans reported held by the Communists. First official notices may go out late today as a fog delay postpones the Tokyo flight carrying the list of names, ranks, serials, and units for matching with missing roster data. The Pentagon aims to release addresses after kin notifications. AP plans to relay both the Communist list and later Pentagon editions.
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Washington
Korea
Tokyo
Commmunists
Pentagon
Army
United States
Associated Press
Defense Department
B 29 Crashes in Louisiana Home Hit. Crew Die and Hurt
A B 29 Superfortress crashed into a one story residence near U S 80 in Shreveport Louisiana late last night. Four of the 13 crew members were killed eight Airmen injured three seriously and one missing. The crash tore the home from its foundation but Mr and Mrs W C McDaniel escaped with minor injuries. The plane had radioed for landing instructions before the impact and burst into flame. The pilot Col H E Ragnar was identified as commander assigned to Fairchild Air Force Base Washington.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
U. S. Hwy. 80
W. C. McDaniel
Barksdale Air Force
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Travis
Guam
Barksdale
Col
H. E. Ragner
Second Air Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Wash
Blast Demolishes Fireworks Store in Monroe
A wholesale fireworks store exploded in West Monroe, shaking downtown 15 blocks away. No injuries were reported. five workers escaped. The blast demolished the brick building housing the store, damaged a dairy across the street, and hurled fireworks for several hundred feet.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Weather outlook for tonight and tomorrow
Rain is expected tonight and tomorrow with warmer temperatures tonight and cooler conditions tomorrow. South to southwest winds of 12 to 20 mph tonight shifting to 15 to 25 mph from the west tomorrow.
Storm Toll at 152 as Snow Persists Across States
Fresh snow and severe cold grip the northern states with the death toll rising to 152. A new round of sub zero temperatures targets the midwest as Cleveland records three inches of new snow and western Maryland receives five more inches. Schools close across counties and a mid Atlantic northeast storm is forecast to bring three to eight inches. Airports shut in New York City and transport slows under a glaze of ice while temps drop to 25 below in Bismarck and -10 in Old Town Maine.
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Midwest
Cleveland
Maryland
Watertown
New York
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York City
LaGuardia Field
Tollewild
Bismarck
N. Ditional Falls
Minn
Pierre
S. D
Miles City
Mont
Old Town
Greensboro
N. C
Atlanta
Christmas tree lit by blood and prayer pledge
Chicago reports a 30-foot Christmas tree placed in Grant Park awaiting decoration by blood and prayer. Leonard Haddad, a World War I veteran and juice company head, will add red lights for each pint of Red Cross blood donated and white lights for every peace prayer, with 65 truck drivers seeking pledges from 25,000 customers.
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Chicago
Congress St
Grant Park
Leonard Haddad
Red Cross
Haddad
Mediator Calls Steel Eds Reneged Parley Planned
Washington December government mediation seeks to avert a December 31 steel strike by convening CIO steel workers union and 10 major firms. Cyrus S. Ching warns a curtailment hurts national economy and defense. Murray warns a strike unless union demands met. Negotiations in Pittsburgh have stalled.
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CIO
Toman
Washington
CIO Steel Workers Union
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United States
Pittsburgh
Murray Philip Murray
Ching
CIO Steel
Aluminum Company of America
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Reynolds Metals Co
Gale sweeps Pacific Northwest coast causing damage
FP Gale force winds pounded the Pacific Northwest coast ripping out power lines toppling trees and a radio tower and sending at least one vessel aground. Wind gusts reached 70 mph at the Columbia River mouth and Coos Bay. The 180-foot KVAS tower fell and power cut inland to Portland. A tuna boat grounded in Coos Bay but later freed by the Coast Guard. General rains and snow accompanied the storm.
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Astoria
Ore
Pacific Northwest Coast
Columbia River
Coos Bay
Oregon Coast
KVAS
U. S. 101
Cannon Beach
Portland
South Pacific
Tacoma
San Diego
Trucker Dies in Salinas Area Crash
R. E. Davis, 35, known as Whitey, of Long Beach, burned to death in the cab of his truck after a collision with another tractor five miles north of Salinas on Highway 101. Davis, who owned the truck and worked for Southern California Freight Lines, left a wife and three children in Long Beach.
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San Jose
R. E. (Whitey) Davis
Marber Ave
Long Beach
Salinas
Davis
Prunedale
Southern California Freight Lines
Community Page Index Snapshots From The Daily Ledger
A terse listing shows section markers and page references across the newspaper. It notes sections such as Obituaries Editorial Sports Theaters Comics and Classifieds with page identifiers and a few special topics like Beach Combing Bridge and Tides.
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Boyle
Wanger Indicted in Shooting Case Involving Lang and Bennett
Beverly Hills December 1918 AP Walter Wanger film producer was indicted on assault with intent to commit murder in the triangle shooting of Jennings Lang agent for Wanger's wife actress Joan Bennett Lang who was wounded and hospital-bound Giesler said private detective reports show Bennett Lang affair details and that more evidence exists while Lang remains unable to testify Bennett denies romance with Lang and police recover detective reports from Wanger car and other seized files
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Beverly Hills
Walter Wanger
Jennings Lang
Wanger
Joan Bennett
Jerry Giesler
Students Present Teacher 2700 for Medical Care
EL CERRITO Calif Deco 1% Students at Jel Cortito High School raised 2700 from Christmas tree sales to help civics and history teacher Jack Wilde hospitalized after November 14. His wife is expecting their fifth child in May. Larry Billings led the fundraising effort as the choir serenaded Mrs Wilde at her San Pablo home.
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EL Cerrito
Calif
Deco
Jel Cortito High School
Jack Wilde
Herrick Memorial Hospital
Berkely
Larry Billings
Berkeley
Rot
Small plants forced to wall street wall to wall
President Truman expressed concern over copper and material shortages that could push small manufacturers out of business and hamper the defense program. Telford Taylor cited a White House meeting, noting steps to speed contracts and spread government procurement, with conferences planned to push subcontracting and long term solutions.
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Washington
Truman
Telford Taylor
Small Defense Plants Administration
White House
Taylor
National Production Authority
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South Korea
O. H. P. King
William Dean
Omaha
White Wreps
Dee
Herbert F. Corn
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
APME
Corn
The
Washington Star
Ahe Waite
L. B. Trucker
Giesler
Joan
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