Subzero Cold Grips Much of Nation as Snow Falls
A sweeping cold wave and heavy snow affected much of the northern United States. Snow blanketed cities from New York to Chicago with several inches in many areas while frigid temperatures reached 22 below zero in Upstate New York and minus 28 in International Falls Minnesota. Weather officials warned of more wind chills and possible additional snow as storm warnings remained posted along Lake Michigan and northern plains.
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Texas
New York City
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Montana
Dakotas
Seaboard
Minnesota
Towa
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Newton Falls
Caribou
Saulte St. Marie
Mich
Bismarck
N. D
Duluth
Minn
International Falls
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Williston
N. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Amarillo
Lake Michigan
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Mt Etna Lava Covers Vast Sicily Territory
Catania Sicily Dec 26 official survey reports streams of lava from Mt Etna have covered about 2,300,000 square yards of land since Nov 25. The volcano remains rumbling and belching smoke and dust with lava flow reduced to a small stream, according to on the scene experts.
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Catania
Sicily
Java
Mt. Etna
Shortest Senate Session Ends in 22 Seconds
Washington December 26 The Senate held its briefest session of the year a 22 second meeting with only three senators present as others left for holidays. McKellar read a calm recess order to Wherry McCarran and Watkins declaring the Senate in recess until noon December. The House met for seven minutes and adjourned until Thursday.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth McKellar
D.tenn
McKellar
Kenneth S. Wherry
R-Neb
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
Arthur V. Watkins
Utah
House
Black Christmas autocrashes kill 554 in week end toll
United Press reports a grim holiday crash tally with 554 deaths from auto wrecks, 32 from fires, 119 from exposure and cold, and four plane mishaps. National Safety Council president H Dearborn calls it a “black Christmas” and urges lessons to cut the New Year accident toll amid war fears.
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National Safety Council
Wed H. Dearborn
America
MacArthur recounts Korean setback and UN resilience
General Douglas MacArthur said the evacuation of the U S 10th Corps may have saved the United Nations command in Korea from total destruction by Chinese forces. He described China’s entry with 27 divisions as a secret decision that would have destroyed UN troops if the UN command hadn’t split and attacked north. He praised the redeployment as possibly the most significant move of the war and noted the test of the UN was surviving China’s overwhelming force without losing strength or mobility. The Chinese intervention, he added, interrupted but did not derail UN operations.
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U. S. 10Th Corps
United Nations
Korea
Fourth Field Army
Third Field Army
MacArthur
United Nations Command
Red China
Unified Ground Forces Structure in Korea Under One Command
Tokyo dispatch reports United Nations ground forces in Korea placed under a single unified field command of the U S Eighth Army. Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway becomes field commander reporting to Gen MacArthur, with Maj Gen Edward Almond under Ridgway after the 10th Corps withdrawal from Hungnam. Critics cite limited liaison and dual command drawbacks.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S
10Th Corps
Hungnam
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
United States
Fiery Plane Crash Kills Three Oklahoma Friends
A single engine Beechcraft exploded eight miles south of OPE killing three University of Oklahoma students Fred Jones Jr. Roy M. Allen and Igo Johnson. Allen had just passed the bar exam and would graduate from OU law school next month. Johnson had attended the University of Texas and planned to return to OU. A local farm woman reported foggy conditions and a crash that scorched a wide area.
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Ope
Ark
University of Oklahoma
Here
Fred Jones Jr
Oklahoma City
Roy M. Allen
Guthrie
Okla
Igo. Johnson
Amarillo
Texas
Arkansas
Milton Mosier
Mosier
Allen
University of Oklahoma Law School
Johnson
University of Texas
Jones
Oklahoma
Roxie Henry
Train crash in Iowa injures many near Lineville
A Los Angeles bound Imperial passenger train crashed into a stalled freight train near Lineville on the Iowa Missouri border. Five people were hospitalized with serious injuries and 23 suffered minor cuts. The two unit locomotive derailed and caught fire. the engineer and fireman were hospitalized. A mail clerk and two women passengers had lesser injuries. The freight cars piled up. Imperial baggage cars left the rails and rerouted to Kansas City.
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Lineville
Iowa
Dew
Imperial
Rock Island Rail
Towa-Missouri
Kansas City l
Sheriff Sweeps Out Vice Squad in Los Angeles
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz transferred all members of the vice squad to uniform duties and replaced them with new officers amid a county grand jury inquiry. The move follows the firing of a superior officer who delayed reporting the murder of Samuel Rummel and reflects Biscailuzs policy of free-quest transfers.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Biscailuz
Tony
Samuel Rummel
Biscailuz
Newl
Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexico City
A strong earthquake struck Mexico City at 7 5 a m causing no damage or injuries. Shaking centered about 250 miles southeast of the city, possibly beneath the sea near Salina Cruz was reported.
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Mexico City
Salina Cruz
Pay Demand Pickets Halt Work on Ship Reactivation
In Alameda on December 26, 1945, 100 AFL carpenters at Todd Shipyards formed picket lines halting repair and conversion on about ten ships, mostly Army and Navy transports. Some vessels were being reactivated or out of mothballs after voyages to Korea. carpenters current rate $1.81 per hour sought $2.00, while other local building trades pay $2.37.
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Alameda
Todd Shipyards
A. F. L. Carpenters
Korea
Ines
Stan Lore
Carpenis Local
Truman Cuts His Vacation Short and Flies to Capital
President Truman departed Independence by private plane at 2 25 p m for Washington after a four day Christmas holiday. He planned a quick conference with two cabinet members and General Omar N Bradley in the capital, with White House saying no new crisis looms.
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Truman
Washington
Tridependence
Margaret
Independence
Omar N. Bradley
White House
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
U. N
North
Ore
Far East
Joseph Short
Short
Blair House
State Acheson
Defense Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Solons Hasten Food Inquiry
A Senate investigating committee led by Sen. Gillette Towal works to finish a food price inquiry by January 31 before its authority expires. The panel examines overnight price jumps after the State of emergency, plus recent egg market gyrations and increases in meat and sugar prices.
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Upia Senate
Sen
Gillette Jd.towal
Truman
Gillette
Congress
Headless Murder Case Shocks Calif Bear Skeleton Found
Fresno County deputies hunt for missing skull after skeleton found in an abandoned dump on Christmas Eve. Coroner says the remains likely a woman and dead six months to a year, with authorities launching a murder probe though headless skull remains unfound.
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Lovis
Calif
Fresno
Hen Pasch
Jane
Paschal
Civilians Flee From Capital of So. Korea
Tokyo reports fierce clash near the 38th parallel south of Seoul as Koreans and Chinese Communist troops collide near Korangpo east of Kaesong. Seoul rushes to evacuate civilians while UN forces brace for broader attack and China calls for foreign troops to withdraw from Korea and Formosa.
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38Th Parallel
Seoul
Republic of Korea
Korangpo
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Republic of Korea Force
Red
Unite Nations
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Aei China
Peiping
U. S
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chu Teh
Communist Army
Chu
Asia
Korea
Former Ziegfeld Actress Strangled in Manhattan Hotel
Eve lyn Hughes McDonald, once part of the Ziegfeld Follies, was found strangled in the Ashland Hotel room she shared with her husband John. A cloth bound her neck and a scarf was forced into her mouth. the body, about 50, lay on a room used for a beer party, discovered by a maid. Police quoted McDonald as saying they had lived together in a common law marriage for about 14 years.
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New York
Yvonne Hughes
Manhattan
Evelyn Hughes McDonald
Ashland
John
McDonald
Weather Brief Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tomorrow
Partly cloudy conditions continue with little temperature change. Light variable winds shift to westerly, reaching up to 15 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon.
Southland Holiday Death Toll Rises to 29
Southern California recorded at least 29 holiday related deaths amid a three day Christmas period. Officials cited 1626 accidents and over 900 hospital treatments as drunkenness and traffic took a heavy toll. Beverly Hills reported a fatality in 17 months while Glendale had no Christmas day crashes.
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Tes Angeles
Southern
California
Los Ange
Les
Fay Burke Viall
Beverly Hills
Glendale
San Diego
Air Force Gears Program to Quadruple Strength
Air Force expands its program to increase force strength fourfold from pre Korea era. details on page A-5 and related context appear in the region’s teletypes. Readers are guided to other sections for updates on health, weather, shopping, and sports.
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Air Force
Greek farmer halts WWII booby trap threat on Rhodes
On Rhodes island a Greek farmer warned against digging at a new airport site. Marshall Plan official John Asher watched bulldozers when locals found 42 buried bombs and a 1000 pound explosive. The Greek army bomb squad cleared the nest safely.
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The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Marshall Plan
Rhodes
John P. Asher
Marshall Planfield
Asher
Ministry of Public Works
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