Frigid Spell Sweeps Down on Midwest
A cold air mass from Canada plunges into the upper Midwest as six Michigan upper peninsula cities struggle to restore downed telephone lines and power after a snowstorm. Widespread warnings for a cold wave push south toward Oklahoma and Illinois, with North Dakota forecast to drop to five below zero and high winds enacting extensive damage in Walla Walla and surrounding areas.
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United Press
Canada
Rockies
Dakotas
Upper Midwest
Michigan Upper Peninsula
U. S
Weather Bureau
Detroit
Plains
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tllinois
North Dakota
Upper Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Michigan State Conservation Patrol
Lake Michigan
Empire
Walla Walla
Wash
Plso
la Grande
Pendelton
Ore
Vollmers
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Texas
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
New York
Father Kills Baby Blames Toothache in Wisconsin Tragedy
In Winter Wisconsin a young father Stanley Crocker about 25 killed his 18 month old son and injured his 4 year old daughter Christine by slashing throats with a safety razor after a toothache. He surrendered to Sheriff William Sands saying something bad had happened.
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Winter
Wis
William Sands
Stanley Crocker
Flambeau River Resort
Insanity Defense Seen for Plotter of Truman Death
Oscar Collazo, accused of two capital crimes for the attempt on President Truman, pleads not guilty at arraignment in U S District Court. Defense seeks sanity considerations and speedy trial. case not set for trial, with December 13 or February 15 dates discussed. One White House guard was killed in the Blair House attack on November 1.
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Plotter of Truman
Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
U. S
Collazo
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Leo A. Rover
George Morris Fay
Schweinhaut
Raver
Fay
White House
Blair House
Third Boy Dies in Leaking Gas Poisoning in Allentown
In Allentown Pennsylvania on November 17 a broken main caused gas seeping into a home, killing 12 year old Larry Amey. He dies at Sacred Heart Hospital after two sisters, Nancy and others, were previously exposed with fatal effects.
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Allentown
UEA
Sacred Heart Hospital
Larry Amey
Nancy
Interstate kidnapping tied to theft ring in Long Beach
Robert S. Lee, a Long Beach visitor from New York, traced his stolen clothing to three men wearing it in California. The trio face charges of automobile theft, burglary, and kidnapping after a 15 year old girl from Alabama accused them of abducting her. FBI involvement followed.
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Robert S. Lee
Long Beach
New Yorkey
Texas
California States Department of Employment Ofice
Lee
Alabama
Wilmington
Dryden
Sixth St
Alamitos Ave
Rosalee Leffen
Harvey
Robert T. Brackner
Bessemer
Ala
James A. Brabham
Baton Rouge
James E. Faulkner
FBI
Strong quake shakes capital of Mexico City
Mexico City shak en at 1 29 p m as observers report a light quake. Mercalli intensity estimated at three or four with no damage reported.
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Capital
Mexico
Maxico City
Mexico City
Detroit Police Crack Huge Lottery Racket
Detroit police raided a $10 million a year numbers and football lottery operation, arresting 24. Lt. Clayton Nowlin said the 13 month investigation used plain clothes and movie cameras to document the scheme. Cash, cars, and 30 600 lottery tickets were seized. Three ringleaders, Stanley Brynski 39, Henry J Sobczak 39, Edward Kowalski 40, were jailed with 19 men and five women. One chief was still at large believed to be deer hunting in Michigan.
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Nowlin
Mutuel
Detroit
Michigan
Stanley Brynski
Henry J. Sobczak
Edward Kowalski
Bakersfield Men Acquire Wilton Hotel
The Wilton Hotel is traded by owner Frank Fishman for a half interest in the Bakersfield Inn in a direct exchange of equities with James O. and William Tomerlin of Bakersfield. The Tomerlins take lower operation of the Wilton. Fishman shares in the Bakersfield Inn with C. L. Tomerlin. No cash changes hands. Dennis Moore and Ernest F. Glas er stay on as hotel manager and catering manager, respectively, with all other employees retained. The Tomerlin brothers, sons of Oscar Tomerlin who built the Bakersfield Inn in 1930, plan active civic involvement in Long Beach.
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Wilton
Frank Fishman
Bakersfield
James O
William Tomerlin
Dennis Moore
Ernest F. iGlaser
Oscar Tomerlin
Tomerlin
James Tomerlin
Ram Bellbay
Wiliam Tomerlin
James
Unions Push Higher Excess Profits Tax Than Truman Plan
The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations urged a tougher excess profits tax than President Truman's proposal. They called for 5 to 7 billion dollars in new annual revenue and favored bases tied to invested capital. Both groups supported 75 percent base rate but differed on exact thresholds and proposed 85 percent by CIO. They backed using 1946 to 1949 as earnings baselines and retroactivity to July 1, with small business protections.
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C. LO
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
A.fp. L
le Ene Cio
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Ithrough
Variable cloud cover with ocean fog and mild temperatures
Weather forecast notes variable high cloudiness tonight and Saturday with morning fog near the coast. Temperatures near 69 degrees with little change. Winds become light and variable then shift to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoons.
Luck Runs Out as Bullet Holes Mark Cash Loot
Clifford Denham, 22, faces first degree murder charges after confessing to fatally shooting John Covalesk, 34, during a burglary. He said gambling luck faded, then his cash wad with bullet holes slowed a fatal shot, and he kept the bullet as a good luck charm before surrendering to Emeryville police.
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AN Jose
Clifford Denham
Denham
John Covalesk
Emeryville
Calif
San Jose
Oakland
Frank Farina
Farina
Ten Survivors Describe Air Accident Fatal to 13
In Arizona a midair collision between a B-29 tanker and a B-50 bomber killed 13 airmen from Davis Monthan. Survivors said the crash happened during a routine refueling with ten men parachuting free. Capt Arthur M Neal piloted the B-50 and Capt Harry W Willson piloted the tanker as both planes lost control and plunged to the desert.
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Calif
U. S
Harry W. Willson
Kolla
Miss
Neal
Chickens Explode In Barnyard As Carbide Poisoning Suspect
In Lunenburg Germany an excited farmer reported that several chickens exploded while running in the barnyard. Investigators found carbide bits left by Allied soldiers during maneuvers. When the birds drank water the carbide produced a fatal gas blast, blowing them to bits.
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Luneburg
Germany
Griffis resigns as ambassador to Argentina
The White House announced the resignation of Stanton Griffis from his post as ambassador to Argentina, effective December 1. In public letters, President Truman accepted the resignation but Griffis pledged to be available for future public service.
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Washington
UFO the
White House
Stanton Griffis
Argentina
Truman
Griffis
Six Die as Train Hits Auto in Alliston Crossing
Alliston Ont November 17 six persons including two children were killed when a Canadian Pacific train collided with their automobile at a level crossing. Police said the victims included two children one woman and three men.
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Alliston
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Armored Column Pushes Toward Manchurian Line
An American tank column blasted through a Red trap in a far North Korean mountain ravine and rolled northward toward Manchuria in a four day bid. The 125 Communists dead on the hill ended a three hour battle while Marine Corsairs attacked fleeing remnants. Further north Korean forces advanced on Changjin reservoir as U S 24th Division patrols roamed unopposed. Red guerrilla killings topped 600 with more than 500 Reds dead. towns like Kapyong were shelled as the front saw limited engagements and a buildup of forces in the mountains. A spokesman pegged 100000 Reds in the northwest. War planes hit a front line spearhead of the 17th Infantry Regiment.
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Sequl
Korea
Manchuria
Changjin
Pakchon
Kapyong
Fae
Chiang Kaishek
Red Manchuria
17Th Infantry Regi
Where to Find It in the Paper
The note lists locations by section and page ranges for Boyle’s issue. It directs readers to Bridge on A-13, Classifieds B-9 to B-13, Comics A, Editorial A-12, Financial 8-6, Obituaries 8-9, Radio TV A-10, Shipping 6-7, Sports A-17 16 19, Theaters 6-5, Tides Temperatures 8-7, Teen Activities B-2 and B-4.
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Paogpe
Mickey Cohen Tells Life Story Before Kefauver Panel
Los Angeles reports Mickey Cohen, testifying before the Kefauver Senate crime investigating committee, traced his life from his 1913 New York birth to years in Los Angeles Chicago and gambling roles. He described past bookmaking, denied recent muscle tactics, and named associates as questions covered killings and self defense acquittals.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Kefauver
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Mickey
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Rudolph Halley
Cohen
D.-Tenn
Barney Ruditsky
Rudlitsky
Uint
Neddie Herbert
Ruditsky
Himslf
Bookles
Bookle
Rocky Palladino
Boston
Jake Kaplan
San Francisco
Rogers
Asbury Park
N. J
Sam Fisher
Halley
Fisher
Fischetti Brothers
al Capone
Max Shaman
Shaman
Pauley Gibbons
Benny
Meatball) Gamson
George Levinson
Korean Cold Weather Wounds Troops In Korea
In a report from Korea dated November 17, Capt. Douglas Holman of the 17th Medical Company said about half of battle injuries stemmed from the extreme cold. Troops faced 20 below zero temperatures and 30 mph winds as the Seventh Division crossed the Ungi River. Medics fought frostbite and freezing for injured soldiers, with some rescuers freezing while aiding others.
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William Chapman
U.S
Korea
Manchurian
Douglas Holman
17Th Medical Company
Gla
Ungi River
North Korea
Holman
Pasadena
Calif
John H. Wrigley
Independence
Wrigley
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