Storm Blazes Through Midwest Slamming Roads and Rails
A sweeping blizzard from Oklahoma and Texas locked roads and delayed rail travel across the Midwest. Eastbound trains into Chicago faced long delays, with several trains running hours late. Santa Fe and Rock Island noted significant passenger disruptions as crews worked to clear routes and assist stranded travelers.
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Omoha
Neh
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota Lake Counary
Great Plains
Chicago
Rock Island
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Golden State
Imperial
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
California
Nickerson
Hutchinson
Kan
Newton
Emporia
Super Chief
Typhoon Whips Sea Heads Toward China
A tropical storm with winds near 100 miles per hour moved across the South China Sea toward the Chinese mainland. The Manila weather bureau placed the typhoon about 100 miles southwest of Formosa, drifting northwest at 10 mph and likely to strike the Formosan region or the Chinese coast near Swatow.
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Manila
South China Sea
Manila- Weather Bureau
Formosa
Swatow
Weather Bureau
Thanksgiving in Korea Amid Cold Front Lines
American GIs in trenches along the Korean front marked Thanksgiving as icy conditions and fighting paused for a brief moment. U N commander General Mark Clark and General James Van Fleet offered messages to troops while Eisenhower’s Korea visit loomed. front line meals were shipped in insulated containers to serving soldiers.
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Seoul
Korea
WU. N
U. N
Mark Clark
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Dwight Eisenhower
Tokyo
Clark
France Move To Bar Communists From Civil Service
Paris Premier Pinay’s cabinet approved draft principles to bar Communists and related groups from at least part of the 962,000 civil service posts. A law could remove employees for party membership or front group ties, participation in demonstrations, or spreading Communist propaganda through speeches or newspapers.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
National Assembly
Charles Brune
Leon Martinaud- Deplat
Guy Petit
Communist Party
Slayer of Niece Doomed to Death
Riverside report states John Chauncey Lawrance, 37, convicted of the sex murder of his 16 year old niece Kathryn Knodel on August 19. The jury imposed death in the gas chamber, with no recommendation, making the sentence mandatory. The prosecution argued a brutal rape and killing for an auto collision misdirection. the defense claimed accidental death from a jack handle during tire work. Lawrance faces execution at San Quentin next Monday. his sister Marie Knodel reacts with stunned ambiguity.
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Riverside
UPI
Kathryn Knodel
John Chauncey Lawrance
San Quentin Prison
Lawrance
Redlands
Kathryn
Marie Knodel
Location guide lists sections and pages
The notice compiles where to find content across multiple newspaper sections with page references for sections such as Beach Combing on Page B-1, Boyle-Paga on A-?, Bridge on B-5, Classified on B-7 to B-II, Comics on B-4, Crossword on B-7, Editorial on A-3, Financial on 8-6, Lookout on B-3, Obituaries on B-7, ae and Television on 12, Shipping Table on A-6, Southland Cities on B-2, Sports on A-10, Theaters on A-12, Tides and Temperatures on 8-7, and Women’s Activities on B-5.
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Boyle—Paga
Southland
Dockmen Strike as Bosses Called in Crime Inquiry
About a thousand longshoremen refused to work at Worth River piers amid a state crime commission probe. Union president Joseph F. P. Ryan said workers would return after bosses answered subpoenas, though late-hour hiring makes a quick restart unlikely. The American Export liner Independence docked with over 9 333 passengers. passengers helped unload. Liners Vulcania Queen Elizabeth I and United States were due. police kept order with no trouble reported.
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New York
Worth River
Joseph FP. Ryan
International Longshoremen's Association
State Crime Commission
Ryan
Independence
Vulcania
Queen Elizabeth, I
United States
Thugs Assault Trio Within Single Hour in San Pedro
In San Pedro police report three women were assaulted within an hour on Tuesday evening. Robbery or attempted rape suspected. one victim, Sophia Matson, 33, treated for injuries at San Pedro Receiving Hospital.
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San Pedro Receiving Hospital
Sophia Matson
10Th St
Seventh and Centre Sts
Pola “Cantu
Patton Ave
Seventh St
Poellee
Francis Witt
Averill St
Deaths and Wounds in Korean War Casualty List No 700
The Defense Department today identified 82 Korean War casualties in list No 700. It notes 1 dead 58 wounded four missing and three injured.
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Washington—P
Defense Department
Goose or swan costs man a fine in Delaware
Robert Gruber Jr. of Marion Ohio was fined 15 after a game reservation in Delaware when he shot what he believed to be a goose game protectors ruled it was a swan. Mayor M F Pinney approved the fine in a notable local incident.
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Delaware
Ohio
Robert Gruber Jr
Gruber
Marion
M. F. Pinney
Nine-Year-Old Learns Why U N Entered Korean War
Los Angeles readers learn how the United Nations joined the conflict as Lt. Leo Freitas explains to his nephew Johnny Ackers why forces are in Korea. The letter notes Freitas died in a carrier takeoff crash off North Korea, leaving his wife Helda shocked by the loss.
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Los Angeles
United Nations
Korea
Johnny
Ackers
J.g
Leo Freitas
Helda
North Korea
Peace moves stall as China rejects India Korea plan
At the United Nations, Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky announced Peiping has rejected India's Korea peace proposal. An American spokesman said further moves hinge on President elect Eisenhower, with the Truman administration not outlining new steps before his Korea appraisal and advisers including John Foster Dulles. The Indian delegation awaits Chinese response, while the General Assembly may adjourn for Christmas.
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United Nations
N.Y
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
China
India
Korea
United States
Eisenhower
Vishinsky
Red China
Ranm
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Peiping
New Bethi
U.N. Poltical Committee
Russia
Women to Hold More Major Posts in Eisenhower Admin
President elect Eisenhower expands cabinet reach and designates women for top posts. William P. Rogers named deputy attorney general after Brownell resignation. Oveta Culp Hobby to head the Federal Security Agency and Ivy Baker Priest named Treasurer of the United States. Summerfield chosen for Postmaster General. The move signals broader female administration roles.
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Eisenhower
Herbert Brownell
Rogers
Senate
Oveta Culp Hobby
Houston
Texas
Ivy Baker Priest
Bountiful
Utah
Hobby
Federal Security Agency
Priest
United States
Arthur E. Summerfield
Flint
Mich
Summerfield
Weather Update Sunny to Mostly Cloudy Later
Sunny today and mostly sunny before clouds increase Thursday. Slight warming by afternoon with higher temperatures later in the day.
Destroyer Hanna Hit by Red Fire Off Korea Coast
The Navy disclosed the destroyer Hanna was hit by enemy fire off Korea's east coast on Monday. One sailor, machinist's mate third class Robert Joseph Potts of Pittsburgh, PA, was killed. The ship sustained only light damage and the event was linked to Red shore batteries.
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Washington
Korea
Robert Joseph Potts
Margaret Potts
Pittsburgh
Navy
Radio
Theyll Have To Eat Fast Thanksgiving For GIs In Korea
GIs in Korea will line up Thursday for a front line style Thanksgiving dinner. The meal costs about $5 in the U.S. but only 150 per man for the Army. Food arrives in insulated containers and is served in portions into mess kit halves with turkey, dressing, gravy, cranberry sauce, pie and coffee. Soldiers must eat quickly to avoid freezing and keep dirt from the trenches in mind.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
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