France Sees Atomic Pile Boost National Pride
From Paris dispatches the atomic energy progress at Fort Chatillon is hailed as a potential renaissance for France. The little uranium pile is described as an acorn that could grow into a powerful force, raising questions in American and Allied capitals about leakage risks and strategic consequences.
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Kingsbury Smith
INS
Paris
France
United States
Great Britain
Fort Chatillon
U.S
Joliot-Curie
Ce Soir
Humanite
Pacific
de Soir
U. S
Canada
Dutch Forces Seize Lake Toba Area in Indonesian Crisis
The UN sought immediate details from Dutch and Republican delegations on steps to implement a Paris cease fire order. Batavia sources suggested Dutch officials may defy the decree, with final Hague decision pending. Meanwhile, most political prisoners held at Batavia headquarters were released.
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Lake Toba
Sibolga
UN Good Offices
Security Council
Paris
Jogjakarta
Batavia
Netherlands
Hague
Rodeo Group Names Arizona Cowboy Best All Round
The Rodeo Cowboys Association announces 1948 world champions with Gerald Roberts of Phoenix Arizona top all round cowboy, earning 21 866 in cash from 575 rodeos across the United States and Canada. Todd Whatley and Toots Mansfield follow for second and third. Mansfield also serves as RCA president.
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Fort Worth
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Gerald Roberts
Phoenix
Ariz
Strong City
Kans
Roberts
United States
Canada
Todd Whatley
Bethel
Okla
Toots Mansfield
Big Spring
Texas
Mansfield
Whatley
RCA
Harry Tompkins
Tulsa
Sonny Lavender
Holiday
Gene Pruitt
Tieton
Wash
Carl Olson
Cardston
Alta
Casey Tibbs
Pierre
S. D
Sonny Trueman
John Day
Ore
Jack Buschbom
Cassville
Wis
Bud Linderman
Red Lodge
Mont
Homer Pettigrew
Chandler
Dub Phillips
San Angelo
Ken Boen
Decatur
Zeano Farris
Las Cruces
N. M
Dee Burke
Comanche
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Ike Rude
Dodge City
Kan
Rescue Effort Pushed For Arctic Airmen Recovery
The Air Force plans another attempt to rescue stranded airmen near Greenland. A glider from Warner Robins AFB will be towed by a Fairchild C-82, while a ski-equipped Cessna 195 heads to Bluie West One for a different approach. If weather holds, a ski transport may be used. crews report the men are in good health and sheltered in snow houses. Frank Piasecki predicts two flights will complete the extraction, with helicopters hovering above the ice as airmen climb aboard a dangling ladder.
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Washington
Air Force
Warner-Robbins Air Force Base
Georgia
Bluie West One
Greenland
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Frank Piasecki
Helicopter Company
Saipan
Midnight Mass Amid Blackout Follows Israeli Quiet in Negev
Pilgrims gathered for the Church of the Annunciation midnight service as the town darkened and the Nazareth bells tolled under Jewish authority. An Israeli army spokesman declared all quiet in the Negev while Cairo reports say the Arab League urges renewed fighting in the Holy Land with Egypt.
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Church of the Annunciation
Nazareth
Negev
Palestine
Cairo
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Seven-Nation
Arab League
League
Holy Land
Egypt fixes profit percentages for foodstuffs makers dealers
An official decree sets profit limits for manufacturers, dealers, and importers of selected foodstuffs in Egypt, establishing fixed percentages to regulate prices and supplies. The measure targets the distribution chain to curb price fluctuations and ensure approval by authorities.
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Egypt
Wall Street Markets Show Modest Christmas Rally
Daily Markets reports a half billion dollars moved in the stock exchange on Christmas Eve as prices edge higher for the first time since December 1. Analysts note tax selling and cautious trading dominated as markets closed for Christmas Day.
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New York
vPi
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Obituary: Mrs Mary Ferguson of Slaton Dies at 62
Mrs Mary E Ferguson 62 died at 3 30 pm at her daughter Mrs W N Evetts home Williams Funeral home announced Services will be at Slaton Church of God with burial in Inglewood Cemetery Slaton She had lived in Slaton 13 years Survivors include two sons T H Ferguson of Slaton and U S Ferguson of Amarillo plus one daughter Mrs Evetts and three sisters unnamed
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Slaton
Mary E. Ferguson
W. N. Evetts
Williams Funeral Home
Amarillo
Mrs. Evetts
Multiple Fatal Crashes and Murders Reported Across Texas
Violent Deaths tabulation begins after a string of fatal incidents Friday night. A father and daughter died in a Victoria highway crash. Edith Marek injured. In Houston, Walter Ligon was stabbed to death. murder charges filed against Levell Smith, Jim McDade, Albert Green. Additional deaths include Catrino Lara and Antonio Gonzales in a Mitchell County car overturn, Ralph Jones in Mexia, and others across Texas. One case notes a death by accidental overdose in San Antonio. a man commits suicide in Dallas. several murder charges filed.
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Victoria-Houston
Victoria
Allen Ladd Marek
Overton
Tex
Deborah Marek
Edith Marek
Victoria Hospital
Walter Ligon
Levell Smith
H. Dougherty
Bedford
Farmer
Fort Worth
Houston
Jim McDade
Catrino Lara
Sweetwater
Antonio Gonzales
Westbrook
Mitchell County
Ralph Jones
Mexia
George Charles Crawford
Navasota
Gene Gentry
Lubbock
Mary Ar
Alvin Parker
Menard
Jeff Banner
Arel Mitchell Thompson
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Richburg
$75,000 Gift For High Blood Pressure Research
Dr. E H Cary president announces a $75,000 gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation for high blood pressure research. The donation comes from Dallas residents Mr and Mrs Grady H Vaughn, an independent oil operator and drilling contractor, in Dallas.
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Dallas
Southwestern Medical Foundation
E. H. Cary
Grady H. Vaughn
Vaughn
Federal panel urges coordinate medical care for veterans
A Hoover Commission task force led by Tracy Voorhees calls for consolidating federal medical services to curb waste and overexpansion. It questions civilian and veteran care sharing armed forces resources and recommends paying dependents’ care or providing insurance for temporary veteran ailments.
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Navy Cancer
St. Albans
N. Y
New York City
Task Force Committee
Asistant
Army
Tracy S. Voorhees
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission
Herbert Hoover
Armed Services
Hoover
Parent Commission
Christmas Broadcasts From Monarchs on World Conflicts
The king spoke in a radio address to his subjects promising the British Commonwealth will stand stronger as it pursues its mission of widening freedom. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands sent Christmas greetings to sides in the Dutch Indonesian conflict, expressing concern for loved ones and those opposing Dutch troops.
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Juliana
The
Netherlands
Indonesia
Unseasonably Cold Christmas Grips Nation
A severe cold wave spread across the nation with sub zero readings from Pembina North Dakota to Big Piney Wyoming. The north central states faced a bitter Christmas morning as forecasts showed little relief, while New England froze under a frigid air mass.
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Nebraska
West Virginia
Kentucky
Pembina
North Dakota
Big Piney
Wyo
New England
Old Uncle Bill Foresees White Christmas on South Plains
Hale Center Texas Special report notes Uncle Bill W. L. Ford a former Northwest lumberjack predicted moisture and a snowy Christmas for the South Plains between December 16 and 26. He told Vic Lamb he told you so after the area saw snow.
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Hale Center
South Plains
Bill
Bill W. L. Ford
Northwest States
Vic Lamb
Hale County
Snow Deluge Streaks South Plains With Freezing Rain
Snow covers the area with occasional freezing rain and clouds. Midland reports two inches of snow and a forecast that the moisture may yield about .2 inch of rain. Ice and slick roads prompted travel warnings as weather spreads across the region and surrounding cities.
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Midland
South Plains
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Marfa
Big Spring
Wink
el Paso
San Angelo
Austin
Amarillo
High Plains
Brownsville
Clarendon
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Cornell receives 1.5 million gift for inter faith WWII memorial
Dr Edmund E Day announces Myron C Taylor a Truman envoy has donated 1 500 000 to Cornell University for a World War II memorial building to be used as a student inter faith center.
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Ithaca, N. Y
Edmund E. Day
Cornell University
Myron C. Taylor
Cornell
Truman
Vatican
Services Set Today For Slaton Pioneer
Special funeral services for G. J. Russell 83 who died at 2 18 p m today in his home here will be held at 3 p m Sunday in the First Methodist church with Rev O B Herring officiating Williams Funeral home reported Russell had been a resident of Slaton since 1914 He is survived by his wife one son J A of Slaton route 1 four brothers A B of Canyon B S of San Antonio J V of Claude and Robert of Jacksonville one sister Mrs Dora Carrington of Rust and four grandchildren Burial will be in Inglewood cemetery Slaton under direction of Williams Funeral home.
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Canyon
B. S
San Antonio
J. V
Claude
Robert
Jacksonville
Dora Carrington
Rust
Inglewood Cemetery
Slaton
Williams Funeral Home
Multiple injuries in two car collision at Fourteenth and College
A two car crash Saturday night at Fourteenth and College left Miss Emma Brasher 16 Tahoka and Raymond Cook 18 Meadow lightly injured, with Brasher kept overnight. Kenneth Brasher’s pickup was hit by a northbound 1941 coupe driven by James Elliott. Pierce treated and x rayed at West Texas hospital. Perez Rubio cited for leaving scene after theft from a car and clothing valued at 180 dollars reported stolen from W Liberal resident’s vehicle.
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Hamilton
Pierce
Rix Ambulance
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Fourteenth
College Ave
Emma Gene Brasher
Tahoka
Raymond F. Cook
Meadow
Brasher
Cook
Kenneth B. Brasher
New Hope Community
College
James L. Elliott
Main
College Avenue
Perez Rubio
Ava. N
First Street
Ave. MI
Rubio
W. J. McLeroy
Liberal, Kans
Births Announced For Pred Stout And Aaron Kinslow
Congratulations go to Mr and Mrs Pred Stout of 2313 Twenty Eighth Street on the birth of a daughter weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces at 12 44 p.m. Saturday at Lubbock Memorial Hospital. The father works for McQuinn and Stout Drilling Contractors. Mr and Mrs Aaron Kinslow of 2115 Sixth Street announce the birth of a daughter weighing 5 pounds 14 3 4 ounces at 9 35 a.m. Saturday in West Texas Hospital. The father is a student at Tech.
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Pred Stout
Twenty-Eighth Street
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
McQuinn and Stout Drilling Contractors
Aaron Kinslow
Sixth Street
West Texas Hospital
Tech
Air Lifted Christmas Cheer Reaches German Occupation Zones
The Air Lift Continued troupe toured Army units delivering CARE package gifts to Germany. Irving Berlin Jane Russell and Jinx Falkenburg joined the mission. Jinx handed a token CARE box to Gen. Lucius Clay as part of an 11 ton shipment. Doris Hillenbrand a 14 year old in Berlin received the package as grateful Germans welcomed aid. Burkley and other officials visited Berlin to celebrate Christmas with troops and families.
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Irving Berlin
Jane Russell
Jinx Falkenburg
Jinx
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
New York City
Doris Hillenbrand
Berlin
Alben Burkley
Stolen Items Reported From Cars In Broadway Area
Sheriff records describe thefts Saturday afternoon including a man's suit trousers a woman's coat fountain pen and scarf from a car in front of a drug store on Broadway and a woman's handbag taken from Warren Moore's car in the 1100 block Broadway. A wristwatch was taken from H P Sawders's home. a purse was found after a shooting incident on Ave U near the canyon north of the Plainview cutoff where a large can approached Bur ris's car and shots were fired. Robert L. Hagen 34 injured by a city bus on East Broadway now improving in Lubbock Memorial Hospital.
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Sheriff's Department
Broadway
Warren Moore
Ralls
M. M. Burris
Ave. U
Plainview Cutoff
Burris
Funeral for Mrs. Tommy Lyle of Ralls Scheduled
Mrs. Tommy Lyle 31 dies at 2 a m in Ralls hospital. Funeral at 3 p m Sunday at Ralls Methodist Church with Rev. N Noel Bryant of Wellington and Rev. J S Abernathy of Ralls Baptist, Marr Funeral Home reports. Burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survivors include husband, daughter Betsey 7, parents Dr and Mrs J T Leonard of Bronte, brothers Dwain Leonard Big Spring and Woodrow Leonard Shreveport, sister Mrs Emma Gene Jackson Balls. Pallbearers listed.
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Ralls
Tommy Lyle
Ralls Methodist Church
N. Noel Bryant
Wellington
J. S. Abernathy
Ralls Baptist Church
Marr Funeral Home
Buria
Ralls Cemetery
Betsey
J. T. Leonard
Bronte
Dwain Leonard
Big Spring
Woodrow Leonard
Shreveport
Emma Gene Jackson
Balls
Jeff Martin
W. W. Watkins
L. A Wicks, Jr
J. BR. Prewitt
Johnny Mitchell
O. C. Thomas
Unclear North China Front Feeds Communist Talk of Tie Deal
Reports from North China speculate a lull due to secret talks over Tientsin and Peiping. No confirmation in Nanking of a Communist claim that Raizan near Peking fell to Reds. Communists say Gen. Fu Tso Yi lost five divisions at Kalgan and 14 in 17 days, exact totals unclear.
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Ing
North China
Tientsin
Peiping
Nanking
Raizan
Peking
Fu Tso-Yi
Kalgan
CIO Plan Aims to Bargain for Workers Benefits
A CIO statement argues collective bargaining can secure benefits beyond the baseline for workers and the union. It links guaranteed annual wage demands to pressuring employers to stabilize operations and to foster democratic action for full employment.
Father of George Livermore Dies in Chickasha
Dr. W. H. Livermore retired Chickasha physician died at 7 35 p m Saturday in Chickasha. His son George P Livermore and other family members left Lubbock to attend funeral services. He is also father of Mrs Ruth Norton who was with him at his death.
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W. H. Livermore
Chickasha
Okla
George P. Livermore
Thirty-first Street
Luboccs
Lubbock
Dr. Livermore
Ruth Norton
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Rodeo Group
Mary Ferguson
Cold Grips
A Credit Corp
T.N. Russell
Slaton Pioneer
H. P. Sawders
Idalou
China Civil War
CIO
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