Crash on Route 73 leaves two dead and two injured
A head on collision on Route 73 east of Franklin at 3 a.m. killed Maida Upton 37 of Springboro and Betty Burns 36 of Eaton. Passenger Brumfield 35 of Middletown and King 22 of Lebanon were hospitalized. Burns was pinned under debris and the cars were described as welded in the middle. Officials say King was unconscious but not believed critically injured. The wreck occurred six tenths of a mile east of Franklin. investigations pending.
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Franklin
Office Rs
King
Martin Richards
Betty Burns
Misa Upton
Middletown
Richards
Toten
Brumfield
Middletown Hospital
Anglesby
Eaton
Warren County
Mre
Upton
Donald
Robert
Barbara
Michigan
Patricia
Springboro
Eee
Frankin
Railroads Get First Crack At Coal Supply
An emergency government order allows railroads to obtain coal from mining regions to avert a supply breakdown during holiday travel and winter weeks. The ICC action, effective midnight and lasting to February 25, comes amid dwindling stocks caused by mine curbs led by John L Lewis. The decision notes several railroads report limited stock and warns of serious threats to service, while miners anticipate potential further action and the White House weighs Taft Hartley measures.
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Washington
Interstate Commercemmission
John L Lewis
Chesapeake and Ohio
ICC
Commission
Service Bureau A
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Louisville
Nashville
White House
Lewis’ United Mine
Lewis
Truman
Taft Hartley
UMW
Thomas Kennedy
Five In Family Burn To Death Near Childress Texas
Five members of the Blake family died when a loaded gasoline truck overturned after a collision near Childress Texas. Roy Lee Blake his wife Louise and their three children Vivian eight Hoyt six and Nelda two perished. Truck driver Carl P Leatherman of Amarillo suffered critical burns and is hospitalized.
Bidault government wins confidence vote in France
In Paris Premier Georges Bidault’s coalition secured a slim 1 percent margin in the National Assembly to discuss a 2.257 trillion franc budget. The debate centers on tax increases as critics push back against the cabinet’s financial plan.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
of the Nations
Bidsult
Hhe
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Assembly
Paul Reynaud
Christmas Shopping Boosts 1949 Retail Sales Across Cities
Department store and chain store sales rose in many cities during the holiday period with a strong end to the 1949 shopping season. Data from the U S Commerce Department and Federal Reserve Board show mixed results but overall gains in department stores and ready to wear. Major cities like New York Chicago and Los Angeles reported highly satisfactory business with several stores up in dollar volume and units compared with last Christmas.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Retail Merchants Association
Detroit
Motor City
New York
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Richmond
Dallas
Seattle
St. Paul
Three Democrats Eyed Signaling 13th District Run
The 13th district Democrats eye runs against U S Rep Alvin F Weichel of Sandusky. Dwight Blackmore of Greenwich is endorsed by Huron County Democrats while mayors Clarence Dick of Bowling Green and Harold Whitcomb of Fremont are named as hopefuls. The district includes Erie Sandusky Huron Seneca and Wood counties.
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Fremont
U.S
Alvin F. Weichel
Sandusky
Huron County
Democratic Executive Committee
Dwight Blackmore
Greenwich
Clarence Dick
Bowling Green
Harold Whitcomb
Erie
Huron
Seneca
Wood
Pope Pius Opens 1950 Holy Year Before Thousands
Pope Pius XI opened the 25th Holy Year in St. Peter's Basilica with three strokes of a silver hammer. About 50,000 inside the basilica and 300,000 in St. Peter's Square witnessed the ceremony as labor unrest in Rome briefly flared over police measures and a planned peasants’ meeting.
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Pope Pius
Basilica
Pontiff
St. Peter's Square
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Pier’s Square
Telv Ceremani
Communistica Chamber of Laser
Eencretetrike
Alario Seelba
Colosseum
Rome
Newenawer Unite
Italy
Stalin
Vatican
St. Peter's
Histori
Sistine Chapel
Pius
Sistine Choir
Rain and War Darken Bethlehem Christmas Eve Pilgrimage
In Bethlehem, rain and mud mar the traditional Christmas Eve pilgrimage to the birthplace of the Prince of Peace. Two routes exist from Jerusalem as clergymen and pilgrims, including U S delegates and diplomats, traverse Jewish held roads amid distant explosions. Masses will be held at St Catherine's and the Church of the Nativity with prayer and carols in the courtyard.
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Bethlehem
Prince of Peace
Jerusalem
U.S
St. Catherine's Church
Church of the Nativity
Christ
Gustave Testa
Truman Visits Old Friends In Hospital
President Truman, free from state burdens, plans a day of visiting relatives and old friends in Independence Missouri. He stopped at St Joseph Hospital to meet WWI buddy Theodore Marks and encouraged high school football victim Kenny Fry as Sister James Marie noted. He also spoke of longtime friend Lawrence Weaver and other familiar faces.
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Independence
Truman
White House
Washington
St. Joseph Hospital
Ee City
Theodore Marks
James Marie
Mr. Truman
Kenny Fry
Lawrence Weaver
Christmas Eve Prayer and Family Blessings Echo Quiet Night
A nostalgic Christmas Eve scene shows a family near a gleaming tree with gifts and a warm fire. Sister smiles, Brother gazes in awe, and prayers rise as Silent Night fills the night. The narrator thanks a higher warmth for his loving family and wishes blessings on all.
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Sister
Brother
Santa
Cleveland transit workers vote on back to work order
Cleveland transit employees prepare to vote on resuming service as a strike of about 4900 workers continues. Officials say road operations may be impossible until after the union meeting, with police guarding depots and picket lines forming as pressures grow from AFL leaders and city authorities.
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AFL
Cleveland
al Morton
Santa Claus
Donder
NEA
Union Welieves
Seton
Dart
Witty
Howard G. Cumler
Polie
Carborne
Thomas A. Burke
P. Verner
McGlved
Cleveland Federation of Labor
CFL
William Green
Abe Spraddiing
Detroit
Amalgamated Street, Electric Railway
Spradang
Missing skier found dead after six day search
A six day hunt for a 15 year old skier ended with the discovery of his frozen body in a Tehachapi canyon two miles from Widow Ranch. Casey Gladwell, a Kern County firefighter who located the remains, said the youth likely succumbed to exhaustion and freezing temperatures as temperatures recently dropped to around 15 degrees.
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Bakersfield
James Camp
Widow Ranch
Tehachapi Mountain
Casey Gladwell
Kern County
Fini
Taproom to Close in Oaklyn On Christmas Eve
Oaklyn, N J bar displays sign stating the taproom will close at 9 p m on Christmas Eve, urging patrons to go home and give their children a break. The notice appears in a brief local report reflecting holiday hours.
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Oakklyn
N. J
Oaklyn
Train Hits Truck In Dayton Kill Local Man
An New York Central train struck a truck in Dayton killing 32 year old Wil l Faulkner of Brookville. The accident occurred yesterday and details are under investigation by authorities.
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Dayton
New York Central
Will Faulkner
Brookville
Six Airmen Feared Dead In B-50 Crash Near Savannah
Savannah AP reports a search for bodies from a B-50 crash near the Savannah River after takeoff from Chatham Field. Five corpses recovered from marsh debris. two identified victims include Lt Rogers Hornsby and Capt Andrew Walker. A swamp buggy assisted in locating debris as officials plan helicopter drops for the remaining search.
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Savannah! Ga
Rogers Hornseby
Hornsby
Denison
Tex
Andrew G. Walker
Norfolk
Europe
Andrews
Eglin Field
Fila
Chatham Field
Smorce Aim
Randall Company considers new Wilmington plant
Cincinnati report says Randall Company, an automotive parts maker, is weighing building an additional plant in Wilmington. President D Maxwell Weaver stated the consideration was discussed yesterday.
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Cincinnati
Randall Company
Wilmington, D
Maxwell
Weaver
Soviets Charge Japs Planned Germ Warfare
The Soviet Union accused Japan and Emperor Hirohito of secretly planning bacteriological warfare as far back as 1935. Indictments cite Maj. Gen. Karesima Kiou and two secret units under orders from Hirohito, with Red Star earlier publishing related details in 1948.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Hirohito
Karesima Kiou
General Staff
War Ministry
Hirohite
Hata
Red Star
Col. A. Galin
Auto crash in Creston leaves two dead
Betty Jane Webber of Lexington Kentucky and George Edward Marshall aged 24 of Seiverville Tennessee died at Lodi Hospital after their automobile struck a tree earlier in the day in Creston.
Miss America to Wed Youth Who Hates Beauty Contests
Miss America Jacque Mercer of Litchfield Park Arizona will marry Douglas Cook a 20 year old art student after a long courtship begun in Phoenix. The couple announced plans for a double ring wedding on Independence Day with Doug who dislikes beauty contests saying he would attend art school in Hollywood while Jacque pursues a movie contract and continues as Miss America.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jacque Mercer
Litchfield Park
Douglas Cook
Jacque
Doug
University of Chicago
Arizona
Phoenix College
Hollywood
Music Corporation of America
Arthur L. Mercer
Atlantic City
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