Portion Of B-29 Fleet Grounded Amid Crash Probe
Washington reports a portion of the B 29 bomber fleet grounded as the Air Force launches an investigation into crashes that killed at least 120 men in 12 weeks. Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg issues the order, exempting planes aiding the Bermuda search and those in certain missions.
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Vandenberg
Washington
APP
Air Force
Hoyt .S. Vandenberg
Bermuda
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Strategic Air Command
Far East
Emphasis on documents in Hiss trial resurfaces
In the second Alger Hiss perjury trial both defense and prosecution spotlight secret government papers as pivotal evidence. Prosecutor Murphy says the case will be proved by documents themselves while defense lawyer Cross argues the papers were pilfered by Julian Wadleigh and an unnamed State Department associate, not Hiss. Hiss, 45, once Roosevelt adviser, is accused of lying about furnishing and meeting with Chambers after 1937.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Thomas F. Murphy
George B. Cross
Hiss
State Department
Cross
Julian Wadleigh
Far Eastern
Wadleigh
Chambers
Roosevelt
Search Narrows for Missing U S Bomber Hamilton
Bermuda AP report says planes and ships narrowed search 290 miles northeast of Bermuda for the missing B 29 crew led by First Lt Richard Mullin of the 32nd bombardment squadron. Debris sightings include red flares several yellow boxes and a possible aluminum piece. A life raft was sighted and SOS heard as Magnificent, Coast Guard cutters join the hunt.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
U. S. Air Force
Richard Mullin
32Nd
301St
Mullin
32Nd Bombardment Group
Magnificent
U.S. Coast Guard
Threat On Life Made By Guard Court Is Told
In Painesville municipal court testimony described an armed Mounds Club guard threatening to blow off a liquor agent’s head. Agent Charles D. Marts testified about a July raid on the Lake County establishment and said the guard’s identity was not revealed.
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Painesville, O
Mounds Club
Charles D. Marts
Middletown
Thomas Farley
Erieside
Marts
Cleveland
Re Kitchen
Coal dispute watch tight as UMW chief and miners await move
Washington AP report notes government advisers monitor John L. Lewis and coal operators for a breakthrough in the deadlocked dispute. Lewis says he is ready to talk at the owners convenience while operators await his action amid a 52 day walkout and a looming Taft Hartley option. The three week truce ends November 30 as Truman signals possible court action if needed.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
United Mine Workers
Northern
Western
Lewis
Truman
Miners’ Pension Fund
Russians Demand Recall of Yugoslav Envoy in Moscow
In Moscow the Soviet government for a second time in three weeks demanded the recall of Yugoslavia top diplomat. The note said the presence in Moscow of Charge D affaires Lazo Latinovic was impossible and followed a similar demand regarding Yugoslav Ambassador Karl Mrazovic. Formal relations remain, with Moscow noting no change in status.
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Moscow
Yugoslavia
Lazo Latinovic
Marshal Tito
Karl Mrazovic
London
Tass
Latinovic
Russia
Mrazovic
Tikhomir Stojanovic
Brotherhood invites Truman to speak at convention in Cincinnati
The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks invited President Truman to address their golden anniversary convention in Cincinnati on December 29.
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Truman Washington
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
President Truman
Cincinnati
First Snow by Gordon Martin
The poem describes the first snow as cold wind and gray skies signal wintertime. It pictures a sparkling white blanket, crowning evergreens, and children sledding with red cheeks as the season’s initial snowfall fills hearts with delight.
Newlyweds Headed For Florida Is Belief
A scrambled news brief covers two distinct items. Idaho youth Neil Butterfield, 16, confessed to the thrill killing of seven-year-old Glenda Brisbois in Burley, with details of a tire jack and canal disposal, then waived preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge. In St Louis, Vice President Barkley and bride Jane Hadley departed after their wedding, reportedly headed for a Florida honeymoon, with unconfirmed sightings and the couple planning to live in Washington.
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Alben W. Barkley
St. John’s Methodist Church
St. Louis
Twin Falls
Idaho
Neil
Butterfingers
Glenda
Butterfield
Alben
Jane Barkley
Paducah
Barkley
Barkleys
MacArthur Bridge
Illinois
Veep
Shangri-La
South
Florida
Washington
Jane Rucker Hadley
Hadley
Train Hits Car Killing Four In Vermilion
A car collided with a westbound New York Central express train near Vermilion at 11 59 p m killing Aloysius J Frag newski 32 the driver Edith Taylor about 50 who was baby sitter and Florence Fragnowski 30 the mother all died instantly two children Paula Fragnowski five and Patsy four survived as orphans state patrol said no crossing signals and the car exploded but bodies were thrown clear the father worked for a Lorain firm making power shovels and motor cranes the mother had died last summer in a separate crash
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Vermilion
Paula Fragnowski
Patsy
Aloysius J. Fragnewski
Florence
Edith Taylor
New York Central
Taylor
Fragnowski
Lorain
Driver and Pup Die Together After Collision
In Altoona Pennsylvania a 21-year-old Reno W Russ stopped to aid a stray white dog on a highway. As he approached the animal another car struck him, killing both the boy and the pup who lay side by side on the road.
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Altoona
Reno W. Russ
Russ
Youth sentenced in Canton for break in and entering
An 18 year old Canton youth named Jerry Risalti was sentenced to one to 15 years in Mansfield reformatory after pleading guilty to six counts of breaking and entering. He was wounded Sunday while trying to escape Chicago police who were arresting him for skipping a $2,000 bond in Canton.
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Canton
Chicago
Jerry Risalti
Stark County Common Pleas Court
Soviets Lose in UN Voting
The United Nations General Assembly approved an arms embargo against Albania and Bulgaria by a 50 to six vote with two abstentions. The embargo aims to cut aid to Greek guerrillas opposing the Athens government, while Yugoslavia was dropped from the list and then joined the Soviet bloc in opposing the resolution. The vote signals continued tension over Greece amid shifting alliances as the Assembly prepares to consider Italy's prewar African colonies.
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New York
United Nations General ,Assembly
Greece
Albania
Bulgaria
Athens
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
UN Committee
General Assembly
Italy
Africa
Marine pilot killed in Pennsylvania crash
Cumberland Maryland AP reports a Navy fighter plane crashed on a snow covered mountainside in nearby Pennsylvania. Quantico officials identify the victim as First Lieutenant Max H. Rosecrans 28 of McDonald Pennsylvania.
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Cumberland
Marine Corps
Navy
Pennsylvania
Quantico
Max H. Rosecrans
McDonald, Pa
Ohio inmates to donate blood for Red Cross drive
Columbus AP reports two hundred inmates at Ohio penitentiary will give blood to the regional Red Cross blood bank next week. The Red Cross says the donations will ease a critical shortage and help steady supplies.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Red Cross
Navy placed on spot by Crommelin
Capt John G Crommelin accuses Pentagon zealots of Nazi style controls in the defense establishment and demands either erase the reprimand or a court martial Crommelin wants a test of policy clash with Navy and defense chiefs split on backing the reprimand over reforms and dangers to national safety Contrasting views from Admiral Forrest P Sherman and other Navy authorities amid a long running interservice dispute
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Washington
John G. Crommelin
Navy
Pentagon
Naval
Crommelin
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Sherman
Bu Crommelin
Army
Air Force
War veteran shoots two officers at VA office in Erie
In ERIK Pennsylvania two policemen, Leo Waldinger and Leo May, were wounded when Charles Hartwell a 28 year old war veteran and former patient at Warren state hospital stormed the Veterans Administration office. Hartwell barricaded himself with manager Lt Col Arthur Criswell and fired as officers entered. Waldinger was shot in the stomach while May was struck once in the stomach and twice in the left shoulder.
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Erik, Pa
Veterans Administration Office
William Donahue
Charles Hartwell
Leo Waldinger
FBI
Leo May
Hartell
Warren
State Hospital
Hartwell
Pittsburgh VA
Arthur Criswell
Criswell
Butler Bowl Showdown Between Middletown and Hamilton
Oxford Middletown and Hamilton clash at Miami Field in a 1949 finale viewed as a high scoring cap to the 27th meeting. Middletown seeks its first win since 1945 while Okruhlica’s status adds intrigue as fans anticipate a fast paced, tactical showdown.
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Oxford
Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County
Miami Field
Glenn Ellison
Big Blue
Maes Hamilton
Bei Ellison
Nan
Middies
Bob Joslin
Bob Haws King
al Sebald
Claude
Cat) Neétley
Norman Mize
Moneace
Ellison
Uanas
Okruhlica
Okruhlia
Toledo Libbey
Noember
Libbey
Upstate Cowboys
Vets
Barberton
Middletown W
Middletown Pos
Merchant LE Holton
Spradling
LG Angel
Ey Myers
Decatur
BT Ik
Feinthal
Hannah
Joslin
Hawkins
Sebald
McGuire
Reno gambling figure shot in ambush at home
Lincoln Fitzgerald, 57, Nevada and Michigan gaming figure, was critically wounded in a Reno ambush as he left for work. Police say robbery is unlikely, suggesting revenge. Fitzgerald co-operated the Nevada Club, found by wife Meta in southwest Reno after the blast. Close associates note he has no current ties to Michigan or the East.
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Reno
Nev
Lincoln Fitzgerald
Nevada
Michigan
Michael Sapinson
Fitzgerald
Nevada Club
L. R. Greeson
Macomb County
Mich
Meta
East
Fiz
Auto Dealer Is Convicted In Marion County
Marion County jury convicts Donald E. Agnew a Ohio car dealer of filing false information on an automobile title application. Found guilty on one count of a two count indictment. acquitted on the other. He also faces a Franklin County indictment on five auto theft counts. Defense seeks new trial after eight hours of deliberation.
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Marion, D
Marion County
Donald E. Agnew
Agnew
Franklin County
Bishop Manning Dies at 83 after long New York episcopate
Bishop William T Manning longtime head of the Episcopal Diocese of New York died at age 83 after a long tenure of 26 years as bishop. A strict churchman he opposed divorce and helped push the construction of St John the Divine Cathedral. He lay in state at the cathedral before burial to be held later.
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New York
William T Manning
Portestant Episcopal Church
United States
Episcopal
Tie Sing
Edward VII
Elliott Roosevelt
St. James Church
Ayde Park
N. Y
St. John the Divine
Manning
Maine
St. Luke's Honital
H Ws Foud
Clark County Wolf Sighting Probed by Warden and Hunters
Springfield AP authorities say a wolf is the beast behind Clark County sheep raids. County Dog Warden Shelton and hunters reported the animal shot twice, described as about 36 inches tall with a bushy tail and three inch fang. The search lasted two weeks with roughly 30 sheep killed or attacked. Four New York State Indians on tour tracked the animal and also identified it as a wolf. No records of a prior wolf in the area are available.
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Springfield
Clark County
Shelton
New York State
Plan for Talks Amid Maritime Dispute Sparks Talks
Washington AP report says Eastern shipowners ready fresh negotiations with the AFL Masters Mates and Pilots Union after a new dispute. Government mediators met in Sang oisco to avert a Sailors Union walkout on the Pacific as talks continue.
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Washington
AFL
Unon
Sangoisco
Sailors Union the Pacific
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