New York Metropolis Hit by Hurricane Winds and Blizzard
Hurricane force winds swept New York area with high tides a mile inland on Staten Island and Long Island. Ten people were rescued from seaside homes as residents evacuated. Idlewild Airport reported 76 mph gusts. A Bronx man died in the wind. Cleveland and Ohio braced for a blizzard with up to 14 inches in Marietta and major disruptions to transport and power.
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Tottenville
Staten Island
Idlewild
Bronx
Long Island
Weekhawken
WN. J
Manhattan
West 42Nd Street
Nassau County
Mineola
Mitchel Air Force Base
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Air Force
New York International Airport
Queens
Cleveland
Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Toledo
Search Crews Plan To Reach Plane On Mountain
Moran Wyoming AP report describes a missionary DC-3 crash on Mount Moran with 21 aboard eight children and four women. Two climbers reached within 300 feet of the wreck but retreated after seven and a half hours. a 9,000 foot base camp prepares for further rescue today as dangerous weather and ice delay recovery efforts.
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New Tribes Mission
Chico
Calif
Billings
Mont
Paul Petzoldt
Riverton
Wyo
Blake Vande Water
Mount Moran
Hey
Army football star killed in Korea
Second Lt. John C. Trent, 23, captain of West Point’s unbeaten 1949 football squad, died in Korea. He landed with the 15th Infantry Regiment on November 15, three days earlier. Trent is the second Army football captain to die in Korea, following Lt. Tom Lombardo killed September 4. He played for West Point in 1947 48 and 43 teams.
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Memphis
Tenn
John C. Trent
West Point
Korea
Defense Department
United States Military Academy
15Th Infantry
Trent
Army
Tom Lombardo
Dewey Demands Resignation Of Two Railroad Trustees
New York Governor Thomas E Dewey demanded that Long Island Railroad trustees David E Smucker and Hunter L Delatour resign by Monday to speed a full shakeup after a Thanksgiving Eve wreck killed 77 and injured 332. He warned of court action if they did not quit, citing loss of public confidence and bankruptcy in equipment and management.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Long Island Railroad
Long Island
Dewey
David E. Smucker
Hunter L. Delatour
Smucker
Delatow
New York State
Rockville Centre
Truman authorizes $16 million for Yugoslav military aid food
President Truman announces $16,000,000 in military aid funds to feed Yugoslav armed forces amid drought. He says the funds address an immediate emergency until Congress acts, noting Yugoslavia's strategic location impacts North Atlantic defense. Officials say a request up to $85,000,000 may follow.
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Washington
Truman
Yugoslavia
Congress
Soviet Bloc of Nations
Marshal Tito
Moscow
North Atlantic
Russia Uses Japan Treaty Issue For Propaganda
Washington reports that Moscow aims a propaganda drive over a Japan peace treaty. The Soviet note raises questions on separate peace terms and basing rights, while U S officials say cooperation on Japan's security may involve American forces without seeking base access.
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Russia
Japan
Washington
United States
U. S
Kremlin
One Of Dayton's Finest Helps Out A Little Old Man
Dayton AP report describes Patrolman T D Spreng aiding a burp troubled little old man at the citys busiest downtown intersection. The officer gave a hearty back slap and the man thanked him before returning to nearby Christmas shoppers.
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Dayton
T. D. Spreng
Dayton church fire damages Miami Chapel
DAYTON AP Miami Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church was seriously damaged by fire last night. It is the second Dayton church of this denomination to be swept by flames in two weeks. Most of the central auditorium section was destroyed, pastor Rev. Harold A. Varge said. The East Daytona EUB Church burned on November 12.
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Dayton
Miami Chapel
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harold A. Varge
Daytona Eub
Former Hamilton County Communist Chairman to Surrender
Cincinnati AP reports Frank Hashmall, former chairman of the Hamilton County Communist party, will surrender here Monday to answer a federal indictment for contempt of Congress. Hashmall notified U S Marshals by telephone from Cleveland. he is among 11 people charged for refusing to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Communist Party
Frank Hashmall
U. S. Marshal’s Office
Cleveland
Hashmall
House un-American Activities Committee
Ringling Sister Ida Noh Improving After Stroke
Sarasota Florida AP reports Ida Ringling Noh sister of the Ringling brothers has shown improvement after a slight stroke suffered on Thanksgiving Day. The 80 year old was hospitalized and her condition updated by doctors and family.
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Sarasota, Fla
Ida Ringling Noh
Seven Brothers
Ringling Circus
North
Greta Garbo Applies For U S Citizenship
Swedish actress Greta Garbo filed for final U S citizenship papers, becoming eligible for naturalization on December 22. The move marks the end of her long wait for American citizenship as Christmas shopping rumors swirl in Los Angeles.
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Angeles
Greta Garbo
Building plan suspended in Warren for civic music hall
AP reports Packard Park trustees have suspended a $700,000 civic music hall project due to new federal restrictions on building recreational facilities.
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Warren
Packard Park
Civic Music Hall
Huber engages Keenan to aid bid for Ohio seat
Rep. Huber of Ohio hires Joseph B. Keenan, former Tokyo war crimes prosecutor, to assist him in contesting the 14th district election. Campaign probes by House staff followed Huber’s complaint that ballots and machines misrepresented his name and rotated candidates improperly. Ayres defeated Huber by 1,914 votes.
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Washington
Huber
Ohio
Joseph B. Keenan
Keenan
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
House
Congress
14Th
William H. Ayres
Akron
Ohio Secretary of State
Ayres
Cops Break Up Harvard Yale Pre Game Riot
Fifteen Harvard students were arrested in a pre Harvard Yale riot in Cambridge. Nine charged with disturbing the peace and six with intoxication. A councilman was slapped, a patrolman bitten, glass cut by rioters and beer bottles smashed in the street.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University
Harvard Square
Edward A. Sullivan
University
Allies Advance as Reds Counterattack Near Yongun Front
UN forces push toward the Red Manchurian border with gains up to six miles on the 80 mile front. Chongju falls to the US 24th Division on the west flank while Reds thrust six miles into South Korean positions on the far right. Prisoners say a full Chinese division is dug in near Yongun as heavy air support supports the advance.
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Tokyo
United Nations
U.S. First Corps
Geemal MacArthur
Yongun
Tokchon
Wat Tne Mens
U. S. 24Th
Chongjju
Yalu River
Sinuiju
Kusong
Taechon
Suiho
Yalu
Sihinju
Suiho Dam
Manchuria
North Korea
Eighth Army
MacArthur
ROK Capital Division
Chongjin
Siberia
U.S
Christmasere
24Th
Pakchon
Weather bulletin on Middletown snowstorm edge
The Dayton Municipal Airport weather bureau in Vandalia said Middletown is on the edge of the crippling Ohio snowstorm to the northeast and will not be hard. One to two inches of snow will fall here with continued cold temperatures and increasing windiness.
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Youngstown
Akron Beacon- Journal
Cleveland Transit System
Ohio
Ohio State University
Michigan
Ohio Stadium
Pr Ocelow
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Pittsburgh
Steel City
Buffalo
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Belington
Parsons
Pennsylvania
Nashville
Tenn
Dayton Municipal
Vandalia
Middletown
Bureau
UN Council to hold special parley today
At Lake Success the UN Security Council convenes at 3 p.m. to hear a Chinese Communist delegation charge U S aggression in Formosa while addressing the Korean crisis. The session was ordered after talks between Secretary General Lie and the Chinese emissaries who arrived in New York. The issue links Formosa and Korea as Beijing insists the two questions are inseparable.
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U. S
Formosa
Council
Lake Success
Gen. MacArthur
Korea
United States
Inflation Talks Planned by Industry and Labor Leaders
Washington reports outline a secret New York meeting among top business and labor figures to push inflation control through voluntary measures rather than government regulation. Key invitees include John Stephens of U S Steel and Philip Murray of the CIO steelworkers, with other industry and labor leaders likely to attend. Senators Douglas and Fulbright weighed tax raises and credit restrictions as alternatives to wage price controls amid ongoing defense build up.
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New York
John Stephens
U. S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
CIO
Douglas
Illinois
Gene Cilmane
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