Eire Declares Independence Ending British Ties
Dublin reports Ireland has become a free republic as President Sean T. O Kelly signs a repeal repealing the external relations act and declaring independence. The move ends centuries of British ties with a spring proclamation anticipated by Prime Minister John A. Costello.
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Dublin
Eire
Ireland
Sean T. O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Commonwealth
John A. Costello
Citizen Army
Volunteers
Sinn Fein
David Lloyd George
Dail
Eamon de Valera
Dominion of
Canada
Britain
Overshoes Flown To New Yorkers After Snow Storm
Ten thousand pounds of overshoes were flown to New York City after a heavy weekend snow storm. Department stores rushed orders as stocks were wiped out by the winter weather in the metro area.
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Minneapolis
Trains From 13 States Loaded by CROP for Christmas Day
Trains carrying farm produce from 13 states are ready to roll for overseas aid via the Christian Rural Overseas Program. Colorado Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Montana North Dakota South Dakota Ohio Washington and Wyoming provide the loads with 2,200 carloads expected from 24 states. Delays come as donations exceed CROP facilities capacity, though shipside ceremonies and embarks are planned for Christmas Day.
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Dayton
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Ohio
Washington
Wyoming
Roads in Green county deemed passable with caution
Green county highway commissioner Herman W. Kohn warned that roads are passable but still slippery due to packed snow and ice. Plows and patrols failed to fully break up the ice yesterday afternoon, with hills curves and crossings remaining hazardous despite constant work since Saturday. Traffic in Monroe remained hazardous today despite street crews’ efforts.
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Green County
Herman W. Kohn
Kohn
Hydroelectric Granted Power Rate Increases
The Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co of Amery won PSC approval to raise rates for an 6 percent annual return. The hike will raise bills by 10 to 34 percent in 40 communities and rural areas across 10 northwestern Wisconsin counties, though Monroe gas rates were not affected.
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Madison
Wisconsin Hydroelectric Co
Amery
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Hydroelectric
Monroe
Quentin Roosevelt Involved In Crash Near Hong Kong
Local aviation sources report Quentin Roosevelt, grandson of President Roosevelt and VP of Chinese National Airlines, aboard a C-54 Skymaster that crashed on Basalt Island near Hong Kong with about 33 aboard. He was en route to Hong Kong on business.
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Shanghai
Quentin Roosevelt
Hong Kong
Roosevelt
Chinese National Airlines Corp
Basalt Island
Winter Arrives As Cold Wave Hits Wisconsin
The arrival of winter brings a sharp cold wave across Wisconsin with temperatures plunging to zero in northern areas and 12 to 16 above in the south. Met workers remove 19.5 inches of snow in New York while transport remains near normal despite the storm and the northeast reports multiple deaths.
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Times Square
New York
Broadway
Father Duffy
Monroe
Wisconsin
Mercury
H. J. Thompson
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Canada
North Dakota
Argyle Native J. E. Hilton Dies at 78 in Beloit
John E. Hilton 78 a native of Argyle died Sunday at his Beloit home after months of illness. Services set for 1 30 p m tomorrow at Rosman Uehling Kinzer chapel Beloit with Rev. Crosland and Rev Rowell officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by widow Sara a daughter Josephine Hilton Chicago a son Harold F Madison two grandchildren and a sister Mrs Rape Hatcher Lenora, as.
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Argyle
John E. Hilton
Emerson Street
Beloit
Rosman-Uehling-Kinzer
Stanley B. Crosland
Wilfred Rowell
Oakwood
Mr. Hilton
Fairbanks, Morse and Co
Sara
Josephine Hilton
Chicago
Harold F
Madison
Rape Hatcher
Lenora
Berlin Escape Artist Caught by U S Agents
Edward J. Lada a 28 year old former paratrooper who broke the Russian blockade to see his girl and escaped a U S army stockade was captured late today by American agents Lada scaled the stockade fence Saturday night to avoid trial on illegal entry charges and was found in an apartment with a girl in Zehlen ri Cal Thomas F Lancer announced the capture
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Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Lada
Cal
Thomas F. Lancer
Sin
Zehlenri
Spy Inquiry Figure Duggan Dies in 16-Story Fall
Laurence Duggan a former state department official linked in congressional testimony to leaking secrets died after plunging from a Manhattan office. Officials said the death was undetermined pending investigation with police noting he either jumped or fell. Duggan, 43, served 1930 to 1944 and led the Institute of International Education before his death on the eve of a grand jury appearance in espionage probes.
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New York
State Department
Laurence Duggan
Manhattan
Duggan
Francis B. Sayre
Institute of International Education
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Carnegie Foundation
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
Cordell Hull
Isaac Don Levine
Plain Talk
Levine
Chambers
Adolf A. Berle Jr
Munat
Congressional Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Soviet Labor Busy Near Alaska Coast
A house labor subcommittee led by Rep. Kersten reported it has reason to suspect Russia moved thousands of slave laborers to the Siberian coast within 100 miles of Alaska. It cited 17 Eskimos held 51 days by Russian officers for questioning about Alaska defense and urged stronger U S defenses and counter espionage measures in Alaska.
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Washington
House
Russia
Siberian
Alaska
Kersten
R-Wis
Rep. Fisher
D-Tex
Fisher
U. S. Alaskan
Bering Sea
Farmer Banks on Parity and Record Crop Yield
A New York report outlines farmers aiming for record crops despite surpluses, while pressing Congress to raise parity price supports from 80 to around 75 percent or higher. Secretary Brannan notes government will not let farmers go broke first, with a 90 percent parity floor under consideration and potential shifts after the election.
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New York
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sam
Stalin's 69th Birthday Heats Up Ruler Speculation
London reports on Stalin turning 69 and fueling talk about his successor. Foreign Minister Molotov and Beria, head of the secret police, are cited as likely heir contenders. Pictures from a six week old Politburo display show Stalin center with Molotov and Beria flanking him.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Stalin
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria
Molotov
Beria
Andrei A. Zhdanov
Council of Ministers
Central Committee
Communist Party
Slippery Streets Trigger Two Morning Auto Mishaps
Two traffic accidents in eight minutes caused major damage but no injuries. Dan W. Hickox of Craig Air Force Base Alabama collided with John C. Calder at 11 22 a m on 13th Street after Calder entered the lane. A farm truck driven by Leslie Montgomery skidded at 11 30 a m and struck William Geigel, pushing his car into a telephone pole on 16th Street and 23rd Avenue.
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Dan W. Hickox
Craig Air Force Base
Slema
John C. Calder
12Th Street
13Th Street
Calder
Hickox
Leslie G. Montgomery
Monroe
William M. Geigel
10Th Street
16Th Street
23Rd Avenue
Geigel
Philadelphia Hotel Fire Claims Two Lives on Third Floor
Flames swept a section of the Westminster hotel in downtown Philadelphia trapping two guests on the third floor. A fireman and two other guests were burned while 95 guests escaped. The alarm was raised by a man running through upper floors. Both fatalities died of suffocation before the blaze was controlled 35 minutes after discovery.
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Philadelphia
Westminster
Fugitive Wegner Captured After Jail Break
Clarence Wegner, 21, one of four escapees from Marathon County Jail, was reported captured in a shed tavern last night. Police said he fought during the arrest.
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Wausau
Clarence Wegner
Marathon County
Wegner
Chinese Red Army Advances Near Yangtze Amid Cabinet Vacuum
Nationalist China remains without a functioning cabinet as the Civil War continues. Observers say the fighting north of the Yangtze is nearly finished with government forces showing little willingness to advance.
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Red Army
Nanking
China
Yangtze River
ECA Halts China Reconstruction Aid
Paul G. Hoffman announced the Economic Cooperation Administration halted all reconstruction projects in China. The program had earmarked 70 million dollars for those efforts. The suspension followed talks with President Truman at the White House and Hoffman's visit to Shanghai to assess the crisis situation.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
China
ECA
Truman
White House
Hoffman
Shanghai
Combat Crisis Deepens as Communists Tighten Around Beijing
North of the river communist forces push toward the capital, isolating Tianjin and Peiping. Government admits losses of two rail towns near Teintsin and reports fierce fighting at Peiping’s southwest gate. Chiang Kai-shek delays cabinet action as Premier Sun Fo offers ministers to pursue an honorable peace. Communist units move from Manchuria with substantial American-supplied equipment.
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Ientsin
North China
Teintsin
Chiang Kai-shek
Sun Fo
Chiang
Peiping
Tientsin
Manchuria
Familiar Parking Lot Free Space Fails to Draw Crowds
In Santa Rosa a new 150 car downtown lot opened last week to ease street parking and offer free space through Christmas. City Manager Ed Bloom questions if drivers want extra incentives as streets grow more crowded.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Ed Bloom
Wisconsin Cheese Market Quiet and Easy to Weak
The Federal State market news service reports Wisconsin cheese trading very quiet and easy to weak. Selling prices and state assembly points listed, with lingering price ranges like single daisies 39-4084 and longhorns midgets 42-4312 to illustrate current quotes.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Berlin Three Power Government Formed Without Russia
The United States Britain and France announce a three power administration for Berlin without Soviet participation. The French commander Gen. Jean Ganeval reads a statement noting the quadripartite setup can resume if Soviet authorities join later. Western allies will govern their sectors while the Soviet stance continues. Allocation of coal for west Berlin electricity is decided, amid remarks on the eastern puppet regime and calls to form a western military administration.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Jean Ganeval
Komandatura
E. O. Herbert
W. T. Babcock
Alexander Kotikov
West
Tojo Death Watch Resumed at Tokyo
Wartime Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war makers face renewed death watch as General MacArthur negotiates timing. Executions could occur after 9 a.m. today, with possible delay to tomorrow afternoon, while a Buddhist priest enters Sugamo prison to accompany the condemned.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Douglas MacArthur
Sugamo
General MacArthur
Supreme Court of the
United States
Shinsho Hanayama
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Itain
Sinn Feiners
National Assembly
J. E. Hilton
U. S
Bulletin
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
House Committee On un-American Activities
Tojo
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