Death of a faithful servant. Lewis J. Valentine
Westbrook Pegler notes the quiet funeral for Lewis J. Valentine former New York police commissioner who died last week. He contrasts Valentine’s modesty with the public mourning given to Jimmy Walker, praising Valentine for duty and public service over celebrity.
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New York
Lewis J. Valentine
Jimmy Walker
Broadway
Hollywood
Valentine
Ave
Police Department
Mr. Valentine
Arnall Seeks Stay in Georgia Governor Office
Atlanta Dec. 24 Governor Merce B. Arnall said he would retain the governorship until a lieutenant governor is sworn in and resign, leaving the four year term to a successor. The plan follows the death of Herman Talmadge and sparks a fight in the Georgia legislature and courts. Lieutenant governor elect M. E. Thompson is sworn in Jan 4. Thompson said the people expect him to become governor next and he will not shirk the duty. The issue centers on whether the legislature can elect Herman Talmadge to the four year term.
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Atlanta
Fiers Arnall
Fleet Eugene Talmadge
Goveror
Georgia
Supreme Court
M. E. Thompson
Arnall
Herman Talmadge
Eugene
der Talmadge
Thompson
Talmadge
Ompson
Ple
Ellis Arnall
Eugene Talmadge
Truman to Fly to Missouri for Christmas Visit
President Truman will fly to Missouri on Wednesday to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs Martha E Truman and family in Independence. He will deliver a national radio address at 5 17 p m CES after a White House lighting program and Marine Band music. He departs National Airport about 7 30 a m for Kansas City and returns to Washington Thursday accompanied by Maj Gen Harry Vaughan.
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Eut Truman
Missouri
White House
Tuman
Marine Band
National Airport
Kansas City
Martha £. Truman
Independence
Mr. Truman
Washton
Harry H. Vaughan
Glasgow
Amity of 800000 Germans Granted Amnesty in Occupation Zone
General McNarney announced amnesty for about 800,000 Germans in the American zone, reducing those liable for denazification from 3 million to around 2 million. The move targets non major offenders and those with low income or property, aiming to accelerate justice for major Nazis. The plan, delivered at a Christmas gathering, may differ from other Allied approaches.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
United States
Europe
McNarney
United States Army
Taft Bricker to Decide in January for Ohio Delegates
Ohio's two Republican hopefuls Senator Robert Taft and Senator elect John Bricker plan a January meeting to decide which will seek favorite son status. The move aims to secure Ohio’s 50 votes at the 1948 GOP convention and prevent bidding against each other as Dewey and Stassen pursue nominee momentum.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Taft
Bricker
Dewey
New York
Vanderbilt Niece Falls to Death in Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mrs. Jerome Preston known as a former Africa big game hunter and grand niece of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr. leaped from her fifth floor apartment in a Fifth Avenue hotel. Detectives quoted a depressed state and a companion's account of a milk drink before she vanished. Her pajama clad body was found in an area behind the hotel. Her son Ethan Allen died serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force on D-day.
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New York
Jerome Preston
Africa
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr
Fifth Avenue
Good Fellows Thank Public For Generous Donations
The Good Fellows appeal raised nearly $3,000 with broad public support and many donations of toys and merchandise. Leon Sugar of Monroe Drug Company contributed substantial toys and toiletries for the group’s charitable efforts.
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Good Fellows
Leon Sugar
Monroe Drug Company
Alcatraz Slayer Offers Eyes for a War Vet
A 29 year old Alcatraz escape plot participant condemned to death at San Quentin offered his eye to a blind war veteran after execution. Miran E Thompson, serving life for kidnapping and killing Amarillo police officer, awaited eye bank arrangements. Three convicts faced sentencing for the failed escape that left two guards dead and several wounded.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz
San Quentin
Miran E. Thompson
Amarillo
Tex
Federal
United States
George Vice
Thompson
Sam Shockley
Clarence Carnes
William A. Miller
Miller
Christmas Eve Worship At Bethlehem Grotto Mass
Throngs of Christians gathered in Bethlehem to attend Christmas Eve services at the church over the grotto believed to be Jesus birthplace. Cardinal Louis Barlassina led the pilgrimage from Jerusalem and prepared to conduct midnight mass, escorted by mounted police and church dignitaries.
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Carter L. Davidson
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Louis Barlassina
Old City
Jerusalem
Palestine
Bethlehem Manger Square
Barlassina
Christ
Twin Cities
St. Matthew's
St. Paschal's
Monroe
West Monroe
First Methodist Church
Grace Episcopal
St. Paschal’s Church
Dan Jackson
Frank Jacola
Philip Lynch
George Fox
Lannie Hanley
Tom Riser
Joe Marzula
Maryl White
Bobby Lemoine
Jon Schroeder
Richard Petrus
Axis Sally Released From Army Prison
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars the American musician known for wartime German radio broadcasts is freed from a U S army prison along with two other former broadcasters. Miss Gillars a Portland Maine resident is 37. Also released are Herbert Burgman a former Berlin embassy clerk and Donald Day a former Chicago Tribune correspondent who broadcast in 1944 45. The trio were freed on Justice Department orders after their wartime activities.
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Frankfurt
Mildred Gillars
Sally
Germany
Miss Gillars
Portland
Herbert Burgman
United States
Berlin
Donald Day
Chicago Tribune
Finland
United States Department of Justice
Bogus Motorman Steals Fares In Christmas Ruse
In Pittsburgh on Christmas Eve a fake motorman boarded the Carrick street car and collected fares with extra transfers while wishing riders a merry Christmas. The imposter returned the car six miles away, leaving twelve passengers. the real motorman later retrieved the trolley and confronted a mysterious stranger.
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Pittsburgh
Carrick Street
Curran resigns as co chairman of maritime unity group
Joseph Curran president of the CIO National Maritime Union says he has submitted his resignation as co chairman of the Committee for Maritime Unity formed by CIO seamen unions to present a united front in negotiations with shipowners. He cites dissatisfaction with the committee structure and says he will recommend withdrawal by NMU, with final word by the union membership.
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New York
Joseph Curran
C. I. O. National Maritime Union
Committee For Maritime Unity
Curran
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s Union
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
The
Marine Cooks and Stewards
Inland Boatman’s Union
American Communications Association
Bridges
San Francisco
Maritime Union
CIL QO. Seamen's Unions
Early 1948 World News Roundup Across Nations
A compact digest reports Sen Stewart of Tennessee urging a tougher probe of Russia after a verbal ultimatum forced a U S navy vessel from Darien. Georgia's Gov Ellis Arnall vows to stay until the governor elect is sworn in. Joseph Curran of the CIO National Maritime Union resigns from a committee post for unspecified reasons. A Rio de Janeiro air crash kills 20 with one injured. French forces press against Viet Minh positions in Indochina. Gen Joseph MacNarney grants amnesty to about 890,000 "little nazis" in the American zone. Taft and Bricker seek a January deal on Ohio favorite son support for 1948. Pope Pius XII warns in a Vatican address that Europe’s unrest could spark new conflict.
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Frankfurt
Joseph T. MacNarney
U. S
Europe
Henn Quadruplets Pass Critical First 24 Hours
In Baltimore the Henn quadruplets, born Sunday at St. Agnes Hospital, passed the crucial first 24 hours. The three boys and a girl, kept in incubators, had their first feeding four teaspoons of glucose solution. Names: Joan Mary, Thomas, Bruce, and Donald. middle names Joseph. Weights ranged from 2 pounds 10 ounces to 4 pounds 0 ounces. mother Dorothy Henn, British, appears well.
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Charles Henn, Jr
Eft
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Henn
Dorothy Henn
Joan Mary
Joan
Mary
Thomas
Thomas J. Bowyer
Bruce
Donald
Joseph
England
No White Christmas Forecast in Louisiana and Mississippi
A mild cloudy Christmas is forecast for Louisiana and Mississippi with no rain. Temperatures are expected to run a bit above normal for the next few days, according to the forecaster.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
France’s Fourth Republic Formed Amid Colonial Threat
Paris December 24 French Fourth Republic formally begins as Parliament reconvenes to approve a budget to curb inflation and stabilize finances. In Indochina major fighting rages between French troops and Viet Namese forces threatening the colonial empire. Interim President Blum says orders have been issued to Maj. to address the crisis.
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Robert C. Wilson
Paris
France
Viet-Nam
Indochina
Senate of the Third Republic
Council of the Republic
Senate
Jules Glasser
Council
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Maj
Russia to Hold Dairen Under Military Supervision
A state department official says the Soviet Union will retain control of Dairen after denying entry to an American businessman and two reporters. The city remains under strict military oversight with scarce heating, inflated prices, and limited freedoms amid postwar tension and a guarded American presence.
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Washingteon
State Department
Dairen
Shoes Bring Voice Back for Silent Boy in Hattiesburg
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a three year old mute boy named Robert Gardner spoke for the first time in a year when a department store saleswoman asked if his new Christmas shoes fit. The moment came as volunteers aided ten fatherless children connected to a war veteran’s fatal traffic accident.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Hattiesburg
Robert Gardner
Robert
Forest County Health Center
Gardner
Legion Truck Aids Drowning Rescue at Marksville
The American Legion truck was sent from the area to Marksville Louisiana Monday night to help recover drowning victims from a Red River car plunge. Capt J W Faler John Mee Stravick E D Orwell and L H Welch accompanied the squad. The victims included a 25 year old Alexandria veteran and an unidentified woman. The car was recovered from 25 feet of water and two bodies were taken to a local funeral home. A second woman's shoe suggests a possible third victim.
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American Legion
Marksville
J. W. Faler
John Mee Stravick
E. D. Orwell
L. H. Welch
Alexandria
Red River
Noel E. Duling
Disease under control after Japan quake disaster
U S army reports disease under control in Japan after the earthquake that killed about 2 895 and left nearly 100 000 homeless. Shingu on Wakayama coast worst hit with 14 000 refugees living on boiled creek water as doctors treat hundreds in shelters.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Japan
Shingu
Wakayama
Shingo
Japanese Home Ministry
Thagé
U. S
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