Typhoon Rages Across Philippines Kills and Destroys
A fierce December typhoon devastated the Philippines sweeping Tacloban and Manila, with at least 56 dead or missing. The Danish motorship Kina sank off Samar, 46 victims tied to that ship, five other vessels damaged, and Manila's devastation included widespread fires and power outages. President Roxas declared a recovery emergency as the storm moved toward Hainan.
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Manila
Philippines
Kina
Samar
Tacloban
Mannila
Quezon City
Red Cross
Laguna
Roxas
China Sea
Hainan
Tokyo
Europe
Samar Sea
Danish East Asiatic Lines
Nor
Westbrook Pegler On Immigrants And Treason In War Context
Column argues that communists are enemies of the United States and that loyalty varied among immigrant groups. It contrasts Irish devotion to the U S with pro German and pro England sentiments during World War I, condemning sympathy for France and labeling it an idiocy linked to France’s aggressions.
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United States
Ireland
England
Germany
France
Spain
Palestine
Stalin
Jance
High ranking Jewish agency official slain in Jerusalem ambush
Arab attackers killed Hans Beith, a top Jewish Agency official, and four other Jews in two convoys near Jerusalem. A three year old girl and a 70 year old woman died in separate shootings in Tel Aviv Jaffa and Haifa. Mrs Golda Meyerson and Isaac Gruenbaum survived the attack on the first convoy.
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Jerusalem
Hans Beith
Jewish Agency
Beith
Ile
Ply Land
Henrietta Szold
Golda Meyerson
Isaac Gruenbaum
Babel Quad
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Haifa
Hagana
Hadar Carmel
Winnfield man dies suddenly at tourist cabin
W C King 32 of Winnfield died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday at 8 a m at his Quaker Tourist Camp apartment on DeSiard road. He collapsed at his bathroom door moments before leaving for work with L G White, the other occupant. King, a native of Winnfield, was employed as a plasterer in Monroe. Funeral arrangements are by Hixson Brothers of Winnfield.
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W. C. King
Winnfield
DeSiard Road
J. T. French
King
L. G. White
French
Monroe
Hixson Brothers of
Guerrillas and Greeks clash near Albanian border in Greece
Guerrilla forces attacked near Ioannina and Konitsa while Greek army reinforcements rushed to defense points in the Epirus region. An army communique reported very heavy losses for the attackers as authorities tallied arrests in Athens after the Northern Greece Communist state declaration.
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Athens
Greece
Markos Vifiades
Ioannina
Epirus
Konitsa
Philiates
George Stratos
Albania
Burglary spree hits Independent Ice and nearby homes
Police reported three burglaries over two days including a second break at the Independent Ice Company at 301 Layton Avenue. A revolver, rifle, shoes, storm jacket, cash and beer were stolen from various residences, with a 65 year old man on Wood Street losing 169 dollars in mixed bills.
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Independent Ice Company
Layton Avenue
R. C. Knight
Arkansas Street
Knight
South Grand Street
C. N
Brazil
John Woodard
Wood Street
U S inflation outlook tied to weather and labor in 1948
Washington reports that 1948 may bring record U S production and possible inflation ebb if crops avoid drought. Dr Edwin G Nourse cites weather labor relations and foreign aid as key to prices, with federal controls to curb scarcity and voluntary industry accords already in place.
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Washington
U. S
Edwin G. Nourse
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Nourse
Council
Congress
Truman
Agriculture Department
Good Fellows Fund Nears Four Thousand Four Hundred
The Good Fellows fund has reached nearly 4 400 with late donations pushing total contributions to 4 381 09 from prior gifts and 13 from anonymous donors plus 2 from F H Deloach. B B Martin thanks Monroe News Star World publisher Wilson Ewing and staff for their efforts in raising the fund to a record total.
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Good Fellows Fund
F. H. Deloach
B. B. Martin
Wilson Ewing
Monroe News-Star—World
Monroe
Louisiana
Wilson
Good Fellows
Two Boys Die in Fire Father Held in Murders
Claude Axley 32 was held on suspicion of murder after his two sons aged 8 and 3 died in a house fire in Santa Monica. His wife Mabel 30 was severely burned and hospitalized after trying to rescue them. Police say she found him drunk and accused him of neglect before being locked out. stockings with toys were found in the ruins.
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Santa Monica
Claude Axley
Claude Axley, Jr
Jimmy
Mabel Axley
Charles Horn
Axley
Morse Favors More Control to Fight Inflation
Senator Morse argues Republicans must empower the Truman administration with stronger economic controls or risk an economic bust. He foresees a broader GOP push for welfare measures next session, including housing, education aid, and expanded Social Security.
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Washington
Congress
Morse
R-Ore
Oregon
Truman
Truman Delays Decision on 1948 Vice Presidential Pick
President Truman may postpone choosing a running mate until after the Republican nominating convention. Officials say he is reviewing a large field and will reveal his views only after assessing the GOP nominee. With the Fourth of July break ahead, a dozen names are discussed among Democrats.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Joe Martin
Yuletide at Sea Claims Five Dead and Thirty Four Missing
Christmas sea disasters leave five dead and 34 missing across nine vessels in a December typhoon. Park Victory torn from moorings near Uto Island, 11 in lifeboats still missing, 24 survivors bound for Turku. Skoghaud nearly all hands missing after explosion off Schoorl. Kima feared wreck near Catandas Island Philippines with 55 aboard. Tigre swept ashore in Southern Luzon. John Owen drifting 500 miles from land after propeller loss near Brazilian coast.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Park Victory
Uto Island
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Finland
Turku
Finland
Skoghaud
Schoorl
North Sea
Kima
Luzon
William Nott
Legaspi
Interisland
Venus
Tablas Island
Manila
Cebu
United States Line
Spitfire
Jacques Laramie
South Atlantic
John Owen
Buenos Aires
Antwerp
Tojo Testifies Self Defense At War Crimes Trial
Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo declared war justified as self defense at the Tokyo war crimes trial. His 65,000 word deposition argued Japan faced a last resort to survive and faulted Allies for a hostile stance. He defended the Pearl Harbor attack as mis-timed but planned with trusted foreign minister Shigenori Togo.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Iichiro Kiyose
Tojo
Toje
U. S
Far East
Shigenori Togo
China
Manchuria
Kwantung
Reds Pound At Mukden Front In Chinese Civil War
Chinese Communist forces hammering the Mukden front captured Paichipao 40 miles west as Chiang Kai-shek’s government rushes in troops. Evacuations planned for foreigners due to collapsing defense and severed air and land links. Reds press attacks around Changwu Faku and Hsinlitun as rail lines near the great wall stay jammed with reinforcements.
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Peiping
Mukden
Paichipao
Chiang Kai- Shek
Red
Changwu
Faku
Hsinlitun
Peiping-Shanhaikuan
Great Wall
Christmas Eve Fire Fatal to Hartford Mother and Daughters
Hartford reports a second Christmas Eve tragedy as a fire blamed on amateur tree wiring killed Charles Newman 27 and his wife Lucille 25. The infant daughters Donna Jean six months and Benny Lee 1 1/2 died trapped behind the tree. the couple's children are safe with grandparents.
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Hartford
Conn
Charles Newman
Newman
Thomas F. Lee
Lucille
Snow Balking Rescue Effort Near Lake Astray
Nine American airmen marooned on ice covered Lake Astray in Labrador endure below zero nights after a B 17 forced landing 275 miles southeast of Goose Bay. Emergency supplies dropped. a C 47 mercy craft will attempt a joint extraction as rescue teams locate the plane after a 400000 square mile search.
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Westover Field
Mass
Astray
Labrador
Flying Fortress
Goose Bay
Air Transport Command
Emil G. Beaudry
Manchester
N. H
Lake Astray
Baffin Island
Fortress
Atlantic Division
Woman rejects marriage proposal. man fatally shoots self
In Abington township, a 52 year old William Lybrand’s home was held at gunpoint by Vaughan J Templeman who waited for Caroline Curens after declaring he would marry her. Templeman then killed himself as police arrived. Lybrand, his wife Viola and two children were present with Mrs Curens’ parents.
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Philadelphia
Clark Cutter
Cutter
Abington Township
William Lybrand
Vaughan J. Templeman
Lybrand
Templeman
Caroline Curens
Viola
William, Jr
Samuel
Samuel Curens
iCutter
Holiday Death Toll Soars Across South in Fatal Fires and Crashes
A spate of Christmas weekend disasters leaves nearly 50 dead and many injured from fires and crashes in Texas Florida North and South Carolina. Orange Texas reports seven dead in a hotel fire while a Florida train collision injures crew and damages cars. Fire deaths also in Fredericksburg Texas and deadly evictions in Greensboro North Carolina. An Ohio style shooting occurs in Miami Beach and Corkscrew Everglades yields multiple victims as shuttle incidents add to the toll.
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Associated Press
Orange
Texas
Junius C. Carter
Philadelphia
W. L. Jordan
Tampa
Fla
Bill Douglas
Ralph Slade
Early Sisler
Florida East Coast
Miami
Jacksonville
Fredericksburg
Tex
Joe de Santis
Greensboro
N. C
Bernice
Burnside
FE. M. Baynes
Everglades
Reed Leroy Hatten
Statesboro
Grady Wilson
Savannah
Desperadoes Wounded and Captured After Prison Break
Two inmates escaped from a state prison camp near Escondido on Christmas Eve abducted Mrs Olive Mertz a hostage then released her. Hershel Graham 26 was critically wounded by police and Eugene Earp 26 was wounded and later captured after a farmhouse siege. Authorities say they had seven guns and stole three cars during the escape.
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San Ardo
Calif
Escondido
Olive Mertz
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