McIntire Memoir Omission on Mrs Rutherford at Roosevelt’s Death
Westbrook P. argues Admiral McIntire’s White House Physician omits Mrs Winthrop Rutherford from Roosevelt’s last moments, contradicting Eleanor Roosevelt’s memoirs and back-cover hype. He notes Roosevelt’s long affection for Miss Lucy Mercer and questions the book’s completeness and indexing gaps.
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Admiral McIntire
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
McIntire
Mrs. Rutherford
Lucy Mercer
Roosevelts
Economy urge is expected to boost 1950 elections
Senator Dworshak of Idaho says public support for economy and a balanced budget reflects a nationwide trend. He notes voters urge less government spending and no tax increases, hoping Republicans regain control of Congress in 1950. Dworshak recalls his past defeat and apppointment, stating he must run again to stay in the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Dworshak
Idaho
House
Senate
Senior Miller
C. A. Robbins
Appropriations Committee
Monday Holiday Observed Across Twin Cities Stores Closed
Christmas on a Sunday allowed a second holiday Monday with most businesses banks and offices shut. All city parish state and federal offices closed. Courts closed and schools delayed reopening until after New Year. DeSiard Street quiet all day with few scattered drugstores open.
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Twin Cities
DeSiard Street
Manhunt for Ochoa Intensifies in Laredo Mexico
Texas officers and U. S. and Mexican authorities search across the Rio Grande for Customs Broker George Ochoa an armed fugitive accused of killing two men in Laredo last July 31. He reportedly entered a Ballesteros home, threatened its resident, and fled with tamales.
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Laredo
Texas
George Ochoa
Ochoa
Rio Grande
Mexico
J. M. Ballesteros
A. C. Canales
Ballesteros House
Laredo City
Webb County
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ex-wife of Franchot Tone in police court
Jean Wallace, 26, divorced wife of actor Franchot Tone, faces a drunk in auto charge after her car hit a parked vehicle. She was taken into custody in patchy attire and is free on $50 bail posted by her mother. The Tone sons remain in custody with their father per the divorce decree.
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Los Angeles
Jean Wallace
Franchot Tone
Franchot
Tone
Ex-wife charged after shooting dean at University of Georgia
Kathleen Drewry, 45, jailed on an open charge after allegedly shooting her ex-husband Dean John E. Drewry and his former secretary Miriam Thurmond. Thurmond is in serious condition. if she dies a murder charge will be filed. Drewry, a journalism administrator and author, was dining with Kathleeen when the incident occurred.
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John FE. Drewry
University of Georgia School of Journalism
Athens
Kathleen Drewry
Miriam Thurmond
Thurmond
John E. Drewry
University of Georgia
Holiday Spirit Fails to End East West Strife in Europe
Europe greets a buoyant Christmas amid longer range East West tensions. Food sales rise in Britain, France, Italy and the Low Countries as prosperity returns after war. Rome marks a holy year with a religious revival call, and the Pope presides over Christmas services as monarchs urge grit, while Communist leaders push secularism. King George VI thanks the United States for aid but urges Britain to stand on its own soon.
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London
Europe
Rome
Prague
Lidov Noviny
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
George VI
United States
St. Peter's Basilica
Pius XII
Two Are Dead In Plane Crash In Slidell
In Slidell Texas a private plane from San Angelo crashed on the Sproles ranch killing Major George Grupe 47 and Dr William McLaughlin 30, injuring James Thomas Livingston 18. The body of Grupe was found already ejected while Livingston suffered exposure and McLaughlin was reported dead. The fourth occupant, George Grupe Jr., wandered dazed until being picked up and brought to Slidell to aid responders.
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Slidell
Tex
San Angelo
Sproles Ranch
Texas
F. J. Hickerson
George Grape
West Texas Civil Air Patrol
William L. McLaughlin
Big Spring
James Thomas Livingston
Texas Christian University
George J. Grupe
Dr. Grupe
J. L. Leverton
Russians Say Japs Guilty in Germ Warfare Trial
Moscow radio reported 12 Japanese defendants including four generals pleaded guilty to developing deadly germ warfare during World War Two. The trial, held in Siberia, alleges use of plague and cholera carrying fleas in testing with prisoners.
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London
Moscow Radio
Siberia
Russia
U. S
U. S. Army
Army
Japan
Kawashima Kiyoshi
Oota
Kiyoshi
Christmas Stays Second Day In Most Parts Of Country
Christmas lingered into a second day across much of the nation with trees lit and leftovers common though auto and house fires killed several and Hyndman Pennsylvania suffered a devastating blaze. Weather was clear and cold with little snow, Europe shared dry skies, and early shopping boosted holiday spending though many faced perilous travel.
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Associated Press
Cary Grant Weds Betsy Drake In Quiet Desert Honeymoon
Hollywood reports Cary Grant and Betsy Drake married in a private Christmas Eve ceremony at a desert home near Phoenix. Howard Hughes flew them in for the single ring service conducted by Rev. Stanley H. Smith. Hughes served as best man. The couple, who met aboard a ship and later co-starred, returned to Hollywood by private plane after a brief, hush wedding.
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Hollywood
Cary Grant
Betsy Drake
Phoenix
Ariz
Howard Hughes
Clark Gable
Sylvia Hawkes
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Stanley H. Smith
Hughes
Col. C. A. Shoop
Will Hinckle
Grant
Richard Mason
Hebbards
Weather map shows snow and heat across states
A Christmas holiday weather snapshot reports extreme contrasts from eighteen below in International Falls to 73 in Miami. Temperatures range from 35 in Chicago to 44 in Los Angeles while a narrow rain belt stretches from northern Texas through Illinois to lower Michigan, with a 50 mile snow belt forming over Iowa Indiana and Illinois. Northern Utah, southern Idaho and northern Minnesota are blanketed in snow.
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International Falls
Minn
Miami
Chicago
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Texas
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
Iowa
Iinois
Indiana
Utah
Idaho
Minnesota
Town Fire Destroys Heart of Hyndman
A Christmas tree fire in Hyndman Pennsylvania grew into a blaze that wiped out the town center. One person is missing presumed dead. The inferno consumed the post office bank and about 12 other buildings and more than 20 homes. Damage estimated at 500000 to 1 million dollars. Fire spread across three blocks as twenty to thirty trucks battled the flames. Red Cross aid set up cots and canteens for the homeless.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
San Antonio
Tex
Hyndman
Europe
Alps
Pennsylvania
Ernest Harden
Red Cross
Cumberland
Bedford
President Truman to Speak Today in Jackson County
President Truman prepared to present Jackson County with a 12 foot statue of Andrew Jackson in Independence while his remarks at 12 a.m. EST may steer toward offhand comments or state matters. He will later return to work at the Muehlebach Hotel and has a history of supporting Jackson statues in the county. He and his family spent Christmas with turkey and greetings, delaying his usual Independence stroll.
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Truman
Jackson County
Andrew Jackson
America
Kansas City
Mr. Truman
Jackson
Missouri
Independence
Sealed letter may pierce murder mystery in Talle case
In San Jose a sealed letter given to attorney Elmer Jensen ten months ago could yield a clue in the murder of Mrs. Margaret Lee Edward Talle. Her husband Thomas P. Talle, 37, a former New Mexico cattleman, is jailed on suspicion of murder after Mrs. Talle was found dead at their Montecito Heights home. A .44 caliber revolver found at the scene matched his statement. The couple had been married about four years and had no children.
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San Jose
Calif
Margaret Lee Edward Talle
Denver
Montecito Heights
Thomas P. Talle
New Mexico
Elmer D. Jensen
Talles
Talle
Pope Receives Seminarists and Catholic Action Boosts Outreach
Pope Pius XII welcomed 10,000 seminarists at Saint Peter's Basilica as the church begins its 1950 holy year. Catholic Action in Italy plans intensified person to person conversions, aiming to bring fallen away Catholics, including Communists and atheists, back to the church amid global holy year efforts. Vittorino Veronese, head of Catholic Action, outlined a campaign mirroring 1948 elections with a parish by parish push by over four million members.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Saint Peter's Basilica
Italy
People's
Catholic Action
Vittorino Veronese
Pope
D P S Arrive in U S from Europe 700 displaced
More than 700 displaced persons aboard the U S army transport General Sturgis will land in New Orleans for new homes in the United States. The ship carries 1,313 refugees. others head for Venezuela and Chile. The International Refugee Organization lists 713 refugees and two U S citizens repatriated. Of those, 68 stay in Louisiana, 105 to Mississippi, 68 to Texas, 30 to Arkansas, others to California Missouri Georgia Colorado Oklahoma Kansas Florida New Mexico South Carolina and Iowa. They represent at least 19 nationalities.
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New Orleans
U. S. Army
Sturgis
United States
Venezuela
Chile
International Refugee Organization
Washington
U. S
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
California
Missouri
Georgia
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kansas
Florida
New Mexico
South Carolina
Iowa
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Fisher
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