Evaporating shooting stars inform missile study
New Haven report details how very fast solid objects may vanish in upper air. Radar and photographic observations from Yale and Ottawa track shooting stars to reveal upper atmosphere lumpiness and potential impacts on guided missiles and radio systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
American Astronomical Society Today
Yale University
U. S. Navy
Fred L. Whipple
Harvard College Observatory
Canada
Dominion Observatory
Ottawa
National Research Council
Peter M. Millman
W. H. McKinley
Nanking Battle Echoes in Chinese Civil War Measures
Field reports show Chiang Kai-shek shaping new armies and defenses near Nanking as one of history’s major battles, around Suchow, ends in a Nationalist setback. Deserters, airlifted supplies, and Communist attacks complicate relief efforts amid growing peace rumors in Peiping and Shanghai's money markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
Nanking
Suchow
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Peiping
National Assembly
China
Shanghai
Truman lands at Key West after fog delayed flight
The Independence aircraft, with only quarter mile visibility, was landed by an airport traffic controller using radar while President Truman avoided a dangerous approach. Truman joked about sleeping on board as newsmen expressed relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Truman
Mr. Truman
Sabath Plan Aims To Alter House Rule For Bill Take From Committee
Democratic leaders discuss Sabath proposed changes to House rules. The plan would require 218 signatures to pull a bill from the rules committee and would let a petition from a chaired committee lead to action. Rankin remains a focal point amid talks to bar a member from chairing one committee and serving on another. Rankin seeks veterans committee leadership and vows a fight if displaced from the Un-American Activities panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sabath
Rules
House
Rankin
Mississippi
un-American Activities Committee
Truman
Veterans Committee
Un-American Activities Group
Fire destroys small hut. family aided after tragedy
Kerosene caused a fire at work where F. Strauss and Son saw the blaze. The partitioned hut burned to the ground within minutes. Mr. Kelly, father of six, has a son in the army. Red Cross staff aided the grieving family. nurses assisted and funeral plans were arranged with Catron Gay Funeral Home. Burial at River View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Strauss
Kelly
Gus Kallio
Louis E. Kelly
Red Cross
Catron Gay Funeral Home
Oak Grove
Riverview
Bronx man orders funeral flowers then shoots himself in shop
Cecilia Echeandia, 48, ordered funeral flowers in a Bronx shop and inscribed them to himself before fatally shooting himself after a returned change payment. Police say notes and fake cards implied a staged funeral, tied to a worthless $140 check for a $50 flower order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cecilia Echeandia
Bronx
Echeandia
George Cruz-Moscoso
Louisiana Allseason Tomato Promises Drought Resilience
Louisiana State University’s experiment station unveils the Louisiana Allseason tomato, bred for hot dry spells. Head horticulturist Julian C. Miller says it yields more fruit in drought, resists wilt, and will have seed available commercially by spring planting time. The fruit is pink and uniform in size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Experiment Station
Louisiana
Julian C. Miller
Miller
Deaths: Mollie Hearn and George Wyatt Obituaries
Mollie Chappel Hearn widow of G. W. Hearn died December 25 at her daughter’s home in Monroe. Funeral at Columbia Methodist church with interment in Columbia cemetery. survived by five children and numerous grandchildren. George M. Wyatt, 62, of 1912 McGuire Ave., died at home. Funeral arrangements by Hixson Bros.. survived by wife, one son, one daughter, a brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Hearn
Mollie Chappel Hearn
G. W. Hearn
L. E. Rogers
Monroe
Methodist Church
Columbia
Riser Funeral Home
S. A. Sigers
Cline Ellis
Baptist Church Presiding
G. E. Hearn
Ruston
L. A
Wilburn Hearn
Clifford Kutner
Lake Charles
George M. Wyatt
McGuire Avenue
Hixson Bros
William M. Wyatt
Georgia
Lucy Lawson
William G. Wyatt
Ada Jackson
Uillian Leneer
Florida
Auto Licenses Through February Five Gathered Citywide
Daily and weekly license postings list various towns and agencies including Tallulah city hall Columbia sheriff's office Jonesville Jackson Motor Co Harrisonburg courthouse Sicily Island Salter's Service Station Vidalia courthouse Ferriday Auto Co Oak Grove courthouse Lake Providence and St Joseph sheriff's office with through February 5 deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Columbia
Sheriff's Office
Jonesville
Jackson Motor Co
Harrisonburg
Sicily Island
Salter
Vidalia
Ferriday
Ferriday Auto Co
Oak Grove
Lake Providence
St. Joseph
Optimism Expressed By Henry Ford On 1949 Auto Market
Henry Ford I forecasts a buyers market soon and notes Ford plans minimal layoffs during a year of large redesigns. Ford highlights a new line of cars and a $100 million redesign across Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury, with 1949 output limited by steel shortages and defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Henry Ford I
Ford Motor Company
Automobile Company
Ford
Lincoln
Ford Company
Building Permits Granted For Local Remodels And Dwellings
Permits issued to Max and David Kaplan for remodeling and addition at 200 North Eighth Street costing 300 with day labor. Coie D Howard approved to build a dwelling at 4101 Spurgeon Drive for 4977.50 with day labor. James Watts to erect a dwelling at 105 Standifer Street costing 1500 with day labor. The note ends with an unrelated cooking tip about rice stuffing and raisins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max and
David Kaplan
North Eighth Street
Coie D. Howard
Spurgeon Drive
James Watts
Standifer Street
Roosevelt wife injures wrist in Hyde Park family incident
Franklin D Roosevelt and his wife reported an accidental cut by a loose razor while reaching for aspirin at their Hyde Park home. Eight stitches were needed at a Poughkeepsie hospital but the injury was described as minor and life not in danger. Investigators said no law violation occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Franklin D., Jr
H. Sherman Hirst
Poughkeepsie Hospital
Grady
Sheriff Close
Emerson
Close
Hearst and
McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Robert R. McCormick
New York Daily News
News Syndicate Co., Inc
Tribune Company
Hearst
Chambers Reveals More Information On Spy Ring
Chambers met with Representatives Mundt and Nixon on his Maryland farm and, under oath, disclosed new names and more detailed information about espionage activities from a decade ago. Mundt said the fresh leads could keep the committee busy for months, as Chambers provided a full chronology and a clearer picture of the ring’s reach and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Whittaker Chambers
Mundt
Nixon
R.-Cal
Chambers
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
William Knighton, Jr
Washington
The
Sun
House
UN American Activities Committee
Robert P. Stripling
Westminster
Knighton
the Sun
Saint Stephen Crown Guarded by U S Forces in Munich
The crown of Saint Stephen, treasured by Hungary for nine centuries, is held by the American military government in Munich. Washington has not decided on return. Negotiations involving Hungary and the Vatican are ongoing. The crown, looted by Germans, was recovered in 1945 by U S troops and kept at a military collection center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Munich
U. S
Washington
Vatican
Hungary
Budapest
Forrestal seeks sharper control over military chain of command
Secretary James Forrestal urged stronger presidential and civilian oversight of the armed services. He called for deletion of a provision allowing general direction by the secretary, favored by Hoover commission reform ideas, and proposed an undersecretary as acting head in the secretary’s absence. He also backed federalization of the air and warned against fully federalizing the ground National Guard, while endorsing limited press freedom in peacetime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
89Th Congress
House
Hoffman
R.mich
Secretary of Defense
Cole R.N. Y
Forrestal
Hoover Commission On Government
Hoover Committee
Truman
Congress
Cole
Ground National Guard
Air National Guard
Defense
Air Reserve
Air Force
National Guard Association
United States
Space
Births in Monroe and Swartz Areas This Month
Mr and Mrs Absolom Coles of West Monroe welcome Brenda Faye born December 25. Mr Lemual Vernon Arrant of Monroe has Lemual Vernon Jr born December 28. Mr C F Laws Jr of Monroe greets Peter Quinn born December 27. Mr and Mrs Johnie Earl Bryan of Monroe announce Edward Earl born December 28. Mr and Mrs John Vernon Jones of Monroe celebrate Kathleen Ann born December 28. Mr and Mrs John Daniel Capps of Swartz welcome Brenda Kay born December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Sanitarium
Absolom Coles
West Monroe
Brenda Faye
Lemual Vernon Arrant
Monroe
Lemual Vernon, Jr
C. F. Laws, Jr
Peter Quinn
Johnie Earl Bryan
Edward Earl
John Vernon Jones
Kathleen Ann
John Daniel Capps
Swartz
Brenda Kay
Watch Night at New Light Baptist Church Friday
A watch night service will be held at New Light Baptist Church Friday at 9 p m A fellowship hour with refreshments follows The call to worship is at 11 p m The pastor Rev R T Smith will speak on Looking Ahead All are welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Light Baptist Church
R. T. Smith
Caldwell suit ties to Collier's Magazine lynching quote
Caldwell filed a libel case after Collier's Magazine February 23 1946 editorial allegedly quoted him as condoning a lynching. The $237500 judgment stands as a historic in U S court cases. The lynching victim Jesse James Payne was a Black man awaiting trial for attempted rape when he was seized from Madison Florida jail and shot dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Collier’s Magazine
Caldwell
Jesse James Payne
Madison, Fla
Drug could unlock vast African empire with sleeping sickness cure
Britain announces a new drug antrycide that cures animal sleeping sickness and may immunize cattle. Tested by Drs. D. G. Davey and F. H. Curd, the powder is injected and shows prophylactic effects. The colonial office says 4.5 million square miles in Sudan Kenya Uganda and West Africa could become major cattle regions, boosting development and meat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Colonial Office
D. G. Davey
F. H. Curd
Sudan
Kenya
Uganda
West Africa
Africa
Argentina
Acrobat Nick Cravat Arraigned on Assault Charges
New York December 30 an acrobat in a Burt Lancaster stage act was arraigned on assault charges for beating 18 year old delivery boy William Miller outside the Capitol Theater stage door Miller said he sought info on his father death and the strike led to a compensation claim Cravat was paroled for a January 7 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burt Lancaster
William Miller
Nick Cravat
Capitol Theater
Miller
Cravat
Lancaster
Abner Surpless
Former Communist Spy Elizabeth Bentley Faces Suit
New York December 30 An attorney says Elizabeth Bentley self styled former Communist spy has been served a summons in a $100000 libel suit brought by William W Remington Remington suspended commerce department employee says Bentley called him a Communist on a television program Green located Bentley in the Bronx after a 12 week chase she appeared surprised at the summons A court order had empowered Green to save the summons after U S marshals in Brooklyn and Manhattan said they could not find Bentley Bentley told a reporter that an answer to the suit will be filed and there is nothing else to be said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizabeth T. Bentley
William W. Remington
Remington
Richard G. Green
Miss Bentley
Bronx
Green
U. S
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Commerce Department
Marshall Plan Aid Requests Trimmed
Paris reports a 1949 50 Marshall plan request cut to about 4.3 million dollars, about 0.7 billion less than the first year. The EC EO council allocated 200 million for intra European trade and pursues a four year plan to end outside aid by 1952. Observers foresee a 1 to 3 billion dollar deficit in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Council of Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Council
Europe
Economic Cooperation
United States Congress
Ex-GI Proud of Aiding President
Thomas E. Breznay, a 30 year old former air force sergeant from Ashley Pennsylvania, guided President Truman’s Independence plane to a fog bound landing at National Airport. With radar and radio he directed Lt Col Williams through the approach until 25 feet above ground. He recalled the moment as a proud one and said he never met the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. I
Thomas E. Breznay
Truman
Independence
Breznay
Air Force
Ashley
Penn
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Kansas City
Francis
Frenchy) Williams
Williams
Truman named Time Man of the Year for 1948
Time magazine selected President Harry S. Truman as its Man of the Year for 1948, marking his second such honor after 1945. The issue notes his election as a personal victory with a fighting spirit and recalls his role in the wartime bomb project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
President Truman
Time Magazine
News
Time
Truman
Mr. Truman
Shreveport Voters Approve Voting Machines in Parish
Shreveport voters approve by over two to one the installation of voting machines in Caddo parish. Unofficial tallies show 1 364 for and 720 against parishwide with city and country precincts largely in favor. Parish property owners will vote next fall on a related proposal to set a three quarter mill tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Discipline Problems Plague Merchant Marines In 1948 Report
A King Features Syndicate analysis details rampant misconduct aboard merchant ships including assault with deadly weapons, mutiny, theft, drunkenness, narcotics use, and abuses toward officers. It cites incidents in French ports, captains using force, and coast guard limits, concluding discipline remains a major issue in the industry.
Record fire loss suffered in 1948
Boston report shows a 1948 fire loss of 725000000 across North America, 3 percent above 1947. US and Canada had 32 fires over 1 million and 243 over 250000, with no life disasters to match 1946 and 1947 events. Calls for active fire safety programs to curb economic blight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
North America
Percy Bughee
National Fire Protection Association
International Fire Control Organization
United States
Canada
Bugbee
Texas City
U. S
Chicago
Fukui
Japan
I. G. Farben
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Merger Opposed by Air National Guard
Lt. Col. Robert L. Gould of Maryland air National Guard says many guard pilots will resign if a merger with the federal air reserve occurs. He argues the air National Guard is opposed to federalization and remains a proven force in combat. The federal reserve is described as a paper organization with little capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Air National Guard
National Guard
Federal Air Reserve
Robert L. Gould
Air National Guard
Air Guard
Regular Services
Gould
Reserve
Mill Tax To Fund Voting Machines For Two Years
A local measure proposes a two year mill tax to finance the purchase and deployment of voting machines. The plan aims to modernize election equipment and improve casting and counting accuracy. Officials urge voters to support the funding to ensure a smoother, faster voting process.
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Amerigo Impre-Tot
Italy
Rome
Teheran
Impre-Tot
NEW Tomato
Optimism
Henry Ford
ST. Stephen Crown
Rlsue
Henry B. Collins, Jr
Smithsonian Institute
Canadian Arctic
Mr. Crouch
Coast Guard
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