China will keep Nanking as capital amid evacuation pushes
The Nationalist government decided to retain the capital in Nanking as Communist forces close in within 100 miles. The Legislative Yuan barred high officials from leaving posts. Most of the Nationalist air force evacuated Suchow as lines tighten around the region.
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Nanking
China
Legislative Yuan
Shanghai
Suchow
Nanking-Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Pengpu
Deer harvests and patrols amid statewide hunting activity
Reported deer kills include L. G. Mitten near Stanley Sharek Jr. and Linton Bupp near DuBois, with weights up to 150 pounds and four point or six point racks. State police set road blocks near Oil City to inspect vehicles for illegal deer. Tom Ratvasky felled a four point buck near Nashua bridge. Mailed squirrel scavenging noted as house to house canvassing for nuts.
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Pa Newe
Deer Country
Oil City
Nashua Bridge
Tom Ratvasky
R.D
Mr. Ratvasky
Daily Weather and River Metrics Report
The 24 hour period ended 9 am shows a high of 48 and a low of 33 with no precipitation. River stage stands at 7.5 feet. A year earlier the high was 30 and the low 8 with trace precipitation and snow.
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United States
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek Arrives in Washington to Seek Aid
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek arrives at Washington national airport aboard the Sacred Cow to press for help for China. She is greeted by Mrs. George C. Marshall and travels to the Marshall home in Leesburg, Virginia.
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Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
China
John A. Reichmann
LN. S
Mme. Chiang
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Leesburg
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
George Marshall
Sharp Slumps in Meat Prices Nationwide
In Chicago on December 1, INS reports consumer resistance and seasonal supply gains fueling broad drops in meat costs. Retail prices for all cuts fell up to 32 percent, while wholesale prices slid about 16 percent from the late summer peak, aided by high livestock shipments to markets.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
Tojo Voices Disgust Over Executions Delay
Tokyo reports reveal Hideki Tojo expressing disgust at the delay in executing him and six co defendants. General MacArthur issued an order formalizing reprieves for the Tojo group while the U S Supreme Court reviews appeals from two condemned war makers. Families visit the doomed men.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Tojo
U. S. Supreme Court
Bramuglia Sees Berlin Crisis Solvable With Neutrals’ Help
Dr. Juan A. Bramuglia, November Security Council chairman, says he has absolute confidence the Berlin crisis can be solved. He credits the neutrals’ action on the council and outlines a plan for a committee of experts to handle the currency issue and blockade, urging agreement on linked questions.
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Paris
Juan A. Bramuglia
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Security Council
Bramuglia
Twelve Hurt In Wreck At Niles
Twelve persons were injured, none seriously, when a Chicago bound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train sideswiped a Pittsburgh and Lake Erie freight train at Niles Junction near Warren Ohio. The Chicaoan struck the freight as it moved into a siding to pass. Railroad officials reported the freight was pulled off to allow the passenger train to pass.
Airlift Planes Grounded By Fog
Dense fog grounded all U S airlift planes at Wiesbaden and Rhine Main today, the third day of weather interference with operation vittles. Berlin flights resumed from two British zone bases, but Tempelhof reported worsening conditions as a receiving point.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Wiesbaden
Rhine-Main
Berlin
Tempelhof
Trains Delayed After Midnight Wreck at Isles Junction
A wreck on the B. and O. main line at Isles Junction near midnight delayed trains between the Midwest and New Castle on both the B. and O. and New York Central systems. Detours used switch tracks while wreckage was cleared by late morning. No local workers were aboard. injuries to crew and passengers were light, per Acting Trainmaster Charles E. Gee.
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Isles Junction
Mid-West
New Castle
B. & O. Railroad
New York Central
Charles E. Gee
Palestine Truce Goes Into Effect in Jerusalem
A formal Arab Jewish truce began in Jerusalem at 8 a m local time, with UN observers calling the cease-fire complete and sincere. The agreement signed yesterday by Arab and Israeli commanders offers peace for the Holy City and hope for a wider Palestine armistice, promising respite from constant mortar exchanges.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Kreaps Ends 30 Year Mail Carrier Career in New Castle
Francis A. Kreaps retires after more than three decades delivering mail on the East Side of New Castle. Known as Frank, he began as a carrier on July 16, 1918 and estimates have walked about 120000 miles over his service. He will now enjoy a quieter life after years of weather and routine.
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New Castle
Francis A. Kreaps
Riley
Kreaps
Frank
U S endorses British move on Palestine at UN
U S delegate M Dean Rusk backed a British resolution urging Israel to cede part of the Negev or western Galilee and internationalize Jerusalem Haifa and Lydda. He called the draft a moderate balanced plan and said it could lead to an early settlement. Israeli and Syrian leaders criticized or warned about broader Arab reactions.
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Israel
Negev Area
Western
Galilee
Paris
United States
Negev
U. S
M. Dean Rusk
United Nations Political Committee
Rusk
Jerusalem
Haifa
Lydda
Aubrey Eban
Syria
Western Powers Plan Steps Over Berlin Split
The United States Britain and France warned they may take any necessary measures to counteract the Soviet Berlin move. They suggested reviving Security Council charges against Russia and endorsed a neutral currency experts committee proposal to break the deadlock in Berlin diplomacy.
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Paris
Berlin
U.S
Britain
France
Security Council
Russia
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Luxury Liners Leave Britain for New York
Two fogbound British liners the Queen Elizabeth and the Aquitania left Southampton for New York as clear skies returned. The Queen Mary moved to an anchorage at Cowes Road. Elizabeth heads to New York after an 11 day delay due to a New York dock strike and heavy fog.
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London
INL
Britain
Southampton
New York
Anchorage
Cowes Road
New York City
Home Counties
Phony divorce ring probed in New York case
District Attorney Frank Hogan moves to review about 9000 uncontested New York county divorces over the last two years as five men and a woman are arrested in a New York City divorce mill. The group includes two lawyers Barnett Muffs and Luther Georges, a law clerk Harry Danoff, a private detective Max Zuckerman, and Sam Schneiderman.
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Acme
Sara Ellis
New York
N. Y
INS
Frank Hogan
New York City
Hogan
New York County
Supreme Court
Sarah Ellis
Barnett Muffs
Luther Georges
Harry Uanoff
Sam Schneiderman
Max Zuckerman
Frank B. Noyes Taken By Death
Frank B. Noyes, 35, chairman of the board of the Washington Evening Star and president of the Associated Press for 38 years, died early today at his home after a period of failing health. He passed away at 1:40 a.m. in Washington.
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Washington
INS
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington Evening Star
Associated Press
Noyes
Death Record for Jacob Bistyga and Others
Death notices list Jacob James Bistyga, age 68, of 14 Magee Street. Also noted are D Fisher at Grove near Jam Soho, and Mrs William Nessie of RD 7 Moheningtons with sparse details in the public notice.
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Jacob James Bistyga
Magee Street
C. Fisher
Grove
Soho
William Nessie
Moheningtons
Berlin City Hall Held by Red Regime Amid Emergency
Berlin's legally elected assembly declared a state of emergency as Soviet backed forces bar the acting mayor from city hall. The western allied supported council will continue daily meetings in the western sector, denouncing the Communist administration as illegitimate.
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Berlin
Ferdinand Friedensburg
West Sector
U. S
Britain
France
Jean Ganeval
Lovett Deems Soviet Berlin Move Mistaken
Undersecretary of State Lovett said the Russians are mistaken to think their seizure of authority in Berlin will drive the Allies from the city. He spoke at a weekly news conference, marking the first formal U S reaction to the sudden Soviet move and its possible impact on settling the German issue.
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Washington
INS
Lovett
Berlin
United States
Whispered plots and whispers on Christmas Eve
The passage notes many whispers and wary glances as people gather and convene in corners. The narrator is asked to walk away at times while discussions hint at a hidden, dark secret to unfold on Christmas Day amid changing weather.
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