Welles seeks probe into Duggan death in New York
Sumner Welles urged Mayor O Dwyer to intensify investigations into whether Laurence Duggan 43 a diplomat may have been murdered. Duggan questioned by the FBI days before dying in his 16th floor New York office Welles said he received a letter from Duggan suggesting he would not kill himself. The mayor pledged full effort as a federal grand jury probes the Whit affair.
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James L. Kilgallen
New York
Sumner Welles
William O'Dwyer
Laurence Duggan
Welles
State Department
Duggan
FBI
Washington
O'Dwyer
Federal Grand Jury
Italian Chorus Sings Tonight in New Castle
The Surma Ukrainian chorus performed Christmas carols in Ukrainian and English on December 21 in downtown New Castle. A 1000 year old song Videndok drew much praise, and Rozdestvo Chrystove was composed by Rev. Stephen Musiychuk. The Italian chorus, directed by B. J. Biondi, will perform again at 7:30 p.m.
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New Castle
Surma
Large 24 foot spruce lights Christ Lutheran auditorium
Pa Newe notes a brightly decorated 24 foot spruce tree inside Christ Lutheran church on East Washington. The 25 year old tree has branches about 12 feet in diameter at the base and stands as a focal holiday display.
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Christ Lutheran Church
East Washington
Daily Weather Summary for Today and Last Year
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. with a maximum of 47 and a minimum of 28, no precipitation, and a river stage of 6.9 feet. Year ago figures record a maximum of 40 and a minimum of 14 with unspecified precipitation.
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United States
Will Be Santa For 29th Year At Margaret Henry Home
William Wray of 602 Sumner avenue will portray Santa Claus for the twenty-ninth year during the Christmas program at the Margaret L. Henry Children's Home on the East Side Friday evening. He began in the role years ago when Miss Margaret Henry founded the home.
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William Wray
Sumner Avenue
Santa Claus
Margaret L. Henry
North Hill
Santa
Margaret Henry
Major objectives reported taken by Dutch army
Dutch army reports capture of Bukittinggi and Soerakarta as well as Magelang, claiming encirclement of central Java mountain ranges. The communique notes these victories represent major objective seizures in the Indonesian fighting.
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Batavia
INS
Sumatra
Bukittinggi
Java
Soerakarta
Magelang
Surakarta
Hero Of Bastogne Honored On Anniversary
General Anthony McAuliffe is saluted on two continents for the Bastogne stand and his famous Nuts exclamation. He is in Detroit for a reunion with a small group of the 12 000 troops who defended the Belgian town and helped embody wartime resolve.
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Detroit
INS
Anthony McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Bastogne
America
Span Hearing Concludes in Murder Case
John Span Jr. faces two Lawrence County judges as testimony closes after he admitted killing his father John Span Sr. on September 19. He recounted World War II combat including Normandy hedge fighting, Northern France, and the Rhine as he sought to explain his guilt level.
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John Span Jr
Lawrence County
W. Walter Braham
John G. Lamoree
Span
John Span, Sr
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Christmas Party Ends In Tragedy
A Pittsburgh Christmas party ends in tragedy when an automobile hits a tree early today. Julia Watson 19 was killed by a broken neck. Margaret Turcovski 20 is in serious condition with a possible fractured skull. Others include Charles McCartney 34 driver Blanche Nehok 39 and Rosella Radovcis 20 treated and released from hospital.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Julia Watson
Margaret Turcovski
Charles McCartney
Blanche Nehok
Rosella Radoycis
Department Stone
President Truman Heads to Independence for Christmas
President Truman left Washington at 10 this morning to spend Christmas with his family at his Independence Missouri home. A small crowd at Washington National Airport bid him farewell while Secretary Sawyer offered good wishes.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Independence
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Washington National
Mr. Truman
Santa Claus
Yule Message From Gen Lucius D Clay To Troops
Berlin dispatch reports Gen Lucius D Clay, American military governor, delivering a Christmas message to U S troops in Europe. He urged spreading Christmas cheer among occupied lands and working toward peace on earth while demonstrating democracy as a way of life and the spirit of unselfishness.
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Berlin
INS
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Europe
Nationalist China approves Sun Fo war cabinet as Reds close on Nanking
The Kuomintang council in Nanking approved a new war cabinet led by Premier Sun Fo as Communist forces infiltrate within 10 miles of Nanking. Inner cabinet expanded to six. new war minister and information chief named. Tangku port retaken. 850,000 Red troops alleged in North China.
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Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Kuomintang Council
Sun Fo
Hsiyuchin
Couple Die in Head-On Crash Near Lake Milton Ohio
Charles A. Christie aged 25 and Virginia Christie aged 21 died after a head on collision on Route 18 near Lake Milton Portage county Ohio. They were en route to Flint Michigan to spend Christmas with Mrs Christie parents. They had resided in Dravesburg for two years and previously in McKeesport and New Castle.
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Charles A
Virginia Christie
Washington Street
Dravesburg
South Side Hospital
Youngstown
Lake Milton
Portage County
Ohio
Christie
Flint
Mich
Charles
New Castle
Virginia Wohwinkle
Michigan
McKeesport
J. Carl
Clara Grace Dean Christie
John Christie
W. E. Dean
Walnut Street
J. A. Christie
Saxonburg
Carnegie-Illinois Steel
Death notices list several residents in Cleveland Lowellville and Gravesburg
Death records show Mrs Joseph Klamar age 31 of Cleveland Ohio Ben W Carraham 34 of Lowellville Ohio Mrs Charles Moore 78 of Rural Route 3 Gravesburg Pa Charles A Christie 27 of Dravesburg Pa Mrs Charles A Christie 2 of Gravesburg Pa
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Joseph Klamar
Cleveland
Ben W. Carraham
R.D
Lowellville
Charles Moore
R. D
Charles A. Christie
Dravesburg
Gravesburg
Betty Ferreri pleads not guilty by insanity in meat ax murder case
Betty Ferreri appears in Los Angeles court wearing her lucky fur hat after arrest for her husband’s murder on October 26. Allan Adron also pleads insanity while Charles Fauci enters a not guilty plea in the same case.
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Acme
Confirmed death of 33 in China air crash
Shanghai dispatch confirms 33 fatalities from a south China C 54 Skymaster crash. Among the dead is Quentin Roosevelt, grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, with 32 others reported aboard and perished. The Hong Kong office of the Chinese National Aviation Corporation relayed the loss.
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Shanghai
INS
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
South China
Hong Kong
Chinese National Aviation Corporation
Roosevelt’s Son Among Dead in Basalt Island Crash
A dispatch reported that Theodore Roosevelt III, 28, son of the late Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was among the dead after a fall that plunged to earth and burned on Basalt Island north of the city.
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Basalt Island
Roosevelt
Théodore Roosevelt, Jr
Young Roosevelt
U S Halts Aid To East Indies
The United States suspends all Marshall Plan aid to the Netherlands East Indies until hostilities cease. Administrator Paul Hoffman conveyed the message to the ECA mission chief with State Department consultation cited. Indonesian envoy Soemitro requested the action.
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Washington
INS
Economic Cooperation Administration
United States
Netherlands East Indies
ECA
Netherlands
Paul Hoffman
State Department
Allied War Tribunal Hangs Tojo and Six Aides
Former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six top war leaders were executed by hanging at Sugamo prison just after midnight. The six others included Diohara Itagaki Kumura Matsui Muto and Hirota, all condemned by the 11 nation Far East tribunal for war crimes. The executions followed a 34 minute process and were announced by MacArthur headquarters.
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Howard Handleman
I.N
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Sugamo Prison
Far East
Tojo
Kenji Diohara
Seishiro Itagaki
Heitaro Kimura
Iwane Matsui
Akira Muto
Koki Hirota
Douglas MacArthur
International Military Tribunal of the
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Mussolini
Diohara
Japan
Lawrence
Manchuria
Mukden
China
Gen. Itagaki
Singapore
Kumura
Burma
Gen
Matsui
Nanking
Gen. Muto
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Hirota
Audino Re-elected Leader Of New Castle Trades Assembly
Ralph Audino was elected president of the New Castle Trades and Labor Assembly for the tenth consecutive year on Tuesday night. New officers named include Herbert A. Saxton as vice president Alfred Mascaro as secretary Francis Eakin as treasurer Arsen Armond Elmer Yoho Samuel Freed as trustees Carl Di Gennaro as sergeant at arms and John Buneman as inner guard Yoho and Buneman were elected for the first time. The assembly is the Lawrence county AFL affiliate with about 6500 members and the officers were installed after the vote.
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Ralph Audino
New Castle Trades and Labor Assembly
Audino
Herbert A. Saxton
Alfred J. Mascaro
Francis N. Eakin
Arsen F. Armond
Elmer Yoho
Samuel Freed
Carl di Gennaro
John Buneman
Yoho
Buneman
New Castle
Jerusalem Truce Violated by Explosions Near Beir Abu Tor
Heavy explosions and gunfire shattered the Jerusalem truce in Beir Abu Tor, a village split between Arabs and Jews, located just south of the old city. Israeli officials did not comment.
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Jerusalem
INS
United Nations
Beir Abu Tor
Old City
Inside Today's News Page Highlights
A compact note noting page sections such as Classifieds and 38 Radio on the current edition, with references to Cross Word on page 34 and Society and Comics listings, plus Sports and Obituary sections.
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Secosses
Half Wrecked Plane Sighted In Peloponnesus
A half wrecked Czech airliner was sighted on a rocky headland in southern Greece's Peloponnesus. The missing Rome Athens flight carried 19 passengers and five crew. search planes scouted the area as Greek and U. S. forces pursued survivors and details.
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Athens
INS
Peloponnes
Greece
Rome Athens
Tehon Foklar
Winston Churchill
U. S
Defense seeks acquittal for Wilma Ybarbo in German tribunal
Defense attorney Sta H. Gaines urged a U. S. military tribunal to acquit Wilma Ybarbo, saying she killed her husband only in self defense. He described Sgt John Ybarbo of Goliad as a brutal husband who punched her in the eye and prevented her from Christmas with her six year old son.
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Marburg
Germany
INS
Sta H. Gaines
U. S
Wilma Ybarbe
Gaines
Mdiden
Mass
John Ybarbo
Goliads
Christmas Wish of a Boy Named Arthur Mometer
A poetic note envisions a boy named Arthur Mometer receiving Christmas toys and clothing. The speaker highlights a childlike faith, the joy of holiday anticipation, and the moment he wakes to find gifts from Santa Claus.
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Pa Nene
Oak Street
New Castle News
Thomas Hartman
Robert Loy
Oak Street P. T. A
Clark Shumate
Castle News
Eekly
Missouri
Yule
Red
T. R
Acme Telephoto
U.S
East Indies
Soemitro
Allied War Tribunal
Trades Assembly
Wilma Ybarbo
Arthur Mometer
Claus
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