House Probe Reopens Spy Hearings On Duggan Link
The House Un American Activities Committee renews its Communist spy investigation as lawmakers differ over whether Laurence Duggan was connected. Francis Sayre and his secretary Anna Belle Newcomb questioned about state documents tied to Whittaker Chambers. Chambers suggested most documents came from Sayre’s office in 1937 and 1938, while Mundt disputes his clearing of Duggan.
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Washington
INS
House UN- American Activities Committee
Laurence Duggan
Francis B. Sayre
Anna Belle Newcomb
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Sayre
Alger Hiss
New York
Chambers
Hiss
Rep
Mundt
S. D
Nixon
Calif
Pa Newe Notes Local Happenings And Lighting Work
Carol singing in public square at Bessemer tonight per announcement. White Way lights being installed between Croton Avenue and County Line Street on East Washington as poles go up. Ice skating may start soon on the pond at Cedar Street and Mahoning Avenue after a freeze. Christmas trees stored by residents in apartments by stringing from second story windows to indoors. Question raised why overhanging limbs on Butler Avenue and East Washington Street between Pearson and Butler cannot be trimmed to prevent car damage and traffic issues.
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Croton Avenue
County Line Street
East Washington
Cedar Street
Mahoning Avenue
Pa Nence
Butler Avenue
East Washington Street
Pearson
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a m show a maximum temperature of 39 and a minimum of 25 with no precipitation. River stage is 6 8 feet.
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United States
Soldiers Hire Planes To Get Home For Holidays
New York dispatch reports a Christmas airlift as seven airplanes carry nearly a battalion of 350 troops from Fort Lewis Washington to their homes. The West coast unit funds the trip with about $50,000, roughly $165 per man, rendezvousing at LaGuardia Field January 3 and departing at noon to reach camps by reveille January 4.
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New York
INS
Ft. Lewis
Snow Forecast for Christmas in Western Pennsylvania
The forecast predicts a White Christmas as snow moves into western Pennsylvania Friday afternoon. Flurries may occur today in the far north with continuing chills. lows reach 24 degrees at Sharpsville and Vandersgrift, rising near freezing this afternoon then falling to the low 20s tonight.
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SN. S
Santa
Pennsylvania
Sharpsville
Vandersgrift
Delay Verdict In Murder Case In Marburg Germany
In Marburg Germany December 23 an INS report says the verdict in the murder of a soldier husband by Mrs Wilma Ybarbo was delayed four hours. The military tribunal must decide under both U S military government and German law delaying to 2 p m EST.
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Marburg
Germany
INS
Wilma Ybarbo
U. S
Dutch Launch New Offensives Across Java and Sumatra
Batavia reports Dutch forces open new offensives in East and West Java and land troops on Sumatra to seize Republican strongholds before Security Council action. Troops airlifted to Lake Toba then Siborongborong airfield. pincers advance in West Java and push toward South Rabat in East Java. Republican resistance remains weak though guerrilla potential noted.
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Batavia
INS
West Java
Sumatra
Security Council
Lake Toba
Siborongborong
Rabat
East Java
Java
Paris
U. S
Colombia
Syria
Power Company Employes Celebrate Christmas Dinner
L B Round, VP of Pennsylvania Power, addressed 1,000 employees and guests at the Cathedral for an annual Christmas dinner and dance. Wives and friends attended as the company honored long service with wrist watches for five staffers. President Sammis of Akron was absent honeymooning in Mexico. The Maurice Spitalny orchestra provided music, with Hemenway and Hunter leading songs and prayers.
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L. B. Round
Pennsylvania Power Company
Round
W. H. Sammis
Akron
Mexico
Sammis
Flanagan
C. M. England
Thomas Flanagan
Maurice Spitalny
America
L. F. Hemenway
A. J. Hunter
Audrene Gribble
Evelyn Meine
Dudley Arnold
Mr. Hemenway
Mr. Round
J. L. Ball
Israel Blames Egypt For New Palestine Clash
Israel announced a southern Palestine offensive after clashing with Egyptian forces near Nir Am seven miles east of Gaza. It blamed Egypt for breaking the U N ordered Negev truce and reported an early bombing of a southern Jewish colony with no serious damage.
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Tel Aviv
INS
Israel
Palestine
Egypt
U.N
Nir Am
Gaza
U. N. Truce Commission
Security Council
U. N
U. S
William Riley
New Chinese Cabinet Faces Gravest Crisis
Nanking December 23. Premier Sun Fo told his newly formed cabinet that peace is possible only after strengthening the military front, as China faces a grave crisis with Communist forces. Reports say more than 200,000 Shanghai residents rioted for currency exchange, and Tangku and Yangtze sectors show nationalist gains amid renewed Communist pressure near Peiping and Tientsin.
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Nanking
INS
Sun-Fo
China
Shanghai
Tangku
Grand Canal
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Central China
North China
Peiping
Tientsin
Nanng
Carol Program Ends Tonight on the Public Square
Thursday night featured Italian melodies performed by an Italian chorus directed by B. J. Biondi with Rev. Albert M. Inteso announcing numbers. The program blended Italian airs with English carols and closed the Christmas music on the square with further shows by the Greek Girls and Eintracht Singing Society tonight.
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B. J. Biondi
Albert M. Inteso
Eintracht Singing Society
Corals
Princess Margaret Rose Faces New Social Scrutiny
Princess Margaret Rose drew criticism from British society after dining in a Soho cafe venturing beyond traditional hangouts for royals. She was accompanied by a lady-in-waiting and two male escorts as social norms constrain her to West End restaurants.
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London
Margaret Rose
Soho
West End
Three Soldiers Hurt In Auto Crash Near Richmond
Three soldiers en route to their Pennsylvania homes were hospitalized after a automobile accident near Richmond. Identified are Franklin Howard White of Oak Hill Pa Richard Martin 19 of Corry Pa and John Meehan 17 of Meadville.
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Richmond, Inc
INS
Pennsylvania
Franklin Howard White
Oak Hill
Richard Martin
Corry
John Meehan
Meadville
Plane crash near Tarragona kills 27 aboard Madrid Barcelona flight
A Madrid to Barcelona airliner crashed near Tarragona on December 23, killing 27 occupants. The INS bulletin reports the fatalities include passengers and crew. Rescue and investigation teams were dispatched to the crash site on the northeastern Spanish coast.
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Madrid
INS
Barcelona
Tarragona
Spain
To Give Turkey Two Destroyers
The Navy announced two U S destroyers will be transferred to Turkey early in 1949 under the Greco Turkish aid program. Reactivation from reserve status at Charleston has begun and brings total ships handed to Turkey to 17. Navy crews will sail the ships and Turkish nucleus crews will accompany as passengers.
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Washington
INS
Navy
U. S
Turkey
Naval Shipyard
Charleston
S. C
Nore
Atlantic Fleet Reserve
Hopes Rise for Rescue of Marooned Airmen
A 100 mile per hour Arctic hurricane began abating at Westover Mass and raised hopes for the pre Christmas rescue of eleven American airmen stranded on Greenland ice. Seven flyers have been on the peak for two weeks, two for ten days, and two for almost a week. Rescue crews at Greenland bases prepared for a dash by glider and transport plane, vowing to get them out by night if possible.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Greenland
Government reports second straight decline in living costs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows November consumer prices fell eight tenths of one percent, following a half percent drop in October. While small, the two month decrease could signal a downward trend with potential wage-boost implications for labor, including a required one cent per hour cut for 200,000 General Motors workers. The next index calculation is due January 13.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
Carol Singers Welcome Truman in Independence
President Truman spends holidays in Independence as neighbors greet him with carols. He arrived from Washington to spend a week at home and plans to return to the White House by December 20. Community crowds cheer the former Missouri resident, reviving local holiday spirit.
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Independence
INS
Truman
Washington
White House
Harry Truman
Mr. Truman
Goes Home From Hospital After Two Long Years
Frank Ruzik of Hillsville returns home for Christmas after two years in Jameson Memorial hospital starting December 25 1946 following an automobile collision near the Ohio state line. Two other patients Donald MacMillan 16 and Paul Hayes two and a half remain bedfast with spinal injuries and spinal trouble respectively.
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Frank Ruzik
Hillsville
Ruzik
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Ohio
J. F. Friedheim
Donald MacMillan
Paul Hayes
MacMillan
Paul
Deaths in New Bedford Area Dec 23 1948
Obituaries list Joshua John Shields 84 associated with New Bedford Lynn O Donnelly living at 213 East Leasure ave Romeo V Vatl 31 of 1313 Pennsylvania ave Mrs Nell Bryan 68 of 322 Norwood ave among others noted in the December 23 1948 death record.
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Joshua John Shields
New Bedford
Lynn O. Donnelly
East Leasure Avenue
Romeo V. Vatl
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mrs. Nell Bryan
Norwood Avenue
Auto collision kills one, injures four in city crash
Four vehicles collide at the Butler avenue and East Washington street intersection just after 1 am. Romeo Wall, 31, of 1313 Pennsylvania avenue, dies at Jameson Memorial hospital from skull fracture. Injured: James Cavaricci, 22, 516 Electric street. Sam Vanessa, 24, 811 Pollock avenue. James Elias, 20, 1402 Hamilton street. James Vitale, 24, 1205 South Jefferson street. Cavaricci sedan and Vanessa driver hit a tractor-trailer hauling automobiles owned by Elvie Ll...
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New Castle News
Butler Avenue
East Washington Street
Harold W. Pears
Elvie Young
Garden City
Mich
Samuel Vanessa
Romeo Vati
Romeo Wall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
James Cavaricci
Electric Street
Sam Vanessa
Pollock Avenue
James Elias
Hamilton Street
New Castle Hospital
James Vitale
Jefferson Street
George S. Kennedy
Walter Tewell
Jack Llewellyn
Clark Davis
Charles E. Allen
Cavaricci
Elvie
Questioned Expulsion of Dutch From U N
At the United Nations in Paris Australia and India denounced the Netherlands invasion of Indonesia and raised the issue of expelling Holland from the U N while a move to water down the U S cease fire resolution began. France sponsors the modification to paragraph only. American delegates fear it would let the Dutch consolidate gains and hurt U N prestige.
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Paris
INS
Australia
India
Holland
Indonesia
Security Council
U.N
United States
Netherland
France
Christmas Packages Delayed By Mail Mixup for Duke
Arthur Mometer notes that Christmas shopping is wrapping up but a delayed package intended for their dog Duke caused a later arrival. The weather is recorded as thirty one.
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Duke
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