First Snow of Season Drops Three Inches in Frederick County
Frederick county awoke to a light fall of about three inches with slippery roads and cold conditions. Snow extended to Thurmont and Libertytown near six inches, Ridgeville at five inches, and Knoxville at one inch as state crews plowed and cindered. No major accidents reported though cars stalled on Braddock and South Mountains. temperatures near 23 degrees with potential snow showers this afternoon.
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Frederick County
Thurmont
Libertytown
Ridgeville
Knoxville
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Commission
Mohler
Braddock
South Mountains
Fredericksonians
Running Mate Not Selected
President Truman may wait until after the Republican convention to name his running mate for the 1948 Democratic ticket. White House discussions center on a large field of about a dozen possible candidates with a final decision likely after assessing the GOP nominee.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
White House
Philadelphia
Insane Balloon Man Murders Official
The insane balloon vendor Giuseppe Capocci confessed to killing Italian Minister Alberto Pellardi Ricci in Stockholm with scissors. He was on his first leave from Langbra mental home in seven years, after doctors said he improved recently and granted a Christmas break.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Alberto Bellardi Ricci
Geldkuhl
Langbra
Giuseppe Capocci
Desperadoes Shot by Officers in California Manhunt
Two desperadoes who fired on peace officers and held a woman hostage near Escondido were wounded and in custody after a Christmas Eve prison escape. They abducted Mrs Olive Mertz of Brawley and released her unharmed before renewed gun battles.
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San Aldo
Calif
Escondido
Olive Mertz
Brawley
Atomic energy outreach aims for public understanding
James Marlow reports on efforts two years after Hiroshima to educate the public about peaceful atomic uses and war dangers. The National Committee on Atomic Information coordinates 60 organizations to distribute information via libraries, magazines, films, and speakers, while AEC chief Lilienthal envisions civilian-led education with commission guidance.
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James Marlow Washington
Hiroshima
Davisd Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
National Committee On Atomic Information
American Association of University Professors
American Association of University Woman
American Federation of Labor
American Jewish Congress
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Catholic Association For International Peace
CIQ
Foreign Policy Association
Federation of American Scientists
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
National Education Association
Progressive Citizens of America
National Negro Congress
NCAT
United States
Good
Lilienthal
Commission
Train Rips Freight Injuring Five Crewmen in Florida
Miami Florida December 26 A East Coast passenger train struck a freight train injuring five crew members. Fourteen cars were demolished or damaged. J R Asworth Miami engineer escaped death. he was injured and hospitalized. Frank Bar 38 Railway Express Company employee suffered severe head injuries and was listed in fair condition along with Asworth who has facial and body burns.
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Miami
Fla
Florida’ East Coast
J. R. Asworth
Frank Bar
Railway Express Company
Asworth
Tojo Defends War Policy From Stand At Trial
Hideki Tojo testified in his war crimes trial asserting Japan acted in self defense and took responsibility as premier for Japan’s defeat. He argued wartime actions were necessary and disputed that aggression could be charged as a crime, detailing his view of U S policy and the Pearl Harbor surprise.
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Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Iichiro Riyose
Janan
Tojo
U. S
Far East
Per xl Harbor
Shigenori Togo
New Clothing Plant To Be Built Here
Plans announce a modern clothing factory for Muse Tailoring Company with a Consolidated Engineering Corporation contract. Machines ordered, project cost over 300000 dollars, with completion hoped by mid 1948 after a Christmas party disclosure at 117 South Market Street.
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Muse Taloring Company
Consolidated Engineering Corporation of Baltimore
South Market Street
Monroe Schloss
Schloss Bros
Father lost son to fire in Saugus home tragedy
In Saugus Massachusetts a five child father Richard Crowe rescued his youngest from a blaze but found his two year old Arthur dead in the bedroom. Firemen say the child slipped from the blanket during the dash to escape the flames.
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Saugus
Mass
Richard Crowe
Arthur Crowe
Key Post distributes 7000 toys to Frederick families
Francis Scott Key Post American Legion distributed more than 7000 toys to over 1105 underprivileged children from 208 Frederick area families. Toys including tricycles books and dolls were delivered to county stores and distribution centers and Legion volunteers distributed them on Christmas Eve. Most toys were used but in good condition with some new donations. a surplus remains for 1348's donations, with weekly repair work planned.
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Frederick City
Sli
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
Multiple Vehicle Crashes Reported Along Route 40
Two separate crashes were reported on Route 40 near Nation's Station and Walkersville. Ralph E Herbst, 8 East Church, escaped with facial injuries after his 1937 Ford rolled twice near the Ceresville bridge. three companions fled with minor cuts. In Burkittsville, George Henderson's 1935 Plymouth and Claude Miller's 1946 Chevrolet collided. no injuries and Henderson faced charges for failing to stop.
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Ralph Edward Herbst
East Church Street
Ceresville Bridge
Walkers Wire Road
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Walkersville
Frederick
Richard E. Myers
Herbst
Thomas Albaugh
Richard Lockner
Lloyd Hoffman
Mt. Pleasant
Ford
Nation's Station
George Francis Henderson
Burkittsville
Myers
Henderson
Claude Leroy Miller
Middletown
Miller
Teresa Miller
Donald
Thelma Henderson
Troopers Myers
William J. Kepler
Lewis A. Schaum
McKeesport
Kepler
O Conor backs training plan for national defense
Baltimore in a formal statement Senator O Connor of Maryland warned of a real threat to U S security from Russia and satellites and urged universal military training as the only sound program for safeguarding America's security He argued that even if the U S holds the bomb now potential enemies could develop atomic bombs within a few years and that universal training would prepare the nation.
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Baltimore
United States
Russia
O'Connor
D-Md
O'Conor
America
Most Life Insurance Companies Escape Tax
Treasury Secretary Snyder announced that nearly all life insurance companies will owe no federal income tax for the year under a 1942 law that effectively removes federal tax liability from insurers. He urged Congress to amend the law to prevent a repeated unavoidable outcome.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Inflation May Abate Next Year
Washington reports a possible easing of inflation in 1948 if crops recover and labor peace holds. Dr. Edwin G. Nourse cites weather, labor relations, and foreign aid as key factors shaping next year’s prices and production. Senator Morse warns Congress must bolster controls to prevent an economic bust.
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Washington
U. S
Edwin G. Nourse
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Congress
Truman
Morse
R-Ore
GOP
Two family members die within 24 hours in York County
William Franklin Hess 47 of York Pa dies after weeks of illness. His brother in law Paul J Smith’s wife Mary Marguerite Smith Bell dies at State Sanatorium Sabadilla ville. Visitation and funeral details set for Rocky Hill Lutheran church and Grace Lutheran church.
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Frederick County
William Franklin Hess
York
Paul J. Smith
Rocky Hill Lutheran Cemetery
Hess
West Market Street
York Pa
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ruth E. Smith
Woodsboro
Geraldine R. Hess Smith
William T. Smith
John C., Jr
Michael Ig
Edward A
Walter T. Hess
Mildred Stabler
Miliary
Grace Lutheran Church
Rocky Hill
Mary Marguerite Smith
le Gore
State
Sabdillasville
George W
Carrie M. Long Bell
George A
Tra W. Bell
Frede Embry
Sikesville
Hilda J. Fox
Union Bridge
Mar Louise Bell
Rocky Hill Lutheran Church
Raymond C. Myers
Church Cemetery
Powell and Hartzler
Fire kills and leaves dozens missing in Hong Kong
A Christmas night blaze gutted four crowded tenement houses on Hollywood Street Hong Kong killing several and leaving thirty to forty people missing as rescue work continues.
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Hong Kong
Hollywood Street
Philippine Typhoon Ravages Islands and Manila
A savage December typhoon hit the Philippines, killing or missing at least 56 people and causing major damage from Tacloban to Manila. The Danish Kina sank off Samar with 40 crew and passengers, while Tacloban suffered a 70 percent loss of its business district in a fire.
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Manila
Philippines
Kina
Samar
Tacloban
Texas
China Sea
Hainan
Danish Motorship Line
Tokyo
Europe
Wes
Samar Sea
Danish East Asiatic Lines
Samuel Bakke
Bakke
Leyte
Associated Press
Heavy Christmas death toll across the nation
The Associated Press reports a heavy toll from Christmas violence and fires across the country. Traffic and fires caused the most deaths, totaling at least 171 on highways and over 100 from other causes, with outbreaks in Nevada Texas Michigan Connecticut Maryland and more. Fire incidents include 10 Indians in Gardnerville Nevada seven killed in a small Orange Texas hotel and four in a Fredericksburg Texas dance hall. Fire Chief J H Alderson and his family faced damage from a roof fire in Los Angeles. Communist forces captured Paichipao near Muken as Chiang Kai-shek's northern HQ faces heavier attacks with reinforcements rushing to the front.
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Associated Press
Gardnerville
Nevada
Orange
Tex
Fredericksburg
Michigan
Connecticut
Maryland
Los Angeles
J. H. Alderson
Alderson
Ore Department
Airmen Await Rescue From Labrador Ice
Seven to nine American airmen stranded on a frozen Labrador lake endure near zero temperatures as Westover Field dispatches a ski plane to mount a rescue from the ice covered wilderness today in Labrador.
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Westover Field
Mass
Astray
Theheart of
Labrador
Air Transport Command
Seven More Dead in Jerusalem Arab Jewish Warfare
Stray sniper fire in Jerusalem claimed a three year old girl in her crib and a 76 year old woman today with five other fatalities joining the surge of violence in the Holy Land.
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Jerusaien
Holy Land
Buchman’s Moral Re-Armament Tour Under Fire
NEA correspondent notes Dr Frank N Buchman leads a 195 American and 80 European cast in The Good Road a moral armament pageant promoting world peace amid controversy. Critics highlight links to MRA origins in Oxford and alleged political and financial entanglements while supporters tout its uplifting aims. The tour funds show about 300 on the road with many prominent backers including senators Byrd Bridges Mundt and others on a national invitation committee.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Frank N. Buchman
Amiss Trust
St. Francis
Joan of Arc
Tom Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Abe Lincoln
Oxford
England
America
U. S
MRA
Uncle Sam
Mackinac Island
Mich
Caux
Switzerland
Buchman
Corp
Hokum
Soviet Union
Jack
Ballyhoo
Bridges
New Hampshire
Byrd and Robertson
Virginia
Cain
Capper
Kansas
Flanders
Vermont
Hatch
New Mexico
Revetcomb
Robertson
Wyoming
Smith
New Jersey
Thomas
Utah
Wiley
Wisconsin
Alg Ber? Goss
The
Grange
William Green
AFL
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
John Siecsiman
White House
Private Schools May Get Tax Bills
Montgomery county commissioners will launch an investigation into tax exemption requests by private and sectarian schools as nonprofit institutions. County Supervisor Irving G. MacNair announced the plan at a Wednesday meeting in Rockville after Day School of Sacred Heart Academy sought exemption for its 35 acre Rockville Pike tract. The board referred the matter to Attorney F Barnard Welsh and approved a motion for county heads to visit the property.
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Montgomery County
Irving G. MacNair
Rockville
Day School
of Sacred Heart Academy, Inc
Rockville Pike
Bethesda Naval Hospital
F. Barnard Welsh
Charles H. Jiamison
Guerrillas Attack in Northern Greece Near Albanian Border
Guerrilla forces assault near Ioannina and Konitsa as they push for territory in the newly proclaimed Communist state in northern Greece. Greek authorities report over 500 arrests in Athens area since the state declaration by Gen. Markos Vittiades amid ongoing fighting and disrupted supply lines to Epirus.
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Athens
Konitsa
Philiates
Albania
Bourazani
Stimson urged earlier France invasion in wartime memoir
Former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson contends in his wartime biography that if he or George Marshall had led American forces in 1943, the invasion of France might have begun a year earlier. He notes Roosevelt and Churchill influenced the 1942 Torch operation over a cross-channel Normandy plan.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
George Marshall
France
Stimson
Roosevelt
North Africa
War Department
McGeorge Bundy
Harvard University
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Common Cold Germ Isolated At Last
NIH researchers Norman Topping and Leon T. Atlas announced isolation and growth of the common cold germ. The breakthrough, from the National Institute of Health, opens the possibility of creating a protective vaccine against the germ.
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Washington
National Institute of Health
Norman Topping
Leon T. Atlas
Three Merchants Sentenced to Shot for Speculation
A regional court at Susak yesterday sentenced three merchants to be shot for speculation. They were accused of selling goods to government owned stores for a terrible commission and high personal profit. Their property was ordered confiscated.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Susak
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Muse Firm
Martha E. Fisnn
State Department of Health
Kiervland State Sanatorium
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Lee
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Moscow
Key Post
Ralph E. Herbst
O’conor
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Charles G. A
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Muken
Paichipao
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dr. Buchman
Marshall
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