Pensioner Dies in Blaze Here May Goes to Prison
In Ashland Kentucky Andrew J May former House Military Affairs Committee chair pleads innocence as he becomes a federal prisoner for wartime bribery and conspiracy. He entered the correctional institution with U S Marshal John M Moore and Garsson brothers present. May claimed health issues and age justify mercy, but officials stated no favoritism.
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Arizona
Woman's Ps
Phoenix
Ashland
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Government
Here
John M. Moore
Lexington
U. S
Kentucky
May
Garsson Brothers
Henry and
Murray
Moore
Catlettsburg
Culver
D. R. Large
Underground Ring Found In Red Army Arrests Reported
Berlin dispatch says Soviet sources report an anti-government underground named White Star within the Red Army with headquarters in Russia. Sixteen officers are said to have been arrested, eight in Jena, as desertions rise to about 250 monthly.
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Berlin
INS
Russia
Sixten
Germany
Ring
Soviet Union
White Star
Red Star
Saxony
Thuringia
Jena
MVD
Vienna
Austria
German Wind Toll Marks 12 Deaths Across Germany
A severe storm sweeping Germany at up to 70 mph claimed 12 lives across cities battered by war damage. Berlin reported two deaths today, five yesterday, Hamburg four with 13 injured, Bremen one, and debris injuries affected about a dozen people as hundreds of homes were destroyed or damaged in northern regions.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Murder charge filed against Indiana youth in Kentucky slaying
Franklin Thomas Slay of Griffin Indiana faced murder charges in Hopkinsville Kentucky for the hammer killing of 16 year old Mary Ellen Harmon of Evansville Indiana. Prosecutors said the warrant was sent to state police for service in Evansville where Slay is held after confessing and providing a map to the body. The search followed his written statement and a location map showing where the victim lay since November 26.
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Hopkinsville
Franklin Thomas Slay
Griffin
Ind
Mary Ellen Harmon
Evansville
Christian County
W. E. Rogers
Slay
Florida State University
Kentucky
Tank collapse kills eight children at Poona ceremony
Eight school children died when a newly built water storage tank near Poona collapsed during a dedication ceremony. The incident occurred as the group gathered around the tank.
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Bombay
India
Poona
Plane Missing With Two Aboard
A Lacsa Air Line C-46 cargo plane vanished on a San Jose Costa Rica to Miami flight. Coast Guard officials report only the pilot and co pilot aboard the missing aircraft.
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Miami
INS
Lacsa Air Line
San Jose
Costa Rica
Coast Guard
Eloy Bar Shot Up By Ejected Patron
A 27 year old Eloy man fired once at a bar after being ejected twice in a misunderstanding. He was roughed up, held for questioning, then sent to Casa Grande hospital for examination. No likely charges. sheriff said the incident remained under review.
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Eloy
Pinal County
C. A. Newsome
Newsome
Casa Grande
Lynn Earley
Attor
Ney
Earley
Eloy Cotton Contractor Robbed of $85 Here
Al Lindon Wilson, a cotton contractor from Eloy, told police he traveled to Phoenix for the weekend. He was walking with two men he met in a tavern when, at First Avenue and the railroad tracks, one held his neck while the other stole his billfold containing $85, and the suspects fled.
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al Lindon Wilson
Eloy
Phoenix
Wilson
First Avenue
Families No 30 to 32 Seek Christmas Help in Phoenix
Phoenix Gazette and Phoenix Community Council report Families No 30 31 and 32 in dire poverty one in a shed with no glass and two women plus a 3 year old girl needing food clothing and support. Donations including cash and gift offers are welcome through Miss Lucy Krug at The Gazette Public Relations Department.
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Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Community Council
Lucy Krug
the Gazette
Benton Named Connecticut Senator by Bowles
Governor Bowles appoints William Benton of Southport to succeed Raymond Baldwin as U S senator. Benton, an independent, will sit with the Democrats and praised Roosevelt Smith Truman ties as he prepared to take the seat effective December 17. A large crowd attended the governor’s office announcement.
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Conn
Chester Bowles
William Benton
Southport
United States
Benton
Senate
Raymond E. Baldwin
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ernor Alfred E. Smith
Truman
U. S
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Bowles
Baldwin
New Senator Planned To Become Arizonan
William Benton was appointed today a United States senator from Connecticut and has a home on East Camelback Road in Phoenix. In 1947 Benton planned to become a permanent Arizona resident and register to vote, but his business activities caused him to abandon the plan.
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William Benton
United States
Connecticut
East Camelback Road
Phoenix
Benton
Arizona
Noted Officials Comment on War Abolition and Policy
Warren Austin urges new and refined methods to settle international disputes to abolish war. Commerce Secretary Sawyer calls for expanding federal efforts against monopoly and restraint of trade. S Paul Johnstone says aircraft tech now allows jet speeds 1000 to 1500 mph. Konrad Adenauer notes Germany’s limited manpower hinders Wehrmacht reorganization after two wars.
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Washington
Commerce
Sawyer
New York
S. Paul Johnstone
The
Institute of Aeronautical Sciences
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Wehrmacht
Four Arizona students injured in car crash at speedway
Four University of Arizona men were seriously injured when their car struck a brick garage wall at 4801 East Speedway. Callahan the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming car as tires skidded on soft gravel.
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Tucson
University of Arizona
East Speedway
Clyde Shields
Hopi House
Tucson Medical Center
Michael Kalsman
Robert Callahan
Jack Winn
Pima County
Callahan
David North
First Television Show Fascinates Many Here
A Phoenix audience welcomed Arizona television on KPHO-TV with a dedicatory program and a 10 minute piano segment, followed by films and music. Viewers faced varying reception due to antenna placement and local obstructions like mountains and tall buildings, causing occasional echo images that engineers advise correcting by repositioning antennas.
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Jack Canady
Philco
Phoenix
Five Die as Plane Crashes at Long Beach Airport
Beechcraft Bonanza crashes and burns shortly after takeoff at Long Beach Municipal Air Port killing all five aboard. Owner Bob Sanders, 33, a Long Beach druggist, likely piloted the craft with four friends. Victims identified as Cliff Boyden 35 Eddie C Wise 42 Hal Evans 22 and John Putnam, all of Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Calif
Bob Sanders
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Sanders
Cliff Boyden
Eddie C. Wise
Hal Evans
John Putnam
Blast Fire Kills City Man as Two Hospitals Treat Injured
A fatal blaze followed by a gas explosion damaged homes at 720 East Jefferson and 3901 East Oak Street. Thomas Gonzales, 70, died in his one room frame building after attempting to relight a stove. Five others were treated or hospitalized, including Ray Sheridan and his son-in-law Woodrow Bratton, with burns from the Oak Street blast. Fire officials said the gas explosion occurred as they relit a wall furnace, lifting a roof, demolishing two walls, and destroying furniture. Gonzales lived alone. the body was sent to Grimshaw Mortuary. coroner not determining relatives.
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East Jefferson Street
Thomas Gonzales
Ray Sheridan
East Oak Street
St. Monica’s Hospital
Woodrow Bratton
East Elm Street
Sheridan
Gonzales
Bishops Warn Government Might Spark Church War
In Prague, December 5, Roman Catholic bishops warned the Communist regime that new church laws, effective November 1, strip church control from the Vatican and place it with the state, risking a religious clash as millions of Catholics vow defiance.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Outlook for 1950 Sees Good Prospects in Economy
Washington observers forecast steady prosperity through 1950 amid inflation worries. They expect no major price surge, despite rising credit and wage gains, with Truman unlikely to seek broad anti inflation powers. Some fear deflation risks linger for key industries as the year opens.
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Truman
Bank
Paul H. Douglas
Democrat
Illinois
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