Sherman warns of Russian maritime revival and must keep carriers
Admiral Forrest Sherman told Boston business leaders that Moscow shows a clear maritime revival with more cruisers and robust shipbuilding. He emphasized the U S carrier force as crucial to sea lanes and as the core of offensive power, noting 15 carriers active, 87 in reserve, while Russia reportedly has none.
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Boston
Admi
Forrest P. Sherman
United States Naval Operations
America
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Sherman
Russia
U. S
United States
Pegeeetime
Surprise Gable Wedding Rocks Hollywood Colony
Hollywood buzzed as Clark Gable and English bride Lady Sylvia Ashley Fairbanks Alderley wed in a secret ceremony at Lyman Gillham’s Alisal Ranch. The 48 year old star and 39 year old bride, amid a flurry of past romances, said I do in a simple ceremony with MGM’s Howard Strickling as best man. They plan a honeymoon on the liner Lurline to Honolulu before Gable returns to Warner work in January.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Sylvia Ashley Fairbanks Alderley
Gable
London
Lurline
Honolulu
Hawaii
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
San Luis Obispo
Lyman Gillham
Alisal Ranch
Aage Moller
Solvang
Basil Bleck
Howard Strickling
MGM
Blast at Toronto Toy Factory Injures Dozens
An explosion at a Toronto toy factory today wounded at least five workers, many women and girls, with admitted injuries of undetermined severity. Witnesses reported yellow smoke and a heavy gas plume issuing from shattered windows after the blast.
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Roronto
Ont
St. Michaels Hospital
President Truman sets 1951 budget at 43.5 billion dollars
President Truman's 1951 fiscal year budget totals 43.5 billion dollars to run the national government and fund war preventive measures abroad. He and top advisers reviewed fiscal policy after returning from Florida, urging Congress to restore the 4 billion tax cut, aim for a balanced budget, and seek new taxes on corporate incomes and higher personal brackets. The working revenue base is 38 billion dollars, with prospects of higher returns due to strong economy.
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Robert G. Nixon
Washington
INS
Truman
Florida
Congress
War Criminals Freed From Landsberg Prison
The United States Army freed 27 more Nazi war criminals from Landsberg Prison. This brings total releases to 54 in two days for good behavior during imprisonment.
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Landsberg
Germany
United States Army
Ex-French Official Dies After Jump From Park Avenue Duplex
Jacques Stern former French minister for merchant marine in 1933 and colonies minister in 1936 died by suicide at his ninth floor duplex at 941 Park Avenue New York. Police say he left two notes and had been ill for some time. His wife on Fifth Avenue is ill and a son aged 18 is a polio patient in New York Hospital.
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New York
Jacques Stern
Park Avenue
Stern
Fifth Avenue
Jacques, Jr
New York Hospital
Holiday traffic starts early as travel swells
Holiday season travel remains heavy across rail air and highway routes. Phoenix air traffic rises with American Airlines reporting strong night flight bookings while daytime seats remain available. Trans World adds 100 extra flights nationwide and four extra planes daily through Phoenix since Friday, extending through January 2.
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American Airlines
Richard L. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Trans World Airline
Don Epperson
Bonanza Airlines
Phoenix-Prescott-Las Vegas-Reno
John Griffith
Mike Mitchell
Sky Harbor Air Service
Nogales
Thomas H. Murray
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
L. H. Trimble
Southern Pacific Railroad
Cincinnati
Ohio
Xavier University
Christmas Aid Appeals Highlight Phoenix Gazette
A family in dire poverty seeks Christmas help with 8 month old in a burlap bed and two small daughters cold and uncomfortable. Donations to Phoenix Community Council via Miss Lucy Krug can ease hunger and need. Also details on another family in need and local transport and travel notes for Bonanza Airlines and rail services.
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Phoenix
Bitter Cold Blankets Arizona Cities Overnight
Cold night tightens grip across Arizona with 31 degree low in Phoenix downtown and 28 at Sky Harbor. Scottsdale reports 23 degrees as Alhambra 25. Snow dusted Tucson Nogales but melted elsewhere. Mountain highways icy. Tomorrow brings slight warming and continued frosty mornings.
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Sky Harbor
Scottsdale
Alhambra
Tucson
Nogales
Bisbee
Douglas
Ajo
Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Airport Station
Mercury
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
the Canyon
Coast Citrus Fire Flares as 21 Degree Cold Grim
Winter reaches Southern California with sub freezing temps forcing citrus growers to fire groves to avert frost damage. Palmdale records 21 degrees while other towns report 24 to 39. Forecasters warn of further fires tonight as winter begins. Skiers enjoy Big Bear with 18 inches of snow as smudging and low visibility hit San Bernardino and LA County groves.
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California
Palmdale
Beaumont
Indio
Mount Wilson
Paso Robles
Riverside
San Bernardino
Oceanside
Blythe and
Needles
el Centro
San Diego
Groves
Phoenix
San Bernardino County
Los Angeles County
Noted Figures Comment On Atomic Prospects And Language Policy
International News Service survey notes UN President Romulo warns atomic weapon advances may outpace control efforts. Dr Edwin Redslob says Germans seek new traditions beyond past ones. Hungarian Education Minister Ortu tay stresses necessity of learning Russian.
Winter Weather Hits Nation with Cold Snap
Chicago dispatch reports winter arrives with bitter cold, snow, freezing rain, sleet and dense fog spreading across the United States. Weather map indicates a widespread freeze, with hazardous conditions forecast nationwide.
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Chicago
United States
Botched fuse threat targets UAW HQ in Detroit
Police report a dynamite bomb packed in a cardboard box was found at the three story United Auto Workers International Headquarters in Detroit. A faulty fuse prevented detonation and investigators link the plot to the Reuther family and a broader anti union network.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers International
Henry Russell
Police Special Investigation Bureau
UAW
Joseph Krug
Police Department
Special Investigation Bureau
Mialeas
P Reuther
Five Children Die in Wisconsin Rapids Fire
In Wisconsin Rapids a flash fire killed three children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sonheim and left five siblings and their parents unharmed as their rural home burned. The dead were Nancy seven months Gary two and Robert fourteen. Kenneth nine was rescued by hospital treatment. Fire official Earl Tess said lacquer near a fireplace ignited, destroying the two story wooden house one and a half miles west of town.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Frank Sonheim
Nancy
Gary
Robert
Kenneth
Earl Tess
Phoenician Reunites With Suspected Brother Killer in 1928
Sefereno Rulas of 428 East Madison Street identified a man he believed killed his brother Julio Rulas in a Tolleson canal incident on August 17, 1928. The suspect, age 39, admitted knowing Seferenc Rulas and said Julio disappeared after diving into the canal. The case shifted to the sheriff for further investigation and possible court review.
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Phoenix
Sefereno Rulas
East
Madison Street
Rulas
Julio Rulas
Acapula
South Second Street
Harold DeWitt
Earl Moore
Sheriff's Office
Seferenc Rulas
Tolleson
Mexico
Gila Bend
L. C. Boies
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Joan Harrison
Virginia Day
Sylvia
Lady Ashley
Blast Rocks Toy Factory
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Phoenix Gazette
O'Dwyers
William O'Dwyer
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
Stuart
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Coast
International News Service
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Edwin Redslob
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Roy
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