Vandals Loot Lincoln School In $1200 Break In
Juveniles are questioned after burglars smashed office furniture in the Abraham Lincoln School at 1020 East Henshaw Road. Two record players were stolen, a typewriter destroyed, a soft drink machine damaged, and a peanut vendor broken. Desks toppled, glass panes broken, and obscene scribbles found in nurse’s room. Custodian Homer Brown discovered the break in.
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Abraham Lincoln School
East Henshaw Road
Sheriff's Office
M. T. Risner
Frances Cane
Risner
Miss Cane
Homer Brown
Patient Dies Of Scalding At Hospital
Esther Gatewood a 24 year old patient at the Chicago State Hospital died from second and third degree burns after an incident in a hydrotherapy tub authorities ordered a full scale investigation. Dr David Brown said the death occurred during a 20 minute period when nurses attention was on a violent patient in the mental ward autopsy planned. The hot water faucets were on full strength making self injury unlikely.
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Chicago
Esther Gatewood
Chicago State Hospital
David Brown
Miss Gatewood
Paul Schmidt
Brown
Transit Strike Grips Cleveland Before Christmas
A Cleveland transit strike halted service after a 496 to 287 vote by AFL Transit Union members. The walkout stranded thousands, clogged streets, and snarled traffic as taxi firms struggled to meet demand and shoppers faced bleak prospects for last minute purchases.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Transit System
AFL
Thomas P. Meaney
Nude couple rescued after attempted double suicide in Berlin lake
Dec 22 AP reports police found a nude, shivering couple fleeing Grunewald Forest lake. The man said they planned to die by their own action together but the water proved too cold.
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Berlin
Grunewald Forest
Adopt A Family Christmas Drive For 89th Ward
A Phoenix Gazette appeal details a mother and eight children facing destitution with no Christmas shopping, food, stove, or adequate clothing. The oldest daughter may benefit from hospital care, while others suffer cold and irregular schooling. Readers urged to send $14 to Miss Lucy Krug for the Adopt a Family for Christmas fund, co sponsored by the Phoenix Community Council.
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Lucy Krug
The
Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Community Council
Gazette
Auditor balks at paying state treasurer's report photo claim
State Auditor Ann Frohmiller has delayed a $134 payment for printing costs of the 1948 49 state treasurer's annual report. The pamphlet, printed by Sims Printing Co and featuring State Treasurer J W Kelly's photograph on the back cover, prompted criticism from Kelly who is a 1950 Corporation Commission candidate.
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Ann Frohmiller
J. W. Kelly
Kelly
Arizona Corporation Commission
Sims Printing Company
Phoenix
Gas Pipe Line Explodes Near Belpre
A 24 inch line of the Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company transporting Texas gas to Detroit exploded at 4 45 am near Belpre. No injuries were reported and snow prevented a fire as residents were frightened by the blast.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Michigan - Wisconsin Pipe Line Company
Detroit
Belpre
Firemen Fall Ill Battling Mysterious Arsenal Blaze
Fifty Philadelphia firemen were sickened while fighting a smoke filled blaze at the Frankford Arsenal in a windowless three story building. Guards and FBI agents sealed off the site as crews used air hammers to vent fumes. Officials offered no cause or details on ammunition storage or experiments.
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto Workers
Detroit
Philadelphia
Frankford Arsenal
Arsenal
Arsenal Infirmary
FBI
MacArthur Urges Probe Of Japanese Prisoners In Russia
General Douglas MacArthur called on the U S government to seek an on the spot inquiry by a neutral power into the fate of hundreds of thousands of Japanese prisoners likely dead on Soviet soil. He urged action to uncover truth and protect imperial Japanese detainees.
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MacArthur
Russia
Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Asia
Pioneer Udall in Arizona Stricken with Stroke
Joseph Udall aged 89, longtime Apache County settler and patriarch of the Udall family, is in serious condition after a stroke at his Eagar home. He served as bishop for 23 years, sat on the county board, and is uncle to several judges and notable relatives.
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Eagar
Joseph Udall
Arizona
Udall
Joyce Colter
St. Johns
Apache County
Glenn Rogers
Alta Wiltbank
Albuquerque
N. M
K. G
Ellen Winsor
Culver Street
Phoenix
Don T. Udall
Navajo County
Jesse Udall
Graham County
Apache County Board of Supervisors
Latterday Saints
Planes Collide Over Edenton Navy Jet Crashes
A Navy F-4U fighter and an Army C-47 collided five miles north of Edenton North Carolina. The fighter crashed while the transport made a crash landing at the Marine air base with a damaged tail. The pilot’s status was initially unknown and the crew were reported unhurt.
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Edenton
N. C
Here
Marine Air Base
Boat Burns and Sinks Off California Coast
The fishing boat St James burned and sank after Coast Guard ships spent all night fighting a stubborn tank fire. The 12 crew members were evacuated to another vessel and taken into San Pedro.
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Long Beach
Calif
St. James
Coast Guard
San Pedro
Noted People Speak On Peace and Policy
International News Service reports quotes from President Truman Senator Vandenburg and Yugoslav Marshal Tito. Truman emphasizes freedom and self-reliance, Vandenburg argues foreign aid serves U S self interest and saving lives, Tito warns against Soviet hegemonistic policy affecting millions worldwide.
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Washington
Truman
Arthur H. Vandenburg
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Christmas Services Set By Churches
Phoenicians will join in Catholic Christmas services as parishes list midnight masses and multiple day masses. Immaculate Heart of Mary offers Solemn High Mass with School Choir and several daytime masses. St Agnes features an organ recital and multiple masses with boys and girls choirs. St Catherine's and St Francis Xavier's present midnight Mass and varied morning masses. St Gregory's and St Matthew's provide high and low Mass options, with detailed schedules for each church.
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Phoenix
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Washington Street
ST. Agnes
East Palm Lane
Tom Donohoe
Agnesians
ST. Catherine’s
South Central Avenue
Alta Vista Road
ST. Francis Xavier’s
North Central Avenue
A. m. Xavier Hall
ST. Gregory’s
18Th Avenue
ST. Matthew's
West van Buren Street
ST. Mark's
East Mohave
Ice storm isolates Midwest as deaths mount
An ice storm blanketed the Mississippi Valley spreading a 1.4 inch glaze and isolating towns from Sedalia Missouri to Quincy Illinois. Power lines fell breaking communications while railways and highways slowed. Amateur radio operators relayed official messages and many cities reported outages and blackouts.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Sedalia
Quincy
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Lower Michigan
Mercury
New York
Louisville
California
Kansas
Nebraska
State Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Hannibal
WTAD
WGEM
WCAZ
Carthage
Quincy Herald-Whig
Peoria
Macomb
Monroe City
Paris
Otterville
Smithton
Green Ridge
Walker
Harwood
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Hollywood
Inez Robb
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Dix
Turnbow
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Midwest
UNION
John R. Sammon
Illinois State Treasurer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kuzma Derevyanko
Bulletin
Betty Lou Marbury
Brownsville
Tenn
W. W. Mitchell
Boston
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