Four Teens Die As Car Hits Train In Illinois
Four youths from Pana are dead after a car carrying teenagers collided with a New York Central freight train two miles west of Pana, Illinois. A 16 year old girl, Phyllis Huffmaster, is in critical condition. Victims were Herman Becker 20 John Hill 17 Barbara Havriska 16 and Delores Potchkes 16. The train was en route from St Louis to Indianapolis and delayed three hours.
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Pana
Here
Earl J. Baker
Christian County
New York Central
Illinois
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Baker
Phyllis Huffmaster
Herman Becker
John Hill
Barbara Havriska
Delores Potchkes
Truman Names Murphy Special Counsel to the President
President Truman announced Charles S. Murphy will become the $20,000 special counsel to Harry S. Truman on February 1, succeeding Clark Clifford who resigns. Murphy, a Duke Law School graduate born in 1909, has long served as an administrative assistant and aided in the Truman War Investigating Committee and 1948 campaign.
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North Carolina
Missouri
United States
Truman
Charles S. Murphy
Murphy
Clark Clifford
Duke Law School
Duke
Senate Legislative Counsel
Senate
Truman War Investigating Committee
Santa Claus Telephone Mixup Sparks Disconnection Notice
New York hero Dr Herman Zurrow faced hundreds of calls from children seeking Santa after the Murray Hill 8 2551 line was reassigned. The phone company forgot the switch, prompting a blistering letter and a new system where callers reach an operator who either routes to Dr Zurrow or reports Santa’s number disconnected.
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New York
Herman B. Zurrow
Santa Claus
58Th Street
Santa
Dr. Zurrow
Murray Hill
Dr Zorrow
Fake Tickets Sold For Cotton Bowl
Dallas police say a 23 year old Negro was arrested for attempting to sell counterfeit Rice North Carolina Cotton Bowl tickets. They expect to resolve the crowded game seating on January 2 with the investigation continuing.
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Dallas
Foot Mouth Disease Fight Gains Support From Horan
Representative Walt Horan a Republican from Washington said the United States Mexico joint fight against foot and mouth disease in cattle is progressing satisfactorily. He toured Mexico to inspect eradication work and noted the program appears to have been carried on successfully benefiting about 83 million cattle 95.3 million hogs and 60 million sheep and preventing wildlife spread.
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Walt Horan
United States-Mexico
Horan
Mexico
House
United States
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Fox Hunters Club
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Hathaway
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