Communists target Formosa Tibet by next summer
An Eastern European diplomat said Chinese Communists aim to seize Formosa and Tibet by next summer, with plans to also take control of all China. The timetable excludes Hong Kong for now, but may threaten India and Britain later. The informant noted expected Western recognitions and Soviet aid to China.
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London
Formosa
Tibet
China
Hong Kong
India
Bhutan
Nepal
Chiang Kai-shek
Red China
Peiping
Britain
Cairo
Manchuria
Pescadore Islands
Japan
Russia
British Baronet Found Shot Dead
Sir Ralph Mark Milbanke a 42 year old baronet of a line dating to 1661 was found shot dead in his Mayfair bedroom. Police reported no foul play suspicion. He inherited the title after his brother’s 1947 death and had prior service with the Royal Armoured Corps in North Africa where he suffered chronic enteritis-linked inflammation.
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London
Ralph Mark Milbanke
Mayfair
Ralph
John
Royal Armored Corps
North
Africa
Carver High selects Lois Tate Salad Bowl princess
Carver High School and Student Council choose Lois Tate a sophomore as princess for the Salad Bowl festivities on January 2. She was picked from six contenders based on poise personality intelligence and appearance. The princess will ride the school float in the parade. The Student Council plans to send five members to the Arizona student council convention in Yuma December 2 and 3. Delegates include Lady Maxwell Van Blackman Lois Winrow Miss Tate and Fred Warren with Arlena E Seneca as sponsor. The PTA supports the trip.
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Carver High School
Lois Tate
Yuma
Lady Maxwell
van Blackman
Lois Winrow
Miss Tate
Fred Warren
Arlena E. Seneca
School Parent-Teacher Association
Turkey Hunt Ends Tragedy Aunt Killed Then Shooter Self
PEMBROKE Ga Nov 25 AP a Thanksgiving day turkey hunter killed his aunt after mistaking her red kerchief for a rooster’s comb and then shot himself Sheriff E W Miles Byron County identified the deceased as Bertha Goodman 35 and William E Ruff 29 both of Savannah Ruff fired when he saw the kerchief and after learning of the accidental death tragedy he placed a gun to his head and died a coroner’s jury ruled the deaths accidental and by his own action
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Pembroke
E. W. Miles
Byron County
Bertha Goodman
William E. Ruff
Savannah
Miles
R. L. Jackson
U S Canada Plan Joint Arctic Training Exercise
Lt Gen Stephen J Chamberlin will command US and Canadian ground and air units in Arctic training exercises this winter. Maj Gen Robert M Lee and Maj Gen M H S Pendale join on the command staff with Air Vice Marshal Hugh Campbell. Exercise Index will be held in the Yukon and Alaska next January and February to develop combined defense techniques for the northern frontier.
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Washington
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Fifth Army
Chicago
United States
Robert M. Lee
Air Force Tactical Air Command
Hampton
M. H.S. Pendale
Western Command
Hugh Campbell
Royal Canadian Air Force Northwest Command
Yukon
Alaska
United States Army
Charging Bull Killed With Hoe by Farmer Hero
Rufus Durham, 59, is recovering after using a garden hoe to kill an 1800 pound bull that charged his wife in San Fernando California. He was crushed when the dying animal fell on him and saved his spouse from being killed. Mrs. Durham described how her husband struck the bull between the eyes to save her.
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San Fernando
Calif
Rufus Durham
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Durham
Churchill Gaining After Bad Cold Gains Pace in Recovery
London November 25 A spokesman for Winston Churchill says the Conservative Party leader is progressing favorably in his recovery from a severe cold. Churchill caught the cold last weekend and his doctor Lord Moran has advised him to stay indoors until fully recovered.
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London
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Churchill
Lord Moran
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