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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1952
Page
3
An FBI agent verified a letter claiming that a grandmotherly thief will rob two more banks before retiring. The author says her soldier son in Korea will profit upon her return and notes seven weeks of past robberies totaling about four thousand dollars.
Akron youths turn a funeral hearse into a mobile home with sleeping and cooking facilities and electric lights. They have traveled 5000 miles, stop to work for funds, and plan to return to Akron around Christmas.
Three weeks remain to rescue Fairvania from the evil Lubi. Prince Jonathan sails toward Santa Land seeking Santa Claus aid. A mighty storm capsizes his ship and pulls him under, but he struggles to the surface amid crashing waves.
In a storm Prince Jonathan clings to a floating barrel and washes ashore on an uninhabited island. He finds a pirate ship anchored offshore and meets pirate captain who sees him as a potential ransom, while he hopes to reach Santa Land and save Fairvania.
In Washington Bliss Henry H. Fowler stated controls will remain in force while the Truman administration is in power. He warned decontrol of price wage and production controls would be a Brave Mistake. Fowler stressed his view is personal unless President Truman publicly repudiates the policy. He noted reports that Truman may study decontrol before Congress convenes in a month. Dwight Eisenhower will be sworn in January 20.
The Philippine 14th battalion combat team undergoes rigorous training and will replace the veteran 19th combat team on the Korean front early next year.
New York reports President Truman approved a full coal wage boost of 1.90 per day amid rising living costs. Industry doubt grows on pass-through to coal prices due to fuel oil and gas competition. Some leaders fear the move may mark the swan song for a weakened central wage and price control system as the wage board's actions shift future policy.
Adlai Stevenson said he and President Truman are in complete agreement not to wage war on Dwight Eisenhower's program for party advantage. He cited Democratic deficits and serving the public interest as the party's main problems and suggested leadership should act constructively in Congress. He will rest, possibly travel abroad, and expects Stephen Mitchell to stay as national chairman.
Philadelphia report on a new transfusion technique aims to reuse a donor’s red cells. Dr. Joseph Stokes Jr. explains centrifugation separates plasma then returns red cells to the donor, boosting gamma globulin and enabling as many as 50 transfusions per year from one person.
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