Jews Egyptians Renew Battle on Negev Front
A Wall Street era wire service piece spans varied topics. The text reports on a U.S. fugitive in Berlin who would forfeit citizenship to stay with his partner and child, plus a Virginia exhibit showing the costly practice of independent buying by the Army Navy and Air Force. It details a munitions board exhibit at Arlington and notes standardization aims across services, with prices and items listed from blankets to shoes and medical gear. The piece includes dramatic scenes of pursuit and romance alongside procurement concerns.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Newark
N. J
Germany
Ruth Riecki
Nancy
Armila Schmitt
Ursula
Lada
Ruth
Washington
Ina
Virginia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Munitions Board
Defense Establishment
Iervices
Forrestal
Army Quartermaster Depot
Arlington
Potomac
Armed Services
Army Air Force
Army Field Medical
Ocean
USN
Tojo and three others hanged after banzai shouts
Japanese wartime leaders including Hideki Tojo were hanged at Sugamo Prison after a last night of defiance. The priest Hanayama described Tojo and three companions as jaunty before death. A final message and a translated poem accompanied their end as bells tolled for world peace.
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Russell Baines
Associated Press
Yokyo
Hideki Tojo
Sugamo
Shinsa
Hanayama
Banzai Cay
Tojo
Nippon
Pearl Harbor
China
Korea
Koki Hirota
Ite
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Kenji Doilara
Singapore
Iwane Matsui
Nanking
Akira Muto
War Ministry
Magaki
Jentaro Kimura
Hirota
State Man Saved Tojo for Noose State Man Saved Tojo for Noose
Dr James B Johnson Jr of Keyser W V A West Virginia native and First Cavalry captain saved Hideki Tojo after a bullet wound on September 11 1945 The doctor says the court executed Tojo and notes the operation occurred on Tojo s 37th birthday Johnson studied at Potomac State College and finished medical training at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond.
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Associated Press
Newark
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
James B. Johnson
James Johnson
Keyser
W.va
First Cavalry Division
Toje
Fehnson
West
Weather Summary from Beckley Area Forecast
Enly cloudy and sold today. Cloudy and continued cold tonight followed by rain or snow Friday. Temperatures showed yesterday's high and last night's low. no precipitation in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. today. Rivers Greenbrier and New, near Bellepoint, slightly high but nearly clear. Local station reports include high yesterday and low last night with modest daytime readings.
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Greenbrier
New
Belle- Point
Wrecked Plane Found by U S Rescue Unit
U S searchers reported a Czechoslovak plane disappeared with 24 83 on a flight to Palestine Tuesday night. It was spotted wrecked 42 today in the Peloponnesus with no signs of life. Captain Arthur G. Ray of Ambilla Texas led the air sea rescue unit.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
U. S
Palestine
Peloponnesus
Arthur G. Ray
Amabilla
Texas
Armistice Hopes Fade As Warplanes Enter Negev Front
Fighting erupts along the Negev between Jewish and Egyptian forces with air and ground clashes, dashing hopes for swift armistice talks. Israeli and Egyptian units clash near Nirim and Rafah as both sides use air power. An Egyptian-bombed Jewish community near Tel Aviv is reported but unnamed by censors.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Negev
Palestine
United Nations
Faluja
Cost of Living Drops for Fourth Straight Month
Government figures show November living costs down 0.8 percent from October, driven by a continued drop in food prices. The mid November index stood at 172.2, about 44 percent above the 1935-39 average, with foods 2.4 percent higher than a year ago yet below wartime price levels. Meat prices fell while dairy fruits and fats also eased. butter averaged 75 cents per pound, a low not seen since 1947.
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Associated Press
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Dutch Charged With Civilians Killing By UN Witnesses
Reports to the United Nations Security Council allege Dutch troops are killing Indonesian civilians in Java. The Australian delegate demanded Holland be expelled from the UN if attacks continue. The UN committee cites gunfire after the invasion and a witnessed shooting of an unarmed boy by a Dutch soldier. Five Dutch planes bombed Madioen, injuring civilians and damaging buildings in one of Java’s remaining Republican cities.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Java
United Nations Security Council
U. N. Good
Themittee
Paris
Australia
Holland
United Nations
Cel
W. R. Hodgson
U. N. Security Council
U. Nocharter
Sonnel
Kaliperang
Jogjakarta
Secretariat
U. XII
T. K. Critchtey
GOC
Madioen
Republican Radio
Marines Rescue Seven Stranded In Battle Area
A Marine plane rescued three American embassy attaches and four correspondents stranded in Peiping and Tientsin. Lt. Charles Leutz and M Sgt Frank Rosenberg flew them to Nanking after a perilous, engine trouble filled mission begun in Peiping with Capt. James Gault piloting the first aircraft that landed at Tientsin. The passengers were evacuated to safety as the damaged plane was repaired locally.
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Associated Press
Nanking
Peiping
Tientsin
Charles Leutz
South Orange
N. J
Frank Rosenberg
New York City
Tientsin, i
MA ES
James Galt
Shreveport
North China
Gault
Pato Field
Polo Field
Kearie Berry
Austin
Tex
Copimunist
China
Gaulti
Tsingtao
Navy
Marine
West Virginia Fire Losses Drop From 1947 Levels
Fire losses in West Virginia for October and November reached 274 468 dollars, under half the 1947 total. October 125 586 dollars and November 348 862 dollars. Eleven deaths, including five children, were reported in November across Kanawha Fayette Harrison Putnam Clay Marion Boone Mercer and Pendleton counties. Mayor Hedrick announced plan plans for Beckley drilling a public parking structure with RFC financing to follow.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
C. A. Raper
Kanawha
Fayette
Harrison
Putnama Clay
Marion
Boone
Mercer
Pendleton
Myor G. C. Hedrick
Raper
Warking
Beckley
Reconstruction Finance
J. R. Biedinger
Cincinnati
Ohio
The
RFC
Hedrick
French Court Frees Former Vichy Official
Paris court acquits Marcel Bernard Peyrouton of charges of intelligence with the enemy. Jury deliberated 46 minutes and Peyrouton was freed on not guilty verdict.
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Vichy
Paris
French High Court of Justice
Marcel Bernard Peyrouton
Peyrouton
Pinecrest Drive Lags Behind 1947 Gift Total
Mrs. Kermit Locke, chair of the Berkley Woman's Club Civic Department, reports Pinecrest Fund Christmas drive totals lag behind 1947. About $1,400 has been received so far. The fund supports Yuletide gifts and year round patient needs at Pinecrest Sanitarium. Donations of money can be mailed or delivered to local shops, with gifts arriving after Christmas still aiding ongoing needs.
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Pinecrest Sanitarium
Kermit Locke
Civic Department
Berkley Woman's Club
Pinecrest Fund
Pine
Urest
False Accusation Damages Claimed in $10,000 Suit
W. L. Taylor of East Beckley filed a $10,000 civil suit in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office against E. C. Murphy of Raleigh Road alleging false accusation of stealing $7,000 from Murphy’s cleaning establishment. Jurors reportedly cleared Taylor during the October term of criminal court. Taylor now works at Richmond Cleaners and Laundry.
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W. L. Taylor
East Beckley
Raleigh County
E. C. Murphy
Raleigh Road
Criminal Court
Murphy
New Raleigh Road
Taylor
Richmond Cleaners and Laundry
Beckley Firemen Purchase Auto
The Beckley Fire Department has bought a new Chevrolet vactor for general firefighting work. Fire Chief Bernard Martin said the car was funded by money raised by the firemen. It is painted the same fire engine red as department trucks.
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Beckley
Bernard Martin
Penny Behind Fuse Triggers Beckley House Fire
Fire at a Graham Street residence caused by a penny behind a fuse plug. Ora Roberts occupied the house and Mitt Smith owns it. Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported only slight damage. call came in about 4 50 p m yesterday.
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Ora Roberts
Graham Street
Bernard Martin
Mitt Smith
Martin
Probes Planned for Two Gas Explosions in Mines
Formal hearings will review the Stotesbury No. 8 mine blast at Eastern Gas and Fuel in Beckley on December 29, where one man was killed and four injured. A second hearing for the Fast Gulf No. 3 mine blast at C. H. Mead Coal, which killed two East Gulf miners, is expected in Beckley in January.
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Stotesbury
East Gulf
Beckley
Stotesbury No. 8
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Fast Gulf No.3
C. H. Mead Coal Company
C. E. Jones
UMW District 29
Mead Company
Schuyler Mitchell
Richard Lunsford
Jailbreak Foiled By Running Water
A jail break plot at McDowell County jail was foiled when officers heard running water while five prisoners planned to saw through bars to a shower passage. Deputy Roy Christian and two city police found the inmates in two cells attempting to escape with hacksaw blades, one step short of freedom as officers acted on the nocturnal clue.
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Associated Press
Welch
McDowell County
Roy Christian
State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Janer Herman Turnell
Christian
Turnell
Chicago
Mid-Continent
Central Plains
Mid-west
North Central
Canadian
Bismarck
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Grand Forks
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Montana
Florida
Key West
Miami
Mercury
Beckley Wreck Causes $400 Damage in Morning Crash
Three vehicles were damaged about 10 15 a m today at Fayette and McCreery Streets police reported. Norval R Cooke of 209 Orchard Avenue driving west on McCreery struck a northbound car driven by Robert Daniels of unknown address. The Daniels car swung to the curb and struck a packed pickup truck owned by Arnolt Swim Company.
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Fayette and
McCreery
Norval R. Cooke
Orchards Avenue
Fayette
Robert Daniels
Beckley
Daniels
Arnolt Swim Company
Raleigh County Court House to Close Friday Through Monday
All offices in the Raleigh County Court House will be closed Friday through Monday. The shutdown affects clerical operations and public services, with reopenings slated for Tuesday unless further notice is issued.
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Raleigh County Court House
Earthquake Felt Near Aleutian Islands Reported by Seismograph
The Boston College seismograph station in Weston Massachusetts recorded a moderate strength earthquake about 4,900 miles away from Boston. The disturbance lasted around two hours and was likely centered near the Aleutian Islands.
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Aleutians
Boston
Weston
Mass
Boston College
Aleutian Islands
Hedrick Favored For Committee On Ways and Means
Democratic lawmakers name at least nine candidates for the House Ways and Means Committee. Reps King California OBrien Illinois Bogas Louisiana Al pest Oklahoma Combs Fishes Wilson Texas Hedrick West Virginia Stanley Virginia cited for upcoming party selections January 1 and June 15 to appoint a new slate of committee members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
Jor
Megan Jon
House
Pemepiaigsky
King
California
O'Brien
Louisiana
Pest
Oklahoma
Combs
Fishes
Wilson
Texas
Hedrick
West Virginia
Stanley
Virginias
Ways and
Ways and Means
Waya ‘and Means
Deaths Estimated at 265 in Christmas Holiday Traffic
The National Safety Council estimated today that traffic fatalities over the Christmas holiday may total 265, covering immediate deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday. The final toll could be higher if underreported fatalities emerge.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Accid
National Safety Council
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C.E. Jones
W. B. Sweazy
Fireboss
Joe Callis
Pinecrest
Penny
Fuse
Court House
Dees
Yule Road
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