Eleven Servicemen Die In B-50 Plane Crash
Savannah, Ga. A flaming Air Force B-50 bomber crashed into a river marsh after takeoff from Chatham Field killing all 11 airmen aboard. The recovery was hindered by deep mud and rising tides as rescue boats and search planes worked through the night. The crash occurred about nine miles from Savannah city limits near U. S. Highway 17.
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Savannah
Air Force
Chatham Air Force Base
Savannah River
Frederic E. Glantsberg
Chatham
Field
el Paso
Texas
Japan
Jess Tian
Aoe Ee Geee
San Newark
N. J
Rahal
Sam Rahal
Fed Cross
Aire
Speculation on Coal Walkout Near January First
Washington rumors swirl after President Truman avoids a stance on the coal dispute. John L. Lewis limits miners to two days a week amid talk of a three day week and possible shutdown. Operators fear widening losses, while refineries note an ongoing emergency and voluntary rationing. The United Mine Workers weigh a full scale walkout as Pennsylvanians endure hard coal shortages.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Uiis
Lewie
Widadoe
Iewis
United Mine Workers
New York
UMW
Penmylvania
Hedrick urges more US aid to Britain as Europe recovers
Rep. FE Hedrick says Britain needs continued Marshall Plan help, even as he urges halving 1950 aid overall. He criticizes Rome and Belgium for misallocated funds, notes Italy’s rural need, and highlights 8,000 American dead at Anzio. His European trip covered Germany, Austria, France, England, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland.
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Germany
Great Britain
United States
FE. H. Hedrick
Rep. Hedrek
Commonwealth of Nations
Hedrick
America
Rep
Prince
Belgium
Rome
Beckley
Italy
France
Sweden
Denmark
Anzio
West
Europe
Austria
England
Ireland
New York
Bidault Moves To Call Confidence Vote In France
Paris French Premier Georges Bidault threatened new national elections as rebellious deputies balk at his tax plan. He asked for a formal confidence vote, a move seen as unprecedented for a premier to trigger resignation risk. If Bidault loses, his cabinet must resign. a successor losing could force a general election.
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Associated Press
Paris
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Virginia Weather Summary and Five Day Forecast
West Virginia forecast notes cloudy cold and windy conditions with possible snow today and tonight. Be alert for snow in the afternoon or night with daytime highs near 60 in Beckley and mid 40s to 50s elsewhere. Five day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal with additional snow Saturday night and a mix of rain or snow Tuesday.
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Beckley
al Ul
Dee
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
New
Oak Hill
Glade Creek
West Virginia
Santa Claus Number Disconnected Plight of Doctor
Dr Herman Zurrow, a 58 year old New York physician, faced a surge of child calls asking for Santa Claus as a phone mix up redirected Santa to his number. A toy shop previously used a Santa line, but after they dropped it the phone company assigned the doctor. Kids believed Santa answered every day and cries for Santa filled the lines. After complaints to the phone company, a new operator process directs callers to the doctor or to Santa’s alternative line, though the local operator now states Santa’s number has been disconnected.
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Associated Press
New York
Herman B.’ Jaurrow
Santa Claus
58Th Street
Bergen
Santa
Dr. Zurrow
Murray Hal
Murray Hill
Murray
Hill 8251
Gates Open for Guinea Pig at Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y The gates of Sing Sing prison swing outward as John I Moore once sentenced to die in 1931 for a robbery slaying gains parole for life after Roosevelt commuted his sentence Dewey cited his exceptional contributions as a human guinea pig in wartime experiments including fabricine malaria and an influenza vaccine He volunteered with knowledge of danger and no reward The man who aided a leukemia stricken girl may go to his mother in NYC and be visited by his son and daughter
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
John I. Moore
Boy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Louis
New York City
Roy
Girt
Dewey
Albany
Saiday
Manhattan
FagA Sabre’s Speedy Kin Makes First Flight at Edwards
In Los Angeles Associated Press reports North American Aviation revealed the YF-86D has its first test flight at Edwards Air Force Base. Veteran pilot Joe Tighe says the new jet can do everything the Sabre does and more, the Sabre already holding a world speed record of 670 mph.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
North American Aviation
Edwards Air Force Base
Joe Tigneh
Government Warns Captains Over Shanghai Waters Licenses
The Associated Press reports Washington warns American ship captains they may lose licenses if they enter Shanghai waters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Shanghai
Congress faces early session on farm plan and excise taxes
Washington insiders forecast a sharp early session on farm policy with the Brannan plan and a broad push to cut excise taxes. Senate action hinges on a House repeal of oleomargarine levies as President Truman weighs veto risk and tax posture to avoid widening the federal deficit.
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Congress
Senate
Truman
Treasury
House Ways and
Seasonal Christmas Buying Near Record Pace in 1949
Washington reports indicate late season shopping surged near the 1948 high as Christmas sales edge forward with an extra shopping day. Federal Reserve data show department store sales up about 1 percent from 1948 for the week ending mid December, aided by higher consumer income and abundant cash in circulation totaling $132 million over a seven day period.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
One Man Hurt in North Kanawha Crash
Richard Ferguson of Karper Road, driver suspected in a crash on North Kanawha Street last evening, faces a police court hearing. His Coleman Packing truck struck a mail truck, tore a phone pole, and collided with two parked cars, injuring Mike Simley. Ferguson fled the scene. cause under investigation.
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Richard Ferguson
Karper Road
North Kanawha Street
Coleman Packing Company
Ferguson
Gaytor Mays
Skelton
Volice
H. O. Coleman
Coleman
Beckhvan
Croft Street
A. A. Loss
North
Kanawha Street
Mike Simley
Calvin Hall
Richard Stout
Triplet Girls Born In County Farm Home
The Clarksburg area reports the birth of identical triplet girls to Mr and Mrs Whetzel Adien Davis and their five other children. The babies arrived Monday after a 25 minute gap first to second and 13 minutes to third. Weighs approx 4 1 2, 1 4 and 4 pounds. The infants are in good condition at a local hospital.
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Hy Register
Clarksburg
Dadlasidge County
Whetzel Adien Davis
Tang Run
Davises
Ultle
Pownde
Strikes Reduce State Job Force During November
Charleston West Virginia employment dipped in the month ended November 15 due to coal and steel strikes. Non agricultural payrolls totaled 458843, down 876 from October 15. Gains appeared in chemical and lumber and furniture manufacturing and in wholesale and retail trade, while other sectors fell.
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Associated Prose
Charleston
West Virginia
State Employment Security Department
Department
State Education Chief Says No Federal Ban On Classroom Devotionals
West Virginia officials report no federal court rulings barring routine in classroom devotional observances. Some decisions restrict using school facilities or students for external agency activities. Inmates at two prisons parole updates show most released had one to sixteen year terms. Moose Lodge 347 in Huntington loses permit for unlawful liquor sales and gaming devices. six licenses suspended for violations.
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Charleston
W. W. Trent
Acer
Burton Crow
Moose Lodge No
Huntington
Renion Violetiens
Holy Door Open Pope Pleads for Unity Across Christianity
Pope Pius XI urged unity within the Roman Catholic Church to confront militant atheism in his annual Christmas message on the eve of the 1950 holy year. He called for a great return to the one true church and urged social justice, liberty, and rights, cautioning against totalitarian oppression.
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Presa
Vatican City
Pius XI
Loda
Ueventuries
Winter Snow Arrives With Cold Temperatures Area Wide
Beckley and Raleigh counties report snow flurries and high winds with 31 degrees at dawn dropping to 15 degrees by tomorrow. Roads show 1.5 inches on Route 50 in Preston and similar amounts on Mountain roads near Elkins and Sewell Mountain with chains not required for cautious drivers. Weather forecast calls for cloudy and colder conditions with more plunging temperatures.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Hinton
Princeton
Oak Hill
Mullens
Glade Creek
Charleston
Preston County
Ind
Elkins
Sewell Mountain
Fayette County
State Roads Commission
Slater Tomorray
Truman Leaves For Home Visit
President Truman plans a Christmas home visit to Missouri after a busy day at the White House. He will fly to Independence with his daughter Margaret and wife Bess. The trip is described as informal with no fixed schedule, prioritizing time with friends and family.
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Associated Press
Washington
Seaman
White House
Truman
Missouri
Margaret Truman
Mrs. Truman
Independence
Quintel Sought in Mine Battle
Wellsburg West Virginia and Pennsylvania officers hunted five men named in warrants issued after an incident at a non union mine superintendant near Wellsburg. Sheriff Hogg said warrants were sworn before Justice Mahan and involved Washington County officers aiding in the arrest. The injured superintendent F A Howe described beating injuries including broken ribs and a bruised arm.
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Wellsburg
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Brooke County
Richard L. Hogg
Justice of the ‘Peace
J. George Mahan
Hogq
Washington County
F. A. Howe
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Britain
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S. W. Poor
Whintington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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Late Bulletin
Brannan Farm Plan
Tstake
Secretary of Agriculture
Rannan
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Brannan
The
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Kanawha
State Penitentiary
Hudonaville
Parelea
Parris
F. Peters
Moundsville
Muttonsville
Quintel
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