Deferments Granted to 452 Texas College Students
San Antonio College leads a statewide deferment tally with 452 students exempted from the draft during the fall term. Brig Gen Paul Wakefield says the program runs smoothly as Texas colleges report 781 percent of students deferred. Local draft board No 10 in Cameron records the most deferments, under watchful administration to ensure proper reporting of students who leave or fail courses.
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Weather Map Forecast Predicts Severe Oil Wave Across Nation
A powerful weather system is expected to push into the central and western United States bringing frigid temperatures far below zero along the lower midwest. Western states face heavy snowfall while eastern regions see mild conditions with widespread precipitation from coast to coast except the gulf states. New England may see rain mixed with snow.
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Weathered Year Ends With Blizzard Across Plains and West
1951 closes amid a heavy blizzard in the northern plains and high Rockies, with subzero spells in Montana the Dakotas Wyoming and northern Nebraska. California floods isolate resorts near Los Angeles as multiple storms prompt evacuations and road blockages. New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio and family were marooned on Colorado and Nevada peaks as avalanches killed one worker and left others missing.
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Unseasonable Texas Warm Spawns Record December Heat
Unseasonably warm December weather in Texas pushed temperatures into the 90s Sunday, with Junction at 91 and Dallas at 87 setting multiple December records. The National Weather Service forecast a cold front to bring winds and dust and a drop in lows overnight across the panhandle and south plains.
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Penny postcard to rise to two cents in staged postage hike
Washington reports the penny postcard will end January 1 as a two cent rate in a multi year postal increase plan. Congress ordered higher charges to raise about 120 million dollars annually to help the post office out of the red. The drops in other rates include a two cent government postcard and a one cent drop letter moving to two cents with no change in letter rates.
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Storm kills dozens across Europe as ships wreck
A major European storm cuts life across western shores with at least 55 dead and many missing. Sailors perish near Borkum, Britain reports heavy losses, and Norwegian, Spanish, and Danish crews are among the dead. Flying Enterprise disaster and Irene Oldendorff wreck highlight the peril as rescue vessels battle 40 crew missing.
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Soldier on leave kills girl and himself in Mentone church
A gunman Omer Shoemaker 24 Akron Tet shot Ruth Golden 16 and Judy Faulkner 13 during a church service in Mentone Indiana then killed himself. State police said Shoes maker fired five shots after entering the service and fled the scene driving away before dying of self-inflicted wounds. Fugitive details and witnesses describe the shooting as the attacker opened fire and then shot himself.
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Professional gamblers face new U.S. tax stamp once
Washington December deadline imposes a $50 federal occupational tax stamp and a 10 percent monthly payment on all wagers for December business. The law, enacted by Congress, targets bookmakers, punchboard operators and “umbers” writers. Treasury notes many applicants, holiday delays likely in initial collections.
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Sheriff's Death Ruled Accidental in Round Mountain
Justice of the Peace Rollie Adams ruled Sheritt Frank Shells death accidental after a gunshot was found near his body at his Blancs County home near Round Mountain. The investigation was assisted by District Attorney Sam Connally and Texas Ranger Doyley S Carrington. Shell was sheriff, found dead December 24.
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Churchill and Eden Sail on to America Amid Storm Delays
The 81,000 ton liner Queen Mary carrying Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden left Southampton early today after days of delays caused by Atlantic storms and an anchor jam. Aboard with 43 others, they proceed to meet President Truman for talks on peace through strength and rebuilding Britain's wealth.
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