Celebrants Stay Off by Streets on New Year’s Eve
San Antonians braved sleet and cold to celebrate New Year in hotels and clubs, with crowds at Lieswenkler venues while most stayed home by firesides. Sheriff and police reported few incidents, 27 arrests for drunkenness, and two New Year babies born at Nix and Hondo Army Airfield hospitals as officials noted unusually quiet streets.
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Times Square
Five die in DC-3 freighter crash near Charleston
Five aboard a DC-3 freighter en route from Newark to Miami were killed when the plane crashed near Charleston. Police said all aboard were burned almost beyond recognition. The victims include three men and two women. In North Wales Pa a decapitated body of Gertrude Griner, 27, a telephone supervisor, was found along the Reading railroad after she apparently placed her neck on a rail as an approaching train neared.
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Newark
N. Jo
Maimi
Fla
North Wales
Gertrude Griner
Reading
Edward Well
OPA Stockroom Shelters Family in Wilmington
In a Wilmington stockroom near downtown, a family of four has made a temporary home for six weeks. A 4 year old girl Judy and her 2 year old sister Barbara sleep on an army cot between crates of records while their father makes a bed on the floor. The practical nurse mother works night shifts at a convalescent home and the father, recently jobless, has found work with the OPA but the family remains housed in the warm, cluttered space with a sink and nearby lavatory.
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Barbera
Atom Secrets Leak Statement by Groves Declared
Maj. Gen. Leslie R Groves announced that atomic bomb secrets have leaked to unauthorized persons not concerned with U S interests. He made the claim right after leaving the Manhattan Project he directed since the summer of 1942.
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Leslie R.groves
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Dewey Urges Unity of Nations in New Term Speech
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, entering a second four year term, urged a better understanding among nations as the supreme aim for all governments. He called for unity to meet global challenges and emphasized cooperation among peoples.
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M.Y. Jan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Texan New Year Hails 1947 Quiet Start
Texas leaders predicted a happy prosperous 1947 as Dallas welcomed the new year with quiet New Year’s Eve. Night clubs and hotel ballrooms drew crowds despite cold weather while many offices closed. Bowl games in Dallas Houston San Antonio El Paso and Fort Worth drew interest. Governor Coke Stevenson predicted continued good times with oil prices leveling and a possible 25 percent price drop not dampening mood.
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Pallee Li
Louis T. Speeer
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San Antonio
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Texas
Coke Strevenson
Ice Lowers Traffic Toll On New Year's Eve
A nationwide survey notes only 12 traffic deaths on New Year s Eve and early New Year s morning. The report also cites other holiday fatalities including 297 violent deaths over the Christmas period, with 244 motor mishaps and 70 in California.
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California
World Hopes For A Better Year Amid Cold War Tensions
News of 1947 begins with New Year celebrations across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In Moscow and London, traditional revelry contrasts with hunger and shortages in many regions. Shanghai reports Chinese students protesting American forces, shouting anti U.S. slogans and displaying banners. The demonstrations, linked to anti-American sentiment and allegations of misconduct, reflect postwar tensions shaping global reactions to the new year.
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Alamo Bowl Football Reserves Highlight Lineup List
Denver reserves include Harold Hat Phil Braiford Lee Taylor Spencer Peckenpaugh and more. Hardin-Simmons adds E G Foster Richard Hank Brown Bill Echols and others as the teams wear Crimson gold and Purple gold. Referee Lloyd on Ted Jackson and judge Meld headline the pages.
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Lee Taylor
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Dick Yates
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Lee Roy Kunz
Tour Saracino
Jack Reed
Tom Bakke
Doe Celbari
George Miller
Eldon Kunz
Bill Matych
Wayne Hyilegard
Steve Woytek
BI Weathay
Ken Nedgen
Roy Honstein
del Leatherman
Bob Meyers
Hardin-Simmons
E.G. Foster
Richard Hank Brown
Henrick Galler
Paulley
James Cox
Leon Walton
Jesse Clardy
Rudy Mobley
Dack Boles
Willard A. Jones
Smith
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Virgil Turner
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Paul Bailey
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Ted Jackson
TCU
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March in Mummers Parade Brightens Broad Street Scene
Five thousand New Year’s marchers in Philadelphia parade down Broad Street in colorful attire to the traditional tune Oh Dem Golden Slippers. Officials expect a festive display with large crowds along the route.
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Wan
U S Shrinks Reich Industries
Berlin reports that the American military plans a new law in the U S zone dissolving German enterprises with more than 10,000 workers. Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, deputy military governor, orders decartelization after four power talks. Potsdam called for decentralization of German industrial combines.
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Jan. I
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Weather forecast mentions clougy days with freezing rain
Forecast shows Wednesday largely cloudy with intermittent light freezing rain or sleet ending in the afternoon or evening. Temperatures forecast to reach around 36 Wednesday, 26 overnight, then 50 by Thursday. Tuesday high 33 and Wednesday low 26. Additional details on Weather Page 4-A.
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31 Below Zero Low in Frigid U S
Climate report across the United States on New Year’s Day describes extreme cold from the plains to New England with subzero readings in Wisconsin and parts of New York. Forecasters warn colder air will move into Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Shenandoah Valley, with freezing rain and sleet possible in Texas and Arkansas regions.
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Sleet-Covered San Antonio Sees Snow Flurries and Freezing Temps
San Antonio endures a third straight day of freezing 26 degree readings with sleet and ice. Roads icy, sidewalks treacherous, buses scarce, and air traffic minimal as Continental Air Lines plans night service to El Paso. Telephones disrupted by ice while officials warn motorists to use chains and avoid nonessential trips despite forecasts of a slight warming by Thursday afternoon.
Britain Considers Jewish State Plan Amid Palestine Talks
An official source says Britain may seriously study a Jewish state plan for Palestine if proposals are tabled at the London conference starting January 22. In Florida, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower again denied any run for the presidency, declining both Democratic and Republican nominations.
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Dairy Prices Go Down CHICAGO New Year cuts dairy costs
The New Year brings the first postwar price cut in milk and dairy products in the Chicago area. A supplier announced a one-cent reduction per quart for mill and buttermilk and a one-cent cut per package for cottage cheese. Eight people were injured in San Francisco during New Year celebrations when a car crashed into a market steel sidewalk, one critically.
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Ja. Law
Trapped Mother and Son Drowned in Detroit Ice
A mother Ethel Stakfard, 33, and her six year old son Roberts perished when their car broke through Fox Creek ice on Detroit's east side. Husband Woodrow Stakyard, 23, escaped and is hospitalized after attempting to rescue them. He claims he cannot explain how they fell through the ice.
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Ethel Stak Fard
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Lille Bobble
Russian Staff Faces Eviction
NEW YORK January 1 Ruth Pratt former congresswoman who heads the men s National Republican committee has sued to evict Russian tenants from her granite East 61st Street building claiming lease violations. She alleges remodeling without required official approval for two elevators undermines the lease.
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Ruth Pratt
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Police Hunt Snipper In Washington Whiskers Case
Police pursue a elusive barber dubbed the Snipper who is linked to his seventh victim. Reports say he targets women near Washington locations and even clipped a sailor's wife’s hair, signaling a dangerous pattern as the search widens.
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Jardack
Fini
Jack
Fire destroys building as four trapped in Manhattan collapse
A Manhattan building collapse during a fire left four comrades buried under wreckage. Fireman Michael Beisnell remained beneath debris since the floors buckled at eight o’clock last night before rescuers began extricating others.
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Michael Beisnell
Hazardous New Year’s Day Weather Threatens Texas Cities
Hazardous conditions spread across Texas as snow fell from Del Rio to Big Spring and Abilene causing bus disruptions and icy roads. Corpus Christi reported low temperatures around 30 degrees with sleet and freezing rain affecting Houston, while southwestern regions faced ice on lines and ties. Officials warned of frigid air andTravel impacts as the state endured a 20 degree weather spell.
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