Police Press Search for Desperate Convicts in Arkansas Woods
In Arkansas on January 2, fifty state police with bloodhounds hunted four escaped convicts from Tucker prison farm. After a gunbattle in Lonoke where Marshal Kenneth Brantley was wounded, the fugitives fled in a stolen car. They had earlier kidnapped a man in England, Arkansas, and released him before seizing a 1949 Ford.
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Little Rock
Ark
INS
Arkansas
Tucker
Lonoke
Kenneth Brantley
Brantley
A Than
England
Hit
Recon planes fly over Ryukyus daily with little interference
Tokyo dispatch reports unidentified reconnaissance planes hover over the Ryukyu Islands almost daily, vanishing before American interceptors. Ferdinand Mirkiautz, American Red Cross official, says reconnaissance panels operate with minimal interference over Okinawa after a seven week stay at the base Sslenit.
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Tokyo
Ryukyu Islands
Red Cross
Ferdinand Mirkiautz
Okinawa
Ex-Australian Official James Dooley Dies at 73
Sydney report reveals former New South Wales labor premier James Dooley, aged 73, died tonight. Dooley, born in Dublin, came to Australia at age 10 and rose to political prominence in 1921 22 serving as premier.
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Sydney
James Dooley
Labor
New South Wales
Dublin
Australia
Clouds For Texas Clouds For Texas By The Asa related Prevs
Clouds and drizzle plagued Texas travelers as a cold air mass moves into the Panhandle predicting freezing rain and temperatures from 12 to 25 degrees. The south plains and upper Pecos valley near eastward areas face occasional rain and much colder conditions into Tuesday with the northwest already turning chilly by Tuesday afternoon.
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Asa
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Forest Texas
Classified and Notices Index Overview
A lead of classified and notices pages lists death notices sports summaries and radio TV listings. The fragment shows page markers and partial headings indicating sections for death notices sports and broadcasting listings within the newspaper.
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Isis
Princess Yasmin Khan Makes Camera Debut In Sleep
Little Princess Yasmin Khan, daughter of actress Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan, made a camera debut sleeping through a 40 minute shuttering session. A photographer took nearly 100 shots, with several prints distributed to the press.
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Lausanne
Yasmin Khan
Tita Hayworth
Rita
Trince Aly Khan
Finnish Journalists Withdraw From World Group
Helsinki reports a Finnish journalist association member withdrew from the International Organization of Journalists claiming the group has become an instrument of Communist propaganda. The IOJ formed after World War II to promote free press globally.
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Helsinki
ANE
International
Organization
At Journalists,ssociation
Finland
Quita
IOJ
Reds Revive Shipbuilding in East Germany
The ADN news agency accuses seven East German shipyard officials of embezzlement and reports Russia is reviving German shipbuilding. It states 60,000,000 East marks were spent in 1949 to develop Mecklenberg shipyards.
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Burl
Mer
ADN
Meck- Tenburg
Ex-Top Nazi Officers Plot to Rebuild Wehrmacht in Occupied Germany
About 100 former senior officers allegedly plan to revive the Wehrmacht to regain lost territories. The group, called Lodge of Brotherhood, meets mainly in Bavaria and the U S zone, with funds abroad and potential support from right wing leaders. Allied officials deem bans impractical.
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Frankfurt
INS
Wehrmacht
Hitler
MBEW
Bavaria
Lodge of Brotherhood
U.S
Germin
Germany
East Prussia
Poland
Russia
Lodge
Third Reich
Presidency Hard on Family Life in Eleanor Roosevelt Memoir
The piece previews This I Remember by Eleanor Roosevelt, recounting the strain on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family after the White House years. It notes Mrs Roosevelt’s view that the presidency creates harsh scrutiny for children, with anecdotes from the Roosevelt brood between 1924 and 1945.
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Roosevelt
John
Franklin
Ellatt
White House
Pair Charged in Kidnap Case Fires Casualty at Country Club
Two men including an ex convict were charged after abducting banker R B McPherson in Shreveport and forcing him to drive through four states before a quarrel led to gunfire. The wounded kidnapper Hutchins and Dauer both face legal action as police investigate the case. In Pittsburgh a fire at the Westmoreland Country Club destroyed the three story club during a New Year celebration causing extensive damage and forcing guests outside.
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Country Club
Wichita
Kan
R. B. McPherson
Shreveport
Ltre I
Avington Hutchins
John Henry Dauer
Lakeland
Fia
McPherson
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missourt
Kansas
Tedfield
Taxleat
Dauler
Hutchins
Dauer
Kansas State Penitentiary
Pittsburgh
Westmoreland Country Club
Dames
Acromi
Shah Returns From U S Visit to Iran Homecoming
Tehran reports Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi arriving back after a six week visit in the United States. In a broadcast to the people he summarized the message as work unity and end of corruption. Thousands greeted him with flowers and candy at the airport and palace.
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Tearan
Jan
Mohammed Reza
Pahtevi
Shah
Iran
U.S
Nash in Atlanta hotel bed fire tucked back to sleep
Police report Nash faced a small bed fire in his Atlanta hotel room on January fourth. He calmly turned the mattress over and attempted to resume sleep as firefighters and officers arrived. The incident prompted a quick response with no injuries reported.
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Atlanta
Jan
Charles
Nash
Arrow Ready to Sail in Shanghai Blockade Mission
Hong Kong January 2 Officials said officers and seamen aboard the handtssen line freighter Flying Arrow agreed to attempt to break the Nationalist blockade off Shanghai if ordered by Captain David Jones. The crew debated the plan amid tensions in the area and awaited further instruction.
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Hong Kong
INS
Flying Arrow
Shanghai
David Jones
Yugoslavia Wins U S Engines For Civl Aircraft
Washington reports Yugoslavia won American civilian aircraft engines and equipment but the U S government rejected a bid for military type engines at this time. Export licenses had already been issued for used aircraft engines tires radios hydraulic equipment and spare parts.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
U. S
Heensen
Confidence votes face French chief in Parliament
Paris January 2 Premier Georges Bidault faces three more votes of confidence in Parliament over the tax increases to balance France’s 1950 budget. His government has won three earlier confidence votes and is favored to win the remaining three leaveslots scheduled for sale today as opposition warns taxes could topple the government.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Weather outlook with clouds and mild temperatures
Partly cloudy with Monday afternoon drizzle turning to night. Tuesday shows mostly cloudy and mild conditions with southeast winds rising to fresh. High Monday around 72, low Tuesday morning near 65, high Tuesday near 74. Monday morning 64.
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Gene Fle
Tate Southeast
Terry
Dallas Gambler Hints Self Help Against Gang Attacks
Gambler Herbert Noble wounded in Dallas as he contemplates taking the law into his own hands after a sixth attempt on his life. His wife was killed last November in an explosion linked to the same gang violence. Noble, groggy from surgery, spoke of fear and a need to protect his daughter as authorities chase motives and a mysterious rival gambler said to be hundreds of miles away.
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Dallas
Herbert Noble
Noble
Dallas News
Larry Me
Cormick
Freide
West
Hollie Nelois
Lois'' Green
Underworld
Manila Shaken by Another Sharp Earthquake
An earlier quake rocked Manila early today with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The tremor disrupted activities as residents awaited official updates on aftershocks and potential warnings.
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Manila
Weather Outlook Warm and Foggy Then Colder by Midweek
Forecaster Oren Billington says San Antonio will stay warm and foggy through Wednesday with light drizzle Monday night. Highs in the lower 70s and Tuesday lows around 65, about a degree above normal for Sunday’s 65. A change to colder weather is expected Wednesday.
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Wari
Aeggy
San Antonio
Oren Billington
Lehar Biopic in Production by Austrian and American Firms
Vienna reports an Austrian American co production will film the life of Franz Lehar. Producer Boris Morros signs with Viennese Willy Forst to produce a dual language film on Lehar who wrote The Merry Widow and died in Bad Ischl Austria last year.
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Vienna
Iof
Franz Lehar
Boris Moryros
Willy Forst
Lehar
Bad Ich
Austria
Eight Year Old Given Jay-Walk Ticket in Los Angeles
An eight year old boy named Robert Smith was cited by a police officer in Los Angeles for jaywalking. The incident occurred yesterday as the child crossed the street in the middle of the block.
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Los Angeles
Robert Smith
New Year Baby Delivered by Stork in Glendale
In Glendale California a premature newborn weighing a pound was delivered yesterday by nurse Margaret Stork in the absence of a doctor. The child, first for Mr and Mrs M C Spergner, is reported doing fine by the hospital today.
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Glendale
Calif
Spelgner
Margaret Stork
M. C. Spergner
China Soviet Friendship Pact Still In Force
Moscow reports Mao Tse Tung states the 1945 China USSR friendship and alliance treaty remains in effect. He cites the existing treaty as a main reason for his Moscow visit.
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Moscow
China
Mao Tve-Tung
Tass
Cuma
Ussr
Don’t Throw Away Christmas Cards
A plea to save Christmas cards for donation to The Light at 420 Broadway for San Antonio’s three orphanages. Cards will be distributed to over 250 children for scrapbooks table settings and year-round cheer, choosing the neatest and brightest for the youngsters’ imaginative use.
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Broadway
San Antonio
Military Aid For Formosa Probe Sparks Tokyo Debate
In Tokyo during New Year talks an American military advisory group to aid Formosa's defense was floated as a possibility. President Truman opposed sending American troops to Formosa, while a senior MacArthur aide called the idea worthy of consideration to fulfill surrender obligations.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Such & S
Truman
Washington
MacArthur
INS
U.S
Japan
Death Sentence to Czech Ex Leader
Prague dispatch reports Karol Folta former Slovak Democratic leader and ex MP condemned for spying for the United States Folta and 31 others were invested as spies last November 9 with Folta sentenced to death and his wife to 25 years in prison per Pravda.
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Prague
U. S
Pravda
Karol Folta
Slovak Democrate Party
Glider Sets World Altitude Record In California
John Robinson of Arcadia California soared to 33 feet above sea level aboard a seaplane to break the world altitude record announced by timer Harland Moss. The mark topped the previous record by 400 feet set at the same airport last year with Robinson previously holding that height as well.
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Bishop
Calif
John Robinson
Arcadia
Shigiea Place
Robinson
Harland Moss
Ave
Quake Tragedy For Teenage Pair Reported in Manila
Two teenagers in Manila were reportedly struck by the January earthquake with severe effects on their reasoning and speech. The Manila Times reported a ten year old girl and a nine year old boy from Uagan City were affected by the tremor.
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Manila
Philippines
Ai Aura
Uagan City
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