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Scandia Journal

Location

Scandia, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1949

Page

6

Century of Global Disasters Amid Storms and Crashes

A sweep of deadly events from January to December reports blizzards, floods, earthquakes, and fires across the globe. Notable tragedies include Tehran snow collapses, Arkansas tornado, European cold waves, sea and air crashes in Shanghai, Manila, Hong Kong, Peru, Kenyon College dorm fire, and a collapsing granite slab near Victorville.

Ling Vv Warren Ark Europe West Rockies Shanghai Barcelona Cathay Pacific Manila Hong Kong Cuzco Peru Kenyon College Gambier Hio University of Oklahoma Missouri Arkansas Victorville Calif

Barbara Ann Scott Wins Lou Marsh Trophy As Outstanding Canadian

Barbara Ann Scott is named Canada's outstanding 1948 athlete, earning the Lou Marsh memorial trophy amid a year packed with sports milestones and top performances.

Barbara Ann Scott Lou E. Marsh Canada Joe DiMaggio Yankees U.S Danny Gardella New York Giants Calumet Coaltown

Israel Britain dispute mirrors Middle East tensions

A compilation of postwar notes shows Israel accused of invading Egypt and shooting down RAF planes while the United States pressures Britain to avoid endangering Arab Jewish peace. Other items cover NATO, Berlin, China, and Yugoslavia developments.

Israel Britain Egypt R.A.F U.S North Atlantic West Europe Russia Chiang Kai-shek Negeb U.N. Security Council Indonesia

Top News Stories of 1949 Ranked by Editors

The year’s top items include the Soviet atom bomb claim, major Communist victories in China, trials of 11 leading Communists in the United States, labor strikes, Tito’s defiance, the Kathy Fiscus well rescue, Taft Hartley repeal failure, the Berlin blockade ending, Army Navy disputes, and the pound’s devaluation. Additional entries note Canton, Danube control, and other Cold War era events.

Publishers’ Auxiliary Soviet Union China U.S Marshal Tito Russia Kathy Fiscus Congress Berlin Army Navy Great Britain

Notable 1948 events enter a crossfire of war, politics and scandal

Highlights include China’s 20 million needy children and 15 million homeless due to war with Japan, Air Force backing to desegregate ranks, White House repairs for reporters, Robert Mitchum and Lila Leeds jailed, Grady the Yukon cow’s fame spike, GM wage cuts, Axis Sally treason case, Pyramid schemes, 1948 birth total of 3 559 000, Truman’s atom bomb note, VOA jamming, Atlanta mask ban, Hague’s Jersey boss era ends, Rita Hayworth wedding, and F B I terrorism probe in Alabama.

China Japan Air Force Defense James Forrestal White House Robert Mitchum Lila Leeds Los Angeles Grady Yukon Okla General Motors Union Sally America Pyramid Club U.S Public Health Service Truman Bureau of Agricultural Economics Russia Voice of America U.S.S.R Berlin

Justice Dept Sues Du Pont Empire in Chicago Court

The Justice Department files an antitrust suit in U.S. District Court Chicago aimed at breaking up the Du Pont empire. Charles Lucky Luciano, former New York vice king, is barred from Rome after narcotics ring questions. Thomas Mann receives Goethe Prize in first return to Germany in 16 years.

Justice Department U.S. District Court Chicago du Pont Charles Lucky Luciano New York Rome Thomas Mann Germany

Political and Tech Highlights From August Entries

A dated roster of 1940s events notes advances in science at Columbia and medical Nobel awarded in Zurich, plus political shifts including Marshall's resignation and Acheson takeover. It records FCC quiz bans, Vatican counts, tax plans, and NATO discussions, with notable incidents from Tokyo Rose to Buchenwald release and early space forays.

Columbia University Cardinal Spellman Eleanor Roosevelt FCC

Congress halts Taft Hartley repeal efforts temporarily

Chronology of 1940s political events includes Francis Matthews becoming secretary of the Navy, debates over Taft Hartley repeal, atomic energy concerns with missing uranium, and major moves in Congress and government.

Administration Taft- Hartley Congress Francis Patrick Matthews Omaha John L. Sullivan Navy Atomic Energy Commission Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr New Yor U.S Congressional Investigation of Atomic Energy Commission Alger Hiss Gordon Gray Army John L. Lewis Judith Coplon

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