France Sends Parachutists To Indo China
France acts to bolster control in Indo China amid continued fighting with Viet Namese nationalists. Parachute regiment sails from North Africa aboard the Duquesne. Leclerc to direct military operations. Moutet arrives with a fact finding mission. Admiral D Argenlieu vows self government while denying full independence.
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Paris
France
Indo-China
North Africa
Duquesne
Foreign Legion
Philippe Leclerc
Storm Center
Leon Blum
Leclerc
National Defense
Alphonse Juin
Marius Moutet
Saigon
Indo- China
Blum
Adm
Georges Thierry D’argenlieu
Viet-Nam
Manila
Bangkok
Siam
French Foreign Legion
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Huo
Christmas In Europe Merrier Despite War Weather
London reports a merrier Christmas as King George VI delivers a hopeful broadcast. Across Europe people cope with shortages and storms while Paris enjoys lively celebrations and Berlin hosts Christmas parties under guard. Bethlehem sees about 30 000 pilgrims.
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Alvin J. Steinkops
London
Britain
British
Paris
Indo-China
Foutth Republic
Champs- Elysees
Berlin
Bethlehem
Jeruslaem
Ischinehem
George VI
Odin
Sisters Reunited After 20 Years On Christmas Day
Emma Goldsmith of Lansdowne and Katherine Steadman of Pittsburgh, once separated in 1926 when the Kessler family split, met for the first time in two decades on Christmas Day in Pittsburg. Emma had sought her sister since childhood and found Katherine through the missing persons bureau. They embraced as sisters at the Steadman home, both overjoyed and astonished.
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Pittsburgh
Milton
Northumberland County
Kessler
Emma Kessler
Watsontown
Katherine
Walter Steadman
Emma
Emma Goldsmith
Lansdowne
Missing Persons Bureau
Steadman
Turkeys prove fatal for Roslyn attorney at family dinner
In Roslyn New York on December 25 194? attorney Harold C Vaughn age 38 excused himself from a Christmas dinner to carve a turkey. He began coughing and was found choking on turkey by his father Dr Harold S Vaughn an oral surgeon. Despite emergency treatment the attorney died before hospital transport.
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Roslyn
N.Y
Harold C. Vaughn
New York
Harold S. Vaughan
Carlisle Rubber Board Names William F. Halsey Jr to Directors
Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company announced the election of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey Jr of the U S Navy retired to its board of directors.
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Halsey
Carlisle Rubber
Carlisle
Carlisle Tire and Rubber Company
William F. Halsey, Jr
U. S. Navy
Six Car Crash Near Laurel Hill Tunnel Christmas Eve
A six car crash near Laurel Hill tunnel on Christmas Eve injured Pvt. Fuller Smith and damaged three cars. Irvin Louis Smith of Glencoe was driving west at 25 mph when he slowed for a eastbound truck. Ted Baughman of Findlay struck Smith then Patterson of Washington DC crashed into Patterson’s car. Three other vehicles were lightly damaged. Traffic was jammed for hours.
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Laurel Hill Tunnel
Pvt
Fuller Smith
Irvin Louis Smith
Glencoe
Somerset County
Ted Baughman
Findlay
Smith
Douglass P. Patterson
Washington, D. C
Patterson
Pfe. Smith
Pennsylvania
Redford
Baughman
Smiths
Somerset
Three Dogs Die On Piri Turnpike Incident Near Somerset
Six dogs ran into a speeding road near the Somerset maintenance station on the turnpike Tuesday. Two were killed outright, one injured dog was shot by an officer, and three others were saved by a woman driver who steered them to safety.
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Somerset
Turnpike
Speedway
Teward Somerset
Two Injured Near Irwin In Turnpike Crash
On Christmas Day at 2 p.m. a sedan driven by William Weaver of Arlington Virginia struck a bridge abutment east of Irwin on the turnpike. Wind may have pushed the car off the road at about 55 mph causing it to spin and stop on the concrete. Passengers Mrs Catherine Weaver and Edgar Weaver were taken to Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh with injuries. Vehicle damage estimated at 900 dollars. Pennsylvania turnpike police investigated.
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Irwin
William Weaver
Arlington
Catherine Weaver
Edgar Weaver
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Crissy Struck By Car With Broken Leg In Somerset Crash
Crissy Crissy, 67, of Husband, is hospitalized at Somerset Community Hospital after being struck by a automobile on the road to Husband. Wm H Stahl, 19, of Somerset R D 3, driving west, struck Crissy, who was walking. He has a fractured left leg.
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Isaiah Crissy
Husband
Somerset Community Hospital
Wm. H. Stahl
Somerset
R. D
Crissy
Five Story Philadelphia Apartment Fire Safe Rescue
Nearly 50 residents including women children and men were carried down ladders from a five story building in Philadelphia as flames swept the structure. Chief Cost reported no injuries and about 100 people were accounted for from 30 apartments. The fire started in the cellar and spread to the second floor before crews halted the blaze.
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Philadelphia
John C. Cost
Pen and Pencil Club Building Destroyed by Fire
The Pen and Pencil Club three story headquarters in Philadelphia was largely destroyed by a two alarm fire early today. Firemen said the blaze began on the first floor after patrons left. Irreplaceable paintings cartoons and autographed portraits from famed visitors were lost. No injuries occurred. Damage likely exceeds $10 0000 for the structure and over $10 000 for furnishings with the front bar and liquor storage spared. Origin of the fire unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wee
Pen and Pencil Club
James
Macon
Lanier
Guy Mosley
Roger Bond
Macon News
Army Pkot
Robert L. Smithy
Reidsville
N. C
Robbins Field
Irene Smithy
Majorie Bishop
Wallace Folly Adapted To Give Sugar
Rep. Jenkins criticizes wartime sugar policy and urges 1947 reforms. He says households should gain at least 10 pounds of sugar and industrial buyers a 20 percent increase in 1947 supplies. He blames fear of a sugar surplus for delaying Cuban production expansion to offset Philippine losses.
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Washington
Jenkins
Ohio
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Cuba
Philip
Roof Garden Xmas Eve Quiet Observations
On Christmas Eve in the Roof Garden area the scene is quiet and reflective. The post office shows activity with last minute greetings and envelopes, while the county courthouse and four nearby banks sit closed or dimly lit, giving a sense of subdued holiday stillness in the town.
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Sara Roberta Getty
Longfellow
County Court House
Holiga
South Centre Avenue
Massacre Claim Across Chahar Province Reported
Nanking papers say 1,000 residents of Chungli in Chahar were killed when Communist troops seized the town on December 9. Victims included women and children, with over 300 bodies found in a Catholic church after nationalist forces retook Chungli. A Communist spokesman dismissed the report as nationalist propaganda.
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Nanking
Today
Chahar
Chungli
Nationaist
Hass Bids Coal Township Teachers Return to Job
In Shamokin on December 25 909 Coal Township teachers meeting urged return after Dr Francis Haas state superintendent urged resumption of duties. He cited township financial limits while hoping pupils not deprived of education. Enrollment reaches 2400. teachers seek a $300 blanket cost of living boost. meeting planned to consider Haas request.
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Shamokin
Coa
Francis B. Haas
John M Mangle
D. T. Meisberger
Haas
Northumberland County
Orde
Man Vle
Money in Circulation Stresses U S Wealth Levels
Moneys in circulation in the United States total over 28 billion dollars. The New Jersey Taxpayers Association notes this amounts to an average per person across the nation.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
United States
Coe
New Jersey Taxpayers Association
Donna Ler Beauty Salon Ad at 137 West Main Street
Beauty shop listing for Donna Ler operates from 137 W Main St above Dairy Land with phone 518 for appointments and inquiries.
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Donna Ler Beauty Salon
Main St
Dairy Land
Martin Will Resign As Governor
U S Senator elect Edward Martin plans to resign as Pennsylvania governor and assume Senate duties January 3. Governor-elect James H. Duff will take over. Bel Jr. will leave to become governor. The resignation is timed to avoid loss of seniority with Congress convening.
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John Paget
Harrisburg
U. S
Edward Martin
Govrnor
Congress
Washington, LD. C
Janary
John C. Bel, Jr
Wynnewood
Hiesad
Ernor James H. Duff
GOP
Thiat
Bell
Ies
East Indonesia Proclaimed As Second Step Toward United States
Dateline Denpasar Bali December 25 194? The provisional state of East Indonesia was proclaimed in the name of Queen Wilhelmina The new state covers all Java and Borneo east of those islands except New Guinea and includes copra and rice regions with more than eight million people. A Cheribon agreement previously recognized the Indonesian republic in Java and Sumatra. A Pontianak conference is planned for next month to set up Borneo statehood and later settle Dutch New Guinea. The three will form federated partners with Jecherlands homeland under the Dutch crown.
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Stanley Swinton
Denpasar
Bali
United States of Indonesia
Tsen
East Indonesia
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Java
Borneo
New Guinea
Indies
United States
Indonesia
Cheribon
Sumatra
Dutch New Guinea
Jecherlands
Axis Sally's Future Looks Pretty Blue in Berlin
Mildred Gillars 37 known as Axis Sally says German radio gave her outlet for anger. Arrested in Berlin last March on treason charges, she leaves U S army prison tomorrow to report to military authorities. Unclear if DOJ will prosecute and her citizenship status remains in doubt.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Mildred Gillars
Miss Gillars
Berlin
U.S. Army
Seics
Department of Justice
Maine
President Truman Returns Home for Christmas in Missouri
President Truman arrives at Fairfax airport in Independence with wife Bess and daughter Margaret for a Christmas visit. He greets about 200 neighbors, visits his 94-year-old mother Martha Ek, Aunt J T Nolan, and plans a turkey dinner and brief stay before returning to Washington.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Independence
Truman
Missouri
Martha Ek
Fairfax
Kansas City
Kas
Margaret
Grandview
Mary Jane Trumen
J. T. Nolan
Washington
J. Vivian Truman
Awyor Roger T. Sermon
Nation's holiday death toll reaches 216 in 30 hours
National toll climbs to 216 with 183 highway deaths in 30 hours ending Thursday morning. California records 50 fatalities, Los Angeles area hit by steady rain. Authorities search for missing airliner with 12 aboard near San Diego as states report mixed counts.
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Associated Press
California
Los Angeles
F. F. Thomas
Miami
Fla
National Safety Council
Laguna Mountains
San Diego
Calif
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Three Children Die In Flames Of Centre Co Home
Bellefonte, Dec. 25. Three small children Catherine 6 Larry 4 and Barbara died in a two story Chestnut Grove house fire last night. Parents Mr. and Mrs. George Parsons and their son Carl 11 escaped in critical condition. The mother had placed an oil stove in the second floor bathroom and returned to the first floor to help.
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Bellefonte
Chestnut Grove
Thier
George Parsons
Carl
Centre County Hospital
Catherine
Larry
Barbara
Auto Hits Carroll Singer Injures Girl in Uniontown
Fourteen year old Ann Hutzel was hospitalized with a broken leg and other injuries after a hit and run driver struck her during Christmas carol singing in Uniontown. She, a group of about 20 youngsters from MacClelandtown Presbyterian Church, was accompanied by Rev. David Hunter when the accident occurred in front of Dr. T. H. Langston’s home. State police reported witnesses said the impact hurled the girl about 30 feet.
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Uniontown
Ann Hutzel Law
Ann
MacClelandtown Presbyterian Church
David Hunter
T. H. Langston
Lanier Hotel Fire in Macon Investigated as Arson
In Macon Georgia early today a fourth floor linen closet fire at the Lanier hotel caused a spectacular blaze injuring three and forcing about 75 guests into the streets. Police and fire officials say arson is being investigated with reports of chemical smells and rapid flame spread.
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Macon
Lanier
W. W. James
Fire Scare At Franklin Hotel Causes Lobby Smoke
Guests in the Franklin hotel lobby fled to the street after a basement trash can fire created smoke. Officials said a cigarette likely caused the blaze. no damage or injuries were reported and residents remained unaware until the fire was out.
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Des Moines
Franklin Hotel
Japanese Executions Rise From Java War Crimes Testimony
The war crimes tribunal heard affidavits alleging Dutch officials were executed near Blora after Japanese forces burned Java oil fields. Witnesses recount multiple 1942 executions at POW camps, forced watching of bayonet killings, and a British CO Maj Gen Sitwell claiming beatings after surrender.
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Torio
Java
Blora
Netherlands
East Indies
Hervey Degge Wilnot Sitwell
Oakleigh
Bedford
England
Christmas birth boosts Boehme family in Pittsburgh
Edward Boehme of the East End marks Christmas as a big day with the birth of his daughter at Shadyside hospital. Anna Boehme was the mother, making the couple among 42 Christmas births in Pittsburgh, 12 more than last year.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Boehme
East End
Anna
Shacyside Hospital
Boehme
Search Plane Spots Old Wreck Near Mt LaGuna In Missing Western Air Flight
A coast guard PBM plane sighted what appeared to be wreckage near Mt LaGuna about 50 miles east of San Diego while searching for Western Air Lines Flight 12 overdue with 12 aboard. Officials later said the tail identified as an old wreck and no signs of life were observed. ground teams paused for night as weather halted further air search.
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San Diego
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
la Posta
Here
Western Air Lines
Coast Guard
Ira McMullan
PBM
Crawford
Los Angeles
Mount LaGuna
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Adjacent Regions
Maryland forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer southern areas on Thursday, with a colder turn in the north during the afternoon and much colder night. Friday brings fair skies but continued very cold conditions. Eastern Pennsylvania sees cloudiness with snow flurries and a plunge in temperatures, turning very cold Thursday night. Friday stays cold with some mountain flurries. Western Pennsylvania expects snow squalls and a cold trend, with snow flurries Thursday night and Friday. West Virginia remains mostly cloudy with light snow flurries and cooling by Thursday afternoon, followed by partly cloudy and much colder conditions Thursday night and Friday.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Somerset Weather Report Inches Toward Unclear Readout
Daily weather data from Somerset shows 24 hour temperature values and minimums with many garbled words. Reported figures include past day comparisons and a prior year reference, but the readable content is limited and fragmented.
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Philippe le Clerc
Premier Blum
Joseph Dynan
Ine
Nam Dinh
Hai Duong
Nam Binh
Bac Ninh
Tonkin
Namdinh
Langson
Orient
Moulins
Europe
Turk
Gilmour and Jones Coal Company
Wallace Folly
Hass
Ryan-Correll
Berkey Orchard
Martin
Martn
Lee Jay
Montgomery
Washington County
Indiantown Gap
State Capitol
Govenor
United States OF Indonesian Information
Sally
OF Center CO. Home
WAL
Lanier Hotel
EDW
Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. & Weather Observer
Mami Wecceiieneentenenee Owelteuas
DE Xat UI Seeeses Asseseses
U. S. Weather Bureau
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
St. Louis
Farm Equipment CO
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