Einstein Proposes Generalized Theory of Gravitation
Albert Einstein unveils a generalized theory of gravitation described as an extension of relativity and potentially a universal law. He presents 20 pages of math and text, with no practical experimental tests yet, announced at the AAAS meeting and to be published by Princeton University Press.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Nstein
Einstein
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Princeton University Press
Institute For Advanced Study At
Princeton
Scientific American
Hiroshima
One Week End Road Fatality Hoosier Killed Early Today on Route 13
Southern Illinois reported one highway fatality during the Christmas weekend as Riley O. Vaughn of Corydon Indiana died at 1 30 a m when his car left Route 13 east of New Shawneetown and became stuck. A third car rammed the Bowles’ vehicle pinning him between two cars. Woody Martin of Shawneetown drove the fatal car. Several injuries and crashes were reported across the region with multiple individuals hurt on Herrin to Colp and Herrin Johnston City roads and a new car abandoned in a field west of Herrin.
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Illinois
Indiana
Riley O. Vaughn
Corydon
New Shawneetown
Millard Holloway
Gallatin County
Vaughn
Ernest
Ray Bowles
New Haven
Bowles
Woody Martin
Shawneetown
Holloway
Lyndell McNew
Farris Street
Carterville
Blairsville
Charles
Madaline Hester
South MacClaren
Marion
Herrin
Colp
Hester
R. G. Seagrave
Sierra Ordnance Depot
Heriong
Calif
Walter Denison
Guy Hestand
Elgin
New Herrin- Johnston
Hestand
Denison
Lester Paul Branum
du Quoin
Lois Gentry
Freeman
WJPF
Glen Shoemaker
Arthur S. Willis
Makanda
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Willis
Susan Chance
St. Louis
St. Clemens Hospital
Red Bud
Chester
Buick price cuts on Roadmaster and Super models
Flint Michigan December 27 AP Buick announces price reductions on 1950 Roadmaster and Super series cars ranging from 75 to 310 dollars. The changes include a 40 dollar cut on torque converter transmissions with details on sedan four door sedan convertible hard top convertible estate wagon revised. Engineering and styling details to be released tomorrow.
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Flint
Mich
Buick Motors
Buick
Weather summary for region with rain and cooler temperatures
Rain expected with partly cloudy skies and cooler air tonight. Wednesday will be cloudy with rain likely and a high near 42 to 45. Record wind and precipitation totals included, with lake and river levels noted.
Girl Reports Terror Ride In Chicago Area
A 15 year old high school freshman told police she was abducted after accepting a ride near a church on Christmas night. She described being held in an old car for about ten hours while three youths raped her, then released at 3 30 a m. Detectives Decker and Niermann are investigating.
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Chicago
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Vincent Decker
Frank Niermann
Mike
Christmas Eve Burglars Steal Steeleville Safe
Intruders forced entry at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rothe in Steeleville on Christmas Eve and stole their safe. The safe was moved to a truck and marks indicate heavy lifting. Police collected fingerprints and checked them with FBI files as the investigation continues.
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Louis Rothe
Steeleville
Santa Claus
Randolph County
Sheri
Richard L. Bendorf
FBI
Washington
Doctor Vincent M. Timm Dies After Hospital Acquisition
Dr. Vincent M. Timm aged 50, one of four physicians who recently acquired Metropolis Doctors Hospital, died last night from internal hemorrhages. The death follows the hospital ownership change and prompts a police and coroner investigation.
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Vincent M. Timm
Metropolis Doctors Hospital
Veteran Bills Hold Priority In Congress
In Washington a pension bill in the Senate and an insurance bill in the House are top veterans’ priorities as the session opens. The liberalized World War II veterans pension bill already passed the House, with potential eight point five billion dollars cost over 50 years. The House committee plans an insurance measure backed by major veterans groups, while a World War II bonus bill remains in the background.
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Washington
Senate
House
John Rankin
Dmiss
House Veterans’ Committee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Pate Chapel Destroyed by Christmas Day Fire
A Christmas afternoon fire destroyed the 60 year old Pate chapel four miles north of Murphysboro on Route 13. Firefighters arrived as the frame building collapsed. Regular Christmas services had been held earlier that day for 86 members. The church valued at 3000 dollars had 1000 dollars spent recently on remodeling including a new chimney and furnace. Pastor Rev William Toney of Mulkeytown leads the Northern Baptist congregation. Built in 1889 on land donated by Mrs Sarah Jane Pate, several of her grandchildren live locally. Rebuilding plans were not definite at noon.
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Murphysboro
The
Northern Baptist Association
William Toney
Mulkeytown
Sarah Jane Pate
Pate
Molly Pate
Arthur Wisely
Herbert
Wiley Pate
Arthur Franklin
George Hassebrock
Frank Sill
Marie Sill
Ralph Raymond
107 Congress Members on A. F. L. Blacklist
The American Federation of Labor released a list naming 107 Congress members as opposing workers, farmers, and small businesses. Included are Illinois Republicans Leo E. Allen Leslie C. Arends Robert B. Chiperfield Ralph E. Church and others.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Illinois
Leo E. Allen
Leslie C. Arends
Robert B. Chiperfield
Ralph E. Church
Richard W. Hoffman
Edward H. Jenison
Edgar A. Jonas Noah M. Mason
Rolla C. McMillen
Chauncey W. Reed
Harold H. Velde
Ranch Foreman Faces Murder Charge In San Francisco Woman Slaying
Carl Schwartz a 39 year old ranch foreman was expected to be formally charged with murder in the Christmas eve slaying of Jane Maggard Dickson a 30 year old San Francisco Bay area newspaper woman The victim was preparing Christmas dinner at the Black Point ranch home with her husband Fred W Dickson and was mother to two children with a third on the way.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Carl Schwartz
Jane Maggard Dickson
San Francisco Bay Area
Dickson
Black Point Ranch
Fred W. Dickson
Robert Dollar
Dutch End of Colonial Rule Declared in Indonesia
Queen Juliana proclaimed independence for 77 million Indonesians ending Dutch control after four years of guerrilla fighting. The United States of Indonesia was formed, with Premier Mohammed Hatta and Premier Willem Drees attending the ceremony in Amsterdam. U.S.S. leaders assumed control of Batavia as talks concluded after 10 weeks of round-table discussions.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Juliana
Hollands
Royal
East Indies
Sates
Indonesia
U.S.I
U.S.S
Batavia
Java
Mohammed Hatta
Willem Drees
Youth Charged With Assault in Tavern Robbery
Bruce Meeks 19 is charged with assault with intent to murder after a shooting at Penny Gust six during a Christmas Eve tavern robbery. Meeks and accomplice William Riley 30 identified as suspects in 11 tavern robberies since Dec 12 netting $893. Penny injured but in fair condition.
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Chicago
Bruce Meeks
Penny Gust
Meeks
Gust
Penny
William
Hotdog) Riley
John Gust
Riley
Air Force denies interplanetary flying saucer claim
True magazine's report by Donald E. Keyhoe charges space vehicles from another planet. Air Force spokesman says studies show no support for extraterrestrial origin. Article cites Project Saucer at Wright Field, air intelligence teams verify sighting reports.
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Air Force
New York
True Magazine
Donald E. Keyhoe
Aeronautics Branch
U. S&s. Commerce Department
Earth
U. S. Army Air Force
Keyhoe
Wright Field
Japanese Germ Warfare Plan Reported in Soviet Trial
Testimony at a Khabarovsk trial of 12 Japanese officers described a plan to infect American and British civilians with germs. Prisoners were said to be sent to bacteria plants to study disease, with air drops and bomber groups part of the scheme. General Yamada was named as approving the plan.
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Muscovy
Russia
United States
Britain
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Otozoo Yamada
Kwantung Army
Manchuria
Be Myld Beckley Editor Dies of Heart Attack in Charleston
Ted McDowell editor of the Beckley Post Herald died last night in a Charleston hotel from a heart attack. He was 47. The longtime journalist had edited the Beckley paper for years and was widely known in West Virginia press circles.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ted McDowell
The
Beckley
Post-Herald
Priest Celebrates 55th Priesthood Anniversary in Carlyle
Rt. Rev. Bernard Hilgenberg will mark his 55th year as a priest with a high mass at St. Marys Catholic church in Carlyle Illinois. Rev. F Hodapp Rev Bernard Kunkel Rev John Schaefer and seminarian Edward Westermann assist and a reception follows at the rectory. He was ordained in 1894 after studies at Louvain and has served across Southern Illinois including Murphysboro and Beckemeyer.
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Msgr
Hilgenberg
Germany
Louvain University
Belgium
Belleville
Illinois
St. Andrew's Church
Murphysboro
Williamson-Jackson County
Hildenberg
Beckemeyer, IL
Carterville Man Hurt In Brawl At Midway Tavern
Bill Ogden age 20 of Carterville was treated for head injuries after a Saturday night fight at the Midway tavern seven miles north of Carbondale. He was first at Holden hospital then admitted to the Marion Veterans hospital for observation. His condition was listed as not serious and no arrests were reported.
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Bill Ogden
Ora Ogden
Carterville
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Midway Tavern
Carbondale
Ogden
Holden Hospital
Marion Hospital
Dispute Idles Truax Mine Over Division of Work
An inter union dispute idled the Truax Tract Coal Company mine near Elkville. About 350 miners walked off in response to a stoppage order from United Mine Workers District 12 president Hugh White after the company abandoned the night shift. White held talks with officials. Huff said the dispute is local to the mine which produces 1,050,000 tons annually.
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Truax- Tract Coal Company
Elkville
Fred A. Huff
Jackson County
Hugh White
United Mine Workers District 12
White
de Soto
Springfield
Huff
Crab Orchard Lake Opens to Commercial Fishermen
Crab Orchard lake will reopen to commercial fishing from January 1 to April 30, 1950. Crab Orchard refuge director Eugene Crawford said about 1200 pounds of fish were netted last season. Fishermen may take rough fish such as carp, catfish, and buffalo.
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Eugene Crawford
Crab Orchard Refuge
Crab Orchard Lake
Wildcat Railway Strike Strands London Tourists
A wildcat train stoppage stranded thousands of holiday travelers in London and the south of England on December 27 as the second day of the strike disrupted rail travel and disrupted holiday plans.
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London
England
Labor unions seek 7 to 15 cent hourly wage boosts in 1950
The A F L plans substantial wage gains for 1950, aiming for increases of 7 to 15 cents an hour. Cooperation between management and labor to cut costs and share savings could justify higher wages without raising living costs, with cost records guiding just wage increases through collective bargaining.
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Washington
A. F. of L
Labor
Safe Looted Christmas Eve at Anna-Jonesboro Ford Agency
Thieves burglarized the Anna-Jonesboro Motor Company Ford agency in Anna on Christmas Eve, moving the safe from the office to the repair shop and prying the door from the rear. Loss estimated at about 150 dollars. Police say experts staged the break, as no tools were found and the night light was left off. The custodian found the burglary on Christmas morning.
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Anna-Jonesbor Motor Company
Ford Agency
South Green
West Daviestree
Anna
Sam Duty
Clyde McIntosh
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Service Set for Anna
Annual Wilson Memorial program held in Union County with dinner at Anna American Legion center. East St. Louis attorney John Marshall Karns to give memorial address. program features other speakers. Dinner begins 6 30 with reservations via L Card Sitter president of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial association of Union County. last year over 400 attended.
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Anna
Illinois
Union County
Woodrow Wilson
American Legion Community Center
United States
John Marshall Karns
L. Card Sitter
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Association
Sitter
Judz Paul Farthing
Belleville
Walter Williams
Benton
Du Quoin Council OKs Parking Meters Ordinance
The Du Quoin city council on Friday night authorized installing parking meters in the city. No start date for installations was announced.
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du Quoin
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Mississippi River Grand Tower
A.F.L
Truax
Anna Company
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