Atomic race denied Byrd sails to unknown continent
Aboard ADM Norfolk VA UP a peacetime naval task force departs to Antarctica seeking mineral resources for the atomic age. Rear Adm Richard Evelyn Byrd commands Task Force 48 with 4000 men and 13 ships, aiming for Little America and Ross ice shelf operations, while his departure is postponed to about Jan 2.
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South Pole
Richard Evelyn Byrd
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Ross Ice Shelf
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A Bomb Plot Arms Limit Seen Under UN Veto
The United States charged that Soviet plans for arms limits aimed to remove the atomic bomb and shift all arms questions to the United Nations Security Council to face the veto. Senator Tom Connally of Texas rejected the Soviet approach amid the General Assembly debate.
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Russia
United Nations Security Council
Tom Connally
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General Assembly
Molotov Build‑Up In Soviet Press Sparks Moscow Speculation
London reports a publicity push for Vyacheslav Molotov as potential Stalin successor. Moscow papers cite Molotov’s honorary Soviet Academy of Science membership and position as Stalin’s top aide, fueling European chatter and debate on leadership. Connelly states US opposition to restricting veto powers in arms control enforcement.
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London
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Europe
Stalin
Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Academy of Science
Weather Front for Syracuse Area Forecast
U S Weather Bureau reports snow flurries and continued cold in the Syracuse region. Tonight low near five above zero, Tuesday partly cloudy and still cold with strong winds. Sunday's high around 50 and low 14, sunset 4 31 p m, sunrise Tue 7 18 a m. Record highs and lows noted from 1914 and 1940. Relative humidity at 9 30 p m is 70 and at 8 30 a m today 93. Eastern New York fair and cold today, clear and frigid tonight, then clear and cold Tuesday. Page 26 U S Weather Map.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Admission In Record Disputed In UMW Contempt Case
In Washington the government sought to admit a news reel transcript of a speech by UMW chief Lewis as proof of willfulness in declaring the contract terminated on November 20 amid a coal strike. Judge Goldsborough delayed ruling after lunch, with Lewis counsel objecting to admissibility. a typewritten transcript may be used if the reel is not admitted.
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John Sennett
T. Alan Goldsborough
U.M.W
Willy Ik. Hopkins
Roosevelt denies embassy blamed for put up remarks
Elliott Roosevelt, touring southern Russia, denied he accused the U.S. embassy of involvement in off the record remarks attributed to him. A correspondent reportedly suggested embassy involvement, and Roosevelt said he would contact the embassy.
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U.S
Eddy Gilmore Hoscow
Elliott Roosevelt
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United States
Soviet ‘Union
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Mine Kills 3 In Jerusalem
Three British constables were killed and a fourth seriously injured when their jeep hit an electrically detonated mine on the Tel Aviv Jerusalem highway. The blast followed a spate of blasts and sporadic firing in Jerusalem. Field Marshal Lord Montgomery left Palestine by plane Sunday, destination believed Cairo or Athens.
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Petrillo Wins Lea Act Test
Federal Judge Waller J. La Buy declared the anti Petrillo Lea Act unconstitutional. The court dismissed government charges against James Caesar Petrillo, president of the AFL American Federation of Musicians, upholding the defense claim that the act abridges free speech imposes involuntary servitude and targets Petrillo.
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Vet Pickets to Get Wife Back on First Anniversary
Vincent Catina, a 28 year old disabled veteran, held a day long one man picket in freezing weather before his in laws home on his wedding anniversary. He vowed to continue until his wife Jeanette returns or he cannot walk. Neighbors offered support as the dispute over who should lead raged, with the couple’s quarrel prompting anti picketing injunction threats from the in laws. Catina carried signs claiming in law interference and a World War II sentiment as he stood for hours.
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Vincent Catina
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Fred Strabel
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Jeanette
Dusle
Catina
Missing Coed Found After Memphis Disappearance
The wealthy Memphis coed Peggy Fang, 19, who left home last Thursday, was found in a Los Angeles hotel Sunday night. She told her parents she regretted the worry caused, said she left a note for them, and noted perhaps she had not been explicit enough. Peggy had been contacted by her mother and father since arriving in Los Angeles.
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Pegey Fang
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Percy
Albert Land
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Denver Exhausts Its Coal Supply
Frost-bitten Denver residents were told there wasn t a lump of coal left in the city s retail yards Gordon Callbeck president of the Denver Coal Merchants Association announced dealers supplies of fuel were exhausted.
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Gordon Callbeck
Denver Coal Merchants Association
Evacuations Reported as Nationalists Close on Dairen
Chinese Communist forces are withdrawing from the Manchurian port of Dairen as Nationalist troops advance to within 47 miles of the city. The movement signals a strategic retreat under mounting pressure from Nationalist lines in the northeast theater.
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Manila Declares U S Currency Not Legal Tender
President Manuel Roxas announces that United States currency is no longer legal tender in the Philippine Islands, signaling a shift to local currency and financial independence amid wartime and postwar adjustments.
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Fire Claims Seven In West Groton House
Bodies of a mother and six of her children were found after a blaze destroyed their home in West Groton near Ithaca early Sunday. One runaway daughter survived. the father and two other children were away at the time. Distress centered on Mrs. John Dew and eight youngsters with several relatives scattered across New York and California.
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Ithaca
John Dew
Meter
Jean
Patsy
Beverly
Jacqueline
Lowell
Donna May
Theresa
Ute House
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Garry
Trumansburg
George
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Wanda
Athens
Screams of Theresa and highway tragedy headline
Thirty eight persons injured in a weekend traffic crash spree as a driver from Pulaski skids on Jefferson Street near Syracuse. Roy Snyder, 43, of Mattydale, his wife Jennie, 39, and their two month old daughter Suzanne suffer serious injuries requiring hospital care. Affected by bad weather, the series of crashes culminates with others taken to Syracuse Memorial and Crouse Irving Hospitals.
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Suzanne
Crouse - Irving Hospital
Rail Crash Kills 5 in Angora Minnesota
Two freight trains of the Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific Railway collided head on near Angora in northeastern Minnesota. Five crew members were killed and a sixth injured in the Sunday morning wreck.
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Duluth, Winnipeg & Paelfl Railway
Minnesota
Snow shuts down streets as city crews battle storm
City and county snow fighting crews faced a severe storm with record cold and heavy snowfall. About 36 accidents since Sunday noon were reported in Syracuse, with 219 weather related injuries over the weekend. Police urged cautious driving as crews plowed, sanded, and cindered roads, starting Sunday evening and continuing through the night. A coal shortage and a wage strike disrupted fuel supplies, compounding transit hazards across the region.
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John A. Kinney
Syracuse
Molotov agreement eyed by UN experts
United Nations experts are studying the Molotov agreement to accept principles of international control of atomic energy. Editorials and amusements sections accompany the page with listings for financial news, society notes, sports and obituaries.
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