Judge Gives Suspended Sentences to Ex-Bradley Stars
Judge Saul S. Streit suspended sentences for three former Bradley University basketball players in a bribery case tied to a 1949 game with Bowling Green in Madison Square Garden. The defendants Gene Melchiorre George Chianakis and William Mann pleaded guilty to conspiracy, while Streit condemned booster culture and Owen the former Bradley president for enabling moral debasement.
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New York
Saul S. Streit
Bradley University
David Owen
Bradey
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Gene
Melchiorre
George Chianakis
William Mann
Lfe
Bowling Green
Madison Square| Garden
Streit
Owen
Oliphant Fails to Appear at Tax Case Hearing
Washington Charles Oliphant resigned as chief legal officer of the Bureau of Internal Revenue amid a probe into irregularities in the tax collecting service. He skipped today’s committee session, sending word to delay several days. The matter centers on alleged cliques and connections involving Washington officials and figures named by Abraham Teitelbaum.
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Washington
Charles Oliphant
House
Oliphant
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Abraham
Teltelbaum
Chicago
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Teitelbaum
Nathan
McGrath
Armistice Talks Hint At Troop Withdrawal In Korea
A Chinese correspondent at Panmunjom reports Allied negotiators may discuss withdrawing foreign troops from Korea. The Reds are said to hold over half of the 10,000 Americans listed as missing. other prisoners are cited in North Korean camps. Additional details follow on page 35.
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Munsan
Korea
Panmunjom
Hanley
Eighth Army
Judge ‘Advocate
Ater
Cotimin
Hancock Field to get 750000 dollar runway upgrade
Parks Commissioner Nam A Barry announced federal funding of 750000 to 1000000 for extensive runway improvements at Hancock Field. The plan calls for extending the east west runway beyond 5500 feet to 7000 feet with upgraded lighting drainage and taxiways. Construction begins in spring under Defense Department oversight. The work aims to raise airport classification to five or better enabling larger aircraft for Air National Guard use. Representatives from Air Force DPW and Civil Aeronautics Administration will participate in ongoing planning meetings.
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Barry
Defense Department
State Department of Public Works
Air National Guard
Col
William Moore
New York City
Air Force
Edward Mc Yiwaine
Albany
Harry ‘Smith
Syracuse
DPW
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Army Department
Stepina Possible Cardinal Elevation at Vatican Consistory
Vatican sources said it was possible Pope Pius XII would name Yugoslav Archbishop Aloysius Stepina a cardinal at the next consistorium. The speculation that such an elevation would signal Vatican disapproval of Tito era treatment of the church was considered unlikely by the sources.
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Vatican
Pius XII
Aloysius Stepina
Sacred College of Cardinals
Marshal Tito
Prayers Honor Pearl Harbor Dead Aboard the USS Arizona
The ceremony marked ten years since World War II began as chaplains of three faiths led prayers aboard the sunken battleship. Navy enlisted men raised the flags above the wreck while a wreath rested on the memorial hulk. At the Pacific memorial cemetery National Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford attended, with 13,000 attendees. The event concluded with prayers and a moment of memory for the fallen.
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UN General Assembly Rejects Red China Seat Bid
The 160 nation General Assembly blocked a Soviet bloc bid to seat Red China and to oust Nationalists. The session discussed Italy's UN admission, with Security Council action possible. A separate note described Edwin Kroger of Fairblock injured by an exposed telephone wire in 1949, leading to a settlement scheduled for today.
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China
Security Council
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Council
Haly
Edwin Kroger
Fair
Aetwa 2
New York
Kruger
Burhans Alt
New
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Abram Zoller
John’ H. Hughesit
Edward Spencer, Jr
Mackenzie, Smith& Michell
Telephone Company
United Nations
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
U.S
Philip C. Jessup
Adenauer Vows Full West German Aid and Unity
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told the Foreign Press Association in London that Germany will align with the western democracies as a reliable, unfaltering partner in peace. He cited a democratic path chosen by the German people and their overwhelming support for parties upholding democratic principles, aiming to join the Western bloc.
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London
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Free Nations
Foreign “Press Association
Mercury Dip and Rain Ahead
The forecast warns a sharp temperature drop tomorrow but readings will remain above normal. The weatherman notes unsettled skies with rain possible as a trough moves through the area.
Detectives Seize 150000 in Dope in East Side Raid
Narcotic squad detectives seized six pounds of heroin worth about 150000 in a raid on an East Side Manhattan apartment. Angelo J. Scanio, 23, a produce dealer, was booked on illegal possession of narcotics. Detectives said the heroin was found in a trunk and may have been bought from a seaman who smuggled it from Puerto Rico. A five day forecast followed the crime report with scattered showers and mild temperatures.
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East Side
Upper Manhattan
Angelo J. Seanio
Bacenld
Andrew P. Keller
U.8
Pris
Keller
Scanio
Puerto Rico
Christmas Road plan to link Jerusalem Bethlehem church
A proposal suggests opening a historic Christmas Road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem for Christian worshipers. The idea envisions a direct route to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, with the region's political status noted as disputed and tied to adjacent territories.
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Pisa
Israel
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Bethlehem F
Jordan
UN Setback for Greece Sizzles in Athens and Paris
Press reports say Britain and France backed Russia for a UN Security Council seat, sidelining Greece as the United States faced a major setback. The UN Assembly deadlocked and postponed further ballots to next week amid tight lipped responses from Britain and France.
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Athens
Britain
France
United States
Russia
Greece
UN Security Council
Council
Paris
Heat Wave Sign Earth Warming Shown by December Weather
A scientist and the American Geographical Society warn that December warmth signals ongoing global warming. George He T Ki notes rising average temperatures may spread to Canada and alter farming, with Montreal’s December temps climbing from 42 to 56 degrees. Similar rises appear across Greenland, Spitzbergen, Scandinavia, and the British Isles, suggesting a North Atlantic trend.
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New York
George He T-Ki
American’ Geographical Society
North America
North Atlantic
Greenland
Spitzbergen
Scandinavia
British Isles
Plane Lost in Europe Aid Program Revision Debate
In Europe a C47 cargo plane vanished near Marseille on the French Riviera during a US foreign aid flight. Senator Hickenlooper cited economic strains as Congress considers re evaluating the three year 13 000000 arms program. Britain faces fog and limited visibility as search planes from Paris Marseille and US forces scour the mountains near the Mediterranean. The incident prompts calls to reallocate funds and reassess foreign aid strategy amid a Conservative English government stance.
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France
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Chi
Britain
French Riviera
Medii
U. S
Tripolis
Churchill
Paris
Senate
U.S
Hickenlooper
Germany
Gai
Air Force
Europe
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Marsville
Congress
United States
$25,000 Willed For FDR Study
Prominent Pennsylvania figure and exinsurance executive leaves a 25 000 gift for historians studying Franklin D Roosevelts influence on the nation as president. The will directs funds for posterity and a broader appraisal of his era. Police report in Iran notes Col Nouri Shand dies from injuries after rioting between Communists and Nationalists bringing total dead to six. Shand was struck by rocks during the clash.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Buffalo
P. Robek
J. Brooks B. Parker
Grand
Gai
U.S
Sbiing
Fori
Rollek
Joseph ‘Morahc
Supreme Court
Chuckle about paying one half dollar today
A playful line notes that anyone who passes the buck today should feel the thirty cents in spare change, reflecting a lighthearted money quip about today’s date or event.
Jet Duels Halt as Allies Resist Red Advances Near Kumsong
Storms halt Allied jet operations while a series of night probes by MIG-153s and Communist Red jets seeks to extend a 11 day streak of air victories. In the central Korean front southwest of Kumsong, Allied forces beat back four probing stabs near frontline outposts, disrupting the Reds' night attack plans.
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Seoul
Kumsong
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