Fire kills six officers in Pine Camp barracks blaze
A two story Pine Camp barracks housing about 18 officers caught fire at 2 30 A M during Exercise Snowdrop. Six officers died burned eight leaped to safety two were evacuated to Murphy General Hospital in Massachusetts. Several officers were injured with burns and fractures in the deadly blaze.
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New York
Robert Banker
Banker
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
William” E. Sheridan
Canton
Charles Reynold
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
John A. Futoma
Utica
Thomas Terry
Portland
Ore
Frank H. Turner
Arlington
Pfe
James McConnell
Trenton
N. J
Turner
Futoma
Terry
McConnell
Derailment Delays Flyers at Oneida
A New York Central passenger derailment near Warner Street tower, Oneida, delayed trains for over two hours. The rear trailer trucks of a local locomotive derailed while backing, forcing westbound Iroquois and Chicagoan to Rome for rerouting. A derrick train hauled the locomotive back onto the tracks with no cars leaving the rails.
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New York Central
Oneida
Rome
Warner St
Taft Cast as Villain in Youngstown Steel Center
Senator Taft is portrayed as the villain in a feature about the steel center in Youngstown Ohio where union leaders expect an easy push for a third wage increase. Marquis Childs writes a column on the editorial page.
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Senator Taft
Youngstown
Marquis Childs
Utica Killing Mystery Note Targets Slayer
A chilling note to a Utica newspaper claims the slayer of night club operator Fred Morelli will be killed soon. The typewritten letter threatens the killer and pledges to cooperate with authorities, hinting at information to be revealed later. The police continue to investigate the 12 37 A M shooting and seek leads.
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Utica
Fred. Morelli
Morelli
Sleet Storm Heads North Over Upstate New York
Syracuse remained the warmest spot at 24 degrees as a sleet storm threatened later in the week. Meteorologist Andrew Keller noted a developing Tennessee storm could bring several days of bad weather to Syracuse if it moves this way. Readings across the state ranged from 15 to 22 degrees.
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Syracuse
Tennessee
Andrew P. Keller
Canton
Fort Plain
Albany
Utica
Rochester
Communists May Be Cut Off Ballot
Washington group says a bill to outlaw the Communist party from all election ballots will be considered next month. Representative Lecompte, ranking House Administration Committee chair, announced hearings when Congress reconvenes on a national state and local election ban.
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Washington
CINS
Lecompte
R- Town
House
Congress
Little UN to Convene First Time January Fifth
Secretary General Trygve Lie announced the year around Little Assembly of the United Nations would meet in Lake Success on January 5. Russia and five other nations pledged to boycott, leaving an active membership of up to 51 at the event.
Eighteen Arab Prisoners Escape Acre Prison
In Acre Palestine Arab convicts fled Acre Prison as clashes erupted after the United Nations partition vote. Prison authorities reported the escape followed fights between Arab and Jewish inmates and that the warden was overpowered during the breakout.
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Jerusalem
Acre
United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land Arabs and Jews urged to end fighting
Jerusalem dispatch reports Palestine High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham warning that Britain will take severe measures to restore order if Arab Jewish violence continues. He pledged to keep order for as long as the British mandate remains in force.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Alan Cunningham
Holy Land
Cunningham
Great Britain
Britain weighs arms embargo to Palestine amid supply concerns
London sources report the British government is considering a possible embargo by Anglo American powers or the UN on arms shipments to Palestine. Officials fear a rising flow of weapons to Jews from American sympathizers and to Arabs from European sources.
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London
INS
United Nations
Palestine
Palestine unrest spurs curfew and raids in Tel Aviv Jaffa
The communique reports strict measures against lawbreakers across Jews and Arabs. The British impose a curfew in Tel Aviv Jaffa with searches and arrests. Illegal arms lead to jail, while scattered disturbances elsewhere in Palestine kill four Arabs and two Jews. A Spanish priest figure is noted.
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Ity
Tel Aviv- Jaffa
Palestine
Plane Crash Kills Three In Seminole Oklahoma
In Seminole Oklahoma a light single engine plane crashed and burned fourteen miles south of town killing three people. State troopers identified two victims as Ollie Bonn Martin of Wewoka and C. S. Tucker of Wewoka. The third victim remained unidentified though a card bore the name W. T. Tucker of Duncan was found on his clothing.
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Seminole
Okla
Here
H. C. Carmichael
Jack Ligon
Ollie Bonn Martin
Wewoka
C. S. Tucker
W. T. Tucker
Duncan
Break Feared as French Refuse Note From Russia
Paris reports indicate France will not accept a Russian note breaking off trade talks with France. The move expelled a French mission from Moscow and signals possible souring of diplomatic ties. The government, led by Pier Robert Schuman, instructs the French charge d affaires to return the note for ministry review. Civil tensions eased as labor actions subsided after a Communist-led capitulation.
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Paris
France
Moscow
Russia
General Confederation of Labor
Pier Robert Schuman
Pierre Carpentier
Foreign Ministry
Plane crashes near Goose Bay with 29 crew and 19 passengers
An ATC transport plane crashed and burned eight miles north of Goose Bay Labrador just after takeoff from Labrador Airfield for Westover Field. The plane carried 29 crew and 19 military passengers. Survivors were uncertain and a man was seen waving in the wreckage.
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Westover Field
Mass
ATC
Goose Bay
Labrador
Air Transport Command
Free Trip for Reds Organizer Says Moscow Ticket Offered
The Connecticut secretary of state's office approved papers organizing the American Anti- Communist League. Founder Albert B. Epstein, a restaurant cashier, said the league will give a free first class one way ticket to Moscow to any American Communist who renounces citizenship and vows to go to Russia and stay there.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
American Anti- Communist League
Moscow
Albert B. Epstein
Russia
Rome General Strike Called by Chamber of Labor
The Chamber of Labor voted a general strike in Rome province effective at midnight. Reports say Premier De Gasperi’s government offered around 11 billion lire for public works to avert the action, aimed at protesting unemployment.
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Rome
Chamber of Labor
Allcide de Gasperi
Flivver Fliers End Jaunt Around World
Cliff Evans and George Truman landed at Teterboro Airport at 10 10 A M marking a 95 000 mile globe circling flight in 123 days. The two former Army pilots proved a around the world flight could be done in small fabric covered planes at 105 mph.
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Teterboro
N. J
Cliff Evans
George Truman
Army
Marshall warns on Soviet asset seizures in eastern Germany
Secretary of State Marshall said Russia is taking more than $500,000,000 yearly in assets from eastern Germany and urged an immediate halt, threatening a showdown with the Soviet Union. He tied reparations to unification talks and called for a clear Soviet answer on the reparations linkage.
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London
Marshall
Russia
Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Big
Foreign Ministers Council
Winston Churchill Arrives in Paris En Route to Marrakech
Churchill lands at Le Bourget from London on his way to Marrakech for a vacation. The British premier's Paris stop precedes his southern journey.
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Paris
Winston Churchill
le Bourget Airfield
London
Marrakech
Morocco
Flight of fighters escorts two pilots from Harrisburg
A damaged report states fighters escorted two pilots from Harrisburg Pennsylvania on final approach. Evans arrived first, touching down ahead of Truman. The piece ends with a slogan about home and service.
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Harrisburg
Evans
Truman
Town concert ends with long drum journey
In a small town, Chuckle & symphony orchestra staged a special concert. Zeke comments on the show saying it was a long trip to bring the big drum just to bang it twice.
Republicans outline anti inflation plan for Congress
Washington reports a four point anti inflation program agreed by Senate Republican Steering Committee chair Taft and House Republican Leader Halleck. The plan includes voluntary industry wide price controls with antitrust laws suspended, expanded export controls, and higher gold reserve requirements for currency issued by Federal Reserve banks.
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Washington
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Republican Steering Committee
House
Halleck
Indiana
Fedeal
Fed chief signals soon rise in rediscount rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner S. Eccles said the rediscount rate of one percent will be raised soon, likely to two percent. He told the Senate-House Economic Committee he does not expect Congress to approve a plan requiring all banks to maintain a special additional reserve to curb credits.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Marriner
Keeles
Senate
House Economic Committee
Congress
Republicans propose four point anti inflation program
The article reports a four point Republican program addressing wage and price controls, transportation facility oversight, bank reserve levels, and voluntary industry agreements. Secretary Harriman presented a draft bill to a Senate judiciary subcommittee, but Democrats oppose the plan as favoring big business. Taft Halleck and GOP leaders aim to pass a single bill in time for Congress to adjourn December 19.
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Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Senate Judiciary
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
G.O.P
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