Rescue effort finds only six survivors in Labrador crash
The U S Air Transport Command reports 23 of 29 American military aboard the huge transport died in the Labrador crash near Goose Bay. A doctor at the wreckage eight miles north reported 23 killed. survivors and dead names withheld pending a full report. A rugged overland party and a helicopter aided by dog sleds and medical teams reached the scene as stormy weather hampered communications.
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U.S. Air Transport Command
Labrador
Goose Bay
Jerusalem Violence Surges as Holy Land Death Toll Rises
In Jerusalem and across Palestine, 153 people have died in 12 days of clashes. British troops sealed Jerusalem's old city gates as Arabs and Jews evacuate in panic amid renewed attacks. The Middle East toll stands at 269 with bombings and shootings reported in Haifa Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
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Holy Land
Palestine
Haifa
United Nations
Middle East
Kingsway
Tel Aviv-Jerusalem
Beith Dagan
Jaffa
Old City
Friday to Be Ideal Day for Syracuse Snow
Syracuse residents awoke to a two inch snow cover after a wintery pattern. Snow began at 4 35 P M Wednesday and fell on and off through the day causing hazardous driving conditions. County crews deployed plows and sanders while city workers renewed salting efforts this morning.
Truman panel to urge broader federal scholarships plan
Washington The Truman Commission on higher education is expected to propose a broad federal scholarship program for non veterans beyond the GI Bill of Rights, expanding government aid to students nationwide.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Commission On Higher Education
Taft Seen as No Man Again Aiming at 1948 Victory Drift
Senator Taft appears more inclined to oppose the prevailing mood of confidence, potentially harming Republican chances in the 1948 presidential race. Marquis Childs notes in his column. other features and pages are listed, including comics, horoscopes, and radio. Kilroy’s back in Today’s Pictures on page 238 with a cartoon about Sen. Ady.
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Taft
Marquis Childs
Rare case boy revived after hour long apparent death
A 14 year old Louisville Ohio boy Richard Heyard was revived at Lakeside Hospital Cleveland after being dead for 70 minutes during chest surgery. Doctors Beck Pritchard and Feil report a new resuscitation method reversing ventricular fibrillation in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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INS
Louisville
Ohio
Lakeside Hospital
Richard Heyard
Claude S. Beck
Western Reserve University
W. H. Pritchard
Harold Feil
Beck
Journal of the American Medical Association
Pritchard
Big Four Haggles Over Reparations At Berlin Talks
Molotov faces U S demand to halt removal of reparations from Eastern Germany as Big Four conference turns to German economic unification. Reports say U S Britain may revise the 1947 fusion pact giving Washington control over economic policy while Marshall blasts Moscow for draining German assets.
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London
United States
Russia
Germany
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U. S
Britain
George C. Marshall
Boy Tests Skis At 4 A.M. In New Jersey
Timothy Murphy a 10 year old boy chose a 4 A M hour to try his new skis. Police found him on a hill in Maywood New Jersey and brought him home after a brief outing in a squad car.
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Maywood
Timothy Murphy
Probe Finds Potential Criminality in Boston IRS Office
A House Appropriations Subcommittee released an investigator report suggesting possible crime and serious mismanagement in the Boston Internal Revenue Service office. The probe cites misused trust funds and Hatch Act violations tied to March of Dimes, Jefferson Day dinners, and field staff cuts, naming collector Denis W. Delaney.
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House
Justice Department
Boston
Internal Revenue Bureau
Canfield
R-N. J
Attorney General
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Commission
Civil Service Commission
Subcommittee
Robert E. Lee
Mass
O’connor
Lee
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
FBI
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Warchy
Delaney
John. E. Burns
Hannegan
Hunger Victim Dies in Frankfurt
The Frankfurter Rundschau reports that Hermann Weiss, 50, died of undernourishment, named as the winter’s first hunger victim in Frankfurt.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Frankfurter Rundschau
Hermann Weiss
House Approves Surplus Food Aid Amendment
The House passed an amendment to the emergency foreign aid bill raising potential costs by about 50 million dollars if surplus foods are sold for foreign relief. Representative Jack Z. Anderson led the measure, aiming to require agencies to sell surplus CCC goods at prices that could incur losses on current holdings. The move comes as action on the aid program nears its final stages with supporters optimistic for passage.
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Washington
Anderson
ICC
House
Rochester man loses $4100 in Syracuse cash found alert urged
Seymour Gray of 733 Joseph Street Rochester lost $4100 in new bills after a stop in Syracuse and Solvay. He carried ten $20s and the rest in $100s, hid the wallet near his underclothes, and after missing a train the money vanished on the train or station area. Detectives searched with no success and Gray offered a substantial reward for return.
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Syracuse
Seymour Gray
Joseph St
Rochester
Solvay
New York Central
Frank Santiff
New York Central Police
Santiff
James McCormic
Gray
Wallace Signals Third Party Bid In 1948
Henry Wallace left Syracuse without ruling out a third party run for president in 1948. He spoke like a candidate saying Democratic party could become a peace party if it reforms. A formal decision was expected in the next month or two after his upstate tour ends.
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Walter McGuinness
Henry Wallace
Syracuse
Democratic Party
Truman
Russians Demolish Chancellery Shelter Under Allied Plan
Russian soldiers and German workers prepared charges to demolish the Berlin chancellery shelter linked to Hitler and Braun. A Russian fired at AP correspondent Richard Kasischke after he asked to photograph and did not move quickly when ordered off.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Richard Kasischke
Associated Press
Arabs Form Army to Fight UN Partition Plan
A reliable Arab source said the seven nation Arab League’s wary council agreed on measures to supply a volunteer army with weapons and money to oppose the United Nations partition decision for Palestine.
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Cairo
Arab League
United Nations
Palestine
Kentucky colonel drinks with closed eyes joke
A Kentucky colonel explains his habit of closing his eyes when drinking. He says the sight of good liquor always makes his mouth water and he does not like to dilute his drink.
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Kentucky
Britain to Receive Russian Grain Under Trade Pact
Harold Wilson announces a trade agreement with Russia providing for shipment to Britain of a substantial quantity of coarse grain from the 1947 harvest. No hard currency payment is required. Further talks in May aim at long term balanced trade with wider goods.
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London CP
Britain
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Wilson
Moscow
House of Commons
Attlee
Senator Ball Proposal Seeks Arm Fund Limits on Reparations
A Senate Appropriations Committee study considers blocking shipments of dismantled German factories to the Soviet Union by restricting Army funds. Senator Ball proposes forbidding funds to dismantle new plants in the Anglo American zone except for Western Europe, aiming to curb reparations flowing east.
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Washington
Russia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ball
R.-Minn
Soviet Union
Western
Europe
Forrestal Not Resigning Per Truman Statement
President Truman announced that Secretary of Defense Forrestal will not resign, replying to rumors that he might step down. The denial was given amid persistent speculation about Forrestal's future in the administration.
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Washington
Truman
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Taft Promises Full Plan To Curb Living Costs
Republican leaders push a House Banking Committee bill while President Truman insists the anti inflation program must be fully carried out. Taft says the GOP will unveil its own comprehensive plan after a Party conference. The debate centers on standby powers, anti trust, and voluntary price agreements.
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Washington
Truman
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
ATHES
Taft
Ohio
Wwalcott
House
Senate
G.O.P
Mine Blast At Franklin Colliery Injures Three
Nine rescue crews and ambulances responded to an underground explosion at Franklin Colliery of Lehigh Valley Coal Co near Wilkes-Barre township. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital prepared to receive three injured men as officials reported eight workers were in the section when the blast occurred and the colliery was ordered closed. More than 200 men are employed at the mine.
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Franklin Colliery
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Franklin
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