Ammonia Leak Forces Oakland Evacuations
Ammonia gas from a leaking tank car at Best Fertilizer Co spreads over 20 blocks in West Oakland. Thousands flee before dawn. five hospitalized as police, firemen evacuate residents and open churches as shelters. Plant workers report one supervisor collapsed but survived after emergency treatment.
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Ultimatum Claim Ties Soviet Pressure to Romania Change
Former Romanian official Constantin Visoianu says Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky delivered a two hour ultimatum to King Michael in 1945 to oust Prime Minister Radescu and install a Kremlin controlled Communist regime. He cites testimony and letters to support U S charge before the United Nations.
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Bell Quits as Banking Chief Defer Dewey's Political Plans
Elliott Y. Bell resigns as New York state superintendent of banks effective December 31 and joins McGraw-Hill Publishing. Governor Dewey will appoint a successor that night. Bell, a longtime adviser to Dewey, sparked speculation on Dewey's future, though capitol observers cautioned against quick conclusions.
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Dewey Steam
Fisherman Search Ends on Oneida Lake Mystery
State Police called off the search for an unidentified fisherman drifting in a rowboat on Oneida Lake. He was last seen about 4 30 P M yesterday a half mile off Messenger Bay. Rescue attempts with a search party and light plane found no trace as ice covered the eastern lake. Residents speculated the boat was wedged between ice floes or capsized. The man reportedly went onto the ice Tuesday morning as temperatures fell to near zero with a sharp wind toward Sylvan Beach.
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Today’s Features And Page Guide
A compact listing of sections and pages for Comics Dr Dean Mary Haworth Ida Jean Kain Crossword TALKING IT OVER pages 15 to 51. Regular features such as sAmusements Bridge Classified City Life Deaths Editorials and Letters Financial Horoscope Radio Social Sports Winchell and Todays Pictures on pages 22 27 30 34 35 40 40 46 49 51.
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Earl Wilson
Polish Refugees Find Shelter at Elmwood Church
Victor and Sophia Borzynski two displaced Polish refugees found temporary shelter at Elmwood Presbyterian Church after fleeing Nazi occupied Poland. The couple endured wartime hardship with Victor working in farming mining and factory labor to survive.
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J. Edward Hamilton
Sophia Bornynski
Elywood Presbyterian Church
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Cold and Fair Days Ahead
Weather man Andrew P. Keller predicts continued cold but fair weather for a few days with a low of 20 tonight a high of 34 tomorrow and a low of 16 tomorrow night Winds will be westerly 15 to 20 mph He notes wind direction keeps Syracuse fair but a shift north could bring lake snow Area snow affected Pulaski Watertown region Subzero readings persist in North Dakota with Devils Lake at eight below and Bis mar recording 19 below zero
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Sixty five fishermen drown as ships capsize near Gibraltar
The London Daily Express reports 65 anglers were drowned when three Spanish vessels capsized in the Straits of Gibraltar off the coast of Spanish Morocco.
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London Daily Express
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Spanish Morocco
Seaboard Mystery: Corps 300 Afloat with 16 Missing
Coast Guard reports locating the burning Dutch motorship Corps 300 miles east of Miami. Eight rescued. sixteen missing after an explosion and fire. No debris or life boats found. cause undetermined. Located at 26.09 N 74.15 W.
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Birthday Ignored and King George Turns 54
London papers gave minimal coverage of King George's 54th birthday with one noting simply The King is 54 today while others ignored the event.
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INL
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Seventeen year old prodigy enters graduate studies at Chicago
Joseph E Nelson, seventeen, skipped college after three years in a Bronx high school and a Rome prep school to enter the University of Chicago graduate program. Officials say he is the first to advance directly to graduate work through the university’s placement tests after passing 30 hours of advanced exams.
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Bulgarians Await Verdict In Treason Trial
11 Bulgarians including former Deputy Premier Traicho Kostov wait in Sofia jail for a Bulgarian Federal Court to deliver treason sentences. Verdict expected today or tomorrow after Kostov’s second bid to repudiate charges was halted. ten co defendants confessed.
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Richard Strauss Praises Stalin In London Remark
The recently deceased composer Richard Strauss, aged 85, praised Joseph Stalin as the world's most highly praised military genius during a London visit. A London banker retorted, and Strauss affirmed the compliment with the claim that Stalin is the one who praises him.
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Hague Treaty Forms United States of Indonesia
Indonesian parliament approves Hague agreement to create a sovereign United States of Indonesia with formal establishment December 27 in the Netherlands colony. The vote totals 296 to 62 with 51 abstentions.
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Ticket Pickup Required Saving on Travel Tax In Canada Is Halted
Prospective holiday travelers planned to save up to 25 percent on US air or rail travel by buying transportation in Canada. The tax free tickets had to be picked up in Canada at offices in Toronto Montreal Windsor or Niagara Falls Ontario. A wartime tax removal and favorable exchange rates allowed additional savings but a rule now requires pickup in Canada, ending the loophole.
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Santa to Arrive By Yule Train Not Chippety-Crop
Newark residents learned Santa will arrive by the traditional Yule train not a mule train setup. A prankster swapped Mule Train records onto the courthouse carol broadcast to mock the community Christmas center. The Retail Merchants Association affirmed Santa's usual route.
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Santa
Office of Common Pleas
Charles B. Hobtsberry
Retail Merchants’ Association
Toyshop owner fights noise ruling in Bedminster
Orville Seals, toy shop owner in Bedminster New Jersey, wired a loudspeaker to mimic train sounds. Residents complained of noise with a child kept awake until 3 6 P.M. He was fined $15 in Police Court and his attorney George Algair planned an appeal to a higher court.
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Wiis
George Algair
Girl Scout Feared Dead in Forest Rescue Fails to Find Ruth Aberle
Authorities doubt the 16 year old Girl Scout vanished Sunday in a jungle like Washington forest will be found alive. A seven square mile mountain sector has been criss crossed by scores of searchers, up to 400 at times, in an organized effort. No tangible clues have emerged about Ruth Aberle’s fate.
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Wash
Washington Forest
Ruth Aberle
Security costs rise as defense risk dominates policy
The Committee for Economic Development estimates national security will cost at least nine billion dollars yearly for years ahead. It urges civilian leadership, balance to curb a powerful military economy, loyalty probes with safeguards, and warns against a drift toward a garrison police state.
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U S Renews Panama Link After Government Changes
Secretary of State Acheson announced that the United States is renewing diplomatic relations with Panama after recent government overturns. He cited assurances from Arias that Panama will meet international obligations and noted no foreign intervention. The move may influence future stance toward China and its Communist regime.
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