Cold snap chills Central New York with snow forecast
Central New York forecasters warn of another 16 degree drop tonight and more snow before Christmas Eve. Andrew Keller says a cold front moved through Syracuse as temperatures plummet from 66 yesterday afternoon to 34 this morning. Snow flurries are seen in the western half of New York and nearby regions, with subzero readings in the Dakotas to northern Illinois and icy road conditions causing fatalities in Southern California.
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Associated Press
California
Missouri
Bidault Asks For Test Vote Over New Taxes
French Premier Georges Bidault sought a formal vote of confidence amid rebellion by deputies over proposed taxes. A defeat tonight would force his cabinet to resign, and a subsequent failure by a successor could trigger new elections under the constitution. Bidault warned the government faces a period of uncertainty as the budget and tax needs drive the crisis.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Secret Christmas package with dynamite found at UAW office
Marquis Childs argues the discovery signals a calculated violent campaign to destroy the United Auto Workers in Detroit. The page also lists Amusements, Letters, Bridge, Financial, Classifieds, Inq. Reporter, City Life, Radio, Deaths, Social, Earl Wilson, Sports, Editorials, Winchell, and Today’s Pictures on page 10.
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Detroit
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Bridge
Inq
City Life
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Winchell
Love May Laugh At Locksmiths In Hull Wedding
In Hull, Robert Williams aged 29 and Joan Hancock aged 17 were to be married at Boulevard Methodist Church. The minister struggled with the church safe containing the register for over an hour, aided by the groom and best man and taxi drivers. A locksmith failed to help, so officials brought the Hull municipal register to complete the ceremony.
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England
Robert Williams
Joan Hancock
Boulevard Methodist Church
E. B. Greetham
Controls to Come Off Jap Goods
Tokyo reports that by January 1 Japan will lift controls on 18 of 30 industrial commodity classes under MacArthur’s occupation plan. Firms will no longer need certificates to obtain raw wool rubber lumber cement semi finished steel and many chemicals, easing postwar trade.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Car labeled a steal vanishes from lot in Baltimore
A used car advertised with a whitewash sign on its windshield vanished from a Baltimore lot overnight. Curious shoppers note the claim a bargain, while authorities investigate the disappearance and check surveillance for clues.
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Baltimore GP
Tailors Banquet Hears Talk of Abolishing Full Dress Suit
Foster J. Harrison of Louisiana says at a Baton Rouge tailors banquet that abolishing the full dress suit would have appeal. He notes many tailors are prohibitionists and question wearing full dress when full attire is unavailable.
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Foster J. Harrison
Louisiana
Tailors
Baton Rouge
B 50 Crashes Killing 11 Aboard Near Savannah
A USAF B-50 bomber crashed into a Savannah River marsh near Chatham Field just after takeoff at 9 12 P M ET on a training flight to El Paso Texas. All 11 crewmen died including Lt Rogers Hornsby Jr navigator son of baseball star Rogers Hornsby. Rescue teams faced flames and muck reaching the scene for hours.
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Savannas
Rogers Hornsby, Jr
Rogers Hornsby
Chatham Air Force Base
Savannah
Chatham Field
Iti
E.S.T
One Quard Quadruplet Dies After Birth Near Lille
One of four boy quadruplets born to Madame Andree Sorel at Sailly Saillisel near Lille died last night. The remaining three, in an incubator, are in satisfactory health. Each weighs about two pounds.
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Paris
Madame Andree Sorel
Sailly Saillisel
Lille
Driver Bragg Charged After Dodging Stop Signs
St Louis report says Richard Bragg age 22 faced nine traffic violations after he ignored a police siren by turning off headlights and speeding through six stop signs. He explained he feared another man was after him due to dating that man’s girlfriend.
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ST. Louis
Richard Bragg
Huntsville
Greensburg Woman Pays Fine With $10 Tip to Police
Seymour Indiana report notes Mary Pearcy of Greensburg paid an overtime parking fine and surprised officers by presenting a $10 tip to the department.
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Seymour, Ind
Mary Pearcy
Greensburg
Ind
Population passes 150 million mark
The United States population reached 150,183,000 as of November 1, 1949, with growth of about 200,000 monthly. This marks a 2,132,000 rise in the first ten months of 1949 and an 18,514,000 increase since the 1940 census.
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United States
Census Bureau
Pope Pius XII Calls For Christian Unity In Holy Year
In his annual Christmas message the Pope appeals to believers worldwide to unite under the Roman Catholic Church against militant atheism. He hopes the upcoming Holy Year will renew faith and bridge centuries of schism, inviting Protestants to join the one true church and urging unity among all Christians.
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Pius XII
Jesus Christ
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Christ
Fishermen Make Christmas Haul in Miami
Santa arrived early for Miami area fishermen as record Spanish mackerel catches were unloaded. The day’s haul was valued at about $32,000 and filled storage at a major fishery with overflow iced on floors or left aboard returning boats. An official called the mackerel a merry Christmas to the fishermen.
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Miami
Fla
Tired Feeling Has a Meaning in Medical Insight
Dr. Dwight L. Wilbur of Stanford University explains that a tired feeling or nervousness is the most common symptom of emotional disturbance. He cites causes such as emotional problems, life situations, overwork, inadequate rest, and slow emotional recovery from infection, noting recovery can be rapid with sleep or threat removal. When chronic, recovery is longer and treatment depends on understanding the symptoms and their cause.
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Dwight L. Wilbur
Stanford University
Wilbur
Journal of the American Medical Association
Lockout Act Encore A embarrassed caller reports another key mishap
Mrs. Loretta Stevenson, 1414 Hawley av, was locked out again after forgetting to take her key during a wash hang. Fire Alarm dispatches Engine 11 for a goodwill rescue, with Fireman Tony Grosses climbing to a second story window into a neighbor's bedroom by mistake.
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Loretta Stevenson
Hawley
Stevenson
Stevie
No Christmas Promotions For Police Dept Members
Members of the Police Department faced delays in promotions as a meeting to certify promotion lists was postponed to next week. Candidates have passed medicals by Dr Maurice Laffer and must complete physicals before certification. Chief Kinney is expected to receive the certified lists before January 1 with Lt Harold Kelley leading the list and Lt Mathew Solinski eyed for third deputy chief if he clears the physical.
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Herbert B. Myron
Civil Service Commission
Maurice Laffer
Police
John A. Kinney
Mathew Solinski
Harold Kelley
Escape Fire on Norwegian Freighter Fermbay in Boston
Forty two crew members including two stewardesses escaped a fierce fire on the Norwegian freighter Fermbay near Boston. The blaze caused about 500000 dollars in damage and required a four hour land and sea effort to tow the 8000 ton ship from its Army base berth. Radio Operator A K Lind was hospitalized with serious glass cuts from exploding portholes. Captain Arild Wargeland and Chief Steward Jens Rersen leaped 30 feet through portholes to safety as flames roared through the super structure.
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Boston
Fermbay
New York
Gulf Ports
South
A. K. Lind
Arild Wargeland
Jens Rersen
Two Railroad Men Die in Long Island Wreck
Two railroad workers were killed and six injured when an empty passenger train crashed into the rear of another at Long Island City. The wreck halted Long Island Rail Road service for hours, leaving thousands stranded at Penn Station until about midnight.
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New York
Long Island
Pennsylvania Station
Long Island City
Warning to US Ship Captains Over Shanghai Access
The State Department warned American ship captains they could lose licenses if traveling into Shanghai waters. The notice, delivered to the Flying Arrow at Pusan on Dec 20, cites revised statutes 4450 and declares Shanghai a hazardous zone due to Chinese Nationalist actions. A prior December 17 warning covered all shipping masters and ports in the area.
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Shanghai
Pusan
Korea
United States
State Department
Department of State
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Department
Isbrandsten Lines
S.S
Secretary of State
Coast Guard
U. S
Okinawa
State’ Department
Michael J. McDermott
Met Punch Singer Is Given Contract
Helene Braun substituted for Helen Traubel at the Metropolitan Opera on four hours notice and received a contract through February with more Wagnerian appearances promised by General Manager Edward Johnson after thunderous applause.
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New York
Helene Braun
Wagner
Die “Walkaere
Metropolitan Opera Company
Helen Traubel
Metropolitan
Edward Johnson
Pilgrimage for Peace Opens Holy Year 1950
The article explains the Holy Year proclaimed by the Catholic Church, its global significance, and how Christmas Eve will inaugurate the Holy Year of 1950 for Catholics worldwide. It outlines the spiritual aims of renewed faith, reconciliation, and peaceful conduct across nations.
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