Syracuse University to receive 914000 from insurance
Syracuse University and insurers in New York City have agreed to pay 914000 for Archbold Gymnasium loss after a January fire. Chancellor Tolley announced the preliminary 400000 payment earlier and said the remainder should be settled by month’s end. He credited investigators and noted plans for a new gym with three wings at 3755000 cubic feet and an estimated total cost of 3755000 dollars, with further construction in 1948 contingent on fundraising.
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Syracuse University
New York City
Archbold Gymnasium
William P. Tolley
John Funda
E.C. Niver
Albert C. Deisseroth
Hugh C. Gregg
Harold Dawson
Fred J. McManus
Tolley and
Lorimer Rich
Archbold
Tolley
City Escapes Bitter Storm
Syracuse escaped the bitter storm as temperatures fell from 10 degrees above zero to six below in Utica. The northeastern storm dumped four inches in Utica, fifteen inches in Lebanon New Hampshire, closed Boston’s airport, and blanketed Albany with eight inches. Weather officials predicted a mild Christmas with partly cloudy skies and afternoon warmth into the upper twenties.
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Syracuse
Utica
Lebanon
N.H
Boston
Albany
Herald Journal Christmas Day editions skipped
The Herald Journal announces no editions on Christmas Day with features moved to pages 22 and 23. Readers are guided to comics by Ida Jean Kain and Mary Haworth Horoscope on nearby pages, plus talking it over on page 15 and other regulars across the issue.
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Herald- Journal
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary Haworth
U S Troops Withdraw From Panama Bases
The United States began withdrawing about 2000 troops from 14 bases in Panama after the Panamanian Assembly rejected a lease agreement. The move, timed with WW II treaty considerations, followed rapid developments in Washington and Panama City. Senator Knowland urged a Nicaragua route and Representative Engel proposed a canal outside Panama.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Quarry ‘Heights
Canal Zone
Panamanian Assembly
Capitol Hill
Knowland
R-Conf
Nicaragua
Rep. Engel
Rmich
Winds Fail to Snow in Florida Amid Sunshine
In St Petersburg Florida the Independent reports wind spoiled the first Florida snow attempt. The sun lifted temperatures into the seventies and the planned Operation Snowflakes by a pilot to drop dry ice into clouds was postponed until Friday.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Iit
Florida
Truman Pardons 1523 Draft Act Violators Restored Rights
President Truman grants amnesty restoring full citizenship rights to 1,523 men convicted of violating the wartime draft act. The group came from a list of 15,805 vetted by an amnesty board led by Owen J. Roberts. Most have served sentences and will regain political and civil rights including voting and professional licensing.
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Washington
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Truman
Tax Bill Hits Rich French
Paris reports the National Assembly approved an anti inflation tax bill by 351 to 189 after a lengthy 35 hour session forcing wealthy Frenchmen to return 25 to 50 percent of profits unless invested in 10 year government loans. The body also backed a 150,000 civil servant dismissals economy measure. The tax chiefly targets businessmen with profits over 750,000 francs annually.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Assembly
Rene Mayer
Typhoon Near Manila Powers Through Yap Island Area
A typhoon that caused extensive Yap Island damage was tracked by a U S Navy weather plane today about 700 miles east southeast of Manila. It moves west northwest at roughly 10 miles per hour with winds at the center exceeding 90 miles an hour.
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Manila
Yap Island
Periled Ship Simon Benson Reaches Honolulu Harbor
The freighter Simon Benson steered into Honolulu Harbor last night after weathered passage through heavy North Pacific seas. Officials described the vessel as battered but intact and passengers nearby reported relief at the safe arrival.
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Honolulu
Simon Benson
North Pacific
Hono[sea “Harbor
Theft of Christmas present from police station locker
A valuable Christmas present was stolen from Lt. Arthur Leahey’s locked office cabinet at the police station. No clue to the burglar has been found. The office has two doors, one from the Traffic Bureau and another from the corridor on the second floor.
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Arthur Leahey
Lt. Leahey
U S Ship Radioes SOS Off Brazil
Port authorities report the United States steamer John Owen flashed an SOS from a position off the coast of Rio Grande province Brazil. The ship operated by the Pacific Transport Line, but no further details were available immediately.
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Montevideo
United States
John Owen
Rio Grande
Brazil
Pacific Transport Line
Putt Versus Put In Golf Lesson Quip
A school teacher asks in a golfing lesson if the word is spelled put or putt. The instructor says putt is correct for the stroke while put means to place a thing where you want it. The joke appears in Commerce Magazine.
Communist government proclaimed in northern Greece by guerrilla radio
Guerrilla broadcasts in northern Greece proclaimed a Communist government under Gen. Markos Vifiades and urged Elas members to take up arms. Premier Sophoulis said the rump state might be recognized soon by Greece's Communist neighbors Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria. Greek military leaders warned the rebels cannot hold territory for 48 hours.
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Athens
Greece
Markos Vifiades
Elas
Themistokles Sophoulis
Yugoslavia
Albania
Bulgaria
United Nations Commission
No Christmas Truce War Bloodshed Covers Holy Land
Reporter describes Christmas Eve in Bethlehem amid Jewish Arab clashes after UN partition vote. He cites 260 killed and 604 wounded since the UN action, then recounts walking from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and encounters a Franciscan friar by the Jaffa Gate as conflict rages.
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Bethlehem
Holy Land
United Nations
Jerusalem
Mary and
Joseph
Valley of
Kinnon
Jaffa
Cohunn
Christmas Spirit Marks Yule Observance At White House
The nation prepares for its third postwar Christmas with radio greetings from President Truman at 5 16 P M EST and the traditional White House living tree ceremony. The Trumans will gather around the family tree on Christmas morning, while a recent fire left many families without gifts.
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Executive
Truman
White House
Trumans
Ontario Town Block Burns
A fire in Cornwall Ontario torched a textile and mill town block across the St. Lawrence from Messina. Mayor Lloyd Dallinger put damages around 1 million dollars with ten stores and housing for at least 20 families destroyed by mid morning. Fire crews from Messina and nearby towns helped, and flames raged more than eight hours in bitter cold before being brought under control.
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Cornwall
Ont
St.Lawrence
Messina
N. C
Lloyd D. Dallinger
Pitt St
B-17 Lands Safely on Ice at North Labrador River
A Flying Fortress dropping Christmas mail and packages to remote weather stations forced to land on a frozen river 95 miles north of Goose Bay, Labrador. The pilot said all safe and officials hoped for a rescue by another aircraft.
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Westover Field
Mass
Air Transport Command
Goose Bay
Labrador
Two Men Die In New Orleans Brewery Blast
Gas fed flames followed an explosion at a downtown New Orleans brewery. Two workers were killed while attempting to shut safety valves in an ammonia compressing room. Victims were William Schand, 49, plant foreman, and George Bahr, 46, bottling department foreman. Five others injured, two in critical condition.
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New Orleans
William Schand
Bien
George Bahr
Clemency Granted to 182 Japanese by U S Army Courts
Tokyo reports Christmas clemency for 182 Japanese sentenced in U S Army provost court martial cases. Army announcement notes terms reduced or commuted as part holiday mercy. Proceedings affected civilians and service members with Japanese nationality in occupied territories.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Speculation: Speedup Sought in Inquiry
Rep Mackinnon accuses the Agriculture Department of knowing 71 local, state and federal employees who traded grain futures in September. He urges disclosure of names, citing J M Mehl’s testimony to a joint committee. Senate panel seeks faster reports on officials gambling on commodities.
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Washington
Mackinnon
R-Minn
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Senate Appropriations Committee
J. M. Mehl
Commodity Exchange Authority
Joint
Congressional Committee On the Economic Report
Mehl
Department of Agriculture
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Knowland
Calif
Appropriations Committee
State, Agriculture, Commerce, and Interior
Meanwintile
Andresen
House
Pauley
Pope Pleads for Honest League to End War
Pope Pius XII used his Christmas message to denounce insincerity among nations and urge a league of honest men to safeguard peace. He criticized postwar policies and implied critique of Communism, urging action against those who weaponize lies and ideology. The address, 4400 words, was broadcast in 12 languages from the Apostolic Palace despite a cold that kept Cardinal greetings brief.
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Pope
League of Honest Men
Vatican City
Pius XII
Apostolic Palace
Vatican Radio
College of Cardinals
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