Amboy Airport Sale Postponed to Jan 20 Final Session
The Amboy Common Council postponed the municipal airport sale to January 20 1950 in its final session. A traffic commission plan and one way street changes on Clinton and Warren streets were discussed while the taxi meter requirement was amended to go into effect July 1 1950. A bid deposit of 5000 dollars was established, and claims of a behind the scenes agreement with Solvay to buy for sludge beds were raised by real estate broker William A Maloney.
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Amboy
Clinton and
Warren Sts
Solvay Protess Division
Allied
Chemical & Dye, Co
Airport l
William A. Maloney
Realstate
Solvay
Leslie A. Doolittle
Donald Murphy
The
Star
Pilgrims Crowd Holy Year Visits in Vatican City
A frigid day saw 12 080 pilgrims begin Holy Year visits to Rome s four patriarchal basilicas. Most visitors came from Spain France Belgium Switzerland Germany and Italy as numbers rise toward Easter. Officials estimate 600 000 to 700 000 have passed through St Peter s doors since Holy Year opening.
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Vatican. City
Vatican
Rome
St. Peter
St. Mary Major
St. John Lateran
Spain
France
Belgium
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
Unita
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Holy Year Committee
St. “Peter's
Dog Attack Accident Wounds Man During Hunt
James fanera aged 60 is shot by a dog during a rabbit hunt near Rochester. Henry C Russ aged 40 stepped on a shotgun as the dog ran toward its master and discharged, wounding Fanera. The incident occurred while the two men hunted rabbits together.
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Rochester GP
James Fanara
Inka
Henry C. Russ
Fanera
Controversy Over Jerusalem Threatens United Nations
Aged editorial note on today’s page discusses the Jerusalem dispute and its potential risk to the United Nations while offering a glimmer of hope for a compromise that could avert disaster. Marquis Childs weighs the issue, with sections noted across pages 28 and 29.
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Jerusalem
United Nations
Marquis ‘Childs
Woman's Body Found in Biscayne Bay
The body of a woman about 40 was recovered from Biscayne Bay in Miami. She wore a blue sailor blouse, white buckskin shoes, and a white flannel skirt with a torn black jacket. Detective C. E. Hall said she had been beaten in the face before being thrown into the bay and had been dead about 24 hours.
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Miami
Fla
Biscayne Bay
C. E. ‘Hall
Homicide Bureau
Four Girls Die in Candle Fire at German Orphanage Party
Police report four girls aged eight to twelve died when their dresses caught fire from a candle-lit Christmas tree at a German orphanage party in Buechen Lower Saxony. The tragedy occurred during the festive event and authorities are investigating.
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Hamburg
Germany
Independence Declared as Dutch Rule Ends in Indonesia
Queen Juliana proclaimed independence for 77,000,000 Indonesians in a palace ceremony ending 300 years of Dutch rule. The United States of Indonesia formed under a loose Dutch crown link while natives celebrated four years of guerrilla fighting and U S forces took control.
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Amsterdam
Juliana
The
Netherlands
East Indies
Indonesia
U.S.S
Indonesians rename Batavia to Ja carta in the capital move
The Netherlands and Indonesia announced Ja carta as the new name for Batavia, reflecting the ancient Javanese city. Premier Mohammed Hatta attended the ceremony in Amsterdam with Queen Juliana as the ratification of a 10 week round table agreement was confirmed.
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Netherhinds
United States of Indonesia
Jacarta
Batavia
Java
Jogjakarta
Mohammed Hatta
Wilhelmus
Amsterdam
Willem Drees
Juliana
Prince Bernard
Drees
Overseas Territories
J.-H. van Maarseveen
Windsors Begin U.S., Canada Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth for a long visit to the United States and Canada. After a month in New York City they plan to travel to their 4000 acre Alberta ranch for three to four months.
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New York
Duke and Duchess
of Windsor
United States
Canada
New York City
Duke
Alberta
Epidemic Strikes Children on Ship Delays in Fog
Measles and whooping cough outbreak hits most of 201 children aboard a refugee ship Castlebianco arriving in Melbourne. Measles and whooping cough spread among passengers as winds reach 49 mph and a 0.7 inch shipboard rain is noted.
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Melbourne
Australia
Syracuse
Castlebianco
Naples
Einstein Proposes Generalized Theory of Gravitation
News from New York reports Dr. Albert Einstein advancing a generalized theory of gravitation, an extension of relativity that could become a universal law explaining all physical motion from atomic to cosmic scales. the 70 year old scientist claims it as his life’s work, revealing 20 mimeographed pages of dense theory in German to English translation.
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New
York
Albert Einstein
Einstein
1949 World’s 10 Best Dressed Women Listed
The New York Dress Institute names the top 10 best dressed women led by Mrs William Paley head of Columbia Broadcasting System for a second year. Other notables include Mrs Adele Astaire Miss Martin from Norwalk Conn and Mrs L Hayward among runners up.
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New York
Mary
Martin
Kingman - Douglas
Adele »Astaire
Middleburg
William
Paley
Columbia Broadcasting System
New York Dress Institute
Duchess of Windsor
Paris
Harrison Williams
Duchess of Kent
London
Leland
Hayward
Howard Hawks
Hollywood
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Washington
Miss Martin
South Pacific
Norwalk
Conn
Byron Foy
Douglas
Foy
Leland Hayward
Williams
The
Institute
Restaurant Man Adopts 400 for Christmas Dinner
James R Hightower owner of Rose City cafe gave away free chicken dinners to the first 400 customers who entered between 10 30 A M and 2 P M on Christmas Day The sign in the window drew a long line and within hours all meals were claimed leaving Hightower and his staff exhausted but cheered by generosity
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Apolis
James. R.hightower
Rose City
Hightower
New Yorker Suffered Head Lacerations After Street Incident
Sylvester Grant a 35 year old New Yorker was treated at a hospital after a midtown Manhattan street crossing left him with head lacerations described as not serious. He complained about the so called good old days while riding in an improvised cab.
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New York
INS
Sylvester Grant
New Yorker
Midtown Manhattan
21st Victim Dies From Swift and Co Blast Injuries
Lloyd Elkins 33 of McCook Lake Iowa died late yesterday from injuries suffered in the December 14 blast at the Swift and Co packing plant. He is the 21st death in the disaster.
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Sioun
City
CUP
Lloyd Elkins
McCook Lake
Swift and Co
Strike Ends In Cleveland After Court Injunction
A F L transit workers called off their six day city strike in Cleveland after an injunction mandated them to return. Members voted to abide by the order, and buses and street cars were expected to resume service, with officials noting schedules would not immediately return to normal until tomorrow.
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Cleveland
A.F. L
Cleveland Transit System
Dewey Ski Center Dedication Delayed by Snow
Governor Dewey’s dedication of Whiteface Mountain ski center postponed due to snow talk. Conservation Department says ceremony will be held in February.
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Albany
Dewey
Whiteface Mountain
Conservation Department
Soviet training order for 4000 pilots in East Zone force
Die Welt reports Moscow ordered immediate training for 4000 pilots as part of a 366000 manpower East Zone German police force. The move signals a major expansion of Soviet aligned security presence in Berlin.
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Berlin
INS
Die Welt
Fire Damages Building Housing Eastern Tire Co
A two alarm blaze swept the rear of a brick building housing the Eastern Tire Co in Lackawanna yesterday. Damage was estimated at $25,000 and authorities had not determined the cause of the fire.
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Lackawanna
Eastern Tire Co
Era
New Spirit Surges as Hyndman Rebuilds After Fire
Hyndman Pennsylvania workers and officials plan a rebuild after a Christmas Eve fire destroyed three blocks of the town center including the bank and 12 other businesses and about 20 homes. The loss is estimated near 1 million dollars in a town of 1500. The Red Cross moved in to assist with clothing and supplies. Corrine Fisher, 60, died in the blaze. her husband Sommers Fisher was injured and hospitalized in Cumberland Maryland. The high school was undamaged and a temporary bank headquarters opens tomorrow with vault extraction underway.
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Hyndman
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Sommers Fisher
Fisher
Corrine
Memorial. Hospital
Cumberland
Prayers Urged For Jailed Hungarian Prelate
Francis Cardinal Spellman urged a nationwide radio audience to pray for Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty on the first anniversary of his arrest. Mindszenty, the Catholic primate of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment for treason.
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New. York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Joseph Cardinal
Mindzenty
Hungary
Congress weighs tax crackdowns to close loopholes
Rep Forand of Rhode Island, a Ways and Means member, says collecting every legally owed tax could balance the budget. Congress may pursue tougher enforcement before considering rate hikes for individuals or corporations, amid a projected five billion dollar loss.
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Washington
Congress
Forand
D-R.i
House
Waysand Means Committee
New group forms to repeal wartime luxury taxes
A new body the National Committee for the Repeal of Wartime Excise Taxes formed in New York. It is composed mainly of executives from the taxid industries seeking repeal of so called luxury goods taxes enacted during wartime.
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New York
National’ Committee
Tax dodging eyed as potential budget balancing tool
Treasury and Congressional tax experts study the problem of tax evasion and loopholes. Some estimate the government loses about five billion dollars yearly this way. Republicans on Capitol Hill oppose a new tax hike, arguing it could depress the economy and push the country toward a tailspin.
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Treasury
Congressional
Tugs Rush to Aid Grounded Vessel in South China Sea
Four tugs sped today to aid the British motorship Silverwalnut, a 5,770-ton ship held fast on a shoal 30 miles west of Palawan Island. The crew of 62 and four passengers were reported safe.
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Manila
Silverwalnut
China Sea
Pala
Wan
Rumors of Quirino Marriage Denied by Opera Singer
Conchita Gaston, famed Pilipino opera soprano, dismissed gossip that she will wed Philippines president Elpidio Quirino. She laughed off the speculation and called the reports mere gossip columns chatter.
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New York
Conchita Gaston
Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
Embittered Lady Randolph Churchill Eyed by Frederick March
Frederick March recalls Lady Randolph Churchill born in Racine and notes her bitterness toward men in later life. He cites an anecdote at luncheon where she challenged a man who claimed he was cleverer, retorting that an egotist is a man who says he is cleverer than any other.
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Frederick March
Racine
Randolph Churchill
Winston
Lady Randolph
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