Flood Waters Subside After New York State Floods
Floods across Eastern and Northern New York eased today as rivers receded and temperatures rose. Evacuations covered Hoosac, Housatonic, Deerfield, Connecticut and Farmington valleys, with hundreds of square miles affected in western Massachusetts and Vermont. Two deaths in New England were attributed to flood conditions, while New York fatalities included a person struck by a train during a snowstorm. Gov Dewey announced county inspections and state emergency measures as officials restored services and opened roads. Major John J. Ahern declared the emergency in Troy.
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Democrats Map House Strategy Amid Rules Clash
Washington January 1 Republicans press overtures from Southerners as House Democrats gather to map strategy over proposed rules changes. Debates center on discharging bills from committees and bypassing the rules panel. Sam Rayburn expected to be nominated again as speaker with no opposition.
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Windsor Will Live In U S Says Paper
London Evening Standard reports the Duke of Windsor plans to return to the United States this year and stay there. He intends to sell his villa in the south of France and has abandoned the idea of building a house near Paris.
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Financial shifts loom as Truman plans tax changes
The era of fiscal policy adjustments under President Truman is highlighted by talk of tax cuts and revised depreciation rules affecting business expanse and plant investments through 1949. Editorial note by David Lawrence appears, with comics and features listed on pages 34 to 35.
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Wars Still Rage in Five Lands
A New Year opens with conflicts persisting across China Palestine Greece Indonesia and Malaya. Chiang Kai shek pursues an end to civil war while Arab Jewish fighting continues in Palestine and tensions with Trans Jordan rise. Dutch halt in Java and Indonesian action looms as airlift and economic pressures shape a stalled global struggle between Communism and established powers.
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Bombs Fall On Tel Aviv In Early 1949 Air Raid
Tel Aviv endured an early morning air raid with around 100 explosions reported. Casualties and damage were described as small, while conflicting reports from Jewish and Egyptian sources circulated about frontline conditions in southern Palestine.
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Deadline on G I Brides Extended
Washington dispatch reports eight more days are granted to admit GI brides under relaxed rules due to transportation delays. A special Act of Congress also covers fiancés, with entries allowed only for those visas issued by December 31. The attorney general indicated armed forces members not yet admitted will be processed under the act.
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Truman Opens 1949 With Working Day In White House
Washington dispatch says President Truman begins 1949 with a full working day. He plans to review New Year messages and continue preparations for the new Congress.
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Year End Champ Granny Grannell Faces Court
Belleville Illinois reports Grandma Ali McGongell a 63 year old mother and prisoner. Deputy Gomer Williams and two probation officers captured her in Fayetteville barn while trying to arrest her daughter Marie Saxton for not supporting three children. McGongell shocked the officer with a jaw strike and chased three men with a club before being subdued. County Judge C C Bremen fined her 163 dollars.
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WRAT CHEER Jews Celebrate Quiet New Year Eve
The 1,300 residents marked New Year’s Eve at small private parties and churches as celebrations were notably subdued. Ed Lally reported the mood as “awfully quiet” amid limited public events.
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Buffalo couple's 38 year marriage ends by annulment
Agnes Jesmomstski and Vincent F. Jastvezinski were legally separated after 38 years of marriage. The annulment was granted on grounds that Agnes was only 36 at the time of the wedding and the couple had lived together for only six months.
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King George VI Plans Holiday at Sandringham
Buckingham Palace announced King George VI, ill for six weeks, can leave next week for a holiday at Sandringham estate. Doctors say the journey to Norfolk should do him no harm. The trip is set for January 8, and will be his first leaving the palace since the illness was announced on November 22.
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Weather Forces Postponement of Philadelphia Mummers Parade
Gusty winds and snow squalls cancel the famed Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. Parade committees met before the scheduled start time to declare the weather unsafe for the traditional costumes and performances. No rescheduling date announced.
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Times Square Quiet As Snow Keeps New Year Crowds Small
Times Square New Year crowd was the smallest in history due to snow and ice. About 1,500 special police patrolled Broadway as most revelers stayed home. midtown theaters and bars reported business solid. Mounted patrols moved to foot duty while horses remained in stalls.
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Snow Fighters Brace For Renewed Fall Snow Storm
City and county crews prepared for more snow with 10 inches on the ground in Syracuse and up to 17 inches in Rome. Meteorologist Andrew Keller warned of 20 to 35 mph winds and blizzard like conditions tonight. Roads were open but ice and drifting snow slowed weary plow crews and parked cars across Central New York.
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Malcolm Campbell Dies at 63, Speed King of Land and Sea
Sir Malcolm Campbell, 63, famed for breaking the 300 mph land speed record and of 741.74 mph in a speed boat, died after eye surgery health decline. He achieved his greatest land speed in Utah at Bonneville and held records on both land and water, vowing to press on.
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Cease Fire Declared in Kashmir Amid Plebiscite Talks
SEW DELI India reports a cease fire in Kashmir as India and Pakistan agree to halt fighting at 11 59 PM under a United Nations supervised framework. An agreement also covers a plebiscite to decide whether Kashmir should align with Hindu majority India or Muslim Pakistan.
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Bandit Escapes After Jewelry Store Robbery in Manhattan
A bandit escaped yesterday from a Manhattan jewelry store after holding up the shop and fleeing with cash and diamonds estimated at 0,000. Police say he vanished into a crowd after a pursuing officer slipped on slushy pavement.
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Holiday Toll Rises as 1949 Starts With Elephant Train Death
A Bengal elephant was struck and killed by a New Year mail train near Colombo. The national toll of violent deaths on New Year’s Day reached 47, with traffic accidents rising. States reported several fatalities including Colorado 6 and Florida 7, among others, as the National Safety Council warned of high motor vehicle casualties.
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United States to Elevate Korea Mission to Embassy Rank
The United States will extend full recognition to the Korean republic government and raise its mission to embassy status. A White House statement says the move, aligned with a UN General Assembly resolution, aims to aid the UN commission in Korea and support a free and united Korea under Syngman Rhee.
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Hurricane Lashes England Rips Coast With 90mph Winds
Severe storm winds battered England forcing evacuations as waves flood roads and the Thames rises near Windsor. In Sussex Seaford, police rescue women and children trapped by gale driven seas. By midday the weather calmed to sunshine and warmer temperatures.
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Cab Drivers Strike Cuts San Francisco New Year Transit
New Year celebrations end as only 400 taxicabs operated in San Francisco, far fewer than the usual 1,000. Four cab companies shut down after an AFL taxi drivers strike over wages, forcing delays for revelers returning home in the early hours.
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Greenhorn mining talk sparks caution in Montana mines
At a dinner in Helena Paul E. Elisom, a mining engineer, warned that greenhorns who speculate in Montana gold mines risk losing money. He recalled telling a novice to save his bread and consider both sides of a risky venture, highlighting prudent caution in mining investments.
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