All 46 From Burned Funeral Ship Saved in Rescue
Survivors from the Army transport Joseph C. Connolly totaling 46 people including 45 crewmen and one passenger were rescued after 11 hours aboard lifeboats in a northeast gale about 900 miles east of New York. They were taken aboard the Army transport R. G. Callan and Union Victory with help from long-range Air Force planes from Kindley Field Bermuda. The Connolly burned stem to stern with eruptions up to 50 feet as salvage efforts were hindered by the blaze and distance.
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North Atlantic
Union Victory
Joseph V. Connolly
New York
Joseph C. Connolly
Renee
Connolly
New York City
Sen
R. G. Callan
Black ‘Diamond Line
New York Habor
Callan
Winston-Salem
Eastern Airlines
Washington
Maryland
Army Air Bases
Andrews Field
Bolling Field
Two Airbase Barns to Be Converted to Veterans Apartments
Governor Dewey approved a $60 000 grant from State emergency housing funds to reconvert two barns at Mattydale airbase into 20 apartments for veterans and their families. The project, supervised by the Council of Social Agencies Syracuse, aims to house veterans evicted from other quarters. Nine of the 20 units will be set aside for eviction cases.
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Dewey
Mattydale
Emergency Housing ‘Joint Board
Council‘of Social Agencies
Syracuse
New York City Braces for Six Inch Snowfall
A heavy storm moving toward the New York metropolitan area is forecast to bring four to six inches of snow with mid morning reports noting an inch already in outlying areas. The weather bureau centers the system in Eastern Maryland and warns more than six inches could fall if it stalls or moves slowly.
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New York
New Fork
Maryland
Editorial on civilian control in Truman era appointments
Today's page highlights discuss Gen. Laurence S. Kuter's appointment and Civilian Aides boards as a sign of Truman era policy influence. The piece questions civilian readership fragility and notes editorial page placements on pages 26 and 27.
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Laurence S. Kuter
Asronauies
Truman
Marquis Childs
Albany approves $26 million fund to cover deficits
The Assembly approved a $26,217,900 appropriation requested by Governor Dewey to cover state operating deficits for the remainder of the fiscal year ending March 31. The measure, passed unanimously by both Senate and Assembly, is the first bill sent to the Governor by the 171st session.
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Assembly
Dewey
House
Senate
Snow Forecast For Southern New England Saint Boston
Weather Bureau bulletin predicts six to ten inches of new snow for southern New England as a winter storm targets the Boston area. The advisory signals widespread accumulation with travel disruption likely across Massachusetts Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Graham testifies on commodity trades amid Truman criticism
Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham told the Senate Appropriations Committee he exited the wheat market except for a small trade after President Truman's criticism of speculators. He said he kept cotton trading until Dec. 18 and claimed a net loss of $4,847.61 after including stock losses. He denied inside information and noted his broker’s records show the trades closed by late October or December.
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Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Graham
Harry Brisker
Democratic Chiefs Meet Here Sunday in Syracuse
Rural County Chairmen's Association of Upstate New York gathers in Syracuse on Sunday with 33 county delegates under Max Stanton. Speculation grows that former Senator James M. Mead of Buffalo may be in town to discuss a possible bid for governor or other office, recalling Mead's 1946 gubernatorial push by the rural group.
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Upstate
New York
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Lo Syracuse
Max Stanton
Geneva
Ontario County
U.S
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Mead
Gandhi Opens Fast for India Peace in Welhl
Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi begins a hunger fast at 11 AM local time to seek communal harmony in Welhl and India. Delegates urge Gandhi to choose peace over lawlessness while he reads religious texts and prays with supporters.
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India
Dell
Mohan Dag
Gandal
Welhl
Delega- Gandhi
Flying Showroom Sets World Flight Tour From Miami
Ten American businessmen departed Miami on a 45 000 mile world tour aboard no flying showroom. The trip began at 9 45 AM with a Lon-day schedule as the plane took off.
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Miami
Fla
G O P Plans to Cut Foreign Aid Budget by 5 Billion
Republicans move to trim about 5 billion dollars from President Truman's 39.669 billion dollar budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The foreign aid program and the foreign car plan are seen as primary targets. Committee reviews details as officials withholds item specifics.
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Washington
Truman
Army Barge BSP1927 Sinks Near Alaska Peninsula
Coast Guard reports a self propelled Army barge BSP1927 sinking near the Alaska Peninsula with unknown aboard while en route to aid the Aleutian Mail, which ran aground on Unimak Island.
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Coast Guard
Alaska Peninsula
Unimak Island
Rightists Walk Out In French Row
Rightist deputies walked out of the National Assembly after Marcel Cachin the Communist leader attacked the Marshall Plan and urged an end to the war in Indochina.
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UPJ
Rimitist
National Assembly
Marcel Cachin
Cold Wave Forecast Fades Yet Brings Flurries Across Regions
The forecasted cold wave for Monday night failed to materialize with gradual temperature drops and lighter than expected severity. Snow flurries are possible as temperatures hover near freezing and dip to 15 tonight in places, with 88 at midnight and a 2 AM fall to 30 by noon. The bitter belt spans west of the Appalachian range, reaching 42 below in Northern Minnesota and minus 11 in Town, with cold extending to Northern Texas and even Los Angeles recording a 50 after a Monday high of 82.
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Texas
Los Angeles
Train hits car in Middletown. five hurt. one dead
A Pennsylvania Railroad express rammed an automobile in Middletown Indiana early today killing Madeline Simpkins 30 of New Castle and injuring five others including four train passengers. The train from Cincinnati to Chicago derailed with four passengers treated at St Johns Hospital Anderson and one 38 year old man remaining for back injuries overnight.
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J. R. Leveridge
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Henry County
Padgett
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Anderson
Stanley Waugh
Eisenhower Backers Target Pennsylvania Primary
Pennsylvania Draft Eisenhower League announced plans to enter a slate of delegates for Dwight D. Eisenhower in the April 27 Pennsylvania primary, giving the state its 73 convention votes a potential testing ground for a Republican nomination bid. Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks said Eisenhower will not comment on New Hampshire matters, reaffirming he wants no political role, while supporters press ahead despite his stance.
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Pennsylvania
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Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Floyd L. Parks
Army Public Information Division
Inberege
DC 3 Crash Near Washington Kills Five
An Eastern Airlines DC-3 crashed in woods near Fort Foot Maryland as it neared Washington. Five people were killed and four injured among nine onboard. Investigators attributed likely loss of altitude in heavy rain and darkness before landing at Washington National Airport.
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Ala
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