King George VI cancels 1949 tour over arterial ailment
Buckingham Palace reports King George VI suffers an arterial ailment with acute leg circulation obstruction. All public engagements are canceled, and his Australian New Zealand tour next year is called off to avoid limb strain. Physicians note no blood clot, though reports prompt concerns of phlebitis. palace dispatch hints at potential continued duties where feasible.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
John Weir
George
Cortland State Sorority Fire Claims Second Victim
A two way probe continues into Sundays Cortland State Teachers College Arethusa sorority fire that killed two women. Marie Meyer 21 of Sturgeon Point Derby president died in Cortland County Hospital at 4 PM from third degree burns. Barbara Kelsey 20 of Carthage died hours after rescue. Fire sparked by a laundry room rubbish box. Investigators include District Attorney John Gardner and Police Chief Charles F. Sloane with help from the National Board of Fire Underwriters and State Education Department officials.
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Cortland
Cortland State Teacher’s College Sorority
Marie Meyer
Sturgeon Point
Derby
Arethusa Sorority
Cortland County Hospital
Arethusa
Barbara Kelsey
Carthage
John Gardner
Charles F. Sloane
National Board of Fire Underwriters
State Education Department
R. G. Wilcox
National Red Cross
Pouch with $400,000 in securities found in Chicago street
A sealed Federal Reserve Bank pouch containing 400000 in negotiable securities was found by a Chicago Transport Authority bus driver on a city street. Authorities believe the pouch fell from a Railway Express truck en route from the airport.
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Chicago
INS
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago Transport Authority
China’s Cry For Help Edits Echo In Editorial Pages
Marquis Childs argues America’s failure stems from lacking any policy on China. He blames public opinion confusion and government misunderstanding, asserting a policy vacuum. The note cites editorial page position and page references for related features.
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China
Marquis Childs
Colupen
Springlike hints in Michigan yard bloom show early warm spell
In Owosso Michigan Mrs Clarence Backenstross and Mrs Harry Levy report early spring signs despite Thanksgiving season. Dande lions lilac buds and a rose blooming thrice this year plus four roses on a 31 inch stem mark the unusual early growth. James Ockerman shoots at a yard mink mistaken for a weasel. the animal valued at 250 dollars strayed from Charles Isham's mink farm as they discuss settlement.
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Clarence Backenstross
Fly Rd
Harry G. Levy
Seeley Rd
Mrs. Backenstross
Owosso, Mich
James Ockerman
Charles Ijsham
Ockerman
Isham
Reds Open New Drive On Suchow Near Nanking
Communist forces launch a fresh offensive aimed at Suchow, a key airfield and defense bastion near Nanking. Weather hinders Nationalist air power as Red troops push from the southeast and north, while other units advance toward Suhsien and Huang Po-tao’s Seventh Army Corps fights to hold positions east of Suchow.
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Nanking
Suchow
China
Chen Yi
Sudan
Peiping
Tientsin
Huang Po-tao
Seventh Army Corps
Nienchuang
Huang
12Th Army Corps
Suhsien
12Th Corps
Liu Po- Cheng
Truman Says Thank You To All Who Congratulated Him
President Truman asked newspapers and radio outlets to carry his thanks to everyone who congratulated him on the election victory. He said he cannot answer all messages without hampering White House duties.
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Truman
Radio Today
White House
City Opens Talks for Special Storm Warning Service
Syracuse public works commissioner Raymond H. Dodge announced negotiations to obtain a special storm warning service for the city. He planned immediate talks with William Robinson, district state engineer, on relaying storm data and improving alerts.
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Raymond H. Dodge
Public Works
Dodge
William Robinson
Weather warning and snow forecast for Syracuse area
A private weather warning service informed William Robin son, district state engineer, of a heavy snowstorm possible in the Syracuse area between tomorrow and Saturday. A New York City weather forecast submitted to the State Department of Public Works predicts snow between Albany and Cleveland, with the stormiest period on Thursday and Friday.
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William Robinson
Syracuse
New York City
State Department of Public Works
Albany
Cleveland
Boston Weather Warnings From Private Forecast Firm
Public works commissioner vows city ready for winter onslaught and will negotiate for ample warning of approaching storms. Concluded on Page 10, Column 5.
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Boston
Mass
Public Works
Thanksgiving Weather Outlook Despite Rain Threat
The Weatherman warns of rain around Thanksgiving with clearing and cooler tonight. Lows near 28, tomorrow rising to fair conditions. Previous night’s 42 drop. tomorrow’s high around 43. Rainfall totaled 18 inches in the storm sweeping New England. cold, fair weather extends west of Syracuse with freezing temps in lower Michigan. Temperatures have stayed about 10 degrees above normal all month.
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New England
Syracuse
Michigan
Couple’s 12th Child Born Eight Pound Boy
Mrs Catherine Sheridan of 208 Plum Street returns home with her 12th child, an eight pound baby boy named Michael Sheridan born at Crouse Irving Hospital. The boy joins a family of 12 with siblings aged 3 to 18. The Sheridan family includes William, a truck driver, and several older children who also work for Tuffley Express Co.
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Catherine Sheridan
Plum St
Crouse- Irving Hospital
Michael Sheridan
Crouse-Irving
William Sheridan
Crouse-Irving U Hospital
Nourse to Direct Anti-Inflation Plan
President Truman named economist Edwin G. Nourse to head the anti inflation plan and direct planning for the program to be sent to Congress in January. Nourse spoke with reporters after a White House meeting.
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Washington
Truman
Economic Advisory Council
Edwin G. Nourse
Congress
Nourse
Indicted Man Pleads Not Guilty in Arson Case
John J. Mulligan, 29, of 533 James St and Milner Hotel, named in 89 indictments by an Onondaga County grand jury, was arraigned in County Court on first degree arson charges for an Oct 17 fire at 328 Green St after eviction. Four co-defendants pleaded guilty to related charges and await sentencing.
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John J. Mulligan
James St
Milner
Onondaga County Grand
Supreme Court
Abram Zoller
Mulligan
Leo W Breed
Green St
Breed
Queen Elizabeth Anchored Amid US Dock Strike
The Queen Elizabeth, largest liner, remains in Southampton as Cunard White Star pledges no departure for New York until the U S dock strike is settled. The 83,000 ton vessel will stay in port at least 24 hours and longer if the strike continues, officials said.
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Southampton
Eng
Cunard White Star Lines
New York
U. S
New York City Shipments Ordered Halted
NY city shipments halted as AFL teamsters strike slows rail and air express traffic. Railway Express Agency imposed embargo on nearly all rail and air express shipments into the city except some carload consignments amid a slowdown by terminal workers.
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New York
New York City
A.F.L. Teamsters
Railway Express Agency
Ban on Recruiting Lifted by Guard
Washington report states the National Guard Bureau directed state units to lift the ban on recruiting. It says the Guard’s strength is about 302,000, below a budget ceiling of 341,000, with recruiting to continue as planned.
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Washington
National Guard Bureau
National Guard
Military aid plan pegged at five billion dollars
A unnamed official told a reporter that only a combined military and economic program costing about five billion dollars could work to aid the Nationalist government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. The figure emerged in discussions among cabinet officers amid debate on U S support. Concluded on Page 6.
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Wallington
United States
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Truman
Marshall
Pilot Hurt In Forced Landing Near Homer Cortland County
Clarence E. Killigrew, 36, of Libertyville DL, rescued after a forced landing in a plowed potato field during a heavy rainstorm near Homer. His radio failed, he couldn’t reach Syracuse, and the crash left him with a fractured jaw and facial cuts. He walked to the Lloyd Wentz farmhouse for help and was taken to Cortland County Hospital.
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Homer
Cortland County
Clarence E. Killigrew
Libertyville
Killigrew
Syracuse
Buffalo
Albany
Lloyd Wentz
James Wentz
Cortland County Hospital
Man Strangled by Shirt Button in Collapse
Coroner Irwin A. Cole of Batavia ruled that Samuel J. Mong, a 56-year-old farmer, was strangled when a large shirt button pressed his windpipe as he was pinned under a small frame building that collapsed yesterday at Pavilion.
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Samuel J. Mong
Irwin A. Cole
Batavia
Mong
Ecoroner
WAIT VERDICT Rome Police Probe Deaths
Rome Police Chief James C. Dunn says Clarence Garry aged 49 killed Florence Firsching aged 43 and then hanged himself. They were found in her Dominick Street apartment with autopsy showing skull fracture for Firsching and strangulation for Garry. Coroner awaiting further investigation.
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Rome GP
James C. Dunn
Clarence Garry
Florence
Garry
Truman Road Named In Honor Of President Truman In KC
Kansas City officials renamed Fifteenth Street to Truman Road on Truman Road, Kansas City. The City Council ordered the street change last night, honoring President Truman on the city’s busiest east west corridor.
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Kansas City
Truman
Fifteenth Street
Breen Safe Search Called Publicity Gag
GLIDDEN Wis Sheriff William Sands says Bobby Breen's disappearance was a publicity gag and promises explanations. Breen and his pilot Kenneth Thompson were found last night at the Northwestern Hotel in Glidden where Breen registered under Benedict. A day long search for the Stinson monoplane from Thompson's home field at Waukesha was called a travesty with hundreds of men in the woods.
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Glidden
Wis
William Sands
Bobby Breen
Stinson
Breen
Kenneth Thompson
Thompson
Waukesha
Sands
Les
Nervous bandit robs Curtin's Liquor Store in Salina St
Curtin's Liquor Store on Salina Street woke to a polite but nervous robber who emptied the cash register, bound the owner James O. Curtin, 27, and escaped with $140 and a bottle of burgundy. Police spread a dragnet. the five foot five suspect wore a tan ski jacket and dark cap, and fled on foot. Officers Klotz Garn Shipley and others investigated.
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James O. Curtin
Salina Sr
Wilford Roberts
Curtin
Salina St
Nottingham Rd
Tlam
South Side
Willard Roberts
John Klotz
Francis Garn
HowardShipley
Lone Tenants Get Notice in Pioneer Homes Eviction
The Syracuse Housing Authority filed eviction notices against four tenants Rachel Breser Sam Goldman Agnes Black and Frances Lippans alleging they occupy apartments alone in violation of housing regulations. A separate eviction for non payment of rent was filed against Allen Leonard whose rent is listed as 25.25 dollars.
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Pioneer Homes
Syracuse Housing Authority
Rachel Breser
Sam Goldman
Agnes Black
Frances Lippans
Allen Leonard
Freighter Hopestar Overdue After Atlantic Storm
A British freighter of 5,267 tons, Hopestar, en route from England to Philadelphia with possibly 29 crew, is overdue and feared lost after a storm. The vessel was reported missing in the area about 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Halifax
N.S
England
Philadelphia
English hard up clerk ad sparks quirky reply
Randolph Best, an actuary, notes England faces hardship with rough living. A British insurance firm advertised for an experienced clerk paying five dollars weekly. A curious applicant claimed expertise in all insurance branches and listed odd skills including speaking Arabic and Gorgonzola, claiming fast typing and brick-making in spare time.
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England
Randolph Best
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