Britain imposes light ban to save coal and power
Britain bans all advertisement and display lighting to conserve coal and electricity. Wind mill electricity is allowed and cinemas may project films. Miners urged to work weekends to reduce a 3,000,000 ton gap by April. Influenza deaths rise in 126 great towns amid floods and snow.
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Britain
Piccadilly Circus
Times Square
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Fuel Ministry
Atlee
Ministry of Health
England
Wales
Conestoga Will Be One of Country's Finest Camps for Boys
Camp Conestoga, near Minerva in Carroll County, will open in June under Mr. and Mrs. George Grossman. The 44 acre site features a 14 acre lake, modern facilities, 12 boy cottages, and a staff plan of one adult per six boys. Activities include swimming, canoeing, archery, riflery, riding, and nature study with safety oversight by Red Cross and Ohio authorities.
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Ohio Conservation Department
Pennsylvania
Camp Conestoga
Wapakoneta Man Named Chief Highway Engineer
Howard R. Craig of Wapakoneta will become chief engineer of the State Highway Department bureau of construction on January 16. He has 20 years with the department and previously served as Lima city engineer and Auglaize county engineer. He is currently deputy director of state highways at Sidney.
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Howard R. Craig
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Sidney
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Bureau of Construction
T. J. Kauer
Craig
Lima
Auglaize
Weather Report Canton and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and colder with snow flurries this afternoon. High near 25 and low around 10 above zero tonight. Monday remains cold with north northeast wind at 1 mph. Humidity 91 percent at 10 p.m. Barometer 28.84 at station. Almanac data shows sunrise 7:54 a.m. and sunset 6:13 p.m. Moonrise 8:67 a.m.
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Canton Civil Defense push faces funding and coordination
Canton defense leaders report slow volunteer response and funding moves stalled by budget debates. Officials seek a $1000 line item folded into a $10,000 budget while a blood bank plan is rejected. Local leaders clash over state federal guidance and legal authority, as 350 volunteers remain needed for the air raid center and a broad civil defense program moves from talk to action.
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Nichols
Massillon
Joseph O'Neil
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Alliance
S. Robert Weirich
Harley Ewing
Consideration to use cabs or stationary sirens for alarm spread
The discussion explores whether taxis could disseminate an early alert or if fixed sirens should be deployed to broadcast warnings. Authorities weigh logistics, reach, and reliability in selecting the method to mobilize public notice during an emergency.
Recruiters at Canton District Face Heavy December Load
The Canton Ohio Kentucky recruiting district processed 409 enlistees in a day, with hundreds more in December. Capt. Leonard LaCagnin commands a 2 officer 59 enlisted 9 civilian staff, backed by 12 civilian doctors for examinations. Paperwork includes home address fingerprints loyalty statements and police clearances.
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Canton District
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Truman Says President Lacks Authority Without Congress
Connally notes Eisenhower survey will guide next steps on European aid. Eisenhower departs for Europe to assess duties as Allied commander while Truman backs a united Western defense. Congress may receive the plan after Eisenhower’s findings, with funding or new authorization depending on military recommendations.
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Europe
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Connally
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Eisenhower
Western Europe
Western
United States
Taft
Guadalcanal waif Patsy Li reunites with mother after war
Patsy Li, believed lost when the S S Kuala was sunk during a Japanese air attack near the Netherlands East Indies, was found years later by marines on Guadalcanal. Rescued, she became a mascot for the corps before being moved to Efate and then to the United States for schooling. Her mother Ruth Li, who survived internment in Singapore, later brought Patsy to Singapore in 1946 before Patsy enrolled at Walsingham Academy under Father Gehring’s arrangements.
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Patsy
Ruth Li
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
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Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
Pere Jean
Efate
United States
New York
Katherine Li
Vincentian
China
Philadelphia
Bernard
Sisters of Mercy
Merion
Walsingham Academy
Strategy to Blockade China Through Trade and Diplomacy
The United States seeks to isolate Communist China by cutting outside trade and severing diplomatic ties, aiming to curb Peking's access to the world. Since labeling China an aggressor over Korea on Nov 28, officials at Lake Success and abroad weigh formal steps to apply pressure without breaking anti communism unity.
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China
United States
Communist China
Peking
Two Motorists Arrested After Weekend Crashes
Sylvester J. West, 45, of 3244 2nd St SE, arrested on charges of intoxication, leaving the scene, and reckless driving after his vehicle struck a car on Tuscarawas St E. A passing motorist chased him to Route 43 in Waco. George Drummer, 44, of 519 10th St SE, charged with driving on the wrong side and without a license after a three car crash on Cherry Ave SE.
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Sylvester J. West
2Nd St SE
Tuscarawas St E
West
Waco
George Drummer
10Th St SE
Cherry Ave
Seoul Under Red Drive Reaches Suwon and Yongdungpo
Reports say North Korean forces struck across the 38th parallel with a major advance toward Seoul. Allies retreated from airfields near Suwon, while refugees crowded roads south as Chinese columns split toward Inchon and Taejon, placing pressure on the retreat and defense perimeter.
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Suwon
Inchon
Yongdungpo
Han River
Taejon
British Papers Wonder What Goes On in Korea
Two London Sunday papers say the British public is bewildered by events in Korea and demand an authoritative statement on the fate of Gen MacArthur and United Nations forces. They argue analysis can be given without revealing vital secrets to the Communists.
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Korea
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United Nations
News of the World
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