North Atlantic Pact Hopes Scale Back After Sweden Denial
The United States and Western powers push for a broad North Atlantic security pact including Denmark Norway and possibly Sweden though Sweden rejects joining and Sweden insists it will not participate now or in the foreseeable future. Marshall pressed groundwork in Paris with Norwegian Foreign Minister Lange before returning to Washington.
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Denmark
Norway
Portugal
United States
Canada
Sweden
Spain
Marshall
W Halvard Lange
Lange
reas
Europe
Mediterranean
Scandinavia's NATO-like pact talks stall over neutrality
Norway and Denmark show eagerness to join a Western Union defense bloc with Sweden but fear losing neutrality in future wars. Sweden demands a three-nation defense union with neutrality unless attacked. Marshall pursues a broader North Atlantic alliance, facing southern flank questions with France Italy and Russia potential roles.
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Norway
Denmark
Western Union
Sweden
Marshall
Frank Marshall
France
Russia
Italy
200 Men Battle To Save Snowcrest From Fire
Two hundred men fought to save Snowcrest, a summer resort on Mt. Baldy, as a wind driven fire burned 300 acres in the Angeles National Forest. Flames threatened 122 cabins and nearby dwellings as flames reached near the 10,800 foot summit. Fire started by a campfire and raged along Devils Backbone near Little Creek divide with forecast for continued high winds.
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Cal
Snowcrest
Mt. Baldy
Los Angeles
haif m
Forest Rangers
U. S. Angeles National Forest
Devils Backbone
Liile Creek divide
Santa Arrives In Spite Of The Rain
Rain failed to dampen the 1948 Elyria Christmas celebration as Santa arrived downtown to greet children amid carols and store window displays. Despite a canceled carol sing, merchants awarded top prizes for festive shop windows and launched the Treasure Hunts, signaling the season’s opening amid illuminated scenes and a welcome by the El Rey Group band.
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Santa
court house
Elyria High School
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Elyria Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Penney Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Knowles and Sniezek
United Accessory Shop
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Bell Company
Scherift and Accessory Shop
Elyria Office Equipment Company
Leghy
Chamber of Commerce
Elyria
El Rey
John Sarnovsky
Robert No. 2
Partly cloudy and cooler today with a mild night
Partly cloudy and cooler today and tonight. Tomorrow remains cloudy with little change in temperatures. High around 45 degrees, low near 32.
Hunters Fined For Violations After Thanksgiving Day Arrests
Eight hunters appeared before Justice James Horn as State Game Warden Andrews arraigned them for violations on Thanksgiving Day. Five Cleveland hunters were fined 315 and costs each for hunting before 9 am. Other fines included 25 and costs for nonresident license issues, 19 for land owner permit lacking, and 10 to 15 dollars for license nonwear or loss. Dodson’s resident license was revoked after failing residency requirements. Avon Lake’s Wemmer had 15 dollars and costs, with 10 dollars suspended, for not wearing his license.
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James Horn
Andrews
Cleveland
stalledere
Joseph J. Kerner
Joseph F. Kerner
Grant Tannor
John Allen
James Harden
Noah Dodson
Center Ridge road
Tennessee
Dodson
Harold Houston
Lioxrd Wemmer
Avon Lake
Wemmer
Injuries Fatal For Player After Stamford Football Game
STAMFORD Conn Stanley A Grabowski age 13 died from injuries sustained in a football game. Details of the incident were not released but the boy was identified by officials and taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
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STAMFORD
Conn
Stanley A. Grabowski
Berlin Crisis Deepens and Risks Split City
An American source warned Berlin’s crisis must be settled immediately or the city will be effectively divided into two. Western powers fear a single currency and unified administration may become impossible under four power control as Soviet actions push toward deeper division. The issue demands urgent resolution, not a long-term plan.
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PARIS
Berlin
United States
Moscow
Three Boys Admit Killing Woodsman in Vanderbilt
Three boys aged 10 12 and 13 admitted to police they shot and killed Arthur King a woodsman near Vanderbilt Michigan after refusing to help them skip classes They planned to drop a tree on a power line to stop schools and said they took $5 to buy a .22 rifle Also they confessed to burning the same house later involving Glen Tanner and County Prosecutor Paul Kenny.
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VANDERBILT
Mich
Glen Tanner
Otsego county
Paul Kenny
Arthur King
Tanner
Harry Damer
Richard
Robert Black
Kenny
Premier Sofoulis Near Death In Greece After Heart Failure
Athens reports Premier Thempsiocles Sofoulis, 88, gravely ill with acute edema of the lungs and a possible heart attack. Doctors say only hours or a day remain as emergency cabinet session convenes and King Paul is informed. Deputy premiers Mavromihalis and Rentis named. Tsal darlis attends UN in Paris.
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ATHENS
Thempsiocles Sofouls
Sofoulis
Paul
Greece
navy
Petro Mavromihelis
Constantin Rentis
Constantin Tsaldaris
Paris
United Nations general assembly
Two Injured In Collision On Broad Street
Kenneth Dixon of Wellington and Edgar Terrell of 427 West River Street collided on Broad Street at 2 20 am. Dixon was arrested for reckless driving, fined 20 dollars plus costs. Terrell suffered a jaw laceration and loose teeth. his wife Dorothy, 22, had a severe laceration and leg contusion. The vehicles were damaged. both injured were treated and released from Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Kenneth Dixon
Wellington
Edgar Terrell
West River street
Broad street
Ledi
Dixon
Henry W. Ault
Lodi street
Broad
Terrell Terrell
Dorothy
Terrell
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Four Die In Plane Crash In Missouri Weather
Four people from the Chicago area were killed when a twin engined airplane crashed and burned in a binding rain storm near Sikeston Missouri. Victims include Mrs Maron T Monsen Jr and Mr and Mrs Jack Munseié. An Army surplus training plane was involved at the southeast edge of Sikeston near the Municipal airport yesterday.
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LIKESTON
Chicago
Mrron T. Monsen, Jr
Jack Munseié
Sikeston
Boy Giv es Pennies To Buy Gift For Child In Europe
Four year old George Smiley of 309 Dewey Avenue saved pennies to buy a Christmas gift for a child in Europe. He stood in line to talk with Santa Claus during a local visit and privately offered a handful of pennies for the cause, a plan his mother says was entirely his idea.
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George Smiley
Dewey avenue
Europe
Santa Claus
Elvrra
George
Sanita
Santa
F. Smiley
Truman allows faster European recovery aid and funding
Washington reports the Economic Cooperation Administration received green light from President Truman to accelerate Europe recovery spending. Hoffmann urged quicker disbursement. a 1.25 billion deficit request for April to June may follow. Some grant contracts valued at about 50 million will be honored despite bans on new such deals.
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Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
Congress
Marshall Plan agency
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
Hofman
White House
Hoffman
Commodity Credit Corp
President Attends Army Navy Game in Philadelphia
President Truman travels by train to attend the Army Navy football game in Philadelphia with Mrs. Truman and 175 guests. He plans to return to Washington after the contest and has witnessed several Army Navy games since 1945. Also noted a Carlisle fire damaged a Route 10 frame building, $200 damage, last night.
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Truman
Philadelphia
Margaret
White House
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Robert Thomson
Earl Dasher
Harold Bruce Jr
Harold Bruce
Communist forces threaten Nanking rail link near Chingpaling
Chinese Civil War brief notes Communist units under Liupochin surging to within 35 miles of Nanking. The push damages rail communications between Nanking and Suchow while government reinforcements rush from Pengpu and Pukow. News cites a pincer move and reports scattered fighting along Suhsien Linpi and Suchow fronts with planes providing support.
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bragon
Liupochin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Suchow
Chingpaling
Tingyuan
Tzuho
Pengpu
Pukow
Yangtze river
Suhsién
Linpi
Suhsien
Such
Suhsien-Linpi
Laupochen
Mienchuang
Hungpotao
Seventh Army
Chinyi
Truman Expects Congress to Act Swiftly
President Truman told key legislators he expects prompt action on his program when the new Congress meets. An administration source said he will insist on the campaign platform, with the Senate Democratic Policy Committee planning a rapid agenda after Christmas. Labor secretary Tobin works on a new labor law to replace the Taft-Hartley Act, slated as an early order of business, while foreign policy items face swift handling. Truman views election returns as a mandate for his proposals and pressures early action amidst other major issues.
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Truman
Congress
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
Maurice J. Tobin
Ser
Tom Cornallo
Washinston
Texas
Sen
Arthur H. Vancenberg
R. Afich
State Department
White House
Tito Blames Neighbors for Yugoslavia's Economic Woes
Marshal Tito blamed communist neighbors Bulgaria and Albania for Yugoslavia's economic difficulties during a Zagreb speech to the Croatian Communist party. He defended the five year plan's goals, urged tougher administration, and called for housing and living standard improvements in 1949 as part of the effort. Softa Blagoi Hadjilanzov, a Yugoslav embassy counsellor, resigned in protest of Tito's leadership.
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BELGRADE
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Communist party
Bulgaria
Albania
Tito
Communist party
Zagreb
Communist Information Bureau
Cominform
Butte
SOFTA — Blagoi Hadjilanzov
Mayor and Officer Fly To Notre Dame Game
Major Henry W. Ault and Patrolman Paul Stentz flew to South Bend for the Notre Dame vs Washington football game. Stentz held two tickets and sought a companion when the mayor learned of the plan and joined the trip.
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Henry W. Ault
Paul Stentz
South Bend
Stentz
Diane
Notre Dame
University of Washington
tentz
UN Indicts Three Nations
Paris dispatch says the United Nations General Assembly indicted Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for aiding Greek guerrillas and urged cooperation with Greece to settle the civil war. The move marks a hard line against external interference in Greece’s internal conflict.
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PARIS
United Nations General Assembly
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
Christmas Want Ad Promises Quick Cash
The Chronicle Telegram appeals for readers to place inexpensive want ads to sell unwanted items such as toys furniture jewelry clothing and antiques. Readers are urged to dial the want ad numbers 44 121 or 44 131 for service.
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