Cold Wave Records Lows as 121 Die in Four Days
The cold wave has killed at least 121 people in four days and driven temperatures to record lows from the east to New England. Sub zero readings spread from the Rocky Mountains to New England while the West and Gulf regions edged milder. A new storm formed east of the Rockies, predicting more snow and cold air from Canada. Heating strains rose, fires increased, and firemen faced icy conditions and dangerous blazes across the affected area.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Houston
Rocky Mountains
New England
Appalachian Mountains
North Carolina Mountains
Seaboard
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
West Gulf
Central Plains
Rockies
Canada
Alaska Housing Scarce for Armed Forces Families
Armed forces dependents heading to Alaska face a one year wait for government housing, while civilians wait four months on average. The report compares housing waits across Germany Austria Paris England Okinawa Japan and notes an estimated 6700 dependents depart the United States monthly for overseas posts.
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Washington
Alaska
Armed Forces
Germany
Austria
Paris
England
Okinawa
Japan
United States
Ship Movements Dena'i and Baranof Sailings Noted
Dena'i is scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. Baranof is set to arrive from Seattle Tuesday at 7 a.m. Freighter Yukon Princess is scheduled to sail from Vancouver on December 19.
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Dena'i
Seattle
Baranof
Vancouver
Truman meets joint chiefs in routine Korea talks
President Truman returns from Key West and meets with the joint chiefs of staff in the cabinet room. Gen Omar Bradley offers an optimistic assessment that a cease-fire could be arranged in Korea. The meeting proceeds with the president listening as top military leaders speak.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Murphy to Lead Nonpartisan Commission to Root Out Wrongdoers
Federal Judge Thomas F. Murphy has accepted a Truman assignment to head a nonpartisan commission aimed at action against public officials who betray trust. The plan includes protections for honest officeholders and envisions FBI involvement led by J Edward Hoover. White House formal announcement pending.
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New York
Thomas F. Murphy
Truman
Alver Hiss
White House
Joseph Short
Short
U.S
Murphy
Jess Larson
General Services Administration
Larson
Mr. Truman
Stock Quotations New York December Stock Averages
Stock quotes from New York show Alaska Juneau at 3, American Can at 109 1/2, American Telephone and Telegraph 156 1/2, Anaconda 61, Douglas Aircraft 59 1/2, General Electric 57 1/4, General Motors 50, Goodyear 43, Kennecott 86 3/4, Libby McNeill Libby 8, Northern Pacific 66, Standard Oil of California 50, Twentieth Century Fox 19, U S Steel 39, Pound 2.80, Canadian Exchange 97.93. Sales totaled 1,220,000 shares. Averages: industrials 265.79, rails 82.08, utilities 46.87.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Tel
Tel
Anaconda
Douglas’ Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Kennecott
Libby McNeill
Libby
Northern Pacific
Standard Oil of California
Twentieth Century Fox
U.S. Steel
Pound
Canadian Exchange
Eisenhower Rejects Democratic Bid for President
U S News and World Report reports General Eisenhower gave a final no to Democratic nomination offers and yes to Republicans seeking his name at the GOP convention. It notes no direct Truman involvement and cites canvassed sources in Washington and New York. The piece questions the Krock report linking Truman to the exchange.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Murphy
Truman
Hoover
McGrath
Key West
Fla
Mr. Truman
U. S. News and World Report
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Arthur Krock
New York Times
White House
Krock
New York
William O. Douglas
The
Supreme Court
Sitka CIO Meeting Attendee Stays at Gastineau Hotel
Sitka resident M. C. Humphrey arrives for a CIO gathering and checks in at the Gastineau Hotel.
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M. C. Humphrey
Sitka
CIO
Gastineau Hotel
Tax Probe Centers in New York
Washington reports that government special agents are probing tax shakedowns and irregularities in New York state centered in New York City. Commissioner John B. Dunlap declined to reveal charges, while President Truman signaled drastic action against wrongdoers.
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New York
Washington
New York State
New York City
Federal Treasury
John B. Dunlap
Internal Revenue
Loyalty Checking Reopened Under New Loyalty Rule
The loyalty review board reopened 565 federal employee cases, applying a new standard that reasonable doubt can bar employment. John S. Service, a veteran diplomat, was fired last week after an adverse finding by the board, despite prior clearances. The board noted no disloyalty finding in Service and reversed the State Department board. The announcement followed a review of 8,889 cases, stating those could be affected by the May 1 loyalty rule issued by President Truman.
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Washington
Loyalty Review Board
John S. Service
State Department
Review Board
Truman
Loyalty and Security Board
Sudden Strike Hits Pan American Ground Staff Abroad
Pan American World Airways reported 91 percent normal operations amid a sudden CIO walkout by ground and flight service staff over wage demands. Six American flights were delayed or canceled from idlewild and LaGuardia, with disruptions at Miami and other U S hubs. Pickets gathered outside Pan Am facilities while most trans Atlantic service continued.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
CIO
the Airways
Miami
CIO Transport Workers Union
TWU
Idlewild
la Gdarcia
Pan American
San Francisco
Seattle
Brownsville
Tex
Honolulu
London
Pan Am flights to Alaska fly through Seattle amid CIO strike
Pan American World Airways operated all three Seattle to Alaska flights today despite the Transport Workers Union strike. Flights left at 12:15 a.m., 7 a.m., and mid-morning with only a few pickets at Boeing Field. Supervisory staff covered ground and flight crews to fill gaps.
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Schedus
Idlewild
LaGuardianes
New York
Buenos Aires
Nice
Bermuda
Seattle
Pan American World Airways
Alaska
Transport Workers’ Union
CIO
Boeing Field
Pan American VP condemns illegitimate union strike
Jerome D. Fenton of Pan American World Airways denounces the illegal surprise strike led by Transport Workers union CIO despite an offer of ten cents an hour raise. The statement frames the action as unauthorized and disruptive to operations and negotiations.
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Jerome D. Fenton
Pan American World Airways
Transport Wrkers Union
CIO
Weather Update for Joneau and Vicinity Ends Early Morning
Ending at 4:30 A.M. Today At Airport Maximum 20 Minimum near 0 to 15. Continued fair and cold with strong northeasterly winds tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight near 15 in town, as low as zero in outlying areas. High Tuesday around 20. Precipitation past 24 hours ending 7:29 a.m. At Airport trace. Since July 1 total 19.91 inches.
J. J. Connors 75 Pioneer Alaskan Dies in Seattle
J J Connors 75 well known in Juneau and Alaska died Sunday morning at Sunset Manor Seattle after hospitalization since a March 21 1950 stroke He was Democratic party chairman Alaska former Mayor Council member and longtime Collector of Customs appointed 1933 He owned Connors Motor Co and had mining and hotel ventures in Alaska He is survived by wife Katherine son James J Jr stepson Capt Leo J Collins stepdaughter Mrs Minard Mill and several grandchildren Rosary at Green Lake Funeral Home Seattle Requiem Mass at St Benedicts Seattle Calvary Cemetery burial.
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Juneau
J. J. Connors
Alaska
Sunset Manor
Seattle
Mr. Connors
St. Ann's Hospital
Seatttle
Democratic Party
The
Connors Motor Co
Roosevelt
J. J. Connors, Jr
Automobile Company
Connors
Katherine
James J., Jr
Capt
Leo J. Collins
Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service
Minard Mill
Kenneth Kihlman
Joe
Patsy Connors
Larry
Denny
Green Lake
Seatle
St. Benedict'’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Mrs Davis Plans Three Week Trip to Detroit
Carol Beery Davis leaves next Sunday for a three week trip to the United States. She will visit her daughter, Mrs Connie Ravinet, in Detroit. E W Bargen of Ketchikan is registered at Baranof Hotel.
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Carol Beery Davis
States
Detroit
Connie Ravinet
E. W. Bargen of
Ketchikan
Baranof Hotel
Two Emergency Landings Made Safely by Planes
Two planes with 76 passengers landed safely in separate incidents within hours of yesterday's New Jersey disaster. At Amarillo a TWA Constellation carrying 56 passengers nearly collided with a passing freight train after an instrument alert. No fire was found. At Miami International a DC-4 with 20 passengers, from New York and owned by Colonial Airlines, landed safely after circling with a stuck nose wheel.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Amarillo
Tex
TWA
Miami
Pla) International
New York
Colonial Airlines
Eastern Air Lines
No Progress Now on Korea Truce Talks
MUNSAN Korea Dec 17 Truce negotiators haggled over prisoner exchange and armistice supervision with results described as absolutely negative by a United Nations spokesman. The 30 day deadline looms with 10 days to December 27 and no side seeking an extension.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U.N
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
United Nations Command
Flaming airliner misses midtown crash in Elizabeth disaster
A Miami Airline C 46 bound for Tampa and Miami crashed in Elizabeth New Jersey, narrowly missing nearby homes and a water pumping station before slamming into a river bank. All 56 aboard died in the second worst U S commercial air disaster. Rescue work resumed at daylight as investigators probe cause and a pilot’s heroic attempts to save lives were noted by witnesses and residents.
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Elizabeth
N.J
Lake Michigan
New York
Minneapolis
Albert C. Lyons
Lyons
J. P. Ward
Newark Airport
Tampa
Miami
New York City
Miami Airline, Inc
Port of New York Authority
Newark
Ebona Couple at Hotel Juneau Sitka Visit
Mr and Mrs E R Ebona of Sitka are staying at the Hotel Juneau as part of a brief visit.
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E. R. Ebona
Sitka
Hotel
Juneau
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