Nerve Gas Or Germs Could Paralyze U S Military Potential
Washington reports the Civil Defense Administration warns that nerve gas and biological weapons could disrupt U S military mobilization and target strategic sites. The briefing notes that such weapons might be smuggled or released via air systems to delay defense production and threaten key facilities like Hanford Oak Ridge Los Alamos and the Pentagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton GC
Fay Washington
Pentagon
Civilian Defense Administration
Civil Defense Administration
CDA
United States
Hanford
Oak Ridge
Los Alamos
A, i
Midwest Freezes as Cold Wave Hits Multiple States
A deep cold wave brought record lows from New York to Mississippi with freezing rain in Georgia and Alabama. Roads froze, fires erupted in western Pennsylvania causing 76 homeless, destroying nine homes, a lumber mill, a tavern and an office building with losses around 175000 dollars. Firefighters sustained injuries while battling the blazes.
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Bucyrus
New York
Adirondacks
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Atlanta
Richmond
Greensboro
Memphis
Charleston
S. C
New Orleans
Tarmps
Miami
Steve Rimmer
Kosciusko
Miss
Pennsylvania
Veterans education deadline and new classes at Hegeratorn College
Last date to apply for G. I. Bill education benefits is July 25 1951. New classes start January 2 including Accounting Shorthand English Law Public Speaking and refresher courses. Day and night sessions available Phone 2670 for information Hegeratorn Business College Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Bill
Hegeratorn Business College
Adv
Girl Sends 450 Xmas Cards Inspires Pen Pal Dream
Katherine, a young girl from Williamsport, receives about 450 Christmas cards and writes back to pen pals across India, Holland, England and more. She funds her stationery by gardening in summer and selling hot pot holders in winter. Her meticulous filing keeps names by alphabet, states, and birthdays, while she plans future crafts from senshella. She hopes to visit all her correspondents someday.
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Katherine
Arec
East Church Street
Willamsport
Hitler
George
Htte
India
Holland
England
Ireland
Germany
Greece
Africa
West Indies
Venezuela
Chile
Hawaii
Australia
Canada
Someda
GM Le Sabre Aims to Test Futuristic Car Concepts
The Le Sabre, GM's experimental two seater, blends magnesium and aluminum with a high horsepower V-8 and a dual fuel system. It features a jet inspired body with tail fins and a center spinner bumper, plus advanced cockpit indicators and hydraulic wheel jacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Associated Press
Detroit
General Motors
Harley
Earl
Buick
Dadde
Details Of 10th Corps Evacuation Revealed
The report describes a 2,500 man force plus supplies evacuated from the beachhead. U S seventh division joined by Dec 22 as third division held rear, with a four thousand yard defense arc. Navy gunfire and artillery protected the withdrawal as regiments retrenched and finally pulled back by Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tineket
Ith
Almond
Changjin Reservoir
Christmas Program Slated Thursday
The Corbett Street Sunday School plans a Christmas program Thursday evening December 28 at 7 30. The Rev G N Rider will deliver a message and Mrs R W Fouch will preside at the piano. The Sunday school invites the public to attend the program.
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Corbett Street
G. N. Rider
R. W. Fouch
Betty Hutton files second divorce suit for cruelty
Betty Hutton sues Theodore S. Briskin again in Santa Monica charging extreme cruelty after a December separation. She seeks custody of daughters Lindsay 4 and Candice 2 and asks Briskin to increase child support from 40 dollars monthly per child, citing an income around 40,000 yearly.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Betty Hutton
Theodore S. Briskin
Chicago
Sabath Begins His 23rd Term In Congress
Washington reports Rep. Sabath of Illinois will begin his 23rd term after winning the November 7 election. He entered the House on March 4, 1907, and will have served about 45 years in Congress when today’s session ends, surpassing the prior long‑serving record of Senator Justin Morrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Sabath
Chicago
House
Justine S. Morrill
Vermont
Expressway bid opening set for January 9 in Maryland
The Maryland State Road Commission announced bids for the final 1.94 mile section of the Baltimore Washington expressway will be opened January 9. The stretch runs between Torsey Road and Jessup Road with federal construction planned beyond. The item notes 2,000 cattle auction rings elsewhere in the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Nee
Maryland
State Roade Commission
Torsey Road
Jessup Road
Cold Weather Lifts Prices Across Food Items Nationwide
Retail prices rise as cold weather and holiday demand push meat and produce costs higher. Beef pork and poultry gain while eggs hold. butter faces a potential jump as stockpiles dwindle. Government quotas for sugar rise and prices stabilize on a broad list of items likely to stay affordable in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
U. S
PMA
Plant Expansion Programs Okayed by Government
The National Security Resources Board announced 32 defense plant expansion programs to speed up industrial buildup. It approves rapid tax write offs for projects, including a $351,414,000 steel mill by U. S. Steel near Morrisville, Pennsylvania, believed to be the largest single expansion project on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense
National Security Resources Board
U. S. Steel Corporation
Morrisville
Back to Camp Recruit Snodderly Reports Return
Recruit Robert G. Snodderly of Williamsport Route Two has returned to Fort Eustis Virginia after spending the holidays with friends nearby.
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Robert G. Snodderly
Williamsport
Route Two
Fort Eustis
Hagerstown offers jobs for married women and typing classes
Shortage of stenographers and typists in Hagerstown prompts employment ad. Married women urged to register for immediate placement or join a January 2 shorthand and typing class with day and night sessions. Phone 2670 for details as the college promises practical finance training.
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Hagerstown
Ince
Hagerstown Business College
Til
Adv
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Earle Building
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Hagerstown Light and Heat Company
Washington County
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