Missing Girl Ruth Aberle Sought After Footprint Clues
In Ostrander Junction Washington volunteers search through canyon after 15 year old Ruth Aberle vanished while Christmas tree hunting with siblings. Footprint pattern traced a route toward a cliff and upstream through beaver dams and thorny scrub as helicopters dogs and jeeps aided the hunt. A first aid station and Salvation Army refreshment point supported responders.
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Portland
Ore
Ruth Aberle
Longview
Wash
Salvation Army
Ostrander Junction
U.P
Ostrander Canyon
Ostrander Creek
Cascade Mountain
Cowlitz
Bill
Ruth
Vessel Explodes and Sinks 300 Miles East of Miami
Coast Guard reports the Doros exploded and sank in the Atlantic about 300 miles east of Miami on Monday. Eight survivors were in a lifeboat, with six more believed in another lifeboat. Search planes and the Macoma cutter aided in the effort as reports identified a few crew members as Dutch or from Curacao.
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Miami
Fla
U.R
Coast Guard
Night Corps
Atlantic
Macoma
St. Petersburg
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Sparrows Point
Corps
New York
L. R. Duetekom
Royal Netherlands Steamship Company
Netherlands
Curacao
Ward and party head for Japan aboard Lake Land Victory
An American freighter carrying United States Consul General An gus Ward his wife and 18 companions recently freed by Chinese Communists pulled up anchor on Wednesday off Taku Bar China and headed for Japan aboard the Lake Land Victory.
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Lakeland Victory
Taku Bar
China
U.R
United States
Angus Ward
Japan
Bathless Friday Proclaimed in New York City
New York declares December 16 as bathless Friday to save water amid shortages. 8 million residents urged to skip shaving and drink one less glass, with the city hoping the test can avert harsher restrictions. Reservoirs rose for the first time since June, with 85.589 billion gallons available, about 33.8 percent of capacity.
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New York
U.P
Stephen J. Carney
Carney
Water Department
Catskill-Croton
Edward J. Clark
Clark
House to Probe Air Safety After Recess
Chairman Crosser announced the House Interstate Commerce Committee will open an air safety investigation when Congress reconvenes. He is a Democrat from Ohio and spoke Tuesday in Washington.
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Washington
Crosser
Ohio
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Butte Weather Forecast Partial cloudiness and slight temperature change
Weather outlook for Butte shows partly cloudy skies with little temperature change on Wednesday. Daytime highs around 25 with overnight lows near 5 to 15 depending on location. light precipitation around 0.01 inches. West of divide mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries and highs 25 to 35. east of divide fair with few snow flurries in western mountains. temperatures gradually rise to 25-35 in the west and central regions and 15-25 in the far east.
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Divide
Strategy Chief Urges GOP to Drop Metooism
Arthur E. Summerfield of Michigan urged the Republican national strategy committee to end metooism and present voters with a clear program opposing Democrats. He noted 1946 as an example where Republicans won by confronting opposition head on and said the party should develop an unmistakable platform for 1950.
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Chicago
Republican National Strategy Committee
GOP
Arthur E. Summerfield
Michigan
Summerfield
Flint
Mich
Michigan National
Strategy Committee
Guy Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Gabrielson
Newsmen
Posthumous Gift to Winchester Schoolchildren Contested
In Winchester Virginia the will of Charles B. Henry an 80 year old fruit and candy merchant left 85 000 in an estate to fund annual gifts for 400 John Kerr school children grade one to three at Christmas and Easter but courts blocked the Christmas opening order.
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Winchester
Charles B. Henry
John Kerr Public
Henry
Kerr School
Pilot Brownfield Body Sighted in Alaska Mountains
A bush pilot and a veteran trapper in Anchorage report sighting the body of missing pilot Francis Brownfield, missing three months, in the Talkeetna mountains north of the city.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.R
Francis Brownfield
Talkeetna Mountains
Here
Kostov Defies Communist Court in Sofia
In Sofia on December 13 Traicho Kostov, Bulgaria’s No 2 Communist, again proclaimed his innocence of treason and espionage as the court prepared to pronounce verdicts. He denied ever aiding foreign intelligence and rejected mercy, while translators struggled to relay his defiant remarks. The trial ends with sentences expected within two days. prosecution seeks the death penalty for all 11 defendants.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
U.P
Traicho Kostov
Kostov
Soviet Union
Rostov
Crash of liner is being probed after Potomac plunge
Federal investigators probed why a DC-3 air liner veered from its radar and plunged into the Potomac river near Washington killing the pilot co pilot and four total deaths with nineteen injured. Survivors and witnesses provided clues while an engine failure was suspected by a flight attendant.
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Washington
Potomac River
Civil Aeronautics Board
Joseph W. Buell, Jr
Buell
William J. Davis
Lloyd L. Porter
William Chertow
Brooklyn
N. Y
Norfolk
Washington, D. C
Capital Airlines
Bolling Air Force Base
Bolling Base
National
Norfolk, Va
Bollingfield
Israel Proclaims Jerusalem Capital Against UN Ruling
Israel declares Jerusalem its capital in defiance of the UN move to internationalize the city. Parliament voted to convene next session in Jerusalem and Prime Minister Ben Gurion stressed the eternal capital claim amid a 48 hour cabinet debate. The decision places the Jewish quarter as the capital while most Christian sites lie in the old city.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
U.P
Jerusalem
United Nations
David Ben- Gurion
New
Old City
Jordan Arab Legion
United Nations Assembly
Filmmaker’s Daughter Shot During High Speed Chase
Dionysia Skouras, 23, daughter of 20th Century Fox president Spyros Skouras, was wounded in the left hand after a pursuit along the Boston Post Road. Police said Chauncey Dance fired three shots to halt the chase. she was treated at Hallbrooke Sanitarium and later booked for reckless driving.
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Darien
Conn
U.P
Spyros P. Skouras
Boston Post
Dionysia Skouras
Allen Rother
Hallbrooke Sanitarium
Westport
Skouras
20Th Century-Fox Film Corporation
Miss Skouras
Chauncey Dance
Connecticut
Dance
Arctic Cold Mass To Hit Montana Next Weekend
The weather bureau warns of an Arctic cold air mass arriving Friday or Saturday across Montana bringing 2 to 4 inches of snow and sharply falling temperatures. Cold and snowy through Sunday with rising daytime highs east of the Continental Divide and frigid readings in the east.
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Helena
Glasgow
Belgrade
Dillon
Whitehall
Missoula
Kalispell
Livingston
Butte
Lewistown
Billings
Great Falls
Miles City
Havre
Superior
Bridges Identified as Member of Communist National Committee
Manning R. Johnson testified Bridges served on the Communist party national committee in 1936 and attended a meeting with about 50 high ranking members. Johnson, a former party member, said Bridges was later voted onto the national committee at the 1938 convention in New York.
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San Francisco
U.P
Harry Bridges
Communist Party
Manning R. Johnson
Bridges
National Committee
Central Hotel
New York
Central Committee
United States
Missing Six Days Found Alive After Plane Crash
Robert Bryant a 26 year old Glendale radar technician was located five days after his small plane crashed on a snow covered 7000 foot mountain top in California rescuers reported he was in surprisingly good condition after receiving hot soup and first aid He walked two miles with a ground party to an ambulance then to Ventura for hospital care authorities noted he had bruises exposure and possible leg injuries and said he had sheltered in the wreck for two days before seeking help.
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Glendale
Calif
Robert Bryant
Ventura County
Henry D. Specht
L. J. Klingbeil
Bryant
Ojai
Civilization
Air Force
Naval
FBI
Ventura
Bismark Basolo
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Truman to unveil broad government overhaul next year
President Truman will lay a sweeping program to reorganize the federal government before Congress in 1950. Budget Director Frank Pace Jr. stressed the need for savings and efficient operations, noting the budget’s size requires maximum value for each dollar. Pace, back from Key West with Truman, did not detail the proposals but said staff analyses cover the Hoover commission range.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Frank Pace, Jr
Citizens Committee
Gardner Is Found Guilty of Murder
A district court jury in Ogden Utah found Ray Dempsey Gardner 28 of Columbia Ohio guilty of first degree murder in the sexual slaying of Shirley Jean Gretzinger a 17 year old high school junior. The verdict carries a mandatory death penalty with sentencing set for Friday at 10 am. Gardner confessed to previous slayings including Shirley Gretzinger and another inmate in a North Dakota jail cell.
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Ogden
Utah
Ray Dempsey Gardner
Columbia
Ohio
Shirley Jean Gretzinger
John A. Hendricks
Gardner
Robert S. Maxfield
Maxfield
Lida Gretzinger
Riverdale
Here
Mac Wade
Wade
Sue Horn
Butte
Montranch Cook
Horse Bites Car In Wisconsin Town
A hungry horse in Manitowoc Wisconsin caused $15 in damage by biting Hubert Haupts 1949 automobile. The hood needed refinishing after being scratched from end to end by the animal.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Dobbin
Hubert Haupt
Small Contractors Debate 6 Hour Workday in Mining City
In Butte area talks, small contractors argue six hours a day is ideal and eight hours is costly. Builders say payrolls rise with longer shifts, while six hours helps workers pace pace and enjoy comforts. The Build Butte committee favors open discussion to boost local construction growth.
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Build Butte
The
Con
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