Atlantic Storm Leaves 26 Dead or Missing at Sea
Furious Atlantic storm lashed western Europe with 60 foot waves and wrecks from Spain to Britain. The Flying Enterprise listed severely while rescue ships aided its crew and passengers. 26 people were reported dead or missing across Spain Ireland and on a U.S. freighter at sea.
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London
Atlantic
Europe
Spain
Scandinavia
Bay of Biscay
Britain
England
Land’s End
Ireland
Biarritz
United States
Flying Enterprise
English Channel
Rotterdam
Netherlands
A. W. Greeley
Kurt Carlson
Greeley
Southland
Savannah
Enterprise
Two State Roads Closed by Snow in Montana
Blowing snow and gale winds closed US 89 between Dupuyer and Browning and US 2 between Cut Bank and East Glacier. The National Weather Service warned of a Pacific storm drying to western Wyoming by Sunday noon with heavy snow expected in northwest to central and southeast Montana.
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Helena
Montana
Canada
Pacific
Highway Patrol
United States
Dupuyer
Browning
Cut Bank
East Glacier
Weather Bureau
Kalispell
Great Falls
Bureau
Washington
Wyoming
Havre
Superior
Belgrade
Billings
Missoula
Montana Highway Engineer Quits to Join Seattle Institute
A. W Greiner, Montana state highway commission planning and administrative engineer, resigned Saturday to join the Western Highway Institute in Seattle. Troy Carmichael said the resignation is effective Monday. successor unnamed. Greiner led planning since 1950 after advancing in 1949, and Gov. Bonner praised him as one of the department's finest engineers ahead of a Washington highway study next year.
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Helena
A. W Greiner
State Highway Commission
Western Highway Institute
Seattle
Troy Carmichael
Greiner
Highway Department
John W. Bonner
Washington
Parochial Schools Set to Reopen Wednesday
All Catholic grade schools and high schools in the Helena diocese will resume classes Wednesday morning. Rev. Father Frank J. Burns, superintendent of schools, said the opening date aligns with other diocesan and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Central
Girls Central
Frank J. Burns
Helena
Burns
Free chauffeur service offered by Salisbury police
Salisbury Massachusetts police chief Grant E Morse and Capt Harold F Congdon urged any driver who has been drinking on New Year’s Eve to call the police department for a free chauffeur home. The offer, made by the two selectmen, promises prompt service with no questions asked.
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Salisbury
Mass
Snow slows search for missing C47 crew near Oroville
Heavy snow in the mountains blocked ground and air search for a missing military C47 with eight aboard. State forest rangers and a ground team could not verify an earlier sighting by two boys of a big silver auto in the Feather River canyon with many windows.
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Oroville
Calif
U.P
State Forest
Feather River Canyon
Advocates Death Penalty for Peacetime Spies
The House un American activities committee urged a death penalty for peacetime spies and recommended a joint Senate House panel to study espionage. It urged broader admissibility of wire taps and hidden microphones and released a 70 page report on Soviet espionage, naming Ovakimian, Coplon, and Hiss among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Senate House Committee
United States
Justice Department
FBI
Gaik Badalovich Ovakimian
Russia
Office of Price Administration
Judith Coplon
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Solicitor-General’s Office
Price Level of Farm Products Rises
The Agriculture department reported that farm product prices rose about 1.3 percent from mid November to mid December. The level remained about 2.6 percent below February's peak. This marks a third straight monthly advance after a seven month dip, with dairy products truck crops vegetables feed and hay driving the rise.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Allied Efforts to Regain Hill Are Futile
In western Korea Allied attempts to retake a hill failed as Communist forces defended the ground amid sub zero and frigid conditions. US and allied air forces conducted extensive bombing of rail yards and supply lines while the day saw heavy artillery and anti aircraft fire. Maj. John F Pulloch described a massive blast as fuel drums erupted during jet attacks near Sinanju.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
United States Eighth Army
Maenjung
Pyongyang
Sinanju
Far East
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
First
Marine Air Wing
John F. Pulloch
Oakdale
Calif
Postal Rates and Rules Change for Mail Services
New postal regulations double transmission charges for postal cards starting January 1. Post cards will cost 2 cents next year, with increases across services including 20 cent special delivery stamps and higher COD fees. Parcel post rules set weight and zone limits. urban and rural deliveries face new constraints. Postmaster Joseph E. Parker offers a briefing form and copies by request or phone.
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Congress
Joseph E. Parker
Parcel Post
Parker
Police Warn Thief in Bronx Arsenic Case
Police pasted 1,000 bilingual handbills in the Bronx warning a thief about a stolen valise containing pure arsenic and cyanide. Authorities cautioned that a puff of the chemicals could severely injure a person and broadcast safety advisories to residents.
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New York
Bronx
Wildcat strike halts production at Firestone Akron plant
A wildcat strike on Saturday halted production of 90 millimeter tank cannon and aircraft rockets at the Firestone Tire and Rubber plant No. 5 in Akron Ohio. The stoppage began December 29 and affected the plant’s output and labor relations.
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Akron
Ohio
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Rabies Control in Eastern Montana Urged
The Montana Livestock Sanitary Board urges depopulating a 100 mile wide eastern area to curb rabies spread among wild animals and rodents. State Veterinarian H F Wilkins appeals to public help as the disease spreads, noting Minnesota and the Dakotas face difficult control.
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Helena
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Montana
H. F. Wilkins
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Williston
Wilkins
Car Makers Face Heavy Cutbacks
Washington officials warned the auto industry of heavy production cuts next spring while vowing an intensive survey to find alternative materials. President Wilson of General Motors warned the restriction could force large layoffs and labeled it a political and social crime. Defense officials defended defense needs and promised a final copper steel and aluminum allocation decision by January 12 for April to June 1952.
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Washington
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
Baby Found in Macy's Locker in New York Store
Mrs Helen Stark heard noises from a Macy’s coin locker in New York on a Saturday. A store detective opened the locker to find an infant girl in a paper bag, diaper and nightdress, wrapped in two blankets. Police sent the baby to the New York Foundling Hospital. identity remains unknown.
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New York
Helen Stark
Macy's Department Store
New York Foundling Hospital
Doughton Doubts Federal Taxes Will Be Increased
Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee says he doubts federal taxes will rise in 1952. He noted no indication from President Truman or the Treasury of plans for extra revenue next year. The House originates tax bills and the Senate may amend them after House passage.
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Doughton
Washington
D-N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Truman
The
Treasury
Navy hydrogen gun to propel bullets at unseen speeds
Naval researchers report a hydrogen gun capable of propelling projectiles at about four miles per second or more. Tests at Inyokern, California, aim to study high speed air interactions and future explosive shells against tanks or ships with details kept confidential.
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Berkeley
Calif
Navy
American Physical Society
Naval Ordnance Test Station
Inyokern
California
Earle B. Mayfield
New Mexico School of Mines
Mayfield
University of Utah
Utah
Yugoslavia Plans Heavy Defense Spending in 1952
Belgrade reports defense and armament costs will take about a quarter of the national income in 1952. The federal budget allocates 74 percent of Belgrade's revenue to defense and industry, with total defense spending near $700 million and a national income around 885.158 billion dinars.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Airmen Describe Interrogation by Russians in Hungary
Four American airmen freed after 39 days in solitary confinement allege they were held and questioned by Soviet officials in Hungary for 14 days before transfer to Hungarian authorities. They claim no physical abuse or spying accusations, but report persistent attempts to obtain military details and parachute gear.
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Erding
Germany
United States
Hungary
Samuel Klaus
State Department
Washington
Klaus
Cleveland
New York City
Dave H. Henderson
Shawnee
Ohio
John J. Swift
Glens Falls
N. Y
Jess Duff
Spokane
Wash
James A. Elam
Kingsland
Ark
Henderson
Air Force
Yugoslavia
Alps
Butte Montana Weather Forecast Snow and Cold Front
Butte area expects cloudy and windy with snow Sunday and night, turning colder Sunday night. Airport and School of Mines readings show lows around mid teens and highs in mid twenties. West of Divide area to see snow and blizzard conditions diminishing, highs 15 to 25, central and southeast to receive two to five inches, up to 10 inches NE slopes, with brisk northerly winds and drifting.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Senator Douglas Sees Eisenhower Strong Presidential Favorite
Senator Douglas of Illinois told reporters Eisenhower is the overwhelming favorite of the American people if he becomes the Republican nominee. Republican Rep Crawford of Michigan said Truman could win another term if voting were held now and could carry Michigan against any GOP nominee.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Douglas
Illinois
Representat
Crawford
Michigan
Republcan
House
Gor
Progress Report On Unified European Army Plan
In Paris six Western European foreign ministers report great progress toward a 43 division European army led by General Eisenhower. He urges rapid work toward joint defense of the West, possible inclusion of Britain later, and a move toward a European federation with a shared institutions framework under Atlantic command.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
West
Russia
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Italy
West Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Britain
Tiny Deborah Kay Angelo Dies After Heart Outside Body
A 24 day old infant born with the heart outside her body died in Tacoma Washington. Deborah Kay Angelo was born December 5 in Puyallup and underwent a pioneering operation at St Joseph hospital. It was the sixth such procedure in medical history and she survived longer than any prior case.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.P
Deborah Kay Angelo
Puyallup
St. Joseph Hospital
Final Offer Made to Reds in Hope of Early Armistice
The Allies offered a reduced set of safeguards for a Korean armistice noting the move as a calculated risk. The plan allows limited North Korean airfield rebuilding and seeks three UN principles on troop rotation, restricted airfields, and open roads for neutral observers. The Reds rejected nothing and signaled they cannot tolerate interference in North Korea.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds
Peiping
Tokyo
North Korea
Panmunjom
Nationwide holiday death toll climbs slowly in early hours
During the New Year weekend safety officials report 58 traffic deaths 15 fires 11 miscellaneous totaling 84 from violence in the first 30 hours. The National Safety Council estimates up to 350 traffic deaths may occur through Tuesday. State tallies include Illinois Indiana New York Ohio Texas and California with varied figures.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
California
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Lourge Jana
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklaoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Steel Union May Delay Walkout
Washington officials fear a steel strike could affect defense. The CIO Steelworkers may delay plans as 2,500 delegates meet in Atlantic City to decide on walkout timing. The Wage Stabilization Board will meet January 7 to seek a settlement as the union seeks about 18 cents hourly raise plus benefits.
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Washington
National Defense
CIO
Atlantic City
Wage Stabilization Board
Steelworkers Union
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