Truman pledges peace as world salutes Christmas
President Truman urged Americans to dedicate themselves to peace on Christmas Eve. He walked through snow to greet neighbors, lit the White House tree, and emphasized family ties and compassion for the underdog as central to the season. He spoke from his Independence Missouri home and sent greetings to the nation.
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Washington
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Kansas City
Hotel
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America
Santa’s Rough Time With Orphan Party Bus Escape
In San Francisco a Christmas party for about 1000 orphans ended with Santa fleeing the bus after the kids tore at his beard and wig. Theater staff chased him back inside, then persuaded him to return in a private car for the rest of the event.
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San Francisco
Santa Claus
Santa
Army Plans Ban On Reds
The Army announced a loyalty check to purge Communists from its ranks. Volunteers draftees and commission applicants must certify whether they are affiliated with groups seeking to overthrow the government by force or intimidation. Those admitting ties are barred or discharged. draftees face deferment or discharge based on FBI local checks.
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Washington
Army
FBI
Canada Bank Theft Stuns Nation With Vague Clues
RCMP said no lead exists in a bold break into the Canadian Bank Note Co vault adjacent to the Bank of Canada. Thieves stole thousands in unauthentic bank notes, with official loot listed at 60000 dollars, though estimates run higher.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Bank Note Co
Bank of Canada
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Canada
Dual Plant Lichen Partnership Defined
A lichen is two different organisms living together in a partnership. An alga makes the food and a fungus absorbs water, forming a symbiotic relationship.
Travel Perils Increase With Snow Storm Sweep
A major snow storm disrupted travel across the nation as millions headed home for Christmas. The National Safety Council warned up to 265 may be killed in holiday traffic, though bad weather could reduce travel as some drivers stay off the roads. Roads in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa were slick with ice and snow while air and rail travel remained busy in pockets. California and Florida saw mixed conditions as storms moved eastward.
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National Safety Council
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Iowa
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Florida
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Reds Tighten Steel Ring Around Tientsin In Siege
Chinese government confirms communists captured Hsinho and threaten Tangku and Tientsin, isolating the coastal city. Nationalist forces retreat suburbs. Peiping quiet amid snow. Yangtze river patrols order boats tied and ships sunk after dusk to hinder crossing. American presence in Tientsin sharply reduced due to evacuations.
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U. S
Waterfront Has No Peace
AFL sailors delayed sailing the Matson freighter Hawaiian Parker for the Hawaiian Islands as crews failed to sign on. A Los Angeles dispute mirrored the action with the Hawaiian Citizen. Sailors planned wage raise votes while owners offered $16 to $35 monthly increases, seeking $20 to $60.
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Switchman Ernest Mathews Wounded in Neck Near Death
Ernest T. Mathews, 67, of 435 South Fifth Ave., in St. Anthony hospital with a gunshot wound to the neck described as very critical. Police say a Union Pacific switchman fired from his own gun after grabbing it from a drawer, with a son-in-law reporting the two shots.
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South Fifth Ave
St. Anthony Hospital
R. M. Pugmire
Police Department
Mathews
Union Pacific Railroad
Pugmire
Thomas P. West
Four Hurt in Head On Crash Near McCammon
Four people were hospitalized Christmas Eve after a head on collision three miles south of McCammon. Injuries ranged from possible leg fracture to head lacerations. Smith appeared to be on the wrong side of the road amid icy conditions. No serious injuries reported.
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St. Anthony Hospital
Lowell Wilkinson
Hyde Park
Logan
Utah
Joseph H. Smith
East Halliday St
Pocatello
Billy Wilkinson
Malad
Smith
Earl Cutler
Wilkinson
East Hallidy St
Santa Claus Postmark Draws Mail Surge in 1948
Postmaster Elbert Reinke in Santa Claus Indiana reports over 3,000,000 pieces of mail processed in five weeks. The staff worked 20 hours daily to cancel mail destined for every state, Canada, Mexico and many European countries bearing the Santa Claus postmark.
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Ind
Elbert Reinke
Union
Canada
Mexico
Reinke
Weather Outlook For Pocatello Holiday Weekend
Increasing cloudiness and light snow possible Christmas Day with a high near 25 and overnight low around 10. Warmer temperatures anticipated Saturday night into Sunday with a Sunday high around 25 to 28 depending on trends.
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Condie Held In Rum Sale At El Rio Club
Condie operator of the El Rio club north of Pocatello appeared before Justice of the Peace Charles W Hyde and was bound over to district court on a $500 bond for illegal sale of liquor. Deputy sheriff Earl Cutler and James Johnson testified to evidence of sale, and the defense noted the whisky seized did not belong to Condie but to another patron.
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Pocatello
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Hyde
Clarence M. Jeffery
Bannock County
Earl Cutler
James Johnson
Cutler
Henry McQuade
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