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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1949
Page
5
A fragmented crossword clue reads as a traveler in a snowbound, fairyland of ice wishing readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from up above. The text hints at isolation and seasonal cheer amid frozen surroundings.
White Horse Yukon Territory reports UPI dispatch from engineer Ce. Pe vil A. Moore delivering seasonal greetings from the land of Santa Claus. He trekked from Fairbanks Alaska toward Lewiston Maine on a 5000 mile journey. Moore arrived cold and tired after 600 miles, expected Dawson Creek by Jan 14.
Former Field Marshal Erich von Manstein, sentenced to 18 years in prison, was quietly moved from Hamburg predawn to the war criminals jail near Hamm. He will join Field Marshal Albert Kesselring and Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, also serving war crime sentences, after trial by a British military court.
The United States freed 27 German war criminals from Landsberg Prison for good behavior after confinement of nearly three and a half years. They included concentration camp guards and other camp personnel, with the oldest, Friedrich Katz, aged 60, among those released. five top Nazis convicted by American courts at Nuremberg were also expected to be released.
A fragment notes that about a percentage of Greenland’s surface is covered with ice, reflecting ongoing studies of polar ice extent. The incomplete text hints at ice coverage measurements and their relevance to climate research.
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