Army Criticizes Canadian Oil Program as Valueless
Senate Truman Committee heard Interior Secretary Ickes and WPB official Leroy Whitney attack the Army’s $130.005 million Canol venture. They argued the project ignored other agencies, risked postwar losses, and should be scrapped now. Ickes called for reexamination to secure postwar rights. he estimated about $100 million already spent and urged no further outlay.
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London
Alaska
California
Leon H. Gavin
Postwar oil deal limits rights for Yukon wells sale option
President Truman noted that after the war Canadian government pays none of the costs for the Norman wells project. When war ends the wells revert to Imperial Oil Co. of Canada, a Standard Oil subsidiary. A 3000 barrels-per-day refinery at Whitehorse and the connecting pipeline would be appraised with Canada holding the first option. if unused, the pipeline and refinery may be sold at not less than appraisal price.
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Youth Killed While Aiding Blazing Bus
Syracuse AP Gordon Glazier 19 Cortland died Sunday when his truck overturned while he rushed to help after 200 gallons of gasoline in a Central Greyhound Lines bus tank exploded and engulfed the bus in flames. Driver John Link ordered 38 passengers off before the tank exploded.
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Bums Get Bologna for Thanksgiving Dinner
Chicago police announce a holiday menu shift at the Central Station due to a turkey shortage. Rather than turkey, inmates will receive thick slices of bologna as the main dish for Thanksgiving.
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Wayne Lonergan Pleads Innocent to Murder Charge
Wayne Lonergan 21 year old Florida Canadian air force cadet pleaded innocent to a first degree murder indictment in the slaying of his wife Patricia a month earlier. The plea was entered before Judge George L. Donnellan and Lonergan did not speak. The defense requested 10 days for motions, with no psychiatric examination arranged. Assistant district attorney Jacob Grumet said a January trial was hoped. Lonergan was arrested in Toronto after his wife's body was found in a Beekman Hill apartment. The district attorney's office said Lonergan confessed.
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Wayne Lonergan
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Patricia
George L. Donnellan
Lonergan
Edward V. Broderick
Japs Admit American Invasion at Makin and Tarawa
Tokyo radio and Domei agency acknowledged U S landings on Makin and Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Broadcasts described heavy fighting after Nov 19 with enemy forces employing carriers and ships and bombarding the islands since the morning of Nov 21.
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Danger Sign Children Refusing Food Prompt Iron Tonic
A period advice urging mothers to watch for loss of appetite in children, noting paleness and weakness as warning signs. Promotes Pepto Mangan iron tonic, now as tablets with Vitamin B1, and the original liquid form, suggesting doctors prescribe it for rundown and growing kids to restore strength and appetite.
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