Capper Sees Bright Times Ahead
Washington dispatch reports Sen. Arthur Capper, 82, veteran Republican, optimistic about domestic progress and world peace. He praises Truman Roosevelt, notes hope for a peaceful program, and calls Canada Mexico and South America sources of goodwill. He shares a Mayflower hotel dining room with Sen. Kenneth McKellar and says they differ politically but get along.
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Oliver W. Dewolfe
Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senate
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Arthur
Capper
South America
Mexico
Canada
Carlada
Miguel Aleman
U. S
Russia
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Miner Feared Dead After Kentucky Mine Fire
In Madisonville Kentucky officials feared a miner dead after an underground coal mine fire at West Kentucky Coal Co East Diamond slope. Six maintenance workers escaped unhurt. Frank Stokes 42 Harlington Ky is missing. Inspectors Demps and McGaw helped clear smoke to search the tunnel. The fire began during a holiday shutdown with 160 men normally employed on site. Cause undetermined though electric wire may have ignited coal dust.
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Madisonville
Demps
Edwin McGaw
Frank Stokes
Harlington
East Diamond Slope
West Kentucky Coal Co
Tweed Lectures on Orthodontia by Dr Charles Tweed in Havana
Dr Charles H Tweed, Tucson native and founder of the Tweed orthodontic method, has been teaching Central and South American specialists at the University of Havana. The approach fits front teeth to their correct base, may require removing four teeth when the jaw is small, and aims for balanced facial harmony and long lasting teeth. His method has gained national adoption.
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Charles H. Tweed
Mayor O'Dwyer Attends Funeral For Hellinger
Hollywood mourns film producer and former New York newspaperman Mark Hellinger with more than 1,000 attendees. New York Mayor William O Dwyer joins the service as Hellinger is entombed at Hollywood Cemetery and later to be moved to a New York mausoleum.
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Hollywood
Mark Hellinger
New York
Willam O'Dwyer
Hollyiood
US Misses Comet Balances Budget
A 1947 year in review notes a balanced federal budget for the first time since 1930 with a 753.8 million surplus and a total revenue of 18.15 billion against 16.76 billion in spending. The national debt dropped below 257 billion, unemployment hovered near 60 million, and housing starts surged with 82 thousand new units in November. Advances in atomic energy applications, Streptomycin availability, X-ray improvements, and psychosurgery developments are highlighted alongside the Western Hemisphere defense pact ratification and outlook for 1948.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Commerce Department
Atomic Energy Commission
House
Senate
Pima County Seeks Bids for Six Harley Motorcycle Purchases
The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors invites sealed bids by January 6, 1848 for six Harley Davidson FL motorcycles or equivalents with police equipment including dual red lights siren radio two-way and safety gear plus a two speed portable magnetic tape recorder system and five reels. A 5 percent certified check accompanies each bid. The board may accept or reject bids based on fund availability and specifications.
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Board of Supervisors
Pima County
Arizona
FL. O.H.V
Santa Rides Diesel Loco in Minnesota Christmas Run
Santa in the cab of a 43 000 horsepower Diesel locomotive delivered candy to hundreds of northern Minnesota youngsters on a Duluth to Staples passenger run. William J. Lawrence, veteran Northern Pacific engineer, played Santa while conductor W C Bickford and brakeman J E Thompson assisted and joined in the festive display.
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Stamples
Minn
Minnesota
William J. Lawrence
Northern Pacific Railroad
Duluth
Staples
W. C. Bickford
J.E. Thompson
Santa
Lawrence
Ailing Veterans Eat Turkey At Christmas Cheer Effort
The Veterans Administration plans a nationwide Christmas for disabled veterans in 126 hospitals. 42 tons of cranberries were supplied with each hospital serving traditional turkey dinners. Religious services are emphasized with extra masses permitted for chaplains. Gift programs and hospital entertainment led by Camp shows, USO successors, bring in stars like Guy Kibbee and Don Barclay, with Susan Reed and others visiting multiple facilities.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
FF. R. Kerk
Veterans
Kerr
Holy See
Veterans’ Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary
USO
Guy
First tea shipment to Europe reaches Holland about 1610
The record notes that the initial commercial consign ment of tea to Europe is believed to have arrived in Holland around 1610. The item highlights early European trade in tea and the Netherlands as an origin point for this pivotal exchange.
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Europe
Holland
Writer Frederick Anderson Dies in Pittsfield at 70
Frederick Irving Anderson, 70, a widely known writer of detective stories, died in Pittsfield Mass on Wednesday. Born in Aurora Idaho, he gained renown for his mystery fiction across national readership.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Frederick Irving Anderson
Aurora
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