Holiday Toll Climbs To 213 This Christmas
The Associated Press reports 213 traffic deaths and 48 other violent fatalities from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day as wet roads and drinking raise highway danger across the nation. California leads with 53 traffic deaths. Illinois reports 27. Tennessee records five in a head-on crash near Norristown.
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National Safety Council
Council
California
Los Angeles
Mlinois
Illinois
Chicago
Norristown
Tenn
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisianna
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
Newark
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
California Christmas car carnage blamed on rain and liquor
A relentless Southern California storm caused 42 deaths in traffic incidents with a 43rd from a private plane crash. Police cited slippery streets from heavy rain and alcoholic impairment as major factors. One car stalled in a flood was swept into a storm drain killing a man and his son. several rescues and landslides were also reported along with a missing Western Airlines flight.
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Los Angeles
California
R. L. Parker
Venice
Calif
Wayne
Hollywood Boulevard
Arroyo Seca
Here
Pasadena
Western Airlines
jJast
Laguna Mountains
el Centro
San Diego
Bimson Honored By U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Walter R. Bimson president of Valley National Bank was named to the construction and civic development committee of the U S Chamber of Commerce. He is among 450 business leaders appointed to 20 key committees nationwide.
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Phoenix
Walter R. Bimson
Valley National Bank
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Gen Evangeline Booth Observes 81st Birthday
Gen Evangeline Cory Booth retired Salvation Army international commander marked her 81st birthday on a Wednesday in Hartsdale New York. She has led the army in past decades and remains a noted figure in church charitable work.
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Evangeline Booth
Hartsdale
N. Y
Evangeline Cory Booth
Salvation Army
Missing Airliner Hunted In Deluge
Aboard USS Mt. Olympus Dec. 26. Nimrod islands are missing after Yancey and Merrick searched miles around their reported position without sighting land. The Nimrods were sighted in 1828 at 56 30 S 158 30 W by Captain Eilbeck. Later explorers suggest they may be a mirage.
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MT. Olympus
Nimrod Islands
Yancey
Merrick
Eilbeck
Fog Closes On Polar Vessels
Aboard USS Mt Olympus with Byrd Expedition impenetrable Antarctic fog delays operations high jump fleet seeks first exploratory flights over Victoria Land. Radar tests by Henderson prove polar wind mapping while Currituck helicopters avoid ice pancakes and await clearer skies.
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MT. Olympus
Polar
Victoria Land
Henderson
Currituck
Olympus
Ross Sea
Expedition
Richard Cruzen
Antarctic
Butter Price Drops in New York Market
The first grade butter price fell by 10 cents in the New York wholesale market and declined in Chicago with a 4 percent weekly production rise and 380 percent year over year. Grade A 92 score butter sold at 74 to 74 1/2 cents per pound, nine to ten cents below Tuesday and well under October highs. Lower grades eased about 1 cent per pound as distributors diverted milk from cheese and cream production.
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New York
U.P
Midwest
Chicago
High Food Prices Push Living Costs to Record Peak
The government cost of living index rose to a new high in mid November, up 1.5 percent from June 1920, driven mainly by spiraling food prices. The BLS reported an index of 151.7 versus the prewar 1935-39 average of 100, with a 0.5 percent rise from mid October. The figure reflects the expenses of moderate income families in large cities.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Labor Statistics
French Troops Hold Hanoi In Ring Of Steel
Paris reports the French high command in Saigon says Vietnamese quarters in Hanoi are ringed by French troops. Indochina operations continue with French forces attacking on multiple fronts and countering Viet Nam infiltration toward Gia Lam. The cabinet reaffirmed policy of restoring order while offering peace on terms.
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Paris
U.P
Saigon
Hanoi
Leon Blum
France
Indo-China
Viet Nam
Gia Lam
Bac Ninh
Hongay
Made In State It Is Taxable
The Arizona tax commission ruled that Magma Copper Co of Superior is taxable on all goods produced in Arizona including those shipped out of state or abroad. The company faced approximately 30000 dollars in accrued tax plus interest for goods produced in Arizona but sold elsewhere.
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Phoenix
W.P
Arizona Tax Commission
Magma Copper Co
Superior
Arizona
Commission
New York
D. C. O'Neil
Record U S Spending Reaches 1946 Peak
Americans spent a record 127.6 billion dollars on goods and services in 1946, averaging over 900 dollars per person. The Commerce Department notes prices rose about 10 percent from 1945 and volumes surged, with nondurables at 77 billion and durables at 14 billion, up from 1945 and 1941.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Commerce Department
Office of Business Economics
Three Chinese Airliners Crashed Near Shanghai
In fog drenched Shanghai an American crewed fleet of three airliners with 100 passengers aboard crashed, killing one American pilot and injuring another while a fourth transport was missing with at least 10 aboard. A Chinese woman and her three children were also injured when a plane hit their farm home near Woosung.
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San Diego
Western Airlines
Coast Guard
Here
Henry Adams
State Forestry Department
Mt. Laguna
Kitchen Creek
Horse Thief Canyon
Ira McMullen
San Diego frea_ Se
Shanghat
Shanghai
China
Shanghai Evening Post & Mercury
Woosung
The
Post & Mercury
J. M. Greenwood
R. B. Preus
Greenwood
Preus
Chinese National Aviation Corp
Central Air Transport Corp
William H. Byrne
U.S. Air Transport Command
Tokyo
Byrne
Cookville
Tenn
Recovery Efforts Continue For Mine Cave Victim
In Buckeye mine on Copper Hill efforts to recover John Orekor's body continued for the 20th day. He was buried by a cave in December. Miners have removed many tons of rock and dirt from the tunnel during spare time after their regular shifts.
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GLOBE
John Orekor
Buckeye
Copper Hill
Lend-Lease Marked 70 Percent Paid Says Truman
President Truman told Congress the United States has marked 70 percent of lend-lease aid as paid in his war time mutual aid report. Total aid through Sept 30 totaled 50.692 billion dollars with expected recoveries exceeding 10 billion. Britain received 65 percent and the Soviet Union 23 percent.
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Truman
Congress
United States
Russia
Britain
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
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India
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
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Uncle Sam
Canada
Dominion
South Africa
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Greece
Netherlands
Brazil
Japan
China
Shelter Found For All Quake Victims
American British and Japanese relief measures secured shelter for all 100,000 homeless on Honshu and Shikoku. British planes dropped 11,000 garments and a Royal Navy destroyer delivered emergency rations. Casualties stood at about 1,200 dead and 163 missing with no Allied fatalities.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Shikoku
Truman to Send Legislative Message Jan 6
President Truman plans to send the upcoming legislative message to Congress on January 6 with a possible in person delivery. A second message will present the economic council report on January 8 and the budget on January 10.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Economic Council
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Spies Warn of Revolt Plans in U S Labor Scene
Federal inquiry cites a 1946 staff report alleging a conspiracy to trigger a general strike and foment revolution. The document accuses 17 unions of Communist control, labels foreign-linked delegates at the U N, and denounces the Library of Congress as a haven for aliens and foreign-minded Americans.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
United States
Ernie Adamson
Government Printing Office
United Nations
Library of Congress
Adamson
France's Chance To Keep Asiatic Empire Dimming
Foreign affairs analysis notes France bears the heaviest burden from six decades of colonial rule and postwar eclipse. It observes Western powers renouncing empire ties, with Britain, the Netherlands, and the United States shifting toward self rule and independence while Japan's victory reshapes Indo China.
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France
Glenn Barbap
Indo-China
Hitler
West
Asia
Netherlands
Britain
Winston Churchill
India
Burma
Malaya
United States
Philippines
Precipitation To Be General In Arizona
A western storm moved into Arizona from California bringing rain across western and central regions. Yuma reported .46 inch Parker .35 Phoenix .6 inches early. Tuc son measured .28 by mid afternoon. This marks the third rainfall of December with normal December total about one inch.
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Associated Press
California
Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Yuma
Parker
Phoenix
Tucson
Weather Bureau
Sugar Ration Rise Demanded by House Republicans
The House Republican food study committee urged that any 1947 sugar ration increase favor housewives with an initial minimum rise of 10 pounds per person and possible full removal later. It accused industrial users of hogging wartime sugar and urged limits on future hikes if supplies improve. Senator Hugh Butler signaled sugar as a major postwar issue.
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Washington
House Republican Food Study Committee
GOP
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Hugh Butler
R-Neb
Congress
Arizona Security Commission Reports Record Unemployment Benefits
The Arizona Employment Security Commission reported a record year ending June 30 1946 with unemployment compensation claims totaling 1 570 866 and readjustment claims 3 104 994. Receipts exceeded payments by 1 914 673 boosting reserves above 20 000 000. Recommendations include raising weekly benefits to 20 and extending benefit periods to 16 weeks. In June 1946 79 862 persons were covered with industry breakdowns listed and commissioners named.
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Phoenix
Arizona Employment Security Commission
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
John M. Sakiison
Tucson
William A. Sullivan
Globe
Wade E. Church
Old South To Resist Dewey
Washington December 26 A powerful coalition of anti-Dewey Republicans and Southern Democrats formed within GOP ranks after a bitter fight over the house majority leader post. Delegates expect a contest among Rep. Walbeck Rep. Jenkins and Rep. Dirksen with Hoffman criticizing a tight steering clique and urging broad member input before any decisive leadership picks.
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Washington
Bricker Steps Aside for Taft Nomination Chance
Ohio GOP leaders report Senator Robert A. Taft is the favored choice for the 1948 Republican presidential nomination, with Senator-elect John W. Bricker removing his name to unite Ohio support for Taft at the convention. Neither has formally announced. Bricker had placed high on prior rosters and backed Taft in 1940, while Taft’s 1940 bid previously failed and Bricker was on the 1944 ticket. A split Ohio delegation could jeopardize both if both run.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Dewey
Rep
Wal- Jeck
Ind
Jenkins
Dirksen
Brown
Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
GOH
United Press
John W. Bricker
R-O
United Ohio
GOP
Wendell Willkie
Command Purges War-Seeking Japs
The supreme Allied command has completed purges of war seeking elements in Japanese society and further purges are unlikely. The program, running over a year, swept thousands of Nippon leaders from public life and business up to Sept 2, 1945 as punishment for Japan’s aggression and to open the way for new leaders aligned with the occupation’s constitution.
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Miles W. Vaughn
Tokyo
WPI
Supreme Allied Command
Nippon
Japan
Diamond plants in Jerusalem robbed for funds
In Tel Aviv and Netanya robberies yielded gems and cash totaling $136,000. Pamphlets claim Irgun Zvai Leumi gunmen carried out the raids to fund the underground organization. The attacks indicate a renewal of underground activity after a Christmas recess.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Tel Aviv
Nethanya
Irgun Zvai Leumi
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Java
Hoffman
Rep. Hoffman
Mich
Porter
Bowles
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Taft Chance
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