Soviet Ships Escorting Chinese Communist Boats
A Chinese Nationalist spokesman in Nanking claims Russian naval vessels escorted boats ferrying supplies and men from Manchuria to Shantung. Shu Pao reports Russian planes scouting the Chihli gulf and over Chinese waters as the navy builds a base near Tangku. Marshal Yen Hsi-shan arrived in Nanking, prompting speculation on Taiyuan's fate or possible peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Nanking
Chihli Gulf
Manchuria
Shantung Province
China
Shu Pao
Tsingtao
Chihli Straits
Tangku
Tientsin
Gulf
Yen Hsi Shan
Shansi
Taiyuan
Chiang Kai-shek
Yen
Chiang
Shun Pao
Tunglai Islands
Port Arthur
Darien
Tunglai
Korea
Delay In Old Age Pensions Foreseen
Phoenix dispatch reports a delay in January old age pensions as federal matching funds have not arrived. Arizona welfare director Harry W. Hill said payments and other social security allotments depend on federal money, which typically arrives by the 20th. no explanation from the federal security administration was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Redelay
Harry W. Hill
Arizona State Department of Public Welfare
Hill
Federal Security Administration
Civil Service Board Named By Garvey
Peiping shoppers at the open air market include many government soldiers buying civilian clothes amid the ongoing postings and civil service changes announced by Garvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Board
Garvey
Phiping
U.P
Peiping
Seven Reno Quakes Jolt City Hall and Residents
Reno Nevada reported seven earthquakes in four and a half hours Monday night with the third quake rattling the 42 year old city hall and prompting an adjournment. No damage occurred. Seismologist Gianella said quakes ranged near Reno and were felt from Reno to Sparks, prompting many calls to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Frank McCulloch
Reno Gazette
Vincent P. Gianella
University of Nevada
Tucson
Gianella
Sparks
Plane Carrying 30 Now Long Overdue
A charter DC-3 with 30 aboard including two infants, flying from San Juan to Miami, was long overdue nine hours as of 2 p.m. Crews from 43 aircraft searched the area and a blimp was readied to join. The crew included Capt. Bob Linquist of Ft Myers, copilot Ernie Hill Jr of Miami, and stewardess Miss Mary Burke of Jersey City.
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Miami
Fila
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Coast
Bob Linquist
Ft. Myers
Fla
Ernie Hill, Jr
Mary Burke
Jersey City
N. J
Bus Drivers and Company Meet Union and TRT Representatives
Union leaders John Durkin and Howard Grant met TRT owners L A Tanner and attorney George R Darnell at 10 a m Tuesday in Tucson to discuss contract differences. The first day focused on the union's proposed amendments to the drivers’ contract as both sides sought to work out disagreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson Rapid Transit Bus Co
Darnell, Robertson and Holesapple
John Durkin
Culinary Workers Union
Howard Grant
Teamsters
L. A. Tanner
TRT
George R. Darnell
Weather Wrap Tucson Exits Frost and Welcomes Sun
Return of sunshine lifts Tucson spirits as a cold front clears. Forecasters predict several days of clear skies with slightly rising temperatures after a recent string of low-sun days. December rainfall totals approach average with ongoing snow and rain across Arizona mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Pueblo
Tucson
Arizona
California
Hungary Holds Ten Catholics
Hungary reports the arrest of ten Catholic leaders alongside Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest on treason charges. The interior ministry says Mindszenty confessed guilt and a detailed statement is promised within 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Interior Ministry
Cardinal Mindszenty
Malden Wife Gets 20 Years In German Homicide Case
Wilma Ybarbo of Malden Massachusetts, 23, was found guilty of homicide with malice aforenthought for shooting her husband Sgt John Ybarbo in Marburg Germany She testified self defense claiming he beat her The court sentenced her to 20 years in a U S army stockade or federal prison Defense appealed for clemency but court took no immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marburg
Germany
U.P
Wilma Ybarbo
Malden
Mass
John Ybarbo
Ybarbo
Jimmy
Stanley Gaines
Court Clears Dobry in Fraud Case Amid Pending Second Charge
Judge J Mercer Johnson directed a verdict of innocence for Dudley A. Dobry on a fraudulent resale charge tied to the Prudential Investment Corp. A second identical case may proceed against Dobry. Defense and prosecution argued over ownership and sale terms as witnesses testified.
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J. Mercer Johnson
Superior Court
Dudley A. Dobry
Bryce H. Wilson
Dobry
Johnson
Sol Hauer
Herman Lewkowitz
Phoenix
William F. Kimball
Tucson
Wilson
Prudential Investment Corp
Lewkowitz
Dan G. Roumbos
South Stone Avenue
Mansfield Heights
County Recorder
Roumbos
Prudential
Hearst Street
Fremont Avenue
Truman Names Keenan To United Nations Post
President Truman announces Joseph B. Keenan as United States representative on the United Nations conciliation commission for Palestine. Kansas City report dated December 28. Keenan will serve on the Palestine conciliation panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Keenan
United Nations Post
Kansas City
Joseph B. Keenan
United States
United Nations Conciliation Commission For
Palestine
Diaz causes string of crashes in San Pedro
Jesus A. Diaz rear ended four police cars and another civilian vehicle in San Pedro on Monday. His driving ended with his arrest on a drunken driving charge after the sequence near the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Calif
Jesus A. Diaz
Diaz
Dutch Backing Sultan's Rule in Central Java
BATAVIA Java Dec 28 The Dutch said the sultan of Soerakarta resumed governing central Java in close cooperation with Dutch authorities as their army moves through the Republic. The plan should enable textile and other provisions distribution soon. The Dutch reported 41 killed and 99 wounded in nine days of campaigning and four planes lost.
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Batavia
Java
Soerakarta
Republic
Elliott's Wife Slashes Wrist in Hyde Park Home
Faye Emerson Roosevelt, wife of Elliott Roosevelt, cut her left wrist with a razor at their Hyde Park residence. Sheriff Close quoted Dr. Hirst saying the wound was personal safety related, while Roosevelt called it an accident. The superficial cut required no stitches and she spent the night under observation before being released.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
U.P
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
C. Fred Close
H. Sherman Hirst
Sumner Welles Recovering After Exposure and Illness
Former undersecretary of state Sumner Welles remained in Casualty hospital with shock and exposure after being found unconscious in a frozen field near his Oxon Hill Maryland home. Doctors termed his condition satisfactory though foul play is not suspected. doctors warned of possible finger and toe amputations if complications persist. His wife said he was feeling better and hoped to leave in about a week.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Oxon Hill
Casualty
Lewis Douglas Arrives in Tucson for Short Ranch Visit
U S ambassador Lewis Douglas is due to reach Tucson by American Airlines at 4 30 p m Tuesday for a brief vacation at his ranch near Sonoita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Douglas
U.S
Court of St. James
Tucson
American Airlines
Sonoita
Civil Service Rule Affects Seven Class One Counties
Phoenix dispatch reports assistant attorney general Fred O Wilson says seven class one counties Maricopa Pima Cochise Yavapai Gree nlee Pinal and Yuma lose civil service protections until noon January 1. New boards take office January 1 and have hours to hire. state officials cannot name their staff until January 3 except for deputies.
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Phoenix
Fred
Wilson
Maricopa
Pima
Cochise
Yavapai
Greenlee
Pinal
Yuma
Boards of Supervisors
Navy Mission Comes Too Late
Twelve castaway American fliers were rescued from the Greenland icecap by an air force transport. The mission, aided by skis and take-off rockets, brought the 12 to a Greenland base 270 miles away, with seven marooned since Dec 9 and five others joining in failed prior attempts. Names of rescued flyers from multiple aircraft types were released, as the carrier Saipan pursued the operation through rough seas.
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Washington
Greenland
Air Force
Air Force Rescue Service
Goose Bay
Labrador
Emil G. Beaudry
Westover
Mass
Air Force Base
Bernt Balchen
Alaska
Saipan
Balchen
Navy
Norfolk
North Atlantic
Finis
Bluie West I
James B. Prevost
Knoxville
Tenn
Robert J. McDonald
Bridgeport
W. Va
Francis J. Sommers
West Manayvunk
Francis J. Duffy
Windsor
Conn
Walter F. Speakman
Drumwright
Okla
Edwin W. Thompson
Milford
Posy L. Holcomb
Gainesville
Charles L. Ferguson
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Louis A. Lane
Willow
N. Y
Alerd M. Hedwall
Seattle
Wash
James C. Buerke
Tampa
Fla
Services Set For B-50 Dead At Davis-Monthan AFB
Memorial services for 10 Davis Monthan air force base fliers killed in a B-50 crash in Alaska will be held at the base Thursday morning. A Catholic requiem mass at 9 30 a.m. in the base chapel, conducted by Chaplain James G Wilders, and a Protestant service at 10 45 a.m. by Chaplain Leon F Milner will mark the observances. Families and friends of the deceased airmen may attend, an airbase spokesman said.
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Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Alaska
James G. Wilders
Leon F. Milner
Gaid
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Showlow
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Arizona Highway
Hislop
Eagles
Nigh
Scott
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Flagstaff
Bill Williams
Williams
Bear Wallow
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