First Phase of Tax Probe Ends With Fresh Disclosures
A federal grand jury and President Truman review early hearings with new disclosures about tax fraud investigations. Oliphant resigns after linking his name to probes. Grunewald and others face scrutiny while officials discuss favors and tips in the case.
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Truman
Rep. Morrison
D-La
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
Senator Willams
R-Del
Poncet Davis
Akron
Ohio
Troy Whitehead
Charlotte
N. C
Clonial Art and
Piccadilly St
NH. W. Butler and Brother
American Legion Home
California
Clowser's
Clark St
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Lee-Jackson
Millwood Ave
Fr. Royal Rd
Schuller
Buffalo Lick Rd
Sabres Replace Obsolete Jets in Korean Skies
The 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing, led by Col. Francis Gabreski, now flies F-86 Sabres in Korea, shooting down two MiG jets and damaging six others since entering combat. Earlier the unit used F-80 Shooting Stars as air superiority shifted from older aircraft.
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Seoul
Korea
America
Air Force
Aunamien
Francis
Gabreski
Oil City
U. N. Command
O. P. Weyland
Sie Air Force
Iam Seamer Encemo Fe
Shooting Stars
Aess
Sri
Local 8 Year Old Found Safe After 24 Hour Missing Tale
An eight year old girl missing from Mrs. Floyd Bageant’s home for more than a day was found unharmed. She was seen on Purcell Avenue at 2:30 p m and later in a Chestnut Street store at 4:30 p m before officers located her at 4:55 p m on Purcell Avenue. She was cold, bareheaded, wearing light shoes, and unable to explain her whereabouts.
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Betty Jean Line
Floyd Bageant
EB. Piccadilly Street
Adam Myers
Purcell Avenue
Chesnut Street
Maurice Lake
John Wert
UN Negotiator Attacks Communists Over Truce Tactics
In Mungban Korea U N Command negotiators report no progress in prisoner exchange talks and armistice policing plans amid deadlock. Howard Turner criticizes Red tactics and calls for genuine concessions as two subcommittees prepare to reconvene Sunday at 11 a m local time.
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U. N
Pana
R. B. Libby
aPaaa
Miss Minnie Baker Dies at 92 in Winchester
Miss Minnie C. Baker died at her home 114 N Cameron St after coal gas exposure. Born January 1 1859 she lived in Winchester all life. Survived by three nieces and one nephew. funeral Monday at noon from Cameron Street home with Rev. William H Hanckel officiating. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Minnie C. Baker
N. Cameron St
Randolph
Ethel Locke
Miss Baker
Camillus
Annie Gaither Baker
Winchester Evening Star
Hunter Moss
Charlottesville
Harold Crawford
Parkersburg
W. Va
Julian Whiting
Chevy Chase
Camillus Stokes
Rockville
Christ Episcopal Church
Cameron St
William H. Hanckel
Mount Hebron
Pallbaerers
Albert L. Baker
William MM. Baker
W. Woodhull Baker
T. Barton, Jr
Stewart Bell, Jr
Harold G. Brown
B. B. Dutton
Howard A. Holland
W. Nelson Page
R. T. Shields
Lad Takes Last Look At the World Today
Two year old Vernie Smith of Woodward Oklahoma faces his final view as doctors plan to remove his second eye to halt a cancerous growth. His parents held Christmas early so he could see gifts. He watched snowflakes yesterday before surgery.
Pennsylvania Man Gets $36000 Estate Here
In a Corporation Court proceeding Elliott Marshall records show Erie resident Jack Hildreth Hollingsworth awarded the entire estate of the late Ada Litem. Distant heirs who had contested Hollingsworth's claim dropped their suit.
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Corporation Court Oe
Ar Elliott Marall
Gommerwaant
Peyton J. Marshall
Jack Hildreth Hollingsworth
Erie
Ada Litem
Jack Hollingsworth
Eisenhower Warns Europe Needs Bigger Military Force
General Eisenhower told NATO treasurers a Western European buildup is essential for security. He warned nations balking at higher budgets risk weakening defenses and urged all 12 Atlantic Pact members to push capacity to boost mutual defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Anderson Predicts Tight Race Between Truman and Taft
Senator Anderson of New Mexico predicting a tight presidential contest in 1952 between President Truman and Senator Taft of Ohio. He cites expected graft cleanup as a campaign issue and says Eisenhower won’t secure the Republican nomination with Taft favored as the GOP candidate.
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Anderson
Truman
Taft
Washington
Ohio
White House
Keesad
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Policies of Concealment Urged Over Service Ousting
Washington senator Hickenlooper R Iowa called the ousting of Career Diplomat John Stewart Service a sign the Truman Administration should review past policies of concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
John Stewart
Truman
11 Die in Mid-December Snow and Icy Blasts
The mid-December snowstorm caused widespread disruption from the Midwest to the North Atlantic States. At least 27 deaths were attributed to the storm as record snowfalls and icy conditions affected transportation and communications across cities. Cold air moved south and west, with temperatures plunging in Montana, Minnesota, and North Dakota, and a broader cold front advancing nationwide.
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Midwest
North Atlantic
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Cage
Washington
Profitable Discussion Between Truman and Murphy
Snow from Winchester area moved from heavy to wet then rain and sleet as night fell. Depths ranged from 3 to 5 inches with crust on top. many motorists without chains faced delays. only one minor street accident reported at 6:26. By noon clear and thawing, Sunday forecast for fair, windy, cold weather. highway forces active.
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Winchester
Highway Department
War Memorial Design Selected for Virginia Memorial
A Virginia design commission picks Samuel J. Collins of Steubenton to build the World War II memorial in Richmond. From 19 entries the Collins design, featuring a 34 foot high hall of memory with glass walls and 8 000 named Virginians, costs about 800000 and includes a 250 seat auditorium behind the hall and ample parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Legislative
Virginia
Samuel J. Collins
Steunton Archimemorial
Collins
Virginia keeps small loan rate system, SCC rules
The State Corporation Commission upholds the current small loan rate framework in Virginia. No changes to the existing price caps or lending terms are approved as of this ruling.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
16th Motor Vehicle Smashes Into W Va Hard Luck House
Huntington West Virginia reports show the Turner residence on 13th Avenue hit by motor vehicles sixteen times in fifteen years. The latest crash damaged a porch and hospitalized a truck passenger Charles Pauley of South Charleston in serious condition.
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Huntington
W. Va
Robert Turner
13Th Avenue
Turner
Charles Pauley
South Charleston
W. J. Vickers
Elkview
Gimeo Leaping
Coldest weather grips Tri State area this season
The tri state area of Maryland Virginia West Virginia braces for a sharp cold snap following a major snow event that dropped 2 to 7 inches across the region. Temperatures will fall tonight with parts of West Virginia near zero and Virginia around 5 to 10 degrees above, while highways remain clear and a 10 inch snow reading is noted at Gambrills State Park.
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Tri-State
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Gambrills State Park
Steel Shortage Won’t Change Governor’s School Aid Plan
Governor Battle says the steel shortage will not alter his request to the General Assembly for 30 million dollars to aid elementary and public school construction in the next biennium. He notes only partial spending of the 45 million previously authorized and pushes total aid to 75 million over four years.
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Richmond
Battle
General Assembly
Washington
State Board of Education
First Big Event of 1952 Assembly Due January 8
Richmond report notes Democratic caucuses set for January 8 as the first major acts of the 1952 General Assembly. Officers, sworn in, and rules will be chosen in each chamber. Governor Battle delivers the general message January 9 with a budget preview to follow January 14.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Governor Battle
Assembly
Senate
House
Battle
Czechs Fire Upon British Diplomat
The Czechoslovak government handed Britain a note demanding the recall of the British ambassador by 6 p m tonight following an incident in which a Czech forces fired on a British diplomat. Britain said it would not comment until receiving a full embassy report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
Gardner
Britain
Judge Expected To Hold Key Post In Housecleaning
The article notes a judge poised for a pivotal role in a government housecleaning effort. Vague phrasing hints at reform momentum and notable figures involved, with emphasis on a prominent prosecutor and potential timeline for leadership change.
London to reopen foreign exchange market this Monday
Foreign money traders may vary prices as the market reopens in London for spot and forward currencies after a long closure since 1039. In New York heavy selling driven by revaluation rumors pushed the pound down to about 2.74 for one month futures while three month deliveries near 2.794. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York held spot near 2.79 as rumors affected rubber tin and cocoa markets.
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Bund
London
New York
Tasdeh — Gent
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Jan Rg
England
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