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December 24, 1949

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POLISH SPY COURT SENDS 6 TO PRISON; Four French Nationals, Pole and German Sentenced -- Longest Term Is 9 Years POLISH SPY COURT SENDS 6 TO PRISON

By Reuters

6 sentenced to jail

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Winter Chills City in Half Hour; Cold Christmas Will Lack Snow; WINTER ENVELOPS CITY IN HALF HOUR

By Unknown Author

rain, sleet and cold

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EMERGENCY IN COAL DECLARED BY I. C. C.; RAILS TO SEIZE FUEL; Order Gives Them First Call on Available Stocks if They Can Prove Supply Is Short RULING ASSAILED BY UNION Spokesman Says No Scarcity Exists to Justify the Order and Blames 'Propaganda' COAL EMERGENCY DECLARED BY I. C. C.

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

ICC declares emergency; directs rrs with critical shortages to seize coal from mines supplying them; UMW spokesman protests; Amer Retail Coal Assn asserts shortage has reached crisis stage, wire to Truman

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U. S. Warns Ship Masters Face Loss of License on 'Shanghai Run; U. S. SHIP MASTERS WARNED ON CHINA

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

State Dept warns capts trying to run China blockade they may lose licenses; Capt Ash comments

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Yule Travel Tops '48 Peak; Visitors to City Rival Exodus; CHRISTMAS TRAVEL TOPS LAST YEAR'S

By Unknown Author

travel to and out of NYC tops '48 peak

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Notable Births

1949Warwick Brown, Australian racing driver^[†]

Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.