Eisenhower Meets New Zealand Prime Minister on Pacific Pact
President-elect Eisenhower to discuss the Pacific defense alliance with New Zealand Prime Minister Sidney Holland in New York. Holland, in London for a NATO of the Pacific conference with Winston Churchill, leads a three nation group including the United States and Australia.
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New Zealand
Ike
NEW York
Pacific Defense Alliance
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sidney Holland
Holland
London
Winston Churchill
Australia
Yeatereres
Britain
NATO of the Pacific
Eisenhower
Leslie K. Munro
James C
Rty
Hagerty
John J. McCloy
Germany
John Foster Dulles
McCloy
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Administration
Europe
Stassen
MSA
Sinclair Weeks
Boston
Eisenhower Eyes Offense to End Korea Stalemate
The article argues that Allied sources in Japan interpret Eisenhower’s stance as favoring a military push to end the Korean conflict. It notes Clark’s Far East Command, potential Chinese reinforcements, and the Inchon lesson as context for a possible amphibious strike along Korea’s coasts to break the stalemate.
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Japan
Korea
Eisenhower
New York
United States Armed ‘Forces
Mark Clark
Far East
Eee
Clark
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Seventh Fleet
China
1St Marine
Inchon
Anzio
Kefauver Dismisses Stevenson Authority Over Party Policy
Senator Kefauver says Adlai Stevenson is the nominal head of the Democrats but has no right to dictate policy. He urges using the national committee and a new policy group, possibly chaired by the committee head, to chart party policy. Stevenson led Kefauver's earlier bid for the nomination and later lost.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Adlai Stevenson
National Committee
Stevenson
Gov. Stevenson
Mountbatten Named NATO Navy Leader
Paris Britain’s Adm Earl Mountbatten is named commander in chief of NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean excluding the American portion. The Naples based U S Sixth Fleet under Adm Robert B Carney remains an Allied strike force for Southern Europe. Both report to Gen Matthew Ridgway.
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Paris
Earl Mountbatten
NATO
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez
U. S
Robert B. Carney
Europe
Mountbatten
Carney
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Council of Foreign Ministers
Allies Down 4 Red Jets Over North Korea
Allied Sabre jet pilots destroyed at least four Communist MIG-15s in dogfights over North Korea. Allied pilots also damaged one MIG and likely destroyed another, with a further claim under investigation. Ground actions eased to patrols except in the Himhwa Ridges area where Chinese forces harassed troops.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Himhwa Ridges
Central Front
Movie Star Jane Russell Adopts Second Child
Van Nuys California report states film star Jane Russell announced the adoption of her second child and added a sentiment about wishing to adopt two more as a Christmas gift.
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Hubby
van Nuys
Calif
Jane Russell
Supreme Court voids loyalty oath to bar public workers
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that loyalty oath laws cannot bar public employment based on past membership in subversive groups. Oklahoma's law requiring state employees to swear no affiliation with listed subversive organizations over the previous five years was struck down for lacking adequate safeguards.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
U. S
Five Day Forecast Signals Cold Weekend Ahead
The forecast shows above normal temperatures Wednesday followed by a colder snap Thursday and Friday. Temperatures ease slightly over the weekend with normal highs 36 to 41 and lows 22 to 24. Snow and rain are expected late Thursday and again over the weekend.
Police Probe National Spy Ring in Japan
Tokyo, a Foreign Office spokesman said police are investigating reports of an international spy ring in Japan. He noted Japan has no anti espionage law, restricting action unless American secrets are involved. The radio engineer arrested for sending coded messages to Vladivostok is tied to the probe.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
Masayoshi Kakitsube
Vladivostok
Siberia
Ohiican Enters Insanity Plea in Desertion Case
Pvt. Eugene R. Walters 31 of Harrods Virginia pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to desertion from the U S Army and to five related charges including abducting and making indecent advances to Mamie Ruth Shelton red haired step daughter of M S Burns of Hot Springs Virginia The army court martial heard an army psychiatrist testify and ruled Walters sane and responsible for acts last Feb 3 when he allegedly seized Miss Shelton at gun point and robbed two soldier companions
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Frankfurt
Eugene R. Walters
U. S. Army
Harrods
Mamie Ruth Shelton
M-St
Miss Shelton
Seven year old girl stops car to save mother in crash
In Spearman Texas Nancy Ownbey a seven year old girl calmly braked a car after a truck hit it. She refused to give a policeman her mother’s purse until her uncle arrived with the driver license. The mother was examined at the hospital. Nancy acted with resolve and courage in the tense moment.
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Spearman
Tex
Amarillo
Nancy Ownbey
Nancy
Jim Steve
Robbie
Amarillo Street
Robert J. Ownbey
Ownbey
W. R. Hill
Early Christmas For Mason Cancer Victim
Charles Allen Kirker, a first grader from Leon, is battling cancer after surgeries in 1950 and 1951. His parents appeal via a national radio broadcast for help from doctors. His father lost an eye years ago. the family hopes for support as they await possible treatment.
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Christine Sibley
Point Pleasant
Charlies Allen Kirker
James E. “Rea Kirker
Leon
Holzer Hospital
United States
Charles Allen
Huntington
Billy
Joe Kirker
Rehobeth Beach
Delaware
Record Deer Kill Seen by Area Hunters
A Meigs County 320-pound 11 point buck shot by an Prospect youth is described as possibly the largest Ohio deer. The three day season yielded 28 in the area with 42 division readers contributing. One incident left an 11 year old boy with a hand injury in Gallia county.
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Ohio
Everett Ridge
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Meigs County
Athens County
Hocking
Vinton
Meigs
Morgan
Ridge
State Bureau
Junior Schultz
A. H. Joachim
Gallia County
Merger Gas Rate Hearings Set For February Hearings
The Federal Power Commission merged two rate hike cases by Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus into one proceeding and set February 24 for hearings. Ohio Fuel seeks $3.47 million yearly wholesale natural gas increases, already in effect under bond, with bond forfeiture if not approved. The company serves 24 wholesale customers.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Ohio Fuel
Bartunek to Lead Democrats in Ohio House
Bartunek, a 28 year old public relations man from Cleveland, will lead the Democratic minority in the Ohio Senate as the 100th General Assembly convenes. He was elected Monday at a caucus of party senators elect and previously led the minority in the last assembly.
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Senate
Cleveland
W. Bartunek
General Assembly
Bartunek
Dreams Come True For 56 Korea Vets
Fifty six Korea veterans become eligible for blind veterans sports benefits after a ceremony in Washington. Organizers note the program aids mobility and independence for visually impaired servicemen and women.
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Korea
Washington
Columbus Council Votes to Erect Civic Leaders Memorial
Columbus City Council in a Monday meeting authorized a memorial fountain honoring six civic leaders famed for transforming the downtown riverfront from a tenement district into a modern civic space.
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Columbus
Dope Addict Admits Slaying Noted Painter
In San Diego a 16 year old high school student confessed to fatally stabbing Ida C. MacKeown 67 a respected miniature portrait painter in La Jolla. Donald S. Crosby was jailed on suspicion of murder after leading detectives to a knife and providing an oral confession.
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San Diego
Calif
Ida C. MacKeown
Donald S. Crosby
Paul Walk
Tony Maguire
la Jolla
A. E. Gallagher
Walk
Two Canadian Bank Robbers Hanged for Murder
Toronto report says two Boyd gang members Steve Suchan and Leonard Jackson were executed on the same gallows for the murder case tied with handcuffs and shrouded in black hoods. The hangings occurred early today following last March 6 events.
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Toronto
Canada
Boyd
Steve Suchan
Leonard Jackson
Sgt
Ee 'E‘m
Tong
Train Collision Kills Man and Boy Near Norwalk
A Cincinnati Mercury tram rammed a car jack southeast of Norwalk killing a man identified as Sherman W. Meery of Hartford City Indiana and a 12 year old boy, believed to be his son. Police at Greenwich report the fatalities in the highway train crash.
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Norwalk
Cincinnati Mercury
New York
Greenwich
Sherman
W. Meery
Hartford City
Ind
Tehor
Ex Druggist Jesse Blackmer Dies After 55 Years Service
Jesse Blackmer 86 former druggist who served the community for 55 years died Monday at his home. He retired long ago and was a familiar figure in local medicine and business circles. He is survived by relatives and friends. The funeral arrangements are pending at the courthouse area.
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Court House
Jesse Blackmer
Twee
VA to Pay a Second Dividend During 1953
The Veterans Administration announced a second dividend for about five million National Service Life Insurance policyholders. Most receive a $60 flat dividend, with February as the start month. Eligibility requires three or more premium months between 1952 and 1953 anniversaries.
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Washington
National Service
Veterans Administration
V.A
V. A
French Join Denunciation Against Reds
United States rejects any peace moves in the Korean prisoner deadlock until POWs are not forced home. The State Department accused the Chinese Reds of rejecting peace plans as the General Assembly discussed a path to an armistice. A French spokesman called Peiping’s stance destructive of hope and unacceptable to the UN.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
State Department
Korea
General Assembly
Peiping
Red China
Suspend Chief In Circleville Over Unauthorized Trip
Circleville police chief William Bugs McCrady faced suspension after a chauffeur driven cruiser was found on an unauthorized out of town trip. In Zanesville Ray Thatcher, 58, a state highway employee, was fined $1 for a traffic violation. Rookie Patrolman John White was killed when a tractor skidded and struck his supervised truck on a sidewalk.
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Circleville
William
Bugs) McCrady
McCrady
Amey
Zanesville
Ray
Quaker City
John White
Rescue Underway as Ship Breaks in Leghorn Harbors
Daring rescue teams saved 23 of the 40 crew aboard the 3800 ton vessel driven onto the harbor reef by a 100 mile gust near Leghorn Italy. Men were hauled ashore via breeches buoy and rope ladders as savage winds and waves split the ship in two.
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Leghorn
Italy
Mont
Leghorn Harbor
Probers Link Jersey Mayor To Ex-Convict
New York crime commission testimony ties Hoboken Mayor Fred M. DeSapio and Police Commissioner Michael Borelli to Edward Florio, convicted bootlegger and AFL Local president, amid claims the Hoboken waterfront fostered extortionists and racketeers along piers on the Hudson River.
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New York
Hudson River
Jersey City
Fred M. DeSapio
Hoboken
N. J
DeSapio
Michael Borelli
Edward Florio
New Jersey
AFL
Longshoremen’s Association of
Broadway vs Hollywood in Oscar Race for Actress
The Oscars contest intensifies with Ethel Waters as a leading Broadway star in line for the actress award marking a first for a Negro performer. Shirley Booth Julie Harris and Joanne Ford are top Hollywood contenders with industry chatter noting Broadway roles may tilt results.
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Hollywood
Ethel Waters
Broadway
Shirley Booth
Julie Harris
Joanneford
Loy ality Review Board Flags Doubt on Vincent
The Loyalty Review Board found reasonable doubt about career diplomat John Carter Vincent's loyalty. The State Department will decide to accept or reject the recommendation to fire him and may reopen the case after discussions with President Truman. Vincent, 53, has denied Communist ties amid past investigations.
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Washington
John Carter Vincent
State Department
Truman
Ache
Ape
Vincent
Acneaoa
Paris
Germany
Department
Loyalty Review Board
Acheson
Hiram Bingham
Bingham
Aisee
Shek
North Atlantic
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Senate
Communist Party
Police Release Two Suspects in California Grocery Slaying
San Francisco police freed Wendell Hall aged 49 and his son Travis after lie detector tests in connection with the October 10 robbery and killing of grocer Gard Young his two daughters and a neighbor boy near Chester California. An anonymous informer had named the Halls but investigators found alibis.
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San Francisco
Gard Young
Wendell Hall
Monnday
Fresno
Travis
Halls
Michael Doherty
Aspector
Chester
Calif
Charles Taft Weighed As Housing Chief Prospect
Washington report notes Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati among several men mentioned as potential head of the housing programs under the Eisenhower administration. Other prospects include Rep. Cole and Henry Bubb of Topeka, former U S solicitor general, according to real estate and source briefings.
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Washington
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Neces Eisenhower
Rep
Cole
Henry Bubb
Topeka
United States Suibune
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