Chiang Studies Request To Get Out of Tachens
Chiang Kai-shek reportedly weighs a U S request to evacuate troops from the Tachens amid U S 7th Fleet readiness concerns. Talks with U S ambassador Rankin followed bombing of Communist shipping near Nantien and Yikiangshan Island as forces prepare for possible evacuations from the Tachens. Rumors of Chiang’s reply circulate while Quemoy and Matsu dispute delays affect plans.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
Tachen Islands
Chiang
Karl L. Rankin
7Th Fleet
U. S
Red China
East China Sea
Yikiangshan Island
Nantien Island
Tachens
Yikiangshan
Forrest Edwards
Navy
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Britain seeks peace in Formosa via Asian leaders
London reports Britain rejected a UN cease-fire in the Formosa Strait and turned to Commonwealth leaders led by Nehru for covert diplomacy. Possible steps include an unwritten cease-fire by Nehru with China, Indonesian mediation, an Asian conference, and a plan to evacuate Quemoy Matsu and Tachens to create a water barrier.
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United Nations
Formosa Strait
British Commonwealth
Far East
Red China
Churchill
India
Nehru
Commonwealth
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Ble
Armosa
Colombo
Indonesia
Burma
Law
Pakistan
U Nu
Formosa
United States
Britain
Russia
Chinas
Quemoy
Matsu
Tachens
Chiang
Formosa-Pescadores
Labor Eyes No Plans For Party
AFL President George Meany said organized labor will be more active within the two party system and has no plan to form a third party. He noted workers might create a labor party only if progress stalls with existing parties and emphasized labor aims rather than running the country.
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Miami Beach
Fla
AFL
George Meany
Organized Labor
Meany
CIO
Labor
New Hairdo For Princess Margaret Draws Attention
PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad society buzzed over Princess Margaret's Empress Josephine hairdo at a state banquet hosted by Gov Sir Hubert Rance. London hairdresser Rene crafted the upsweep to match her gay personality and support the diamond tiara. The princess planned more events in Trinidad including a highway opening and a children's rally.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Princess Margaret
Empress Josephine
Margaret
Hubert Rance
Royal Party
Rene
London
British West Indies
Robbers Take $800 From Lad and Dad Store
A short robber and a tall robber robbed the Lad and Dad Store, escaping with $800. Police search for the two suspects described as a short man and a tall man.
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Chicago
Lad and Dad
Two Bills Aimed at Juvenile Delinquency and Border Safety
Senate investigators propose two measures to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents and a third to bar unaccompanied youths from crossing the Mexican border. Kefauver Henning and Langer lead the push, arguing home-based rehab and foster-child tax relief will curb delinquency and protect youths from narcotics and prostitution near the border.
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Washington
Mexico
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Hennings
D-Mo
Langer
R-Nd
Hendrickson
RNG
National Training School
France Faces Confidence Vote Over Mendes France Policy
In Paris the National Assembly prepared for a late night vote of confidence on Pierre Mendes France and his North African policy. The debate centered on Tunisian home rule and reforms for Morocco, with Tunisian nationalism feared by French landowners.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes- France
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Socialist
Mendes- France
Algeria
Morocco
Protectorate
France
West Germany
Assembly
Senate
Pol Hce
Ohio Scholarships Aid 869 Future Teachers
Columbus report states R M Ey man Ohio state director of education says 869 students in 25 colleges are in elementary teaching tracks under the scholarship plan. He notes over 300 will finish training in June and be ready to teach in September.
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Columbus
R. M. Eyman
Ohio
Secret Societies in High Schools Targeted by Proposed Law
Ohio lawmakers consider a bill to empower school officials to expel students within 30 days of order to quit secret societies and bar wearing emblems on school grounds. Exemptions cover youth or fraternal groups and state board approvals. The measure joins 21 other introductions in a five week session.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
William L. Manahan
Defiance
Manahan
Manahans
State Board of Education
Ohio School Survey
Frank J. Lausche
House
Senate
Ohio
Fire destroys Logan area home forcing family of fourteen out
A blaze at a Route 664 residence drove Mr and Mrs Nungesser and their 14 children to shelter at a neighboring home. Firefighters fought the flames but the house burned to the foundations, with speed hindered by frozen creek water and limited local supplies. The family, found shelter with May Rayner and Pearl Pierce, plans for aid came from neighbors and co workers.
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Wi Ham Nungeser
Smpire
Cocha
May Rayner
Pearl Pierce
Nungesser
Logan Fire Department
Burlin Taylor
Bernard Geiger
Nungemer
Anchor Hocking Glass Corp
Lancaster
Taylor
Saoer Pat Ralph Courtrolman
George Johnson
Stanley Nutter
A. J. Waldron
Joe Breeze
Spurgeon
Dem Choice Is Chicago for 1956 Convention
Democrats will nominate their presidential candidate at a convention opening Aug. 13, 1956 in Chicago after a subcommittee unanimously selected the city over Philadelphia. National Committee members will vote by mail to approve the site. The GOP will decide its convention place and date at its Feb. 17 meeting.
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Washington
National Committee
Chicago
Paul M. Butler
Philadelphia
Alican National Committee
Auditor Finds Money Missing in Salem Mayor Burglary Case
Columbus State Auditor James A. Rhodes reported a recovery of $3330 against Salem Mayor Dean B. Cranmer. A special examination followed a December burglary claim, with receipts for late November cited as missing though examin ers say the loss could not exceed $3211.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Dean B. Cranmer
Salem
Rhodes
Cranmer
Man Killed At Lockbourne AFB In Door Accident
At Lockbourne Air Force Base a technician named Michael David Smyser, 21, of Manchester Pennsylvania was killed when his skull was crushed between two hangar doors. He was aligning two 22 ton electrically operated doors when the accident occurred.
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Columbus
Lockbourne Afb
Air 3
Michael David Smyser
Manchester
Boise State Senator Seeks Chair Reform After Incident
State Sen. Andreas Alkele gained new backing for his claim that Senate chairs are obsolete. He cited a chair collapse during a session recess as evidence of the problem, prompting renewed calls for reform.
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Boise
Idaho
Andreas Alkele
Senate
Elephant Freezes En Route to Zoo
An elephant being transported from the Hel Congo to Washington was found frozen to death aboard the motor ship yesterday during the voyage.
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New York
Hel- Congo
Washington, D
Solon Says Red China is Bluffing
Senator H Alexander Smith says Communist China is using a bluff to demand a UN Security Council seat before discussing a Formosa cease fire. White House and Senate leaders differ, with officials calling the move a further flouting of the UN and others calling it propaganda or blackmail. Smith argues Beijing seeks concessions to neutralize U.S. forces and pursue aggressive tactics elsewhere.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
China
United Nations Security Council
Formosa
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations
Chou En-lai
Henry Suydam
State Department
United Nations
Security Council
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Manafield
Mont
Hickenlooper
Riowa
Bridges
R-Nh
Knowland
R-Calif
Free World
Munich
Nowland
Senate
Chiang Kalashek
Clam Associates
United States
Murder Count Faces Pair In Covington Killing
Two men arrested after a downtown Covington shooting of Earl W. Geiger, 23, are charged with murder. Elmer Frency Davis, 38, and Albert F. Bowen, 32, both of Newport, allegedly killed Geiger with his own gun during a fight over a woman. Davis allegedly admitted involvement and pointed to Bowen as the shooter.
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Cincinnati
Covington
Elmer Frency Davis
Albert F. Bowen
Newport
Earl W. Geiger
Wilbert Stagenhorst
Eugene Moore
Davis
Bowen
Stagenhorst
Moore
Geiger
No One Is Worthy For Man of Year
Kewanee Illinois date reports the Junior Chamber of Commerce could not name a recipient for the annual Young Man of the Year award because the committee found no worthy candidate.
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Kewanee, II
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Pacific Airlines Wins Arctic Route License
A license has been issued for air service by Canadian Pacific Airlines between Vancouver and Amsterdam over an Arctic route, enabling new international air transport and connecting Canada with the Netherlands via a polar corridor.
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Ottaway
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Vancouver
B. C
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Arctic
Lattimore Appeal Planned After Dismissal of Indictment
Washington reports the government will appeal Judge Luther Youngdahl's ruling dismissing a new perjury indictment against Owen Lattimore. U.S. Dist. Atty. Leo Rover said the appeal will go to the U.S. Court of Appeals as Lattimore faces five surviving charges about past associations with Communist line and Red interests.
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Washington
Luther W. Youngdah
Owen Lattimore
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist. Atty
Leo A. Rover
Lattimore
Eastern Affairs
Ist
Senate
Youngdalt
Bolitha J. Laws
US. District Court
Court of Appeals
Laws
Rover
Thurman Arnold
Hover
Arnold
Ng Peay
Youngdahi
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Nature Girl links offer to murder extortion in Weaver case
A Dallas barmaid and wrestler using the stage name Nature Girl told police that Harry Washburn offered $10.50 to murder Helen Harrie Weaver's husband as part of a $190,000 extortion plot. She said she refused to participate. Mrs Adela Heninger, wife of Carl Heninger, is central to the case as he was charged then released for Weaver slaying.
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Houston
Tex
Helen Harrie Weaver
Eagles Myth Disproved Over Cathedral Rock Site
Air Secretary Talbott announced a new Air Force Academy site and commented on the cathedral rock formation. Reporters observed a helicopter and noted myths about eagles nesting there, while officials downplayed the nesting claim.
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Colordado Springs
Col
Air Force
Cathedral Rock
Talbott
Air Force Academy
Nesta
Bethe
UN diplomacy wavers over Formosa ceasefire plan
UN diplomats debated next steps as Red China boycotted the Security Council talks. Options included persuading Chiang Kai-shek to send a representative, negotiating without Nationalist China, or holding a conference outside the UN to discuss the Formosa issue. State Department voiced regret at China’s stance and said the U.S. would consult with other Security Council members on further meetings.
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Chou
Ford
Geneva
China
Thia Red
Chow
Security Council
Peiping
Chiang Kaiahek
Chow Sig Wee
Avan
W Ton
Man George
D. Ga
Senate Foreign Relations
Chous
Sen
Alexander Grith
N. J
Red Cera
State Department
Red China
United Nations
United States
Fed
Dag Hammarskjol¢d
Officials on Jet Bombers
The Air Force approved funds to finalize a reserve training squadron of 23 jet fighters at Youngstown Ohio’s municipal airport. The Airport Panel, with military and civil aviation representatives, concluded civilians and Youngstown officials failed to secure the site, citing air and ground safety concerns if an extra jet squadron were placed at the airport.
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Washington
Air Force
Youngstown
Oto
Marcipal
Vienna
Armor
Five Day Forecast Near Normal Temperatures
Forecast shows temperatures near seasonal norms with highs around 35 in the north and 19 to 24 in the south. Temperatures rise slowly then fall again by midweek. Snow or rain expected Saturday and Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday, with precipitation likely in limited areas.
Stevens Faces Echoes of Two Rough Years at Pentagon
Washington Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens begins a third year in office amid ongoing squabbles with Senator McCarthy over subversive charges. Meantime the Pentagon probes a draft case involving Bel sky and a subordinate, with Stevens seeking facts to counter subversive allegations.
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Robert T. Stevens
Army
Vying
Pentagon
Eisenhower
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jerery
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