Reds propose high level talks after armistice at Panmunjom
North Korea's leaders offer a three point plan for postwar settlement within 90 days of a truce to discuss withdrawal of foreign troops and other peace questions in Korea. The proposal names The People's Republic of China as a belligerent and faces UN Command scrutiny.
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Philippines
People’s Republic of China
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Britain Mourns Beloved King as Elizabeth Becomes Queen
King George VI dies and Princess Elizabeth, 25, ascends the throne marking Britain's first queen since Victoria. Elizabeth travels Africa on a royal tour. Prince Charles becomes heir apparent with Anne and Princess Margaret as siblings. Royal titles shift with the king's death. Charles may be named prince of Wales in future.
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New Zealand
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Prince of Wales
Blood Clot Ends Rule Of Monarch
King George VI dies in his sleep at Sandringham after 15 years on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II becomes queen at 25, with Charles as heir. Special reports note suspected coronary thrombosis and a long history of circulatory issues.
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East Africa
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Victoria
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Ferguson calls for severance of US ties with Russia and satellites
Senator Ferguson of Michigan urges immediate break in diplomatic relations with Russia and all satellite nations. He argues embassies in Red-dominated states should be shut down at once, while colleagues urge careful study and oppose hasty action.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Russia
Free World
United States
Sparkman
D-Ala
Morse
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Cleanup Drive Stalls As Morris Lacks Staff
President Truman’s cleanup of the official household stalls due to lack of staff. Morris, a special assistant to Attorney General McGrath, announced Louis E. Yavner cannot accept appointment as chief of staff for the upcoming federal government inquiry. Yavner, former New York commissioner of investigation, flies to Washington to explain.
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Truman
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Newbold Morris
McGrath
Morris
Justice Department
Louis E. Yavner
New York
Yavner
Rudolf Halley
Carney Enters Senate Race in Ohio Filing Petitions
Rep. James M. Carney of Cleveland lands in Columbus with petitions to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator. He says signatures exceed filing requirements and will decide after a Cleveland Democratic meeting airs this afternoon.
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James M. Carney
Cleveland
House
U. S
Carney
UN Reveals 306070 Casualties in Korean War
UN announces 306070 UN forces killed wounded or missing in Korea from war start to December 31. Discrepancy noted with AP total 414945 and Korean government tally 301864. US Defense Dept reports 105001 American casualties including 16270 KIA, 76112 wounded, 12619 missing.
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Korea
Associated Press
South Korea
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U. S. Defense Department
Allied Units Seize Height on Korea Front Again
Allied infantry recaptured a western front hill near Yonchon without firing. Reds seized it Monday night, Allies gained it Tuesday with no opposition, Reds retook Tuesday night, and UN troops again advanced Wednesday morning. In other actions, Allies repelled three Red probes in the east. Nine B 29s hit rail lines and industrial targets in North Korea Tuesday night. light bombers destroyed 35 of 700 vehicles.
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Korea
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North Korea
Services Held For Harold Ickes Former Interior Secretary
Funeral services were conducted in Washington for Harold Ickes 77 longtime public figure known as the Old Curmudgeon who died last Sunday from complications of an arthritic condition. He led the Interior Department 1933 to 1946 and headed the Public Works Administration during the Depression era.
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Harold Ickes
the Interior
Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Public Works Administration
Cambridge Phone Hearing Set in Service Complaints
The state utilities commission fixed February 28 for a Cambridge hearing on service complaints against Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. Similar hearings have been held in Portsmouth and Cadiz. The panel planned to address service issues before ruling on remaining rate increase requests.
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State Utilities Commission
Cambridge
Ohio Consolidate Telephone Co
Portsmouth
Cadiz
Rumors and TV shaping 1952 campaign actions
The Associated Press reports veterans at the VFW dinner in Washington heard discussion on Truman possibly running in 1952 with no announcement. Democrats plan July Chicago convention with brief speeches for TV. Kerry may enter Nebraska primary April 1 if Truman not running. Lodge brothers back Eisenhower. Taft assaults Truman on foreign policy and sees GOP focus on corruption and liberty.
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Associated Press
Truman
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Chicago
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Omaha
Nebraska
Connecticut
John Davis
Lodge
Senator Lodge
Mass
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Senator Taft
Ohio
Taft
Harrisonburg
Full Turnpike Span Delayed In Ohio Plan
The Ohio Turnpike Commission moves forward with 181 miles from the Pennsylvania border to near Toledo and Route 20 west of Maumee River, delaying the 60 mile extension to Indiana border to save 48 million dollars and cut steel use by 15 percent while insisting the full project will be built. Chairman James W. Shacknessy says the entire turnpike will be constructed. The western start is near Pittsburgh.
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Toledo
Turnpike Commission
Maumee River
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Commission
James W. Shacknessy
Three Die Eight Injured In B29 Crash At March Field
A B 29 bomber crash near March Air Base California during a landing injured eight and killed three crew members. The craft reportedly lost power and the pilot tried a wheels up crash landing in an alfalfa field about a mile and a half from the runway.
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March Air Base
Calif
Truman Reverses Course On New Hampshire Primary Bid
President Truman agrees to stay on the New Hampshire presidential ballot for the March 11 primary facing Senator Estes Kefauver. He had called primaries eyewash last week but now says he will not ask the secretary of state to remove his name and will let the name stand after urging from party leaders and Democrats in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Truman
Estes Kefauver
New Hampshire
Tennessee
Frank McKinney
Arnall Reconsiders for Office of Price Stabilization Directorship
Washington reports Ellis G. Arnall former Georgia governor has reconsidered and is expected to accept the directorship of the Office of Price Stabilization. A likely nomination by President Truman may come tomorrow with Senate confirmation seen as not expected to face strong opposition.
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Washington
Ellis G. Arnall
Georgia
Office of Price Stabilization
Truman
Arnall
Senate
Capitol
Three Ohio Storage Firms Face Government Suits
A government survey finds 15 storage firms nationwide facing about 4 875 dollars in recoveries for shortages in grain and farm products under price support programs. Ohio accounts for three cases, with further actions planned against 12 additional cases of shortages and possible actions on 29 more.
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Ohio
Washington
U. S
Moran Convicted in Fire Department Shakedown Ring
James J. Moran, former first deputy fire commissioner and ally of ex mayor William O Dwyer, was found guilty on 23 counts of extortion and one of conspiracy in New York. He faces up to 348 years in prison, with bail revoked and jailed to await sentencing on March 4 as prosecutors call him the racket’s guiding genius and protector.
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New York
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
Moran
Boy Scout Theme Lauded by Truman
President Truman urged unqualified support for the Boy Scouts three year program Forward on Liberty's Team on the eve of Boy Scout Week. He praised scout training for developing character leadership and responsibility as the movement marked its 42nd anniversary.
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Truman
New York
Boy Scouts
Liberty
Scout Movement
Father Falls From Hospital Window During Birth
In Springfield Missouri an expectant father, 27 year old Bill Brown, fell from a second floor hospital window just before his wife gave birth to a baby girl. He was a patient with a back injury and was described as fair. Mother and child were reported fine.
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Bill Brown
Brown
Greens Run School May Reopen as Casket Plant
Negotiations are underway for an unnamed Columbus casket firm to use the abandoned Greens Run School in Trimble Township. Board president John Mingus says final terms could be settled this week with Prosecuting Attorney James F. Shumaker handling legal details. The plan calls for 10 to 20 workers at start and possible expansion to door and window frame manufacturing within 90 days of signing.
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John Mingus
Hollister
Trimble Township
James F. Shumaker
Columbus
Fitzhenry
Mingus
Greens Run
the Messenger
Central Coal Mishap Claims Mason Miner
Hugh Park Kelley 22 of Mason was killed in an early morning accident at Central Coal Co mine near Graham Station. He was alone, likely struck by a roof belt while operating a shuttle car. the time between 6 and 7 10 a.m. during the night shift. Investig ation by a state inspector was awaited. Kelley left a wife and child, with several siblings, and funeral arrangements were planned in Mason. His brother Johnny Kelley is a Wahama basketball star.
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Hugh Park Kelley
Mason
Central Coal Co
Graham Station
Kelley
Central Coal
Charles Kelley
Foglesong Funeral Home
Johnny Kelley
Wahama
Favorite Son Delegates Set for Bulkley at Democratic Convention
Columbus brief notes former U S Senator Robert J Bulkley of Cleveland named 16 delegate at large candidates pledged to him as Ohio s favorite son aspirant for the national convention next summer. Delegates at large include Garrett S Claypool Chillicothe attorney and former county chairman.
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U. S
Robert J. Bulkley
Cleveland
Ohio
Bulkley
Garrett S. Claypool
Chillicothe
Korea Victim's Body Will Be Sent Home
Point Pleasant mourns Sgt. Dale Edward Wears killed in Korea on October 18 1951 his burial scheduled with arrival Thursday at 4 15 p m. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Boyd Wears of near Henderson born March 13 at South Side. Funeral service details forthcoming.
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Point Pleasant
Dale Edward Wears
Korea
Boyd Wears
Henderson
South Side
Mohr and Arnett
Witness Reveals Katyn Massacre Details Before U.S. Panel
A masked former Polish soldier testified to a House subcommittee about witnessing the mass slayings of Polish officers in Katyn Forest near Smolensk during World War II. He described hiding in a tree as bodies were dumped into trenches after a six day trek from a Russian camp, with evidence cited of German discovery in 1943.
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Smolensk
Subcommittee
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