Hull lays blame as POW explanations collapse
UN Commander General John Hull says all anti-Red prisoners will be freed by midnight January 22 and demands release as of January 23. Marines and engineers install barbed wire to move POWs toward rail heads while rail and ship convoys wait to repatriate up to 22,000 anti-Red prisoners from the Munsan area.
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Korea
John E. Hull
UNC
U.S
South Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
Hull
UN Command
K. S. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
High Command
NRC
Thimayya
Demilitarized Zone
Inchon
Formosa
Charges Filed Against Dewey Over Waterfront Union Fight
The International Longshoremen's Association plans to file unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and Merlyn S. Pitzele. The ILA accuses them of blocking contract talks between the ILA and shipping and stevedoring employers in a bid for dock union control.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
National Labor Relations Board
Thomas FE. Dewey
George A. Brenner
ILA
Dewey
Merlyn S. Pitzele
State Mediation Board
Pitzele
AFL
Ila-Afl
NLRB
Dems To Quiz Ike On Troops Withdrawal
Washington officials report Democrats will question President Eisenhower at a White House briefing to explain the decision to withdraw two American divisions from Korea. Sen. Russell of Georgia seeks background and justification, noting initial appearances of appeasement.
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Eisenhower
White House
Korea
Sen
Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services
Congress
Train Derailment Near Bhatinda Kills 15, Injures 40
A train jumped the track near a canal bridge at Bhatinda about 150 miles northwest of New Delhi. Officials say 15 killed and 40 injured, earlier reports of 100 dead corrected. Some coaches telescoped in the wreck.
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New Delhi
India
Bhatinda
Avalanche kills 50 in Seeu village Azerbaijan
The Poste Tehran reported 50 people dead after an avalanche swept through the village of Seeu in Azerbaijan, affecting the mountainous region. Rescue efforts followed as authorities confirmed the toll and ongoing search operations.
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Tehran
Iran
Poste Tehran
Seeu
Azerbaijan
US Speeds Jet Bomber Fleet Conversion
The Air Force, reacting to Soviet air power, drives rapid jet conversion of strategic bombers. By year end the conventional B29 and B50 may be retired from medium wings, replaced by B47 jets, with 8 to 10 medium wings now equipped.
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Washington
U. S
Far East
Strategic Air Command
Soviet Union
U.S
Ohio Holiday Traffic Deaths Total Fifteen
Ohio recorded fifteen traffic deaths over the New Year holiday weekend, short of the 26 projected by the Safety Council. The tally includes Arnold Butler Jr. of Lima who fell through thin ice and Carolyn Reed, four, of Barberton who died after inhaling fumes from a burning battery case.
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Ohio Safety Council
Ohio
Safety Council
Arnold Butler Jr
Lima
Carolyn Reed
Barberton
2 Crying Tots Save Family From Fumes
In Cincinnati carbon monoxide fumes nearly claimed a family before cries from two children Pamela age four and Lynn eighteen months woke Eugene Marken and Arlene his wife. Mrs Meyers grandmother, aged sixty, also lost consciousness before the gas was vented. all were revived by the life saving squad.
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Eugene Marken
Cincinnati Bible School
Pamela
Lynn
Arlene
Millie Meyers
Columbus Man Slain In Fatal Columbus Stabbing
Columbus police charged Paul Carmichael 27 with first degree murder after a fatal stabbing of Louis Smart 34 a Columbus postal worker during a Sunday fight over Smart's former wife. Authorities say the incident occurred in Columbus.
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Paul Carmichael
Louis Smart
Carmichael
Smart
32 Families Evacuated After Tenement Fire in West New York
An early morning blaze described as the worst in 40 years swept two five story brick buildings in the business district. Thirty two families were evacuated, a few firemen were slightly injured, with no other casualties reported.
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New York
N. J
Europe Braces as Gales Dampen After Severe Storms
Western Europe steadies after 24 hours of battering seas and gale driven flooding. Netherlands reports normal levels since last winter floods that killed 1795 people. Denmark sees Randers flooded as storms continue from Scandinavia to Italy.
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Europe
Low Countries
England
Netherlands
Scandinavia
Italy
Denmark
Jutland
Randers
Five Children Die in Maine Fire Tragedy
In Old Orchard Beach Maine five Whitcomb children perished in a blaze that engulfed their two story home. Their mother leaped from a second story window in a failed rescue attempt and later told a physician she believed a child was downstairs before the fire.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Norman Whitcomb
West eyes three point German peace plan at Berlin conference
Western powers aim to present a three point German peace program at Berlin to neutralize the East German government if Soviets attend. Dulles Molotov talks likely cover atomic materials pool and relations with Red China. Berlin delays push E German elections and a new all German government, leading to a peace treaty and West alignment.
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Paris
East
West Germany
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Red Guerrilla Buildup Seen Along India Border
Government intelligence officers report the Communist Party of India drafted a secret plan to form Red guerrilla units in states bordering Pakistan. They say the unpublished program from the third Communist Congress details militant groups to act as a defense force while pledging to seek parliamentary power.
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India
Communist Party
Third Indian Communist Congress
Reds
Pakistan
New Year's Death Toll Near Record Amid Holiday Notables
Accidental deaths during the three day New Year weekend reached 408, with 298 traffic fatalities, 39 fires, and 71 miscellaneous accidents. The toll was just shy of a three year old record and below the Christmas week end total.
Secret Talks Blur as Jenner and McCarran Probe Gouzenko
U S Senators Jenner and McCarran meet with Igor Gouzenko in Montreal to learn what he knows about Soviet spying. A four person team including Ambassador Stuart held a secret six hour conference at the Windsor Hotel before traveling through a snow storm. Officials expect to remain in Canada until the mission is completed with a return planned for Congress opening.
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U. S
William Jenner
R-Ind
Pat McCarran
D-New
Igor Gouzenko
United States
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Ottawa
America
Britain
Windsor
J. R. Lemieux
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lemieux
Gouzenko
Washington
Congress
Railroad unions set nationwide bargaining for pay raises
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will begin national bargaining Wednesday for pay raises at 139 railroads while members on 92 other lines continue separate talks and 13 lines recess awaiting joint results. Grand Chief Engineer Guy L. Brown announced after a member vote on a 30 percent wage boost. the union says members now average $2 an hour and have lost differentials over 20 years.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Guy l. Brown
Independent Union
Brotherhood
Three Men Held In Slaying At Weirton Service Station
Three men bound over for the Hancock County grand jury on murder charges in the Christmas Eve killing of Weirton service station owner Joseph Michael Bennett. Defendants John Pastucha 29 John Chaytor 19 and Harvey Talamine 26 of Steubenville Ohio faced a preliminary hearing with Judge Ray Pilette who ordered the trio to await grand jury action meeting January 12. Police say Pastucha admitted he was the trigger man while Chaytor and Talamine are charged as accessories.
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W. Va
Ray Pilette
Hancock County
Grand Jury
John Pastucha
John Chaytor
Harvey Talamine
Steubenville
Ohio
Pastucha
Joseph Michael Bennett
Chaytor
Talamine
Tobacco Firms Back Cancer Study By Industry Committee
A New York based tobacco industry research committee formed by major cigarette makers and growers aims to study links between smoking and lung cancer. The ad shows industry support for medical research while defending product safety, noting some scientists question recent experiments. Liggett & Myers is not listed as a sponsor.
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New York
Tobacco Industry
United Industry
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Jaycees Name 10 Men of Year At Banquet
Tulsa report lists the 10 outstanding young American men chosen by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. honorees include Rep. Douglas Stringfellow Frank Clement Walter Carter Prof. Albert Schatz Episcopal Bishop Gordon and Carl Rowan among others. banquet set for Seattle January 23 with awardees aged 21 to 35.
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Okla
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Wash
Jaycees
Douglas Stringfellow
Ogden
Utah
Otto Hahn
Hitler
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Walter Carter
Tabor City
N. C
Albert Schatz
Fairlawn
N. J
Episcopal
William Gordon Jr
Carl Rowan
Minneapolis
Four Fathers Drown When Boat Overturns In Oregon Bay
WALDPORT Ore Four men identified as Lyle King Henry King Alton King and Loren McWhorter drowned when their rented boat capsized in Alsea Bay across from Waldport. The boat was found inverted on the beach.
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Ore
Alsea Bay
Oregon
Lyle Marion King
Henry Lee King
Alton Robert King
Loren McWhorter
Cabinet Members Lead Talks to Unite Tax Revisions in 1954
Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Rep. Daniel A. Reed open a series of conferences to craft a tax program for 1954. Reed seeks deeper tax cuts than the Eisenhower administration, aiming to avoid clashes while shaping GOP debates during the congressional year.
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Washington
Secret of the Treasury
Humphrey
Daniel A. Reed
Reed
Tax Writing House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Explosion and Fire Destroys Woolworth and Royal Jewelers in Pottstown
An early morning explosion and fire in downtown Pottstown damaged F. W. Woolworth Co and Royal Jewelers Co. Fire Chief Lindauer estimated losses above 200 dollars. The blast occurred around 12:30 am and sent glass storefronts flying across High Street, disabling WPAZ radio on the building’s top floor.
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Pottstown
F. W. Woolworth Co
Royal Jewelers Co
Richard E. Lindauer
Midcity District
WPAZ
Woolworth
High Street
FBI Nabs Notorious Fugitive in Florida
FBI agents capture 33 year old Jesse James Roberts a noted South Georgia auto thief and jail breaker at a Wewahitchka Florida motel. He offered resistance pulling a gun and firing as officers secured him awaiting federal arraignment after a Sunday arrest.
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Marianna
Fla
Jesse James Roberts
South Georgia
Wewahitchka
FBI
Fire Hits Plant at Ideal Packing Co in Cincinnati
An official of Ideal Packing Co estimates Saturday fire damage at the Cincinnati plant would run about 100000 dollars. The blaze caused extensive damage to the facility and disrupted operations.
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Cincinnati
The
Ideal Packing Co
Eisenhower Centers With Senate Chiefs For Year Start
President Eisenhower heads a busy week at the White House meeting Cabinet leaders and Republican congressional chiefs. He will preview sections of the State of the Union address and other major messages including the federal budget and economy plan. Five separate messages cover tax revision, Taft Hartley changes, a new farm program, expanded social security and health benefits, and a revised housing program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nation
Congress
White House
CBS
Augusta
Capitol Hill
Laniel Faces Crucial Vote in Paris Crisis
France awoke to a potential government crisis as Premier Laniel announced plans to seek Parliament's confirmation or dismissal of his cabinet before the Big Four Berlin conference. His cabinet faced resignation on January 17 after President Coty's inauguration, but Laniel pressed for a showdown to ensure France's representation at Berlin. President Auriol reportedly refused renunciation of the cabinet crisis.
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Paris
France
Premer
Joseph Laniel
Berlin
Laniel
Pee Rene Coty
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
French Military Transport Crashes On Snow Peak
A French ground rescue unit moved toward a wrecked military transport on a snow covered peak near Perpignan. Eleven French service members were aboard and there was little hope of any survivors after the plane vanished on a test flight from Algiers to France.
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Perpignan
France
Wrees
Algiers
Wilkesville Home Damaged by Blaze
Fire damaged the interior of a Wilkesville residence owned by Mr and Mrs Emmett Long Sunday while they were away Wilkesville firefighters kept the flames under control and area help arrived from neighboring communities to extinguish the blaze.
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Wilkesville
Emmett Long
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