City of San Francisco Passengers Survive Donner Pass Snow
Refugees from the City of San Francisco arrived in Oakland after four days stranded by a heavy Sierra snowstorm. About 196 passengers and 30 crew members endured freezing conditions with gas fumes prompting medical aid from Dr. Walter Roehll who treated roughly 60 victims.
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Chicago
Donner Pass
Sierra
Southern Pacific
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento
Walter H. L. Roehll
Middletown
Ohio
RFC Chief Now Faces 2 Inquiries
The House and Senate opened separate probes into Harry A. McDonald, Truman’s RFC nominee and now SEC chairman. Senate Banking Committee members launched an inquiry after House investigators refused to share information, with no defined scope or duration. Senator Fulbright led the Senate inquiry, aiming to avoid personal accusations while noting SEC matters are also under House subcommittee scrutiny.
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House
Senate
Harry A. McDonald
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
McDonald
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate Banking Committee
W. Stuart Symington
Congressional
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
Symington
Fulbright
SEC
House Commerce
Warren Calls for Liberal GOP Platform at National Meet
San Francisco Gov Ear Warren of California urged Republicans not to turn back the clock and to adopt liberal planks to win the November presidential election. He said Americans will not tolerate socialism but support social progress and warned against repudiation by voters if the party retreats.
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San Francisco
Warren
California
GOP
Skeleton Identified As Animal Bones Near Camp Conley
State Police and county coroner Dr Edna Gettles identified the skeleton found along the Ohio River bank near Camp Conley as animal bones, likely a deer. Earlier reports suggested a human skeleton might be involved, similar to a prior case on May 29 1950.
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Point Pleasant
Edna Gettles
Ohio River
Camp Conley
Don’t Say All I Have Is A 20 Change for Messenger Carrier
Instruction on timely weekly payments to a newspaper carrier. Pay the exact amount at collection time to avoid delays from callbacks during delivery hours. Ensuring on time payments helps the carrier pay for papers and manage his deliveries.
Court Martial Board Views Beating Site
The Court martial of Capt Kemper P Muench Jr shifts to the federal building basement today to hear charges over beatings by MPs under his command. He faces six counts including approving beatings, two loans taken from enlisted men, and posing as married to a non spouse. Witnesses testified to loans of 700 dollars via a cashier’s check to Frank Videon of Philadelphia and indirect loans totaling 40 dollars later repaid.
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Kemper P. Muench, Jr
Federal Building
Muench
Gordon P. Thomas
Frank Videon
Philadelphia
Videon
Pfe
Virgil J. Potts
Fairborn
Coast Guard reduces search for crew of freighter Pennsylvania
Seattle dispatch reports the Coast Guard narrowed the hunt for the freighter Pennsylvania and its 45 to 46 missing crew members to one cutter Yaquina after aerial searches ended. A full dress inquiry was pledged into the disaster, focusing on the ship’s prior San Francisco to Japan voyage and a split in the starboard side necessitating repairs 1500 miles from California.
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Coast Guard
Pennsylvania
Yacona
Eureka
Calif
Coast Gl
San Francisco
Japan
Gotham Welcomes Enterprise Hero Capt Henrik Carlsen
Capt Henrik Kurt Carlsen returns to New York after 16 days aboard the doomed Flying Enterprise. The 37 year old, 5 6, 160 pound captain receives a 12 minute Idlewild welcome, plans a ticker tape parade, and thanks the crowd with his wife and two children nearby. He vows to rest briefly then go to sea again. Hans Isbrandtsen, owner of the Flying Enterprise, and Grover Whalen greet him.
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Edward Boldetti
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Boldetti
New York
Idlewild
Lower Manhattan
Tle
Agnes
Sonia
Karin
Carlson
Grover Whalen
Hans Isbrandtsen
Flying Enterprise
Foreign Policy Inquiry Urged
Senator Kem introduces a resolution urging a joint Senate committee to probe the State Department under Secretary Acheson. The plan calls for study by July 1 on war materiel deliveries to iron curtain nations, State influence on military decisions, and Churchill’s push to revive U S commerce with Russia and satellites.
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State Department
Acheson
Kem
R-Mo
Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Department
U. S
Convention Opens Columbus Ohio Township Trustees Clerks
The 24th annual convention of the Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks opens in Columbus. Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt of the Ohio Supreme Court will address a banquet tonight.
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Columbus
Ohio State Association of Township Trustees and Clerks
Carl V. Weygandt
Ohio Supreme Court
Spaht Takes Early Lead in Louisiana Governor Bid
In New Orleans Carlos Spaht appears ahead of seven rivals in the Louisiana governor race aided by Gov. Earl Long and Judge Robert Kennon. Kennon trails Kennedy by about 14 000 votes. McLemore concedes fourth place and predicts a Kennon Spaht runoff on February 19. Other totals include Dodd 71373 and Hadacol founder Dudley LeBlanc 43806.
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New Orleans
Carlos Spaht
Earl Long
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
U. S
Hale Boggs
Russell Long
de Lesseps Morrison
Kennon
James McLemore
Spaht
McLemore
William Dodd
Dudley Llane
Abbeville
Soviet Denounces Van Fleet as Cannibal in Korea Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky called U S Lieutenant General James Van Fleet a cannibal unfitted to lead armistice negotiations in Korea. He cited AP reporting that Van Fleet was pleased with war destruction and civilian harm, misquoting his remarks from January 13. He framed the American demands as hopeless for reaching a settlement.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. S
James van Fleet
Korea
Vishinsky
United Nations Political Committee
Associated Press
van Fleet
North Korea
Red Cross Armed Hero Ronald Rosser Slugs Korean Front
Ronald Rosser, 22, of Crooksville Ohio, stormed Communist positions in Korea, killing 16 Reds in a grenade and carbine assault. He was wounded in action, and his mother says he re enlisted after his brother Richard’s death. A recommendation for the Congressional Medal of Honor is being considered.
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Crooksville
Ronald Rosser
Pfe Rosser
Richard
John Rosser
Ronald
States
Korea
Ist
Rosser
Churchill Addresses Congress on Anglo American unity
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington to urge prompt U S Britain agreement on an Atlantic naval command under NATO. He opposes a special Allied command and backs the World War II strategy to patrol sea lanes with American leadership if war occurs. He plans talks with President Truman and travels onward to New York then aboard the Queen Mary homeward.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
U.S
Capitol
New York
Bernard Baruch
England
Churchill
United States
Atlantic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman
Atlantic Command
America
Europe
Border War Over Tax Rights For River Bend Area
A legal battle begins over which county taxes the $250000 real estate value from a new $45000000 Ohio Power Co plant. The 26acre site along a Muskingum River bend sits near Beverly and Waterford, with Morgan County and Washington County claiming jurisdiction.
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Muskingum River
Beverly
Waterford
Morgan County
Washington County
Ohio
River Bend
Four Children Knife Victims at Fort Knox
Army authorities investigated a brutal case at Fort Knox where Lt. Joseph P. Coon and his wife were involved. Four children aged young were found dead with throat wounds and the officer’s wife was critically injured after a possible poisoning attempt. The motive behind the killings remained unclear.
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Fort Knox
Joseph P. Coonan
Franklin Reese
Post
Automotive Pioneer Alvin Macauley Dies
DETROIT. Automotive pioneer Alvin Macauley who directed the Packard Motor Car Co for 32 years died Wednesday night in Clearwater Florida. He would have been 88 today. Death resulted from uremic poisoning and pneumonia.
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Detroit
Alvin Macauley
Packard Motor Car Co
Clearwater
Fla
Truman Tax Hike Hopes Dim in Election Year Debate
Democrats and Republicans questioned President Truman's request for a new five billion dollar tax increase as unlikely in the current election year. Some lawmakers doubted hearings would be held while the extension of the Defense Production Act appeared more promising, possibly only for one year and without the stronger provisions Truman sought.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Capitol Hill
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Tax Refund Jackpot Claims Rise Across America
Newspapers report a surge of tax refund notices described as the biggest jackpot in history. Hundreds see refunds in the thousands, offering relief to families such as an unemployed welder’s wife receiving 215 dollars and a New York woman who learned of 100.46 dollars for her mother’s operation.
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America
New York
Ex Governor Herbert declines race for Ohio governor
Former Ohio governor Thomas J. Herbert, a Cleveland attorney, announced he will not seek the Republican nomination. The field for the GOP nomination includes Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati and state Senator Roscoe Walcutt of Columbus, who aim to challenge Democrat Gov. Frank Lausche for a fourth term.
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Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Roscoe Walcutt
Columbus
Barklow Heads Ohio County Engineers Association
O. Carson Barklow of Scioto county was installed as president of the Ohio County Engineers Association at the close of its two day Columbus convention.
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Columbus
O. Carson Barklow
Scioto County
Ohio County Engineers Association
Limited UMT Could Begin In 6 Months
Secretary of Defense Lovett told the House Armed Services Committee that Universal Military Training could start about six months after Congress signals, with ongoing hearings and further legislation needed. He argued UMT could bolster readiness without excessive cost and shorten the active military establishment.
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Washington
Lovett
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
UMT
Body Identified In Columbus Creek Tragedy
In Columbus a body recovered from Blacklick Creek on Wednesday was Edith Thomas a 48 year old registered nurse. Police said her car was found in a nearby cemetery and she apparently jumped into the creek.
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Columbus
Blacklick Creek
Edith Thomas
Quads Birth Sparks Local Controversy Over Mother Acknowledgment
In Murfreesboro Arkansas the birth of quadruplets to Leonard and unknown Mrs Ponder triggers local women’s push for the mother to receive public recognition. Mrs Joe Cooley leads an “up in arms conference” to organize support while the father prepares for a New York TV appearance with Rep Tackett and Dr M D Duncan among those traveling.
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Murfreesboro
Ark
Arkansas
Leonard Ponder
Ponder
New York
Nashville
Joe Cooley
D-Ark
M. D. Duncan
Reds Charge Allied Bombing of Kaesong Zone Amid Talks
report from MUNSAN Korea where communists claim an Allied plane bombed the Kaesong neutral zone near Panmunjom. UN investigators were sent to probe the Kaesong incident as armistice talks stalled with disputes over prisoner exchange and camp markings.
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Korea
Kaesong
Panmunjom
China
James C. Murray
Red Truce
R. E. Libby
Tsai Cheng-Wan
Red China
Formosa
Tsai
Libby
Yank Airmen Gain Gunless Jet Victory
In Seoul Korea American jet pilots claimed three Red jet destructions two without firing a shot and three communist tanks near Kaesong. Lt Col James B Raebel credited with downing a MiG 15 as eight minor clashes occurred along a 145 mile front.
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Seoul
Korea
Kaesong
U. S. Fifth Air Force
James B. Raebel
Redfield
S. C
Eighth Army
Ohio Draft Calls 2454 Men From February
The Ohio Selective Service Board issued a February draft call for 2454 men. Registrants must be 20 at induction unless volunteering or delinquent. January total was 4993, December 1967 2946, and November 1967 ... Southeastern counties list quotas: Athens 22, Gallia 15, Hocking 20, Jackson 15, Meigs 2, Morgan 8, Perry 8, Vinton 7, Washington 7.
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Ohio Selective Service Board
Ohio
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Solemn Mass Planned for Late Mr. John J. Davidson
A solemn pontifical Mass will be held Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Ashtabula P for its pastor Msgr John J Davidson who died Wednesday.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
John J. Davidson
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