Truce Draft Urged Allies Propose Armistice Speed Up
Allied truce negotiators urged setting aside airfield questions and starting staff officer work on other armistice policing details in Korea. Chinese Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang promised to study the proposal, while Brig. Gen. William Nuckols said the aim is a realistic armistice quickly. The airfield issue has stalled talks since Jan. 9 and the plan offers three possible courses of action for the communists to choose from.
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Munsan
Korea
Hsieh Fang
William P. Nuckols
North Korea
Howard M. Turner
Turner
Armistice Commission
R. E. Libby
West Virginia Route 2 to Get $6 Million Upgrade Plan
Point Pleasant reports the State Road Commission approves about 6 million for five projects on Route 2 from Mount Alto to Mason County, with initial 2 million funding for 11 miles between Mount Alto and Ravenswood. Work may start soon weather permitting, using convict labor and a prison camp move.
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Point Pleasant
State Road Commission
Mt. Alto
Ravenswood
Jackson County
W. Va
Ohio River Road Improvement Association
Okey Patteson
Charleston
Parkersburg
Huntington
Kenova
Chester
Cavendish
Lubeck
Belleville
Wood County
Mount Alto
Mason County
Barton Jones
Ray Ritchie
Road Commission
Ohio River Valley Improvement Association
Bartow Jones
J. G. F. Johnson
Warren T. King
Chamber of Commerce
John V. Mann
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Capitol
Ravenswood Band Director Dies at 33
Lawrence Cappellanti 33 band director at Ravenswood High School died from a heart ailment en route to Charleston hospital. Ravenswood schools closed until after his funeral Monday at 10 am at St Teresa's Church Morgantown. A Ravenswood Pennsboro basketball game was canceled. He is survived by his widow Ruth Legg Cappellanti two sons his parents and four sisters. Funeral home visits were planned in Ravenswood and Morgantown. Cappellanti was a two year Ravenswood band director and Morgantown native.
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Ravenswood
Lawrence Cappellanti
Ravenswood High School
Charleston
St. Teresa's Church
Morgantown
Pennsboro High School
Cappellanti
Ruth Legg Cappellanti
Poca
W. Va
Joseph Garland
Michael Allen
Chambers Funeral Home
Fred Deering
Ohio Five Day Forecast Shows Warmer Than Normal Pattern
Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees above normal with highs near 35 to 42 and lows around 18 to 23. A sequence of warmer and cooler days follows from Saturday through Wednesday with rain or snow focused in the north and south regions, ending Saturday morning and then returning later in the period.
U S Loses First UN Vote Over Soviet Membership Bid
In Paris the UN Political Committee backed a Russian resolution to reconsider 14 applicant nations for UN member status, including Italy and several Soviet allies, amid U S objections. Vote 21 to 12 with 25 abstentions. final Assembly approval uncertain.
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Paris
United Nations
U.S
Security Council
Italy
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Ernest A. Gross
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Outer Mongolia
Ireland
Ceylon
Finland
Nepal
Austria
Jordan
Libya
Portugal
Mercury Rise Is Forecast
The Associated Press reports temperatures moderating across the Midwest after the season’s coldest weather. Warmer conditions are expected from the Plains to the Appalachians, with readings rising 30 to 40 degrees from the central plains and central Rockies to Texas. The south and far southwest remain fairly mild.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Ohio Valley
North Central
Atlantic Coast
Plains States
Appalachians
Central Plains
Central Rockies
Texas
Troop Rotation Arrives In Seattle From Far East
Sgt. Russell L. Fenker of Pomeroy and Pvt. Stanley T. Rutryn of Cutler are among 2924 rotation troops arriving today in Seattle aboard the Navy transport Marine Lynx from the Far East.
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Seattle
Russell L. Fenker
Pomeroy
Stanley T. Rutryn
Cutler
Navy
Marine Lynx
Far East
Explosive Air Battles Cost Reds 10 Jets
In MIG Alley northwest Korea American Sabre jets from the Fifth Air Force fought four encounters with MIG-15s. The 51st Wing’s Sabres shot down five MIGs in a dramatic late afternoon dogfight while the Fourth Wing added three more in a separate clash. One potential MIG destroyed and several Reds damaged. New snow covered fronts as the air war raged.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
Jenkins 2nd Choice For Republican Bid
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton will be the Hamilton County delegation's second choice for the Republican presidential nomination in Chicago. U. S. Senator Robert A. Taft is the first choice, with Jenkins listed as second on filing petitions.
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Jenkins
Cincinnatio
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Hamilton County
Chicago
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Board of Election
Tenth District
Living Cost Barometer Near Record High Again
The government living cost barometer is expected to rise to a new high as the CPI shows an ongoing increase through 1950 and 1951. A mid December rise in the index will trigger automatic wage increases under the Wage Stabilization Board formula, with about 15 percent above January 1950 levels possible and higher under special cases.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wage Stabilization Board
Wage Board
Truman Signals Possible Senate Bid Amid White House Plans
President Truman hinted at leaving the White House run open and may seek his old Missouri Senate seat. He said he will announce plans before Missouri's April 29 primary filing deadline, but offered no firm clue to his ultimate choice.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
White House
Missouri
Missouri Senate
Study Touchy U.S.-Franco Aid Proposal
The Pentagon forwarded military recommendations on a U S Spanish bases and arms aid plan to the State Department after joint review by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense leaders The focus is on military factors such as location of sea and air facilities and needed Spanish aid while avoiding diplomatic entanglements with Franco To reassure NATO partners Secretary Acheson sought to ease Western concerns about aid diversion
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Washington
Pentagon
State Department
Spain
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
James W. Spry
Air Force
U.S
Francisco Franco
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dean Acheson
NATO
Lake Hope and Pike Lake Cabin Drawings Announced
Public drawings will reserve 21 housekeeping cabins at Lake Hope State Park and 14 at Pike Lake State Park for the spring season. Applications must be filed with the respective park managers. draws occur the first Mondays of February March and April. A. E. Day announced from the Division of Parks during the Department of Natural Resources.
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Columbus
Lake Hope State Park
Zaleski
Vinton County
Pike Lake State Park
Bainbridge
A. E. Day
Division of Parks
Department of Natural Resources
Day
Former Newark Editor Honored by Jaycees
James K. Swain longtime editor of the Licking Weekly in Newark received the 1951 distinguished service award from the Newark Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Bosses Night event in Granville. The award was selected by a committee of local business and professional men.
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Newark
James K. Swain
Ross Plea Set in Insanity Defense for Cop Killing
George F. Ross, 27, will plead innocent by reason of insanity to the murder of Policeman Forney L. Haas. Common Pleas Judge Samuel H. Silbert ruled Ross sane enough to stand trial February 4.
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Cleveland
George F. Ross
Forney L. Haas
Common Pleas
Samuel H. Silbert
Ross
Ismailia clash leaves dozens dead in six hour battle
In Ismailia Egypt British forces and police fighters battled for hours with heavy weapons amid the Suez crisis. At least 36 police and three British troops were killed as the police resisted before many surrendered. An emergency cabinet meeting followed and a possible diplomatic break with Britain loomed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Fouad Serag Fe] Din Pasha
Interior Ministry
Serag el Din
Lancashire Fusiliers
Britain
Massey Named Governor General of Canada
Vincent Massey, Canadian born and former farm implement maker, was approved by King George VI as the first Canadian born governor general of Canada. He succeeds Field Marshal Viscount Alexander who will take on other responsibilities and likely become minister of defense in Prime Minister Churchill's cabinet.
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London
Vincent Massey
Raymond Massey
King George
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Viscount Alexander
Massey
Churchill
Alexander
Queen Juliana Invited to Visit Cincinnati in April
Mayor Carl W. Rich invited Queen Juliana of The Netherlands to visit Cincinnati during her United States tour in April.
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Cincinnati
Carl W. Rich
Juliana of the
United States
Fire destroys Covington generator shop and parts plant
An early morning fire wrecked the Capco- Delux Generator Co two story building in downtown Covington injuring two firefighters slightly. The loss is estimated at 155000 with the Covington Auto Parts Co machine shop inside. Families were evacuated as flames were fought from 2 am onward. The origin was undetermined and the generator firm had just moved to a new building last week.
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Covington
Capco- Delux Generator Co
Covington Auto Parts Co
Walter Salyer
Harry Germeier
James Carney
Rose Presses Divorce Rift in Jarrett Case
New York attorney Billy Rose gains court permission to question band leader Art Jarrett about his marriage status to Elea Holm. Rose argues her estranged wife has not legally divorced Jarrett, who resides in Chicago. State Supreme Court Justice Bernard Botein ruled Rose may examine Jarrett on Jarrett-Holm divorce proceedings in 1939, noting that if the defense prevails, Rose’s separation action could fail.
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New York
Billy Rose
Art Jarrett
Eleanor Holm
Rose
Jarrett
Chicago
State Supreme Court
Bernard Botein
California
Miss Holm
European Countries Offer Steel For Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike Commission reports offers from 11 companies in seven countries to provide steel. Chairman Shocknessy says buying European steel would be illogical since the turnpike runs through Ohio’s steel heartland and U S government has not allocated steel for the project.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
James W. Shocknessy
Commission
Europe
United States
Shocknessy
U. S
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Truman Pledges He Won't Play Politics With Peace
President Truman outlined a peace and prosperity program for midwestern Democrats to help win next November's election. Conference leaders predicted a unanimous resolution urging Truman to run again, despite questions about his political future and possible dissent from Kerr and Barkley.
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Kansas City
Kas
Truman
Senate
Missouri
Mr. Truman
James C. Quigley
Nebraska
Jake More
Iowa
Carl V. Rice
Kansas
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Barkley
Kerr
Quigley
Democratic Party
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman Told Envoy Stand Seals Defeat
President Truman faces possible defeat if he proceeds with sending a full ambassador to the Vatican. Rev Carl McIntire of Collingswood NJ urged rallygoers to oppose the move, saying unions cannot elect him. The Protestant gathering, with 4000 attendees from 33 states, urged resisting the Vatican appointment.
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Truman
Vatican
Carl McIntire
Collingswood, N. J
International Council of Christian Churches
Holy See
American Council of Christian Churches
Council
Constitution Hall
District of Columbia
Revised Tax Bureau Plan Clears House Test
President Truman's plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau moves toward approval in the House after its first test. The measure would shift tax collectors to a civil service framework and establish independent anti corruption inspections, with Senate challenges expected. Rep King says hearings continue on San Francisco and New York tax cases.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
House
Senate
Rep. King
D-Calif
Ways and Means
San Francisco
New York
Executive Expenditures Committee
Auto price hikes authorized for 1952 GM and Hudson
The government on Thursday allowed General Motors to raise basic retail prices on 1952 cars by 50 to 222 dollars and approved dealer price boosts on 1952 Hudson models from 90 to 143 dollars. Dealers may implement the increases immediately.
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Washington
General Motors
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Hudson
Blast Destroys Duplex in Home Acres Fire
A defective oil heater exploded in a Home Acres duplex Thursday, gutting the building and contents. Both families were driven from their homes as the blaze left the structure a total loss.
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Middletown
Home Acres
Hiss Appeals For Retrial In New Evidence Claim
Alger Hiss seeks a third trial in New York asserting new evidence supports his claim of innocence. He argues his conviction rested partly on typewriter forgery and challenges Chambers testimony and a witness who claimed to be Chambers' former maid.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Top Statement
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Don’t Say See Me Monday When Your Messenger Carrier Calls
A newspaper advisory urges readers to be ready to pay the carrier each week and not delay. It emphasizes timely weekly collections to cover bills and ensure profits. The piece promotes teaching the carrier sound business principles for future leadership.
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