Allies press attack on Reds in Korea central front
U S and French troops opened a fresh assault on a mountain redoubt ten miles northwest of Pangnim as Marines drive toward Hongchon. Reds fight hard on the central front while reinforcing on the western front.
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Korea
Hongchon
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Pangnim
Hoengsong
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Saemal
Hoensong
Third Division
U. S
Yongdu
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Jim Becker
Seoul
South Korea
Becker
Han River
Big Four Talks Likely Only If Russia Joins Agenda
Paris reports that Western ministers warn no Big Four conference unless Moscow agrees to broader topics beyond Germany. U S representative Jessup says agenda talks will reveal Russia's true intent, with Britain and France backing the stance.
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Germany
U.S
Philip Jessup
Britain
France
United States
Jessup
Ernest Davies
Alexander Parodi
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Man
State Acheson
America
Four Die In Auto Crash Near Greenville
Four persons died in a two car crash thirteen miles north of Greenville in Darke County. Victims include Luke De Julio of Sidney and his children Victoria aged one and Mark aged five, and Margaret Kisling 29 of Eaton. Eight others injured, Mary Kisling 34 listed as most seriously hurt. De Julio car ran a stop sign, colliding with Kisling vehicle at a county road intersection.
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Sidney
Ohio
Victoria
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Highway Patrol
Missing Drugs Thought To Be Europe Bound
FBI and Boston detectives hunted drugs stolen from the LeDerle Laboratory Brighton branch of American Cyanamid. More than $80,000 worth aureomycin penicillin and peridermia were taken two weeks ago and could fetch about $500,000 on European black markets.
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FBI
Europe
LeDerle Laboratory
Brighton
American Cyanamid Company
Elmer E. Seaman
The Way to Cal vary series opens on Messenger page
A picture strip series begins today on The Messenger editorial page retelling Jesus Christ’s last week. Titled The Way to Calvary, the story will follow events leading to the crucifixion and resurrection in a concise graphic format.
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Jesus Christ
Messenger
Calvary
Vote Begins Today on Lower Draft Age
The Senate weighed a Morse proposal to drop the induction age from 19 to 18 as part of a broader Universal Military Training and Service plan. Supporters argued a majority against, while debates included duration limits and veteran service terms, with Taft calling for a four year ceiling.
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Senate
Morse
R-Ore
Midwest jail breakers on the run in armed manhunt
Two Omaha fugitives Dewey Battershaw 21 and Victor Sweet 24 escaped custody with an armed confederate after holding up a gas station. They hijacked a bus in downtown Omaha with one hostage beside two others, abducted a man to steal his car, and fled toward Gretna and Auburn before being left tied at a farmhouse. hostages freed themselves after hours of captivity.
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Auburn
Douglas County
Dewey Battershaw
Victor Sweet
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Nate Distefano
Gretna
Otto Timm
Timm
Werner Eastman
Eastman
Czech Ambassador Flees to England
In Bombay India Bohuslav G Kratochvil the Czechoslovak ambassador to India fled to England. His embassy condemns the action as a betrayal of his country. Kratochvil formerly served as ambassador to London and was posted to India in 1949 by Foreign Minister Vlado Clementis, once a close associate. Clementis has been arrested on alleged plotting against the regime.
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India
Czechoslovakia
Bohuslav G. Kratochvil
England
London
Kratochvil
Vlado Clementis
Clementis
Measles Epidemic Takes Second Victim in Kentucky
A measles outbreak in Whitesburg area claimed its second victim as Phyllis Jean Newsome, 4, of Whitaker, died after a weeklong illness. Earlier, Delma White, 28, of Sand Lick, Ky., died from measles, marking renewed concern as health officials said the epidemic appears to be waning.
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Sand Licky
Insurance official dies in Miami at 64
Arthur Grant Ewing, 64, former president of the American Life and Accident Insurance Co. of Cincinnati, died yesterday in Miami Florida. He led the company for many years and was a prominent figure in the life insurance industry. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Fla
Arthur Grant
Ewing
The
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Cincinnati
Seaway Needed Urgently for U S Steel Defense Efforts
George M. Humphrey president of M A Hanna Co. testified to the House Public Works Committee that early completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway is vital as Labrador ore development progresses. He cited measured reserves over 400 million tons and outlined plans to ship 5 million tons in 1955 and 10 million tons by 1956 or 1957, stressing transport by sea is essential for wartime and peacetime steel needs.
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George M. Humphrey
M. A. Hanna Co
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Ohio
House Public Works Committee
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Mesabi
Minnesota
Taft Urged To Unite GOP In Army Issue
Pressure mounted on Senator Taft to unite the Republican ranks over sending American divisions to Europe. GOP colleagues want Taft to convene the Senate policy committee to craft a substitute resolution affirming Congress authority to approve or deny military deployments. They argue a Connally Russell measure leaves presidential power unsettled and Taft said he may call a meeting by midweek.
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Escapee Holmes Sought By Police After 13 Days Free
Joseph Holmes, 39, escaped from Maryland prison twenty months earlier by digging a 70 foot tunnel. He resurfaced during an attempted $5 holdup near Baltimore's Washington monument, was recaptured, and will be arraigned in City Police Court on multiple charges linked to a prior gunfight. He had $152 and extra clothing in a hand sewn bag when he fled.
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Industrialist challenges WSB power increase and board size
Reuben Robertson Jr. challenged a plan to double the Wage Stabilization Board to 18 members and grant it power to settle disputes amid a labor walkout over a 10 percent allowance. Potofsky’s CIO proposal sparked new crossfire as ULPC discussions flagged broader labor defense policy rifts.
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Foreign Plant Funds Sought
Rep Secrest may back a plan to boost the Agriculture Department for foreign plant quarantine work. Ohio official H S Foust urged at least 3 million dollars for the coming year, higher than President Truman's 2 677 million proposal.
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Secrest
Ohio
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Faust
Brehm Trial On Misconduct Facing Delay
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Millersport Ohio faces trial next week on charges of illegal campaign contributions. His Washington lawyer Leo Rover may be tied up with another high profile case, Oscar Collazo, in the assassination attempt on Truman. If Collazo trial runs long Rover may seek postponement for Brehm. Charged with official misconduct in office, Brehm allegedly took 1380 in contributions from Clara Soliday and Emma Craven who worked in his office in 1947 1948.
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Walter E. Brehm
Millersport
Ohio
Leo A. Rover
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Rover
Oscar Collazo
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Truman
Justice Department
Fairfield County
Clara Soliday
Emma S. Craven
Massacre Valley Story Told
A detailed account from Hoengsong Korea describes the retreating U S Marines as they battled through Massacre Valley. About 2400 men started at Changbong and Saemal with roughly half returning to Wonju uninjured. Estimated 300 dead, many missing, and a grim scene of helmets and fur caps lining the road.
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Saemal
Wonju
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U. S. First Marines
Roomer Shot By Preacher in Columbus Slaying
In Columbus a 59 year old man identified as John Williams is to be charged with second degree murder for the shotgun killing of 55 year old roomer Simon Barnett. Williams said he fired through a wall after hearing a voice in his wife’s bedroom late Saturday night.
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John Williams
Simon Barnett
Barnett
Williams
Blizzard Threatens Northern Midwest Whopper Forecast
Associated Press reports a large blizzard bearing down on the northern Middlewest with potential to push extreme cold into Canada before reaching the Mississippi Valley or Great Lakes region. Weather alerts warn residents to prepare as conditions may worsen today.
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Middlewest
Canada
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Fire fatal for furrier in Kalamazoo blaze
Kalamazoo Michigan fire gutted a two story mid town store and killed a furrier. Firemen valued damages at about 100000. Cause not immediately known as investigators work. A nearby seven story hotel was threatened by the blaze.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Moscow Army Fortifications Expert Major General Yakovlev Dies
Major General Eugene Yakovlev, 66, a leading Soviet Army fortifications expert, died last night in Moscow. His career spanned key fortress design projects and defense planning, making him one of the era's most influential specialists in Soviet military engineering.
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Moscow
Eugene Yakovlev
Ion Fortifications
Auto Workers Pay Boost Is Expected
Five cent an hour pay raise for about a million auto workers may be approved today after a new GM CIO UAW contract. The escalator clause ties raises to the cost of living as the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued two reports. Chrysler and Ford were close to accepting five cents retroactive to Sunday midnight, with others expected to follow.
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Chrysler Corp
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Norman Matthews
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Ohio January retail sales rise across major cities
Ohio retail merchants sold 31 percent more goods in January than a year earlier. Akron and Youngstown led with 51 percent gains, followed by Canton 49, Cincinnati 27, Cleveland 31, Columbus 30, Toledo 38, and Dayton 9 percent increases, per Ohio State University data.
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Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
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Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Strike Off After IUE Calls Off Walkout at GE
The International Union of Electrical Workers the CIO has called off a threatened strike against General Electric. No date had been set for the walkout.
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New York
CIO Inernational Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
General Electric Company
World War I Vets To Be Paid Dividends
The Veterans Administration announced a $16,000,000 insurance dividend will be paid to about 440,000 World War I policyholders. The action provides financial relief to veterans and reflects adjustments in wartime coverage.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
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