Eisenhower On Cruiser Mulls Data From Korean Mission
President elect Eisenhower rode a battle scarred heavy cruiser to sea during a three day tour of the war theater. He weighed the Korean conflict and warned there are no panaceas or trick paths to peace. He pledged to study information gathered and devote six days at sea to consider possible options.
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Don Whitehead
Uss
Helena
Eisenhower
North Korea
China
Soviet Russia
Europe
Gunning For Ike as Seoul Attacked by Enemy Air
The U S Fifth Air Force said it repelled the largest enemy night air attack of the Korean War as President-elect Eisenhower left Korea. Allied radar tracked 11 hostile aircraft toward Seoul during a three hour period starting 7 10 p m Friday and Eisenhower’s plane moved at 8 01 p m. The attack lasted about two hours.
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Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Air Force
Eisenhower
Far East Air Force
O. P. Weyland
Chongchon River
Eisenhower Tackles Far Eastern Problem Amid Pacific Storm
General Eisenhower, preparing his upcoming administration, signals a major review of Far Eastern policy as the Helena sails toward Wake Island to pick up John Foster Dulles. A tropical storm threatens the voyage while Eisenhower emphasizes the United Nations’ Korea challenge and his confidence in eventual victory.
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Helena
Wake Island
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Korea
United Nations
Air Force says red jets kept their distance from Ike
The Far East Air Forces report a blanket screen of Sabre, Thunderjet and Shooting Star fighters protected President elect Eisenhower over Korea on his visit. Not a single Communist plane penetrated south of the Chongchon River and more than 1,300 fighters were airborne on sweep duty during the trip.
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Tokyo
Air Force Today
Eisenhower
Far East
Chongchon River
Battle Line
U. S
Korea
Air Force
Far East Air Forces
O. P. Weyland
ROKs Could Take Over Rhee Reports to Ike
President Syngman Rhee told President-elect Eisenhower that South Koreans could replace United Nations troops on the front if given enough arms equipment and training. He urged an end to the stalemate and discussed increasing ROK defense forces and eventually manning the front with foreign troops relieved. The government noted Paik Too Chin outlined a seven point plan and Eisenhower said he would study the proposal.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
United Nations
Rhee
Europe
ROK
Republic of Korea
Korea
Paik Too Chin
Paik
Eisenhow
Decision on Quitting WSB Expected Today
Industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board were set to decide today whether to resign, after Chicago regional WSB members did so yesterday. President Truman had authorized a $1.90 a day coal wage increase, higher than the WSB's $1.50 limit, risking a national emergency with Eisenhower's January 20 inauguration.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Chicago
WSB
Truman
John L. Lewis
Eisenhower
National Board
James Delmar
Houston
U N Debate on Tunisia Sizzles as Murder Shocks
At the United Nations the French boycott marks the start of a tense session on Tunisia as Egypt and Indonesia join Cuba in backing a bloc resolution for talks to end French rule. The murder of Tunisian union leader Farhat Hached shocks the hall, with Salah Ben Youssef accusing a “Red Hand Society” linked to French forces. France denies the claim, calling the murder foul and vows justice.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Tunisia
Farhat Hached
France
Egypt
Indonesia
Cuba
Hached
Tunis
Salah Ben Youssef
Red Hand Society
Red Hand Movement
Steers Bring About $87,000 at International Exposition Sale
At the 53rd International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago, junior farmers sold 211 steers for $87,387 total, averaging $39.04 per 100 pounds from 223,810 pounds of beef. The auction ended with many animals sent to packinghouses while others headed home. Fifteen-year-old Faye E. Mugge of Clegborn, Indiana, watched as her Aberdeen-Angus steer sold for 1.50 a pound totaling 1,500.
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Chicago
International
Faye E. Mugge
Cleghorn
Faye
Shorty
Cuban airliner Star of the East crashes off Bermuda
A Cuban airliner with 42 aboard crashes into the sea about three miles off Bermuda after taking off from Kindley Field near St George's. The flight from Madrid via Bermuda carried 34 passengers and eight crew. Coast Guard reports four survivors, later six reported. rescue boats from the U S base comb the waters for more.
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Bermuda
Star of the East
U. S. Air Force Base
Kindley Field
St. George’s
Cubana Line
Havana
Madrid
U. S. Coast Guard
MacArthur Says There Is a Clear Solution to Korea
General Douglas MacArthur told the National Association of Manufacturers there is a clear and definite solution to the Korean conflict and it can be executed without heavy friendly casualties or broader war. He did not share details, noted that decisions are not for public disclosure, and praised President-elect Eisenhower's Korea mission during his remarks at the Waldorf Astoria.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
National Association of Manufacturers
Far East
United States
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Waldorf-Astoria
Former U S Aid Official Cowart Indicted In Bribery Case
Former Agriculture Department official Cowart, 46, now in federal prison, is indicted with two others for allegedly taking stock certificates as compensation for influencing contracts. The charges stem from his time as assistant to the administrator of the Production and Marketing Administration and relate to storage contracts with Commodity Credit Corporation goods. Cowart faces up to 10 000 fine and two years imprisonment if convicted. he has an active 18 month sentence from a prior case.
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Jack Cowart
Agriculture Department
Atty
McGranery
Alexandria
Cowart
Baton Rouge
Center
Tex
Justice Department
Tom Foster
Jack Motley
Center, Tex
Capital
268 Watches Under Her Corset
British customs arrested Rosalie Silder, 48, on arrival from Paris to London route at Dover. A woman inspector removed 268 contraband watches worth over $14,000 from a belt under her corset. The magistrate sentenced her to one year in jail or a 5,000 pound fine.
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Eng
Paris
Rosalie Silder
London
Dover
Hoidale Former State Congressman Dies in Florida
Einar Hoidale aged 82, former Minnesota congressman, died Friday night in St. Petersburg. He served in the U.S. House from 1932 to 1934 and was a leading figure in Minnesota Democratic politics in the early 1930s.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Einar Hoidale
Minnesota
Hoidale
House of Representatives
City Council Approves Budget Raising City Taxes by 1.9 Mills
Austin councilmen gave final approval to a city budget that increases the city levy by about 1.9 mills. The total tax rate is projected near 190 mills, up from 174, with the council’s share set at 58.25 mills and a net budget of 607,740.90 dollars after city revenues. Authorities cite school construction and new equipment needs as main drivers, and a recreation department funding cut of 10,000 dollars was approved after renegotiations.
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Austin
Utilities Board
Library
Park Board
Band
Police and Firemen’s Pensions
Recreation Department
Delayed Gas Blast Kills Six Children in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh the delayed natural gas explosion leveled a three story frame home in North Side killing six Moulis children aged 14 to 5. Police say a car crash ruptured a gas main feeding the house. Mr and Mrs Moulis were injured and the parents survived amid the wreckage and shock.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen Adley
Robert Moulis
David
Richard
Louis
James
Geary
Robert
Moulis
Rose
Lawrence Maloney
John Liput
Arnold Pa
Maloney
Escapes Electric Chair by Two Hours
Lester Stevens, 31, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison less than two hours before execution in Huntsville Texas. He was condemned for the death of 85 year old Joshua Blocher during a robbery that yielded 13 cents.
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Huntsville
Tex
Lester Stevens
Stevens
Joshua Blocher
Bud Westmore Ordered to Pay Rosemary Lane Support
Hollywood makeup artist Bud Westmore must pay Rosemary Lane 650 dollars a month and refrain from molesting or annoying her while a separate maintenance suit proceeds. Lane seeks 1,245 dollars monthly for herself and their 7 year old daughter Bridget, with Westmore reporting earnings of 1,326.08 dollars per month.
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Los Angeles
Bud Westmore
Rosemary Lane
Navy Waves enlistment opens to young women
The United States Navy announces it will accept an unlimited number of young women aged 18 to 25 for enlistment in the Waves. Information is available at the Austin Post Office on Tuesdays or the Navy Recruiting Office in Rochester, per the Rochester recruiting office.
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United States Navy
Navy Recruiting Office
Rochester
Navy
Austin Post Office
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