Paris Meet Hot Potato in Spotlight Over NATO Talks
Paris and Washington face a tense debate on how quickly to rearm West Germany and how large a German role in NATO should be. France demands parity with French forces and a six nation army before German entry, while Britain seeks safety and U S backing, with Eden and Schuman pressing Adams and Acheson in London talks. A NATO Lisbon conference scheduled for February 16 hangs on whether Germany joins as full member or associate.
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Preston Grover
Paris
Germany
United States
U. S
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Washington
Churchill
Truman
Dean Acheson
East Germany
Poland
Russia
France
Britain
NATO
Lisbon
Schuman
Eden
Acheson
London
Russians ambushed in China dispatch reports losses
A Wah Kiu Yat Po dispatch dated January 29 from Waiyeung East Kwangtung says 17 Russian mining advisors were ambushed by guerrillas in Red China in mid January near Wolfram in the Wun Lung Chong mountains. Seven advisors and 20 Chinese security guards were killed. A fire truck convoy at Yangchun bridge was hit by a mine. one truck overturned and another burned. Red reinforcements arrived and guerrillas retreated. report could not be independently confirmed.
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Hongkong
Hoyun
Red
Second Wife Sues Orsatti for Divorce in Los Angeles
Mrs Inez Gorman Orsatti former opera singer and actress sues Ernest R Orsatti for divorce alleging cruelty. The couple who wed after his St Louis Cardinals career arranged support for two children Ernest Jr 11 and Frank 9.
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Los Angeles
Ernest R. Orsatti
St. Louis
Inez Gorman Orsatti
Ernest, Jr
Frank
Woods Wins $36000 Verdict Against Chicago Great Western
A Mower county jury awarded Walter J. Woods of Oelwein Iowa a $36000 verdict against Chicago Great Western railroad for a February 28 1950 boxcar fall at South Freeport Illinois. Woods claimed a fractured vertebra left him permanently disabled. defense cited normal coupling and a blood disease. Woods and nine dependents faced years of hardship. verdict follows two months hospitalization.
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Mower County
Walter J. Woods
Oelwein
Iowa
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Woods
South Freeport
Hearing on Theater TV Issue Postponed
Washington hearings on proposals to permit theaters to show television broadcasts have been postponed from February 25 to March 10.
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Washington
County Board Leases City Hall Site in Austin
County commissioners and city councilmen consider leasing a courthouse square site for a city hall. City Attorney Dunnette reports an opinion from Attorney General Burnquist confirming a 1949 law allows conveyance of county lands to a government subdivision without election or bids, with possible nominal payment.
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Mower County
City of
Austin
R. A. Dunnette
Atty
J. A. A. Burnquist
Dunnette
Wallace Sieh
One Dead and Five Missing in Mine Blast Near Greensburg
An explosion tore through Carpentertown No. 2 mine of Carpentertown Coal and Coke Co in Greensburg Pennsylvania leaving one miner dead and five missing. Four miners were rescued by companions, three injured in serious but not critical condition. State Police Lt. J F Maroney said 65 men were in the mine when the blast occurred and the cause was not determined.
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Greensburg
J. F. Maroney
Carpentertown
Carpentertown Coal and Coke Co
Groundhog Sees Shadow Amid Cloudy Austin Weather
The piece reports on Groundhog Day events with local weather notes for Austin and Minnesota. It mentions the Punxsutawney Seer of Gobbler’s Knob seeing a shadow at 7 52 a m and predicts six more weeks of winter, while noting varying forecasts and a 70 percent accuracy in predicting weather.
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Austin
Punxsutawney
Groundhog Club
UN rejects Soviet plan in Korea truce talks
UN staff call the Soviet proposal to limit inspections to six ports entirely inadequate while Allies seek inspections at 12 ports per side. Brig. Gen. Nuckols says talks move toward core disputes, including neutral inspecting nations Norway Sweden and Switzerland. Reds avoid naming neutral team members and discuss no immediate withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Munsan
Korea
Don O. Darrow
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Evidence in House Case Completed
Final testimony in William D. Todds district court suit against Dr. B J Cronwell concluded with engineers for both sides detailing measurements of the office on 408 S Kenwood and 406 S Kenwood The case centers on alleged property value impairment and potential ordinance violations related to building proximity and use of the residence.
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William D. Todd
B. J. Cronwell
Cronwell
Kenwood
Todd
S. Kenwood
Dr. Cranwell
Vernon Gates
Rochester
Jordan
B. Graves
George Brown
Alderson
Education not required for Minnesota county superintendent post
A Minnesota legislative study finds no constitutional requirement for educational background for county superintendents. The subcommittee notes limited power of the office and discusses possible professional qualifications, with voters and election methods debated as path to any changes. Many incumbents show long tenure, some serving nine or more years.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Sen
A. L. Almen
Kalaton
Legislative Research Committee
State Capitol
LRC
Almen
Stanley W. Holmquist
Grove City
Irvin M. Talle
Albert Lea
Carl
A. Jensen
Sleepy Eye
Gerald T. Mullin
Charles W. Root
Lawrence F. Haeg
Minneapolis
Troop Rotation Talks Gain Momentum in Korea Armistice
In Munsan Korea communist negotiators agreed to study a demand for a minimum rotation of 40000 troops a month for replacements under the armistice. The Reds had traded 25000 monthly rotations, excluding leaves, with staff officers noting the other side’s inflexibility and adjourning the session until tomorrow.
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Munsan
Korea
Adm
R. E. Libby
Woolson May Be Last Civil War Veteran Alive
Albert Woolson of Duluth, 104, says he expects to be the sole remaining Union veteran of the Civil War after June 30 1953. He notes good health aside from slight hearing loss and claims he still shovels snow and takes walks.
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Woolson
Duluth
Veterans Administration
Albert Woolson
City water and light board seeks lower annual plant contribution
Austin water and light board asks city council to limit municipal plant funds to 165000 annually for 1952 to 1954 due to heavy expenditures. The board projects 3258370 in costs over three years for new projects to meet city growth, with 297200 cash and bonds on hand and a projected 2847200 total funding, leaving a 411169 deficit.
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Austin Water and Light Board
M., G. Rolfson
Water and Light Board
J. V. Edeskury
Engied
Austin
Sets Fire to Untidy House Woman Jailed
Mrs. Kathleen Tossey told police she set fire to her untidy house to avoid cleaning it. Firemen extinguished the flames after she tossed burning matches into napkins in the attic. She remained in jail on a $2000 bond for arson.
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Bell
Calif
Kathleen Tossey
Polio Victim Scout Rescues Skater In Ice Rescue
North Haven Connecticut report tells of 13 year old Danny Holt a polio victim wearing a leg brace who aids 11 year old Edward Ashby after he breaks through ice on a pond. Ronald Martindale Walter Jensen and Clinton Avrill assist in pulling both boys to safety.
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North Haven. Conn
Danny Holt
Danny
Edward Ashby
New Haven Journal- Courier
Ronald Martindale
Walter Jensen
Clinton Avrill
Unidentified planes strafe frontline troops near Kumsong
A UN command officer said unidentified planes bombed and strafed Allied front-line troops in central Korea around noon. He could not confirm the planes were Communist or Allied. Up to six propeller-driven aircraft took part in two attacks near Kumsong, injuring three South Koreans.
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Seoul
Central Korea
Kumsong
National Guard Planned on Formosa Promised by Chen
Chen Cheng announces a Formosa national guard will be organized as part of the Chinese Nationalist mobilization plan for the year. The move aims to prepare defenses and ensure broad readiness across the island.
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Formosa
Taipei
Chen Cheng
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