Payroll Padding Probe Hits Boston Postal Center
Postal inspectors investigate a payroll padding scheme at Boston's south postal annex. About 28 workers were absent while time cards were punched by colleagues for daily or weekly kickbacks, with estimates of thousands skimmed. The Boston district is among the largest in the nation. Postmaster Francis A. Crowley declined to comment.
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Boston
Florida
Tennyson Jefferson
New England
Big South
Jefferson
South
Francis A. Crowley
Ship Breaks Up 24 Rescued After Christer Salen Sinks
The Christer Salen, a Swedish motor ship, broke in two off Japan Thursday night about 100 miles from Yokohama. Twenty four passengers and fourteen crew were rescued by the Marine Phoenix under Capt. Stanley King, with the stern section making for Yokohama under its own power.
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Yokohama
Christer Salen
Marine Phoenix
Stanley King
Seattle
Christer Salon
Japan
King
Edward Johnson
World Bright to Woman Who Regains Light
Vivian Carver 29, once virtually blind, regained sight in her right eye after a corneal transplant at Passavant Memorial Hospital. The operation on November 30 followed by removal of bandages ten days earlier lets her plan a left eye transplant. Eye bank from Illinois sourced from New York, using donor cornea within 24 hours of death. She grew up in Wheatland Iowa where her father owned a weekly.
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Chicago
Vivian Carver
Passavant Memorial Hospital
Miss Carver
Wheatland
Iowa
Illinois Society For the Prevention of Blindness
New York
Carver
Senator Urges UN Crackdown on Red China
Sen Knowland demands a strong UN crackdown on Communist China. He urges cutting trade, withdrawing recognition, and a naval blockade to prevent a Soviet-favorable outcome and defend a free, non Communist China.
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Red
China
Detroit
United States
United Nations
Sen
Knowland
State Department
Mayor and four commissioners vote to work for free
DuQuoin Illinois mayor and four city commissioners vote to forgo salaries for the rest of the fiscal year ending in June. The mayor earns 66 dollars monthly and each commissioner 50 dollars, in a move to help the city’s finances.
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Duquoin, Ill
Southern Illinois
Fractures Hip in Icy Sidewalk Fall
Mrs. Harvey Wiseman of 608 Garfield fractured her hip Friday when she slipped on an icy sidewalk near the church. She was reported comfortable today at St. Olaf hospital after the mishap shortly before noon while leaving services.
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Harvey Wiseman
Garfield
St. Olaf Hospital
Wiseman
U S Apologizes To Czechs For Flyover By Mistake
The United States apologized to Czechoslovakia after American jet fighters flew over Prague by mistake. The incident prompted discussions of diplomatic sensitivity and aviation protocol.
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U.S
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Mild Weather Keeps Austin Area Slated for Weekend
Mild weather remains in the Austin area through Sunday with temperatures rising to about 43 degrees and thaws expected. Fog reduced visibility earlier. the city street department ran a major sand operation using ten trucks to spread roughly 300 cubic yards of sand on nearly all 100 miles of streets, similar to sanding Highway 218 to Minneapolis.
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Austin
Mercury
Austin Street Department
Minneapolis
Debonair Gunman Steals Diamonds in East Side Jewelry
A man calling himself Mr. Griffin looted $40,000 worth of diamonds from Jean Schlumberger Inc on East 68th Street. After a 45 minute examination with a jeweler’s eyeglass he drew a pistol, forced staff to the back, and escaped into the rush of pedestrians.
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New York
Homburg
East Side
Short Artillery Round Kills 3 GIs at Fort Riley
A 105 mm artillery shell fell short of its target at Fort Riley Kansas killing three infantry privates Friday. Eight others were injured. Pvt John V Starr 17 grandson of Edward Kerr of High Bridge Wisconsin died Friday night. Killed instantly were Alf M Myhre 22 of Decorah Iowa and Santo A Quattrocchi 23 of Lincoln Nebraska.
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Fort Riley
Kas
John V. Starr
Edward Kerr
High Bridge
Wis
Alf M. Myhre
Decorah
Iowa
Santo A. Quattrocchi
Lincoln
Neb
MacArthur Grants Japan Direct Talks With Foreign Diplomats
Tokyo report says General MacArthur authorized the Japanese government to communicate directly with foreign diplomats on many topics previously handled by the occupation. A memorandum lists a dozen categories for direct exchanges with 20 accredited nations, with copies to SCAP's diplomatic section.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
SCAP
Supreme Commander
Allied Powers
Big Guns Help Gls in Attack
American infantrymen, supported by rolling artillery, countered three Red Korean divisions north of Chechon, gaining up to two miles in some sectors as the fight raged across ridges and valleys. Reds massed 15,000 plus near Chechon but spearheads only, while South Koreans and UN forces stalled a broader breakthrough near Chipyong and Wonju.
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Tokyo
Chechon
U.S. 10Th Corps
South Korea
Seoul
Wonju
Chipyong
United Nations
Georgia Ratifies 22nd Amendment Limiting Presidents
Georgia became the 31st state to ratify the proposed 22nd amendment limiting presidents to two full terms. It would not affect Truman but would cap future presidents at 10 years if serving as successor. If a vice president serves more than two years of an unfinished term, he would be barred from a second full term.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Truman
Frozen Peas Prove Favorite in U S
The U S Department of Agriculture reports frozen green peas are the leading frozen vegetable. The 1950 frozen pea pack topped 154 million pounds, a new record, while rising frozen pea consumption reduces demand for fresh peas, especially in the winter harvest season in southern truck areas.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Wage Control Leaders Toss Out Bids to Labor
A Rochester truck driver for Sizer Grain Co. paid three fines totaling 170.50 in Austin municipal court for overweight charges. The case lists fines for 13.50, 53.50, and 103.50. Washington officials debated reintegrating labor into wage controls as disputes rose between labor and industry over a 10 percent cap set to take effect mid 1950. Eric Johnston awaited signature as unions withdrew members over the policy.
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Rochester
Austin
Highway Patrol
Earl Redding
Sizer Grain Co
Washington (P
National Unity
Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
Johnston
Emil Rieve
Elmer E. Walker
Harry C. Bates
Bates
Student Violates Draft Act Gets 42 Years
Baltimore federal judge sentences 18-year-old St Johns College freshman Larry Atkins to 42 years after pleading guilty to violating the selective service act. Atkins wrote to President Truman refusing draft registration citing pacifist beliefs. He told the judge individuals should resist war.
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Baltimore
Larry Atkins
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Atkins
Truman
William C. Coleman
Bus and Truck Crash Injures Three on Icy Intersection
Three people suffer minor injuries and property damage totaling 2350 after a 1% ton truck rear-ends a city bus at a slick intersection. Bus driver Arthur Swingdorf and passenger Mrs. Charles Stark sustain neck strains. truck occupant Ard en Whalen has a cut forehead. Damages: bus 2000, truck 350.
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Arthur Swingdorf
Garfield
Charles Stark
Decker
Arden Whalen
Elmer
Fred E. Menzel
Austin Rt. 5
Highway 16
E. Collins
Warren C. Warfield
N. Kenwood
Robert G. Smith
N. Main
Harold K. Allen
E. Water
Allen
Utah Inventors Claim Water Fueled Heat Device
George Jackson and William Daugherty of Salt Lake City say they invented a device that uses water heated under pressure with alcohol to produce hydrogen and oxygen jets that burn for heat or power. They applied for a patent and claim a pint of water could heat a four room house for four hours.
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Washington
Utah
George Jackson
William Daugherty
Salt Lake City
Daugherty
ODM Chief to Broadcast on Mobilization State
Charles E. Wilson head of the Office of Defense Mobilization plans a radio and TV address on the state of mobilization next Friday evening February 23. An ODM spokesman said the time is not fixed but all four national networks are expected to carry the half hour report.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Woman Recovers Missing Ice Rings Hidden in Fridge
In Peoria, Mrs. Dorothy Hyde reported four rings valued at 1350 dollars missing a week ago. She alerted police again on Friday and said she found the rings in her refrigerator, though she did not know how they got there.
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Peoria, Ill
Dorothy Hyde
Stalin Calls UN Tool of American Aggression
In Moscow Stalin denounces the United Nations as a tool of American aggression and says peace talks may proceed with a possible new Big Four conference. Western diplomats view the speech as signaling possible openness to a UN peace process with Peiping and warn of renewed East West tension.
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Moscow
Stalin
United Nations
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Ussr
Pravda
China
Korea
Britain
United States
Peiping
London
Paris
Russia
Red
Dollar Days Extended Through Monday and Tuesday
Austin merchants extend Dollar Day sale by two days due to icy streets. H B Lidstone, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, says shoppers requested extension after frozen roads prevented shopping and merchandise laying.
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Austin
H. B. Lidstone
Chamber of Commerce
GI Farmers Visit Hormel Plant From Iowa
Twenty five GI farmers from Northwood Iowa with instructor Walter Hungerford will visit the Hormel plant Wednesday. They will tour the plant and take a short course in appraisal value of hogs and cattle live and on the rail, organized by Hormel livestock department.
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Northwood
Iowa
Walter Hungerford
Hormel
Hormel Livestock Department
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