Quebec Bridge Collapse Kills Four Motorists At Night
Four spans of the Duplessis bridge over the St Maurice collapsed in the early hours, plunging vehicles into icy water near Three Rivers. Police fear up to eight dead as bodies and cars were recovered. investigation into cause continues amid bitter cold.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
Duplessis
St. Maurice
Cap de la Madeleine
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Maurice Duplessis
Rail Strike Threatens U S War Shipments
A rapid wildcat strike of railroad switchmen expands from Chicago and Detroit to eight cities, halting freight and passenger movement. 18 carriers are directly affected with potential spread, jeopardizing war shipments and prompting talks of legal action and government intervention.
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Chicago
Detroit
One Steel Company
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Buffalo
N. Y
Peoria
Ill
Washington
Portland
Ore
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Truman
RWC Chief Attacks Unions and Minneapolis Government
Leonard E. Lindquist of the state railroad and warehouse commission criticized Minneapolis city government and labor unions at a Bosses Night dinner. He alleged racketeers aim to seize the streetcar company for public utility power, called city governance dishonest, and said he will retire from politics soon. He warned unions favor Democratic-Farmer-Labor access and urged a return to moral and ethical values rooted in Christian heritage.
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Brainerd
Leonard E. Lindquist
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Lindquist
Brooklyn Center
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Newlywed Men Local Draft Hex Says Chief
LT. PAUL report on local draft issues notes newly married men post induction may still be liable. Col. Lloyd Lilygren Minnesota selective service director says boards decide if marriages during the Korean era were spur of the moment. Lilygren responds to Anna Rosenberg remarks on drafting non veterans aged 23 to 28.
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Paul
Lloyd Lilygren
Minnesota
Selective Service
Lilygren
Anna M
Jury Hearing Suit by Treef at Glasgow Cleaning
A district court jury listened to testimony in a case by John Treef of the Austin Fur Shoppe seeking over 1500 dollars from James and Stanley Kapenis of Glasgow Cleaners. The suit includes claims for room rent, loans, truck rent and merchandise.
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John Treef
Austin Fur Shoppe
James
Stanley Kapenis
Glasgow Cleaners
Treef
James Kapenis
Kapenis
Trees
Burnquist Rules on Equipment Purchase in Minnesota
Atty Gen Burnquist ruled that village water and light commissions must advertise for bids on equipment purchases costing 500 dollars or more. The inquiry from G S Thorson Blooming Prairie village attorney asked if a contract for a diesel engine costing 30 000 to 50 000 dollars requires bid advertising.
Farmers Union Plans Move to St. Paul
The Minnesota Farmers Union will relocate its state offices from Willmar to St. Paul in February to be nearer enterprises like the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association.
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Farmers Union
St. Paul
Willmar
Minnesota Farmers Union
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Eisenhower Arrives in Washington for NATO Defense Push
General Dwight D. Eisenhower lands at National airport after a West Point visit to brief President Truman and Congress on Europe’s defense needs. He meets Truman, Acheson, and defense chiefs, then plans cabinet talks, NATO group meetings, and a congressional address amid strong public debate.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Europe
National
Ccst
West Point
N. Y
Eisenhower
Mr. Truman
White House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State
Defense Departments
North Atlantic
State Acheson
Defense Department
Washington National Airport
Canada
Military Committee
NATO
Pentagon
Houses
Congressional Library
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Congressional
UN labels Communist China aggressor in Korea vote
The United Nations political committee named Communist China an aggressor in Korea during a tense session. It also outlined a plan to form a good offices committee, call for Peiping to withdraw forces, and urge states not to aid the aggressors, with several nations voting yes or no and others abstaining.
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Lake Success
United Nations Political Committee
China
Korea
Peiping
Britain
France
Canada
America
India
Burma
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Ukraine
Afghanistan
Egypt
Indonesia
Pakistan
Sweden
Syria
Yemen
Yugoslavia
Saudi Arabia
United States
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Asian Bloc
Red China
U. S
Good Office
Assembly
Nasrallah
Iran
Government eases wage freeze for coal miners
The Wage Stabilization Board allows wage increases granted by Jan 25 or earlier for pay periods starting Feb 9 or earlier. A $1.60 daily rise for about 400,000 soft coal miners takes effect Thursday, while 75,000 hard coal miners may not receive the same increase pending further facts.
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Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
21 Nazis Escape Noose Free Krupp Court Frees War Criminals
U S authorities spared 21 German war criminals from death, freed Alfred Krupp, and restored Krupp Empire rights. Six SS murderers and eight top executives were freed after new rulings, while seven death sentences stood, including Oswald Pohl. McCloy said reviews ensure fair trials and possible appeals. Handy approved the mercy rulings amid German clamor for verdict changes.
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U.S
Krupp
Alfred Krupp
U. S
John J. McCloy
Thomas T. Handy
Oswald Pohl
Hitler
Ities
Landsberg
McCloy
Allies Use Bayonets to Rout Reds on Korean Front Near Suwon
Allied forces press the eastern front seven miles northeast of Suwon with bayonets and grenades after heavy artillery and air strikes fail to crack Chinese resistance. The Missouri and Task Force 77 pummeled Kosong on the east coast, while Kosong and Kansong faced prolonged bombardment and naval fire.
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Tokyo
Suwon
Seoul
U.S
Missouri
Kosang
38Th Parallel
Kansong
Task Force 77
Kosong
Korea
Konjiam
Kumyangjang
United Nations
Ninth Corps
United States
Manchester
Railway Express Declares Embargo on Shipments
The Railway Express agency imposed an embargo on rail express shipments between 14 northeastern states and the rest of the nation in response to a wildcat strike by railroad switchmen.
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New York
Railway Express Agency
Man Raises Crickets for Use As Fish Bait
Ted Green in Simpsonville South Carolina breeds yellow wingless crickets for bait selling at $1.50 per hundred. He heats the breeding box with a continuously burning electric light to 80 or 90 degrees to keep them from hibernating. Warm conditions yield two week cycle offspring.
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Simpsonville
S. C
Ted Green
Green
Outline of Truman tax plan signals biggest boost in history
President Truman outlined a two-package tax plan totaling about 16.5 billion dollars to finance defense. The first quick package could raise about 10 billion, including a 4 percentage point income tax hike and corporation tax increases toward 55 percent, with broader excise tax hikes likely.
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Washington
Truman
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
AEC Reports Progress on Atomic Programs
The Atomic Energy Commission says to day there is continued progress in atomic weapons development and that all facilities run at full capacity. It outlines new raw material sources and upcoming plants, but keeps hydrogen bomb details secret while citing 1600 people barred or leaving over four years and about 198 400 cleared. Coordination with the armed forces continues on research, storage, and tests including full scale weapons tests and use of Eniwetok proving grounds.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Truman
FBI
Commission
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Pacific Ocean
State Receipts Top Expenses
Minnesota's quarterly report shows receipts for the quarter ending Dec 31 at 97,660,573.78, up from 67,511,434.59 in 1949, and six month receipts at 190,751,972.55 compared with 147,762,008.36. Expenditures for the last quarter 1950 totaled 119,204,252.85, up from 103,084,087.21 in 1949, with six month expenditures at 160,645,915.56 vs 153,055,503.51. King attributes the rise to higher costs of goods and services. most receipts came from property, gasoline, liquor, and motor vehicle taxes.
Midwest Weather Brings Measurable Relief Across Regions
A winter storm spreads cold across the nation with subzero winds in many areas yet milder than in recent days. Temperatures stayed well below freezing in the north central and New England states, with 25 below in International Falls and 28 in Caribou, Maine signaling Arctic air's broad reach.
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Midwest
New England
Rocky Mountains
Gulf
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Mid-Continent
Rocky Mountain
International Falls
Caribou
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Department of Justice
Army
RWC Chief Blasts Unions
Burnquist
Warren R. Austin
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
Frankfurt
Germany
Clen Clements
Railway Express
Doughton
D-Nc
AEC
Mum
Stafford King
King
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