Formosa Garners Tachen Island Soldier Withdrawal
The Formosan operation shifted troops and guerrillas from the Tachens as winds and rain slowed the garrison’s evacuation. Officials say over 49,900 civilians and personnel are being moved, with navies aiding the transfer and some guerrillas redeployed toward Quemoy and Matsu.
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Taipei
Formosa
Pishan
Two Yu Shan Islands
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
Matsu
Ninchishan
Te Tachens
L Islands
Nanchishan
Adm. Sabin
AMA Links Smoking to Heart Harm in Journal Editorial
Chicago Feb 10 The Journal of the American Medical Association reports definite evidence that smoking can damage the heart muscle even without directly affecting coronary arteries. An editorial urges patients with coronary disease to discuss risks with their physicians as studies show smoking raises heart rate and blood pressure in both healthy individuals and heart disease patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Journal
Death Ends Prolonged Case Against Pietranton
Wellsburg February 10 The death of the state's principal witness probably ends the prolonged case against Frank A Pietranton former Hancock County prosecutor The witness Eugene James Taccone 56 of Follansbee died in a Steubenville hospital He was the man accused by Pietranton of misappropriating 2833 of his funds while Pietranton represented him in a damage suit The suit arose from a 1949 highway accident in which Taccone lost a leg and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
Frank A. Pietranton
Hancock County
Eugene James Iacucne
Follansbee
Steubenville
Pietranton
Tacuone
Higher sales tax proposed by West Virginia Senate Democrats
Charleston February 10. Senate Finance Committee introduced bills to raise the consumer sales tax to 3 percent with funds earmarked for West Virginia University Medical School. The plan also targets revenue from other tax changes including exemptions cuts and wagering tax adjustments. The House debated a constitutional amendment to allow two terms for sheriff and similar officials. Senate leaders and Gov. Marland discussed roads. revenue measures were under review as part of a broader tax program.
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Charleston
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Mari An
West Virginia University Medical School
Morgantown
House
West Virginia Education Assn
Marland
Bean
Sen
Jackson
D-Logan
Liquor Patronage Curbed by Proposed House Bill
Charleston February 10. A Temperance Committee bill seeks to bar state officials and relatives from serving as representatives for distilleries or wineries selling to the Liquor Control Commission. Enforcement rests with the Attorney General and a related measure would raise package beer license fees to 25 dollars with a 500 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
House of Delegates
del. Chilton
Kanawha
Dels. Pumiah
Liquor Control Commission
Temperance
Dels, Goshorn and
Loop
D-Kanawha
Man, Children Held In Wyoming In Shooting
Alonzo Browning, 58, of Jesse, in critical condition with four gunshot wounds after a fight involving school children of Browning and Obie Bradford. Bradford and two children detained in Wyoming County Jail as investigation continues.
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Pineville
W. Va
Alonzo Browning
Jesse
Mullens
Paul Goode
Browning
Obie Bradford
Bradford
Wyoming County
Floods maroon 60 villages in Sumatra area
Thirty thousand Indonesians are marooned in 60 villages of central Sumatra, marking the worst floods in memory. No recent word has been received from flood victims in the Batanghari Valley as aid remains delayed and survivors rely on food and wild fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sumatra
Batanghari
Legislators Pallbearers For Rush Holt
Rush D. Holt former U S Senator dies of cancer at NIH Bethesda Md aged 49 His funeral at First Methodist Episcopal Church Weston W Va is set for 2 p m with burial in Machtelah Cemetery The body will lie in state from noon with current and former legislators serving as honorary pallbearers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Rush D. Holt
U. S
First Methodist Episcopal Church
A. E. Wills
Machtelah
Holt
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Pflimlin Seeks French Cabinet Amid Assembly Tensions
Pierre Pflimlin, 48, a Strasbourg lawyer and MRP member, agrees to form a new French government at President Rene Coty’s request after Antoine Pinay quits amid opposition. He plans to sound out parties in the Assembly and report on his chances, with a favorable early reaction in the lobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Strasbourg
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Rene Coty
Antoine Pinay
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Pflimlin
Coty
CIO Chief Flays Eisenhower Plan As Lacking
Walter Reuther CIO president criticizes Eisenhower economic planning, saying it ignores automation and forward growth. Testimony before Senate and House committees with John A. Baker and Harry Lee notes farm income declines and rail jobs losses, urging real job-creating policy.
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Gardner L. Bridge
Washington
Eisenhower
CIO
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Senate House
John A. Baker
National Farmers Union
Harry Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Baker
U. S
Lee
Churchill Favors Big Four Talks With New Soviet Leaders
Western diplomats assess the Soviet government shake up after seven minutes to approve Malenkov as Premier. Crises over Formosa and West German rearmament frame the changes as Moscow shifts emphasis to heavy industry. Critics say the rationale remains unclear despite brief parliamentary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Moscow
Formosa
Pierre Mendes-France
Supreme Soviet
Malenkov
Anastase I. Mikoyan
Pravda
Mikoyan
Probers Seek Indictment of Ex Panama President Guizado
A special investigating committee in Panama asked for the indictment of ex President Jose Ramon Guizado on charges of plotting the assassination of President Jose Antonio Remon. Remon was killed January 2 and Guizado faced impeachment steps begun by the National Assembly. The assembly rules require a 48 hour wait after the report before discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Jose Ramon Guizado
Jose Antonio Remon Guizado
Remon
National Assembly
Commissi National Assembly
Assembly
Summers Farmer Slays Brother and Kills Himself
Summers County Prosecutor T. L. Reed said Webster R. Cook 37 killed his brother Robert Clyde Cook 53 then shot himself on the family farm near Jumping Branch. Sheriff E. L. Hellems said another brother Marvin witnessed tensions before the final shooting and a separate fatality occurred as Robert Cook was stalled in a snowdrift on Broomstraw Ridge road.
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Clyde
Marvin
Webster
Hellems
Robert Cook
Broomstraw Ridge
Jumping Branch
Roanoke City Employee Kills Wife Then Shoots Self
In Roanoke Virginia a long time city employee James Cabdle Maxey shot his wife Gladys E. Maxey 47 at their home in front of a daughter and then shot himself in the head. He survived surgery at Lewis Gale Hospital and was listed in critical condition. The killing occurred about 530 PM amid suspected domestic troubles that spanned years. The couple had five children and a daughter Mrs Charles Morrison witnessed the event.
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Roanoke
James CabDle Maxty
Lewis Gale Hospital
Gladys E. Maxey
Maxey
Charles Morrison
Explosion Burns 10 Acres Near Washington
An unexplained blast across the Potomac in Fairfax County Virginia burned 10 acres of grass and trees. Witnesses reported a plane drop and firemen found a four foot diameter hole and possible munition casing nearby near Pimmit Hills, Falls Church area.
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Washington
Dunn Loring
Fairfax County
Virginia
Potomac River
Falls Church
Pimmit Hills
Last Of Boys In Blue Marks His 108th Birthday
Albert Woolson of Duluth born Feb 1 marks his 108th birthday as the last Civil War member of the famed 2,675,000 “Boys in Blue.” He attends a city hall dedication for a bust, hosts family and friends, and reflects on Chattanooga days while coping with health and deafness.
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Boys In Blue
Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Woolson
Pee Sone
Teenage driver and abductor die in Jersey City crash
A 17 year old novice driver Constance Cobb and kidnapper Leonard Pasco died when the car crashed into a police roadblock on the Pulaski Skyway in North Jersey after a 30 mile pursuit. Pasco had forced Cobb to drive north toward New York with a .22 caliber pistol.
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Jersey City
N. J
Constance Cobb
Miltown
North Jersey
Leonard J. Pasco
New Brunswick
Om Auto
Pulaski Skyway
Newark
Jersey Sty
Pane
Dianne Auto
Constance
Milltown
Pasco
Miss Cole
Rt. 1
New York
Ph Constance
Hudson County
AFL Adopts New Strike Strategy in Pittsburgh Stores
In Pittsburgh, AFL unions drop picket lines at three of five large stores while 12 locals push a divide and conquer plan. Some workers return home awaiting calls as managers report no full store closures and ongoing business despite disputed losses.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Rosenbaum's
Frank & Seder
Horne's
Kaufmann’s
Gimbert
Churchill Seeks German Rearmament Ahead of Four-Power Talks
Prime Minister Churchill stated he favors top level talks with the Russians but intends to press ahead with rearming West Germany first. He told the House of Commons Britain aims for a four power conference after ratification of London agreements within months.
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London
Churchill
Kremlin
Britain
West Germany
House of Commons
Moscow
William Hayter
Georgi Malenkov
House Committee Okays Low Tariff
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Eisenhower’s tariff plan on a 20-5 vote to lower tariffs gradually and extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act. Democrats back the bill 11-5. Republicans voted 6-4. Notable opponents included Reps. Reed and Simpson, with Forand among the dissenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Clos
United States
Cooper
D-Tenn
Reed
Simpson
Jenkins
Ohio
Mason
Ill
Forand
Princess Margaret Enjoys Caribbean Swim During West Indies Tour
Princess Margaret, 24, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, relaxed in the Caribbean Sea on a free afternoon during her West Indies tour. Crowds cheered as she traveled by car to Hole Town and an estate guarded by police for bus guests.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Margaret
Caribbean
Britain
Elizabeth II
West Indies
Holetown
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William C. Chase
Karl Rankin
Jim Becker
Lorenzo 8. Sabin Jr
Wid Becker
Sabin
Navy
AMA
U. S. Frogmen
North Tachen Harbor
Tion
Fae
Dems
Companies
Wyoming
Ihe
Rep
Kelly
D-Pa
Congress
United Auto Workers
Summers Farmer
Brother
Roanoke City
John Kobus
Ivan Konev
Russia
Konev
Lavrenti Beria
Germany
W. N. Warber
Mr. Malenkov
Bulganin
Princess
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