Formosan Arms-Base Pact Eyed
President Truman asked the joint chiefs to study a proposed arms for bases deal to keep Formosa from falling to Communists. The plan envisions a 99 year lease on bases in exchange for limited weapons for Chiang Kai-shek’s forces, funded by a $75 million appropriation. Supporters cite deterrence, allied signaling, and political leverage in Asia.
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Washington
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
Congress
Joint Chiefs
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
United States Defense
Far Pacific
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Texas
Holiday Death Toll Falls Short Of Warned Traffic Fires Claim Several
The extended holiday weekend saw 180 traffic deaths by Monday, far below the predicted 330, with 281 total fatalities from traffic, fires, and other accidents. New Jersey fires killed eight youths. a Woodstown blaze burned three girls. a Rosenberg Texas fire claimed four lives. a Pulaski drowning occurred during an ice rescue. a Homewood Illinois plane crash killed two.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New Jersey
John Davis
Hightstown
Woodstown
Rosenberg
Texas
Pulaski
N. Y
Homewood
Ill
Iowa Sees Drop in 1949 Traffic Death Toll
Iowa motor vehicle fatalities total 573 in 1949, down from 585 in 1948. Polk County leads with 33 deaths. five counties report zero fatalities. The worst crash was May 22 near Northwood, where six people died in a car train collision, the Olstad family among the dead.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Allamakee
Taylor
Lucas
Butler
Chickasaw
Polk County
Northwood
Marvin Olstad
Hawkeye Downs to be Iowa show center in 1950
Hawkeye Downs aims to be the Midwest’s leading livestock show center in 1950 with an All-Iowa fair slated for Aug 12 to 17 and a 1950 schedule of 10 displays and sales. Major events include district lamb show January 14 and several state cattle and hog shows from January to April, plus a national Duroc Jersey congress in July and midget auto races starting May 14.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Midwest
Andy Hanson
Iowa
Hanson
Iowa State
Poland
Berkshire
Milo Walralo
Mt. Vernon
Hirohito Poems for POWs in Russian Hands
Emperor Hirohito, famed for poetry and nature works, released verses reflecting on 376,000 Japanese prisoners still held by Russia. Translated lines express waiting hearts and hope for homecoming, followed by a poem inspired by a visit to a school for the blind.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
West Blizzard Hits West as New Storm Expands
A blizzard began in the West on Monday and roared across the plains one year after a similar storm that killed 26 people and wiped out livestock. The new system brought heavy snow, high winds, and cold. It crossed the Canadian border into Montana and Wyoming and was expected to move into the Dakota region by nightfall.
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Chicago
Plains
Canadian
Montana
Wyoming
Dakota
Scouting Aircraft Fly Over Okinawa
An American Red Cross official reports Russian reconnaissance planes fly daily over the Ryukyu islands near Okinawa and disappear before interception. The observer, Ferdinand Micklautz, notes the planes operate with little interference and identity remains officially undetermined.
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Tokyo
Ryukyu Islands
Red Cross
Ferdinand Micklautz
American
Okinawa
Air Force
Micklautz
Public
Indonesian Premier Hatta Says U S Recognition Key to China Ties
Indonesian Premier Mohammed Hatta states his government would recognize the Chinese Communist government if that regime recognizes the United States of Indonesia. The remark signals a potential shift in regional alignments amid the emerging Cold War era.
Your Income Tax Primer Opens in The Gazette
The Gazette begins a federal income tax primer with 14 articles starting today on page 19. Revived this year by Rich ard A. Mullens a Washington tax expert and s Burton Heath’s successor, the series notes consultation with internal revenue bureau agents.
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S. Burton Heath
Richard A. Mullens
Washington
Veterans
Mullens
Internal Revenue Bureau
Family Reunion Of du Ponts Attends 632 Members
The 632-member du Pont clan gathered at Longwood Gardens Kennett Square Pa for the 150th anniversary of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours arrival in America. Attendees from Italy and Switzerland joined the luncheon marking the first complete reunion in 50 years.
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Kennett Square
du Pont
America
Italy
Switzerland
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours
Newport
R. I
Pierre
Victor and
Eleuthere Irenee
du Pont Company
United States
France
du Ponts
Longwood Gardens
Pierre S. du Pont
Pierre Samuel du Pont
Heat wave shatters records in southeast Australia
In New South Wales temperatures reached 118 in the shade as a severe eight day heat wave gripped the region. Mothers cooled infants with wet cloths, and people slept on lawns with hoses at Bourke while brush fires spread, claiming birds and threatening stock and homes.
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Sydney
Ins
Australia
New South Wales
Brewarrina
Walgrett
Dan McMullen
City of
Bourke
Queensland
Hungarians Reinforced On Yugoslav Frontier
Vienna dispatch in London Daily Telegram says Hungary has reinforced troops guarding the Yugoslav frontier to stop refugees entering Yugoslavia and to hinder Yugoslav agents from contacting Tito sympathizers in Hungary.
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London
INL
London Daily Telegram
Vienna
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Tito
New Year Baby Born In Glendale By Nurse Stork
A newborn girl weighing one and a half pounds arrived in Glendale. The infant, delivered Sunday by Nurse Margaret Stork in the absence of a doctor, is cited as a New Year baby.
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Glendale
Calif
Speigner
Mararet Stork
Sailors Allowed to Leave Flying Arrow in Hong Kong
American Consul General Frederick Hill said ten crew members aboard the Flying Arrow may sign off in Hong Kong if they have funds for their passage home or receive State Department aid. The ship, under Isbrandtsen Line, faced protests from engine room crew who did not want to sail to Shanghai through mined waters. Captain Jones delayed departure to Thursday awaiting further inquiries.
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Hong Kong
Frederick Hill
S.S. Flying Arrow
Shan
Hill
United States State Department
Flying Arrow
Isbrandtsen Line
New York
Shanghai
Engine Room
Black Gang
Captan Jones
Jones
Man Slays Three Kin Then Self in Nebraska
GRAND ISLAND Nebraska police report a man Dar kwood H Johnson 55 a Union Pacific conductor shot and killed three relatives including his wife 51 their son Mercer 19 and C W Mercer .subscription Mrs Johnson's father then killed himself The bodies were found Sunday night by daughter Mrs Jack Morris who was away at the time The killings occurred between 9 am and 11 am and the killer placed the shotgun in his mouth before firing authorities said.
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Grand Island
Neb
Joe Bosler
Bosler
Darkwood H. Johnson
Union Pacific Railroad
Mercer
C. W. Mercer
Jack Morris
Johnson
The Boy Returns to Help City Employees
In 1928 a hungry homeless boy warmed by Birmingham Homewood police, later revealed as James Bill Williams of Houston, returned 22 years later to give $100 to fund a camp and boathouse for city employees on the Coosa River, presenting it to Lt. Bob Nichols.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Hall
Bob Nichols
Coosa River
Nichols
Lt. Nichols
James “Bill” Williams
Houston
World Altitude Record Broken by Glider Pilot
John Robinson of California broke the world altitude record for gliders by reaching 33 800 feet above sea level in a single place sailplane at Bishop California. Official timer Harland Ross announced the feat which surpassed the previous record by 300 feet set a year earlier at the same airport. Robinson had held that record as well.
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Bishop
Calif
John Robinson
Robinson
Harland Ross
McShane Girl Wins Annual Baby Derby
Sara Lea McShane born New Year’s Day at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids is named first baby of 1950 and wins Gazette sponsored Baby Derby prizes. The McShanes reside in Springville with work ties to Cedar Rapids. prizes include bottle warmers, baby food, clothing, and 30 days diaper service.
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Cedar Rapids
Sara Lea McShane
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orville McShane
Springville
L. G
McShanes
LaVern
Anamosa
McShane
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Martin
David
Mr. McShane
Sara Lea
Mao to Seek Revision of 1945 Sino Soviet Pact in Moscow
Mao Tse tung will negotiate changes to the 1945 Sino Soviet treaty discussed at Yalta. He arrived in Moscow December 16 and will stay weeks to discuss treaty terms, Soviet credits, and a trade pact. Manchuria status and railways, Port Arthur base, and Dairen port terms loom as key issues.
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London
Mao Tse-tung
Yalta
Chiang-Kai-shek
Radio
Moscow
Mao
China
Communist Party
Russia
Manchuria
Josef Stalin
Churchill
Franklin D
Japan
Port Arthur
Dairen
Dense Fog and Drizzle Hampers Cedar Rapids Driving
Heavy fog from drizzle blanket Cedar Rapids and much of the state. Visibilities on highways ranged from an eighth of a mile to about a mile as mild temperatures and high moisture persisted. Cedar Rapids mid morning air was 43 degrees with a low around 39. temps have stayed above 37 since Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Bureau
Fugitives in deadly shootout flee across Arkansas countryside
Three armed convicts escaped from a prison farm after killing a guard and stealing a car. A high speed chase ended when the car crashed near England Arkansas. Officers wounded one deputy as the fugitives fled on foot into the woods. Three other guards were disarmed during the escape.
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Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Lonoke County
Earl Jackson
Ken Brantley
Lonoke
Here
Jackson
Brantley
Keer Junction
L. W. Wilcox
Ray Shipp
England
North Little Rock
Trotter
Alton Meeks
Charles Carroll
Orfe
Chaney Cates
Eight-Year-Old Robert Smith Cited For Jaywalking
Los Angeles police ticketed eight year old Robert Smith for crossing a street in the middle of the block on a Sunday, marking a rare juvenile traffic citation in the city.
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Los Angeles
Robert Smith
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