Submarines Involved In High Level China Talks
Intelligence indicates at least two Communist submarines may operate in the Formosa Strait and influence U S plans to evacuate Chinese Nationalist troops from Tachens near the China coast. Approval would require Chiang Kai-shek and Senate consent for U S warship and air protection as the strategy aims to deter Red forces and avoid wider war.
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Formosa Strait
U. S
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Radford
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Eisenhower
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate
U.S
Tachens
Chiang
China
Formosa
Pescadores
Davidson
Dag Hammarskjold
Communists hold Yikiangshan Island as Nationalists claim wipeout
In Formosa, Chinese forces reportedly control Yikiangshan Island and its amphibious power. The Nationalist defense ministry says 720 guerrillas on Yikiangshan were wiped out to the last man, signaling a decisive battle outcome.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Yikiangshan
Alion Islands
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Skunks Interrupt Georgia Ken Party in Rillia Home
A Georgia Ken party in Rillia Ontario was interrupted when two skunks wandered into the living room. The guests watched as the animals lounged briefly before wandering back out, allowing the party to resume.
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Rillia
Lawyer Raps Bobo and Rockefeller in $100000 suit
Boston attorney Joseph Sax sues Barbara Bobo Rockefeller and ex-husband Winthrop Rockefeller in New York Supreme Court for $100000 claimed for legal services. Sax says a November 1952 settlement was promised up to $500000 and accuses Barbara of hindering payment with insults and alleged misconduct during their separation. Rockefeller and Sax clash over fees and the fate of a reconciliation.
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New York
Joseph Sax
Boston
Barbara “Bobo” Rockefeller
Winthrop
Sax
State Supreme Court
Bobo
Rockefeller
Reno
Winthrop, Jr
Revolt by Four Convicts Ends at Massachusetts Prison
In Boston, four inmates surrendered after 81 hours of siege at the Massachusetts state prison. They freed 11 hostages unharmed as a seven member citizens committee including clergymen, two editors, and a lawyer negotiated their surrender.
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Boston
Massachusetts State Prison
Plane crash kills Cherokee businessman and son near Cushing
Frank Booth 48 and Dale Booth 26, both of Cherokee, were killed when their Piper Cub private plane crashed on Harland Dausel farm in Woodbury county about 11:45 a.m. Friday. Dale was at the controls. the elder Booth owned Booth Implement Co. Witnesses say the plane was banking for a turn, then spun and plunged.
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Cushing
Woodbury County
State Highway Patrol
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Dale Booth
Cherokee
Booth
Booth Implement Company
Kosek Novak Diverge On Iowa Toll Road And Pay Go Plan
Des Moines Linn county lawmakers Emil Novak and Ernest Kosek outlined rival highway ideas. Novak proposed a four lane east west freeway financed by a temporary six cent gas tax, while Kosek planned a toll road authority and a senate study aligned bill.
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Linn County
Iowa House of Representatives
Emil Novak
Fairfield
Ernest Koseki
Cedar Rapids
Novak
Iowa
Kosek
House Committee On Roads and Highways
Carl Ringgenberg
R-Ames
Senate Toll Road Committee
Knowland cites 800 plus GIs held by Red China
Senator Knowland asserts Red China holds over 800 American GIs captive beyond those publicly acknowledged. He urged a clear U N line and warned that failure to act risks shifting U S defenses toward the Pacific coast. Berlin reports say about a score of Americans may still be in Soviet slave camps amid multiple missing soldiers.
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Moscow
William T. Peterson
Beauford
N. C
Poet Robert P. Coffin Dies After Collapse at Speech
Portland Maine poet Robert P. Tristam Coffin aged 62 collapsed and died Thursday night just before addressing a Westbrook junior college audience. He won the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for Strange Holiness.
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Portland
Maine
Robert P. Tristam Coffin
Westbrook Junior College
Italian Senate Approves Bill to Close Prostitution Houses
A senate commission in Rome on Friday unanimously approved legislation to shut down Italy's houses of prostitution. The move targets brothels and aims to curb trafficking and exploitation while enforcing stricter penalties for operators.
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Rome
Italy
Davidson Urges U S Recognition of Communist China
Former AP correspondent Carter Davidson told about 70 people at the Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel that the United States should recognize the Chinese Communist government in the United Nations. He argued recognition need not imply endorsement and urged competitive coexistence to avoid a shooting war.
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China
United Nations
Carter Davidson
Chicago
Davidson
Eisenhower
Europe
Middle East
Associated Press
U.S
Living Costs Fall to 1953 Low as 1954 Ends
Washington AP report shows December prices for living-cost items fell one half of one percent from the start of 1954, marking the first year-over-year decline since 1949. Substantial drops in eggs pork chops and poultry helped push the Labor Department index to 114.3 of the 1947-49 base, near the 1953 high but below October 1953 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Highways Slippery Under New Snow
Iowa highways were very slippery with packed snow and ice as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Temperatures may dip to 5 to 10 degrees tonight with highs in the 20s to 30s Saturday and Sunday. Cedar Rapids reports two inches of snow. LaMoni sees up to nine inches overall.
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Iowa News
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Ames
Des Moines Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Lamoni
Families weigh chance to visit Americans held in China
Parents of 17 Americans imprisoned by Red China consider Premier Chou En Lai’s invitation to visit. Costs run high and many fear the trip would not hasten release, while others hope the gesture signals progress toward home.
Trio Saved from Fire by Mother in Aurora Illinois
Mrs Roy Day rushed through roaring flames carrying her three small children to safety from their burning home in Aurora Illinois. The four fled from the second floor as firemen said the blaze began near an oil stove in the kitchen. None were injured.
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Aurora, Ill
Roy Day
Michael
Patsy
Kathy
U S Says Relatives Should Not Visit Americans in Red China
State department spokesmen urged that relatives not be encouraged to visit Americans imprisoned in Red China while stopping short of promising whether passports would be issued. The comment noted Peiping’s refusal to release the prisoners and suggested a humanitarian dilemma for families. A U N spokesman added Dag Hammarskjold backs the safety of visiting families.
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Washington
State Department
Red China
Henry Suydam
U. S
Suydam
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
China
Peiping
Chou
Hammarskjold
Government of China
Red Cross Society of China
Henry Cabot Lodge
Reds
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Man George
D-Ga
George
Bentley
R-Mich
Ziogas resigns as Cedar Rapids Coliseum and stadium manager
Charles A Ziogas announces resignation from the Memorial Commission properties in Cedar Rapids to become manager of a new civic center in Lansing Michigan. The project includes an ultra modern 6800 seat auditorium and a 2800 seat theater. Salary previously 4800 dollars. Ziogas will leave within 30 days of January 17.
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C. R. Coliseum
Cedar Rapids News
Charles A Ziogas
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids’ Memorial Commission
Lansing
Mich
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Army
Michigan
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Oldsmobile
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Memorial Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Boys Basketball Tournament Dates Set
DES MOINES AP The Iowa state boys basketball tournament will be held in the new Veterans Memorial auditorium March 17 to 19, the official announcement said.
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DES Moines
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
U N Announces China Allows Visitation for 17 American Prisoners
The United Nations said Red China will allow relatives to visit 17 U S prisoners in Chinese prisons. The group includes eleven airmen jailed as spies and four airmen shot down in the Korean War. The visit facilitation will be organized by the Red Cross Society of China.
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Peiping
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
Peiping Radio
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Red Cross
Learned Lots in Jail Lynne Says after Release
Actress Lynne Baggett, freed after 50 days for a July hit and run that killed a 9 year old, says she learned much about life in jail. She spent time mopping floors waiting on tables and washing dishes and now hopes to return to films if offered a part.
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