Plan Truce Talk Bid to Red Chinese
Bulletin from London reports Molotov accusing U.S. support for Formosa of risking war. British informants say Britain and the United States plan to invite Communist China to a UN Security Council meeting to discuss a cease fire in the China fighting with New Zealand’s agreement. Eden aims to ask Nehru to persuade Peiping to sit down and talk. The proposal would seek a cease fire without prejudice to sovereignty claims and include withdrawal of Nationalist troops from coastal islands.
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London
Britain
China
U.N. Security Council
New Zealand
U.S
Security Council
Eden
India
Nehru
Chou En-lai
Red China
U.N
Formosa
Peiping
Formosa Strait
U. S
Chiang Kaishek
Tachens, Matsu
Quemoy
Pescadores
Tachens
Toumen
Viang Shan
Eisenhower
Congress
U S Backing For Quemoy And Matsu Foreseen
A high US source predicted Washington would extend support to the Quemoy and Matsu offshore islands and allow decisive action if China attacks. The officers split on whether Nationalist garrisons can hold with only American air and sea support while maintaining Formosa’s defense.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
Quemoy
Matsu
Yikiangshan Island
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matsu Islands
Senate
U.S
British envoy asks Molotov to curb China in Formosa crisis
Sir William Hayter, Britain’s ambassador, pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in the Kremlin to restrain the Chinese Communist government and urge a Formosa cease-fire. Molotov replied the Soviet Union seeks to reduce tension but attributes responsibility to the United States and Britain for the crisis.
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Moscow
William Hayter
Molotov
Kremlin
Formosa Strait
Hayter
William
U. S
Moltov
Britain
Knowland Opposes Talks With Red China Over Cease Fire
Senator Knowland of California says he will oppose inviting any Chinese Communist representative to discuss a cease fire until all American prisoners are released. He questions the value of talks while China violates prior agreements.
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Washington
Knowland
Boy Falls Eleven Stories, Escapes Serious Injury
New York police report a two year old boy named Richard Padgett fell eleven stories from an apartment window on Thursday. He landed on grass and was found by his mother without crying. He was taken to a hospital for observation with only cuts and bruises noted by attendants.
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New York
Richard Padgett
Robert S. Lee
Playground and Recreation Commission
Bob Roe
Jess Fulton
Lee
Joan Hall
Unit Demands Dixon-Yates Pact Be Junked
The Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee approved a resolution by Democrats calling on the Atomic Energy Commission to cancel the Dixon-Yates power contract. The measure also rescinds a Republican era waiver that sped action on the deal, with a 10 to 8 party line vote. Senator Hickenlooper called the move illegal, while Democrats defended it.
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Washington
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Nichols resigns as AEC general manager
The Post Dispatch reports Major General Kenneth Nichols has resigned as AEC general manager and will be succeeded by Richard W. Cook, currently deputy manager.
Beck Cleared of Misusing Funds
MIAMI BEACH AFL Teamsters president Dave Beck was cleared Friday of charges he misused the union's investment funds. The general executive board voted unanimously to support Beck, avoiding the risk of ouster.
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Miami Beach
Dave Beck
AFL Teamsters
Beck
Two Men Sought Over Rubinstein Killing Trail
Police chased two rough-looking men rumored to have tailed Serge Rubinstein and his date Estelle Gardner hours before his murder. Observers noted Rubinstein appeared downcast at Nino's La Rue. investigators found no forced entry at his mansion and an autopsy confirmed manual strangulation.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Estelle Gardner
East Side
Nino’s la Rue
Rubinstein
Miss Gardner
la Rue
Sanitary Dairies Seek Individual Milk Pool in Iowa
About 100 Sanitary Farm Dairies producers met in Manchester Delaware County to push for an individual producer pool seeking higher milk prices. Rollie Barker of Springville led the private meeting despite reporters being barred. the effort targets the Cedar Rapids Iowa City market order where all producers share a blend price. A separate attempt for an Iowa City individual pool was previously rejected by USDA after a October hearing.
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Manchester
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Delaware County
Sanitary
Rollie Barker
Springville
Barker
Johnson County Cooperative Dairy Marketing Association
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Farris Biggart
Paul McElmeel
Greeley
John White
Independence
Leonard Friedmann I
Dubuque
No, no Said Mother Warns Bride on Newspapers
A humorous caption in a domestic scene shows a mother scolding the bride for covering pantry shelves with newsapers. The mother warns against using newspapers to avoid revealing when she last cleaned the shelves.
Relatives barred from visiting prisoners in China
Secretary of State Dulles notified relatives that the U S government will forbid their travel to Communist China to visit 17 imprisoned Americans, 15 airmen and two civilian employees. The move follows a Chinese offer to allow visits and cites Beijing's belligerent stance as justification.
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Washington
Dulles
China
State Department
Air Force
Department
Army
Dag Hammarskjold
The
United Nations
Bs Oeen Rete 88
Bank in Lewisville Closes After Missing 253000 Dollars
First National Bank of Lewisville closed and its president reported 253000 dollars missing. He expressed disbelief over how such an amount could vanish. Cashier E R Wolters reportedly shot himself to death on Tuesday.
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Rubinstein
Lewisville, Texas
First National Bank of
Lewisville
E. R. Wolters
Fischer couple chafes at travel ban to visit captive son
Harold and Mrs. Fischer called the State Department travel ban to Communist China a terrible misstep and letdown. They learned by phone from Washington that a visit is not possible now because of the Far East situation, though a future chance was suggested. Relatives of other imprisoned Americans reacted with mixed disappointment and caution about visits.
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Swea City
Harold Fischer
State Department
China
Collins Closes Million Dollar United Order
Collins Radio Company and United Air Lines announced a billion dollar order for 224 airborne VHF receivers and 224 transmitters to equip nearly 200 United aircraft. Installation starts next summer. the system offers 360 channels of static free reception surpassing the 50 channels prior. Collins says American, Pan-American, Trans World and Northeast airlines will soon test similar gear.
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Collins Radio Company
United Air Lines
United
I. R. Cunningham
Cunningham
Collins
American
Pan-American
Trans World
Northeast Airlines
March of Mothers Campaign Net Totals in Cedar Rapids
March of Dimes volunteers faced zero weather as 1 200 door to door marchers could not finish rounds. Cedar Rapids collectors netted 6109 82 dollars a drop of about 2000 from the prior year with mail donations urged to reach Montrose hotel campaign HQ.
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Cedar Rapids
March of Dimes Drive
March of Dimes
Montrose
Linn County
County
Red Faking of Evidence Alleged in Airmen Case
Former British Communist Douglas Hyde recalls a refugee missionary claiming Chinese forces moved a wrecked plane from North Korea into Manchuria to fake evidence in the case of 11 American airmen imprisoned. The informant said the plane was carried about 50 miles into Red China from the crash site near the Yalu river.
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London
North Korea
Manchuria
Douglas Hyde
Yalu River
Red China
Community Center in Iowa City Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Iowa City Community Center in a basement to roof blaze in zero temperatures. More than 40 firefighters fought the flames as roofs caved in and walls crumbled, with losses estimated at 115000 for the building and 20000 to 25000 for Legion clubrooms and contents.
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Associated Press
Iowa City Community Center
Iowa City
American Legion
Legion
Fuiay
The
Legion Auxiliary
Recreation Commission
State Employment Service
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