Troop Ship Rammed Invasion Exercise Fatalities Reported
A tanker rammed the Navy transport Ruchamkin off Cape Henry during a pre invasion exercise Seascape. Five soldiers were killed and at least 31 were injured as the 13 500 strong invasion fleet continued to prepare for a mock landing near Camp Pendleton Virginia Beach. The Hollis towed the damaged ship to Portsmouth for inspection and repairs.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Camp Pendleton
Virginia Beach
Atlantic Fleet
Texas Oil Company
Washington
Cape Henry
Philadelphia
Hollis
Naval
Portsmouth
Six Month Fast Claimed by Indian Girl
Madras medical observers study a 17 year old girl named Dhanalakshmi who claims she has not eaten or drunk for six months and has not lost weight. She has been under observation for two weeks.
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Madras
India
Dhanalakshmi
Doctor in Korea Silent on Status
Washington Reuters report notes an Army medical corps physician sent to a sensitive Korea location refused to reveal if he is a Communist or active in subversive work. Sen. O’Conor chaired the closed hearing, stating the officer had contact with Red prisoners before and after the Koje Island riot last summer.
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Washington
Army Medical Corps
Korea
Peveae
O’conor
D-Ma
Koje Island
Senate Internal Security
Communist Party
Tax cut timing sparks GOP split in Congress
Republican leaders in the House and Senate clash over when to enact a tax cut promised by the incoming administration. Senator Bridges and Rep. Martin push for a balanced budget first, while proposing possible excise and profits tax reductions. Rumors mention a 5 percent personal income tax cut under discussion, with budget figures around 55 to 70 billion for 1954.
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Washington
House
Senate
IG. O. P
Bridges
N. H
Rep
Martin
Mass
Congress
Ren. Reed
N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Aridges
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Bridges Advises Shan Senate Leadership Choice
Washington sources report Sen Bridges urges President-elect Eisenhower to stay out of Senate leadership selection. Bridges says he would take the GOP post only to prevent intra party fights and expects Eisenhower to avoid influence on who becomes majority leader.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Bridges
N.H
G.O.P
Eisenhower
Chicago
Hisenhower
Reds End Probe Into Yank Death Near Panmunjom
A U N investigation into the killing of an unarmed American Navy medical aid near Panmunjom was halted after Communist officers said the evidence was insufficient. The victim, a newly arrived Westerner, stood in a tent 1,500 yards south of the neutral perimeter when a rifle bullet struck him fatally. The scene included a two story house with grenades nearby and eight of the killer’s ten children dying in a separate kitchen fire incident.
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Panmunijiom
Pan- Mmunjom
U.N
USN
Munsan
Panmunjom
Korea
Col. Chang
Mass
Carthy
VM Smother
Chang
McCarthy
Charles W. McCarthy
Col
Chang Chung San
Chief Officer Beached After Princess Kathleen Grounding
Charles W. Savage, chief officer aboard the Princess Kathleen, admitted memory lapse led to the grounding and loss of the liner near Juneau Alaska. Justice Sidney Smith suspended his master’s license for one year but recommended reissuing a chief officer ticket after six months. About 300 passengers were aboard and all escaped.
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Vancouver, B
Rocks
Alaskan
Charles W. Savage
Juneau
Sidney Smith
Savage
Pup Hangs On Outside of Plane During Flight
A Seattle seaplane flight features Curley the cocker spaniel clinging to a pontoon. Pilot Roy Aitchison slowly returned to Lake Sammamish at 2000 feet as the brave pup held on through the wash, earning cheers from the family and a rubdown after landing.
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Seattle
Roy Aitchison
Aitchison
Curley
Lake Sammamish
U S Picks Beam For Moscow Job
The United States names Jacob D. Beam a career diplomat to head the American Embassy in Moscow as charge d affaires in the absence of George Kennan. Beam, 44, a Princeton native, aims to depart for Moscow before Thanksgiving and will hold the rank of minister counselor. No ambassador will be appointed before Eisenhower's inauguration as a protest over Kennan's ouster.
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Washington
State Department
Jacob D. Beam
Moscow
George F. Kennan
Kennan
Kremline
Beam
Princeton
N. Jo
Eisenhower
Dewey Arrives For Policy Conference With Eisenhower
Gov. Dewey of New York arrived in Augusta for a policy conference with President-elect Eisenhower and reiterated there is no possibility of joining the general's cabinet.
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Dewey
Augusta
New York
Eisenhower
Tragic Fall River House Fire Claims Six Children
Fire in a Fall River home killed Mrs Aladdin Audet 44 and four children in their beds. The other four children, Genevieve 17 Natalie 14 Shirley 12 Madeline 10 Eleanor 9 Veronica 7 Francis 5 and Geraldine 3, died on the floor as they tried to flee. Fire officials say the blaze began near a kitchen oil range with a trash barrel. Daniel 19 and his father were at work. only one married daughter survived.
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Aladdin Audet
Genevieve
Natalie
Shirley
Madeline
Eleanor
Veronica
Francis
Geraldine
Thomas E. Boylan
Fall River
Charles Gifford
Daniel
Daugher
Typhoon Devastates Formosa Killing Dozens and Wounding Hundreds
A howling tropical typhoon battered southwest Formosa Thursday night. Kaohsiung port and the nearby Tsoying naval base suffered extensive damage with a toll over 65 dead and 600 injured. Reports from other areas were fragmentary due to telegraph and telephone outages.
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Formosa
Kaohsiung
Tsoying
Truman opens talks with Eisenhower emissary Lodge
Washington AP reports Eisenhower’s advance emissary Sen. Lodge from Massachusetts arrived to discuss Korea and possibly other topics with the state and defense departments as the Truman administration begins secret diplomacy.
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Lodge
Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
Sen
Mass
State
Defense
Death by Self Destruction Ties U N Counsel to Lie Feud
New York AP report notes Abraham Feller, 47, leapt to his death from a 12th floor apartment after tension over United Nations staff scrutiny. Lie blamed the strain of defending U.N. employees against smears while Sen McCarran subcommittee probes stirred controversy. Feller had served as general counsel since 1946 and was a close associate of Alger Hiss.
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New York
U.N
Abraham Feller
Trygve Lie
McCarran
Feller
Lie
U. N
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen. McCarran
D-Ney
U.N. Secretariat
Robert Morris
Thesubcommittee
Eastland
Ferguson
E-Mich
Smith
D-N. C
Morris
U.N. Legal Department
Gas Price War Shapes Up In Cedar Rapids
Gasoline sold six to seven cents cheaper at several Cedar Rapids stations as Breese Bulk Oil launched a three day 19.9 cent regular and 20.8 cent ethyl opening special. Shell and Standard Oil stations followed with large cuts on Thursday night and Friday. Local observers compare the move to last year when a Marion independent sparked a price war that lasted weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Breese
Shell
Standard Oil
Judge Reverses Unemployment Benefit Ruling in Fairfield Case
District Judge Elmer K. Daugherty reversed the Iowa Employment Security Commission ruling, finding that a woman who quit to join her husband in another state does not qualify for unemployment compensation. The decision upheld Fairfield Glove Company against the claim filed by Mire Eunice M. Ruggles, a former employee.
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Fairfield
Elmer K. Daugherty
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Ahither
Fairfield Glove Company
Mire Eunice M. Ruggles
Liebson
Morris
Jace
Unr
Trygve
U.N
Communist Party
Iowa Commission Debates Claim of Involuntary Resignation
In Mrs. Ruggles case, Chairman Carl B. Stiger and J.C. Blodgett supported ruling her resignation was involuntary to keep her home. Daugherty dissented, saying the commissioners ignored the law’s good cause attributable to the employer.
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Iowa
Ruggles
Carl B. Stiger
J.C. Blodgett
Commission
Daugherty
Iowa Weekend Rain Forecast With Snow Flurries
The weatherman predicts light showers in western Iowa Saturday night expanding eastward to a light rain by Sunday. Snow flurries are expected along the northern border Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures stay above normal with a cold front and Pacific Northwest low. Cedar Rapids records 82 as a high.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Cedar Rapids
Parole Hearing for Alger Hiss Sealed in Secrecy
Parole board chairman reports Alger Hiss pleaded for parole at a federal penitentiary. The exact statements were kept secret, with Dr George C Killinger refusing to discuss details. Hiss has served 20 months of a five year sentence for perjury.
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Lewisburg
Alger
Iowa panel backs federal state plan for public employes
An Iowa legislative committee urged repealing the current public employes retirement system and adopting a federal state plan. The plan would cover about 80,000 workers and teachers, combining social security with a new state system to guarantee at least half salary at retirement after 20 years.
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Lard
Iowa
Lord
Davies Is Brought Before Loyalty Review Board
U S diplomat Davies Jr a top official in Germany faces a secret loyalty hearing after being recalled from Berlin by the state department. The inquiry centers on a report that he recommended CIA hires of six people, three of whom were alleged to be Communists.
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Washunchon
Joh P. Davies, Jr
Germany
Loyalty Review Board
State Department
Davies
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Central Intelligence Agency
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