Li Tsungjen Urges Reds to Open Peace Talks
Acting President Li Tsung-jen urged China’s Communists to drop new demands and enter nationwide peace talks while showing tolerance for separate peace efforts in Nanking Shanghai and Hankow. He faced pressure from Reds near Hankow and potential splits among cabinet members, as plans for a Cantone visit were scrapped and Li sought a united negotiation stance.
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Nanking
Li Tsung-jen
China
Shanghai
Hankow
Central China Command
Hankdéw
Yangtze River
Sun Fo
Canton
South China
Thev
Peiping
Rhine Communist Sentenced to Jail
Max Reimann, the Kremlin's chief watchman on the Rhine, was sentenced in Dueseldorf to three months in jail for an inflammatory speech. He accused German politicians cooperating with the Western Allies of being Quislings who must answer to the German people. Convicted by a British military court for inciting Germans against fellow Germans, the ruling cited the dangerous nature of such treasonous rhetoric in the current climate. The offense followed an earlier statement in the U.S. zone and a Jan. 2 speech before 5,000 Germans in the British zone.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Max Reimann
Kremlin
Rhine
Ruhr
Reimann
U. S
H. 5. Meech
Forsaken Hospital Patients Captive In Dormitory Halls
Barboursville scene reveals 315 patients from Weston Huntington State Mental Hospitals housed in former college dorms at Morris Harvey. Men in crowded rooms, broken closet doors, and makeshift spaces. women’s area improved with cubicles and more light. An elderly attendant notes patients are treated like children as remodeling lags.
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Barboursville
McDonald
Rosa Hervey Hells
Weston, Spencer
Huntington
Donald Hall
Charles E. Evans
Barbouraville
Rosa Harvey Hall
Evans
Ripon Grand View Hotel Fire Leaves Six Missing
A devastating blaze at the Grand View hotel in Ripon Wisconsin killed and injured guests. Firefighters battled the four story brick structure as 42 people escaped in night clothing. Missing and presumed dead are Lloyd Wasserbach Albert Bleich Robert Wingler Charles Wendtliimd Miss Alice Callan and Miss Clara Solverson. Police say the register is missing and many were treated for injuries and exposure.
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Ripon
Wis
Grand View Hotel
Hotel Register
Ira Dunham
Dunham
Lloyd Wasserbach
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Chicago Rockets
Albert Bleich
Robert Wingler
Iowa City
Iowa
Charles Wendtlimd
Alice Callan
Longfellow
Clara Solverson
Ripon Knitting Co
Wasserbach
Rockets
Wisconsin
Amos Urges State Buy of 3500-Bed VA Hospital Near Martinsburg
West Virginia Senator John E. Amos proposes forming a joint legislators committee to seek acquisition of the Newtons D. Baker VA hospital complex near Martinsburg. The 100 modern brick structures on nearly 200 acres could house up to 5000 patients as a mental hospital option, relieving strain on existing state facilities. The plan envisions executive members including Senate president and House speaker co chairing, with the governor invited as chair.
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Amos
State Bay Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
West Virginia
John E. Amos
Kanawha
Newtons D. Baker
Senate
House
Veterans Administration
Witness Claims Nazis Compelled Axis Sally Broadcasts
In the Axis Sally treason trial, Ulrich Haupt testified he was forced to broadcast for the Nazis during World War II. Haupt, a German-American actor then, said had he refused his family would have suffered. The defense questions if Miss Gillars was similarly compelled, noting citizenship and coercion differences. The jury weighs Haupt’s claim against a former Nazi radio official’s denial of forced participation.
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Washington
Ultrich Haupt
James J. Laughin
Haupt
Adelbert Houben
Dad
Mildred E. Gillers
Port
Miss Gillars
Germany
Miss Guars
West Astoria
New York
Bill Would Allow Teacher Probation
A bill to grant a one to three year probationary period for new teachers won approval from the House education committee. The measure allows school boards to hire on probation and only make permanent if satisfactory, alongside other minor bills favored by committees.
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House Education Committee
House
Senate
del. Blankenship
Wyoming
House Judiciary Committees
Kanawha County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cabell County
House Committee On
Tristate
Huntington
Pole Creek
Wayne County
Ohio County Court
Administration Opposes Veterans Pension Plan Proposal
The administration indicated opposition to a proposed veterans pension bill, citing first year costs around 1.84 billion dollars and long term growth. Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. warned the measure could undermine the broader veterans compensation program and depart from prior policy limiting benefits to one form.
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Washington
Carl R. Gray, Jr
House Veterans Committee
Rankin
Dmiss
Gray
Congress
Truman
West Virginia Legislature Proposes State FEPC Bill
The legislature negotiates a six member fair employment practices commission in the state labor department to ban employment discrimination by race color creed or national origin. Members would be governor appointed with Senate approval from six districts serving three year terms with 1000 dollars yearly pay. Companion measures seek sales tax on out of state retail purchases for use in WV and redistribution to municipalities by population. Federal grants for education are also authorized.
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West Virginia
House of Delegates
Dol. Pauley
D-Mcdowell
Fair Employment Practices Commission
State Labor Department
Senate
Sen. Hardesty
Marion
Senate Finance Committee
Det. Doringer
State Education Department
State Board of Education
Johnston
Gazette Ads Prove 30 Vacancies Exist
Advertisers running Wanted-to-Rent ads in The Gazette show 30 vacancies in Charleston with examples. A Veteran wife and 18 month old child seek a four room furnished or unfurnished apartment or house. An elderly couple also seeks a turn key apartment immediately.
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the Gazette
Charleston
Gazette
Eteran
Baty
Ching Combats Mediation Shift Plan at Hearing
Chair Ching director of the mediation service told Congress that moving his agency to the Labor Department would be a step backwards. He opposed admin recommendations while cautioning against a punitive labor law and declined to detail positions on Taft Hartley changes. He defended the agency's independence and avoided choosing sides on major mediation questions. The Senate committee ran out of time as hearings continued toward a Feb. 10 deadline.
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Washingsun
Fec. 4
Curus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Congress
Labor Department
Truman
Tobin
F Ching
Senate
Ching
Paul Herzog
National Labor Relations Board
Herzog
Mediation Service
Children Die In Home Fire Near Clendenin
A fatal blaze at a three room frame house at Young's Bottom five miles south of Clendenin claimed the lives of two children, Harry Eugene Deal age 5 and Gloria 4, while a third child Bobby 11 remained unaccounted for. Neighbors and fire crews reported the fire appeared while the family slept and Mrs Pauline Deal, a widow, fled with the other children as the home burned.
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Young's Bottom
Clendenin
U. 5
Pennsylvania
Pauline Deal
Harry Eugene Deal
Gloria
Bobby
I Clendenin
Norris
SOS Signals Heard Off Florida Coast
Tampa rumor reports distress signals from a point about 10 miles in the Gulf of Mexico due west of Brooksville. A rescue plane is en route while checks show no missing plane in the area and coast guard stations from New York to New Orleans seek a definite fix on the source.
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Tampa
Fla
MacDillfield
Gulf of Mexico
Brooksville
MacDill
CAA
Coast Guard
New York
Miami
New Orleans
Jacksonville Beach
Pensacola
Oslo Remains Ready to Join Atlantic Pact
Britain and France doubt Stalin's peace bid and oppose separate talks with Truman. Ronald Chamberlain will seek Attlee’s stance on a Truman Stalin meeting in London. Bevin sent views to Washington, and Harvey conferred with Schuman on Western reaction. The Atlantic pact remains defensive. UN oversight and disarmament talks loom large.
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Oslo
Britain
France
Stalin
London
Stal+ jo
Truman
International
Ronald Chamberlain
Attlee
House of Commons
Washington
United States
Bevin
Bevin J
Oliver Franks
Oliver Harvey
Schuman
Russia
Norway
United Nations
U. N
Hevin
Henri Queuille
Firm Stand Taken On Soviet Protest
The State Department welcomed Norway's firm stance amid Russian pressure as Oslo signaled two key points. Norway backs Atlantic security talks and will not grant bases to foreign powers except under attack, while pursuing Western cooperation and maintaining sovereignty.
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State Department
Washington
Norway
Oslo
Russia
United States
Stalin
Truman
Michael J McDer
Mediator Proposes Wider Peace Talk in Middle East
Rhodes Feb 1 United Nations mediator Ralph J. Bunche proposed armistice talks between Israel and all Arab nations at war. King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan endorsed the plan urging Arab allies to join. Israel reportedly rejected Bunche line proposals to concede parts of the Negev, while talks with Egypt remain at standstill awaiting Cairo’s reply.
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Rhodes
Pi—United
Natons
Ralph J. Bunche
Israel
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Bunche
Amman
Egypt
Ne-gev
Palestine
Cairo
Jordan
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Holy City
Arab Legion
Idle Mine Cave-In Splits Town In Three-Block Area
A mine collapse in Carbondale Pennsylvania caused a house to drop eight feet and damaged 13 nearby homes in a three block area. Water mains burst and gas escaped as fires were guarded. Police estimated property damage at 100000 dollars. three people were injured. Residents feared an earthquake as debris and sliding earth created 40 foot ground sag. The De Angelus Coal Co leased the mine from Hudson Coal Co which had shut the pit as mined out.
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Carbondale
Mary McAndrew
Wiliam Ezman
Jean
Mary McDonald
de Angelus Coal Co
Hudson Coal Co
Hudson
Richard Maize
Deadlock on Budget Deadline Shifts Spending Ceiling
Democratic senators said Congress cannot accurately estimate 1950 costs in two weeks. They proposed a new spending ceiling deadline to be fixed by four tax and spending chairmen with possible dates April 1 15 or May 1 and study repeal of the budget estimate requirement.
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Washington
Congress
Deadine
Sen. Gillette
Iowa
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations
Rep
Doughton
House Ways and Means
Rep. Cannon
D-Mo
House
Bush Congress
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Frank Wilkin
Willie Willis
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