Tachen Islands Evacuation Under 7th Fleet Orders
President Eisenhower orders the U S 7th Fleet to assist in evacuating Nationalist troops from the Tachen Islands amid Red China warnings to keep hands off. The State Department confirms U S defense of related Formosa positions while avoiding public pledge on Quemoy and Matsus. Congressional leaders welcome the move as a test of Chinese Communists intentions.
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Tachen Islands
7Th Fleet
Red China
Washington
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Eisenhower
Tachens
Formosa
State Department
Chiang Kaishek
Pescadores
Quemoy
Isu
United States
Chiang
U. S
Cane
Matsui Islands
Red Ports
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Committee
China
Yellow Sea
Formosa Strait
Warships report no confirmed enemy submarines yet
U S Navy ships in the Formosa area say they have encountered no confirmed submarine contacts. Officers acknowledge the possibility of non American subs but report no verified Chinese Nationalist or Communist subs operating in the Formosa Strait. Navy pilots and sonar crews say they have had no confirmed submarine detections.
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U.S
Navy
Ap China
Pacific
Fonmosan
Formosa Strait
Taipei
Formosa
Adenauer sticks to Paris treaties amid French turmoil
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer pledged unflagging support for ratifying the Paris treaties to rearm West Germany and keep the Western bloc united despite the French government’s fall. He described communism as a major threat and outlined a nationwide CDU campaign to counter antiarmament opposition while appealing for public support in a radio address.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
West Germany
Pierre Mendes-France
Christian Democratic Party
CDU
Ree
Adenauer
Mance
Evacuation of Tachens Ordered by Eisenhower Chiang Kai-shek
Eisenhower and Chiang Kai-shek ordered the evacuation of 15 miles off China from the Tachens where 15 000 troops and civilians will depart with arms and equipment. Vice Admiral Pride leads the U S 7th Fleet assisting the operation as carriers and air forces swarm the Formosa Strait. The move aims to remove Chiangs forces from the Tachens and nearby satellites within about two weeks.
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Red China
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Liu Lien-yi
Tachen
Washington
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Helena
Turday
Tachen Islands
China
Yushan
Tachens
Nanchishan
Adm. Pride
Armosa
Formosan
Formosa Strait
Pride
7th Fleet ships close to Tachen Islands in training move
A powerful 7th Fleet unit steamed into waters near the Tachen Islands today. The exact distance and operating area remained secret. Officials said the deployment is mainly a training operation and not tied to orders about evacuating the Tachens.
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United States
7Th Fleet
Tachen Islands
Tachen
Probe into nationality of Red fighter planes
The United States opened an inquiry to determine whether Communist MIG fighters over the Yellow Sea belonged to Red China, North Korea, or Russia. Eight MIGs attacked a US recon bomber and escort. two were shot down while six returned to Communist territory amid the Formosa crisis.
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Far East
Tachen Islands
U.S
Eisenhower
Osan
South Korea
Yellow Sea
Washington
United States
Red China
North Korea
Russia
Future Looking Bright For Democrats Anderson
U S Senator Clinton P Anderson told about 600 Tar Heel Democrats at Jefferson Jackson Day dinner that the future looks bright for Democrats. He blamed Republican farm policy for income shortfalls, cited parity and farm aid, and praised Democratic gains while noting missed opportunities under GOP farming leadership.
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Raleigh
N.C
U.S
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Anderson
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
White House
United States
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dixon- Yates
Cooper
Sherman Adams
Congress
Joseph O'Mahoney
Wyons
Costa Rica recaptures Los Chiles from rebels
Costa Rica army took back Los Chiles in the north near the Nicaraguan border after rebels held the town and its airstrip. Col Guillermo Nunez and others were seized but later released or reported safe. Reinforcements were ordered, and the airfield was found abandoned during the operation.
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Los Chiles
Rica
Guillermo Nunez
Nunez
Poptce
Esa
Ates
Chiles
San Jose
Costa Rica
Russia joins Britain and India in Formosa cease-fire push
London reports indicate Russia, seeking to avert a larger war, is covertly aligning with Britain and India to press for an unwritten cease-fire in the Formosa Strait. Moscow may urge restraint on Peiping while urging Chiang Kai-shek concessions, with talks centered on Quemoy, Matsu and Tachen islands and future status at a conference. Prime Minister Churchill's government pursues secret diplomacy to ease tensions and avert war in the Far East.
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London
Russia
Britain
India
Formosa Strait
China
Formosa
Peiping
U.N
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Pescadores
British Foreign Office
Churchill
Chou En-lai
U.N. Security Council
Anthony Eden
Nehru
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
Molotov
Sir William Hayter
Moscow
P. N. Kaul
Hayter
Foreign Office
Kaul
Four Men In Fight For Premier's Spot
Paris February 5 Rene Coty pursues a quick replacement for Pierre Mendes France after the National Assembly voted out the government. Former premiers Mayer Schuman Pflimlin Pinay are named as possible successors amid party splits and new constitutional rules easing majority needs but complicating cabinet selections.
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Paris
Rene Coty
Pierre Mendes-France
Coty
France
National Assembly
Mendes- France
Rene Mayer
Schuman
Antoine Pinay
Pierre Pflimlin
Mayer
Radical
Socialist
Pflimlin
MRP
Pinay
Mendes-France
Publican
Republicans
Ing
Assembly
Robbers Held In Jail After Killing Man
In Newton Massachusetts February 5 three men were arraigned in district court on charges of murder and assault with intent to rob after they killed Merrill P Lovinger 28 a lawyer to be wife Fanna Lovinger 23 in a break in at Henry Mintz home. The robbers claimed they intended to rob another manufacturer nearby.
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Arsenault
Philip Purcell
President honors Boy Scouts on anniversary observance
Washington February 1945 The President honorary president of the Boy Scouts extends congratulations in a Week message praising 1,765,000 scouts and nearly 1,000,000 leaders. He cites self development service independence citizenship brotherhood and spiritual values fostered by scouting as vital to America.
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Charles Pard
J. Albert Shapard
Westwood
Boy Scouts of America
Emerywood Studio
Washington
Scouts
Boy Scout Week
America
Firebug Strikes Anew in Elizabeth City
A suspected full-moon arsonist struck again in Elizabeth City North Carolina as a general alarm fire damaged a downtown business district building. More than 20 general alarm fires have occurred in the past year, mostly on full moons, with no arrests.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
New York Consulate Hit by Gunfire Near U N
Bullets sprayed the guarded Egyptian consulate in New York on February 5. Two riflemen fired into an empty conference room on the top floor, leaving 14 shell casings and four bullets found at the scene. McCloy reported a car fleeing and noted a possible suspect, while police questioned a man with matching license plates.
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New York
U. N
Consulate
79Th St
Park Ave
McCloy
U. S
Westenany
Chase National Bank
Reds slam UN invitation over Formosa talks says Knowland
Senate Republican leader Senator Knowland says Communist China has slammed the door on a United Nations invitation to discuss a Formosa cease fire. He links the move to a Soviet tactic to force concessions at a four power conference, opposing further UN truce efforts.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
China
United Nations
Formosa
Senate
U.N
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Ace
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