Eisenhower Compli ments 7th Fleet for Tachen Islands Evacuation
President Eisenhower praised the U.S. 7th Fleet for the evacuation of the Tachen Islands in a message sent to the fleet from Georgia where he battled a cold during a quail hunt. He marked Abraham Lincoln's birthday with a statement on Republican devotion to Lincoln and sent the congratulations amid near freezing weather.
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Eisenhower
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachen Islands
Thereasury Humphrey
South Georgia
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Humphrey's Place
Bridge
John S. Doud
New York
Clifford Robrets
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
America
Nixon arrives in Guatemala amid cheering crowds on goodwill tour
Vice President Richard Nixon lands in Guatemala aboard the Columbine II to praise the nation's overthrow of communism and urge faster US aid. President of Congress Luis Azalez and Guatemalan officials greet him as marimba music fills the airport.
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Richard Nixon
Congress
Luis Azalez
Nixon
United States
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Washington
Eisenhower
Lincoln Birthday Observances Mark 146th Anniversary
In Springfield Illinois on February 12 ceremonies commemorated Abraham Lincoln's 146th birthday with pilgrimages to Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery. National American Legion officers led wreath layings including one for President Eisenhower. Public tours opened Lincoln's Uptown House, and speeches highlighted Lincoln's wisdom and courage.
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Abraham Lincoln
American Legion
Oak Ridge
Eisenhower
Lincoln
Illinois
Seaborn P. Collins
Legion National
William G. Stratton Tllinois
Princess Maria Pia Weds Yugoslav Prince In Lisbon Church
Italian Princess Maria Pia and Yugoslav Prince Alexander wed in a centuries old church in Cascats Portugal with Europe’s royalty in attendance. The brief ceremony united the Savoia and Kara Georgievich lines amid Vatican dispensation and a bright sunlit reception outside the Our Lady of the Assumption church.
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Portugal
Maria Pia
Yugoslavia
Europe
Umberto
Italy
Alexander
Paul
Ter
Vatican
Olga
Flavia
Marie Jose
Coimbra
Lisbon
Duchess of Kent
Britain
Elizabeth I
Savoia
Karageorgevitch
Church of the Assumption
Cascais
Peter
Lincoln Day Orator Attacks Ike At Chicago Rally
Gov. J Bracken Lee of Utah blasted the administration calling the United Nations and foreign aid unconstitutional while urging conservatives to recapture the GOP. Other meetings predicted Eisenhower would run again in 1956 as Mitchell and Brownell defended the administration.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Chicago
United Nations
GOP
Thomasville
Lincoln
Fleet Near Formosa With Evacuated Tachens Troops
The U S 7th Fleet approached Formosa today with evacuated Tachens garrison as Nationalists warned of armed junks near Matsu an. Washington said naval and air units would deter a Communist attack while the F86 squadron remains on Formosa and the garrison reaches Keelung.
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Formosa
Matsu
7Th
Chiang Kai-shek
Defense Ministry
Tinghai
Loyuan Bay
Red China
Washington
Adm
Robert P. Briscoe
United States
Min River
Foochow
Quemoy
Amoy
State Department
U.S
Tachens
Keelung
U.S. Navy
Stratojet Bomber Crashes in Saskatchewan Snow
A U S Air Force Stratojet crashed in northern Saskatchewan near The Pas after taking off from March Air Force Base. Four crewmen were aboard. two survivors were located but the extent of injuries remained unknown. Rescue teams from the U S and Canadian authorities, including Col Ernest Eddy and a ground party, prepared to evacuate the area. The downed crew included Lt Col Kenneth G McGrew Maj Robert D Dowdy Lester E Epton Capt Tomas L Pittman all married and based in Riverside California.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Airways
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Saskatchewan Aira
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Ndy Lake
Calles Parthioner
Prince Albert
Cumberland House
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Winnipeg
44Th Air Rescue
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
RCAF
March Air Force Base
Riverside
Calif
Ernest Eddy
320Th
U.S. Air Force
Kenneth G. McGrew
Robert D. Dowdy
Lester E. Epton
Tomas L. Pittman
Deep South hit by record cold and fatal incidents
A brutal cold wave gripped the Deep South and extended into Florida Virginia and Georgia causing at least nine deaths. The blast froze Mobile to 22 degrees and sent temperatures near or below freezing across Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana with widespread crop concerns and multiple fire fatalities. Two North Carolina deaths were linked to carbon monoxide poisoning and exposure.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Florida
Virginia
Georgia
Dixie
Warren O. Johnson
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State
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Misssissippi Andouisiana
Mobile
Next N C Beauty Pageant Is Slated For Wilmington
Winston-Salem February 12 The 1955 Miss North Carolina contest is set for July 14 to 16 in Wilmington with Miss America 1954 Lee Meriwether as a judge. Jaycees confirm junior golf tournament at Salisbury in July and a roadeo finals in Winston-Salem. Executive Committee approves Jaycee support for Eye Bank for Restoring Light Inc. as a major project this quarter.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Wilmington
N.C
Jaycee
Eye Bank For Restoring Light Inc
Eye Bank
Jaycees
U S Refuses To Surrender Islands To Reds
The United States tells Britain it will not surrender Nationalist held coastal islands to the Chinese Communists to entice a ceasefire. Quemoy and Matsus are seen as strategically important for Formosa defense, while London and Washington discuss a new Formosa peace phase and possible diplomatic steps.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
Quemoys
Matsus
China
U. S
U.S
Formosa
Peiping
Quemoy
Ofense
Chou En-lai
Red China
London
Free World
Chou
Quemoy-Matsu
Adm
Robert B. Briscoe
7Th Fleet
Subic Bay
Philippines
Formosa Strait
Jang Strait
Congress
Senate
Heneiee
Pacific
Jets Keep 25 F86 Squadron on Formosa Station
The Air Force will maintain a 25 plane F86 Sabre squadron on Formosa with rotation to replace each set, part of a 75 plane commitment of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing. The move supports joint base use with Chiang Kai-shek’s forces and aids the evacuation of Nationalist troops and civilians from the Tachen Islands.
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China
Air Force
Formosa
Nathan
Richard F. Twining
Lg ‘Oree
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
U.S
Stro d
He Patel
Wwe Mesa
Fire may have started by human torch in Skid Row hotel
Chicago reports 25 dead and 15 injured in a fire at a 245-room Skid Row hotel on Madison Street. Witnesses describe a blue flame attack on Joe Armatzo and others escaping with makeshift ropes or through windows. Fire damage estimated at $75,000 as embers swept corridors and rescue crews responded.
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Skid Row
Soci
and Waker U
Madison St
Joe Armatzo
Armatzo
Alcoho
Cs. Harvey
Harvey
Arthur Anderson
Robert Staff
Staff
Charles Taylor
Arthur M. Malcolm
Salvation Army
Harbor Light Mission
Cook County
Wales McCarron
John Oo
Korn
W. Madison St
Barton Hotel
Police quell one day strike in Johannesburg slums
Armed police swept pickets to break a one day strike by thousands of African workers protesting eviction in Johannesburg western areas. Eight organizers were arrested for public disturbance as buses gradually returned to service after initial disruptions.
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South Africa
African National Congress
Sophiatown
Congress
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