Truman opposes U S troops to block Formosa takeover
President Truman reportedly rejects using American troops to defend Formosa while promising continued economic and political support to Chiang Kai-shek. The stance was reaffirmed at a national security council meeting, with no change in policy despite congressional pressure. Reports also note concerns MacArthur favors all practicable efforts to prevent communist capture, though no direct U S involvement is discussed.
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Washington
Jan
Truman
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Mr. Truman
National Security Council
White House
Congress
United States
Iice
U. S
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Okinawa
Tokyo
MacArthur
Neighbors Back Doctor in Mercy Killing Case
In Candia New Hampshire Dr Hermann N Sander 40 evokes town support while awaiting Hillsboro county grand jury action for the mercy killing of Mrs Abbie Barreto 59 cancer patient The document of 605 of 650 voters praises his integrity and devotion and the New Hampshire academy of general practice also backs him The case actions continue on page two.
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Herman N. Sander
Manchester
N. H
Sander
Abbie C. Borreto
Helen Maciolek
Candia
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
New Hampshire Academy of General Practice
Academy
George Brown
Concord
Convicts Break From Tucker Farm Sparks Arkansas Manhunt
A manhunt for four armed convicts who escaped Tucker State prison farm after killing a guard intensified as they shot a town marshal and clashed with officers near Lonoke east of Little Rock. Police identified Williams as ring leader. pursuit involved state troopers, guards, and civilian posse with bloodhounds.
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Little Rock
Ark
Rock
R. E. Brown
Tucker State Prison Farm
Nere
Kenneth Brentley
Lonoke
Vernon Woods
England
Woods
W. A. Dean
Dean
Oase
Brentley
Leo Wilcox
Ray Shipp
Joe ‘Trotter
Little Rock Poice
Wilcox
Shipp
Gyne
Western Star's Son Seeks Share in Estate
William S. Hart Jr. age 27 heads to court tomorrow to bid for a portion of his late father William S Hart Sr.'s $1,000,000 estate. Hart Jr. was disinherited in the will. Most of the estate including a ranch lies in Los Angeles County.
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William S. Hart, Jr
Ather
Yesteryear
Young Hart
Los Angeles County
Postwar North Carolina farm boom ends says Ballentine
Agriculture Commissioner L. Y. Ballentine states the post war boom is over for North Carolina farming. In a year end review he cites 1949 as a period of downward readjustment with farmers holding less cash, cotton-dependent growers hit hard, peanut value down from 37.4 to 25.3 million, tobacco income about 359 million, and corn showing a value gain despite lower prices.
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Raleigh
Jan
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
North Carolina
Financial Status Of Mexico Is Good
Mexico reports strong finances with peso stabilization efforts returning money to the United States. Treasury notes $22,000,000 repaid, with $15,000,000 still owed. The peso rate of 8.65 per dollar has boosted dollar reserves by $63,000,000 since last June. Part of the funds went to the United States, with $8,000,000 paid to a British oil-property owner and $2,000,000 for revolutionary damage claims by U.S. citizens.
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Mexico City
Treasury Department
U. S
Mexico
Byrd Seeks Delay on Excise Tax Cuts in New Session
Senator Byrd of Virginia urges delaying wartime excise tax cuts to assess federal spending for the coming fiscal year. He favors slowing action on reductions in taxes on telephone bills, transport tickets, furs, jewelry, luggage, and cosmetics until spending clarity emerges in four to five months. President Truman plans to outline tax changes in a State of the Union brief, with a fuller plan later.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Capitol Hill
Truman
Senate
Gambler Herbert Noble Hints at Self Help After Attack
Gambler Herbert Noble says from his Dallas hospital bed he may take the law into his own hands after being shot at his Oak Cliff home. The attack marks the sixth attempt on his life amid ties to a 1930s Dallas underworld figure linked to his wife's earlier bomb death.
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Dallas
Tex
Herbert Noble
Oak Cliff
Noble
Dallas News
Harry McCormick
Freida
West
Hollis Delois
Lois) Green
Underworld
Green
Fabulous du Ponts Mark 150th Anniversary Arrival
Kenne t Square Pennsylvania January 2 One hundred fifty years after refugees from France landed near Newport R I the du Pont family held a 632 guest celebration at Longwood Gardens Philadelphia area. The two hour banquet featured a 35 pound game pie and Johnny cake with 50 cents per year of life paid by each guest.
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U. S
Kennet? Square
France
Newport
R. I
Longwood Gardens
du Pont
Johnny
United States
Rhode Island
Pierre Samuel du Pont
Brandywine
Wilmington
Del
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc
Pierre S. du Pont
Twelve Deaths by Violence Over New Year's Holidays
At least 12 persons died by violence in North Carolina over the New Year holiday weekend. Army Capt. Robert T. Clark, 29, was killed in a hunting accident in Franklin county when shot by his brother in law Hodge Newell, 30, of Henderson. Deputy Sheriff Walter Batholomew reported Clark hunted birds with friends in the Hickory Rock area. John L. Sawyer, 39, a wholesale tobacco salesman, was found dead in his Elizabeth City garage. Coroner W. H. C. White ruled self-inflicted gunfire. Eighty-year-old James Harrison Warner died in a non collision auto accident near Wadesboro after his brakes failed as he backed from a shelter into a highway embankment. Stacy Britt, 38, fire chief of Warsaw, died when a fire truck collided with a car en route to a residence fire at Magnolia. Boyce Dermont Lohr, 29, died in a State highway patrol car wreck near Cherryville during an 80 mph chase. he was son of Judge George Lohr. Miss Missouri Guiton, 20, story ends mid sentence.
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North Carolina
Army
Robert T. Clark
Walter Batholomew
Clark
Hickory Rock
Franklin County
Hodge Newell
Henderson
John L. Sawyer
Elizabeth City
W. H. C. White
James Harrison Warner
Wadesboro
Warner
Stacy Britt
Warsaw
Magnolia
Boyce Dermont Lohr
Cherryville
Lohr
Recorder’s Court
George Lohr
Missouri Guiton
Finland Awaits Russian Note on War Criminals
Helsinki reports the Soviet note accusing Finland of harboring about 300 alleged Soviet war criminals. Moscow cited 56 as having committed the most serious crimes. President Paasikivi urged no Finnish enemies of the Soviet Union and emphasized honoring treaties.
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Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Juho Paasikivi
Paasikivi
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Soviet Union
Virginians' Goats Face Texas Roundup on Island Patch
On Parris Island in Virginia a goats population will be rounded up by Texas ranchers Joe Whitehead and Cliff Clary. The island owners Mrs. Jean M. Schmidlapp and Dr. Carl M. Schmidlapp let a herd of goats establish on the 10 mile dot, now numbering thousands. The two Texans aim to herd the goats back to Texas for vaccines and other uses. The residents brace for the removal and debate the intrusion into island life.
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Parramor
Island
Joe Whitehead
Cliff Clary
Podner
Atlantic Ocean
Virginia
Texas
Percy Roberts
San Angelo
Lewis Smithwick
San Baba
Ken
Jean M. Schmidlapp
Cincinnnati
Carl M. Schmidlapp
New York
Mysterious Planes Over Okinawa Reported By Red Cross
Ferdinand Micklautz of the American Red Cross says reconnaissance planes believed Russian fly over Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands almost daily, vanish before interceptors. He notes vapor trails at high altitude and that most identity is unofficially assumed. Pirate ships also operate in the southern Ryukyus.
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Tokyo
Ryukyu Islands
Red Cross
Ferdinand Micklautz
American Red Cross
Okinawa
Air Force
Micklautz
Shanghai
Naha
U. S
Ryukyus
Japan
Formosa
Wesels
Bad Weather Postpones Best Mummers Parade
Rain and cloudy skies force postponement of the Philadelphia Mummers parade. About 1,000 marchers, ready to march up Broad Street, are rescheduled for next Saturday in hopes of better weather. The event, among the city’s oldest traditions, was carried over due to Jan 1 falling on a Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
First POW Payments Due March or April
The war claims commission announced that first payments to former American prisoners of war and civilian internees will be made in March or April this year. Claims may be filed starting tomorrow and must be filed by March 1, 1951. The commission has $19,000,000 in liquidated assets to cover an estimated $120,000,000 in claims, while about $500,000,000 of enemy property remains tied up in ownership claims.
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Washington
War Claims Commission
Office of Alien Property
Governor Kerr Scott Praises First Year of Administration
Governor Kerr Scott expresses satisfaction with the first year of his administration. His year-end report highlights 15-point goals from his inaugural address and credits teamwork for progress. He notes ongoing projects and the need to continue the work into the future.
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Kerr Scott
Scott Re
Truman Faces Congress To Outline Fair Deal
Washington January 2 President Truman prepared to outline his mid century program as Congress opens. The likely main expansion is social security benefits though many major proposals such as compulsory health insurance Taft Hartley repeal Brannan plan and education aid may be shelved. Republicans and Democrats signal work on a Senate bill to add 11 million to social security and raise benefits while White House previews continue for the state of the union message.
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Truman
Capital
Congress
Senate
House
Marti
R-Pa
George
D-Ga
Lucas
Illiois
Democrat Policy Committee
Barkle House
Rayburn
Tex
McCormack
Massachusetts
White House
Leaden Skies Mark Last Day of Holiday Weather
The nation faced a damp last day of the New Year holiday with overcast skies from the Great Lakes to southern New England. Light rain and drizzle persisted along a soggy belt, while Montana, northern Wyoming and Idaho saw snow. Forecasters expect the snow to drift eastward to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Associated Press
America
Great and Upper Mississippi Valley
New England
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Atlanta
Asheville
Greensboro
Carolina
Charlotte
Columbia
Releigh
Spartanburg
Widmington
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Rockies
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Weather Bureau
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Mont
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Los Angeles
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Iowa
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