UN backs Indian head count of prisoners in Korea
The United Nations Command supported India's mass roll call of 4,585 Chinese prisoners in the anti Communist camp, with 135 asking repatriation. The move drew mixed reactions from Communist sources and South Korea, while reaffirming free choice for prisoners under UN custody.
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United Nations Command
South Korea
Pyun Yung Tai
Formosa
Nat
George Eh
Neutral Nations
NNRC
U.N
India
U. N
UNC
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
North
Munist
Eose
U.N. Command
United Nations
UNRC
Buffalo Beulah Heads Toward Montana Mountain in Hunt
Three Civil Air Patrol planes joined the search for Beulah the buffalo and Benny in Warren County New Jersey after Beulah wandered off from Albert Sands Lanark Stables. Sands warned the animal could become dangerous if cornered.
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Phillipsburg
N.J
Hills
Warren County
Albert Sands
Lanark
Beulah
Benny
Montana Mountain
Civil Air Patrol
Sands
James
Benny 4
False Sands
Lehigh County, Ee
Allentown
Prank Drapes Davis Statue With Communist Flag
In Richmond Virginia during pre dawn hours a prankster placed a red communist flag with hammer and sickle in Jefferson Davis's hand on Monument Avenue. Fire crews removed the banner after 7 a.m. and startled morning commuters watched the scene.
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Davis
Richmond
Monument Avenue
Jefferson Davis
Weather summary for the 24 hours ending 8 p m
The Weather Bureau reports temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities for the previous day. Asheville 59 high 41 low Boise 68 high 46 low Atlanta 54 high 20 low High Point 23 Cosen 45 26 Tulsa 88 13.
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Washington
Up—Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Knowland Urges Aid for Pakistan Despite India Objections
In Trenton and Washington, Sen. Knowland calls for extending U.S. military aid to Pakistan, arguing it would bolster Turkey-like stability and serve free nations. He criticizes withholding aid as potentially affirming Indian neutralism and says the plan could use existing foreign aid funds with executive approval.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
India
Pakistan
Nehru
Asia
Russia
Janan Rangtee
Wich
Mild Weather Grips Nation Except Northern Plains Chill
A weather overview shows mild conditions across most of the country on Saturday while extreme Northern Plains stay cold. Readings range from 6 to 20 degrees in that region, with Chicago near 48 degrees and many northern areas in 30s to 60s elsewhere. Light snow flurries noted in eastern South Dakota and parts of Minnesota and Michigan, with Gulf Coast reaching 70s.
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Plains
Grand Forks
N. D
Bismarck
Chicago
South Dakota
Minneapolis
Lake Sumor
Duluth
Minn
Grandmas
Mich
Gulf Coast
Rocky Mountain
West St
Keating Presses Anti Crime Legislation Focus
Representative Keating announces plans to press anti crime bills in the upcoming session. He advocates expanding use of conspiracy laws against crime syndicates, boosting penalties for criminal enterprises, and tightening controls on gambling information used by bookmakers.
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Washington
Keating
Congress
Denver Freshman Pushing Walnut to Win Lady
An 18 year old Denver University freshman pushed a walnut a mile with his nose to gain a date with Dianna Davis 16. The dare was from rival Paul Brown 18 who courted the same girl. Police halted the start and the trek resumed in daylight with Lilly delivering the walnut to Dianna’s home, though she wasn’t home.
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Denver
Denver University
Fred Lilly
Lilly
Paul Brown
Dianna Davis
Dianna
Brown
Sao
W C Handy, Blues Writer, Is Married at 80
W C Handy, famed composer of St Louis Blues and Beale Street Blues, wed 51 year old Irma Logan, his former secretary, in Yonkers New York. Handy, blind and born in Florence Alabama, has a publishing business in New York and a long career in music.
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Yonkers
N. Y
W. C. Handy. Com
St. Louis Blues
Handy
Irma Logan
Richard Koenig
Christ Lutheran Church
New York
St. Louis
Florence
Ala
Henderson
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Huntsville
Clarksdale
Miss
Riot Kills Sixteen In Tokyo New Year Crowd Tragedy
Tokyo witnesses a New Year crowd surge at the Imperial Palace gates leaving sixteen dead and many injured. Reports describe a crush as thousands pressed forward to greet Emperor Hirohito, with details of mangled bodies and rescuers including two American Marines.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Imperial
Kyodo
All Radio TV Nets To Air Ike Speech
President Eisenhower’s State of the Union address will be carried live by all radio and television networks in a White House pool telecast. Congress opens Wednesday with the speech around 12:30 p.m. EST and a second broadcast from the White House at 9:30 to 9:45 p.m. EST. CBS radio will record and air at 11 p.m. EST.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol
Columbia Broadcasting System
White House
National Broadcasting Company
CBS Radio
How To Settle Video Argument Use Foot
Madison police recount a family dispute over a television. A father forced the TV to be shut down and his daughter’s argument ended without charges. The wife stated the set would be repaired.
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Madison, Wis
Daryl Jensen
Madison
Jensen
India Faces Over Half Billion in Outside Aid
New Delhi India January 2 Intaman Deshmukh the finance minister says India will need more than 500 million dollars in outside assistance to complete its current five year program of economic development. He will report on the nation's finances at the British Commonwealth finance ministers meeting in Sydney Australia this month.
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Trenton
N.J
William G. Smith
American Woolen Co
Smith
Boston
Jan
Oac
Tha T
American Woolen
Nery
New Delhi
India
Intaman Deshmukh
British Commonwealth Finance Ministers
Sydney
Australia
Commerce Secretary Forecasts Bright Year Ahead for Nation
Secretary Weeks delivered a year end report asserting the 1954 economy will be better than 1953’s boom. He warned of short-term difficulties but confidence remained that job levels and business activity will rise. 1953 highlights include a record 367 billion GNP and higher defense outlays, personal income, and civilian employment.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Eisenhower
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Erica
Expected Growth in New Furniture Lines at Winter Exposition
Surveys predict several new bedroom groups and multiple line introductions at the Southern Furniture Exposition opening January 18. Manufacturers retrain designs after weak informal market response, aiming to attract buyer dollars even if overall business softens in 1954. General Manager Leo Heer notes industry efficiency and competitive strength backing a high-rate market outlook despite possible minor declines.
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Mart
Furniture Row
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Sabre Jet Sets Coast-to-Coast Speed Mark
Air National Guard commander Millikan flew an F86 Sabre from Los Angeles to New York in about 4 hours 8 minutes setting a new speed record. He landed at Floyd Bennett Field near 2:19 p.m. EST after fuel stops at Omaha and idlewild. The mission promoted ANG recruitment and highlighted 615 mph average speed with a top 740 mph, despite headwinds and fuel limits.
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New York
Air National Guard
Mitchen
Idlewild
Floyd Bennett Field
Millikan
Los Angeles
Omaha
Lake Michigan
Santa Monica
Calif
Washington, D. C
ANG
District of Columbia
Washington
The
Goodyear Rubber Co
Ruby Wesson
London
Patricia
Alexandria
Mitchel Field
Long Island
U. S. Air Force
RCAF
Eagle
NAACP Applauds Ike Civil Rights Advances in 1953
The NAACP Washington Bureau lauds President Eisenhower for civil rights progress in 1953 and urges action in 1954 on remaining discrimination. It commends policies promoting government contract non discrimination and the anti segregation stance on military posts, while criticizing a Bureau of Printing and Engraving move on Negro printer apprentices. It also highlights congressmen and senators backing a non segregation amendment to the National Labor Relations Act.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Bureau of Engraving
United States
Congress
Sensives
R — NY
Smith
Maine
Aiken
R-Vi
Griswold
Neb
Purtell
R-—Conn
Goldwater
Ariz
Murray
D—Mont
Neelyesetha Douglas
Johman
D-Ny
Kennedy
D— Mass
Powell
Javits
R NY
Ava Gardner Poses For Sculptor In Barefoot Mess
Rome report says Ava Gardner models in a chilly studio for a statue ahead of a film titled Barefoot Mess. Frank Sinatra reportedly returns to Hollywood amid rumors of reconciliation as Italian sculptor Assen Peikov describes the classic Greek style statue and Gardner posing in a slip.
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Rome
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Hollywood
Lems
Assen Peikov
Miss Gardner
Automobile in Boston Displays Sign Reading His
Odd fact reports a Boston car carrying a sign where its front license plate would be, reading His. The curious display captures attention amid daily street traffic and mirrors local humor.
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Boston
Repatriated Corporal Batchelor Returns Under Guard
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor arrives at Seoul air base on a hospital plane amid heavy guard. He, 22, Texan, refuses to speak to reporters. En route to Tokyo for medical checkups, he will visit Kyoko Arkai, his Japanese wife, and later head to a U S Army hospital for further tests.
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Seoul
Claude J. Batchelor
Batchelor
Panmunjom
Tokyo
Cate
Kermit
Kyoko Arkai
Cpi
Edward S. Dickenson
Big Stone P Va
Kyoko
Atami
Japan
Claude
U. S
Richard G. Corden
East Providence
R. I
Mece
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