Western Powers Outline Three Point German Peace Plan
Western allies at Paris and Berlin outline a three step German peace plan to erase the East German Communist government. Dulles Molotov Eden and the French hope for an all German government via elections, then a peace treaty while Moscow seeks a negotiated East West unification with Red China involvement likely to surface.
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Russia
Berlin
United States
Paris
Germany
Molotov
Dulles
Eisenhower
Eden
Bhan
Red China
Indochina
Moscow
U. S
East
West Germany
Democrats Weigh White House Plan to Withdraw Divisions
Senate Democrats led by Russell and Johnson seek full background on Eisenhower's plan to pull two divisions from Korea. Criticism cites risk to Asia stability with debate over the administration's "new look" force realignment and possible concessions to gain an agreement with Russia.
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Eisenhower
White House
Rea
Russell
Georgia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Explosion rocks Pottstown business district damaging Woolworth store
An explosion and ensuing fire in downtown Pottstown caused about 350000 in damage to the F W Woolworth Co store and destroyed the Royal Jewelry Co stock next door. No injuries were reported as 150 firefighters battled the blaze, which was contained by 9 30 am.
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F. W. Woolworth Co
Richard L. Lindauer
Royal Jewelry Co
Woolworth
Royal
High Street
WPAZ
Europe's Dikes Hold Against Heavy Seas
London reports Western Europe's dikes and sea walls withstanding a 24 hour gale driven assault. Police and Coast Guards maintained vigilance in England until high tide passed uneventfully. Netherlands notes water levels near last winter highs but normalizing as Randers Denmark floods linger.
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Europe
Low Countries
England
Netherlands
Scandinavia
Denmark
Jutland
Randers
Bank Report Issued on National Banks Condition
Washington Comptroller of the Currency Ray M. Gidney called for a report detailing the condition of all national banks as of December 31. The request seeks comprehensive financial data to assess the sector’s stability and health.
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Washington
Ray M. Gidney
Talks To Shape 1954 Tax Program In Word From Reed And Humphrey
Secretary Hum phrey and Rep Daniel A Reed opened a series of conferences to craft a tax program that could unite Republicans for 1954. They met privately yesterday and again at the White House today with more talks planned. The talks aim to bridge differences over tax cuts and excess profits tax policy as the administration delays final decisions. President Eisenhower plans a general tax discussion in the State of the Union with a fuller program later.
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Daniel A. Reed
R-N.y
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State of the Union
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Congress
CBS Radio
Movie Star Aids Eisenhower Broadcast Setup
President Eisenhower will receive technical help from film star Robert Montgomery for tonight's national radio and television report. Montgomery, who advised on the Christmas Eve broadcast, discussed lighting and related matters with White House aides including press secretary James C. Hagerty.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert Montgomery
The
Nation
Montgomery
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Tin Magnate Seeks Eloping Daughter in Edinburgh
Bolivian tin magnate Patino searches Edinburgh for his 18 year old daughter Maria Isabella who eloped with James Goldsmith the 20 year old son of a London hotelman. They filed a wedding notice with registrar Tom Cockburn in Morningside district. Parental consent not required for 16 plus under English and Scottish law. Patino family arrived from Paris to intervene.
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Scotland
Antenor Patino
Maria Isabella
London
Patino
James Goldsmith
Elopers
Paris
James
Tom Cockburn
Morningside
Land
Simon Patino
Bolivia
French Planes Raid Vietminh Supply Lines Near Dien Bien Phu
French fighters and bombers conducted moonlight raids aimed at Vietminh supply convoys threatening Dien Bien Phu, the surrounded French fortress north of Laos. Vietminh coolie transports move at night to dodge air attacks. no major assault has occurred yet. Also 100 of 297 POWs released by Vietminh arrived in Hanoi, many in need of medical care.
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Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Laos
Vietminh
Foreign Legionnaires
France
European Nations Study TV Hookup
West Europe eyes a connected TV network as eight non communist nations discuss program exchanges. England Italy and others plan to relay opera comedy drama and speeches to foreign viewers with a target start by June 1 to coincide with a world soccer match in Switzerland.
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Europe
Italy
Aldo Passante
England
Bernard Shaw
William Shakespeare
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Passante
Belgium
Denmark
France
West Germany
Britain
Holland
Switzerland
Sweden
UN Stand On Prisoner Repatriation Lock In Jan 22 Date
UN commander General John Hull blames the Communists for the breakdown in prisoner explanations and sets a Jan 22 midnight deadline for freeing anti Red POWs. Marines and engineers widen barbed wire barriers to move captives toward rail heads as NNRC and Indian custodial troops seek to enforce the plan.
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Korea
U. N
John E. Hull
UNC
South Sea
Pyun Yung Tai
Hull
K. Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
U. N. Command
Thimayya
U.N
Demilitarized Zone
Formosa
MRC
Ieee
Six Die Violently In State Over New Year Weekend
The Associated Press reports six North Carolinians were killed by violence during a New Year weekend from Thursday evening to Sunday midnight. Victims include Joe B. Sells in a two car crash near Black Mountain and Edgar Willoughby who drowned when his boat overturned on the Roanoke River in Windsor.
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Associated Press
Joe B. Sells
Asheville
Black Mountain
Ronald Oates
Gastonia
Billy Owen McGuire
Aberdeen
Raeford
Paul E. Torrance
Salisbury
Leroy Johnson
Charlotte
Edgar Willoughby
Windsor
Roanoke River
U.S. Bomber Fleet Shifts To Jet Power As B52 Nears
The Air Force moves toward jet propulsion, with at least half the strategic bomber fleet now jet powered. By year end the WWII era B29 and B50 will be replaced in part by B47s and the new B52 scheduled for first production next fall.
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U. S
Far East
Strategic Air Command
Soviet Union
Eisenhower previews 1954 agenda to GOP leaders
President Eisenhower outlined his new Congress program in a White House session with nine Republican leaders. Speaker Martin called the plan dynamic and progressive as aides announced budget and economic messages to Congress in late January and a State of the Union address to a joint session.
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Eisenhower
House
Martin
R-Mass
White House
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Hagerty
Outstanding Men Will Be Honored
Tulsa reports the Junior Chamber of Commerce names 10 outstanding men from 21 to 36 for a Seattle banquet on January 23. honorees include Rep. Stringfellow, Frank Clements, Walter Carter, Albert Schatz, William Gordon Jr., Carl Rowan, Billie Sol Estes, Lloyd Koritz, Hiroshi Miyamura, and Maynard Miller for notable wartime, government, science, and leadership achievements.
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U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Wash
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Ogden
Utah
Otto Hahn
Hitler
Frank Clements
Tennessee
Walter Carter
Tabor City
N.C
Albert Schatz
Fairlawn
N.J
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William Gordon Jr
Alaska
Carl Rowan
Minneapolis
Billie Sol Estes
Pecos
Tex
Lloyd Koritz
Rochelle
Hiroshi Miyamura
Gallup
N.M
Korea
Maynard Miller
Jenner In Canada To Quiz Gouzenko
U S Senators William Jenner and Pat McCarran visited Montreal to question Igor Gouzenko about Soviet spying in the United States. They met with Gouzenko after talks with RCMP officials and attended a secret session at the Windsor Hotel. The delegation planned to stay until the mission is completed and return to Washington for Congress opening.
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U. S
William Jenner
R-Ind
Pat McCarran
D-New
Igor Gouzenko
United States
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Ottawa
America
Britain
Windsor
J. R. Lemieux
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Lemieux
Gouzenko
Arty
Douglas Stuart
McCarran
Canada
Jenner
Washington
Congress
Subcommittee
Moore Sworn In As New Judge
Clifton L. Moore of Burgaw was sworn in as a superior court judge by Chief Justice W. A. Devin in the State House. Gov. Umstead appointed Moore after the Council of State approved retirement for John J. Burney of Wilmington. Burney Jr. also took the oath to succeed Moore as solicitor of the Eighth Judicial District.
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Jean
State House of Representatives
W. A. Devin
Clifton L. Moore
Burgaw
Umstead
Moore
Council of State
John J. Burney
Ilmington
John J. Burney Jr
Wilmington
Eighth Judicial District
Young Burney
Columbus County
Elingsbethtown
Bladen Superior Court
New Year's Deaths Set New Record
Accidental deaths during a 78 hour New Year weekend reached 427, with 311 in traffic, 40 in fires, and 76 in other mishaps. The record three day total surpassed earlier weekend totals but remained below the Christmas totals a week earlier.
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