More Tanks And Cars To Be Sent To Nationalists
U.S. authorities say 300 tanks and armored cars loaded onto a Turkish freighter in Philadelphia mark part of late 1940s orders for Chinese nationalists on Formosa. Funds came from a $125 million China aid package. shipments continue despite Truman's public restrictions.
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Nationalists
Washington
Formosa
Philadelphia
Congress
China
Truman
Army Ordnance
Lima
Ohio
Two Gunmen Still At Large In Mountain Search
Police chase two armed gunmen in North Carolina near the Tennessee line after their car was set afire and abandoned. Officers used machine guns tear gas and bloodhounds as rain and cover hindered the search. A Georgia registered car found with stolen items and a missing Alabama linked license plate was recovered.
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Boone
Jan
R. B. Parker
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Ford
Alabama
Taft questions cost of Truman four point program
Senator Taft said the expanded point four program to aid backward regions appears to cost “beyond calculation” as he warned of billions needed to lift worlds underdeveloped areas to U.S. living standards. He cited Secretary Acheson on using economic aid to curb communism in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
State of the Union
Far East
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Ferguson
R.mich
Asia
Fugitives Captured in Mississippi Massacre Case
Two armed white men Leon Turner and Wednell Whitt were captured near their homes after a spree that killed four members of the Harris family and wounded a 15 year old girl. Malcolm Whitt was arrested yesterday. District Attorney Rodgers says revenge was the motive after earlier armed burglary and attempted rape charges.
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Jackson
Miss
Highway Patrol
Sallis
Leon Turner
Wednell Whitt
Whitt
Malcolm
Ruby Nell Harris
Thomas Harris
Harris
Frankie Thurman
Mary Brunside
Henry L. Rodgers
Perline Thurman
Rodgers
Malcolm Whitt
Kosciusko
Q. Q. Harris
Democrats Defend Far Eastern Policy In Formosa Debate
In Washington the Democrats attacked Republican foreign policy critique over Formosa. Acheson defended policy in House Foreign Affairs hearings and Senate talks, insisting the United States would not provide military aid to Formosa, while Republicans pressed for moves to protect the island and its bases in Asia.
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Washington
America
Formosa
G.O.P
Far East
Acheson
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Committee
Lawrence H. Smith
Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
Soviet Walkout Marks Early 1950 U N Session
Soviet Delegate Jakob Malik announces expulsion of Nationalist Chinese at the United Nations Security Council and vows to withhold participation until Tsiang's seat is removed. He signals a shift to a Chinese Communist replacement and uses the move as Western propaganda. In Britain, Labour Prime Minister Attlee sets Feb 23 election date with Churchill planning return from Madeira.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Security Council
Jakob Malik
U. N
Peiping
Chou En-lai
Council
China
United Nations
Labor
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Madeira
England
Stalin Deified by Albanian Assembly
The Albanian people assembly voted to erect a statue of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. Premier Enver Hoxha told the Albanian telegraph agency that Stalin is “our people's glorious saviour” and a god.
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London
Albania
Joseph Stalin
Albanian People's Assembly
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin
Enver Hoxha
Stalin
Churchmen condemn Attlee over election date in England
Prime Minister Attlee faced a churchman’s rebuke in DEAL England on January 11 for naming a general election day after Ash Wednesday. Clerical leaders from the Church of England Deanery of Sandwich called the timing unworthy of a Christian country and urged consideration of church duties.
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Deal
Eng
Attlee
Church of
Death of Dr Walter A Mater Lutheran Hour Leader
The Rev. Dr Walter A Mater 56 conductor of the Lutheran radio hour died after his fourth heart attack in less than two weeks in St Louis. Born in Boston he studied at Boston University Concordia Institute and Harvard University. Survivors include his widow and two sons Walter Maier Jr and Paul A Maier.
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ST. Louis
Walter A. Mater
Lutheran Radio Hour
Lutheran Hour
Boston
Maier
Boston University
Concordia Institute
Bronxville
N. Y
Professors Missing In Luzon After 11 Days
Manila January 11. Searchers fail to find any trace of American professors Dr. Robert F. Conklin of Springfield College and Prof. Marvin Pittman of Chicago after they disappeared December 21 during a hiking trek in rugged northern Luzon. Foot patrols report no sign they would have crossed the expected route.
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Manila
Luzon
Robert F. Conklin
Springfield College
Springfield
Mass
Marvin Pittman
Chicago
Cold War Costs Deepen U S Debt Says Truman Budget Plan
James Marlow reports that President Truman’s budget portrays the cold war as costly yet cheaper than a shooting war. He notes projected deficits of about 11 billion dollars, uncertainty over Marshall Plan cuts, and ongoing Soviet pressure.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
U. S
Oklahoma students burn cross during Allan Shaw speech
In Norman Oklahoma angry University of Oklahoma students shouted protests and burned a 15 foot cross outside Hillel house where communist party chairman Allan Shaw spoke. Reporter Glenn Wilson was attacked but unharmed. Police took no action.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Communist Party Chairman of Oklahoma
Allan Shaw
Hillel House
Civil Rights Committee
Glenn Wilson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
Shaw
Hillel Foundation
Stock Market On Steady Course
New York stock prices opened steady with most issues trading near unchanged or a fraction lower. Rubber stocks led gains with Goodyear and U S Rubber up about a point, while Dow components like U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and Chrysler slipped. Packard rose to 43 4, and International Harvester Schenley Admiral Philco and Consolidated Edison also advanced.
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New York
Goodrich
Goodyear
U. S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward Douglas Aircraft
Childs
International Telephone
Alcohol Fueled Gunman Kills Police Chief and Woman in Mendon
In Mendon Massachusetts a liquor crazed gunman held patrons at the Red Rooster cafe for three hours then opened fire. Police chief Matthew J Mantoni and Katherine Brady 22 of Uxbridge were killed. Two patrons Laurence Griffin and Josephine Pitasi were wounded. The gunman Harold Ward of Mendon was felled by a bullet likely fired by the chief. The wounded were taken to Milford hospital.
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Mendon
Mass
Red Rooster
Matthew J. Mantoni
Katherine Brady
Uxbridge
Laurence Griffin
West Upton
Josephine Pitasi
Harold Ward
Milford Hospital
Route 16
Worcester
Aubrey Hensel
Ward
Mantoni
Harold Lowell
Liner Sails With Kiss Me Kate Cast Aboard Ship
The Italia with 23 female performers bound for a charity show sailed from New York after a misheard warning. Police report the cast raised about 7500 for infantile paralysis by selling kisses to passengers during the voyage before rescue.
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Kiss Me
Kate
New York
Italia
Coast Guard
Dairy State Senators Split on Oleomargarine Tax Vote
U S senators from Minnesota Wisconsin and Washington split over repealing wartime oleomargarine taxes. Senator Wiley led a bid to ban yellow oleomargarine while supporting tax repeal, facing opposition from Humphrey Magnuson who called attempts to attach tax cuts or civil rights riders a parliamentary trick. No civil rights amendments have been offered but chatter of possible changes continues as the vote nears.
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Washington
Humphrey
D.-Minn
Magnuson
D.-Wash
Wiley
R.wis
Senate
Butler
R.-Neb
Tis
Allen Says Civil War is Unlikely In Yugoslavia
Paris January 11 George Allen the new U S ambassador to Yugoslavia said a civil war fueled by outside agitation is unlikely in Yugoslavia He noted possible trouble but believed it would not mirror Greece between the government and communist guerrillas He said Tito government has not asked for American military aid and that economic assistance will be considered in Washington
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Paris
George Allen
U. S
Yugoslavia
Washington
Swannanoa Gap Officially Named in Blue Ridge
The board on geographic names declared Swannanoa Gap the official name of a gap in the Blue Ridge mountains. It lies three miles west of Black Mountain in Buncombe and McDowell counties, North Carolina. A nearby gap formerly called Swannanoa was named Black Mountain Gap.
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Washington
Board On Geographic Names
Swannanoa Gap
Blue Ridge Mountains
Buncombe
McDowell Counties
North Carolina
Black Mountain
N. Fe
Swannanoa
Black Mountain Gap
Three Day Work Week Ordered For Coal Miners
John L. Lewis ordered 66 000 striking coal miners to resume a three day work week starting Monday as part of his ongoing battle for higher wages and welfare benefits. The move follows nationwide stoppages across seven states with prior partial returns to work in Illinois. Operators view the tactic as pressure on government intervention under Taft Hartley while Truman has shown no emergency action.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Bac
Lewis
Unite Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Alabama
Kentucky
Ohio
Utah
Virginia
Illinois
Congress
President Truman
Truman
White House
United Mine
Refuses To Lift Charlotte Rent Control
Washington reports the housing expeditor’s office reiterates its refusal to implement decontrol in Charlotte North Carolina. A Dec. 29 city resolution set May 1 as the deferred decontrol date, which is deemed defective under the 1949 act. The governor's approval and a proper council resolution are required before any action.
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Washington
Office of Housing Expeditor
Tighe FE
Woods
Charlotte
N. C
Ed Dupree
Hoey
Ice Storm Moves Into Northwest Rockies Today
An intense storm that battered the Pacific coast moved into the northern Rockies bringing snow rain and hail. Winds up to 55 mph snapped ice laden lines while sub zero readings appeared in Montana the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa with a shift toward cooler but near normal temperatures in the east.
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Pacific Coast
Rockies
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Central States
Midwest
Weather Bureau
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Great Lakes
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Great Falls
Mont
Pacific Ocean
New York State
Philadelphia
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Nicolas Drujinenki-Nicolaie
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Malik
Tsiang
Russia
Mokre
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Dr. Mater
Europe
Dairy State
Allen
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