Allied envoys reach Germany for parley
U S Secretary of State Dulles French Foreign Minister Bidault and British Foreign Secretary Eden arrive in Berlin for a big four conference set to open Monday. Molotov is believed to travel to East Berlin. Western ministers plan a pre conference talk to align strategy.
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Berlin
U. S
State Dulles
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
Germany
V. M. Molotov
East Berlin
Ine
Free Foreign Ministry
Waar
Dulles
Bidault
Paris
Eden
Duesseldorf
Washington
Austria
Europe
Ind
Molotov
Konrad Adenauer
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bonn
East Germany
East
West Germany
Steady Rain In Carolinas To End Tonight
After two days of rain, a mass of cool air brings clearing and much colder conditions tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. The forecast calls for remaining rain to end in western areas tonight and on the coast later, followed by a mostly cloudy and cold Saturday.
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Carolinas
South Carolina
Asheville
Charleston
Charlotte
Columbia
Greensboro
Raleigh
Spartanburg
Wilmington
Second Consecutive Drop Signals Economic Stability
Washington reports December prices fell less than one tenth of one percent marking a second monthly decline. BLS Commissioner Ewan Clague says the trend does not imply a recession as November and December drops total a half percent. The 1953 CPI neared 114.9 with year over year growth of about 1.5 percent since price decontrol began.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Ewan Clague
Clague
Eisenhower defense plan gains GOP support in Congress
President Eisenhower’s new defense concept prioritizes air power and new weapons while imposing about four billion dollars in cuts. Republicans back the proposal as Democrats push for study of the multibillion budget, with Sen. Maybank urging rapid expansion of air power and possible use of unspent foreign aid funds to speed Air Force programs.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Ihe
Neigh Re
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Douglas
D-Ill
Army
Nes
Short
R-Mo
Armed Services
Sae
House
Defense Chiefs
Secretary of Defense
Brownell Says All Reds Ousted
Washington attorney general Brownell spoke at a news conference detailing security concerns within the federal payroll, noting no known Communist party members among 2,200 separated workers. He outlined possible prosecutions under Smith conspiracy law and potential deportation plans if citizenship stripping passes Congress. He also signaled readiness to address perjury charges against diplomat Davies and the State Department review of his record.
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Edccreagh
Washington
Brownell
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Antitrust
Congress
Ready
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
John Paton Davies Jr
Davies
State Department
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eight to Twelve Inches Snow Predicted North
The Weather Bureau forecast eight to 12 inches of snow from central Virginia to southern New Jersey by late tonight. Earlier bulletins predicted four to eight inches from Virginia to New York State as the storm intensified over Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Washington T
Weather Bureau Today
Virginia
New Jersey
New York State
Georgia
Carolinas
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Weather Outlook Shows Cold Ice and Wet Across Regions
The Associated Press reports continued frigid, icy, and wet conditions across two thirds of the nation. Temperatures remained extremely cold in the northern Midwest with It 21 below zero at International Falls Minnesota after a 41 below reading yesterday. Snow fell from northern Virginia to New York while four to eight inch accumulations were forecast. Arkansas and Missouri saw seven inches in Walnut Ridge and Joplin. Rain and storms stretched from the Lower Mississippi Valley into Georgia and Tennessee with freezing rain in the Ohio Valley. Snow lingered in the northern Rockies and Great Lakes as Washington Oregon and northern California saw more rain and heavy coastal snow along the Washington coast. Cold air drove readings from 10 to 20 below zero in northern areas toward near or above zero in Texas.
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Associated Press
Midwest
International Falls
Minn
Virginia
New York State
Weather Bureau
Walnut Ridge
Arkansas
Joplin
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Ohio Valley
Rockies
Great Lakes
Washington
Oregon
California
Mid-Continent
Eight Die In Patrol Plane Crash Near Pearl Harbor
A Navy P2V Neptune patrol bomber carrying eight aboard crashed on a Waianae range peak near Barbers Point five miles northwest of Pearl Harbor during a return from the Western Pacific. Army rescue squads reached the site at midnight but could not approach the intensely burning wreckage, confirming there were no survivors.
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Navy
Pacific
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Barbers Point Naval Air Station
Barbers Point
Waianae Range
Pearl Harbor
Mixed Reactions To Proposed Girl Pages
In Washington supporters and critics debate appointing girls as Congressional pages. Margaret Alden, 16, applies after attending the 1952 Republican convention, while Rep. Keating backs a mix of boys and girls. Rep. Allen remains cautious about schooling and feasibility. Rep. St. George notes the challenge of entering a male dominated environment.
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Washington
Congress
Margaret S. Alden
Rochester
N. Y
House
Senate
Page
Barrie Williams
Buffalo
Miss Alden
Rep. Keating
Chicago
Keating
Leo Allen
Illinois
Allen
Margaret
Katharine St. George
R-Ny
Budget clash as Ike seeks 651 billion dollar year
Congressional reaction to President Eisenhower's unbalanced 651 billion dollar budget shows support for air power and new weapons but concern over deficits and tax cuts. House Appropriations Committee may trim at least three billion from proposed spending, potentially reducing the 1955 deficit. Page two-A.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tabor
House Appropriations Committee
House
Rayburn
Texas
Taber
POWs Stay in Limbo as Food Runs Out in Panmunjom
In Panmunjom the pro Communist POWs including 21 Americans, 1 Briton and 327 Koreans refused to return home, saying they would stay until their food ran out. Indian guards released anti Red captives, while U N Command noted many anti Communist prisoners had already sailed to Formosa. The standoff highlighted disputes over how to handle prisoners in the armistice talks and raised fears of further abductions or dispersal.
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Panmunjom
U. N
Formosa
North
ROK
Phae
Corm
Richard G. Corge
Eeee Reveidence
R. L. Britton
Andrew Condron
John E. Hull
Far East
Rhimayea
Sry
Tronic
Reds
India
Eisenhower Faces House Fight Over Tax Plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress to hold tax rates and back a broad reform plan. Democrats push to cut personal income taxes by 2 percent of billions, while Republicans and some Democrats want limited reductions in corporate and excise taxes. The budget message says revenue would fall two billion yearly with many deduction changes, not large rate cuts.
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Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Two-Headed German Boy Reported
In Wuerzburg Germany an official silence surrounds a three month old two headed boy born to a 25 year old German workman and his wife. Professor Julius Stroeder of Würzburg University refused to discuss the case and ordered reporters off his premises. Doctors call him an unfinished Siamese twin with four arms and two legs and two hearts. They say the child has a chance to live.
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Wuerzburg
Germany
Julius Stroeder
Wuerzburg University
Stroeder
Indiana
Battered Czech Tank Reaches Times Square After Troubles
A five ton improvised tank built from war scraps by Vaclav Uhlik and Walter Horn failed on a 15 mile Crusade for Freedom run from the Bronx to City Hall. Leaking radiator, broken clutch, and a faulty carburetor halted the trek as police towed the vehicle to Times Square.
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New York
Bronx
Lower Manhattan
Iron Curtain
Vaclav Uhlik
Walter Horn
Iun
Harlem River
88Th Street
Uhlik
Times Square
City Hall
Great White Way
Yadkin River Flash Flood Expected Near North Carolina
Charleston Weather Bureau warns Upper Yadkin River residents that a flash flood could push the stream six feet beyond its banks late this afternoon. Forecaster Eugene J. De Veaux notes heavy rains from Pendleton to Badin raise the river at about 1½ feet per hour, with flood stage at 14 feet and points above 11 feet already by midmorning. The Pendleton to Rockingham valley faces widespread impact.
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Charleston
S. C
Yadkin River
North Carolina
Charleston Weather Bureau
Eugene J. de Veaux
Pendleton
N. C
Badin
Yadkin
Wilkesro
Rockingham
DeVeaux
Note Tossing Negro Pleads Compromise
Henry Robinson a 24 year old Aberdeen man pleaded guilty to forcible trespass in a compromise with a six month suspended sentence and court costs. Louise Phillips testified he tossed a note to her near her home asking her to meet him at the ball park behind her house.
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Carthage
N. C
Henry Robinson
Aberdeen
Superior Court
Frank Armst
Louise Phillips
Archie Phillips
Robnson
Louise
Moore County Naeer
Robinson
H. F. Seawell
Advertising In Newspapers Hits New High
New York reporting that newspaper advertising reached a record high in 1953 per Media Records. In 52 cities in 1958 lines totaled 2,610,669,761, up 4.2 percent from 1952. Automotive ads led gains at 30.5 percent with all categories rising. December’s total was 284,298,646 lines, up 2 percent from December 1952.
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New York
Media Records
Industry Statistical and Informational Service
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Korea
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
General Electric Company
Richland, Wash
Says Tabor
Ike
Joseph M. Dodge
Ike’s Tax Appeal
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