America Debates Building Hydrogen Bomb Amid Unclear U.S. stance
President Truman left the hydrogen bomb decision undecided as Senate and White House discussions widen. Senator McMahon signaled atomic weapon advances include all types, while AEC head Lilienthal disputed published reports of his views.
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Washington
Truman
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Commission
White House
Top Nuclear Scientist Cites Armaments Race
Nobel laureate Dr. Harold C. Urey warned the United States risks losing liberties if it delays hydrogen bomb development. He estimated costs from 100 million to several billions and urged assuming H power can be built. Brussels physicist Max Cosyns called reports of 2000 H bombs destroying Earth absolutely absurd and warned of vast casualties even with such weapons.
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New York
America
Russia
Harold C. Urey
Dr. Urey
Patrick Henry
Truman
U. S
Ussr
Urey
University of Chicago
Americans For Democratic Action
Brussels
Belgium
Max Cosyns
Fleming Communist Party
de Rode Vaan
Sosyns
Brussels University
Berlin
Vassily Chuikov
Germany
United States
Winston Churchill
Winter Weather Ranges From Mild To Frigid Across Regions
A storm lashed the far west while the northern plains remain deeply cold. Sub-zero conditions linger in the Dakotas and Montana, with -15 at Minot and -12 at Bismarck. Central states expect milder weather as snow and rain affect the west coast and inland regions.
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Associated Press
Far West
Midwest
Dakotas
Montana
Mercury
Minot
Bismarck
North Dakota
Gulf States
Georgia
Florida Peninsula
Central
Appalachians
Mississippi Valley
Carolinas
California
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Pendleton
Seattle
Yakima
Wash
Oregon Border
Red Bluff
Sacramento Valley
San Francisco - Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Baptist Head Blasts Hospital Board Over Review Effort
Raleigh, Jan 28. Dr. F Orion Mixon, president of the 650000 Tar Heel Baptists, condemns the Winston Salem Baptist Hospital board for seeking to block Baptist convention review. The board had urged the general board to rescind a decision to convene a special session and insisted on proceeding with expansion funded by a 697,356 government grant for a new 150 bed wing.
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Raleigh
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Baptist State Convention
F. Orion Mixon
Baptist General Board
Baptist Convention
Baptist Hospital Board
General Board
Charlotte
Reds Step Up Berlin Activity Amid Soviet Pressure
In Berlin on January 28 Soviet agents intensified operations against non communists in politics and industry. The communist press backed efforts to expel CDU leadership and install a secret police network in the Soviet zone. Berlin’s autobahn supply line to the west remained throttled by Russian guards at Helmstedt with about 160 trucks queued and only seven per hour allowed through the checkpoint.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Christian Democratic Party
CDU
Helmstedt
Congress
Washington
Christian Democratic Arty
Truman Leaders Wooing Dixie Democrats Today
President Truman's top spokesmen urged Southern Democrats to discuss national issues at a regional conference in Raleigh North Carolina. Jonathan Daniels editor and DNC member framed the meeting as unifying and focused on world and domestic affairs.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Raleigh
Jax
Truman
Jonathan Daniels
FEPC
Daniels
N. C
News and Observer
Democratic National
Democratic Party
Flu Epidemic Hits Clay County Schools Closed
An influenza outbreak affected about half of Clay county. Dr. Roy Norton said it began around January 16 and peaked January 23 leading to school closures. By Thursday the situation had improved with no deaths and no spread to neighboring counties. The illness was mostly without serious complications.
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Raleigh
Clay County
Roy Norton
Norton
North Carolina
Interior Secretary urges more national parks and seashore
Secretary Chapman called for expanded national parks especially along coasts and lakeshores and accelerating 550000 acres of private lands inside parks. He warned current funding would take at least 100 years and urged reclamation bureau support where it protects scenic and recreational resources. He backed better planning, recreation surveys, and evaluating reclamation projects for park administration.
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Vern Haugland
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
United States
National Park Service
J. A. Krug
Krug
Interior
Reclamation Bureau
Park Service
Moon Rocket Feasibility Raises Cautious Tone at Talk
Princeton reports that Dr Ralph E Gibson of Johns Hopkins warned a room of aviation writers that a moon mission is technically possible but not feasible amid security concerns. He noted existing rockets exceed V-2 size but rely on non liquid propulsion, and that even hydrogen bombs imply that adversaries could match power. He outlined a staged approach and a 9 million pound payload estimate for a 1000 pound lunar mission, tied to Princeton’s wind tunnel dedication.
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Princeton
N. J
Ralph FE. Gibson
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Silver Springs
United States
Gibson
Moon
Johns Hopkins
Princeton University
Sunday Session For Trial of Grocers
Washington North Carolina January 28 defendants continue to testify in a 100000 theft conspiracy trial. The court may hold a Sunday session to speed the proceedings and Judge Burney will preside if needed. Ten grocers are accused of buying stolen goods from Thomas and Howard Wholesale Grocery Company. Last year 15 people were fined with suspended sentences, several of whom were key witnesses.
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Washington
N. C
Superior Court
John J. Burney
Thomas and Howard Wholesale Grocery Company
Navy resumes salvage work on battleship Missouri
Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 28. The Navy restarted salvage efforts on the 45,000 ton Missouri after a pause caused by strong winds and chop. The plan aims to free the ship from the Chesapeake Bay mud by Feb. 2 using beach gear, cables, and tugs, with more than 2,200 tons of ammunition to be unloaded by Monday.
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Norfolk
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Missouri
Stock Market Rises on Radio-Television Shares Gains
New York stock activity edged higher with radio television stocks leading the advance. Motorola spiked two points at times as Emerson Radio Philco and Zenith rose. Admiral Corp Radio Corp Magnavox and International Telephone narrowly gained. Other thanks included U S Steel Armaco and Chrysler among many others.
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New York
Motorola
Emerson Radio
Philco
Zenith
Admiral Corp
Radio Corp
Magnavox
International Telephone
U. S. Steel
Armaco
Youngstown Sheet
Chrysler
Goodrich
American Broadcasting
Safeway Stores
American Smelting
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
American Can
American Woolen
Standard Oil (Nj
Search Pressed For C-54 In Yukon With 44 Aboard
Edmonton report notes a U S Air Force C 54 transport with 44 aboard missing on a flight from Anchorage to Great Falls. Planes from U S and Canada converge on Yukon territory including Whitehorse and Edmonton briefings. Arctic search involves U S Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force units.
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Edmonton
Alta
United States
Canada
Alaska
Anchorage
Great Falls
Mont
Yukon Territory
U.S.A.F
Alaskan
Whitehorse
Y.T
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Transport Command
Ottawa
Air Force
U.S
GOP Pressing For Inquiry Into Hiss Case
Republican leaders urged a new congressional probe into Alger Hiss after President Truman refused to comment on his perjury conviction. Rep. Velde called for the House Un American Activities Committee to examine the government loyalty record on Hiss and said Congress should seek answers despite Truman’s stance.
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Washington
Truman
Alger Hiss
Rep
Velde
Congress
FBI
House un-American Activities Committee
State Department
Hiss
Mr. Truman
Southern Coal Miners Not Included In New Parleys
Washington Jan 28 The revival of contract talks between John L Lewis and soft coal operators raised tentative hopes that some of the 88000 striking miners might return to work next week Operators from the north and west agreed to reopen negotiations Wednesday but their leaders were not included. Presidents of local unions at Uniontown Pa expect the walkout to continue Monday.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
North
West
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
West Virinia
Ohio
Uniontown
Richmond B. Keech
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Donnell
R-Mo
Rooming House Fire Claims Woman's Life
CHICAGO January 28 A three story North Side rooming house at 2142 North Clark Street burned in the early hours. One woman Helen Ford 36 died in a nearby hotel lobby after firefighters removed her and daughter Sandra Lee from their apartment. Eight others injured some seriously leaped from windows as flames swept through the brick building. About 50 residents fled in night clothes as smoke filled the structure.
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Chicago
North
Clark Street
Helen Ford
Sandra Lee
Search For Polio Treatment Slow
Washington Jan 28 The search for better ways of treating polio has shown no advance so far Dr Justin M Andrews of the Public Health Service told a house appropriations subcommittee The diagnosis of the disease has improved for mild cases but progress on the treatment itself is slow The key to further knowledge lies in more thorough epidemiological studies and investigation of minor illnesses associated with paralytic polio Rep Hedrick asked if progress was too slow and Andrews agreed on the pace of work
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Washington
House Appropriations
Justin M. Andrews
Public Health Service
Andrews
Hedrick
D.W. Va
Himeself
Dr. Andrews
International Scene: Red Propaganda Targets Thailand
Communist radio blasts at Thailand accusing Premier Pibul Songgram as fascist and denouncing Chinese residents as abuses. The piece notes U.S. arms aid to Western Europe and a broader anti communist policy push. Western Berlin traffic squeeze and calls for Allied intervention appear alongside nuclear arms debate and British political filings ahead of the February 23 elections.
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Associated Press
Thailand
Siam
Communist Radio
Far East
Orient
Pibul Songgram
Peiping
French Indochina
Burma
Washington
United States
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