44 Still Missing In Yukon Air Search
Dozens of planes searched 750 miles of air routes in the Yukon and northern British Columbia for a missing U S Air Force C 54 with 44 aboard. Paratroopers stood by at Lowry Denver to jump and locate the plane, while weather limited some operations. The missing crew included Maj Gerald F Brittain and aircraft commander Lt Kyle F McMichael. four Polar survival kits were on board.
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San Antonio
Gerald F. Brittain
Akron
Ohio
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Lucius Clay
Whilhelmina
Netherlands
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Miners Stand Firm With No Work Until Pact Reached
In Uniontown and across southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia the 88000 striking miners cling to no work without a contract. Robena local leader John Ozanich said the men will stay on a five day week once a contract is secured, denying reports of any Hynes threat. Several locals planned meetings to consider Robena’s stance as optimism grows for renewed talks.
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William Hynes
Hyne
Pennsylvania
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Navy to blast Missouri shoal with 150 pounds of TNT
The U S Navy plans to set off small explosive charges tomorrow to free the battleship Missouri from a Chesapeake Bay shoal. Shock waves will flatten sand ridges under the hull and aid refloating efforts as crews dig 10 foot holes and prepare for the February 2 salvage operation amid 15 to 20 mph winds.
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Churchill Accuses Labour of Squandering Aid Funds
Winston Churchill, standing as Conservative candidate for Woodford, attacked the Labour government for wasting American aid and crippling Britain's enterprise. He argued funds were misused on socialist policies rather than re equipment, food imports, or industry revival as Marshall Plan aid supported trade recovery.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Woodford
Churchill
State Needs $332 Million For Highways
The congressional joint committee on the economic report estimates North Carolina must spend 332 million dollars to modernize its highway system. It notes a 200 million dollar bond issue for county roads and outlines current contracts and funding, with 152 million needed beyond the bond to meet acceptable standards.
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North Carolina
Congressional Joint Committee On the
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Nationalists Warn On Moscow Ties In China Challenge
The nationalist Chinese foreign ministry warned that any secret or open accord between Russia and Peiping would be invalid. It accused the Communists of being Moscow puppets and blamed Moscow for future consequences of the 1945 treaty limits in Manchuria. Mao is in Moscow for six weeks of talks. officials fear a long cold war drive and seek to rally anti-Moscow sentiment. Thailand faces Chinese threats as Peiping labels Premier Songgram a Fascist terrorist amid Bangkok upheaval.
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Songgram
Bangkok
Luang Kack Songkram
Children Killed By Monoxide Gas In Auto Ride
LA GRANDE Ore Jan 28 a Nebraska couple touring with a trailer found two of their sons dead in the back seat of their car from carbon monoxide fumes. Coroner says exhaust seeped from a muffler hole while their baby slept in the front seat unharmed. The family was traveling from Spokane toward Biloxi Miss through cold blue mountains.
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William Arrivey
Edmiston
Edmistion
Biloxi
Miss
Howling Blizzard Sweeps Into The Dakotas Again
A howling blizzard crossed the Canadian border into the Dakotas with 60 mph winds. Rapid City reported 40 F at 6 30 A M and temperatures plunged to 1 below zero within hours. Forecasters warned of continuing cold as storms moved east toward the Great Lakes and California faced gusty, wintry conditions.
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Oregon
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Cascade Mountains
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Two Lutheran Groups Agree on Unification Plan
Representatives of the American Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod announced an agreement to unite, pending approval by national conventions this year. The American Lutherans claim about 689,310 members while the Missouri Synod lists about 1,690,000. The Missouri Synod separated from three other synods before 1900 over election and conversion doctrines.
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Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
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D-Wye
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Hunt
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
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Truman Insurance
American Medical and Dental Associations
Russia Prepares Expanded Cold War Push Across World
Washington officials anticipate a new Russian communist spring offensive in the Cold War. While the exact theater remains uncertain, experts cite pressures in Germany and Bulgaria plus China’s actions as indicators of broader strategy.
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China
State Department
Germany
Bulgaria
Bevin May Quit Post as Foreign Secretary After Election
London report says Ernest Bevin, 69, likely to resign as foreign secretary after the February 23 general election. Illness and age cited, with possible moves to a lighter cabinet post or retirement from politics. Labor contenders for his post include Cripps Morrison Bevin and Shawcross amid party jockeying.
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Ernest Bevin
Britain
House of Commons
Whitehall
Bevin
Labor Party
Sir Stafford Cripps
Herbert Morrison
Aneurin Bevin
Hartley Shawcross
United Nations
February 1 Deadline For New Licenses
Raleigh report says motorists without 1950 license plates after February 1 face prosecution. State Motor Vehicles Department notes plates on sale since Section 1 and sets January 31 as the purchase deadline. More than 1,000,000 vehicles were registered last year, but only about half of the 1950 plates issued to date.
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State Motor Vehicles Department
North Carolina
Raleigh Dinner Tops Jefferson Jackson Night Seats Scarcity Sparks Feels
North Carolina Democrats filled the Sir Walter hotel for the Jefferson Jackson day dinner with overflows in the lobby and buffet rooms as more than 700 tickets were sold for a 650-seat event. Agriculture Commissioner Ballentine decried the seating issue while others eyed Democratic Southern Conference arrangements. Vice President Barkley addressed party loyalty amid civil rights debate and calls for unity.
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Virginia Ware
L. Y. Ballentine
Ballentine
Democratic Southern Conference
Aying
Jonathan Dan
Iels
Democrats National
Democratic
Jonathan Daniels
Alben W. Barkley
Aleigh
Barkley
National
Spok
Gove
Democrats
States Own Politicians Hold Conclave Spotlight
Vice President Barkley joked that Senator Taft aims to establish a beachhead on Formosa as southern Democrats gathered in Raleigh for a regional conference. Governors, ambassadors, and lawmakers traded quips and rumors while light rain fell, champagne flowed, and debates teased runoffs and announcements.
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Jan
Barkley
Taft
Rohio
Formosa
Paleigh
Scott
John Snyder
Snyder
Truman
Capus Waynick
U. S
Clyde R. Hoey
Nicaragua
North Carolina
Democratic
Congress Sends Only One Bill To White House
Washington January 8 after four weeks Congress has sent one bill to the White House a resolution naming February 6 as national children's dental day lawmakers expect to speed up as most members run for election this year the Senate has moved on oleomargarine tax repeal equal rights amendments displaced persons liberalization and housing measures while committees press on with appropriations and security bills.
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Truman
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