Princess Victoria Sinks In Irish Sea Disaster
An Ireland to Scotland ferry with 183 aboard sank during a hurricane off the Northern Irish coast. Rescue ships reported survivors, but heavy loss of life feared among 123 passengers and 60 crew. Five miles off Copeland Point the vessel listed sharply as 120 mph gusts hurled mountainous seas.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
Stranraer
Scotland
Royal Air Force
Maj
J. M. Sinclair
Walter Smiles
Ulster
Princess Victoria
Ireland
Copeland Point
Regional Office of
British Railways
Orkneys
Scottish
Woman shot dead at Winston-Salem rooming house
A 45-year-old woman, Mrs Alice Blanche Smith, was killed by three shots from a .32 caliber German automatic. John Madison Swift, 44, sped away and was arrested after a 60 mph chase and drunken driving arrest. Police found a loaded pistol on Swift and said he admitted shooting.
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Winston-Salem
Alice Blanche Smith
John Madison Swift
Swift
Smith
Army fines GI 45 cents for lost necktie in Japan
After an eight thousand mile, six month search that cost about 150 dollars, Cpl. Floyd L. Oldham of Greensboro lost a GI necktie in Japan last summer. The Army demanded 45 cents to cover the loss, forwarded to Sasebo finance officers to balance the unit’s books.
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Army
Cpl
Floyd L. Oldham
Greensboro
Japan
Oldham
Sasebo
Collins Defends T Bone Hill Raid as Sound Operation
Gen. J Lawton Collins Army chief of staff defended the T Bone Hill raid in Korea as sound and legitimate and said there would be many more. He denied Operation Smack was staged for visiting firemen or the press and praised training progress of South Korean troops. He urged close attention to leadership and cautioned about political speculation regarding Formosa policy and naval deployments.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Korea
Collins
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
7Th Fleet
Formosan
65Th
Emsize
Van
8Th Army
T-Bone Hill
House Armed Services Committee
Truman
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Eisenhower
Congress
America
White House
Fleet Adm
William D. Leahy
Arthur B. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Seoul
Dewey Short
Rmo
Hoffman
Eighth Army
Dulles Opens Up on Arrival In Europe
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Europe with Harold Stassen and met with Italian leaders in Rome. He stressed listening over preaching and urged action on the European Defense Community in the seven-nation Western alliance. He and Stassen will press for EDC ratification as they tour six nations and Britain over ten days.
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John Foster Dulles
U. S
United States
Alcide de Gasperi
European Defense Community
Italy
de Gasperi
Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Eisenhower
Ellsworth Bunker
Chauncey G. Parker
Mutual Security Administration
Luigi Einaudi
Rome
Paris
France
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Britain
Senate seeks access to loyalty files in Truman era case
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed President Eisenhower for access to secret loyalty files held by the executive branch. The panel seeks testimony from Gen. Walter Bedell Smith on John Patton Davies Jr. and the loyalty board, raising clashes with Sen. McCarran over disclosure. The committee also set Monday for questioning James Bryant Conant on a Germany post while confirming several Eisenhower appointees.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Truman
Executive Branch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agen
Congress
Touman
Smith
John Patton Davies Jr
U.S
Germany
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
McCarran
Senate Internal Security
Davies
CIA
Loyalty Board
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
Wayne L. Morse
I-Ore
Roger M. Kyes
Oswald B. Lord
United Nations Social and Economic Council
Herman Phleger
State Department
H. Brian Holland
Warren Olney II
Stephen F. Dunn
Commerce Department
Republicans to Inspect Gold Reserves at Ft Knox and Beyond
The Republican guardians plan a spot check of gold bars at Ft. Knox and other sites as part of the transfer of custodianship. The process may sample 10 percent by count and 1 percent by weight, with assays, and could take months. total US gold bullion equals about 23 billion dollars with half stored at Ft. Knox.
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Washington
Ft. Knox
Treasury
Humphrey
Snyder
United States
San Francisco
Denver
Philadelphia
Seattle
New York
U S Ships Planes Hit Red Port at Wonsan
Carrier aircraft from the Kearsarge Oriskany and Philippine Sea joined Missouri in a massive bombardment of Wonsan on Korea s east coast as Allied forces report heavy action along the 155 mile front Weather was clear with ice on deck The Navy says air and sea units struck targets while destroying North Korean troops in the open and reporting losses among U N forces and MiGs including a Sabre jet and two other aircraft
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Kearsarge
Oriskany
Philippine Sea
Repo
Eighth Army
Air Force
U. N
North Korea
Wonsan
Temperatures Above Normal In Country
The national weather picture shows widespread above normal temperatures with a cold snap pushing into northern Midwest areas. Cloudy skies persist north and in the Gulf States with fog in parts of the Midwest while rain and snow affect the Pacific Northwest.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Gulf States
Pacific Northwest
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Ohio
North Dakota
Minnesota
Canada
Great Lakes
Liquor Referendum Bill Faces Floor Vote Hints
Senate Finance Chairman John Larkins says a statewide liquor referendum bill may reach the floor but notes it could affect state revenues. He warns the state would lose 15 to 30 million dollars yearly if the alcohol control system is discarded, amid talks with Governor Umstead who calls the issue moral.
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Raleigh
Senate
John Larkins
Larkins
William B. Umstead
Umstead
Appropriations Committee
Budget Commission
Eisenhower Wins Strong House, Senate Back for Formosa Action
Washington reports indicate President Eisenhower will unveil the release of the Seventh Fleet from Formosa duties in his State of the Union. Key lawmakers express confidence in the operation’s military basis despite debate over its success and portrayal in the press.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Formosa
China
Seventh Fleet
Gallatid Ots
Eisenhower Orders Reissue of Old Cost of Living Index
President Eisenhower directs the Labor Department to revive the old cost of living index tied to wages for 3.5 million workers, countering CIO chief Walter Reuther and aligning with AFL and major auto firms. Reuther’s push for the modern index could spark auto industry turmoil if unions refuse the old metric.
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Washington
LLP
Eisenhower
CIO
Labor Department
Reuther
Walter P. Reuther
AFL
General Motors
Ford
Harnett Delegation Seeks Tobacco Warehouse Charge Cut
The Harnett County delegation to the State Farm Bureau Convention in Charlotte will ask federation support for lower warehouse charges. County Agent C. R. Ammons says the group will press for a bill to reduce warehouse commissions from two and a half to two percent.
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Lillington
LLP
Harnett County
State Farm Bureau Federation
Charlotte
C. R. Ammons
Federation
Eisenhower Holds Talks on Korea and Economic Controls
President Eisenhower met with Fleet Admiral Leahy to discuss aims on Korea and possible actions on wage price and materials controls. Senators Capehart and Wolcott signaled shifts in controls policy while seeking a unified Republican approach to inflation and defense needs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
William D. Leahy
Korea
Sen. Capehart
Rind
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Leahy
Roosevelt
Truman
White House
Navy
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Arthur B. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Radford
Capehart
Wolcott
Weather readout with temperatures and sun times
Low tonight 45 with high tomorrow 55. High today 60 and last night low 35. Sunset today 5 46 PM and sunrise tomorrow 7 21 AM.
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