French Claim Success In Indo China War Near Hanoi
French commander Cogny announced the 24 day offensive south of the Red River Delta was halted with Vietminh losses around 4,000 and Vietminh base disruption. About 30,000 French and Vietnamese troops fought, with casualties not disclosed. Nixon urged continued fighting to press Paris for a negotiated truce in Indochina.
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Indochina
Red River
Renecogny
Cogny
Phu Nho Quan
Ninh Binh
Delta
Ita
Hong Kong
United States
Richard Nixon
Paris
Asia
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Korea
Pre Election Violence With Threats Looming in Philippines
Manila reports rising pre election violence as polling nears. A Molave police chief was shot after being accused by Nacionalistas of electioneering for the Liberal party. Army units stand on alert in Pampanga while Quirino tours Luzon and Magsaysay suspends a campaign raid to confer with leaders.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippines News Service
Molave
Zamboanga
Nacionalistas
Liberal Party
Korea
Pampanga
Huks
U. S. 13Th Air Force
Constabulary
Marshall
Elpidio Quirino
Luzon
Nacionalista-Democratic Coalition
Ramon Magsaysay
Central Lion
Magsaysay
Huk
Quirina
Allied commander urged to cut tension in Trieste crisis
Italy pressed for the quick removal of British Gen Sir John Winterton as Allied commander in Trieste to ease anti British riots sweeping Rome and other cities. Premier Pella met US Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce after violent demonstrations as Winterton leads a 7000 man force guarding the port and Trieste police.
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Stan Swinton
Rome
Italy
United States
John Winterton
Trieste
Giuseppe Pella
U. S
Clare Boothe Luce
Winterton
Prisoner Talks Hit New Snag in Korea Program
The Communist demand to interview remaining unspoken prisoners from Compound 22 stalls the explanation program at Panmunjom. The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission considers expanding talks to the full compound, but Indian custodial command may be powerless to force exits if refusals persist.
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John Randolph Panmunjom
Neutral Nations
China
Reds
Red
K. S. Thimayya
India
Commission
Burns outlines standby public works to counter mood
Dr. Arthur F. Burns, chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, said large scale public works are being planned as standby measures against a possible low mood or depression. Some actions may go to Congress next session. others could be done by executive order. Measures include easing home building and repairs, tax program revisions, and unemployment insurance changes. Burns spoke at a news conference in Harriman during the American Assembly conference on economic security. Sixty leaders from industry, labor, government and others said federal social security laws are inadequate.
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N. Y
Eisen
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur F. Burns
Advisory Council
Congress
Burns
Council
American Assembly
Large Southwest Virginia forest fire contained near Grundy
A massive Southwest Virginia forest fire covering 1000 to 1500 acres near Grundy was contained and under watch by forest rangers. About 75 firefighters battled the blaze overnight with 25 patrolling for new outbreaks as 6 smaller fires in Buchanan County totaled 300 to 400 acres. Some 100 mountain homes had been threatened but were not in danger unless winds shift. District Fire Chief Ray Duncan reported the situation.
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Virginia
Mies Ain Eta
Lie
Buchanan County
Waite
Ray Duncan
Robbery at Harris Food Store Ends With Arrest
Lawrence Clarence Saunders, 33, grabbed $4,000 from Harris Food Store in Charlotte. He threatened the cashier with a pistol bluff and was tackled by owner B. A. Harris and two employees. Saunders, recently employed six weeks, was arrested on armed robbery charges as police arrived. his mother confronted him at the scene.
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Charlotte
Lawrence Clarence Saunders
Harris Food Store
B. A. Harris
Saunders
Grace Saunders
Lonnie
Storm Washes Homes Into Sea Floods North Coast
A pre winter snowstorm with jet winds and tides up to six feet caused at least 19 deaths across New York New Jersey and New England. Thousands evacuated as trains planes and ferries paused and 50,000 homes lost power. Ships and coast guard operations aided救.
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New Jersey
New England
New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
Atlantic Ocean
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N. J
LaGuardia
Long Island
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Mount Holly
Pennsylvania
Brooklyn
Rochester
Auburn
Egg Island
New Sarely
Delaware
Ew Conn
East Rockaway
Babylon
Longet
Twin Boys Born During Midnight Delivery in Baltimore
An exhausted 3 year old mother, Mrs Donald Madigan, delivered twin boys in a car while en route to Mercy Hospital after being assisted by neighbor and off duty fireman Roland Barthelmes. The first baby arrived at home. the second at the hospital weighing 4 pounds 4 ounces and 4 pounds 14 ounces. Both mother and twins were reported in good condition. This was the first child for the Madigans and Barthelmes’ first delivery as well.
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Baltimore
Donald Madigan
Madigan
Roland Barthelmes
Mrs. Madigan
Barthelmes
Mercy Hospital
Madicans
Trieste Prepares for Funeral Amid Rioting Aftermath
Trieste nurses its wounds after days of rioting that left over 150 wounded and seven police seriously hurt. Thousands attend the dead in state at San Giusto Cathedral as Fascist leaders meet local chiefs and critics attack the Allied administration. Mayor Bartoli blames both police conduct and Allied command for the bloodshed.
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Britain
Trieste
Italy
Alberto Ta
Washington
U. S
U.S
Triestini
Luigi Filosa
Chamber of Deputies
Cathedral of
San Giusto
Gianni Bartoli
John Winterton
Bartoli
Winterton
Storm at a Glance: Snow Storm Impacts Atlantic States
A two day storm walloped the Northeast and Plains with heavy snow and rain. States in the path include New Jersey New York Vermont Rhode Island Ohio Pennsylvania and more. Snow totals reached over 26 inches in parts of New York and Pennsylvania with widespread 4 to 6 inch accumulations. Travel halted and highways clogged as rail and air service slowed. Damages not yet estimated.
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Red Cross
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New England
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Washington
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Beacon
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Kan
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Boston
Plains States
Northeast
Anderson shopkeeper fends off liquor-store holdup
Jacob Cartwright and an assisting customer thwarted two men attempting a liquor store robbery in Anderson Indiana last night. Cartwright was grazed by a gunshot in the abdomen but remained in a struggle with the gunman while the other fled with a bottle of whisky breaking in the melee.
Baby sitter charged with kidnaping in Evansville case
Evansville, Ind. police filed kidnapping charges against 26 year old Wanda White after a 5 month old boy Richard Stammer disappeared with her. The mother, Shirley Stammer, reported the loss and a sighting of a woman matching White with a baby hitchhiking near Wadesville. Richard Duane Stammer, the baby’s father, arrived in New York after a Navy cruise and said he last saw his wife in Boston last July.
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Ind
Wanda White
Shirley Stammer
Richard Stammer
Ilinois
Miss White
Wadesville
Northampton
Boston
Republicans Eye Second Round of Income Tax Cuts
Influential GOP tax writers discuss a possible second round of individual income tax cuts in the second half of next year, though they call the idea wishful thinking. A first 10 percent cut takes effect Jan 1 for about 58 million taxpayers, with talks of July 1 or Oct 1 or Jan 1 following.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Congressional
Greenlease Ransom Sold To Underworld
The miss Greenlease ransom of 303720 dollars was reportedly sold to the underworld. Reports say funds moved to Chicago with fences for cents on the dollar or bought by a syndicate for long-term circulation. FBI and police pursue leads while re interview suspects and witnesses in St Louis.
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Underworld
Globe-Democrat
Chicago
FBI
Carl Hall
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Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
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Max Wolff
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Shoulders
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