U S Plane Shot Down Over Northern Japan
Ten U S airmen survived a Russian jet attack on a U S photo plane mapping northern Japan near Hokkaido. The crew said the Russians pounced without warning, the RB29 crashed into a house, and an eleventh crewman drowned. U S officials protested to Moscow as Gen Hull questioned Soviet claims.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Hokkaido
Kurile Islands
Eects
Vapianuiony F. Feith
Feith
Albert Welsh
Welsh
Washington
State Department
Moscow
John E. Hull
U. S. Far East
Chester
Nine Die Violently In State Over Weekend
The Associated Press reports nine people were killed in North Carolina over the weekend. Victims include Mattie Carolyn Steely 17 of Weeksville High School who died in a crash near Elizabeth City and Jane Wesley Strickland 8 of Columbus County who died after being hit by a car near Evergreen. Other fatalities involve James Lemuel Niels 39 of Mount Olive Route 3 whose car left a Wayne County road, Joseph Ward Wilson 20 of Valdese Route 1 whose vehicle overturned near Anton, two car truck collision near Winston-Salem killing James 44 Hold er 26 Camelia Brown 46 of Hickory, Ronald Lafon 16 of Hickory struck by a car, George Fra Winston-Salem found beneath a railroad trestle, and coroner Dr. W M Long citing Newsome falling from the trestle.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Mattie Carolyn Steely
Weeksville High School
Elizabeth City
Elizabetha
James Lemuel Niels
Mount Olive
Rt. 3
Wayne County
Jane Wesley Strickland
Columbus County
Evergreen
Joseph Ward Wilson
Rt. 1
Valdese
Anton
Winston-Salem
James
Jack
Holder
Rt. 4
Camelia Brown
Hickory
Dine at Same Table Malenkov and Bohlen Have Talk
Soviet Premier Malenkov and U S Ambassador Bohlen shared a serious half hour over a Kremlin anniversary celebration. The event marked Russia’s Bolshevik holiday with a gala dinner in St George Hall and a large guest list, including several foreign ambassadors.
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Georgi Malenkov
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Malenkov
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Yaslav
Dobrivoje
Bohlen-Malenkov
Yugoslavia
Soviet Bloc
Kremlin
St. George Hall
Russia
Bohien
Defense Hints New Death Cause In Sheppard Trial
Dr. Samuel H Sheppard's defense suggested Marilyn Sheppard may have died from being strangled or drowned in her own blood or from shock. Coroner Adelson testified the autopsy found a splintered skull, while the defense pressed about blood in the windpipe and lungs possibly causing asphyxia.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Lester Adelson
Cuyahoga County
Adelson
Sheppard
Marilyn
William J. Corrigan
Saeetaoa S
Dr. Adelson
Corrigan
Adison
Shantalee Ie
Eisenhower Sees Brighter Peace Despite Plane Shootdown
President Eisenhower told the National Council of Catholic Women in Boston that war specter is less threatening, despite the U.S. plane downing by Mig fighters off Japan. He urged pursuit of enduring peace and an atoms for peace program, receiving a standing ovation as crowds welcomed him.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Bolton
Eisenhower
Air F
National Council of Catholic Women
Japan
Boston Symphony Hall
Washington
Logan
Jana
Ten Die From Gas Fumes in Tenement Tragedy
New York authorities report ten people killed by toxic fumes from a faulty gas water heater in a crowded tenement. Among the victims were a family of eight and two guests attending a baptismal event. Health officials vow a citywide drive to prevent future deaths while investigations proceed.
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New York
Edubirges
Victoria
Domingo Motos
Gonzales
Danonthold
Senate Opens Session on McCarthy Censure Move
The Senate returns from recess to consider censure charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. He blasts the process as a lynching bee while predicting GOP support. the session opens formally with eulogies planned for members who died.
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Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
McCarthy
Eisen R
Congress
Watkins
Utah
Comey
Sere Te Setae Tyal
Mittee
Blican Senate
Te- McCarthy
Hodges to become North Carolina governor after Umstead death
Luther Hodges 56 elected 1952 lieutenant governor will be sworn in at 4 p.m. as North Carolina governor after the death of Gov William B Umstead. Umstead 59 had poor health after an January 8 heart attack and died at 9 10 a.m. Funeral services set for Trinity Methodist Church Durham with burial at Mount Tabor Cemetery Bahama.
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Raleigh
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
William B. Umstead
Hodges
Marshall Field Co
M. W. Barnhill
State Supreme Court
Umstead
Watts Hospital
Durham
Merle Bradley
Trinity Methodist Church
Butejal
Mount Tabor
Bahama
David G. Fowle
Thomas M. Holt
U.S
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
R. Gregg Cherry
U.S. Senate
Josiah W. Bailey
J. Melville Broughton
W. Kerr Scott
D. A. Clark
Hubbard
Chapel Hill
John Harden
Greensboro
Cherry
Gastonia
Democrats Outvote G O P by Almost Two Million Votes
Democrats nationwide cast 21 849 811 votes to Republicans 20 009 328 totaling 41 949 139 with a Democratic edge of 370 845 over the GOP The AP compiled unofficial returns show Southern states skewing Democratic while many races had no opposition in 11 states The national tally reflects a broad shift in Congress control amid mixed state outcomes
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Washington
Congress
Senate
South
Associated Press
Borrope
House
Georgia
Louisiana
Prostitution Ring Probe Nets 16 Arrests in Jacksonville
Police chief Clyde Cook says sixteen people including six women and nine men were arrested in a Jacksonville prostitution ring sweep. FBI involvement planned to probe Mann Act violations as the crime spanned several weeks. A Camp Lejeune medical corpsman is held by authorities for practicing medicine without a license.
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Jacksonville
N.C
Clyde Cook
Cook
FBI
Camp Lejeune
Cook Savers
Aew Camp Lejeune
Cce
Trenton
Hece
Hodges Rapid Rise Named North Carolina Governor
Luther Hodges, 56, is sworn in as North Carolina governor replacing the late William B. Umstead. Hodges, formerly lieutenant governor, built a record at Marshall Field Co and as a reforming presiding officer he reduced Senate committees from 17 to 28 to save money. President Eisenhower sent condolences on Umstead’s death, praising his public service and integrity.
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Raleigh
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Umstead
Hodges
Luther Hodges
Marshall Field Co
Fieldcrest Mills
Lee
Yernor
Senate
Sen Bo
Ques
Podges
Asylvania County
Leakaville
Eees
Martie Te
Associated Press
William B. Umstead
United States
Watts Hospital
Eisenhower
North Carolna
Durham County
Holt
Bill
Snsom
Moe
Iid
W. Kerr Scott
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Stanley
Ander
House of Representatives
Congress
U.S. Senate
Herbert
Cody
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