Meat price rollback ordered by Monday says OPS chief
Washington AP Price Stabilizer Tighe Woods urged his meat price experts to prepare by next Monday an order rolling back retail meat prices or explain why it cannot be done. He pressed for action after studying wholesale and retail meat prices and cattle prices paid to farmers. He noted possible legal obstacles and promised to inform the public if action cannot be taken. The Western States Meat Packers Iron criticized Woods for making unfounded charges of excessive margins.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Woods
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
OPS National Consumer Advisory Committee
Western States Meat Packers Iron
Association
E. F. Forbes
Congress
Minneapolis
Sharp Blast Mystifies Long Beach Residents
Police and naval authorities could not determine the cause of a sharp explosion heard and felt in downtown Long Beach and the harbor at 5 20 p m Monday. The Independent Press Telegram switchboard and the police station were flooded with calls. Two theories emerged including a diving jet plane or a large ship firing a gun off the coast.
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Long Beach
Independent Press Telegram
B 29s raid near Manchuria and Pyongyang draw heavy fire
U S B 29 Superforts pounded a communist mining center near the Manchurian border and an ammunition dump outside Pyongyang, starting large fires. Communist night fighters appeared in record numbers but reportedly did not engage. Air crews reported light jets losses, while ground fighting cooled as subfreezing temperatures set in. Eighth Army tallied weekly Communist casualties at 2627 with most losses in September and November.
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Manchurian
Pyongyang
Chouk
Korea
Pyorgyang
North Korea
Ray Tdebret
Slaton
Texas
Northwest
Fifth Air Force
Royal N. Baker
Korean Peninsula
Sni
Rocky Point
Little Finger
Eighth Army
Model Divorces Un-Model Mate in Beverly Hills
Dark-eyed Patricia Petersen of Beverly Hills, described as a Hollywood model, obtained a divorce here on Monday after testifying she did not have a model husband.
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Patricia Petersen
Beverly Hills
Robert H. Petersen
Long Beach
Hollywood
Snowbound elk hunters aided as Arizona roads open
Rescue teams and road crews labored through the night in Arizona to reach hundreds of elk hunters stranded by a weekend storm that dumped up to four feet of snow on the Mogollon Rim. Air units and sheriff deputies located about 350 hunters, with many making their way out. one man, Charlie Sparks of Phoenix, remained missing near Stoneman Lake since Saturday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Rim Country
Air Force
Sheriff's
Mogollon Rim
State Highways Patrol
Charlie Sparks
Stoneman Lake
Enduring U.N. Tragedy Sparks Senate Scrutiny
Abraham Feller, an American counsel to the United Nations, died after a 12 floor jump amid a nervous breakdown blamed on his effort to shield UN employees from smear campaigns. Trygve Lie cites the stress of defense as a factor while the Senate internal security committee questions twelve American staffers who refuse to testify.
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Abraham Feller
United Nations
U. N
Trygve Lie
Feller
Senate Internal Security Committee
Twister Wrecks House Near Waldron Injures Couple
A tornado five miles south of Waldron Arkansas leveled a farm house injuring farmer Erman Henry and his wife. Authorities said the couple were not seriously hurt after they fled as debris flew from the dwelling. Henry reported seeing the twister approach and described the whirling funnel before the damage.
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Waldron
Ark
Here
Erman Henry
Henry
Forester
Fort Smith
Unseasonably Warm Day Predicted With Clear Skies
The Weatherman forecasts a warm day with a high near 70 degrees and a low around 40 as cold weather breaks. Skies remain clear tonight with no clouds in sight.
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Lin
Brio
Mrs. Truman to Give Mamie a Few Tips
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower declined a White House visit today but plans to travel from New York to discuss housekeeping with Mrs. Harry S. Truman. The White House said Eisenhower telephoned Truman’s Augusta Georgia address to arrange a future meeting during the transition.
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Mrs. Truman
Mamie
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
New York
Harry S. Truman
Augusta
Eisenhower Resigns from Columbia University
Dwight D. Eisenhower has submitted his resignation as president of Columbia University effective January 19, the day before his inauguration as U S president. He assumed the post on June 7, 1948 and has been on leave since February 1951 to serve 15 months as supreme commander for NATO forces.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
United States
Eisenhower
Columbia
Ike Truman Hold Historic Parley Today
President Harry Truman and President-elect Dwight Eisenhower planned a historic meeting to show united resolve for freedom and peace. The leaders aimed to confront difficult problems together in a conference set to signal national commitment.
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Ike
Truman
Washington
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
America
Seiner Blue Sky Salvaged After Catalina Island Fire
The San Pedro purse seiner Blue Sky burned off Catalina Island. captain Cvitanich and nine Japanese crew were rescued by Nyna Rose I and Coral Sea crew. Tom Maramoto stayed with Cvitanich to guide him to safety through smoke. The Blue Sky hull was towed to Avalon. authorities will decide salvage viability and costs. The vessel carried $50,000 insurance and $15,000 to $20,000 in nets.
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Blue Sky
Catalina Island
Wilmington
Marco Cvitanich
St San Pedro
Tom Maramoto
Esther St
Long Beach
Cvitanich
Marumoto
Coral Sea
Avalon
Coast Guard
Eight Die As C 119 Crash Lands Near Billings
An Operation Warmwind C-119 aircraft carrying 16 aboard lost an engine, crash landed ten miles northeast of Billings, Montana, killing eight and injuring six. The craft, traveling from Alaska to South Carolina, burned after impact in a bumpy field. Survivors included RAFC members with homes in England and other Americans. A Great Falls AFB officer withheld names until identities were confirmed. One survivor, Maj. Joseph Severance, said he avoided the upper deck crash. The plane had earlier set down at Great Falls, then attempted to crash in a pasture near 12 Mile Creek before cartwheeling.
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Mont
Here
Alaska
South Caroina
England
Maj. W. Anderson
Great Falls Air Force Base
QO. E. Hawthorne
Air Force
Hawthorne
Great Falls
Maj
Joseph Severance
Air Force Packet
Japan
Planes Hit China Port Reported by Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong Standard reports two unidentified aircraft attacked the Chinese port of Szehou at Sunchong near Macao. The port serves as a trans shipment center for goods smuggled from Hong Kong and Macao to Red China, per Macao correspondent.
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Hong Kong Standard
Szehou
Sunchong
Macao
Imacao
Red China
The
Standard
Bank Scrooge Pay Rate Sparks Indictment Call by Jurist
Federal Judge Frank L. Kloeb urged indicting bank officials after George W. Spensier admitted embezzling 7500 dollars over years from First National Bank of North Baltimore Ohio. He criticized the bank for paying the cashier 1090 a year at his start and 1900 in 1942, noting the conduct contradicted honest operation. Spensier was granted probation with no immediate sentence after confessing, having not taken funds for six years.
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Ohio
Uki
Frank L. Kloeb
First National Bank
North Baltimore
George W. Spenster
Kloeb
Spenster
Sponsier
Spensier
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