Plane Lost In Alaska 52 Aboard Globe Master Crashes Feared
A C 124 Globe Master with 52 aboard disappeared over the Gulf of Alaska after reporting at 9 47 p m Saturday night. The search was hampered by fog rain and low ceilings with five planes in the air from Elmendorf and coast guards standing by. Surviving and dead tallies varied as officials listed the loss and possible crash remains while a faint distress signal offered the only hope of survivors.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Here
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Yaketaga
U.S
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Elmendorf Base
Middleton Island
Gulf of Alaska
New Immigrant Rules Drafted
Justice Department experts pressed to draft regulations under the new immigration law as Atty. Gen. James P. McGranery criticized the statute as badly organized and possibly unconstitutional. He hopes to have a revised regulation ready around December 14.
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Washington
Justice Department
Giles
Atty
James P. McGranery
Father and Son Attend USC Classes Together
Earle W. Ballentine, 51, a retired business executive and inventor, attends the University of Southern California with his son Ri John Ballentine both pursuing physics. The classroom challenges at USC are familiar to father and son as they navigate coursework.
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Los Angeles
John
Ballentine
University of Southern California
Earle W. Ballentine
Southern California
India Plans Revised Truce Proposal Divides U N Powers
United Nations delegates in New York debated India's revised plan to speed up Korean armistice talks but failed to bridge the rift between the United States and Britain. Sir Percy Spender announced unanimous agreement on no forced repatriation, yet cautioned that clarifications were still needed. Acheson arrived to press for concrete terms, while Eden stayed away from the session amid the split.
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India
U. N
New York
U. S
Percy Spender
Washington
Korea
Spender
Dean Acheson
Canada
Anthony Eden
Selwyn Boyd
Lloyd
Ernest Gross
Acheson
Eden
Britain
Roosevelt
London
Assembly
Moscow
Soviet Forces Said to Total 491 Divisions in Europe and Asia
The State Department on Sunday night reported that the Kremlin and Soviet satellites control 491 divisions across Europe and Asia and channel half of Russia’s production to war prep. The booklet Let Freedom Ring argues Communists aim to wipe out democratic institutions and gradually conquer the free world. The map cites 129 Soviet and 60 satellite divisions in Europe and Asia, with broader estimates from Brassey’s and other officials.
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Washington
Kremlin
Europe
Asia
State Department
Department
Soviet Russia
Free World
United States
Pethods
Lépage
Russia
East Asia
Brassey
Brassey’s
Soviet Union
Britain
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Red
Dean Acheson
Detroit
New Official Hat Chosen for Deputy Mayor in Maldon
Maldon council approves purchase of a new official hat for the deputy mayor. The current three cornered hat, used for 53 years at functions, is frayed and visibly slips off.
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Maldon
England
San Diego Rainfall Near Normal Figure
San Diego received .24 inch of rain Sunday, bringing the season total to 1.36 inches. The normal is 1.38 inches, with 2.79 inches recorded by this date last year. Heaviest rainfall in the county was 1.84 inches at Otay.
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San Diego
Otay
Peace Plan by India sparks UN crisis warning
L A C says the United Nations faces its gravest crisis as observers warn the Korean peace settlement proposed by India could fracture the UN. The United States spars with the Indian plan while Britain and France grow weary of the war, with U S casualties near 25,000 and continued fighting ahead.
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United Nations
India
United States
Rain of Catfish At Los Angeles Airport Incident
At Los Angeles airport a waterspout Saturday night dropped small fish onto the ramp. A 13 year old boy was hospitalized after being shot in the back by a girl during a hunting trip near the administration building. Officials say fish likely dried quickly and fell from the storm, not tossed by people.
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Don Plemon
Riverside
United Air Lines
Michael Sedlak
Los Beach
Angeles
Ash
Piemon
Plemon
Sister Kenney in serious condition in Australia
Sister Elizabeth Kenney, famed for polio treatment, was critically ill Sunday at her Toowoomba home after a Friday night cerebral thrombosis attack. She has Parkinson's disease and her condition worsened, with reports noting serious deterioration.
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Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Kenney
Toowoomba
Queensland
Senney
Seven Die In Crash Near St Hyacinthe Que
A three car collision east of St Hyacinthe Quebec killed seven people and left others injured. Police and emergency crews investigated the scene as investigators traced the cause of the crash.
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ST. Hyacinthe
Que
Here
Frogmen Probe Hong Kong Harbor for Jewelry Loot
Royal Navy divers worked through the Hong Kong harbor searching for two diamond rings and cash stolen in a home raid. The Sunday hunt aimed to recover valuables taken during the break in and capture possible clues in the water.
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Hong Kong
Royal
Two Pasadena Boys Rescued From San Gabriel Ledge
Two boys aged 13 and 12, Robert Whitten and Charles Lane of Altadena, were trapped on a shale ledge in the San Gabriel foothills. Pasadena police Sgt. Jerry Wright crawled 175 feet up the slope to steady them while Forest Service personnel lowered ropes. The pair, secured by waist ties, were pulled to safety.
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Altadena
San Gabriel Mountains
Pasadena
Jerry Wright
Robert Whitten
Charles E. Lane
Forest Service
Marilyn Ave Why It Has What It Takes
In Seoul a roadside sign leads to the Korean front with a large message about Marilyn Monroe. A second sign two miles and 23 curves later prompts readers to “See why” as the scene unfolds along a winding road.
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Marilyn Ave
Seoul
Korea
Marilyn Monroe
Ike to Talk To Gis on Korea Tour
Gen Omar N. Bradley said President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will travel near the Korean front lines to speak with soldiers sailors and airmen. He argued firsthand information from officers back from Korea is not a substitute for direct contact with troops.
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Philadelphia
Omar N. Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
American Broadcasting Company
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
Eisenhower
Bradley
Eisenhower Visit Plans Discussed by Clark in Korea
U N Commander Gen Mark Clark arrived from Tokyo and said he would meet U S Eighth Army Gen James A Van Fleet to discuss plans for President elect Eisenhower s proposed visit to Korea.
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Seoul
Montay
U.N
Mark Clark
Tokyo
U. S. Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Eisenhower to talk with generals and frontline troops
General Bradley said Eisenhower will meet division and tower commanders and many soldiers, sailors, and airmen. He hinted the United States keeps open the option to use atomic weapons in the Korean War, noting tactical use would require a massed, lucrative target and that strategic targets lie beyond Korea and China. He also spoke of delivery means to Australia’s heartland without further detail.
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U. S
Bradley
Korea
China
Russia
Reds and Fascists clash in Ferrara streets injuring twenty
In Ferrara Italy Italian eo Fascists and Communists fought in the streets Sunday after Coramminati heckled a speech by Augusto de Marsanich national secretary of the neo Fascists M S party. About 20 people were reported injured in the clashes.
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Ferrara
Italy
Coramminiati
Augusto de Marsanich
M.S . Party
Two Children Crushed in Lakewood Head On Crash
A mother of four, Mrs. Reva Parke, 26, was killed in a head on collision near Carson Street and Woodruff Avenue in Lakewood. Eight others were critically injured including Parke’s husband William and four Parke children. The other driver, Pete Nieto, 19, and his passengers Maxine Nieto, 15, and Ruth Soriano, 12, were also seriously hurt. The crash, which destroyed both cars, occurred as Nieto allegedly swerved to avoid a car in the lane, and the highway district plans a divider for the affected Carson Street section.
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Carson St
Woodruff Ave
Lakewood
Reva Parke
California Highway Patrol
Nieto
State Division of Highways
Two Dogs Chosen For White House
HATBORO PA January report states President-Elect Dwight D. Eisenhower will include two papillons, a toy breed named for butterfly. Mrs Eisenhower reportedly accepted delivery of the dogs for the White House after the inauguration.
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Hatboro
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marie Antoinette
Sallie Pinckeny
Hartsville
Indonesians Visit USC to Study U S Production Methods
In Los Angeles Indonesian film and radio industry leaders arrive to study United States production practices. University officials at USC announced the delegation of 19 figures on Sunday, highlighting exchange and learning opportunities in media.
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L. A
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
U. S
Weather forecast notes a slight warmup in days ahead
The report indicates temperatures inching up a notch with nights staying cold. It mentions breeze and scattered clouds, with a maximum around 64 degrees today and tomorrow, warning of windy conditions and unsteady warmth through the period.
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