Waves threaten Flying Enterprise as crew fights to re rig
Off the English coast the American freighter Flying Enterprise drifts in heavy swells 30 miles out as Captain Kurt Carlsen and Kenneth Dancy struggle to re rig a tow line. The ship lists 70 degrees, sinks steadily, and a destroyer keeps watch while weather slowly eases.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
U. S
Willard Keith
Carlson
Dancy
Enterprise
Associated Press
Courageous Captain Sticks With Flying Enterprise
Maritime authorities estimate Captain Kurt Carlsen may save his company more than a million dollars by refusing to abandon the battered Flying Enterprise. They note abandoning could have triggered a large salvage prize for outsiders, with awards often reaching 50 percent of ship and cargo value, pegged around four million dollars.
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Washington
Flying Enterprise
Kurt Carlsen
Two Women Die in Florida Head-On Crash
A head-on collision in Perry Florida killed two women and left a man in critical condition. The victims were Mrs. William Winter 54 of Wauwatosa Wisconsin and her sister-in-law Helene Winter 59 newly arrived from Germany.
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Perry, Fla
William Winter
Wauwatosa
Wis
Helene Winter
United States
Eich Germany
Taft Campaign Reconsiders Tactics Amid Ike Stassen Moves
Taft campaign managers meet to review strategy after General Dwight D. Eisenhower signals availability for the Republican nomination and Harold Stassen enters the field. They may shift focus to attack Eisenhower's preconvention activity and his public positions while maintaining confidence in Ohio's Taft bid. John D. M. Hamilton pressed the line that Eisenhower should state his views.
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Washington
U.P
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Ohio
John D. M. Hamilton
Top Strategy Board
New York
Red Move Smothered By UN Committee In Paris
United Nations political committee defeated a Soviet bid to force Korea peace talks to a special high level Security Council meeting. The vote totaled 40 in favor, 6 against, with 11 abstentions.
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Paris
United Nations
Security Council
Reds Yield On All But Airfield Ban
At Panmunjom the Communists yielded on supervision of a truce except for an airfield construction ban. UN and Allied leaders urged the Reds to accept the ban or risk derailing the cease fire. The armistice talks also stalled on prisoner exchanges as subcommittees prepare to reconvene. President Truman called for a wartime armistice amid political fights and outlined a program to strengthen defense, civil rights, and economic policy in a tense election year.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
United Nations
Howard M. Turner
Matthew B. Ridgway
Tokyo
Kremlin
R. E. Libby
Drivel
Lee
Washington
Truman
Congress
Soviet Russia
United States
Free World
Lovett
J. Authority
Korean Front Battles Surge Near Panmunjom Truce Site
South Korean and United Nations forces fought heavy battles with about 1,000 Chinese killed near Panmunjom as 4,000 Reds attacked Sasi Bulge. The Royal Korean First Division led Allied infantry with 3,076 Communists killed and 852 wounded reported. frontier actions continued near Heartbreak Ridge.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
U. S. Eighth Army
Korangpo
Sasi Bulge
Republic of Korea
Eighth Army
Heartbreak Ridge
United Nations
Gasoline Price Ad Law Overruled in Wisconsin Court
Madison Wisconsin Circuit Judge Alvin C Reis ruled a 1951 law barring gasoline price advertising for more than one gallon unconstitutional. The decision dismissed charges against Black Eagle Oil Co for eight gallons at 2 04 dollars. Assistant District Attorney Joseph Goodman said an appeal to the state supreme court is likely for a final test of the law.
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Madison
Wis
Alvin C. Reis
Reis
Black Eagle Oil Co
Asst. Dist. Atty
Joseph Goodman
State Supreme Court
Flying Enterprise Fights Storm and Sways on Atlantic
The crippled freighter Flying Enterprise endures a brutal Atlantic gale as waves batter its hull and a towline to the tug Turmoil parts. Captain Tim Bond notes the ship’s ballast and a shifted center of gravity kept the vessel from capsizing, with the list leaning to port at times before steadying.
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Carlson
Kenneth Dancy
Enterprise
Dancy
Tim Bond
Bond
Fewer New Homes and Auto Output Cut Planned
Defense officials announce broad production curbs to 40 percent of prewar levels for most household goods and 23 percent for new homes starting April 1952. Auto production trimmed to 900 000 cars and 240 000 trucks for the April quarter, with building starts likely reduced by about 100 000 for 1952 to avoid unfinished projects.
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Washington
Manly Fleischmann
Defense
Fleischmann
Senate-House Preparedness Committee
Joint Committee
Wilson
Henry H. Fowler
National Production Authority
Fowler
Kohler frees funds for Milwaukee education buildings
Governor Kohler agreed to release 2.6 million dollars in higher education building funds for Milwaukee State College and the University of Wisconsin extension building. Regents called the projects sound investments and noted existing enrollment limits due to space.
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Madison
Wis
Kohler
Milwaukee
Milwaukee State College
University of Wisconsin
State College
Lake Shore College
State University
Boards of
University
A. Matt Werner
Sheboygan
Douglas backs Eisenhower as Democratic option
Senator Paul H Douglas of Illinois said that if General Eisenhower is the Republican nominee he would likely win by a large margin. He added that Democrats could also nominate Eisenhower with a different vice presidential candidate. Douglas spoke at a Boston news conference after a Baltimore radio interview with Senator Wiley.
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Boston
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Eisenhower
Douglas
Baltimore
Wiley
Reis
Believe Fire Causes Marinette Man Death
Marinette Wisconsin reports Eric Greening 51 found dead in the kitchen of his home after a small fire burned his clothing. His wife Mercedes discovered him upon returning from work. Coroner Robert Thompson noted he had been a semi invalid since a stroke months earlier and had been alone all day.
Wisconsin Faces Cold Wave With Snow Flurries Ahead
A cold wave moves into northern Wisconsin with colder temps statewide tonight and Thursday. Snow flurries expected. south lows 10 to 15 with Thursday highs 20 to 25. Eastern central regions had freezing drizzle last night, making some highways slick. Mild Tuesday with 35 in Kenosha Milwaukee and Madison. noon in downtown Kenosha at 29.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Madison
Truman Out In Minnesota Primary Ballot
Democratic leaders debated whether to list Senator Humphrey as a favorite son on the Minnesota March 18 ballot. Frank McKinney asked officials to place Humphrey after Humphrey had told Truman he would enter his name. White House reaction suggested mixed signals on Truman's own intentions.
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Washington
Truman
Minnesota
Frank McKinney
Humphrey
Dminn
Mr. Truman
White House
Democratic National Committee
McKinney
Mule damages car in Spring Hope incident
A mule being hit by a car in Spring Hope North Carolina caused the vehicle to veer into a ditch after the mule kicked, breaking Baker Barnes' car in a minor fender bender with estimated damage at 300 dollars.
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Spring Hope
N. C
Baker Barnes
Britain wins veto on bases for atomic bombing
Churchill obtains Truman’s approval to bar use of American air bases in Great Britain for atomic bombing. In Korea, U S battle casualties rise to 104,084 with 345 added this week. Marijuana found with state prison inmate. guard resigns and another undergoes lie detector testing. Armour plant in South St Paul shuts after 2,500 CIO workers walk out for a long meeting.
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Washington
U.S
Winston Churchill
Truman
Great Britain
U. S
Korea
Madison
Wis
John Tramburg
State Welfare Board
South ST. Paul
Armour
Minn
U.P
CIO
Armour and Co
Fifteen Women Fined in Prostitution Raids at Sheboygan
In Sheboygan Wisconsin fifteen women were fined a total of 825 dollars for being inmates of houses of prostitution following raids by state and county officials. Three offenders paid 75 dollars each. twelve others paid 50 dollars plus costs. Four more persons face trial in April for contempt of court after refusing to stop operations at three locations including the Ca sine managed by Vera Bertram and owners Clemens Bartzen Myrtle Bodenstab and Anne Joiner.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
Justice of the Peace
Joel Seidelman
Henry Detling
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Health Commission
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Joseph L. Carrigg
Clifford G. McIntire
Karl C. King
Frank C. Osmers, Jr
N. J
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