Streamliner Passengers End Journey
Refugees from the snowbound City of San Francisco arrived in Oakland after a 7.5 hour relief ride from the high Sierra. Some 150 aboard remained at stations or dispersed to San Francisco, Sacramento, or other destinations. Dr. Walter Roehll treated about 60 gas-fume victims during rescue.
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Streamliner
San Francisco
Emigrant Pass
Calif
High Sierra
Chicago
Donner Pass
High
Sierra
Southern Pacific
San Francisco Bay
Bay
Sacramento
Oakland
Walter H. L. Roehll
Middletown
Ohio
Pasengers
Philip Gordon
Republican National Committee
Hawaii
Frank Bernitz
Decorah
Iowa
Evelyn Arnone
Bernitz
Arnone
Robert A. Miller
S. P
Los Angeles
Worst Storm Grips Far West Leaving Cities Isolated
A historic storm isolated towns across California cutting transport and communications. Portola Owens Valley and Bishop faced blackout while Los Angeles endured heavy rain flooding. Six deaths occurred as Corrine Calvert and John Bromfield fled rising waters and a Stradivarius violin washed away before being recovered downstream.
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Far West
San Francisco
California
Sunset Blvd
Hollywood
Portola
Owens Valley
Calif
Bishop
Independence
Earl Warren
Warren
Beckwith
Corrine Calvert
John Bromfield
Rebels Regroup In Indo China Battlefield Stalemate
Hanoi strains as Viet Minh forces regroup around Hoa Binh fortress after a 43 day siege. French reports indicate renewed regrouping by Communist rebels near the Tonkin capital and the crucial supply road between here and Hoa Binh now open.
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Hanoi
U.P
Here
Tonkin
Hoa Binh
Lovett urges universal military training start in fall
Defense Secretary Lovett testified to the House Armed Services Committee that universal military training could begin on a limited scale about six months after enacting implementing legislation. The plan would start in September or October if Congress acts by spring, using 17 bases in 12 states to train under a six month program.
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Washington
U.P
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Lovett
House Armed Services Committee
National Security Training Commission
UMIT
Eau Claire Girl 16 Killed in Collision
Eljean Fenney, 16, of Eau Claire, was killed when the car she rode in collided with a semi trailer. The driver Norman Anderson, 19, also of Eau Claire, and the semi driver Albert Franklin of Minneapolis, were not seriously hurt.
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Eau Claire
Wis
U.P
Eljean Fenney
Miss Fenney
Norman Anderson
Albert Franklin
Minneapolis
Anderson
Franklin
Fall Causes Death in Wisconsin Woman
Madison Wisconsin reports the death of Henrietta Grosse 58 of Martinsville Dane county who died after injuries from a fall down basement steps Tuesday. She passed away Wednesday night in hospital.
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Madison
Wis
Henrietta Grosse
Martinsville
Dane County
Census estimates place U S population at 155 575 000
Washington the census bureau estimates the United States population at 155 575 000 as of December 1. This compares with 155 356 000 as of November 1 and 151 132 000 from the April 1 1950 census.
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U. S
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
England and U S Stand Together in War Talks
Churchill declares Britain backs the United States as UN and Communist investigators assess a Kaesong crater amid no progress in Panmunjom armistice talks. Reds decry Red Cross access and press prisoner exchange stalemate amid tense, quiet proceedings.
Churchill pledges Britain to defend Europe and Asia
Prime Minister Churchill addressed Congress pledging Britain will join a resolute response if new Communist aggression erupts in the Far East. He tied deterrents to avoiding another world war, warned against outlawing atomic bombs, and said Britain seeks steel and equipment from the United States to strengthen defenses rather than money.
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Washington
Churchill
Congress
Britain
Europe
Far East
Formosa
China
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
British
Free World
Jet pilots down three Red jets and destroy tanks near Kaesong
Seoul reports U S Fifth Air Force credited two acrobatic Sabre pilots with a gunless air victory over two MiG-15s near Kaesong and destruction of three Communist T-3 tanks there. Lt Col James B Raebel downed a MiG while two lieutenants on their first missions destroyed two more tanks.
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Seoul
Korea
Kaesong
U. S. Fifth Air Force
James B. Raebel
Redfields
S. D
Shooting Star
George Patterson
Orlando
Fla
Robert E. Bailey
Oakland
Snow and Garbage Strike Halts Service in Superior
Snow and garbage removal halted as 93 city workers walked out to press wage demands. Mechanics truck drivers and laborers seek $30 monthly raises and $20 for other staff while union officials plan an emergency snow removal meeting as streets remain uncleared after the weekend storm.
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Superior
Wis
U.P
Public Works Department
Cash Prizes Offered for Nash Motors Relics and Photos
A Kenosha museum relic and photo treasure hunt invites Nash Rambler Jeffery and Nash parts entries. Six cash prizes totaling 350 dollars will be awarded for car parts and for printed matter like photographs and ads, with entries due by 5 p.m. February 21, 1952.
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Old Nash
Jeffery
Jeffery Co
Nash Motors
Citizens Committee
Kenosha Public Museum
Rambler
Nash
120 to Close High School Terms Friday
Commencement exercises for 120 Kenosha high school seniors will mark the end of mid term graduations. E T McSwain of Northwestern University will give the address as diplomas are presented by Joseph M Zufta. Music from the ensembles, orchestra and chorus accompanies the ceremony.
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Kenosha High School
E. T. McSwain
Northwestern University School of Education
Joseph M. Zufta
Board of Education
Ridgway visits British division in Korea
General Matthew Ridgway made a surprise tour to Korea and visited the British Commonwealth division at the front. Officials declined to comment on the visit's significance or any link to truce talks at Panmunjom. Ridgway was whisked to the front immediately after landing.
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Eighth Army Headquarters
Korea
U.P
Matthew B. Ridgway
Panmunjom
Ridgway
January Heat Wave Hits Wisconsin With Record Warmth
A January heat wave raised temperatures to near record highs across Wisconsin. Kenosha measured 51 degrees at noon while a warm front caused fog and drizzle statewide. The Wisconsin Highway Commission warned icy conditions north of a Eau Claire to Marinette line and otherwise sporadic ice on main routes.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Milwaukee
State Highway Commission
Eau Claire
Marinette
New York Cheers Capt Henrik Carlsen Return
Crowds along Broadway showered Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen with confetti and cheers as he rode in a car up the canyon of heroes. The Flying Enterprise captain, 37, greeted wife Agnes and two children after 15 days battling Atlantic storms to save his listing ship.
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New York
Henrik Kurt Carlsen
Broadway
New York City
Carlsen
Enterprise
Charles A. Lindbergh
Douglas MacArthur
Richard E. Byrd
Blackjack
Pershing
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Agnes
Carlson
Navy
Woodbridge
N. J
London
Sonia
Karin
Merchant Marine
Swan Causes Blackout in Thetford Area
A swan caused a power blackout across Thetford Brandon and surrounding villages and the Honington air field when it was found electrocuted on a high tension cable spanning the Little Ouse river. Engineers investigated the outage and traced it to the bird.
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Thetford
Eng
Honington
Royal Air Force
Brandon
Little Ouse
Vishinsky blasts U.S. in UN session over Korea truce talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky condemned American demands as cannibal like and warned there is little hope for progress in the Korean truce talks. He also criticized the North Atlantic pact as a hotbed of aggression and attacked U.S. delegates amid disputes on UN peace goals.
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U. S
Vishinsky
United States
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
James van Fleet
Atomic Program Expansion Seen
Senator McMahon says after a White House call that the United States atomic energy program will be expanded. He notes the decision by President Truman and that Congress will need to provide appropriations. an official announcement is expected with details to follow.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Truman
United States
Congress
B 17 Crash in Rome Kills Two Airmen
A B-17 bomber crashed and exploded near Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome New York today killing two airmen and seriously injuring five.
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Rome
N. Y
Griffiss Air Force Base
Woman's Frozen Body Found in Farm Home near Egg Harbor
The frozen body of Mrs. Anna Kracht about 65 was found today in the kitchen of her farm home on County Trunk Hy. T near Egg Harbor. Coroner Calmer Nelson said there was no evidence of foul play.
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Egg Harbor
Wis
Anna Kracht
Calmer Nelson
Tax Boost Not Likely in Truman Budget Request
Influential Democrats and Republicans agree that a fourth post Korean tax boost is unlikely this election year. Debate centers on whether Congress will hold hearings on President Truman's request for about five billion dollars in new taxes while defense production act extensions may be limited to one year. Rep Doughton noted strong sentiment against further tax increases and said hearings would be decided by the Ways and Means Committee at the appropriate time.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Rep. Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Hurley tavern operators face new charges after raid
In Hurley Wisconsin 17 beverage tax agents raided the city and charged five tavern operators who collectively had 27 state vice convictions since 1942. The actions heighten scrutiny in the local liquor trade as authorities pursue long history of violations.
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Hurley
Wis
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England
U.S
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James C. Murray
International Red Cross
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Lee Sang Cho
North Korea
Howard Memorial Hospital
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Mr. B
Leonard Ponder
Ponder
Asia
Kenosha County
Thomas B. Jeffery
Chicago Coliseum
Jeffery Or Nash
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A. E. Axtell
Fred Becker
Jack Beni
Herbert Block
Charles Borkenhagen
Arthur Brodey
George Cady
George Connolly
Donald Cook
James E. Cotter
Charles Dilday
William Engel
Urban Eppers
M. C. Frost
James Filntley
L. J. Gallagher
Mary Ann Aceto
Lucy Albano
Florence Betty Alberts
Teresa Ambrosini
Joyce Andresen
Linnea Ashby
James R. Askeris
Margaret Mary Banovez
Betty Jean Barengo
Fred Mario Batassa
Lois Jean Bennett
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Clarence J. Bianco
Rose Mary Biscardi
Jean Elizabeth Blasch
Betty Rae Bokmueller
Elsie M. Borsche
Dolores A. Britteldi
Gloria M. Brockway
Robert Bruzas
Michael Butera
Frank J. Butteri
Thomas E. Cerqua
Emil Cinelli
Gene Clark
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Alfred Cundari
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Ronald E. Dennis
Louis di Castri
Ronald Dodge
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Joyce A. Engelhardt
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Harvey S. Friedrich
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James Granger
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Shirley Mankowski
Nina S. Martino
Ruth Martinson
Robert J. Meissner
Norman Menden
George Metallo
Eugene L. Meyer
Yvonne Katherine Molinaro
Joan C. Murray
Eric O. Nelson
Margaret C. Nemeth
Marian J. Ogilvie
Myrle H. Olson
Betty O'Neil
Sam Oquist
Edward C. Palmen
Paul Pedersen
LaVerne A. Piehl
Irene M. Prinicpe
Sue Siena Quayle
LaVerna Randle
Richard Rasmussen
Anthony Ritacca
Mary Ann Rizzo
Lila Rubenstein
Ronald Rudy
Alessandro J. Savaglio
Frances T. Scalzo
Patrick Shelley
Mary Jayne Shilla
Dean R. Shumway
Paul Scwaiko
Robert F. Simon
Robert Smith
Jane M. Soddy
Donald L. Spaulding
Constance Marie Stange
Paul E. Swenson
Swan
Manila
Globe Wireless
Ralph Capone
Ralph J
Bottles) Capone
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