Free Asians Oppose Truce in East Asia
Western Allied Asia bloc rejects a cease-fire in the Red China–Nationalist China conflict. Nationalist China reacts to potential evacuation of troops from the Tachens. Seoul and Tokyo officials weigh effects of a truce while Hong Kong and Manila voices caution.
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Free Asia
Red China
Nationalist China
O. K. Yui
Tachen Archipelago
Seoul
Pyun Yung Tai
Eisenhower
Pyun
Peiping
United Nations
Million Worker Strike Hits West Germany Ruhr
Nearly one million West German coal and steel workers walked out for 24 hours protesting anti labor statements by a Ruhr industrialist. The strike affected 132 coal mines and 35 steel works across the Ruhr, with coal output falling by about 430000 tons and overall losses nearing six million dollars.
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Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Illinois Man Dies as Car Hits Pole
A 62-year-old Waukegan man Mahlon Nellans died of head injuries after his car missed a curve and struck a telephone pole on Highway 31 near McKeon Road. Passenger Eva Mullens suffered multiple injuries but was reported in good condition at Kenosha Hospital. Coroner said no inquest was planned.
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Waukegan
Kenosha County
Mahlon Nellans
Lake View
McKeon Rd
Pill
Eva Mullens
P. O. Box
Zion
Nellans
Kenosha Hospital
William Raven
Teddy Green
Racine Bus Fares Raised to Fifteen Cents
Racine Motor Coach Lines Inc received authorization from the Public Service Commission Friday to raise adult fares from 13 to 15 cents effective immediately. The move aims to boost revenue for the bus operator.
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Racine
Madison
Racine Motor Coach Lines, Inc
Public Service Commission
7th Fleet Rushes to Formosa for Tachens Evacuation
The U S Seventh Fleet sails from its flagship USS Helena with destroyers toward Formosa as Nationalist China begins evacuating up to 8,000 civilians from Tachens amid planned defense to the last man. Essex Yorktown and Kearsarge join exercises to aid possible evacuation.
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Formosa
Tachens
Taipei
U. S
Strait of Formosa
China
Tachen Island
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
Pescadore Islands
Nong Nong
U.S.S. Helena
Straits
Philippines
Tachen
Ike to Open Full Debate on Far East Policy
President Eisenhower is expected to address Congress with a special message on Formosa, seeking authorization to use the Seventh Fleet to defend the island group and to evacuate Nationalist forces from the Tachen Islands if needed. The plan may trigger a wide debate on Far East policy and U.N. cease-fire actions.
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Far East
Washington —i
Eisenhower
Congress
Formosa
White House
State Department
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Pescadores Islands
U. S
Chiang Kaishek
Tachen Islands
John J. Sparkman
Dala
Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
China
Tachen Island
British Seen Clue in Red China Invitation to Families
London observers say Beijing invites families of jailed Americans as a sign the men will not be released soon. The gesture would slow possible releases while the men remain behind bars, with British officials weighing analytic notes from The Times and News Chronicle about China’s propaganda aims. Reactions focus on health, timing, and propitiatory aims amid tensions near Formosa.
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London
Red China
Peiping
Britain
Times of London
Times
News-Chronicle
Chou En- Lai
Recen Times
Anthony Eden
Tachen Islands
Formosa
Verdine Put In Army Jail
Verdine a 28 year old from Starks Louisiana was moved to an army jail after release from six years in Soviet prisons to await possible AWOL charges. An army spokesman said no medical reason for confinement, only that Verdine is underweight. He described prior ailments from Arctic Siberia slave labor camps.
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Berlin
William A. Verdine
Starks
Verdine
Arctic
Siberia
Unemployment Claims Drop in Week Two of January
Washington reports a sharp decline in new unemployment insurance claims for the second week of January, falling below the prior year's level according to the labor department.
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Washington
Labor Department
Phantom Philanthropist Strikes Again in Chicago
A mysterious benefactor in Chicago has handed out cash to three men on the street, totaling 650 dollars. Nathanial Patterson, Cecil Mayes, and Nasco Stone all received new bills from the stranger, who urged faith in God before vanishing in a late model car. Police verified some gifts as real but treated the cases with caution, while the recipients expressed belief in the phantom’s good intentions.
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Chicago
Nathanial Patterson
Patterson
Cecil Mayes
Evergreen
N. C
Mayes
Thorp
Wis
Nasco Stone
Stone
Monroe Street
Convicts End 80-Hour Holdout at Massachusetts Prison
Four hostages and five guards were released after an 80 hour siege inside the 150 year old Massachusetts State Prison. The four convicts led by Theodore Green surrendered to a seven member civilian negotiating committee led by Erwin D. Canham. Massachusetts Atty. Gen. George Fingold vowed to prosecute the four for up to 20 additional years.
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Boston
Massachusetts State Prison
Massachusetts
George Fingold
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Canham
Theodore Green
Bastille
Norfolk
Soviet Troops Supplying East Germany With Atomic Weapons
Western sources report Soviet troops in East Germany are being equipped with tactical atomic weapons including guided missiles and atomic artillery. A guarded train reportedly arrived at the Kummerzdorf Sperenberg area near Berlin with the new gear.
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Berlin
East Germany
Kummersdorf-Sperenberg
Lehman seeks earmark of offshore oil revenues for schools
Senator Herbert H. Lehman of New York urged the administration to set aside income from offshore oil leases for funding schools nationwide. He framed the proposal as a dedicated education revenue stream and pressed for action.
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Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
D-N.y
Weather Update for Kenosha Area
Slippery highway spots due to winter conditions reported by the state highway department. Weekend forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with snow flurries. Tonight's low 5 to 15 degrees in the south, high varies. Sunday highs 18 to 24. Noon readings show Kenosha downtown minus 20, Sewage treatment plant minus 21, American Motors minus 19. Previous night low 10 degrees, Friday high 35.
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Kenosha
State Highway Department
American Motors
Ravine Plunge Kills 30 on Bus Near Cuatla
A crowded passenger bus plunged from a mountain road into a deep ravine killing at least 30 people. Red Cross reports 13 injured, three gravely, as authorities seek the driver and a change-collector who fled the scene. The crash happened Thursday night about 20 miles from Cuatla on the highway to Oaxaca.
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Cuatla
Mexico
Red Cross
Oaxaca
Britain Blacked Out By Dense Fog Again
Dense fog across Britain disrupted North Sea shipping and the English Channel. Traffic stalled nationwide as poor visibility affected travel and commerce.
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Britain
London
North Sea
English Channel
Ordeal Over For Daughter of Bank Robber
Barbara Toby Green daughter of Theo dore Green faced a public eye ordeal after the prison riot led by her father. She will return to Girls Latin School when things quiet down and pursues her aim to become a doctor and a useful citizen.
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Barbara
Toby) Green
Theodore Green
Louis McCoy
Girls’ Latin
Toby
Death of 84 year old in Berlin blaze found
Fire crews discovered Gustave Rannon aged 84 dead in his small Berlin home after a fire swept the structure. The welfare of other residents was not at risk and cause of death is under investigation.
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Berlin
Wis
Gustave Rannon
Eisenhower to Receive France’s Military Medal Honor
France to confer the Military Medal on President Eisenhower in a ceremonial honors event. The award marks one of France’s highest decorations for wartime leadership and Allied alliance.
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Paris
France
Eisenhower
Costa Rica’s Patchwork Army Returns for Victory Parade
Costa Rica’s patchwork army marches back to San Jose for a victory parade celebrating an 11 day revolt crush. President Jose Figueres says about 3,000 volunteers will lead the procession and vows civil liberties will be restored next week. He criticizes rebel leaders and notes OAS backing and US- supplied planes as crucial turning points.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Figueres
Congress
Green
Costa
Organization of American States
OAS
United States
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