Truman Forces Back Stevenson in Midwest Democratic Confab
Delegates in Kansas City Kansas discuss potential shift to Adlai Stevenson as a national contender, with Illinois Michigan and Minnesota officials signaling support. The meeting deflects corruption charges as Senator Humphrey and Mrs. India Edwards push for an aggressive anti corruption stance and a Truman run call.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Michigan
Minnesta
Stevenson
Kefauver
D-Tenn
India Edwards
National Committee
Humphrey
Barkley
Edwards
Board Bucks Rail Union Faces Pay Raise Recommendation
A presidential panel urged the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to accept a raise of 23 14 cents per hour for road service and 38 cents for yard work. It rejected an extra 9 cent yard boost with a 40 hour week, proposed yard rules changes, and noted prior Army deductions of 12 12 cents for yard and 5 cents for road workers.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Army
U S Sabre Jets Blunt Communist Air Threat in Korea
The 5th Air Force reported Sabre jets shot down 15 MiG-15s in seven days with no Sabres lost, ten MiGs down yesterday. Ground fighting near Panmunjom and Satae valley saw hills seized and bunkers destroyed as weather hindered air and ground activity.
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8Th Army
Korea
U.S
5Th Air Force
North Korea
Manchuria
Korean Front
Far East Bomber Command
Tokyo
Panmun
Jom
Satae
Grenades Thrown At Saigon Bar Wounding Four
Four people were seriously wounded today when terrorists threw three hand grenades into a downtown Saigon bar. French authorities warned Viet Minh rebels are developing new bombs in secret factories designed to resemble champagne bottles, flashlights, and cigar packages, exploding when opened or switched on.
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Saigon
WUP
Wisconsin Weather Mix of Rain Warmth and Snow
Frigid north and warm south dominated the state's forecast with rain in the south and lingering snow in the north. Madison recorded the heaviest precipitation while Milwaukee reached 36 degrees and Superior stayed 12 degrees above. Early readings before 7 am showed Grantsburg two below zero Eau Claire one below La Crosse six above and Milwaukee at 32 with slick highways statewide.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Superior
Grantsburg
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Mother Tells Of Hiding Dead Child In Portland Case
A 21-year-old mother led police to a vacant lot dump site for her three-year-old daughter Sherrie Ellen Kader after claiming the child was hit on the head. She admitted fabricating a kidnapping hoax to deflect blame from her other daughter Vickie, who was coached to name a grayhaired man.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Jada Z. Kader
Sherrie Ellen Kader
Joe Blewett
Kader
Sherrie Ellen
Vickie
Final Break With Britain Seems Near
Cairo tense as 15 000 students demand war with Britain and threaten Egypt Russia pact. Rioters burn British offices including Barclay’s and Shepheards while police use tear gas and fire in the air. Ismailia clash leaves at least 46 Egyptian police dead. U S envoy tries to mediate.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Britain
Mustapha el Nahas Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Ismailia
Barclay’s Bank
Foreign Office
London
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Russia
Shepheards
Tommy’s Bar
British Turf Club
Robert Hughes Men’s Clothing
Pigalle
Regent
British Overseas Airways
Chalons
Parisiana
Metro
United Press
Maurice Guindi
Libby Scolds Red Delegate In Panmunjom Prisoner Row
U S Rear Admiral R E Libby rebuked North Korean Maj Gen Lee Sang Cho in a tense Panmunjom clash over missing civilians and prisoner information. Libby accused the Communists of greed and disregarding individual rights during the armistice subcommittee session.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Wu.p
U. S
R. E. Libby
Libby
Lee Sang Cho
Armistice
United Nations Command
Lee
Reds
Hsieh Fang
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Professor Resigns from Atomic Energy Committee Post
Dr. Cyril S. Smith of the University of Chicago resigns from the general advisory committee to the atomic energy commission. The White House says he will devote all his time to university work.
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Washington
Cyril S. Smith
University of Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Smith
AP Photographer Captures POW Camp Inside China Red Prison
AP photographer Frank Noel who disappeared after Korea capture in 1950 sent photos from Pyokdong prison camp two. The staged supply chain moved cameras through red couriers and censorship, with Noel reporting intent to keep sending images as long as film and batteries arrive. Max Desfor and Wilfred Burchett note Noel’s ongoing fame and commitment.
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Tokyo
Frank “Pappy
Noel
Associated Press
Korea
Pappy
Bob Schutz
Red Prison
Robert Tuckman
Albany, N. Y
Tuckman
Max Desfor
Youths in UMT Face Beer Ban
Washington reports that supporters and opponents of Universal Military Training agree youths in UMT should be shielded from alcohol. Advocates propose a distinguishing insignia or color ID for trainees to aid bartenders. A temperance leader calls UMT peacetime conscription but supports banning beer in training areas.
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Washington
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Rocco B. Bunino
Blairstown
N. J
National Licensed Beverage Association
Bunino
Elizabeth Smart
Temperance Union
National Security Training Commission
Arabs Sabotage Tunisian Reservoir
Arab nationalist terrorists sabotaged the Zaghouan reservoir 30 miles south of Tunis and cut telegraph and telephone wires. They damaged machinery and opened sluices in the early hours. French engineers began repairs while tank support moved against terrorists in the Cap Bon peninsula as reinforcements arrive.
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Tunis
Tunisia
N.p
Zaghouan
Cap Bon
One Killed Four Hurt In Waukesha Area Crash
Two cars skidded into a head on collision near here last night killing a Milwaukee man and injuring four Madison residents. Dale Smith 27 Milwaukee was killed when his car collided with C W Laughnan 56 Madison on Highway 30 about three miles west of here. Smith was alone.
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Waukesha
Wis
Here
Milwaukee
Madison
Dale Smith
C. W. Laughnan
Smith
Bus Crash Injures Six Near Black River Falls Wisconsin
A Greyhound bus and a truck collided on an icy road six miles south of Black River Falls Wisconsin injuring six. The crash at 7 50 a m on Highway 12 sent two victims unconscious and prompted initial reports of fatalities later corrected. Eleven injured listed include Eleanor Jensen Ernest Anderson Roy Nelson Robert Brownlee and Frank Gardner with varied injuries. Nelson was returning to Minneapolis from Camp Atterbury Indiana after army discharge.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Greyhound
Here
Jackson County
Eleanor Jensen
Chicago
Ernest Anderson
Madison
Roy A. Nelson
Minneapolis
Robert Brownlee
Kitcher
Ontario
Canada
Frank Gardner
St. Paul
Nelson
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Army
Warrant Out for Meat Firm Head in Horsemeat Scandal
Waukegan Ill A warrant is out for Russell Minnea head of a Lake Geneva Wis firm charged with conspiracy to sell misbranded horsemeat Lake County State's Attorney Robert C Nelson said after the arrest of Joseph Siciliano head of a defunct Lake County packing company Siciliano surrendered in Waukegan Nelson said some horsemeat from Lake County was sold in Wisconsin lake resorts and Minnea obtained the meat from Siciliano's firm
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Waukegan
Ill
Lake Geneva
Wis
Ilinois
Robert C. Nelson
Lake County
Russel Minnea
Nelson
Joseph Siciliano
Siciliano
Wisconsin Lake Resorts
Minnea
Inspector General Adds 127 Staff Officers Next Month
The army inspector general will receive 127 additional staff officers to strengthen efforts against inefficiency neglect or fraud in contract management. Secretary Pace said all cases indicating mismanagement or fraud will be routed through the inspector general's office in Washington.
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Washington
Army
Secretary of the Army
Pace
Communists Urge Kurdish Revolt in Azerbaijan
Washington reports that the Com munists have called on Kurdish tribesmen in Azerbaijan to revolt against Iran. The move signals heightened regional tension and potential cross border fallout.
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Washington
U.P
Azerbaijan
Iran
Punxsutawney and Sun Prairie Claim Groundhog Capital Title
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania remains confident as its residents defend the claim to be the groundhog capital of the world against Sun Prairie Wisconsin. The dispute centers on Groundhog Day lore and local pride with rival towns trading quips about weather prognostication.
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Punxsutawney
Sun Prairie
U.P
Pennsylvania
Wis
National Geographic Society
Groundhog
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Naples
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Schutz
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Yalu River
Wilfred Burchett
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Ce Soir
Burchett
Pyoktong
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Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
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