Wilson Sees No Big Changes in Military
Secretary of Defense Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee there is no need for major changes in U S armed forces short of war. He warned against miscalculation by Communist aims and stressed readiness to aid allies if aggression occurs without general war.
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Wilson
Washington
Congress
United States
Amsels
Small
Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Wilson and
Radford
Formosa
Russia
Department of Defense
Eden Optimistic Over Formosan War Scare
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that the Formosan crisis can be settled peacefully if all governments cooperate. He broke a long official silence to present the government's view on the matter.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Wisconsin Senate Defeats Bid to Withdraw Election Resolution
A second attempt by Sen. Schmidt to withdraw a resolution urging Gov Kohler to call a spring special election for a secretary of state failed in the Wisconsin Senate. The measure had sought to prompt an extraordinary election process.
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Madison
Schmidt
Milwaukee
Kohler
Wisconsin Senate
Fischer couple seeks clearance to visit son in China jail
Snea City Iowa Mr and Mrs Harold Fischer wired the State Department for permission to visit their son Capt Harold Fischer Jr held in a Communist China prison camp In Washington the Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged quick ratification of the Manila pact pledging mutual defense among the United States and seven other nations in Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snea City
Iowa
Harold Fischer
State Department
Harold Fischer, Jr
China
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Southeast Asia
Washington and Wisconsin Vote For Formosa Defense Resolution
Washington and Wisconsin's full delegation in the House backed the measure as the chamber approved a resolution by 409 to 3 authorizing use of armed forces for the defense of the Formosa area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carney
Naval Operations
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Formosa
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
House
Langer
R-N.d
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Senate
First Youth Concert By Symphony Friday
Kenosha's Symphony Orchestra presents its first youth concert Friday at 1 45 PM in the high school auditorium. Fifth and sixth graders from public and parochial schools are invited. The program includes a piano concerto solo, Grieg and Mascagni pieces, and student participation in singing.
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Symphony
Kenosha
Symphony Orchestra
Frances Hiatt Larimer
Carl Maria von Weber
Northwestern University School of Music
Larimer
Chicago
Harold Newton
Edvard Grieg
Pietro Mascagni
Johann Christian Bach
Newton
Kenosha Public Schools Music Department
Department of Public Recreation
Board of Education
Optimistic Job Outlook Challenged by Economic Critics
The CIO's Ruttenberg and ex-CEA chair Keyserling challenged President Eisenhower's 1954 recovery forecast. They argued employment lagged by over a million versus the prior year and that 1954 fell short of maximum employment and production. They noted 1955 also looked less optimistic on unemployment.
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Washington
CIO
Truman
Eisenhower
Stanley H. Ruttenberg
Leon Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
S Truman
Congress
Senate House Economic Committee
Ruttenberg
No Stopping Red China Now Pravda Says
Pravda, the Soviet Communist newspaper, claims China will liberate Formosa and resist threats. It denounces Eisenhower's Formosa speech as direct aggression against China and a menace to world peace.
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China
Pravda
Moscow
Formosa
Eisenhower
United States
Cold wave warning for Kenosha with frigid temps
A cold wave warning is in effect for Kenosha as temperatures may plunge to 10 to 15 below zero. Skies clear tonight with continued cold weather. Thursday outlook calls for fair, cold weather with highs from zero to 8. Local readings show a minus one last night at the sewage plant, 18 yesterday there, and today noon temps 17 at the plant, 19 at American Motors, and 21 downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
American Motors
Senate approves war powers for Formosa defense votes 26 to 2
The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees move 26 to 2 to authorize the president to use full war powers to defend Formosa and Quemoy. Langer and Morse oppose. Ridgway reportedly prefers excluding Quemoy from the defense ring. The measure awaits potential unanimous consent for immediate Senate action.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhower
Formosa
Farmers Unhappy Over Milk Price Reflection
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told a National Dairy Council conference dairy farmers feel price cuts over the past ten months are not fully reflected in consumer milk prices. He cited rising middleman shares from 48 percent in 1952 to 54 percent in 1954 and called barriers to increased milk consumption costly in price and volume.
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Chicago
Benson
Iney Iecei
National Dairy Council
Hazardous Driving Reported in State
Snowfall across most sections of the state creates hazardous driving conditions. Slippery roads reported in Sheboygan Manitowoc La Crosse Chippewa Falls Fond du Lac and Wisconsin Rapids with similar conditions expected in other central and southern areas.
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Madison
Motor Vehicle Department
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
la Crosse
Chippewa Falls
Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Clash Over Assignments In Assembly Madison Wisconsin
A partisan clash in the Wisconsin assembly centers on Speaker Mark Catlin's committee appointments. Democrats, 36 of 100, say they should hold more seats and protest 16 of 90 seats as unfair. Catlin accuses Democrats of a deliberate lie about public reaction to senate picks. He notes only 32 Democratic appointments in 1953 and asserts he sought fairness.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Mark Catlin
Catlin
Appleton
Assembly
Senate
Congress
Five Alarm Fire Rips Kaufman Dept Stores
Firemen contained a three hour blaze at the Harry Kaufman Inc department stores as six small buildings burned. Damage was estimated at over 300000 dollars.
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Washington
Harry Kaufman, Inc
Mystery Twins Footprint Test Considered At Reese AFB
Parents of the Wood twins debate which boy is Charles or Robert after a sitter mixed them up. Captain Wood suggests a footprint expert at Reese Air Force Base might settle the question born November 24. Mrs. Wood recalls orange juice rash incidents and worries about perception.
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Lubbock
Texas
Wood Twins
Charles
Robert
Douglas R. Wood
Capt. Wood
Reese Air Force Base
Illinois Red Convicted In Unprecedented Smith Act Case
Federal jury in Chicago found Claude Lightfoot, executive secretary of the Illinois Communist Party, guilty under a new Smith Act provision criminalizing membership in groups that advocate violent overthrow. The 45 year old was the first leader charged under this section. bond set at 30000 and a new trial ordered for February 15. Lightfoot bowed his head as verdict was read. prosecutor hailed the verdict as protecting national security. Defense vows appeal to higher courts.
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Chicago
Claude Lightfoot
Communist Party
Illinois
U. S
Phillip L. Sullivan Oce Mavenaye
Accusers Face Nugent at Army Court Martial in Korea
Maj. Ambrose H. Nugent, a 44 year old Wisconsin artillery officer, faced accusers at a general court martial in Ft. Sill Oklahoma. The case centers on alleged collaboration with the North Korean and offering intelligence after capture July 5 1950. The panel reviewed a charge amendment requiring more specific phrasing and added an allegation of urging prisoners to end a strike against a camp peace committee.
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Army
Marvin E. Talbert
Nugent
Maj
Donald L. Manes Jr
Manes
Pw’s
Bus Company Worker Steals $100000 in Worcester
Walter E. Hoyle, 44, a Worcester Bus Co. employee, admitted stealing $100,000 over 22 months. He was ordered held in $100,000 bail after police reports the firm posted a net profit of only $1,414 for the first three quarters of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Worcester Bus Co
Walter E. Hoyle
U S 7th Fleet Shows Force Near Formosa in Evacuation
U S 7th Fleet sorties 300 jet planes south of Tachens as a warning to Red China. Nationalists report heavy bombing of invasion fleets north of Formosa with a 1,500 ton warship sunk, amid talks of evacuating Tachen and reinforcing with carrier air power.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
Princeton
Formosan
Yorktown
Kearsarge
Wasp
Essex
Tachen
Matsu Islands
Yikiangshan
Battered Dummies Test Car Safety Belt Practicality
Detroit engineers at Ford strap lifelike dummies into cars and crash them into trees and embankments to study injury reduction. They aim to determine how much protection safety belts could offer and whether belts should be compulsory, noting industry and legislative momentum.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Fletcher Platt
Ford
Haynes
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Ludmilla
Glinka
Tschaikovsky
Mrs
U.S
Sparkman
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Matthew B. Ridgway
Quemoy
Asia
Ridgway
Amoy
Sec
Savings and Loan Association
Frederick Miller
Miller
Wood
Douglas
Debbie
Normand Poirier
Pottstown
Mercury
Red
John Abt
Lightfoot
Ais
Ft. Sill
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Korea
Bus Company
Kaotang Island
Matsu
Chiang Kai-shek
Foreign Office
O. K. Yui
Platt
al Haynes
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