Severe Quake Shakes Japan and Tsunami Toll Rises
A powerful earthquake off Honshu and eight destructive tidal waves kill and injure hundreds across northern Japan. Officials report 34 dead and 169 injured in Misawa area with 15 missing. 10,000 homeless amid winter. U S forces organize aid and air lift relief to Hokkaido towns.
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Sapporo
Hokkaido
U.S
Pacific Ocean
Japan
U. S. Air Force
Misawa
Honshu
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. 1St Cavalry Division
Air Force
Kiritappu
Yamakomai
Ushiro
Attlee Deflects Labor Attack Over Defense Policy
London report says Prime Minister Clement Attlee defeated a Labor left wing challenge in a closed Commons session. The margin was about three to one, preserving his leadership on Britain’s national defense policy.
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London
Clement R. Attee
Britain
Attlee
House of Commons
The Samaritan Woman Water Offer Dialogue
In John 4 15 the Samaritan woman asks for the water Jesus offers eternal life by living water. The exchange highlights thirst, belief, and spiritual revelation in a village setting.
Bad Weather Keeps Voters Home in Local Primary
Snowbound streets and impassable highways kept turnout low in the city and county. City Clerk Herrmann revised estimates to 6 000 to 7 000 votes citywide as precincts reported only a few ballots at noon. County polling sites saw minimal participation and some districts reported no ballots cast.
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B. A. Herrmann
Kenosha
Somers Township
Berryville
Pleasant Prairie
Herrmann
Fifth Ward
Margaret Diehl
Harold R. Maurer
Jay Rhodes
North Shore
North Western
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
Two Questioned In Butcher Knife Farmhand Killing
Officials in Ashland Wisconsin questioned farmer Joseph Ensinger and his house keeper Florence Kovach regarding the killing of farm hand Edward Wiippa. District Attorney Robert Leddin said both denied stabbing Wiippa to death.
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Ashland
Wis
U.P
Dist. Atty
Robert Leddin
Joseph Ensinger
Florence Kovach
Edward Wiippa
House Rejects Move to Kill Universal Military Training
Washington U P The House defeated an opening bid to strike out the enacting clause of universal military training by 196 to 167. The vote keeps the measure alive for debate and amendments and a later floor decision. Representative Bates pressed the motion against Speaker Rayburn, but the body upheld the bill’s continuation.
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Washington
U.P
House
UMT
Armed Services Committee
William H. Bates
R-Mass
Sam Rayburn
D. Tex
Congress
Bates
Rayburn
Faulty Flaps Blamed For Crash in France
French officials concluded that faulty flaps combined with a double engine failure caused a plane crash in Nice that killed 37 people. They discarded a seagull strike theory.
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France
Nice
Soviet Experts Urge Socialist Chess Titles
Soviet chess experts, reported by Radio Free Europe, call for removing capitalistic names like king and queen from chess. They propose socialist terms such as stakhano vite meaning shock worker to replace traditional pieces.
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Munich
Germany
U.P
Radio Free Europe
Tankers Collision in Fog Off Norfolk
Two tankers collided in dense fog in Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk Virginia but reported no injuries and no need for help. The incident prompted no immediate emergency response or search operations.
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Norfolk
Norfolk, Va
U.2
Chesapeake Bay
Truman makes peace broadcast from Voice of America ship
President Truman urged Russia and China to drop hate and terror in a global peace appeal. He spoke from the Coast Guard cutter Courier, beamed to Europe, Latin America, and the Far East, with translations to 45 languages for rebroadcast.
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Washington
Truman
Russia
Red China
Voice of America
U. S. Coast Guard
Courier
China
United States
Germany
Japan
State Department
Mr. Truman
Europe
Latin America
Far East
Tangier
Munich
Ceylon
Manila
Honolulu
British Broadcasting Co
Oscar C. B. Wey
Donald McQuade
Caribbean
High Waves Close 3rd Ave and Snowstorm Shuts Schools
High waves spilled over the breakwater at Kemper Hall turning 3rd Ave into an 18 inch river. City engineer Robert Smith said dynamiting the breakwater was denied and pumps may be used if flood levels rise. Snow and lake swells linger while other areas suffer little damage. Kansas City and Kansas City Kan Mo schools closed. storms cause significant traffic delays and hotel crowding.
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3Rd Ave
Kemper Hall
Robert Smith
Smith
66Th St
65Th
68Th Sts
Chiwaukee
Naval Armory
Simmons Island
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
E. K. Burgard
Kan
State Court Rules Dividends Not Deductible by Personal Holding Firms
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules personal holding corporations cannot deduct dividends when net income losses occur. Decisions involve Michael F. Cudahy and the Smith Investment Company cases, with holdings in A O Smith Corp and other entities. The ruling also covers Dane County sheriff widow compensation, humane society rehearing request denial, and a requirement to turn over stray dogs to medical schools.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Supreme Court
Roland Steinle
Milwaukee
Michael F. Cudahy
Northern Securities and Investment Company
Smith Investment Company
Steinle
A. O. Smith Corp
High Court
Wisconsin
Agnes Smith
June Smith Johns
Lloyd Bruce Smith
Suzanne S. Dragge
J. J. Stamm
W. C. Heath
Suzanne Smith Dragge
Dana Lou
Joseph Andreski
Marathon County
Dane County Humane Society
Humane Societies
Moran Receives Prison Sentence For Shakedown Ring
New York James J Moran a political crony of former mayor William ODwyer now ambassador to Mexico was sentenced to 12 to 25 years in prison for leading a fire department ring that extorted fees from fuel oil equipment firms seeking installation permits. He faced charges of extortion and conspiracy.
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New York
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
Moran
Drive Nabs Tax Dodgers
Washington reports a six month 1951 IRS crackdown on tax dodgers with 744 fraud cases sent to prosecutors, a rise from 1950. Prosecution rate improved as internal penalties rose 26 percent and dropped cases fell 55 percent. Delinquent tax warrants grew to 955,841 cases worth 641 million dollars. Officials credit enforcement drive and electronic computing to boost actions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department For Prosecution
Penal Division
Vote on Settlement at Rockford George W. Roper Co. store plant
CIO United Auto Workers were to vote today on a tentative agreement ending a 60 day strike at the George W. Roper Co. store plant in Rockford Illinois. Details of the agreement were not announced.
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Rockford, Ill
CIO
United Auto Workers
George W. Roper Co
Atlanta Symphony Helps Dallas In Nine-Show Run
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra agrees to cover nine concerts after Dallas cancels four and books five. Leslie C White seeks peace as players juggle jobs and teachers arrange substitutes. Parking meter bids are moved up and a photographer quits over time off.
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Leslie C. White
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Allegro
Dallas Orchestra
Atlanta Orchestra
Atlanta
Dallas Four
White
Carl Bevin
Trains Crash Kills Seventy Six Near Rio de Janeiro
In Anchieta near Rio de Janeiro a derailment and collision of two Rio Belo Horizonte trains killed 76 and injured 150. A regular passenger car jumped the tracks and struck a crowded commuter service at Ancieta station. Carlos Chagas hospital outside Rio treated the injured.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
N.p
Anchieta
Carlos Chagas
Rio
Rio-Belo Horizonte
Pasenger
Ancieta
State Hotel Association seeks higher hotel telephone rates
The Wisconsin State Hotel Association asked the state public service commission to allow higher guest telephone charges. A hearing is scheduled in Madison on March 19 to consider the request.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin State Hotel Assn
Cold wave to grip Wisconsin after heavy snowfall
A sharp cold front moves into Wisconsin following a storm that dropped six inches of snow. Southeastern areas dip near 5 below zero with northern regions reaching 5 to 15 below. Wednesday stays fair but frigid with highs 5 to 15 above. Grantsburg logged 12 below at dawn, Superior 5 below, and Kenosha noon reading 19.
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Milwaukee
Illinois
Madison
Union Grove
Green Bay
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Grantsburg
Superior
Capital Airlines
Wisconsin Central Airlines
Badger Bus Lines
Rockford
Ill
Janesville
Greyhound Bus Lines
Lake Geneva
Burling
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Storms Lash Dixie States Injure Dozens, Damage Homes
Tornadoes hail and violent storms swept Arkansas Alabama and Georgia as a Texas cyclones squall line moved eastward. At least 10 people were injured and over 300 homes were damaged or destroyed with no deaths reported. Northeast Arkansas saw golf ball sized hail and heavy bird losses.
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Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Dixie
Threatens Jump Coaxed to Safety on Carew Tower Ledge
Robert M. Jones a 26 year old unemployed laborer and army veteran sat on a 47th floor ledge of the Carew tower for two hours threatening to jump. His rescue involved his father five life squadsmen and a Catholic priest as cameras from two local stations filmed the tense scene for viewers downtown.
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Cincinnati
Robert M. Jones
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N. Y
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Sattler
Buffalo Evening News
Roosevelt Colley
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John Barker
Phil Saturen
Arthur S. Noworyta
U. S
Labor Party
The
John
Jacob's
Jesus
Julien C. Hyer
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Corp
Wilson
Charles E. Wilson
Lattimore
Owen Lattimore
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Internal Security Committee
Dean Acheson
Tom Connally
D., Tex
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lisbon
NEA
Harold Herzog
Herzog
Kenneth Norcross
Street Department
Ion
Symphony
United Press
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