Western Allies Accept Russia Delay for Four-Power Berlin Talks
Britain France and the United States agreed to hold a four power foreign ministers meeting in Berlin on January 25 after Moscow pushed for a later date. The location and format remain under negotiation with possible sessions in West and East Berlin while avoiding a site with political propaganda value.
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London
INS
Britain
France
United States
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
West Berlin
East Berlin
Rec
Malenkov Urges Strict International Control Of Atomic Weapons
Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov called for strict international control of atomic and hydrogen bombs in a telegraphed reply to an International News Service questionnaire. He urged nations to sign an agreement pledging not to use mass destruction weapons, a move seen as significant by Western diplomats.
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Kingsbury Smith
Paris
INS
Georgi Malenkov
Malenkov
International News Service
Joseph Stalin
Russia
U.S. Presses Moscow Over Malenkov Replies on Russia Ties
Administration officials and lawmakers urged the Soviet Union to back Georgi Malenkov's claims that relations can improve. A State Department spokesman said the new year could prove Russian goodwill, while senators Wiley and Hickenlooper offered cautious reactions to the Kremlin’s statements.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Russia
Georgi Malenkoy
Kingsbury Smith
International
State Department
Capital
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kremlin
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Rta
Theoint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Malenkov
Rusis
TVA reports drought drag on profits in 1952 53
The 20th TVA annual report shows the lowest net return to taxpayers since 1942 due to drought. Electricity sales reached about 105 million dollars for the year ending June 30, up from the prior year, while operating expenses rose about 16 percent. TVA notes drought forced outside purchases and less efficient plants, and warns 1953 drought will again affect earnings.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Violent Storm Traps Hikers Atop Mount Hood
A fierce storm trapped three climbers atop Mount Hood after they left Timberline Lodge seeking a New Year summit. Forecasters warned of heavy snow and winds to 80 mph, with temperatures around 15 degrees above zero. Names: Layden Walsh, Fred Hart, Art Maki. Others were urged not to attempt the ascent.
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Portland
Ore
Mr. Hood
Timberline
Layden Walsh
Olympia
Wash
Fred Hart
Corvalus
Art Maki
Ridgefield
Jury mixup upends manslaughter verdict in Tipton case
In Greenfield Indiana twelve jurors who meant to convict on manslaughter instead of murder altered the outcome. Their error could have sent Ray mond Tipton to life in prison but a judge granted a new trial. Tipton then pleaded guilty to the lesser charge and received a prison term of 2 to 21 years.
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Greenfield
Ind
Raymond
Tipton
Indianapolis
Samuel J. Offutt
New Year Welcomed With Peace Hopes High
New Year 1954 opened with peace hopes as crowds flocked to Times Square for celebration. Police estimated a million revelers braved 20 degree cold while bars and theaters reported strong business nationwide. President Eisenhower attended a party in Augusta as Piccadilly Circus drew crowds in London.
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Pruyusig
Times Square
Manhattan
Augusta
Eissenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
London
Piccadilly Circus
Eros
Tennessee Endures Severe 1953 Drought Then New Year
The 1953 drought stretched 105 days from August 9 to November 21, listing 57 of Tennessee’s 96 counties on emergency aid. A dry start to 1954 with no rain or snow and temperatures rising into the 50s followed the harsh period. The year’s weather also included unusual gadgets and festive sounds marking a sharp transition from drought to celebration.
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Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
President Teams With Officials On State Of Union Plan
President Eisenhower called top administration officials to an early morning meeting at Augusta National Golf Club to discuss the State of the Union message. Attendees included Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge Sherman Adams and Arthur Fleming amid debates over defense contract relocation to high unemployment areas prompting Republican and Democratic criticism.
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Augusta
Fbisenhower
Jill State
Augusta National Golf Club
Washington
Eisenhower
Golf Club
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Joseph M. Dodge
Sherman Adams
White House
Arthur S. Fleming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Hisenhower
Congress
Dixie
New England
Sen
Knowland
California
Ike
Demos To Have Say In Program
Washington Senator Knowland says Democrats will have opportunity to propose changes to President Eisenhower's foreign and defense program. He notes limited advance detail before a January 5 White House leaders meeting and expects the State of the Union to outline general aims with specifics to follow. Senator Sparkman calls consultations a desirable prelude to bipartisan foreign and defense cooperation.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
I. Jack Martin
Sen. Sparkman
Alabama
Dennis Switzer Bids Farewell to Cigars in 1954
Spartanburg observers report three year old Dennis Switzer has a New Year resolve to quit cigars. His parents, Charles and wife, note he had his first cigar at age two and vows no more in 1954.
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Spartanburg, S. C
INS
Dennis Switzer
Dennis
Charles Switzer
Kingsport Bids Adieu to Deathless Year Traffic Record
Kingsport marked New Year’s Eve without a traffic fatality for the second straight calendar year. The city previously earned safety plaques in 1952 and 1951 for its deathless record, now at 826 days. Nearby counties saw 19 deaths in Sullivan and 103 in the Fifth Division.
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Kingsport
Eless
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Sullivan County
Guatemala Farm Law Sparks Riot in Escuintla
A band of about 60 farm workers attacked two detectives and two farm owners with clubs and machetes, hanging them from trees. One detective died. others were in serious condition as mobs attacked farms amid unrest over new expropriation laws in Escuintla. Authorities blamed the violence on protests linked to the government’s land reform plan. Police reported the attack occurred as officers arrived to investigate cattle theft near San Vicente Pacaya.
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Guatemala
Escuintla
Adrian and
Aristedes Calderon
San Vicente Pacaya
Texas Soldier Escapes POW Camp for Homeward Bid
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor of Kermit Texas fled captivity at Panmunjom on New Year’s Day slipping away from sleeping troops after noting “daggers” among other POWs. He rode to Seoul for evaluation and said some prisoners would have attacked if he left. He was the second U S POW to repatriate, following Cpl Edward Dickinson of Virginia.
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Seoul
INS
Texas
America
Korea
Claude J. Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
Paninunjom
Tld
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Bachelor
Batchelor
First 1954 Baby appears in Kingsport hospital ward
The first candidate for the 1954 First Baby Contest arrived at Helston Valley Community Hospital at 1 09 a m Friday a daughter of Mr and Mrs Charlie Johnson 1237 B Sevier Street She was born 64 minutes after the contest began and may win gifts from Kingsport merchants valued at 200 to 300 Thirty four firms are providing prizes including a Chatham baby blanket diapers shoes a crib mattress and a cash gift The winner will be named once all births within ten miles are checked Elizabethon reports a 12:01 a m birth of a girl and a 11:36 p m twin brother a farmer father and a mother who did not expect twins See Baby Page 3
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Helston Valley Community Hospital
Charlie Johnson
B. Sevier
Elizabethton
East Tennessee
Coolidge Bowers
Route 12
Kingsport
Children’s Department
New Year Starts Quiet After Grenade Incident
Ft. Leavenworth officers report a potential New Year scare averted when 51 concussion grenades were stolen from two small arsenals. Children of post personnel cut a fence, forced a padlock, and played with the grenades. all were recovered and no injuries reported.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Ft. Leavenworth
Solonar Tables Schedule by Jown Alden Knight
Bolupar Periods schedule printed below, taken from Jone Alden Knight's Solonar Tables. The page shows January 1954 entries with days and times, including a Friday and Saturday listing and a minor major division reference.
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Jown Alden Knight
Jone Alden Knight
Tetla i
Lake stages and tides forecast for the region tonight
Lake stages show Watan at 89.8 feet low and Boone at 20.3 feet low with other readings noted. Moon rising Saturday 16 appears in the almanac though some text is garbled, providing a cryptic forecast of near low water and rising tides.
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Thuracay
Boone
Hevry
Anisres
Hew Bose
Ana
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