Ike decision on U S troops for Formosa defense
Washington diplomats report President Eisenhower will decide if U S forces may be used for defensive purposes to protect Formosa against Communists. Hagerty said the White House statement clarified the forces are for defensive use only and not for preemptive war. Senate critics warn against broad authorization and stress limits. Knowland says the President seeks unity, while Humphrey and Kefauver push amendments tying combat to preventing a war with Red China.
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Washington
U.S
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
White House
Formnosa
Formosa
Congress
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Russia
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Wise House
Land
Humphrey
D-Mint
Kifauver
Quemoy
Matsu
Chiang Kaisshek
Kefauver
Flumphitry
Democrats to vote against Dixon Yates contract
Washington January 27 Democrats on the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee planned a vote today to oppose the Dixon Yates contract. Ahead of a closed afternoon meeting two Democrats said privately they believed a resolution would pass to reverse the committee’s prior action under Republican control in November.
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Washingson
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Dixon Yates
Gini
License Of Speedster Suspended For One Year
A Tennessee driver faced license suspension after a year with reckless driving convictions. The Tennessee Department of Safety will suspend the license for 11 months and 20 days, under state law four traffic offenses within a year trigger action.
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Nashville
Tornnessee Highway Patrol
Delying
Sessions Court
C. Gilbreath Jr
Department of Safety
Mothers March For Polio Set For County Drive
More than 1500 county residents joined a luncheon at Ridgefields Country Club to finalize plans for the polio Mothers March. A goal of $3,000 was set by Tuy F. Reid, director of the March of Dimes in Kingsport, as volunteers prepared a door to door drive beginning Monday at 7 pm.
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Ridgefields Country Club
Tuy F. Reid
March of Dimes
Kingsport
Kelly Goad
Goad
Reid
March of Dimés
Jim Welch
Sullyan County
National Foundation For Infantile Paraly
Gond, Reid
Roy Nickels
Lying F. Trawick
Satlevan County
Maren of Dimes
Sullivan County
Civic Audiorium
Imeal
Dims
AL Cedar Grave
Helen Hayes
Teommunity
Blountville
Blountville High School
Blountvilte “Plashettes
Ci Comamnity
Blountalle Kiwanis
Wise County Man Held On Double Rape Charge
A Wise County man is jailed on a $20,000 bond facing a rape charge involving a 60 year old woman and alleged ties to an earlier case. Dickenson County officers plan to question him about a second report as deputies describe a loaded rifle seized from him at the time.
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Virginia
Borrow Wise
Wise County
Dickenson Gnunty
William Freeman
Rufus Baker
Claude Brummitt
Coeburn
Dickenson County
Minutus
Freeman
Herald
Sandy [Ridge
Barker
Baker
Dickenson
Bakr
Train Truck Wreck Injures Va Farmer
Abingdon Virginia morning report says farmer John Henry Harless was injured when his truck crossed railroad tracks as Norfolk and Western No 4 approached Abingdon Route 4. Harless was taken to Johnston Memorial Hospital for observation in fair condition. His son Robert was uninjured. investigation notes the father did not see the approaching train.
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Abingdon
Vas
Sear
Troma Livestonk
Morristown Bonds Issued for School Expansion
Memphis First National Bank purchased a Morristown bond issue of 500000 dollars at 2.625 percent interest. The bonds, sold yesterday, finance a city school expansion program in Morristown Tennessee.
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Morristown
Tenn
Memphis
First National Bank
MacArthur issues world war end urge in Los Angeles
General MacArthur in Los Angeles marks his 16th birthday anniversary with three speeches and a monument dedication at MacArthur Park. He denounces seedy voices from all sides, warns against the conquest of peace, and questions whether war can be outlawed, calling for a lasting end to conflicts.
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Los Angeles
Douglas I MacArthur
Abdallah
America
Lister
Rotton
Iapay
Dratiinn
Far
Macarthur Park
New York
Eisenhower
Hirahike Chapan
MacArthur
Evacuation Plans Set Near Formosa as US Carrier Fleet Moves
In a dramatic move to defend Formosa and nearby outposts against a potential Communist invasion US Sabre jets from Okinawa and the Philippines joined a powerful carrier task force near Formosa. The 7th Fleet and four carriers including Essex Yorktown Kearsarge and Wasp prepared to screen evacuation plans of tens of thousands of Nationalist troops and civilians on the Tachens and Yikiangshan Islands while air power and naval forces assume a protective posture.
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Formosa
U.S
Okinawa
Philippines
U. S
Oiles
Perth
Taineh
Nuriacone
7Th Fleet
Formas
Jand
Yeport
Singapore
Alvcrat
Far East Air Forcel
Tokyo
J- Gon
Earle E. Partridge
FHS Coummander
Wilson
Flormoss
FEAF
Parwidee
U.S. Air Force
Formosa Ures
Guam
Ever
Strategic Air Command
3Rd Air Dijon
Okinawa Colle
Tachen Islands
Harold Grant
China
Yikiangshan Island
Ichassaports
Bam
Hse
Esscx
Yorktown
Kearsarge
Wasp
7Th
Helena
Tachen IsleHlands
Taiwan
Pormogny
Ubung Kobshek
Serge Rubinstein Found Slain
New York January 27. Financier Serge Rubinstein was found slain in his Fifth Avenue mansion. Bound and gagged, he lay on his back in a ransacked room with a Venetian blind cord around his hands. Police described the death as homicide. a butler discovered the body at 8:30 am in his six story home. Rubinstein, 46, had faced draft dodging and deportation warrants but lived lavishly, remaining active in finance and social life despite legal troubles. His career and life had seen many legal battles and international moves.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Fifth Avénue
William Morler
Rubinstein
Fihaneier
Fealance
Sten Ql Swank
F Rubinstein
Truck Car Collision Injures Man Near Rogersville
A TVA employee, John Sevier steam plum near Rogersville, was injured in a truck car collision while driving to work. McKinney, 34, of Kingsport, was taken to Nolston Valley Community Hospital in stable condition for possible leg injury and chest and head trauma. Clarence Clabough, 29, of East Tennessee Packing Co., said his brakes failed behind a bus and the crash occurred around 6:45 a.m. on Route 114 near Rotherwood Heights. his brother Charles was asleep and accompanying the injured man to the hospital.
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TVA
John Sevier
Rogersville
McKinney
Kingsport
Hawkins Sullivan County
Nolston Valley Community Hospital
Meinney
Rotherland Heights
Clarence Clabough
East Tennessee Packing Co
Trick
Tennessee Highway
Rotherwood Heights
Tools Found Waiting For His Choo Choo
Tommy Frac wandered three miles from home in freezing cold while chasing trains. Police and a 200 member search found him asleep beside a railroad track. He remains at Bradley Memorial Hospital for observation after a snow suit outing planned by his mother Mrs Louis Frar.
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Tommy
Bradley Memorial Hospital
Hosital
Louis Frar
School Holiday Declared Monday for Students Only
Superintendent Mana Swick states city students will have a holiday Monday while teachers work as usual. Reports and report cards are involved as Dobyns Bennett High School plans students to pick up cards at 2 p.m. Monday.
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Mana Swick
Tenebjerk
Swick
Dobyns-Bennett High
Weather Across Regions Sees Widespread Deep Freeze
Arctic air drenches the Midwest and Northeast with subzero readings in Minnesota and Chicago. Snow flurries blanket Wise County and Cumberland Plateau as and across the South cold lingers. officials warn of gusty winds and slippery highways while forecasts call for continued cold and possible sleet or snow into Friday.
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Kingsport
Ciy
Wise County
Teday
Safurd
Tennessee
Cumberland
Grossville
U. S
Nashville
Midwest
Canada
Era
Minnesota
Arctic
Plains
Great Lakes
Appalachian
New England
Mortem
Missouri
Tifinoi
Bemidji
Minn
Chicago
Florida
Georgia
Carolinas
Middle Atlantic States
Cross City
Fla
Paris
Harkignéas
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Department of Solery
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Morristown Bonds
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Charles Clabough
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