Missing C-54 Triggers Massive North American Air Search
Dozens of planes rush 750 miles of northern routes from Alaska to Yukon as searchers seek a missing U S Air Force C-54 with 44 aboard. Bases at Great Falls Edmonton Whitehorse Fairbanks and Anchorage lead the operation amid rugged terrain and bad weather. The crew includes Lt Kyle E McMichael and Maj Gerald F Brittain, with identities of others unrevealed.
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Renewed Red Cold War Push Seen In Spring
Washington officials expect a renewed Soviet Communist spring offensive in the cold war with possible moves in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, or Central Europe. State department views vary on which forces drive Russian policy amid a broader push to expand Communist power.
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Villa Louis Transfer to State Historical Society
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin officials confirm the Villa Louis historic house becomes property of the State Historical Society. Mayor Harry Speck says the transfer, urged for years, will allow the society to fund improvements via a foundation established by Dousman descendants. Final deeds expected by Feb 10 with a three year arrangement and continued city control of nearby pool and golf area.
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Miners Stand Fast as Nations Strikes Continue
In Uniontown Pennsylvania miners reaffirm No contract no work policy amid nationwide stoppages. Local president John Ozanich says miners will stay out until five day workweeks return, despite talks of renewed contract negotiations and looming federal court action.
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Cold Wave Sweeps Across Regions With Freeze Levels
A fast moving Arctic air mass plunges temperatures across the plains and Midwest. La Crosse forecasts zero at dawn with a rise to 15 above later, while Rapid City swirls under a 60 mile per hour gale and 1 below. Winter storms press Pacific coast and Great Lakes with widespread chill and isolated fatalities.
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Agree On Unity Plan For Lutheran Groups
In St Louis delegates of the two church bodies prepare a unity plan subject to national convention approval. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod reports about 1,690,000 members and the other group counts 689,310.
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Local Weather Braces for Cold Wave Sunday
The region faces a cold snap Sunday with morning lows near zero and afternoon highs around 15 degrees after light snow flurries. Residents should bundle up as icy conditions may affect travel.
Two Children Die Of Carbon Monoxide In Back Seat Of Car
A Nebraska couple found their two sons dead in the back seat of their automobile in La Grande Oregon. Robert aged 3 and James aged 11 were asleep under a blanket as they traveled from Spokane through 10 degree weather. Coroner Arrvey said exhaust gas from a muffler hole likely seeped into the back seat.
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Rick Pledges Enforcing of Parking Laws
Police Chief Herman F. Rick vowed tougher enforcement of city and state parking rules. He warned tickets and court for violators starting Monday, citing violations by delivery trucks and instructions to park at the curb when space is available.
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Woman Dies After Gas Seepage From Broken Main
Mrs Ida Gruenke aged 64 died in a Sheboygan Wisconsin hospital after being overcome by gas likely from a broken main. Her husband Leo aged 67 remained in critical condition. The couple were found unconscious Thursday by their son Richard during a visit. Officials tied a ruptured gas main 30 feet from the home to gas seeping into the basement.
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Chambers Offers To Take Lie Test
Whitaker Chambers offered to take a lie detector test to counter charges that Alger Hiss passed U S secrets to him for relay to Moscow. He said Hiss is shielding nobody but himself in a radio interview with Bert Andrews of the New York Herald Tribune.
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Eliot a Top Military Analyst Joins La Crosse Tribune
Major George Fielding Eliot becomes weekly military analysis writer for The La Crosse Tribune. A globe trotter and author, Eliot stresses preparedness without alarmism and brings extensive experience from wars and global crises to readers.
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Man Acquitted In Drunkenness Charge Over Banana Split
A Dunbar man was acquitted of drunkenness after an intermediate court jury found evidence showed he had eaten a banana split before arrest. His lawyer argued the dessert proves he was not drinking, and the jury reversed a lower court conviction.
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Search For Better Polio Treatment Fruitless
Dr. Justin M. Andrews of the Public Health Service told a house appropriations subcommittee that no advances have been made in poliomyelitis treatment. He said diagnosis has improved in recognizing mild apparent and asymptomatic cases, but treatment remains unchanged.
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Hydrogen bomb debate contrasts costs with moral concerns
Washington scientist Dr. Alan Shapley warned developing a hydrogen bomb could cost about two billion dollars and take five years, while Dr. Harold Urey cited estimates near one hundred million. A La Crescent, Minnesota boy, Ronald George Lintelman, 10, died after sliding into a car driven by Fred Rumsey on a La Crescent hill. The accident occurred at 6 11 p m Saturday.
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Gilley Ex Mayor of Rhinelander Dies at 68
Rhinelander Wis William Gilley 68 former Rhinelander mayor died Saturday after a heart attack He was the father of Assemblyman Clarence W Gilley.
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Communists Plan Secret Police Bureau in East Germany
East Germany moves to establish a state security ministry at the February 8 Volksskammer meeting. Erich Mielke, an experienced East German police official, is named to head the new force. The body would coordinate political and economic intelligence and conduct defensive actions against alleged sabotage. The Soviet zone already imposes death for economic saboteurs amid the ongoing traffic blockade around Berlin.
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