Soviet Proposal Delivers Push on Formosa Crisis at U N
The Soviet Union demanded the immediate withdrawal of U S armed forces from the Formosa area and Chiang Kai-shek’s surrender of Taiwan and related islands. The Security Council voted down a bid to bar Nationalist China and prepared to address how to halt fighting in the Formosa Strait. Peiping radio rejected New Zealand’s bid to discuss Formosa at the U N and accused the United States of seeking to split China.
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Russia
U.N. Security Council
United States
Formosa
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Formosa Strait
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Quemoy
Dores Islands
Security Council
U. N
Arkady A. Sobolev
People’s Republic of
U. S
U. N. Security Council
New Zealand
U.S
Taiwan
Peiping
Warehouse Fire At Rite Rug Co Delays City Operations
Damage estimated at 150000 dollars reported in a fire at the Rite Rug Co warehouse in Columbus. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours in sub zero temperatures to prevent spread to nearby buildings.
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Columbus
Rite Rug Co
U S Fleet Awaits Orders To Start Island Evacuation
In Taipei U S 7th Fleet waits for a go ahead to evacuate the Tachens as Chinese forces threaten and American commanders discuss readiness. Adm Stump says evacuation not ordered yet and plans exist to assist if ordered. Troop ship with families slated to arrive, no leaves canceled.
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Formosa
U. S
Tachen Islands
Adm
Felix B. Stump
U.S. Pacific
Defense Ministry
Stump
Pearl Harbor
Taipei
Tokyo
Myn
China News
Quemoy
Matsu
Amoy
Foochow
Innocent Plea in Liquor Charge Filed by State Agents
Virgil Lonberger, 42, of Gloucester Route 3, pleaded innocent in Magistrate Elias Bright's court to charges of sale of intoxicating liquor without a permit and possession of illegal untaxed whisky. Held to the grand jury on $1,000 bond and jailed for failure to post. Lonberger was arrested Saturday in Jobs Hollow near his home by state investigator R. P. Ciehanski and three officers plus a sheriff's deputy. no liquor still was found.
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Virgil Lonberger
Glouster Rt. 3
Elias Bright
Lonberger
Jobs Hollow
R. P. Ciehanski
Portsmouth
Spurgeon Metzler
Sheriff's Office
Third Roseville Bank Robber Arrested
An Ohio man, Frank McDonald Graves, 29, of Zanesville, admitted involvement in a $6,000 bank holdup at Roseville, Ohio, with his brother Louis Graves and Albert Graves, both also of Zanesville, arrested on charges in the case.
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New Orleans
Ohio
Frank McDonald Graves
Zanesville
Roseville
Graves
Louis Graves
Albert Graves
Central America tension eases after border clash
SAN JOSE Costa Rica tension with Nicaragua eased as troops remained calm after a border clash with rebel remnants. The general staff had alerted reserves after the weekend crash, but Col Rodolfo Quiros, army chief of staff, said the situation was under control.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Rodolfo Quiros
Army
Factory Accident Fatal To Henry Donald Davis
Henry Donald Davis age 43 a native of Hocking County died from a machinery accident at 1 a.m. Sunday at a South Park Cleveland factory where he supervised machinery maintenance. He moved to Cleveland from Logan four years ago and is survived by his wife Betty his parents and two brothers. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. at Heinlein Funeral Home with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Hocking County
South Park
Cleveland
Davis
Logan
Betty
Joseph Davis
Logan Rt. 1
Ernest
Harry Davis
Fairview Evangelical United Brethren
Heinlein Funeral Home
Alfred Tripp
McArthur
Henry C. Smith
Mayor Phillips Backs 1955 Heart Fund Drive
Mayor Joseph Phillips signed a proclamation designating February as American Heart Month and urged schools churches civic groups businesses and individuals to support the 1955 Heart Fund in intensified heart disease research and treatment efforts.
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Joseph Phillips
Cadet Class at St Cyr Named Dien Bien Phu
Paris reports the new St Cyr cadet class will bear the name Dien Bien Phu marking a historic naming choice. The designation connects the famed French military school to the famous battle in Indochina.
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Paris
St. Cyr
Dienbienphu
Paratrooper Survives 1000-Foot Fall Over Alaska
Pvt. Stanley Melczak of Pittsburgh leaped with the 11th Airborne Division over Talkeetna during Operation Snowbird when his parachute failed to open. He fell 1000 feet but suffered no broken bones as heavy snow cushioned the impact.
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Elmendorf
Alaska
Stanley Melczak
Mne
Tiemkan Oto
1 Ith Airborne Division
Melczak
Pittsburgh
Talkeetna
Weekend Mishaps Kill 16 Persons in Ohio
Ohio's weekend toll reached 16 accidental deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, with fires and other mishaps causing 12 fatalities while traffic accidents totaled four. The AP survey notes the pattern differs from the usual high traffic death rate.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Blizzard Of Bills Expected Tonight In Ohio Assembly
Ohio lawmakers plan a flurry of bill introductions with nine days left before the February 14 deadline. Top items include a proposed 25 to 40 percent judges pension system and penalties for telephone line sharing in emergencies.
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Ohio
Columbus
General
Supreme Court
Appeals Courts
Common Pleas
Probate
Ing
Senate Civil Service and Retirement Committee
Entry Filed Ordering Downs To Penitentiary
A Common Pleas Court filing orders Robert Downs to Ohio State Penitentiary for the murder of David Canfield. Judges C. W. Smith and W. Vernon Archer signed after a trial heard by Judge Harley Meyer. Downs was sentenced to life imprisonment with no immediate transport planned.
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Robert Downs
David Canfield
Perry Township
Ohio State Penitentiary
C. W. Smith
Vinton County
W. Vernon Archer
Noble County
Harley Meyer
Hocking County
Downs
Army warns of small wars risk amid Cold War strain
Secretary Stevens warned lawmakers that small wars threaten security alongside large scale conflicts. He cited subversion and creeping expansions as dangers and urged precautions to prevent shifts from stalemate scenarios. General Ridgway will provide analysis on missions and economy of forces as the Army faces the largest defense manpower cut, aiming for 1,027,000 by June 1956.
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Washington
Stevens
Matthew Ridgway
Army
United States
Formosa
Ridgway
Defense Department
Princess Margaret Heads West Indies Tour by Plane
Princess Margaret prepares for her first transatlantic flight and a month long goodwill tour of the British West Indies. Queen Mother Elizabeth accompanies her as the royal group gathers at London Airport before departure via Overseas Airways. The Stratocruiser will refuel at Gander before continuing to Montego Bay Jamaica.
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London
Princess Margaret
British West Indies
Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Clarence House
Royal
British Overseas Airways
Gander
Mld
Montego Bay
Jamaica
Verdict Returned In Ironton Slaying
A jury found Ray Miller 30 guilty of manslaughter and acquitted his wife Annabelle 23 in the slaying of Charles Wolfe 22 of Kingston on November 21, 1953. Deliberations followed an all day session and began at 9 a.m. with the verdict at 10:20 a.m.
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Ironton
Ray Miller
Annabelle
Charles Wolfe
Kingston
Record Low Tabs Cold Weekend in Hocking County
Below freezing held in Hocking County over the weekend with a fresh winter low of two below zero at the state highway garage. Temperatures ranged from eight to 23 degrees, roads were checked for ice, and light snow was forecast for Tuesday with lows near 10 to 18. The AP notes a slow warmup absent until a Gulf coast air movement reaches the region.
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Associated Press
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U.S
New England
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Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Reds Quote FDR In New Peace Aid
London Moscow radio marked the 73rd anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's birth with a Soviet commission praising cooperation with the United States for a stable lasting peace. The broadcast stressed reciprocity and said the USSR has long sought mutual agreement despite differing political systems.
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Moscow Radio Today
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soviet Union
United States
North America
Boris Timofeyev
Roosevelt
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Skin Of Dead Boy May Save Life Of Girl
Cincinnati doctors graft skin from 14 year old Ronnie Wilson of Osgood Indiana onto 7 year old Sherry Cassada of Cincinnati after his death. The graft may offer weeks or months of improved health while her own skin is prepared for transplantation.
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Cincinnati
Ronnie Wilson
Osgood
Ind
St. Mary Hospital
Walker
Audrey Wilson
Sherry Cassada
Wilsons
Irene
James Cassada
Sherry
Dulles to Visit Burma Chief in Rangoon Talks
Burmese Prime Minister U Nu announced that U S Secretary of State Dulles will visit Rangoon for talks after the SEATO conference in Bangkok. Dulles is expected about February 26. Nu also said he asked Chou En-lai to release 11 American airmen imprisoned in Red China on humanitarian grounds.
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Rangoon
U. Nu
U. S
Dulles
SEATO
Bangkok
Chou En-lai
Red China
Chou
Firemen Rescue Mother Son as Straitsville Home Burns
A New Straitsville woman Ella Ambrose and her son Foster escaped flames by climbing to the porch roof during a two story blaze that gutted their nine room frame house. Neighbors alerted firefighters who aided by Shawnee units fought frigid early morning flames. The Whitmer home adjacent sustained damage but the fire was checked. Possessions were destroyed and the cause was linked to overheated furnace or faulty wiring.
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New Straitsville
Ella Ambrose
Foster
Harry Nye
Columbus
Shawnee
Ambrose
John Whitmer
Foster Ambrose
Ambroses
No Government Subsidy Seen For Program
President Eisenhower urged expanding private health insurance via a federal reinsurance service with no government subsidy or competition. The plan would extend coverage to farm and low income families, protect against high illness costs, and cover care in homes and clinics. He proposed state grants for delinquency, smog, water pollution, nurses training, mental health grants, and mortgage insurance for facilities.
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Eisenhower
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Mansfield Says Congress Must Trust Ike on World Peace
Senator Mansfield of Montana stated that international affairs require faith in President Eisenhower to secure a settlement without war. He backed U S support for a United Nations move to end hostilities between Chiang Kai-shek forces and Communists around Formosa and indicated willingness to follow Eisenhower’s lead.
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Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
United Nations
Formosa
Accident Kills Six in Toowoomba Cliff Plunge
A Salvation Army picnic trip ended tragically when a truck transporting children veered over a cliff near Toowoomba, killing six and injuring fifteen. Local authorities investigated the crash and called for safety reviews.
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Toowoomba
Australia
Salvation Army
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