Eisenhower names civilian heads for defense departments
President-elect Eisenhower announced civilian leaders to head the armed services under Secretary-designate Charles E. Wilson. Deputy Secretary Roger M. Kyes of General Motors. Army Secretary Ernst Ton Broeck? Steven South Plainfield New Jersey. Navy Secretary Robert Bernard Anderson of Vernon Texas. Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott of New York. Others named had not been national campaign figures. Senate approval required.
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NEW York
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Charles E. Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
General Motors
Ert Ton Broeck
Steven South Plainfield
N. J
General Electric Corp
General Foods
Jackson Mills
J. P. Stevens & Co
Robert Bernard Anderson
Vernon
Tran
Direc
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Texas
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
North American Aviation Co
Chrysler Corp. Finance Committee
Talbott
Eeisenhower
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Eisen
Hunt Stolen Evidence in Gaming Probe
Santa Ana police evidence tied to a gambling investigation has been stolen from a property room. An Orange County Grand Jury said 3576 in cash, mailed back to District Attorney James L. Davis, accompanied the missing items. Rest of the details indicate the case expands beyond an initial discovery.
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Santa Ana
Davis
Police Department
Helen Norma Halsey
Where to Find It Beach Coming-Page B Boyle-Page A-K
A compact index lists sections and page ranges for the newspaper. It guides readers to Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Mortuaries, Radio and Television, Skipping Table, Southtera Cities, Sports, Theaters, Tides and Temperatures, Wonere Activities, and other features across pages B-9 to A-14 and beyond.
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Beach
Boyle
Mortuariss
Wonere
Late-Season Typhoon Heads Toward Philippines
A late-season Pacific typhoon was reported today 170 miles northeast of the Falau Islands, moving toward the Philippines. The system is tracked by meteorologists as it approaches land, prompting warnings and preparedness measures for coastal communities.
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Philippines
Manila
Falau Islands
Maplercove freighter trapped in Pacific storm near Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific freighter Maplacove wallowed 1260 miles off the British Columbia coast with a damaged rudder as winds of 55 to 60 mph battered the North Pacific. Tug Island Sovereign lags four days to reach the 10,000 ton vessel inbound from Yokohama. Captain R Leicester reported no immediate danger, while nearby ships and a weather ship monitor the evolving crisis.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Steamship Co
North Pacific
British Columbia
Island Sovereign
Maple Cove
Yokohama
R. Leicester
St. Catherines
Name Suspect in $1 Million Brink's Holdup
FBI affidavits name Joseph J. O Keefe as a participant in the Brink's Boston robbery of January 17 1950. The Boston gunman faced a contempt charge for refusing to answer grand jury questions while affidavits, tied to a search warrant, were released to reporters.
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Boston
Joseph J
Specs) O'Keefe
FBI
Brink
O’keefe
O'Keefe
U. S
John 8. Greene
Joseph J. O'Keefe
Seas Inc
Prince St. Boston
Planes Pound Foe Hit Supply Areas
Hundreds of allied fighter-bombers attacked western Korea targets pressuring Communist troops. Air crews reported destroying 40 buildings and striking supply centers near Paegryang, Kanachon, and Kwan while ground forces and artillery inflicted thousands of North Korean casualties.
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Seoul
USS
Sabre
Suiho Reservoir
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Paegryang
Kaesong
U.S. Eighth Army
Kanachon
Korea
Kwan
Pyongyang
North Harsh Weather Sweeps Nation With Cold and Wet
Wet and cold weather dominated the nation with northern states facing wintry blasts. Rain and snow stretched from Texas to Nebraska and Missouri into Illinois, with sleet and freezing rain in parts. Thunderstorms flared from north-central Texas to Oklahoma, winds gusting to 49 mph in Fort Worth, and 10 below in Bemidji Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Texas
Nebraska
Missouri
Ilinois
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Great Lakes
Rickies
Beniidji
Minn
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Northwest
Boost in Home Rents Blamed for Higher Living Cost
Washington reports the cost of living rose two tenths to a record high, driven by higher home rents. The November 15 index reached 191.1 percent of the 1935-39 base, with food costs and rents driving the increase. Rail workers face a one-cent wage cut tied to the index, effective with the next pay period.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sanfrancisco
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Regional Bureau of Labor Statistics
Train engineer dies of heart attack during stop in Union Station
Erie dispatch reports New York Central mail express halted at Union Station seconds before an engineer, Adolph Wolf of Buffalo, collapsed and died. The Buffalo bound train from Cleveland was en route to Buffalo when the fatal heart attack struck in the cab.
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Erie
New York Central Railroad
Union Station
Adolph Wolf
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
Lattimore in Court Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury Indictment
Owen Lattimore pleaded not guilty in a seven count perjury indictment based on his denial of Communist sympathies. Judge James R. Kirkland set a March trial and ordered motions by February 16 with bond posted at 2060 in Treasury notes. Attorney Thurmond Arnold pressed for limits on publicity while the judge warned of possible contempt if needed.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Thurmond Arnold
U. S
James R. Kirkland
Treasury
Edward F. Hummer
Justice Department
Grand
District of Columbia
Maryland
Kirkland
Arnold
Department of Justice
Taft Seeks Floor Leader Post in New Senate
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio says he will seek the Republican floor leadership in the Senate starting January 3, after assurances from Senators Bridges and Knowland that he would serve as temporary president of the Senate rather than run for floor leader. Carlson indicated Eisenhower forces supported Taft, while Knowland plans to seek chairmanship of the policy committee to keep party unity.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Sen
Bridges
RN. H
Knowland
R.calif
Eisenhower
New York
Carlson
Eissenhower
Dock Boss Pleads Guilty to Perjury
Edward J. Florio, a New Jersey waterfront labor boss, pleaded guilty to perjury as a jury deliberated. Judge Irving R. Kaufman sentenced him to 18 months with five years probation, with surrender set for Jan. 2 while Florio remains subpoenaed to testify before the New York State Crime Commission. He had previously denied receiving $2000 from a stevedoring firm head.
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Florio
New York State Crime Commission
Warren to Name Senator Monday in Nixon Succession
Gov. Earl Warren said he will name a new U.S. Senator Monday to succeed Vice President elect Richard Nixon. Prominent contenders include Thomas H. Kuchel Anaheim state controller Assemblyman Laughlin Waters Los Angeles Republican committee chair and Edward S. Shatuck Los Angeles attorney and former state attorney general candidate.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Richard M. Nixon
Warren
Thomas H. Kuchel
Anaheim
Assemblyman
Laughlin E' Waters
Los Angeles
Republican State Central Committee
Edward S. Shattuck
Weather outlook with clouds and light rain
Considerable cloudiness with occasional light rain beginning tonight or early Saturday morning. Gradually clearing Saturday afternoon.
Separated Twins Begin Third Day of Life Battle
In Chicago, the Brodie Siamese twins, heads separated in an unprecedented operation, enter the third day in critical condition. Roger Lee remains unconscious and dies feeds via intravenous, while Rodney shows signs of better, yet still critical, condition. Doctors warn fate could be decided within hours as surgeons plan further work to cover exposed brains and rebuild skulls. Parents Royt and, Mrs Brodie of Moline stay at the hospital amid ongoing care funded by the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center.
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Chicago
Brodie
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Roger
Rodney
Evie Oldberg
Department of Neurology
Oldberg
Brodies
University of Minois Chicago Medical Center
Ex-Russian Facing Loss of Citizenship
Attorney General McGranery announced the start of proceedings to cancel Meyer Lansky's U S citizenship. A petition will be filed in the Southern District of New York, alleging fraud in naturalization and concealment of a criminal record. Lansky is linked to gambling interests in Hollywood Miami Council Bluffs Las Vegas and was a leading New York bootlegger and syndicate member with Luciano and Siegel.
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Washington
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M. L. Arrowsmith
Hunt
Robert B. Anderson
Secretary of Navy
Robert T. ¥. Stevens
Roger M. Icyes
Secretary of Defense
Sen. Taft
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stoughton
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Mary O'Keefe
North
Nation
Solon
Mrs, Royterodie
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