United Nations to form three man panel on disloyal U S staff
UNITED NATIONS N Y AP informed sources say Secretary General Trygve Lie will set up a three man panel to judge American employees suspected of disloyalty and will demand detailed reasons from the State Department for any proposed firings. The panel, possibly headed by a Canadian jurist, may include Dr Ralph Bunche. Fourteen to twenty nine Americans are said to face dismissal or contract termination amid FBI screening of personnel.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Trygve Lie
U. S. State Department
Lie
Genery
U. S
Jane
Jay
Tie
Ralph J. Bunche
Fot
U.N. Division of Trusteeship
Constantin Stavopoulos
W. M. Legal Elviek
Washington
FBI
Cardinal finishes nine day tour of Korea warfronts
Cardinal Suriman returns to Japan after a nine day tour of Korea warfronts. He attends New Year mass in Yokohama and meets Catholic men, then visits Yokohama Army Hospital and parishes before departing for the United States via Rome. He praises American forces and urges peace and faith in a wartime context.
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Korea
Toryoutm
Suriman
Japan
Gil
Yokohama Chapel Center
Hornet
Council of Catholic Men
Parants
Yokohama Army
United States
Rome
Carolinal Spelman
Kored
Taegu
Tie
Alyman
America
Ival
Risked Death for Baby May Live
Mrs. Joan Garrett 27 underwent a Caesarean section last Friday to deliver her fourth son while being treated for Hodgkin's disease. The baby was born healthy. Her physician, who wished to remain unnamed, said Tuesday no traces of Hodgkin's disease were found, though further tests are planned.
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Los Angeles
Hodokin
Joan Garrett
Garrett
Farm Study Group Secretary Appointed
NEW YORK vP President pied Eisenhower tody appointed ht of Vienna 14-man administration's org conmr draft the new own program. The committee is headed by W.T. Myers, dean of the agriculture college at Cornell University. McKnight is owner and operator of Cornwell Farms and president of Cornwell, Inc. an agricultural advertising firm in Washington. He is vice president of the Forest Farmers of America. and the American Forestry ti
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New York
Pied Eisenhower Tody
Vienna
Ninistraion
W.T. Myers
Agriculture College
Cornell University
McKnight
Cornwell Farms
Cornwell, Inc
Washington, DG
Forest Fartmers of America
American Forestry Ti
Churchill Leaves for Visit to the Southhampton
Churchill sails from London aboard the Queen Mary to discuss Korea and other world problems with Eisenhower and Truman. He plans Jamaica holiday, returning Jan. 5, with Mrs Churchill aboard the liner. Discussions with Eden cover four main areas including Pacific defense pact and Far East strategy.
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England
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Queen Mary
Aleat Eisenhower
Korea
Truman
Jamaica
New York
London
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
Stalin
Seljam
Australia
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United States
U. S
Far East
Britain
France
Cotton Maid of Cotton 1953 Becomes World Ambassador
Alice Comn, a 19 year old Alabama math major with green eyes from Selma, is chosen Maid of Cotton to represent the cotton industry. She outfaced 21 rivals from 12 states in Memphis. A year of tours across 35 U S cities plus Canada and Latin America begins in February. Runner-up was Jo Ann Turner of Yazoo City, Mississippi. third was Borbette Bentley of Los Angeles.
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Tern
Alice Comn
University of Alabama
Brownette
Selma
Ala
King Corlton
U. S
Canada
Latin America
Wa Yona
Jo Ann Turner
Yazoo City
Borbette Bentley
Los Angeles
Poisoned Beauty of Beaumont Seeks Fiend Behind Arsenic Case
Mrs D M Morris of Beaumont Texas reports two years of arsenic poisoning likely via contaminated food. Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Grant says investigators questioned her husband and used Mayo Clinic findings noting arsenic in urine hair and nails as authorities pursue the mystery suspect.
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Beaumont
Texas
UCP
D. M. Morris
Thomas Grant
Grant
Mayo Clinic
Morris
Eisenhower aides seek 90 percent parity stance for farm price support
Senator Millan Young signaled opposition to Benson’s confirmation unless 90 percent parity is pledged for farm price supports through 1954. After talks, Young said Eisenhower and Benson assured him they support the 90 percent level, with open-ended plans for post-1954 handling. The conference also touched on patronage and the broader legislative program for the new administration.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Sen. Millan R. Young
North Dakota
Senate
GOP
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Young
Lisenhower
Young Lad
Taft
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Herbert Brownell Jr
Guy
Sherman Adams
Thomas, Jr. Stephens
Brownell
Ohio Debutante Betty Palmer Hosts Paris Party
In Cleveland the debutante Betty Palmer, 13, celebrated with a Parisian themed coming-out at the Statler. About 800 guests in formal attire filled the mezzanine and bellroom, with decorations including a replica Eiffel Tower base and a 50 foot River Seine mural on the foyer wall.
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Cleveland
Betty Palmer
Hole Statler
River Seine
Freighter Melanie Schulte Missing on Atlantic Run
The German freighter Melanie Schulte of 6367 tons is reported missing between Narvik Norway and Mobile Alabama. It last transmitted a position from the North Sea off Scotland on December 21.
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Hamburg
Germany
Melanie Schulte
Narvik
Norway
Mobile
Ala
North Sea
Scotland
Texas Winner Crowned in Burlington Liars Contest
Harry Cummings of Dallas won the 23rd Anuaus award as top liar at Burlington Wis. He told a tale about Japanese mosquitoes while stationed at Johnson Air Force Base near Tokyo. Other Texas entries including John Kendeix of Brooke Army Hospital San Antonio also earned honorable mention for a tall tale about installing a boiler aboard a hospital ship.
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Burlington
Wis
Lone Star State
John Kendeix
Brooke Army Hospital
San Antonio
World Peace Outlook Bright Says Truman
President Truman voiced optimism on world peace and commented on Defense Production Act restrictions, noting displeasure with the daily products limits and predicting they will strain U S relations and hurt others while scarcely affecting the American market. He avoided firm answers on MacArthur's and Vincent cases and noted the loyalty review's close split as a factor in presidential decisions. He also spoke of Churchill's future White House visit and reflected on Taft’s view of a revived progressive Republican program.
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Brannan
Douglas MacArthur
Jim
John Carter Vince
MacArthur
Far East
Vincent
Charles Murphy
State Department
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Tangier
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Great Britain
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Eisenhower
Robert 4. Tate
Ohio
Taft
New York
Senate
Holland
Sweden
Nevaland
Acheson Denies Pinks Pose Peril in U.N. staffing
Acheson rejects claims that Communist influence endangers U.N. payroll and defends security progress at the State Department. He insists paperwork delays rise from stricter controls and notes staff screenings are thorough. Chelf criticizes US loyalty concerns while Malone cites a large list of alleged loyalty risks.
Were Deported 14 on Italian Ship Denied U.S. Leave
Immigrations officials denied shore leave to 14 of the 489 crew members aboard the Italian liner Vulcania under the McCarran Walter Act when the vessel arrived in New York. Officers who boarded at Halifax found none admitted Communist party membership. two or three denied due to crimes and the rest for prior deportations.
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New York
Volcania
Vulcania
Halifax
United States
Surgery Gives Parted Twin Brain Covering
An AP report from Chicago details a rare surgery on separated Siamese twins Rodney and Roger Lee. Rodney received a skin graft to form a protective brain covering while Roger Lee remains in a coma. The procedure, performed by four plastic surgeons, aimed to reduce brain infection risk and pave the way for future repairs and sight toward a normal life.
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Chicago
Rodney
Dee Brodie
Roger Lee
Roney
Ries
Anc Urges
Hedney
Court of Appeals Delays Seizure of Serge Rubinstein
Three federal judges temporarily saved Serge Rubinstein from deportation action by delaying seizure while the Court of Appeals weighs a request to bar the Justice Department from taking him into custody. The case centers on a potential surrender by Rubinstein to the Immigration and Naturalization Service before a May deadline.
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Washington
Serge Rubinstein
Ellis Island
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Justice Deartment
Rubinstein
Atty
Court of Appeals
Justice Department
Henry W. Edgerton
Frans H. Stickler
Robert Scott
U. S
Woman and two sons slain by friend suicide
SEA CLIFF New York woman Florence Sehrlkopf 28 and her sons James 4 and John 3 were shot to death Tuesday in their ranch style home on the north shore. A male friend of the family, Charles E Weigald Jr 28 Princeton graduate and son of a wealthy broker, was found dead in a hall with a self inflicted gunshot and a pistol beside him. Police said Weigald was upset over the break up of his relationship with Mrs Schelkorf's cousin who married last June and was involved in the family tragedy.
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Sea Cliff
Florence Sehrlkopf
James
John
Long
Charles E. Weigald Jr
Princeton
Weigald
Eisler Shunted to Obscurity as East Berlin Professor
The Neue Zeitung reports Gerhart Eisler will be reassigned to a minor professorship at East Berlin University as the East Zone government dissolves his current propaganda role. Eisler has long stood as a symbol of anti American sentiment in East Germany, and fled bail on a visa charge in New York in 1949.
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Berlin
Neue Zeitung
Gerhart Eisler
East Berlin
East Zone
Eisler
East Many
New York
Inglewood Oil Well Fire Erupts Large Blaze Flares Up
A violent oil well fire at the Tinglewood field near Inglewood sent flames hundreds of feet into the air as the 126 foot derrick collapsed. Two workers, Pa Mereier and Keith Carrey, were injured. damage due to the blaze is estimated at two million dollars and could burn for days.
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Inglewood
Ames
Ap Oi
Tinglewood
Pa Mereier
Pullerton
Flying Rock
Bashi Oil Co
Keith Carrey
Clarke
Compton
Butts
Frank Goss
Santa Fe Dring Co
8. A. Roberts
Plane Smashups in 1952 Kill Hundreds Across Nation
The Civil Aeronautics Board reports 1952 air incidents killed about 600 to 750 people, with civilians under 250 and military losses potentially higher. Domestic and overseas military aviation fatalities are cited, while 1951 saw 228 deaths and 1954 around 700. The Defense Department notes military accident figures separate from civilian ones.
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Washington
United States
Aeronautics
Defense Department
Ex convict vows to reform after cops’ Christmas kindness
Long Beach inmate Harvey E. Bryngleson, 31, jailed on a robbery charge, shed tears as police officers delivered a Christmas gift basket to his family. He praised the officers in a letter to Chief Carl R. Rogers, saying the kindness stirred unexpected remorse. Bryngleson plans to plead guilty in Superior Court on January 13.
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Santa Claus
Harvey E. Bryngleson
Long Beach
Bryngleson
Dorothy
Robert
Larry
Carl R. Rogers
Tie
Sala
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