Sabotage Aims to Oust U.N. Commission in Korea
Reports from Seoul detail widespread sabotage of rail lines and telegraph links by anti UN forces in South Korea. A three day strike was warned to pressure the United Nations Commission to leave Korea. The commission debated elections preliminary to Korean independence as Russia blocks entry to North Korea.
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Korea
A.P
U. S
United Nations
Hondbilla
South Korea
John R. Hodge
Yeater
N. Little Assembly
Russia
North ‘Korea
U.S. Army
South ‘Korea
Seoul
Fie
Seowl
United States
G O P Weighs 30 day rent control extension
Senate Republicans discussed an emergency 30 day extension of the current rent law to preserve controls while a new bill is reconciled. Chairman Tobey said he was serious about such a move as debate continues and the subcommittee works on revisions. The deadline looms with the present law expiring in mid February.
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Washington
Senate Republicana
Charles W. Tobey
Senate Banking Committee
Subcommittee
Harry P. Cain
R.wash
Tobey
Senate
News highlights plan for tidelands faces query
Article notes Krug plan for tidelands to be posed plainly with forecast of a chilly night. Two people died in a Hwy 107 crash. Other items listed across pages include comics, markets, radio, shipping table, sports, tractors, tides and temperatures, and women’s activities.
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Krug
Tidelands
Ike Alarmed by Dearth of Manpower
Washington Feb 7 United Press reports Gen Dwight D Eisenhower warned at a farewell news conference that the Army faces a serious manpower shortage. He proposed extra pay for soldiers in undesirable posts and urged permanent establishment of the Women’s Army Corps with legislation. Bragley will take over as Army chief of staff.
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Eisenhower
Army
Omar N. Bragley
Women's Army Corpu
WAC
Runaway Kids Take to Rainbow Pier Then Return Home
Butch, Jimmy Meyer, and Bobbie ran away from home and fished at Rainbow Pier with a pink feathered lure. Juvenile officers picked them up yesterday and brought them to the Juvenile Bureau. They enjoyed the fuss but were sent home with their aunts unhappy about running away.
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Long Beach
Press-Telegram
Jimmy
Bobbie
Juvenile Bureau
Wearing
Santing
Barertahen
Hall
Butch
Bobble
De Valera Loses Majority as New Dail Forms
Dublin reports that Eamon de Valera’s Fianna Fáil party falls to 66 of 147 seats in the general election, leaving a potential coalition path but keeping him as prime minister. Opposition groups win 76 seats as deputies in Carlow and Kildare counties await next Tuesday’s postponed election. The new Dáil meets February 18. de Valera may win re-election by courting independents and the National Labour group.
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Dublin
Eamoni
de Valera
Elre
Carlow
Kdenny
Shad
Dall
Dealera
National Labor Party
National Labor
Colder Nights Forecast for Southland
The Weather Bureau forecast colder nights for Southern California with possible rain and snow showers in the Sierra and northern valleys. A major storm ended, leaving scattered showers and snow in mountain areas while the drought continues and a brownout persists in Northern California. Snow fell in San Bernardino and nearby areas, with a record Mojave Desert snowfall near Lucerne.
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Central
Alaska
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Diado
Oakland
Mount Hamilton
Leck Observatory
San Jose
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Pan Joaquin
Sacramento Valeys
Sacramento’ Valley
Sierra Nevada
Citrus
Long Beach
Mountains
D. A
San Bernardino
Eagle Rock
Beverly Hills
Glendae West Hollywood
Malbu
Altadena
Mojave Desert
Lucerne
Big Bear
Southland
Plane lands safely after emergency sea ditching
An Eastern Air Lines plane with about sixty passengers reportedly ditched at sea near Jacksonville and later reached an airport in Bunnell, Florida. The Coast Guard confirmed the craft arrived safely at 2:15 p.m. Details were not immediately available.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Bunnell
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Taft Accuses Administration of Keeping Prices Up
Senator Taft accuses the Democratic administration of a deliberate move to keep prices high for political gain. He cites Secretary Anderson’s Wheat buy plan and notes a market rise after the announcement, suggesting the move is to buoy support for the upcoming election. Buck calls the action confusing and accuses the administration of pushing prices up amid price control debates.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Anderson
Ander
GC O. P
Ghioan
Buck
R.-Del
Banking Committee
Truman
Navy Plane Burns in Air Near San Clemente Island
A Navy torpedo bomber crashed in flames during amphibious maneuvers off San Clemente Island, killing its two-man crew. The plane, one of six taking off from the Naval Air Station, burst into flames near the end of a bombing run and partially disintegrated before ground impact. Names withheld pending relatives’ notification. Live ammunition was used in the mock battle.
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FPA
Navy
San Clemente Island
Naval District
Naval Air Station
Greatest Jump Proves Fatal to Stunt Man
Alfred Rhodes an Apache and Hollywood stunt man died leaping from the Golden Gate Bridge in a 265 foot fall planned for years. He wore life jackets and parachutes. the chutes failed to stop the plunge and he struck the water, with Coast Guard divers recovering his body. His wife Lorraine witnessed the jump as a camera team recorded the event.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Hollywood
Alfred Rhodes
Kia
Lorraine
Rhodes
Hawaii
Free Lance
Jose Guzzman
Drf.e
Mae West
Arthur Olson
Charles Candall
Olson
Rusty
Coast Guard
Ump
Alan Ladd
Paul Muni
Ongels
Chief Sundown
Yosemite National Park
Honolulu
Lalcha Tower
Alfred
Pusty
Woman slain as escort waits outside in West Los Angeles
In West Los Angeles a 44 year old department store saleswoman, Mrs Elizabeth Whiting, was shot dead in her apartment last night while an escort waiting outside to take her out. Harley L Craver, 54, a barber, was booked on suspicion of murder after the alarming disappearance prompted a police call. The incident ended a planned evening date with the mystery surrounding the gunfire and motive.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Whiting
Harley L. Craver
Five Men Die in Smashup of Army B-25
Five armed forces personnel perished in the fiery crash of their B-25 bomber near Roundtop Mountain two miles south of Jasper Arkansas. The Wright Field plane left Dayton Ohio with five aboard bound for Little Rock. Rescue efforts were hampered by ice and rugged terrain as two bodies and parts of the wreckage were found. The other two missing crew were Lt Philip Novick pilot 27 of Brooklyn NY Lt Charles W Thomas copilot 26 of Zephyr Hills Florida Lt Felton F Roberson 27 of Osborne Ohio Sgt George L Hatjes 28 of Dayton Ohio. One sailor hitchhiked from Oakland Calif. Flight officials believe navigational error caused the accident. This marked the second fatal Army bomber crash in Arkansas in three months following Mt Magazine disaster.
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Jasper
Ark
Ozark
Mountain Country
Arkansas
Wright Field
Ohio
Roundtop Mountain
Dayton
Wright Flela
Mt. Magazine
Philip Novick
67Th St
Brooklyn
N.Y
Charles W. Thomas
Mary Toomas
Zepher Hills
March Field Becomes March Air Force Base
Riverside reports that March Field has been renamed March Air Force Base following a Washington directive. The installation remains under the Air Force, with the new designation taking effect immediately.
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Riverside
Call
March Air Force Base
March Field
Air Force
Washington
Department of the Air Force
Markets Cut Bread Lard Flour Prices
New York Feb 7 A P grain prices rebound after heavy selling. Wheat and corn futures swing with deliveries in three to four months, prices shifting across the board. Bread lard and flour cuts ripple through retail, with forecasts of further price relief and questions on wholesale versus retail impact.
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New York
A.P
Chicago
Asta
A. W. Zelemek
International ‘Statistical’ Bureau
Zelemek
Cincinnati
Paul B. Wilila
Soocery Manufacturers of America
GM. A
See Hasan Aid
Sods
Toceski
Packaget Ise
Adm Sherman Leads Mediterranean Fleet Amid Ceremony
Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman assumes command of the United States Mediterranean Fleet in a formal ceremony at Taranto Italy on February 7. The flag officer takes over duties aboard the cruiser during the event.
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Italy
Adm
Forrest Sherman
Isceatg Cine Aga
Onde
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