Van Fleet Pays Final Visit to East Front
General James A. Van Fleet concluded his final tour of the eastern Korean front with mass formations, gun salutes, and patriotic pageantry. He toured corps and divisions alongside Lt General Maxwell D. Taylor, touring the First ROK Corps and the Fifth, 11th, and 15th ROK divisions.
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van Fleet
East Front
Seoul
James A. van Fleet
H ‘Aeminarm
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Missouri
Adm
J. J. Clark
Seventh Fleet
U. S. 10Th Corps
U S Pushes United Nations for More Korea War Help
The United States seeks increased U N support in Korea. Britain France and others pledged aid earlier but actual military assistance rose little. Washington plans to press allies more firmly, even if language must be softened to avoid pride injuries. The U S also rejected Nationalist China’s offer of three divisions and aims to clarify expectations from partners.
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France
Washington
U. N
Trygve Lie
U. S
G&g, N. Assembly
Paris
Korea
U.S
Eisenhower
Dulles
Stassen
Holland
Beleum
Amsterdam
Trouw
State Dept Overseer Quizzed In McCarthy Security Probe
Washington four Sen McCarthy investigation into State Department security operations centers on missing documents from secret files. Carlisle Humelsine deputy undersecretary faces questioning as three days of hearings reveal reports of missing agent files and a derogatory letter ordered burned. Mundt vows to call Dean Acheson if testimony shows officials acted improperly. Hearing recesses until February 16.
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Washington
Me.Carthy
R.wis
Marker Carlisle Humelsine
State Department
Humelsine
Whimate
Special Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen. Mundt
RS. D
Subcommittee
Dean Acheson
Hamelaine
Acheson
Mundi
Yorty Seeks State Roles in Offshore Tidal Leases
Representative Yorty proposes federal designation of state agencies to administer offshore continental shelf leases beyond state boundaries. He backs a submerged lands bill granting coastal states 37.4 percent of lease revenues plus ownership within the three mile limit and would have Interior contract with state admins while the feds cover admin costs.
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Waseington
Rep
Yorty
D-Cali
Continental Shelf
House Judiciary Committee
Ex ACS President Bancroft Dies at Cornell
Dr. Wilber D. Bancroft former president of the American Chemical Society and chemistry professor at Cornell University died at home after a lengthy illness. He was 85.
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Ithaca, N
Wilder D. Bancroft
The
American Chemical Society
Cornell University
Punjab Crackdown Targets Rightwing Leaders in Kashmir Conflict
New Delhi reports Punjab state authorities arrested dozens of Jan Sangh and Hindu Mahasabha leaders amid a crackdown on rightwing agitation over Kashmir. Clashes in Jammu Tehsil left several dead, with disputed death tolls cited by competing groups as tensions rise in the region.
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New Delhi
India
Punjab
Kashmir
Sheik Abdullah
Swama Prasad Mackerjee
Commerce
Jawaharal Nehru
Jan Sangh
People's Party
Hindu Mahasabha
Newsmen From Two Lands Banned
The State Department outlined the new immigration act allows foreign correspondents and families to enter the United States on reciprocity grounds. Only Saudi Arabia and Red China are affected, as they do not admit American journalists and are not entitled to US entry for their press representatives.
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Saudi Arabia
Red China
ST. S
Ain
Congress Backs Eisenhower in Reorganization Policies
Senate approved a two year extension to April 1 1955 for executive reorganization plans, reinforcing Eisenhower's push to streamline government. Debate focused on making future vetoes easier, but the measure passed with a 64 to 16 roll call, with a bipartisan but southern-leaning vote in favor of easier congressional veto.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Sen. McClelland
D.-Ark
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Cordon
Oregon
Morse
Orgeon
South
Los Angeles Grand Jury Targets Narcotics Crime
The 1953 Los Angeles County grand jury begins its term with orders to focus on narcotics law violations. Presiding Judge Clement D. Nye warned they must aid county law enforcement and avoid witch hunts or indiscriminate meddling while noting narcotics crimes fuel other offenses like murder and robbery.
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Los Angeles
Grand Jury
Clement D. Nye
Nye
GOP Keeps Mum on Chiang Plan
American Army officers arrived in Formosa amid speculation about Nationalist attacks on the coast. British papers report Russia may soon supply six submarines to assist Chinese Reds against Nationalist raids on the coast.
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Formosa
Tov
Russia
Ike Won't Tip Hand on U S Aid to Chiang
The Eisenhower administration refused to publicly disclose U S aid to Nationalist raids on Red China while GOP leaders pledged confidential answers for Senate Foreign Relations Committee members when Dulles returns from Europe. Senator Knowland defended delaying any disclosure, arguing signaling to the Soviet Union and Peiping would reveal too much, while Sparkman pressed for details on Formosa policy and potential global conflict.
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Washington
Eesenhower
U. S
Red
China
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Europe
Sen
Knowland
R.calif
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Republican Policy Committee
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D.ala
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Seventh Front
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Kremlin
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Formosa
State of the Union
The
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Sparkman
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Wiley
Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Adem
William Fechteler
Formosa Straits
China Coast
Short
R.mo
House
Armed Services Committee
Adm
Arthur Radford
Pacific Fleet
Radford
Dulles Tours Europe to Spur Army Plan Action
Secretary of State Dulles and Harold Stassen, in a seven nation tour, press progress on a European defense army within the Atlantic framework. They visit Brussels after flood damage in Holland, and urge ratification by April while noting West Europe leaders see a common army as key to peace.
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U. S
Holland
Dulles
France
Italy
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Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brussels
B. Johr
Foster Dalles
West Europe
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Paul van Zeeland
Myron T. Cowen
Hie
Stassen
Rome
Paris
London
Hague
Washington
Capi
North Sea
Ageless Pigeon Drop Racket Nets Another Victim
Mrs. Martha A. Gibson, 75, of 4142 Elm Ave, lost 185 dollars in a window shopping scam in downtown. Two women enticed her by claiming a third found a wallet with 600 dollars. They demanded funds as proof of honesty, then disappeared with Gibson’s money.
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Martha A. Gibson
Elm Ave
Jas
Garbage can war erupts in Marseilles over new city order
In Marseilles a protest erupts as residents oppose a city rule mandating patented garbage cans in front of houses. Homeowners formed the anti garbage can commandos to remove or avoid new receptacles, calling opponents traitors as they threaten action once a second family buys a can. Officials consider buying the cars out of fax money to end the dispute.
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Marseilles
France
Widow of Armour, Packing King, Dies
Mrs Lolita Sheldon Armour, widow of meat packing magnate J Ogden Armour, died Friday after a long illness. She was 83 and a Chicago society leader with interests in several million dollar ventures connected to her late husband heirs and oil stock disputes referenced as worthless stock.
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Chicago
Lolita
Sheldon Armour
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Outfitted Chums as Cowboys Booted by Robin Hood Youth
Chicago story of Larry Sauseda, a 10 year old nicknamed a Robin Hood, who stole 1400 dollars, bought 8.50 cowboy boots for about a dozen classmates, then added outfits and toy guns. He later helped a friend obtain 10 and 20 dollar bills while police investigated a phantom burglary linked to a missing sum.
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Chicago
Robin Hood
Larry Sauseda
Dante School
Near West Side
Larry
James O'Donnell
Bernard Brown
Tugboat Strike Pickets Barred From New York Piers
Federal Judge Sylvester F. Ryan issued a temporary restraining order barring tugboat strikers from New York piers at the request of the NLRB. The order addresses potential picketing and remains in effect until 29 m. Tuesday. Negotiations progress noted, with ILA and employers showing signs of settlement.
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New York
Sylvester F. Ryan
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
State of
Washington
SFL International Longshoremen's Association
Marine Towing and Transportation Employers Association
ILA
Three Thugs Rob Junk Dealer at Alameda Street Yard
Three men slugged junk dealer David Cohen at his Yard on Alameda Street at 10127 and stole $31. Police said the trio, disguising as rag and copper buyers, pistol whipped Cohen, bound his mouth, and tried to crack the safe. Cohen sustained two inch scalp lacerations and his son plus a yard helper pursued the suspects in a nearby truck. the trio fled in a green sedan.
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Firestone Park
David Cohen
Alameda St
Cohen
Ae Ilo
Boys Club Burgled in Long Beach Theft
Burglars broke into the Boys Club of Long Beach at 1585 Chestnut Ave and stole $60 from three desks. Lewis J. Yantorn, club director, reported the crime to police today.
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Long Beach
Chestnut Ave
Lewis J. Yantorn
Tools and TV Tubes Stolen From Auto
Items valued at more than 350 dollars were taken from a car in a downtown downtown parking lot. Harry Yaphe of Cedar Avenue reported the theft to police.
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Harry Yaphe
Cedar Ave
Burglary at University by the Sea Locker
A thief broke into University A by the Sea on Rainbow Pier Friday afternoon stealing an American flag and a tan electric clock from a locker. Police are investigating and reviewing security footage.
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University
Rainbow Pier
Bonn to launch daily airlift for 1000 refugees from Berlin
Bonn government to begin a daily airlift carrying 1000 refugees from the Soviet controlled East Zone to West Germany at government expense. Berlin officials warn the city faces a massive, unresolved refugee spill while housing and transport constraints strain resettlement plans.
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Bonn
Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Berlin
East Zone
Konrad Adenauer
East Germany
West Ber
Lin
Helmut Meyer
Downey Student Plotted to Kill Husband Over Wife
Caltech physics major La Force admitted plotting poison attacks on Jay Hayden and Joyce Hayden last month and in January, using arsenic and potassium cyanide in water and milk. Authorities said the plan to remove Robert Hayden was clear, with La Force aiming to wed Joyce.
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la Force
Hayden
Joyce
Caltech
Haydens
la Foros
Sher
Ifs
T’ne
Jayce
Robert
Mrs. Hayden
Hotel Greeters Plan Long Beach Assembly
National convention of Hotel Greeters of America will draw hotel executives from across the nation to Long Beach in March 1922. Sessions will be held at several hotels with Herbert Lawton as general chairman, and international and regional leaders including Leo Rogan Marguerite Brick William Brazeau Anne Seivel and Paul Handiery expected to attend.
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National Convention of Hotel Greeters of America
Herbert Lawton
Pacific Coast Club
Leo Rogan
Paul Handiery
Harsilery Hotels
Pleads Guilty to Perjury in Municipal Court
Donald Dawson of Lawndale admitted giving perjured testimony in Superior Court during a friend's trial. The perjury related to Elpert Boston of Redondo Beach, who was convicted of a gas station robbery last October. Dawson faced sentencing on the felony count in Superior Court.
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Donald Dawson
Lawndale
Dawson
Elpert Boston
Redondo Beach
Boston
Dogs Help Capture Top Rank Huk Officer
James V. Piscitelli a bartender was sentenced to 30 days in county jail by a Superior Judge after trained dogs helped capture a top ranking Huk officer Dr Guillermo Gabhontan who pleaded guilty to taking bets on the phone in his home at 2109 Atlantic Ave The Philippine Army continued its drive on rebel strongholds in central Luzon near Mt Arayat north of Manila
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James V. Piscitelli
Manila
George Francis
Huk
Atlantic Ave
Philippine Army
Luzon
Guillermo Gabhontan
Mt Arayat
Manils
Burglar Snoops for Flashlight Not Camera at Baltic Ave
A burglar passed over a costly camera and case to theft a 29 cent flashlight at 2231 Baltic Ave while occupant Donald A. Sorenson was away Friday night. The incident highlights a curious grab from the residence.
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Baltic Ave
Donald A. Sorenson
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